<br>There’s a long, storied history of conspiracy theorists and myth hunters attached to Rockstar games. Perhaps the most visible was the Bigfoot hunt from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas , but GTA V is bigger than San Andreas , and it’s got another thing going for it, too. GTA V is also the first Grand Theft Auto games to be released in an era of ubiquitous internet access. That means that not only have theories been proposed to a massive community of internet denizens, but that those theories can be vetted and tested by players all over the world. This freedom of information has resulted in myths both big and small cropping up, from cryptids to overarching conspiracies. Here’s a few of the best (and weirde<br><br> <br>There are really eerie sounds that can be heard inside the sewers in GTA V . There's been a longstanding myth that Ratman inhabits the sewers. This seems pretty far-fetched until players realized that when they shot the rats in the sewers, it would cause large splashing noises and the sound of a man(?) yelling out. A loud heartbeat can also be heard throughout the sewers, along with footsteps as if the player is being followed. There were many hoaxes in GTA IV where players created mods and claimed that they'd found "the real" Ratman, but maybe Rockstar Games is trying to keep the urban myth alive. This is an area to check out in a dark room, preferably with headphones to add to the eff<br><br> <br>Every time Rockstar launches a new Grand Theft Auto game, the amount of discoveries and secrets that players find continue to grow even years after release. When Grand Theft Auto V released four years ago in 2013, there were secrets and easter eggs hidden throughout San Andreas' entire landscape. Whether you noticed the bit of Lester's brief mention of GTA IV's Niko Bellic or found the Red Dead book written by J. Marston in the De Santa house, Rockstar, among most developers nowadays, like to find ways to pay homage to the history of their company and games in gene<br><br> <br>One of the most elaborate GTA V conspiracy theories states that Michael De Santa, one of the game's three playable characters, was actually dead the whole time. Stay with me here. The theory was first put forth by Reddit user Jetpack_Jones and it all begins with a quote from the first Tract of Epsilon, the in-game cult, so you know it's gonna be good. Heavily summarized, the theory posits that a series of inconsistencies in the game hints that game does not take place in 2013… or any concrete time at all. Incorrect concert dates, references to the most recent recession and some license plates have led mystery hunters to believe that the game actually takes place in roughly 2008, but that the whole game is actually a dream of Michael's. The purpose of the dream? Perhaps to accept that he's been dead the whole t<br> <br>However, there are still quite a few disturbing and unnerving gameplay secrets that many players have yet to discover. In a game this big, it's sure that no player would notice all the secrets on their second or third playthrough, let alone their first. So, allow me to enlighten you about the dark side of GTA V . For fun, we've also included a few secrets from the other games for those of you who might have missed them. Beware of spoilers for those who would not like to have mission endings revealed! For everyone else, let's jump<br><br> <br>But this island may not only be a designing choice. In fact, the game happens on an island in the United States for a reason: it’s a metaphor of the closed mind of the people it caricatures. The United States population is known for its lack of acceptance of other cultures and ideologies, and GTA V is making a statement about it, criticizing this issue with the design of its <br><br> <br>Michael is obviously a favorite character of many GTA V fans. In the final mission, players must choose whether or not to kill Michael (although he dies either way). After Michael's death when players return to his mansion, they discover that his family has moved out and if they stand in the backyard, the painting of his wife Amanda watches you. Her eyes follow your every move. But this isn't where it stops... upon entering the house (which is otherwise locked) you'll discover that the mirror in the bathroom will flicker until completely turning to black. Some players have even got videos of what is believed to be an orb in the bathroom. The creepy painting alone would have kept me out of the house, but check it out for yourself if you're feeling skepti<br><br> <br>Head out to Tongva Valley and you might be in for a bumpy ride, at least that's what some GTA V players think. One of the newer conspiracy theories to crop up around the game, the Tongva Triangle, which spreads across much of the Tongva Valley and cuts straight across the mysterious Fort Zancudo, is ground zero for some of the more… ambiguous anomalies in the game–the kinds of myths that turn even the most ardent believers into skeptics. Strange happenings in the Tongva Triangle include swamp monster sightings, oddly irate drivers, number stations broadcasting at odd hours and Slenderman himself, among others. While it's not unreasonable to assume that GTA V might include a downed UFO in the Tongva Triangle (it does), the presence of Slenderman, a semi-Open World Games Exploration sourced internet villain, in a Rockstar game is a little harder to swal<br>
