So I was originally waiting with playing this until a friend was coming over, but he's been a dick to me in the last days (drama that has happened before), and I was like "screw that". And I installed the game earlier today, and just spent my first 3 ½ - 4 hours in it.
Overall, I'm blown away. This takes me back to the golden days of GTA, which for me was spent in San Andreas. This new Los Santos has hints to the old one that I loved, but also has so much new stuff, and the new layout is just incredible. Before the game came out, I was skeptical at the whole "playing as several characters"-aspect, but I must say that it works much better than I had thought. I love it how Michael and Franklin meet each other, and the small nod where they sorta meet in the first mission after the prologue.
Really enjoying the game so far, more than the fourth one. That one felt a bit too gritty and dark, in comparison to this one which has more similarities to San Andreas, with a lot of colors, and a more fun aspect imo. The only negative thing I can say, is that my TV is probably not the best for playing these kind of games. It's a great TV, but it's kinda small, only about 20 inches or so. I feel like these games probably work better on a HUGE TV. It's mostly noticeable while driving really fast, when a lot of it just feels very blurry.
But overall, awesome stuff. Can't wait to play more, tomorrow.