Opinion on V after 5 months of playing!

[Geralt of Rivia]

 

 

 

V is indeed better than IV in almost every way but Story.

Agreed, but even then, I prefer GTA V's story because it allows the game to have the excellent mission variety that it has, GTA IV may have had a better story, but there is no way that missions comparable to Minor Turbulence or Derailed could have fit into GTA IV's story. For all those people who are saying that GTA V is rushed because of story:[image]

What if I told you, a game can be just as fun as GTA V and have a better story?

What if I told you that game is GTA IV? .

 

Then I'd say you're a lying fanboy

Edited March 3, 2014 by TheMasterfocker

[Cyper]

All missions interiors are locked, no nightclubs, no apartments to buy, one-punch-one-death, watered down fighting system, vehicle handling is not very good (reminds me of need for speed) few haircuts, few clothes, can't mix clothes how I want, can't drive trains, no safehouse or garage in the countryside aswell as no airstrip where I can save airplanes, no heists or other criminal activities after the game is completed..... the game isn't that great, and with ''the game'' I'm speaking about Singleplayer, playing as Michael. I'm have no interest in online.

 

The truth is that I haven't been playing for about one and half month. There is always something that bugs me off when playing. The worst thing is that Online gets constant updates with a lot of new content while singleplayer only gets the leftover.

Edited March 3, 2014 by Cyper

[Wylight]

It feels like they tried to kill 3 birds with a small stone when it comes to the story. Only 69 missions for 3 frickin characters just isn't enough. They mashed everything up so quickly and fast, everything twisted that in the end I was like ''WTF was I doing anyway? What was this all about?. Franklin is the poorest and most screwed up character, the way he becomes ''friends'' with Mike right after he tried to steal his car is just laughable, Franklin should have never left the hood, playing with him should have always been all about the gang life, gang wars, drug deals and all that nigga sh*t, but NO, instead they took them all and merged them up in narrow story. Every character should've had it's own storyline, it's own missions and it's own life, they didn't even had to know each other, everything had to be organised. Or they could have had only one playable character. Just like I said, they tried to kill 3 birds with a small stone and didn't manage to kill none. There should've been at least 100 missions.

 

As for the heists, they hyped the sh*t out of them only to be left with just 6 heists. I'll never understand why R* left out the heists witout exploiting their full potential. For a game based on heists, robbing and all that type of dtuff, it's pretty lame.

 

I couldn't agree more with the map part. They bragged on how it's bigger than a fat guy's turd only to discover it's filled with a lot of poorly detailed, narrow-ass hills that totally lack vegetation at some points. There is no actual forest, just a bunch of tree clusters here and there. The whole vegetation is laughable compared to other games running on the same old ass consoles

 

As for the good parts of the game, there are lots of them, everyone knows them.

[Wylight]

 

 

 

Like others said in the post, we expected a game that would shatter (or at least meet) our extremely high expectations. I'm not saying it's a bad game, it's truly my all-time favorite game , but judging from the hype the trailers generated, we really thought we could get more out of it.

 

The only things I miss from IV are the ragdoll physics and the vehicle damage (I love the 'hardness' of vehicles in V and how they roll over down hills, but deforming your car should require less force)

And there's the problem.

 

 

So we've got 2 solutions:

 

1. Lower our expectations for the next GTA / DLC for V --which is near impossible thanks to the hype R*s trailers generate

2. Get R* to actually meet our expectations -- well f*ck

 

The solution is to just not get so hyped up over very little things. It's quite easy.

 

Was I excited for this game? Absolutely. I was ecstatic every time a new trailer came up.

 

However, I didn't look through the trailers frame-by-frame and try to find everything. I didn't spend every waking moment looking for hidden details that weren't there. I wasn't "Jizzing in my pants" (This was a thing) after every trailer.

 

Let me give you an example:

 

The Kingdom Hearts series is my favorite game series ever. EVER.

 

So, this was me when they announced Kingdom Hearts 3. I was jumping in joy (I had been waiting for Kingdom Hearts 3 forever).

 

But guess what? After the initial joy, I just went on with my life. It's just a game. Am I excited for it? Absolutely! But I'm not gonna have it consume my life like V did with a lot of people on this forum.

 

When they released the couple minutes of gameplay (Or was it a trailer? Don't rememeber), I thought, "This looks awesome!" and then continued with my life.

 

Being excited and hyped for a game is different than being obsessed with a game and having unrealistic expectations.

 

I don't expect Kingdom hearts 3 to improve upon everything from the previous games. That's unrealistic. I don't expect it to be the game of all games like fans expected V to be.

 

I'm just eagerly awaiting the game's release.

 

You joined in February last year. I'm sure you saw the retarded threads speculating about everything and saying stuff was "confirmed". So many people making so much sh*t up.

 

People hyped this game up to an unrealistic feat. No game ever would meet V's expectations on this forum.

 

Of course R* tries to generate hype. That's their job. However, people here took it to the next level. You know it, and I know it.

 

That's where the problem lies.

 

EDIT: Holy rant Batman. I don't even know if what I said makes sense

 

That was the problem all those retarded fanboys analizing every single frame in the f*cking trailers, every single pixel in the screenshots only to come up with ''confirmed'' sh*t that turned out to be just fake-ass speculation.

[TJGM]

No need to double post or quote a post that long.

[Official General]

 

V is indeed better than IV in almost every way but Story.

 

Agreed, but even then, I prefer GTA V's story because it allows the game to have the excellent mission variety that it has, GTA IV may have had a better story, but there is no way that missions comparable to Minor Turbulence or Derailed could have fit into GTA IV's story.

 

For all those people who are saying that GTA V is rushed because of story:

 

 

What if I told you that there are games that exist that are lots of fun to play AND have great, interesting storylines at the same time ?

 

What if I told you GTA V was not included in one of those games ?

[Geralt of Rivia]

 

 

V is indeed better than IV in almost every way but Story.

 

Agreed, but even then, I prefer GTA V's story because it allows the game to have the excellent mission variety that it has, GTA IV may have had a better story, but there is no way that missions comparable to Minor Turbulence or Derailed could have fit into GTA IV's story.

 

For all those people who are saying that GTA V is rushed because of story:

 

What if I told you GTA V was not included in one of those games ?

What if I told you that it's down to opinion whether or not GTA V is included as one of those games?

[98 in 1]

What if I told you that people on this page keep stating the obvious?

[Geralt of Rivia]

What if I told you that this is getting ridiculous?

[98 in 1]

Then I'd say you are incorrect sir, because it already is.

[Luuk']

What if I told you that most haters here don't have good arguments for their opinions and will blindly defend their opinions, even if they are wrong and they won't listen to others?

[redx165]

What if I told you that most haters here don't have good arguments for their opinions and will blindly defend their opinions, even if they are wrong and they won't listen to others?

Same can be said about the fanboys too.

[TJGM]

What if I told you that most haters here don't have good arguments for their opinions and will blindly defend their opinions, even if they are wrong and they won't listen to others?

What's considered a 'hater'? Someone who talks about aspects of the game that they don't like and wants R* to improve on them doesn't mean you're a hater.

 

And please stop with the "what if I told you" stuff. lol

Edited March 3, 2014 by TJGM

[Official General]

 

 

 

V is indeed better than IV in almost every way but Story.

 

Agreed, but even then, I prefer GTA V's story because it allows the game to have the excellent mission variety that it has, GTA IV may have had a better story, but there is no way that missions comparable to Minor Turbulence or Derailed could have fit into GTA IV's story.

 

For all those people who are saying that GTA V is rushed because of story:

 

What if I told you GTA V was not included in one of those games ?

What if I told you that it's down to opinion whether or not GTA V is included as one of those games?

 

 

I would tell you that anyone who includes GTA V as one of those games is talking bullsh*t.

[Geralt of Rivia]

 

What if I told you that most haters here don't have good arguments for their opinions and will blindly defend their opinions, even if they are wrong and they won't listen to others?

What's considered a 'hater'? Someone who talks about aspects of the game that they don't like and wants R* to improve on them doesn't mean you're a hater.

 

And please stop with the "what if I told you" stuff. lol

 

What if I told you...

 

 

Official General: Because your opinion trumps all, right?

Edited March 3, 2014 by TheMasterfocker

[Luuk']

 

 

 

 

V is indeed better than IV in almost every way but Story.

 

Agreed, but even then, I prefer GTA V's story because it allows the game to have the excellent mission variety that it has, GTA IV may have had a better story, but there is no way that missions comparable to Minor Turbulence or Derailed could have fit into GTA IV's story.

 

For all those people who are saying that GTA V is rushed because of story:

 

What if I told you GTA V was not included in one of those games ?

What if I told you that it's down to opinion whether or not GTA V is included as one of those games?

 

 

I would tell you that anyone who includes GTA V as one of those games is talking bullsh*t.

 

 

And why is that bullsh*t then? No arguments for it? Weak.

 

Stop spitting on the opinions of other people, respect other people's opinions and try to discuss.

[Official General]

 

 

 

 

 

V is indeed better than IV in almost every way but Story.

 

Agreed, but even then, I prefer GTA V's story because it allows the game to have the excellent mission variety that it has, GTA IV may have had a better story, but there is no way that missions comparable to Minor Turbulence or Derailed could have fit into GTA IV's story.

 

For all those people who are saying that GTA V is rushed because of story:

 

What if I told you GTA V was not included in one of those games ?

What if I told you that it's down to opinion whether or not GTA V is included as one of those games?

 

 

I would tell you that anyone who includes GTA V as one of those games is talking bullsh*t.

 

 

And why is that bullsh*t then? No arguments for it? Weak.

 

Stop spitting on the opinions of other people, respect other people's opinions and try to discuss.

 

 

I can't be bothered to explain, just read my previous posts. I've done so many times already.

[Geralt of Rivia]

 

 

 

 

 

V is indeed better than IV in almost every way but Story.

 

Agreed, but even then, I prefer GTA V's story because it allows the game to have the excellent mission variety that it has, GTA IV may have had a better story, but there is no way that missions comparable to Minor Turbulence or Derailed could have fit into GTA IV's story.

 

For all those people who are saying that GTA V is rushed because of story:

 

What if I told you GTA V was not included in one of those games ?

What if I told you that it's down to opinion whether or not GTA V is included as one of those games?

 

 

I would tell you that anyone who includes GTA V as one of those games is talking bullsh*t.

 

 

And why is that bullsh*t then? No arguments for it? Weak.

 

Stop spitting on the opinions of other people, respect other people's opinions and try to discuss.

 

There are no arguments for it. Saying someone's opinion is wrong is bullsh*t on its own.

[THE GHETTO JEZUS]

TBH, GTA V was a disappointment for me. Just the whole game in general was just a let down and I hate how R* is just focusing on online and not sp.

[Geralt of Rivia]

I hate how R* is just focusing on online and not sp.

I'm not even gonna say anything. I've said it too many times.

[THE GHETTO JEZUS]

 

I hate how R* is just focusing on online and not sp.

I'm not even gonna say anything. I've said it too many times.

 

Well IDK what you've said since I'm not in the V section that often.

[Geralt of Rivia]

 

 

I hate how R* is just focusing on online and not sp.

I'm not even gonna say anything. I've said it too many times.

 

Well IDK what you've said since I'm not in the V section that often.

 

Alright, I'll say it then

 

If R* was 'just focusing on Online and not SP', they wouldn't be releasing SP DLC. They wouldn't be releasing DLC for both SP and Online.

 

Did R* focus on Online more than SP at a point? Absolutely. But that's because Online was, quite literally, broken. It was a hacker's paradise. And what of SP during that time? It was fine.

 

So we have a good 4-5 patches of Online only, until Online got fixed. Unfortunately for SP, all the Online fixes made SP a little buggier than before.

 

And so now here we are. SP fixes have come, and are continuing to come.

 

---------------------------

 

Now a little Economics lesson for everybody:

 

When they decided to focus on fixing Online, they did something called 'Opportunity Cost'. Opportunity Cost is sacrificing one thing for another due to limited resources. So, instead of focusing on SP (Which was fine at that time) and Online (Which was basically broken), they decided to switch primary focus to Online (Which basically just means they transferred some people from one team to the other. They didn't literally stop working on SP).

 

Now that Online is fixed, we should see a healthy dose of both.

[73duster]

Overall, GTAV is one of the best games of all time. However, it's the OFFLINE that shines most in this game. The Online has become a boring place to be, and even when you don't encounter hackers, there just isn't much going on because the majority of people only want to roam around the SAME area of the map, and in SPITE of all the things there are to do, few people want to do any of them.

I haven't been back online since the Valentine's day content, and I don't really see anything that is going to make online THAT great in the future either. Heists are expected to be a big deal, but in all honesty, I bet once the new DLC is out for a week or two, it will be back to the usual boring stuff that happens online.

I don't HATE the online, but I DO think that the best GTA experiences will always happen OFFLINE. The story mode is where this game is at it's best.

[BLOOD]

Its no GOTY and we can all see what game is.

 

Anyways GTA V isn't as bad as people say it is.

 

Is it a better game than IV? Yes it is.

 

I'm sick of seeing all these V haters just hating on the game cause its cool too. The funny thing is half the people who say IV is better than V is the ones that say IV was the worst GTA game ever. Did you forget why IV wasn't that great? Go back and play the game. I did that. I gotta to say V is indeed better than IV in almost every way but Story.

 

IV car controls are not realistic. Don't give me that bullsh*t. It felt like a boat. V's control is arcade styles and that isn't a problem. They use those controls cause the map is 5 times bigger than IV.

 

The combat is a huge step up compared to IV. Movement is clean, cover is improved, and aiming is just way better.

 

V environment is just better than IV. You can say you like Liberty City more than Los Santos and truth be told I do as well but there's no denying that having as much as what V has is better than a very detail city.

 

Los Santos - Very Detail ( Not at the level of Liberty City )

Blaine Country - Sandy Shore's another very detail placed.

- Paleto Bay may not be as detail as Sandy shores but it also is a great place. It's also the only place where a town is by a forest.

- Military Base

- Mountains are the only thing V didn't need a lot of. I understand they put them there to make the place feel real but when you go up there its just a waste of space.

Bravo buddy you just earned my respect (let those bad times be bygone)

[Geralt of Rivia]

The Online is definitely much better when you have friends to play with.

 

Look at the people over at Roosterteeth. They have great fun with Online because it's just them.

[Dick Justice]

The storyline was my least favourite of all Rockstar's HD titles that I played (never played Midnight Club or Ping Pong). Just as San Andreas was my least favourite storyline of the PS2 era games. I think it comes down to trying to do too many things at once.

 

However, I think V has the strongest core cast of characters in any GTA game to date. By this, I'm comparing Michael/Trevor/Franklin/Lamar as an entire group in comparison to (for example) Tommy/Lance/Ken/Avery or Niko/Roman/Brucie/Jacob. They just weren't utilised as well as they could have been.

 

Edit: The gameplay is great. The map is solid. I'm still finding new things as well. Just found the Crowbar last week.

Edited March 4, 2014 by man dragon

[BLOOD]

The Online is definitely much better when you have friends to play with.

 

Look at the people over at Roosterteeth. They have great fun with Online because it's just them.

Tbh GTAO is a new thing to a Legendary Franchise like GTA that is based around storyline,I played the HECK out of GTA 5 since release date and i am in my 4th Playthrough now,but i am taking time off to play GTAO.Tbh it one of it kind in the OW/Sandbox Genre,It not great and it not bad either,it an MMO representation of GTA and we saw that in the trailer even though we havent go Heists.I think people would love it,why? cus GTA isnt an annualised Franchise and it always 4-5 years in development cycles,so it would make up for it.Damn i find it addictive when you start playing it Lol but i would always like GTA for it immersed Singleplayer just like other100ml+ GTA fans around the World. Edited March 4, 2014 by Blood-Is-in-Diamond

[Algonquin Assassin]

 

 

 

 

 

V is indeed better than IV in almost every way but Story.

Agreed, but even then, I prefer GTA V's story because it allows the game to have the excellent mission variety that it has, GTA IV may have had a better story, but there is no way that missions comparable to Minor Turbulence or Derailed could have fit into GTA IV's story. For all those people who are saying that GTA V is rushed because of story:[image]

What if I told you, a game can be just as fun as GTA V and have a better story?

What if I told you that game is GTA IV? .

 

Then I'd say you're a lying fanboy That's not very nice. Edited March 4, 2014 by SonOfLiberty

[woggleman]

Other games have better stories but V's story is much better than people give it credit for. It was sort of disjointed but so was Pulp Fiction but that is considered a great movie. Obviously PF has better writing but a story doesn't have to be super linear in order to be good. I think if you really listen to the conversations in the cut scenes and the rides and have the characters hang out once in a while it has a much better story than a lot of people realize. I am not just some fanboy talking because I can admit the game has flaws but it is deeper than it seems at first.

[Geralt of Rivia]

 

 

 

 

 

V is indeed better than IV in almost every way but Story.

Agreed, but even then, I prefer GTA V's story because it allows the game to have the excellent mission variety that it has, GTA IV may have had a better story, but there is no way that missions comparable to Minor Turbulence or Derailed could have fit into GTA IV's story. For all those people who are saying that GTA V is rushed because of story:[image]

What if I told you, a game can be just as fun as GTA V and have a better story?

What if I told you that game is GTA IV? .

 

Then I'd say you're a lying fanboy That's not very nice.

 

Are you not part of the war anymore?