Grand Theft Auto V

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  1. Sevorast
    Apr 16, 2015
    7
    Please ignore the red scores from trolls and angry console peasants, anyone scoring this game in the red has never played it and is therefor not qualified to score it. Giving the game a 0 score because you live in an area with bad internet and the game is 60gb is unacceptable and quite frankly stupid.
  2. Ansatsu83
    Apr 14, 2015
    5
    The story feels lackluster. The characters each have their own story when there is almost no point. On top of this I cant really get into any of the players story line. Multiplayer is chock full of bad matchmaking and incredibly poorly designed game modes. This gets an average rating from me as its just not good, its not terrible, but it lacks every quality to be fantastic.

    Combat    The story feels lackluster. The characters each have their own story when there is almost no point. On top of this I cant really get into any of the players story line. Multiplayer is chock full of bad matchmaking and incredibly poorly designed game modes. This gets an average rating from me as its just not good, its not terrible, but it lacks every quality to be fantastic.

    Combat reminds me of apb reloaded, tbh. Its garbage combat. I am sorry but for a triple a title, like this, you should expect more.    … Expand
  3. Niobium
    Jul 21, 2020
    6
    this is the most overrated video game of all time, no debate.

    there is no way in hell that this game is god's greatest gift to earth like all of the critics have been saying when it was released. this game has some of the most boring missions in the series. doing yoga, moving containers at a dock, wtf. and even the missions that are kind of fun are too linear; they lack the freedom    this is the most overrated video game of all time, no debate.

    there is no way in hell that this game is god's greatest gift to earth like all of the critics have been saying when it was released.

    this game has some of the most boring missions in the series. doing yoga, moving containers at a dock, wtf. and even the missions that are kind of fun are too linear; they lack the freedom of approach that an open world game like GTA should have.

    the story is trash. the only characters that were kind of interesting are michael, lester, and maybe a few others. the rest of the characters are either underdeveloped (like franklin), or just plain annoying (michael's family, trevor). many returning HD era characters are completely thrown under the bus.

    this game has taken sooooo many steps backwards from GTA IV, with the ragdoll physics, shooting, driving, police AI, civilian AI, melee combat, vehicle destruction, interiors, multiplayer, game world, and other aspects. it irritates me how mainstreams critics will mindlessly give this game a 10/10 while completely ignoring how all of these core gameplay mechanics have been downgraded. i guess a huge map with pretty graphics is more than enough to impress these brainless hacks.

    "b-but GTA V has parachutes, planes, tanks, business management, and a countryside!" yeah, so did GTA san andreas. guess what? many of these features have been done better in san andreas anyway.

    don't get me wrong, this game is still highly polished, beautiful, and smooth to play. first person mode is a welcome addition to next-gen. and there is still fun to be had in the main campaign. but the campaign is worth playing only once and never returning to again. it's designed to be consumed once.

    my brain gives this game a 7/10, but my heart gives it a 3/10. therefore, i will rate this game a 6/10.    … Expand
  4. TitaniumDragon
    Jul 11, 2020
    5
    Grand Theft Auto V is in many ways the archetypical example of the modern open-world game. A huge environment to drive around in and get lost in, containing a few small towns, a big city, random scripted events going off every once in a while, and above all else, little icons on a map that you go to in order to make things happen.

    Clocking in around 40 hours to beat and about 55 hours    Grand Theft Auto V is in many ways the archetypical example of the modern open-world game. A huge environment to drive around in and get lost in, containing a few small towns, a big city, random scripted events going off every once in a while, and above all else, little icons on a map that you go to in order to make things happen.

    Clocking in around 40 hours to beat and about 55 hours to do everything but collect the collectibles, the game offers a mixture of third person shooting, driving cars and aircraft, and the odd minigame. The story is a story of three criminals who all simultaneously respect and hate each other, and who are all various flavors of terrible people.

    The game has thrilling heists, where the player figures out some plan of attack (from one of two options), does things to set up for that, and then executes on the plan, while switching dynamically between the characters to execute on their part of the plan. This is where the game is at its best.

    And if the game was always that good, it would be great.

    Unfortunately, it isn’t.

    The game is also full of very boring missions, tedious side content, and inconvenience. The lack of a normal fast travel system means that if you need to go from one side of the map to the other, it will consume several minutes of your time, the simulationist nature of the game means that changing your characters’ clothing requires you to go to their house (or a store, if they sell that particular type of clothing there), and there’s a lot of empty time that is filled up by driving from one place to another.

    GTA V does its best to avoid too much blatant filler content – there’s only a few of the typical “collect 50 of this random item scattered around the world” missions, and they’re purely optional.

    But a lot of the content in the game is just dull. Running around in the desert for five miles, doing a half-hour long triathlon where all you do is tap A repeatedly to run/swim/bike faster, spending twenty minutes loading and offloading cargo – there is many a dull moment in the game, where the game just has you do something inane for no good reason for far too long.

    But even the “good” missions are often held back by the gameplay. The core gameplay of driving around in cars is alright, but the helicopters feel rather janky to fly and the plane missions are something of a mixed bag, as there’s no real air to air combat system. The third person shooting gameplay is quite weak – it feels awkward, and while using a mouse plus keyboard makes it better, the game just doesn’t do anything very strong with the third person gameplay. The enemies are almost all indistinguishable from each other, just being a bunch of dudes with guns, or dudes with guns in cars/planes. Tanks technically exist, but I saw them in exactly one mission – and a side-mission at that – and they were easily dispatched with explosives.

    The open world also tries to introduce things like property ownership, but the properties feel like more of a burden than an asset – several will ask the player to do repetitive side quests from a very small list, and the only one that really felt like it was worth purchasing was the one that let you customize your cars for free. Indeed, given the limited duration of the game, it was a losing proposition to buy property, as you’d have more money by the end of the game if you didn’t – the best way to make money was to do the stock market manipulation missions.

    The game does try to entertain people with the story. And on some level, this actually works pretty well – the characters almost always have stuff to say, with the “boring bits” of driving long distances allowing for exposition dumps and back and forth dialogue. There’s story content in almost every mission, and the characters have something to say about almost everything that happens.

    The problem is that the characters themselves aren’t particularly likeable, and the story as a whole doesn’t ultimately go anywhere. Michael is a jerk with anger problems. Franklin wants to get rich and escape from the hood. Trevor is a violent sociopath who wants to just keep on running his meth empire. There’s tension between Michael and Trevor due to Trevor believing that Michael betrayed him years before, and Michael is trying to mentor Franklin a bit.

    But none of it really feels like it has strong enough payoff, and the characters don’t feel like they ultimately learned anything. Franklin never gets to run a heist, so he never really emerges from Michael’s shadow. Michael still has anger issues, and his family’s resolution is basically “We’re all a bunch of **** so we’re pretty much stuck together,” and somehow, this makes them happy. And Trevor… is just doing the same thing he was doing beforehand, and learned absolutely nothing, except he ultimately makes peace with Michael by murdering a third party that they both loathe.    … Expand
  5. Aeryx
    Nov 3, 2019
    5
    A good game full of chores and other useless achievements meant to get you hooked into going GTA online for the microtransactions.

    As someone who played GTA games since GTA 3, GTA V feels like a massive step back from GTA San Andreas and even a small step back from GTA 4. Having three separate characters that you will have to earn money for, upgrade and utilize to level up their skills    A good game full of chores and other useless achievements meant to get you hooked into going GTA online for the microtransactions.

    As someone who played GTA games since GTA 3, GTA V feels like a massive step back from GTA San Andreas and even a small step back from GTA 4. Having three separate characters that you will have to earn money for, upgrade and utilize to level up their skills feels tedious. What's wrong with just having a single character? It worked so well before, didn't it? Instead, I have to buy business separately for them, upgrade their cars separately and make money and trade stocks separately for the characters. Gone are the days when I can focus all in just one character and buy numerous stuff for a single character. now I have to do everything 3 times! Also, how come I can buy many business but cannot buy different houses for my characters? They only have the story-given houses and that is it. Also, I can no longer have girlfriends. I also can no longer do gyms or other activities like San Andres. It's very bad. Now with GTA Casino, we also have in-game gambling with fake money that you purchase with real world money. It's stupid and terrible. The console menus are also bad and the flying and swimming controls are very unintuitive. The Rockstar Games Social Club, which is a DRM, is also very bad and gets sync errors all the time. I don't like these things to be in my GTA. It's a disaster compared to San Andreas.

    GTA used to be game where you can fulfill your power fantasies in a parody version of our modern day society. You can kill people like crazy, ram them like hell, fly on jetpacks, run around with **** and gimp suits, pick up your girlfriends for a date in a ruined blood-stained car and even go on a rampage while you are with your girlfriend. The radio stations were also fun and vulgar in previous GTA games. We also had racist gangs and turf wars back in San Andreas, which was really fun. All of these things have been removed and replaced with SJW and PC-culture, niceness and way less violence compared to previous GTA games. Lazlow used to be funny and now he is a washout. The talk radio stations are also boring, full of SJW guests, PC and fail at being funny. You can't have PC culture and comedy in the same space as they go against each other. I remember watching the sunset while inside a parked car in GTA San Andres while listening to the radio. Those were the days.

    As for the characters, instead of doing crazy things, Michael now has to take care of his family (which screws him over repeatedly). His family is so annoying and full of retards and narcissists that the game should allow me to kill them for being such. I know that previous GTA games would. Trevor is the only fun character, which is the redneck stereotype, but his craziness can be annoying sometimes and he changes into women clothes all the time on his own. Franklin was trying hard to be CJ from San Andreas, but he falls flat because of poor story and writing. I'd almost think he was the diversity hire if he didn't have skills.

    The gameplay is good and the bugs are minimal. Driving is fun and there are lots of cars, but you have to buy the best ones with in-game cash. The graphics are also very good but has issues with ultra widescreen PCs, which is bad. I got this game on a sale, so it's not much damage.

    People who rate this game a 10/10 clearly have no idea how far we have regressed from GTA San Andreas, or simply weren't paying attention. They seriously lower the bar for future GTA games. I don't think I'll be buying the next GTA game anymore, simply because I am sure it will be a microtransaction-filled mess with poor writing, disappointing comedy and less features and fun activities compared to even this game.    … Expand
  6. azgoodaz
    Apr 24, 2017
    7
    GTA V as a whole is a great game.

    For Storymode, the storyline in GTA V is one of my favorites in the Grand Theft Auto series, I beat the game on Xbox 360, Xbox One and I hope to beat it on PC (and maybe choose different paths). Rockstar nailed it on the head when it came to the characters; how the chemistry works between them and how each main character in-game is the actual face of    GTA V as a whole is a great game.

    For Storymode, the storyline in GTA V is one of my favorites in the Grand Theft Auto series, I beat the game on Xbox 360, Xbox One and I hope to beat it on PC (and maybe choose different paths). Rockstar nailed it on the head when it came to the characters; how the chemistry works between them and how each main character in-game is the actual face of the actor in real life.

    For Online, I suggest you download FiveM or GTA Network so that you can play on other servers, than on the main Rockstar servers (for the time-being). You can you FiveM/GTA Network or you can create a private lobby from the 'Online' tab and just do heist/races in that lobby with your friends. Other than that, the base Online game is filled with hackers sadly. For a 3+ year old game, you would think they would invest money into making a anti-cheat instead of making pointless updates.

    Warning; as of March 2017, you can't transfer your Online character from console to PC or PC to console. So, with that being said. You will need to start all over if you planned on merging your PS4/Xbox One character to PC. It's not possible anymore. It's funny how Rockstar can still put GTA V at the $60 price point (not worth it, get it on sale (maybe $30)), but yet they can't support a small but great feature.    … Expand
  7. MindKill-Review
    Dec 1, 2017
    7
    The game´s story mode has good missions with a lot of variation in the gameplay in some of them, in the singleplayer missions, the game takes full advantage of the three characters it has in it´s library, the problem is, there are not enough of those missions, and most of the missions that feature at least two characters, do not use them to their fullest, gameplay is normally only tied toThe game´s story mode has good missions with a lot of variation in the gameplay in some of them, in the singleplayer missions, the game takes full advantage of the three characters it has in it´s library, the problem is, there are not enough of those missions, and most of the missions that feature at least two characters, do not use them to their fullest, gameplay is normally only tied to a single character in the first twenty missions of the game, and it does not succeeed to show to new players that benefit.
    The online mode pushes Shark Cards too much, and that is a fact, most of the items need abusive amounts of grinding, and that is sad, the online mode´s gameplay is really good, especially with the free DLC, but sadly, the DLC content is hidden behind a secret paywall, vehicles cost an absurd amount of money, requiring you to buy some shark cards if you want to get the content at the launch, a small detail that bothers me are the litteral spam calls from the DLC characters, it is annoying as hell, it pushes the content so hard into you it makes you want to buy the DLC content just to stop those calls.    … Expand
  8. Muckelchen
    Dec 16, 2018
    7
    Story mode: good story, good missions, good characters, all three characters playable, many mods

    Online: many updates, good missions, many vehicles, pay2win, many hacker, bans without doing anything wrong

    Story mode score: 10/10
    Online score: 5/10
  9. Proton45
    May 16, 2019
    6
    I played GTA V about 700 hours in the Multiplayer together with the Singleplayer, but unfortunately the Singleplayer did not get any content after years and the Multiplayer became a disaster which has nothing to do with GTA anymore.
    The Singleplayer i can easily give 9 of 10 points but the Multiplayer only 3 of 10 points.
  10. PhyukYOOMMKAAY
    Nov 23, 2018
    6
    Its overall really fun, the non online experience is lacking and its way better online; IF you join the right people; IE people who don't drive around and kill. If you're new you really have to work to get ANY money and get any good guns or upgrades. The updates are ok, but online seems to lose its novelty in the first couple of weeks unless you have friends. otherwise its just you doingIts overall really fun, the non online experience is lacking and its way better online; IF you join the right people; IE people who don't drive around and kill. If you're new you really have to work to get ANY money and get any good guns or upgrades. The updates are ok, but online seems to lose its novelty in the first couple of weeks unless you have friends. otherwise its just you doing random game matches with people who either rage quit, are over powered for your level, or are afk/afc, and or people just there to rank up as fast as possible. If you're not in a match you're just traveling around the world which as i stated before loses its novelty after awhile as its just filled with overpowered idiots just going around killing low players, or empty lobbies. It may seem like I hate it, but it is fun. Not as good as san andreas as it feels like there's less, but its still has the grand theft auto replay ability. IE shooting cops, flying planes, robbing stores, killing hookers, and now you can do it with friends.… Expand
  11. Gronak
    Nov 22, 2018
    6
    I have had to rate this game a 6. Not that the game is bad, it's great! But, the online mode is awful. Singleplayer? 10. Online? 2.

    Singleplayer has a great story, with 3 characters available to play as. Each character has a distinct personality. Driving around is fun, as is trying to survive a 5 star wanted level. You can customise your cars too, to almost no end. It's a must have for    I have had to rate this game a 6. Not that the game is bad, it's great! But, the online mode is awful. Singleplayer? 10. Online? 2.

    Singleplayer has a great story, with 3 characters available to play as. Each character has a distinct personality. Driving around is fun, as is trying to survive a 5 star wanted level. You can customise your cars too, to almost no end. It's a must have for anyone who likes open world / action games.

    Online mode is awful. It's infested with hackers who spawn things on top of you to cause you grief. Nice cars cost a ludicrous amount of money too, in comparison to the amount of money you earn doing missions. It's tailored this way in hopes you purchase, with real money, 'shark cards' - in game money. If all you're going to be doing is missions for fun with a friend - not caring about obtaining nice vehicles, and play in private lobbies, then it could be fun for you.

    Overall I would say it's worth picking up for the story mode, but only do so when it is on sale.    … Expand
  12. psylife
    Apr 15, 2016
    7
    The shooting mechanics are tight, responsive and weighty.The cover system is fluid and the variety of scenarios keep the action fun and engaging. The vehicle physics have great weight and the driving is good. This is very much a driving game first and foremost; 50% of the time is spent driving from one end of the map to the other, which is not really a problem if you enjoy the drive, butThe shooting mechanics are tight, responsive and weighty.The cover system is fluid and the variety of scenarios keep the action fun and engaging. The vehicle physics have great weight and the driving is good. This is very much a driving game first and foremost; 50% of the time is spent driving from one end of the map to the other, which is not really a problem if you enjoy the drive, but it is quite revealing of what the experience really amounts to. Once you arrive at your destination you will likely be asked to drive somewhere else; This is not an oversimplification. The characters are cliche yet entertaining and the many story exposition sections were mostly fun to watch and interact with. Heist missions make up the core of the campaign and allows the player to choose from different tactical approaches at the onset of the mission; It's a welcome addition but ultimately fails to add a satisfying level of strategy to the experience. Character wise, the agenda is palpable; The white southerner is a depraved murderous maniac, The italian-american is a mobster, and the black kid is a walking vegetable. Overall, the game promotes amorality, pornography, violence by the truckloads. In fact, I'd be curious to research on the ethnic/religious background of the writers and producers. As it is the case with agenda products, the game is very well produced, and the audio-visual realization is great; The world feels alive. This is a casual game that manages to entertain beyond its shallow mechanics.… Expand
  13. Cumdonor69
    Jun 30, 2017
    6
    Story: 4
    Gameplay: 8
    Characters: 6 World: 8 Music: 8 Graphics: 10 Optimization: 8 Value: Worth the original price ($60) Art direction: 10 Enjoyment: 4 Overall: 6 Multiplayer: Played around with it for a bit, it was fun for the first 3 hours before I realized it's the same as mmorpgs but with guns and you're just grinding gold which is then used to purchase skins for your    Story: 4
    Gameplay: 8
    Characters: 6
    World: 8
    Music: 8
    Graphics: 10
    Optimization: 8
    Value: Worth the original price ($60)
    Art direction: 10
    Enjoyment: 4
    Overall: 6
    Multiplayer: Played around with it for a bit, it was fun for the first 3 hours before I realized it's the same as mmorpgs but with guns and you're just grinding gold which is then used to purchase skins for your character, cars, and apartment (and yes, I did play with friends). I'm not really a multiplayer guy so I can't really judge it that much.    … Expand
  14. shatiishtherock
    May 20, 2017
    6
    overrated. Definitely fun to play but does not deserve all the hype. The story for single player mode was meh while the multiplayer mode was definitely really fun. Never finished the story due to it being kinda boring.
  15. technophobexx
    Nov 4, 2018
    5
    This game was good however Rockstar have introduced the oppressor whch makes life a misery for people who are not d**heads (Griefers) .

    They are trying to make it hard for people to "Grind" or gather in game money rather than but GTA Money. Me thinks that they are winding this game down and want people to quit. There is few people above the Rank of 150 as this is where the benefit of    This game was good however Rockstar have introduced the oppressor whch makes life a misery for people who are not d**heads (Griefers) .

    They are trying to make it hard for people to "Grind" or gather in game money rather than but GTA Money. Me thinks that they are winding this game down and want people to quit. There is few people above the Rank of 150 as this is where the benefit of the game ends and it becomes boring.

    Once all the purchases are made including Office, appartment, bunker, Special vechicle warehouse and vechicle warehouse, and some motorcycle club businesses (cocain, Meth, Dope etc and buzard, helicopter, (Hughes OH-6) Avenger (Osprey) and same other toys. The Game is tedious.

    Further nobody joins Heists as they are mininum in rewards to effort.

    The Story mode might be OK. Do spend any more than 10 bucks on this game (plus subsribition fees)    … Expand
  16. IGN-MiddleEast
    Mar 30, 2020
    7
    The game gets 5 out of 10, With mods it gets 7 out of 10, PC MASTER RACE is the way boaah.
  17. BritishWolf
    Sep 15, 2015
    5
    Not sure what all the fuss is about. The story is practically non-existent, the graphics and controls are dated for the time in which it was released, and it is a far cry from previous entries in the series. The only redeeming factor for me was the online which was excellent.
  18. airgeatlam
    Feb 12, 2016
    6
    Meh story, with really great world built around them. Looks pretty though. Can't say i'd recommend it to anyone though. Play a few missions and you've basically seen the entire game. More of a simulator than a game.
  19. JimCorbett
    Jul 11, 2015
    6
    A good singleplayer game with a decent story and characters. Unfortunately the missions and side jobs really aren't that interesting. The setting is a generic southwest U.S. city that doesn't feel original at all. The missions were repetitive with the exception of the heists which were really well done. I just wish they had more flavor and uniqueness in their missions like they did withA good singleplayer game with a decent story and characters. Unfortunately the missions and side jobs really aren't that interesting. The setting is a generic southwest U.S. city that doesn't feel original at all. The missions were repetitive with the exception of the heists which were really well done. I just wish they had more flavor and uniqueness in their missions like they did with Bully all those years ago. But despite these problems I still enjoyed most of my time with GTA singleplayer.

    However, GTA online is a totally different story. It's a wannabe MMO that fails in every single regard. The grind is ridiculous, the load times are near endless, and the connection problems are continuous. When i've tried to join GTA online more times than not i've been thrown into a German or Russian server even though i'm in the middle of the U.S. There are hackers in probably 50% of the servers as well. But worst of all is that the large majority of the missions are just flat out boring. You'll finish most of the stuff within 10 hours and only be at about level 15. The rest of the game will be a grind of playing the same stuff over and over again. The only decent part of online is the heists, which you better have 3 other friends to play with because finding a game with 3 randoms is a nightmare nobody should experience. Talk about trying to form for 20 minutes only to get in game and have someone die, then try a couple more times with people dying for one reason or another, then somebody decides to just leave the game and you're thrown back to forming up again. You've wasted over an hour of your time and haven't even done anything. And to top it off when you actually finish a heist finale you'll be rewarded with around 2,000 RP (experience). You can get 1,000 RP in 4 minutes by finishing the quickest race by yourself. It's not balanced at all and you get better rewards for doing the same thing over and over again rather than tackling the hardest missions in the game. Bottomline is GTA online is an abomination.    … Expand
  20. inkblowout
    Aug 31, 2015
    6
    Best PC game of 2015? More like... Most hyped PC game of 2015.

    I've played the Xbox 360 version as well as the PC version and I admit. PC visuals are amazing, Smoother gameplay and interesting mods for the PC version has definitely impressed me. But why a 6 out of 10? Because this game isn't that great to begin with. With all the content in this game the main complaint I have with    Best PC game of 2015? More like... Most hyped PC game of 2015.

    I've played the Xbox 360 version as well as the PC version and I admit. PC visuals are amazing, Smoother gameplay and interesting mods for the PC version has definitely impressed me.

    But why a 6 out of 10? Because this game isn't that great to begin with. With all the content in this game the main complaint I have with this game is the main story from the offline mode. It really took a downhill turn coming from GTA 4, The characters are lacking development, especially Franklin, Franklin is really undeveloped which made his character sound/look like CJ in GTA san andreas, micheal and trevor are the same. Under developed characters which in the end you don't care about anymore. Story is stupid as well because it looks like they really dumbed it down so that the younger audiences would understand the story better.

    Another complaint I have is lack of content... I remember they announced GTA V a long time ago and it was advertised like it was going to be big. So I was expecting San andreas big. (San andreas keep in mind had the most content out of every single GTA game out there.) But I was disappointed, the content it lacked after finishing the missions and all the side missions makes you bored of offline mode really fast.

    But online mode is great, tons of contents and heists, too. The online mode is at least 10 times better than single mode which made me skip story mode for GTA V on Pc. But the GTA V online community is a joke and filled with immature people which makes me spend most of my time playing GTA V alone.

    I would recommend getting this game if you are playing for the online, but skip the single player mode.. it's not worth playing.    … Expand
  21. gloriouspotato
    Sep 12, 2015
    7
    For a game so critically acclaimed, I was hoping for something a little more groundbreaking than what GTA5 offered. It is by no means a poor game, but its gameplay mechanics were unremarkable to me. The guns for example lack impact and force, and the little mini-games spread across the map felt nothing more than a gimmick worth no more than 5 minutes of entertainment. I suppose the gameFor a game so critically acclaimed, I was hoping for something a little more groundbreaking than what GTA5 offered. It is by no means a poor game, but its gameplay mechanics were unremarkable to me. The guns for example lack impact and force, and the little mini-games spread across the map felt nothing more than a gimmick worth no more than 5 minutes of entertainment. I suppose the game does offer some interesting characterization, and I do love its brilliant satire and sass, but ultimately GTA5 is so very average.

    Oh yeah, and the aliasing in this game is pretty bad as well.

    Overall rating - 7.0/10    … Expand
  22. ThecriticGoD
    Mar 7, 2016
    7
    In one word: overrated. People even qualifying this as the best game in 2015 is just simply sad. The game is not bad, let's face it, you can be a gangster for one day, graphically it's extremely beautiful, it's cool that there's an open world with random side-stories happening and stuff but other than that, the missions are boring, the control is pretty bad, there's not even a decent storyIn one word: overrated. People even qualifying this as the best game in 2015 is just simply sad. The game is not bad, let's face it, you can be a gangster for one day, graphically it's extremely beautiful, it's cool that there's an open world with random side-stories happening and stuff but other than that, the missions are boring, the control is pretty bad, there's not even a decent story to follow, the characters were terribly badly chosen for anyone that has played any of the other GTA's. I mean don't get me wrong, this is a cool game to play a few hours and even finish it one time, but it's not a great game that you'll want to come back and re-play and it's definetely not as good as most people are categorizing it.… Expand
  23. Marviken
    May 31, 2019
    7
    GTA5 had it's moments but the multiplayer experience was abysmal, crashes, loading times from hell and just painful to play with friends.
  24. Quardia
    Jun 16, 2017
    6
    Hikaye moduna söylenecek söz yok gerçekten fakat Online modu gerçekten rezalet. Bikere online'da bir amaç yok. Heist desen belli bir seviyeye gelinceye kadar lobi kuramıyorsun. Zaten level atlamak çile. Heist lobisine giriyorsun adam rütben düşük diye lobiden atıyor. Hadi atmadı diyelim %85 troll geliyor. Veya çok beceriksiz kişiler geliyor.
    Hilecilere zaten diyecek söz yok. Başınızdan    Hikaye moduna söylenecek söz yok gerçekten fakat Online modu gerçekten rezalet. Bikere online'da bir amaç yok. Heist desen belli bir seviyeye gelinceye kadar lobi kuramıyorsun. Zaten level atlamak çile. Heist lobisine giriyorsun adam rütben düşük diye lobiden atıyor. Hadi atmadı diyelim %85 troll geliyor. Veya çok beceriksiz kişiler geliyor.
    Hilecilere zaten diyecek söz yok. Başınızdan aşşağıya para yağdıranlar mı dersin, seviyenizi bir anda 140 ' a yükselten mi dersin. Hadi tamam, kendin yaptın hileni fakat niye başkalarını da alet ediyorsun ? Belki adam emek ile gelişmek istiyor ve hesaba da ciddi emek göstermiş. Ne oluyor, bi anda gidiyor tüm emek.
    Online mod' dan 2 puan kırdım.
    Grafikler zaten iyi.
    Tek kişilikte ise görevler bir zaman sonra kendini tekrar ediyor ve sıkıcı bir hal alıyor. Burdan da 1 puan kıralım.
    Yan görev sıkıcı. Sadece araba sürme üstüne kurulu. Burdan da 1 puan gitti.
    Bu saydıklarımın dışında oyunun hiçbir sorunu yok. Alınır mı, 100 saat oynayıp bırakmak için bile alınır.    … Expand
  25. Kazek7
    Aug 27, 2015
    7
    Grand Theft Auto is a game about cars, and criminality. Every single game in the franchise has had these two things except Grand Theft Auto V. While GTA 5 has lots of cars, The story lacks much or any criminality as you spend most of the game working for the FIB.
    GTA 5 is not the best game in the series, In fact in many aspects - It's the worst.
    As mentioned previously, The story lacks    Grand Theft Auto is a game about cars, and criminality. Every single game in the franchise has had these two things except Grand Theft Auto V. While GTA 5 has lots of cars, The story lacks much or any criminality as you spend most of the game working for the FIB.
    GTA 5 is not the best game in the series, In fact in many aspects - It's the worst.
    As mentioned previously, The story lacks criminality. A few heists, a few short missions, and not much else is what you get for criminality. In the previous games you were a Hitman, you worked for the mob, or you were a gangster. None of the 3 main characters fit in these spots. Honestly, I don't like any of the 3 main characters. They lack any personality and are boring cliche's. The story in this game ends rather abruptly, And the end game content is absolutely dreadful. If you love hundreds of boring fetch quests with no reward ( They literally give you $1 for completing one of them ) Enjoy! You have to do this for %100 game completion.
    GTA 5 I find is a direct slap in the face from Rockstar to its previous fans. CJ's house is no longer on Grove st, The Balla's own Grove st now, and this is never explained in the story. This is a direct slap in the face to ANYONE who played San Andreas. The story in this game is absolutely terrible, and wins the worst story of the franchise.

    The Police in this game are broken, and still are broken, and will remain broken. The Police helicopters magnetically follow you around, they crash into objects, they see you through tunnels and underground, a new one spawns the instant you blow it up, and the police on board rarely miss their shots. The police will attack you for the smallest of things, and you can get a wanted level even from sniping someone in the middle of nowhere with a silencer. The police cruisers will even go as far as driving up a mountain to attack you. While the police needed to be more difficult, They went way over board with the cops.

    This is the largest game in the franchise, and they've crammed detail into every corner of the map. Although the mountains have terrible spawnpoints in multiplayer, your bound to find something interesting every so often.

    If you're looking for "Best in the Franchise" aspects to this game, Look to the general mechanics. The shooting is drastically improved for the better and many more guns have been added into the game. The cars and driving are far better then any of the previous games, and car modification is absolutely perfect. The graphics are also vastly improved. These are the award worthy aspects of the game.

    GTA Online, Rubbish since Day one. I've already reviewed GTA Online individually, So I will just give you a shorter version of this.
    GTA Online is cancerous. The community is toxic, the PvP is broken by DLC vehicles, and the game will take ingame money from you wherever possible. GTA Online is packed to the brim with cheaters, and the best Rockstar can do is ban them for 2 weeks, along with the people who mod singleplayer, only to have them come back with their cheats 2 weeks later. R* support is like talking to a wall, Don't bother. They don't care. Don't step into this turd.

    Let it be known that this is NOT the best game in the franchise. Play San Andreas, Play Vice City, Play GTA 3, and take the R* beer goggles off. If you enjoy going on random rampages and exploring, go for it. This game is for you. But in general, this game was over hyped, and doesn't live up to the title of "Best Grand Theft Auto" or even "Best Game".    … Expand
  26. wes_cab
    Oct 16, 2015
    5
    Yes it has a lot of stuff and has a lot of freedom but in a way, there really isn't any incentive to do much of the possible actions aside from "plodding through the plot." It's controversial, its fun, and it has an amazingly high attention to detail that's both expansive AND deep; but I don't think the experience of GTA V would give a lasting impact after 3-4 months down the line to anyYes it has a lot of stuff and has a lot of freedom but in a way, there really isn't any incentive to do much of the possible actions aside from "plodding through the plot." It's controversial, its fun, and it has an amazingly high attention to detail that's both expansive AND deep; but I don't think the experience of GTA V would give a lasting impact after 3-4 months down the line to any gamer that finishes a game then goes onto the next one.… Expand
  27. JQLeitch
    Oct 25, 2015
    7
    Overrated. Simply put, in my opinion this game does not deserve the praise it gets. I'll begin by saying this is a fantastic open world game and is truly a delight to roam around, but this is personally what I don't play GTA for. I play it for the story and this time Rockstar did not deliver, the story and characters are just shallow and is all over the place. It really doesn't know whatOverrated. Simply put, in my opinion this game does not deserve the praise it gets. I'll begin by saying this is a fantastic open world game and is truly a delight to roam around, but this is personally what I don't play GTA for. I play it for the story and this time Rockstar did not deliver, the story and characters are just shallow and is all over the place. It really doesn't know what it is, is it a serious story or is it simply satire (bad satire)? I personally enjoyed GTA IV's much more and even GTA Vice City's (which was reasonably simple). I also feel the game itself is pretty soulless, even more soulless than other GTA games, another huge flaw in my opinion.

    The PC Port is ok, however there was a problem that made this game a little less enjoyable than it should be and that's the constant FPS drops whilst driving/flying, it's far too jarring to not be a complaint. Every couple of seconds I'll get drops from 90fps to 40fps (keep in mind, none of the settings change this, I even played on low and the problem still persisted). My graphics card is a GTX 970 and I have an Intel i5 3450 and 16GB RAM, more than capable to play this game at High+ settings. Some lucky souls have got this game working fine, however the majority have experienced these FPS drops.

    The multiplayer is also total **** with modders all over the place and FPS drops being even more persistent. Rockstar have also developed the multiplayer in such a way that to save up for certain vehicles/houses, you have to buy micro-transactions or you grind away for a couple of days (which is extremely tedious).

    Overall it's a very fun game with a jaw-dropping open world, but it has a very weak story which is very odd for a GTA game. Simply not my cup of tea, I much prefer GTA IV.    … Expand
  28. splitpolygon
    Nov 7, 2015
    7
    If you know me; you know im all about my GTA and my Fallout.

    I was really worried that playing three mains, in this title, would break immersion for me and i was thankfully wrong. The story is grand and picks on pop culture like its his little brother, character are filled out and great. I have no real complaints about the story mode.. So i guess you wonder why the 7?? Well..    If you know me; you know im all about my GTA and my Fallout.

    I was really worried that playing three mains, in this title, would break immersion for me and i was thankfully wrong.

    The story is grand and picks on pop culture like its his little brother, character are filled out and great.
    I have no real complaints about the story mode.. So i guess you wonder why the 7?? Well.. online; The one game i thought would crossover into online greatly did just the opposing.

    -Load times make me feel like im wasting my time.
    -Players at time can ruin the entire experience.
    -online quests are boring and unless you got 4 friends to play with; then good luck getting into anything.    … Expand
  29. rebelbebel
    Nov 13, 2015
    5
    The game would be outstanding, if not a 10/10 if it wasn't for one thing. One simple thing they might have forgot, or perhaps overlooked. I mean, it's really easy to miss it. If only the game worked. I don't mean it doesn't start, or that it crashed. I log onto their fancy little servers, promised with servers up to 30 players, all this action and competitive multiplayer, great freeThe game would be outstanding, if not a 10/10 if it wasn't for one thing. One simple thing they might have forgot, or perhaps overlooked. I mean, it's really easy to miss it. If only the game worked. I don't mean it doesn't start, or that it crashed. I log onto their fancy little servers, promised with servers up to 30 players, all this action and competitive multiplayer, great free roaming, and moments with friends. Well, they missed all of that by a long shot.
    If by chance I do get in a server with a friend after trying for over fifteen minuets, I might be able to do something on occasion like rob a store or chase some guy that's... hacking. Like, they don't moderate the game in anyway. The only thing they do, is if you report someone that cheated to get additional money, they'll ban them for a little while. If there is a guy spawn camping you for thirty minuets, the devs don't care at all. Not to mention the server lag, which at this point it's humorously terrible. Actually it's not even funny. Did I mention the servers close randomly and that I may have only seen a 30 player server once in my 80 hours online? I mean, those are just the hours I spent in GTA Online. They are a lot of hours because I hoped by the 80th, the game would work. I own this game for the PS3, PS4, and the PC, and not one version does this thing work. It's almost as if they completely forgot to put the game, into the game.
    Of course there is the single player. It's good, I mean, if the giant rain cloud behind it (the multiplayer) wasn't casting a grand shadow of poop on it, I would talk about it a lot more. In fact, I don't even have anything to complain about the single player, but that's not what I spent 80 hours doing on PC. I only spent an additional 20-30 hours on the single player, but that's nothing compared to the 100+ of hours that I spent on the multiplayer throughout all the versions of the game.
    This game scared me, truly. I hated every minuet of it.    … Expand
  30. wishanem
    Apr 19, 2016
    6
    Beautiful to look at, with a giant world and tons to do. But I didn't enjoy the driving, shooting, or characters, and those were the most important things in the game.
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Universal acclaim - based on 57 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 57
  3. Negative: 0 out of 57
  1. DarkStation
    Jul 2, 2015
    100
    If you hadn’t had a chance to play it yet at all though, and your computer can handle it, the PC version does definitely feel like the definitive version.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jun 29, 2015
    100
    Rockstar promised that the PC edition of GTA V would be the best way to experience this breathtaking game, and that’s exactly what it is. [06/2015, p.48]
  3. SpazioGames
    Jun 8, 2015
    95
    We could not expect a better PC port PC for Grand Theft Auto V. Rockstar North, offers right from day one a huge game in optimized, widely scalable, and high impact graphics and the video editor, although not so easy to use, is an enjoyable addition.
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