GTA V: 10 Things FPS Mode Must Have

By James McGrath /

6. Minimalist HUD

Nothing keeps us from getting lost in a first-person game like a needlessly loud HUD that reminds us we're not really inside our TV. Both Thief and Dead Island would have seriously benefitted from some deeper HUD disabling, like... the elimination of those abhorrent XP values. We honestly felt like taking our eyes out, Event Horizon-style. Maybe Rockstar can steal a page from Condemned's book and have us manually check our ammo clip. The gauges in our cars are now fully functional, but we've never had to worry about gas in GTA. Will a functional petrol measurement be something to worry about if you want it to be? A hardcore mode where you have to eat and keep track of your fuel tank would probably make a few RPG fans happy. Surely, Rockstar wouldn't plague FPS mode with onscreen cues, beyond a few tutorial notifications. The last thing we want is some icon spamming us to pull our parachute when we have no intention of doing so.