Grand Theft Auto V

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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7909 Ratings

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  1. rrt
    Aug 2, 2015
    4
    Gra jest piękna, świetnie zrobiona, grafika udźwiękowienie itp. Niestety moją przygodę z GTA V zakończyłem już po kilku godzinach grania. Bezsensowna przemoc, wulgaryzmy miałem dość, aż dziw ,że tyle ludzi się tym zachwyca...Ne polecam!
  2. MaxBenevolent
    Nov 18, 2014
    4
    First of all, if this were the release of last year for the PC I would say applause and rate it 7. As this is the re-release and R* decided to take the $ milking route there is no reason to up-rate this game. When before did a company managed to sell a game 3 times in different resolutions which obviously existed from day one? I cannot remember.
    So the game is a bit overrated, cannot    First of all, if this were the release of last year for the PC I would say applause and rate it 7. As this is the re-release and R* decided to take the $ milking route there is no reason to up-rate this game. When before did a company managed to sell a game 3 times in different resolutions which obviously existed from day one? I cannot remember.
    So the game is a bit overrated, cannot grasp the uber-valued scores of all the so-called professionals.
    The graphics are good but don't make GTA V a new game. The first person view is quite nice feature which they adopted from the modding community. Still the game lacks the fantastic ideas of the series.

    Most annoying are the very few assets one can enter. So one gets the feeling being excluded from the game and restricted to the role of the audience.
    Los Santos is very small compared to it's predecessor. And the streets are limited by heaps of signs and barriers. While driving one gets the sensation of staying in a cage, like in a hamster wheel.
    Unfortunately there is only this one small city and some negligible estates. The whole map is encircled within less than a quarter of an hour. The countryside doesn't offer much.
    So all in all GTA V lacks the possibility to merge with the game. There is no way to develop your character.
    These 3 shallow guys have nothing like-able, the family of Michael is disgusting, Franklin boring, Trevor a psychopath.
    There are no restaurants like before, no gyms, no girlfriends, nearly no secrets to discover. Golf and Yoga is a bad joke. To value a game just by it's graphics would be too narrowly considered. The Grand Theft Auto series was already unbeatable though the graphics were low.
    Hopefully GTA VI will re-introduce a lot of walkable assets and the role play elements of the predecessors. Maybe a future DLC can give back GTA V some of the old spirit which made the series world-celebrated. The actual release should be called: GTA V - Remastered    … Expand
  3. Dlindenberg
    Nov 27, 2014
    4
    Same Sh!T different graphics... -__-" for a game with so much possibilities and promises it only gives like 60%. I hoped a good new inovation but sorry it's not....
  4. thegraypelican
    Dec 14, 2014
    4
    I don't get it. GTA hasn't done anything as far as leaps and bounds to make anything more to make me want to buy this game from the last. The controls are bad. The immediate accessibility to what you can and can't get in the game is bad. No money cheats. You are forced to play the story to advance...which is bad. The humor in the story is something that a teenage to early twenties maturityI don't get it. GTA hasn't done anything as far as leaps and bounds to make anything more to make me want to buy this game from the last. The controls are bad. The immediate accessibility to what you can and can't get in the game is bad. No money cheats. You are forced to play the story to advance...which is bad. The humor in the story is something that a teenage to early twenties maturity level would like. In the old ones, going on a robbing rampage or killing rampage was beneficial at times to accumulate money. U don't get much of anything in this one. $50 for 6 people...maybe.
    When playing other sandbox games like prototype,infamous, even saints row which has a lot more freedom, why does this game continue to get high ratings? If you played gta 3, you played the best one. I really don't understand what I am missing in this game that all the so called experts find so appealing about it. I traded it in within the 1st week i purchased it.    … Expand
  5. RageygamerTVPS4
    Jan 24, 2015
    4
    Returning to los Santos on a next gen console and there isn't much different, the first person view needs fixing epically in cars they need to make the mirrors to actually work so you can see where you are going. other than that not bad I guess
  6. KukistajA
    Nov 11, 2015
    4
    Hm hm. Newest GTA is bit of a mixed bag. It looks pretty good, and it's fun. Good start, right? Yeah, except it's not fun for very long. It becomes repetitive very soon, and mindlessly cruising around and shooting things doesn't really rustle my jimmies. Some of the missions are flat out boring, others are stellar. Shooting controls are quite abysmal, which is frustrating. I didn't evenHm hm. Newest GTA is bit of a mixed bag. It looks pretty good, and it's fun. Good start, right? Yeah, except it's not fun for very long. It becomes repetitive very soon, and mindlessly cruising around and shooting things doesn't really rustle my jimmies. Some of the missions are flat out boring, others are stellar. Shooting controls are quite abysmal, which is frustrating. I didn't even finish the campaign, and I'm pretty sure I never will.… Expand
  7. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    4
    This may end up being the most frustrating game that I have played all year. The gameplay is fun, the characters are well developed and even though they’re caricatures and criminals, they’re relatable. I really liked the character Franklin who seems like a good guy who is sadly brought up in the wrong neighborhood. Michael seems like a decent guy who has a bad temper but he seems to meanThis may end up being the most frustrating game that I have played all year. The gameplay is fun, the characters are well developed and even though they’re caricatures and criminals, they’re relatable. I really liked the character Franklin who seems like a good guy who is sadly brought up in the wrong neighborhood. Michael seems like a decent guy who has a bad temper but he seems to mean well and then there is Trevor who is a bad dude. There is nothing redeemable about him.

    In this game, you’re playing as all three characters and as I said, I liked two of them. Unfortunately, I don’t know what it was but the game was such a buggy mess. I didn’t have it in me to finish the game. I’m sorry to anyone who is actually going to read this. The rest of this is just going to be a rant about the game.

    Early on, when Michael and Franklin are still getting to know one another. You meet Michaels son for the first time and you have to chase down the boat. I did all of that and then the game takes you to a repair shop. I pull into the shop and nothing happens, I drive all over the place in the shop and nothing happens. So after 5-10 mins trying different things, I close the game and then start it again.

    When I start it up again, it makes me redo that mission again. Then I get to the part where I need to pull into the shop and it instantly triggers a cutscene. Are you kidding me?

    Then a little later on, the mission where you end up stealing the super weapon that you end up having to put back because selling it to the Chinese would be bad. I had 3 more major bugs.

    The first one is where was I had to drive a forklift and pick up some crates. The problem is, I couldn’t get into the forklift. No matter what I did. The game would not trigger me to get into the forklift. Eventually, I gave up and started running around and then I ended up going to an area where it fails the mission because I’m “caught.”

    Then it cuts back a little bit and somehow I’m sitting on the forklift so its like okay. Now I can actually do the mission. But when I got over to the area where I had to pick up crates. I spent 5-10 minutes just trying to pick up crates that I just couldn’t. So I gave up and ran over to the area where I got caught before. Then it cuts me back in the forklift. I just hopped out of the forklift ran straight over to the area where you fail for a third time just so I could skip that section of the mission.

    Finally on that same mission. When you play as Franklin and you’re fixed on being the sniper. You can’t move, you can’t do anything other than snipe. The problem is, I couldn’t zoom in and it was dark so I could see the enemies. So I kept trying different things and eventually, Michael died. Fail the mission and restart. I had to sit there and wait 5 minutes for Michael to die 2 other times just so I could skip that section of the mission so I could progress.

    This is one of the buggiest games I have ever seen. The fact that this game made a billion dollars and its borderline unplayable is upsetting.

    I feel better now.    … Expand
  8. ourtimehascome
    Dec 14, 2017
    4
    Everything about GTAV is a step backwards in terms of production in the GTA series. The controls are awful, and the movement even more so. It's amazing just how terrible it is at being a simple third-person shooter. The driving is better, but not by much. The features are actually somehow cut down in comparison to the previous entry in the series, GTAIV. The story is ridiculous and insteadEverything about GTAV is a step backwards in terms of production in the GTA series. The controls are awful, and the movement even more so. It's amazing just how terrible it is at being a simple third-person shooter. The driving is better, but not by much. The features are actually somehow cut down in comparison to the previous entry in the series, GTAIV. The story is ridiculous and instead of committing to one interesting character, the game instead focuses on three boring protagonists. The online modes are just as bad as the campaign, with their emphasis on monetization and "shark cards."… Expand
  9. visiblelight7
    Jan 2, 2018
    4
    Overrated open world crap. This game introduced it and every other game follows this path.
    Okay. Shoot kill random people, do heist watch explicit scenes from a worthless story.

    Okay. Cool. But 9/10 ? Seriously. This game set back the video game industry to depression.
  10. Cannaya
    Oct 13, 2017
    4
    This game is full of bug on ps4 (patched version as october 2017). First the story mode progression can be lost and you have to restart from beginning. There alot of official controller that work perfectly with all game except gta v, with my official controller that come with my ps4 the R2 for shotting does not work, but it work with my official blue controller (im not alone, alot ofThis game is full of bug on ps4 (patched version as october 2017). First the story mode progression can be lost and you have to restart from beginning. There alot of official controller that work perfectly with all game except gta v, with my official controller that come with my ps4 the R2 for shotting does not work, but it work with my official blue controller (im not alone, alot of complain on the web), The loading is very slow and the online mode is not well done when you want to play with friends only, after one mission the game become public and others join, you have to quit and regroup after each mission. The music is terrible bad and you cannot do custom soundtrack. I end up deleting the game after 3 hours.… Expand
  11. Enddless
    Jan 4, 2018
    4
    Игра хуня и не заслуживает названия гта5, а например san andress 2. мультиплеер не плох
  12. Miolo_de_Pao22
    Apr 13, 2018
    4
    Gameplay and story is not that good, and multiplayer killed by the shark cards
  13. Fire_Charizard
    May 7, 2018
    4
    Il keep it short and sweet, I didn’t enjoy the game. I completed it, played online for a few hours and was so bored of it. I really enjoyed the ps2 gta games, hell even the ps1 & psp games too. But when you experience a super fun game like saints row (series) this can’t compete. Then the play mafia 2 for sure an amazing story, this can’t compete. Sure gta v maybe more realistic than thoseIl keep it short and sweet, I didn’t enjoy the game. I completed it, played online for a few hours and was so bored of it. I really enjoyed the ps2 gta games, hell even the ps1 & psp games too. But when you experience a super fun game like saints row (series) this can’t compete. Then the play mafia 2 for sure an amazing story, this can’t compete. Sure gta v maybe more realistic than those 2 to some degree, but if I want to fly planes and kill players and shoot RPG, il put in bf4. Overall, not a bad game, just not, for me.… Expand
  14. douglascat3
    Jul 31, 2018
    4
    Worst GTA of all time, biggest disappointment I've ever had with a game. Unfortunately I got carried away by the hype of the season, make no mistake. Extremely weak characters, boring and uncharismatic. Combat system sucks, it's never been so bad to fight in a GTA. The story of the game is weak, little captivating and engaging. Small map without much to do, plus few places to go.Worst GTA of all time, biggest disappointment I've ever had with a game. Unfortunately I got carried away by the hype of the season, make no mistake. Extremely weak characters, boring and uncharismatic. Combat system sucks, it's never been so bad to fight in a GTA. The story of the game is weak, little captivating and engaging. Small map without much to do, plus few places to go. Completely overrated game, it may be the best selling, but it is far from being the best. I really hope that Rockstar can redeem itself with Red Dead Redemption 2. I will not give it a 0 because of the online mode of the game that is really good.… Expand
  15. GRRicky
    Dec 9, 2018
    4
    I'm not a GTA fan but I have still played all GTA games except GTA IV in the last 20 years since I am a gamer and GTA is a gaming phenomenon more than a game. However, I feel R* have made a wrong direction for GTA. Many years ago, for Vice City or San Andreas, all gameplay elements were fun. The shooting experience, the driving experience the characters and the stories are all very superb.I'm not a GTA fan but I have still played all GTA games except GTA IV in the last 20 years since I am a gamer and GTA is a gaming phenomenon more than a game. However, I feel R* have made a wrong direction for GTA. Many years ago, for Vice City or San Andreas, all gameplay elements were fun. The shooting experience, the driving experience the characters and the stories are all very superb. However, what I experience in GTA V is an inferior shooting experience, mediocre characters and boring plots. Even the driving experience sucks. In the process of GTA offers more and more options to players, the video game industry has changed a lot too. All genre are showing their incredible evolutions. GTA cannot be the game which just offers the options regardless the quality of the options anymore.
    Overall, it is still a good option for many budget players since it is like a bundle of games, but for players have a huge library, this game basically offers absolutely nothing.

    p. S One may think it is unfair to compare one single game to a game library. However, it is what happens when the game offers a variety of options, and none of them is particularly good. For normal gamers, they are going after a particular experience, so a game has to be decent in something. For instance, if a player what to enjoy some great characters and plot, he would go for Witcher 3; this game has an inferior combat system, but combat is not the reason you play this game, you play it for the characters and plot. The players who want to have a great combat system would go for Dark Souls or the God of War. For the same token, the gamers who want a great shooting experience or driving experience can always found a better choice in their library. That is why a vast library can overshadow GTA V but cannot overshadow most games since most games have something unique to offer while GTA V is a budget bundle of games of its time, which I think might be a wrong vision for future GTA. But so far, it sells great, maybe it is the right vision but not for gamers like me.    … Expand
  16. zerocrane
    Apr 5, 2019
    4
    I've never really cared for Grand Theft Auto as a franchise and this title did nothing to change that opinion. Just not for me.
  17. Alexnhchong
    Feb 27, 2020
    4
    I personally find the game to be overrated. True, the world R* created is massive and vibrant but the gargantuan amount of bugs almost render the game unplayable. Missions cannot be unlocked, gold medals are made impossible because of glitches, the graphics (I understand that it's technically a last-gen upgrade but if they released it for current-gen consoles, then i'll judge it like aI personally find the game to be overrated. True, the world R* created is massive and vibrant but the gargantuan amount of bugs almost render the game unplayable. Missions cannot be unlocked, gold medals are made impossible because of glitches, the graphics (I understand that it's technically a last-gen upgrade but if they released it for current-gen consoles, then i'll judge it like a current-gen game) is absolutely terrible. People always talk about R*'s attention to detail - whilst, credit where credit's due, that is very true to a large extent, the amount of deficiencies in this title does not justify such a high critical score. Can't help but to wonder if this was an indirect result of R*'s increasing focus on GTAO, where the revenue stream is more sustainable. Fair play to them that they want to make money but for the love of god, please don't turn into a Bathesda 2.0.… Expand
  18. JackalopeThundr
    Sep 10, 2022
    4
    I get it, it is all about the money and microtransactions, but will GTA 6 come out ever? This game is older than probably 15% of its players. That is insane!!
  19. ge2xxx
    Aug 19, 2020
    4
    I knew about this game for a very very long time, but somehow had no urge to play it. But today i did, and boy it was disappointing. Maybe ps4 first party studios spoiled me or something. Yesterday i finished Ghost of Tsushima which is like one month old, and GTA V is 6 years old and it shows. Graphics looks like last gen at times, controls felt clunky AF, gameplay didn't showed anythingI knew about this game for a very very long time, but somehow had no urge to play it. But today i did, and boy it was disappointing. Maybe ps4 first party studios spoiled me or something. Yesterday i finished Ghost of Tsushima which is like one month old, and GTA V is 6 years old and it shows. Graphics looks like last gen at times, controls felt clunky AF, gameplay didn't showed anything we haven't seen 20 years ago. **** is the most overrated game title ever. 4/10… Expand
  20. OriKori
    May 25, 2020
    4
    Singleplayer is okay but no anything like GTA Vice City and San Andreas and the movements are too slow and bad. No fun cheat codes and can't train or control npcs. Not as good characters as San Andreas or Vice City. Online is fun to play with friends but too expensive and forced what you need to. The phone keeps ringing telling me to buy this and that. No mission or building in onlineSingleplayer is okay but no anything like GTA Vice City and San Andreas and the movements are too slow and bad. No fun cheat codes and can't train or control npcs. Not as good characters as San Andreas or Vice City. Online is fun to play with friends but too expensive and forced what you need to. The phone keeps ringing telling me to buy this and that. No mission or building in online makes enough to buy good vehicles or items. Online missions are too long and frustrating to complete. It's all about buying shark cards. They only make the game good quality. GTA is missing some good content instead of doing boring tasks.… Expand
  21. Kirusha3344
    Jan 6, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hhhshhhuiuijiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiighufyfyfufdses4s4dbygyctxrdrd5dyfyfuhchcufufyfyfyfctctctctcyctctcyc СЛАВА УКРОИНЕ НАХУЙ!… Expand
  22. Chernokiller
    Jul 15, 2021
    4
    7 years and still the lobbies are full of people in god mode. Arent rockstar supposed to be reputable developers?

    The economy in the game has also gone to $hit, i mean 1.4 million for a VW Golf speaks for itself. The game looks like **** too. Its only fun with friends. The game is called grand theft auto but cars are irrelevant now due to flying bikes and what not. Cant even drive down    7 years and still the lobbies are full of people in god mode. Arent rockstar supposed to be reputable developers?

    The economy in the game has also gone to $hit, i mean 1.4 million for a VW Golf speaks for itself.

    The game looks like **** too. Its only fun with friends.

    The game is called grand theft auto but cars are irrelevant now due to flying bikes and what not. Cant even drive down the block without being killed by the oppressor mk2    … Expand
  23. leofravoline
    May 15, 2022
    4
    Algo se perdeu depois que gta foi pra geração hd. Pelo jogo não poder ser mais feito daquela forma arcade igual era no ps2 e ter ido pra um lado realista, o jogo perdeu velocidade. no ps2 por exemplo subir escadas era algo feito rapidão, no ps3 o personagem tem que ter reduzir a velocidade e mexer as pernas pq bla bla bla mais realista. carros não podem mais ser não realistas comAlgo se perdeu depois que gta foi pra geração hd. Pelo jogo não poder ser mais feito daquela forma arcade igual era no ps2 e ter ido pra um lado realista, o jogo perdeu velocidade. no ps2 por exemplo subir escadas era algo feito rapidão, no ps3 o personagem tem que ter reduzir a velocidade e mexer as pernas pq bla bla bla mais realista. carros não podem mais ser não realistas com aceleração e freaiagem arcade igual no ps2. o tiroteio tem que ser tipo gears. O mapa em vez de ser menor, tem que ser gigantesco de uma forma exagerada. é algo claramente que foi pensado pro online em vez da experiencia single player. eu odeio o mapa dos gtas hd. São todos exagerados de uma forma que vc nunca vai explorar cada canto dele e pelas limitações de tudo querer ser realista tornou a exploração menos prazerosa. Queda alta explode o carro ou mata o personagem.

    Saints rows tem a movimentação e gameplay dos carros de uma forma mais satisfatória mas o mapa é sem graça. Se gta 6 fosse arcade igual do ps2 a molecada de hoje iria reclamar. Então gta basicamente tá morto pra mim.    … Expand
  24. BVGNOfficial
    Nov 18, 2014
    3
    Over the months, many exciting features for new-gen such as more animals, denser traffic, increased draw distances, and DLC cars spawning regularly are not online, even though it was never stated that these features would only be on single player. I am really upset with you guys and if these features are not added soon, this will definitely be the last time that I will buy any of your products.
  25. Grimm-Bones
    Dec 14, 2014
    3
    This is my first review here on meta critic based on my first impressions of the game. I have enjoyed what i have played so far of the Main story but switching between the characters interrupts the story and makes it less interesting and enjoyable to me especially when it forces me to play as characters I have no interest in to progress further in the story. To be completely honestThis is my first review here on meta critic based on my first impressions of the game. I have enjoyed what i have played so far of the Main story but switching between the characters interrupts the story and makes it less interesting and enjoyable to me especially when it forces me to play as characters I have no interest in to progress further in the story. To be completely honest though the reason I gave this a bad review is almost entirely the online multiplayer aspect of the game. GTA 5's Online game play is a joke when it even works! Trying to play with an open server i suffered through constant network errors and disconnects until finally getting it to work somewhat reliably in a private game with some friends. GTA V online is purely designed as a cheap cash grab gimmick. it lets you steal and test drive any available car in the game but if you want to permanently own most of the nicer more expensive cars you have to spend large sums of in game money to purchase them from a web app on your in game phone. In order to make the money you can do in game missions which take you to separate instances away from the main online server OR you can spend real money to buy in game cash. If you find a really nice car you like driving and you load into a mission instance the car disappears and you have to go find it again elsewhere which i suspect is an intentional aspect of the game to trick people into spending more real money so they can keep the car without loosing it. If you think about it the sole purpose of the missions is to grind for money so that you can buy the cars in the game so spending real money to buy the cars defeats the purpose of playing the online multiplayer at all. The missions instances employ unnecessary and annoying loading screens and menu navigation. The last GTA game i played and enjoyed was San Andreas where you could do missions like Vigilante by just hopping in a police car and then driving around chasing down criminals. I loved that, not this mission hub garbage. In the 4-5 hour span of time i played i only tried one race mission but it didn't let me use my car, instead it forced me to use a preselected car for the race / track that was the same care the other people racing with me had to use. If you are going to buy this game buy it for the story but save your money and don't buy into the online multiplayer gimmick. If your looking for a fun game to play with your friends look elsewhere.… Expand
  26. fallouts
    Oct 24, 2015
    3
    On the presentation side of things, this game shines and is probably the best looking open world game to date. Unfortunately, everything else is pretty below average in my opinion, from the forgettable characters to the story. The missions are also very uninspired, and often extremely linear and boring. There is no skill involved in this, duck, auto aim and shoot, duck, regen health, moveOn the presentation side of things, this game shines and is probably the best looking open world game to date. Unfortunately, everything else is pretty below average in my opinion, from the forgettable characters to the story. The missions are also very uninspired, and often extremely linear and boring. There is no skill involved in this, duck, auto aim and shoot, duck, regen health, move on. There is no player agency or freedom of movement or choice. Even heists, that should promote player choice are criminally linear and very easy. There are no interesting side activities to speak of, and the map is pretty lifeless on that front. The gun combat is also very weak and guns lack impact. Overall, very very overrated.… Expand
  27. Nixxime
    Dec 26, 2015
    3
    Grand Theft Auto V is a really disappointing and frustrating game to play.

    GTA V comes with a story and online component which i will slowly explain why they suck. The main story is Ok with 3 separate endings although they were not very impactfull. Sidequest are lame and dull which mostly involve shooting and nonsensical stories. Los Santos is also not very impressive. Few buildings    Grand Theft Auto V is a really disappointing and frustrating game to play.

    GTA V comes with a story and online component which i will slowly explain why they suck.

    The main story is Ok with 3 separate endings although they were not very impactfull. Sidequest are lame and dull which mostly involve shooting and nonsensical stories. Los Santos is also not very impressive.
    Few buildings are fully-enter-able with detail interiors, you die really easily and wanted level builds up so fast that makes random killings of NPCs a chore and no longer fun. There is also so little things you can do, the nightclub gets boring real fast.

    The online components is worse. Griefing is prevalent and players kill each other for fun making passive mode a must have to enjoy co-operative missions. The co-op missions are dull and darksoul-ish where players die very easily and failure will demand a full restart from beginning. Makes online very very dull.

    Overall its a horrible game just don't buy it.    … Expand
  28. hockeyvampire
    Apr 3, 2016
    3
    This is the Black Ops 3 equivalent of GTA. It has just become a rehashed system like CoD. The characters were the only upside as I fell in love with the ones I loved and the ones I hated. But if all you have is character and no substance, or just old substance, than your not that great of a game.
  29. NazgulzLegacy
    Mar 30, 2023
    3
    Driving simulator, half the time im just driving from point a to point b its boring, they made the map big but not a lot to interact with making me dread the long drive to and from sandy shores.
  30. Gamepro3093
    Oct 7, 2020
    3
    When I first bought this game, I would’ve ranked it more like an 8 or 9 but being Rockstar has milked it for so long, it’s shortcomings have become more apparent. First off, there should’ve only been 1 playable protagonist, at max 2. Franklin sucks as main character and feels more like a side character than a main protagonist. There’s so little to his character and he whines too muchWhen I first bought this game, I would’ve ranked it more like an 8 or 9 but being Rockstar has milked it for so long, it’s shortcomings have become more apparent. First off, there should’ve only been 1 playable protagonist, at max 2. Franklin sucks as main character and feels more like a side character than a main protagonist. There’s so little to his character and he whines too much despite how everything is handed to him on a silver platter. I think they were going for another CJ character but he is a total failure if that’s the case. CJ was a far more interesting and likable character who went on more of a journey and had more of a character arc. Franklin is essentially the same from start to finish. Michael isn’t a great character either being he’s a selfish prick going through a mid life crisis but at least he’s got more of a story arc and can be considered more of a main protagonist. Trevor is honestly the most entertaining of the 3 and also works as a playable protagonist. But honestly, either Michael or Trevor should’ve been the main protagonist, Franklin as an NPC. Next issue i have is the plot. It’s so boring and padded and predictably cliche. There’s almost nothing to it and it’s just an excuse to have a reason for the robberies to happen. Honestly Rockstar barely tried to write an interesting story and just gave us a few robberies with pointless filler missions and tedious set up jobs for the robberies. There’s even a mission dedicated to the pointless yoga mechanic. That’s how lazy the planning for the missions was. The few interesting missions are Trevors missions. The rest aren’t that interesting or fun in general. Next issue is the general lack of enterable environments. It’s extremely lazy and a huge step down from GTA 4 which had a decent amount of enterable locations. Apparently there were plans to have more locations to enter but Rockstar cut them to rush the development. I could’ve forgiven this if they added them back in later but sadly they haven’t which is just lazy. GTA Online is even worse. They make you not only buy this mediocre game to play it but they force you to have a save file where you’ve gotten past the prologue which is stupid. It honestly should’ be mandatory to take up tons of space for it if you’ve already played it and aren’t interested in playing the story again. GTA Online isn’t even worth it unless you have some friends you want to play online with. It’s a tedious slog and is littered with framerate issues, annoying try hards, micro transactions, repetitive missions that pay very little, long load screens and more issues that make it unfun to play. Yet Rockstar is extremely content milking both mediocre games for as long as not enough people get upset over it. I would much rather have a Bully sequel than keep putting up with these updates that are fun for a bit but quickly get tiresome. But of course they canceled it and are content on milking GTA Online and Red Dead Online.… Expand
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#1 Best PS4 Game of 2014
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#3 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2014
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#2 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2014

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97

Universal acclaim - based on 66 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 66
  3. Negative: 0 out of 66
  1. Games Master UK
    Jan 29, 2015
    97
    The definitive version of what is quite possibly the greatest game ever made. It's worth reliving. [Feb 2015, p.58]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jan 13, 2015
    100
    The best game on PS3 is now the best thing on PS4. A loving, comprehensive remaster of such quality, it's damn near as essential as oxygen. But it. Yesterday. [Jan 2015, p.91]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 5, 2015
    100
    An excellent remake of an outstanding game that doesn't merely come with cosmetic improvements. What does it mean? You certainly need to have this piece at home, even if you have the original version. [Issue#248]
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