V is the best in the series (My Review)

[Zee]

That's fair enough. It helps when people explain what exactly they like and don't like about the game. Cuts back on the one-dimensional "V sucks/V is the best GTA ever made!" arguments.

[woggleman]

That's fair enough. It helps when people explain what exactly they like and don't like about the game. Cuts back on the one-dimensional "V sucks/V is the best GTA ever made!" arguments.

I agree. Also while Vice City and IV have better stories I do think V has a better story than people give it credit for and I do stand by that. There are also things I don't like about the game like lack of vehicle storage and it certainly needs more criminal side missions.

[BLOOD]

Vice City (2002)-The Scarface of GTA (never played it but i know many people who loves this game)

 

GTA 5 (2013)-The Heat/Ocean Eleven of GTA and the OWG Genre,imo i love the story and noone can deny the Prologue mission wasnt great.

[Trevorphilipjfry]

What I really felt the game needed, was a few filler missions, just to pad it out a bit, for example, there could be a few simple, cutscene, go here, mill people. I would hVeoved this with Franklin, at the beginning of the game and the HOOD setting. And with Trevor dealing with TPE management

[Smith John]

V currently ranks as my favourite GTA to date also. I've made no secret that I firmly believe Rockstar simply get better and better with their flagship title, and I guess I'm grateful that my sentiments are shared with the majority. Of course, everyone is entitled to their opinions (why does this feel like a mandatory statement now?...), but sometimes I can't help but feel some guys are so hung up on nostalgia or certain highly held elements of previous GTAs, that they refuse to let go and make any attempt whatsoever to appreciate what the Houser's & co are attempting to accomplish with their art.

 

Yes, the low amount of interiors pissed me off. Yes, the SP campaign taking a cut in length in comparison to the other games initially rustled my feathers a little, but there is just so much else on offer that makes me quickly forget these shortcomings. The mission options for example; deciding to tackle different approaches to heists on new playthroughs made me feel like I was playing an entirely new game to some extent. New cutscenes/dialogue/gameplay/etc certainly contributes a great deal to the replay value of a game, and I can't help but feel some of the complainers are so bitter about the exclusion of the aforementioned highly held features, that they are incapable of acknowledging, nor appreciating any of this.

[Zee]

Vice City (2002)-The Scarface of GTA (never played it but i know many people who loves this game)

GTA 5 (2013)-The Heat/Ocean Eleven of GTA and the OWG Genre,imo i love the story and noone can deny the Prologue mission wasnt great.

Holy sh*t, you've never played Vice City?? Damn.

[Eutyphro]

 

No he can't. On a forum dedicated to GTA you can't love the latest one in the series without getting a lot of criticism thrown at you.

 

If anything, you can't make a post criticizing any aspect of V without fanboys saying dumb things like this.

 

 

You can't do either. Idiots everywhere.

[peluche503]

As much as I've shown my praise for V.

 

I hell to the no don't think it is the best in the series. IMO San Andreas is still my favorite, one it has best set of tragic and developed characters and the group of best antagonists in the series. Not only that but to me it has the best storyline in the series, after SA the storylines have loosen a little bit of the GTA touch IMO.

 

The missions in SA were a tiny bit above V's, but V was indeed a great and it ranks as my second favorite GTA game.

 

My expectations of the game haven't died out yet it still hasn't been finished until then I will decide if it goes down or up.

Edited April 9, 2014 by peluche503

[BLOOD]

 

Vice City (2002)-The Scarface of GTA (never played it but i know many people who loves this game)

GTA 5 (2013)-The Heat/Ocean Eleven of GTA and the OWG Genre,imo i love the story and noone can deny the Prologue mission wasnt great.

Holy sh*t, you've never played Vice City?? Damn.I would love to but for a 12 yrs old Installment (2002-2014) i dont think i will get into it like how everyone did when it was first released in 2002...but i might try get the 10th Anniversary Editions of III,VC and SA soon when i get a new tablet,but like i said before seeing that these 3 Legendary Games are Over a Decade old (13,12 and 10) i would never get into them.

 

Side Note:Oh yeah i forgot to say,before GTA5 was released in September 2013 i got SA during the Summer and Damn that game was Superb and the Father of the Gang-themed Storylines in Openworld i.e.Saints Row and Gangster etc (although i didnt finish the storyline).

Edited April 9, 2014 by Blood-Is-in-Diamond

[The Odyssey]

Improving things like graphics, animation and whatever is absolutely pointless when you break core gameplay mechanics like driving.

That's laughable.

 

I'd rather play a stunning open world game with arcadey driving mechanics than a linear 8-bit driving game with realistic driving mechanics.

Edited April 9, 2014 by The Odyssey

[.Emmi]

 

Improving things like graphics, animation and whatever is absolutely pointless when you break core gameplay mechanics like driving.

That's laughable.

 

I'd rather play a stunning open world game with arcadey driving mechanics than a linear 8-bit driving game with realistic driving mechanics.

 

Typical new-school gamer, here we go.

 

Sadly this forum seems to be full of kids, praising GTAV to the end. First play all the other GTA games, then you can say which GTA is best, I hate that, I really hate it when kids say GTAV is best, woooohhhoooohoooo.

[The Odyssey]

 

 

Improving things like graphics, animation and whatever is absolutely pointless when you break core gameplay mechanics like driving.

That's laughable.

 

I'd rather play a stunning open world game with arcadey driving mechanics than a linear 8-bit driving game with realistic driving mechanics.

 

Typical new-school gamer, here we go.

 

Sadly this forum seems to be full of kids, praising GTAV to the end. First play all the other GTA games, then you can say which GTA is best, I hate that, I really hate it when kids say GTAV is best, woooohhhoooohoooo.

 

New school gamer? A kid? Aren't you like 13 yourself?

 

Also, I've played every 3 and HD era GTA besides LCS and VCS and I think GTA V is the best GTA. Don't make assumptions, it makes you look like a dick.

Edited April 9, 2014 by The Odyssey

[Xerukal]

So the driving mechanics are different. This makes them broken? How? They work as intended, perfectly fine. Just because they're not to your liking doesn't mean they're broken from a technological standpoint.

[Conwin]

It's really funny watching people whine about the driving mechanics. I remember when IV came out everyone was whining because they were to 'floaty' and the cars weren't fun to drive. Now, they've gone with a more arcady style, to cater to all the whining. Guess what they get, a new set of whiners. Rockstar will never win, what ever they do to the mechanics of the game there will always be people on both sides complaining about one thing or the other. All this apparent hate for V will blow over as soon as VI is released, just like what happened with IV.

 

The story took a similar hit in V because another group of whiners complained that IV was too grim, realistic and all the fun was sapped out because of the depressing grey characters. For me, IV had the best story of the lot. Rockstar went in a more serious direction which worked well, but it did damage some of the core sandbox elements. With V they decided to build the story around the gameplay developments. It's an overly excessive satire on upper class America for the most part, and focussing on three different characters allowed for some great mission variety. If we ignore the convoluted storyline and look at the actual mission design they were much better than previous games. Yes they were easier, but the challenge now comes from trying to gold medal each mission not the missions themselves. I always thought Rockstars negation of checkpoints (even in GTA IV) was more frustrating than challenging. The mission might not be very hard, but it could be long. If you die because some pedestrian comes out of nowhere and plows into your car right at the end of the mission be prepared for another 20 minutes of fighting that you just did. GTA V's missions were paced well, they were action packed, there was less follow this guy or drive to this place to collect this person. They felt more like actual missions.(If we ignore the god awful dock simulator mission) If the heists weren't as underwhelming as they were the story might have rivalled IV for me. Honestly though, the story has never been the main focus for me in GTA games. I've played pretty much all of them, aside from the Episodes from Liberty City and I've always loved pissing about in the open world on my own terms more than following the story, and this is what I think GTA V caters too the most. I see Vice City getting a great deal of praise for its story, but it essentially just recycled popular 80's crime fiction from film and TV. I mean it worked, but it's always much easier when the setting is heavily themed, you can always count on nostalgia for added popularity..

Edited April 9, 2014 by Conwin

[Gnocchi Flip Flops]

 

Improving things like graphics, animation and whatever is absolutely pointless when you break core gameplay mechanics like driving.

 

That's laughable.

 

I'd rather play a stunning open world game with arcadey driving mechanics than a linear 8-bit driving game with realistic driving mechanics.

 

I'd rather not. I'd rather play a game with a detailed world with balanced and detailed physics. As a car enthusiast, physics like V's just bore me to death and make me want to drop the game after I'm done exploring the beautiful sights within V. Edited April 9, 2014 by StingrayX

[FranklinDeRoosevelt]

The driving mechanics are not broken in any way, it's just wasn't done the way some people wanted, including myself. People need to distinguish the difference between facts and opinions.

[Jimmy_Leppard]

I agree with almost everything the OP said.

 

However, even though there aren't many lacks to the game, those that exist, when you sum them up, are huge. Little things sum up and add to the bigger picture, that's how it is. Also, even though I agree with most of the things you said, GTA V still drops to its knees in front of GTA SA in my book.

[Tikhung]

Here's my very quick review...

 

Gameplay: Better than GTA IV but worse than 3D Universe GTAs.

+ With those fancy "special abillities", it is BY FAR the most unrealistic GTA.

+ It is fun, but too easy.

 

World: The world is big but it FEELS small. Since the vehicles are much faster.

+ Too many mountains.

 

Graphics: 10/10 would bang Dan Houser lel #SWAG #YOLO. No seriously, the graphics is phenomenal.

 

Story: The story could be really good.

+ But R* f*cked up the ending

 

Soundtrack: The theme song is great!

+Radio sucks hard!

 

Overall: Too easy and "arcady" for a GTA game, but the gameplay is great. Although i still miss the euphoria from GTA IV

 

 

tl;dr: GTA V suck dan hooser iz gay #SWAG #YOLO

Edited April 9, 2014 by tikhung01

[Official General]

It's really funny watching people whine about the driving mechanics. I remember when IV came out everyone was whining because they were to 'floaty' and the cars weren't fun to drive. Now, they've gone with a more arcady style, to cater to all the whining. Guess what they get, a new set of whiners. Rockstar will never win, what ever they do to the mechanics of the game there will always be people on both sides complaining about one thing or the other. All this apparent hate for V will blow over as soon as VI is released, just like what happened with IV.

 

I can understand why people like you think this regarding the driving in GTA IV and V. It does appear that way on the face of things, but you still cannot just casually assume or generalize like that. Did you not stop to think that :

 

* The same people that whined about GTA IV's driving feeling too realistic are probably not the same people who whined about GTA V's driving feeling too arcadey ?

 

* The fact that many people disliked IV's realistic driving at first (it was very new at the time, the first ever for the series), took time to get used to it, and eventually grew to really like it ?

 

You just don't know what the real picture is, so you can't go around bunching people into groups with labels and point the finger at them.

Edited April 9, 2014 by Official General

[Gnocchi Flip Flops]

It's really funny watching people whine about the driving mechanics. I remember when IV came out everyone was whining because they were to 'floaty' and the cars weren't fun to drive. Now, they've gone with a more arcady style, to cater to all the whining. Guess what they get, a new set of whiners. Rockstar will never win, what ever they do to the mechanics of the game there will always be people on both sides complaining about one thing or the other. All this apparent hate for V will blow over as soon as VI is released, just like what happened with IV.

I'm going to suggest that you stop placing everyone into that one group of complainers towards IV's driving mechanics. Not everyone hated IV's mechanics, but you sure are implying that everyone did. I personally loved IV'S driving mechanics and still do. It grew on me days after trying out IV and even though it has it's flaws, its very much enjoyable and hasn't aged that badly at all.

 

The group of people that are "whining" (constructive criticizers are oddly included) now are not entirely the same people that were whining then, right after IV's release. My mind simply cannot grasp the fact that people assume the opposite is true. It simply isn't.

Edited April 9, 2014 by StingrayX

[Detective Phelps]

Story: The story could be really good.

+ But R* f*cked up the ending

The story went downhill when Trevor arrived at LS with Wade.

R* should have handled Trevor's story a bit differently.

 

Endings A and C are good (to a certain extent), but ending B is just terrible.

Edited April 9, 2014 by Los Santos Police Department

[El Zodape]

V is the best, imo (buuut it could have been a lot better). III is still my favourite, though. VC is overrated *flamesuit on*

 

V's driving is fine for a map like San Andreas. IV's driving is fine for a map like Liberty City.

 

 

 

Story: The story could be really good.

+ But R* f*cked up the ending

The story went downhill when Trevor arrived at LS with Wade.

R* should have handled Trevor's story a bit differently.

 

Endings A and C are good (to a certain extent), but ending B is just terrible.

 

 

Trevor was all crazy badass in Blaine County, then he met Michael and went full cry baby 24/7. Quite annoying.

 

And I think A and B are good endings, but C is quite disappointing. Then again, the antagonists were disappointing too.

Edited April 9, 2014 by Zodape

[TheDust]

Should've figured from the start that this was just going to start a war, but hey I'm cool with you guys sharing opinions I'm enjoying watching this.

[CantThinkOfOne2013]

Typical new-school gamer, here we go.

 

Sadly this forum seems to be full of kids, praising GTAV to the end. First play all the other GTA games, then you can say which GTA is best, I hate that, I really hate it when kids say GTAV is best, woooohhhoooohoooo.

 

This has to be one of the, if not the most hypocritical thing I have ever seen.

Saying that people who praise GTA V are kids who haven't played the other games, stupid, GTA V went back to the series roots so your statement makes no sense, especially considering your favourite GTA is IV, which was a departure from the series roots.

Edited April 10, 2014 by CantThinkOfOne2013

[BLOOD]

 

 

Typical new-school gamer, here we go.

 

 

Sadly this forum seems to be full of kids, praising GTAV to the end. First play all the other GTA games, then you can say which GTA is best, I hate that, I really hate it when kids say GTAV is best, woooohhhoooohoooo.

This has to be one of the, if not the most hypocritical thing I have ever seen.

Saying that people who praise GTA V are kids who haven't played the other games, stupid, GTA V went back to the series roots so your statement makes no sense, especially considering your favourite GTA is IV, which was a departure from the series roots.

Damn bro you read my mind lol i was going to reply back to that comment but i was just waking up at the time...Nice One

[.Ryan.]

 

Typical new-school gamer, here we go.

 

 

 

Sadly this forum seems to be full of kids, praising GTAV to the end. First play all the other GTA games, then you can say which GTA is best, I hate that, I really hate it when kids say GTAV is best, woooohhhoooohoooo.

This has to be one of the, if not the most hypocritical thing I have ever seen.

Saying that people who praise GTA V are kids who haven't played the other games, stupid, GTA V went back to the series roots so your statement makes no sense, especially considering your favourite GTA is IV, which was a departure from the series roots.

 

I agree. Yoga, not enough criminal related side missions and an overly scripted gaming world defines the roots of the series.

[Eutyphro]

It is bullsh*t to assume that people who think V is the best in the series haven't played the other games though. V is a good enough game to be someones favorite. And saying something is the best in the series without having played the other games would be a nonsensical and self contradictory statement.

Edited April 10, 2014 by gtaxpert

[B Dawg]

It's really funny watching people whine about the driving mechanics. I remember when IV came out everyone was whining because they were to 'floaty' and the cars weren't fun to drive. Now, they've gone with a more arcady style, to cater to all the whining.

And there's the problem. They didn't try to find a balance.

[CantThinkOfOne2013]

 

 

Typical new-school gamer, here we go.

 

 

 

Sadly this forum seems to be full of kids, praising GTAV to the end. First play all the other GTA games, then you can say which GTA is best, I hate that, I really hate it when kids say GTAV is best, woooohhhoooohoooo.

This has to be one of the, if not the most hypocritical thing I have ever seen.

Saying that people who praise GTA V are kids who haven't played the other games, stupid, GTA V went back to the series roots so your statement makes no sense, especially considering your favourite GTA is IV, which was a departure from the series roots.

 

I agree. Yoga, not enough criminal related side missions and an overly scripted gaming world defines the roots of the series.

 

Your acting just like Official General with the yoga thing, you can't go on about yoga and ignore GTA IV's focus on dating, as for criminal side missions, GTA V had store hold ups, armoured van robberies, manipulating the stock market, rampages, and assassinations, GTA IV had car theft, drug runs and assassinations, so I don't know where this 'not enough criminal side missions' come from unless you include TLaD and TBoGT in your argument, which is not fair as your comparing 3 games to 1. And an overly scripted world, I don't know what your talking about there.

 

Anyway, variety and diversity in the open world is the series roots, even GTA 1 had vehicle variety, GTA IV took away the variety and diveristy in favour of storytelling.

Edited April 10, 2014 by CantThinkOfOne2013

[AtomicPunk]

My opinion on the matter:

 

But R* didn't bring anything new or innovative to the table for the 2nd time(GTA IV). R* left out the fun. Going from III to Vice City, there were improvments and new things. Going from VC to San An, same thing. Going from San An to IV? R* completely ruined GTA innovation-wise. GTA IV to V? Even less, BUT LESS IS MOAR!!!!!

 

I really hope R* gets their sh*t together for next-gen GTA 6 but that could be many years from now and by then I I'm sure there will be two other contenders for open-world crime games that will rival GTA, possibly make GTA a thing of the past. I think R* has veered off course and forgot why they made GTA games. V is unacceptable to me and the worst in the series. The only thing that V did right was graphics and killing little Johnny Klibbitz.

 

The driving? sucks

The soundtrack? Sucks bad

The story? Stupid

The protags? Forgettable

Vehicle damage? Laughable

Lack of weapons? Questionable

Cops? Ruin all fun

 

GTA V was a money grab and nothing more. There's no passion in it and it is painfully obvious.

 

Therefor, I give it a 7.6.

 

I've been a hardcore GTA fan since GTA 1 and have anticipated every new GTA game since. What a bummer V is. It's pretty bad when the immitators(Saints Row) are better than GTA V and I'm not even a fan of SR.

Edited April 10, 2014 by AtomicPunk