Times played through Story?

[Detective Phelps]

I've only played through the story once. I might play through it again, though.

[Smith John]

Completed the game 3 times so far, and recently just started up a 4th to go for 100% this time. It really just gets better and better with every playthrough when you see all of the things you missed the previous times, and you truely begin to see what R* have done with this great game. The alternative heist options with its completely different cutscenes, dialogue, and most importantly - gameplay, already gives you the feeling you're playing an entirely new game to some extent, and adds immensely to the replay value. But there are also many non-heist missions where the task will play out differently depending on which protag you approach the blip with - again, new cutscenes, dialogue and gameplay. It's great when you discover these little surprises for yourself, and again adds immensely to replay value.

 

Unfortunately, the cry-baby spoiled kids who threw the game out of their prams after one playthrough because "wherez da gang warz dawgg!!" etc will never even begin to appreciate this. Their loss.

[PowerKracker]

Just once, and not gonna play more unless it comes out on PC or something.

GTA V is probably the first GTA which gives me no desire to go through its story again. Seriously. IV may have lacked variety, but I found its story engaging at least.

[Wolfhuman]

 

Second time, don't trying to rush it. Taking it slowly.

 

Just the once bro . Since I first finished it back in November last year, I've not bothered to play it again. I just don't think the story was that good enough to motivate me to wanna play it again like previous GTAs. I also just can't bear to go through all that boring FIB crap again.

 

Your loss, the game has much more to offer than you think. More than Gta San andreas, You get unique dialogue and other fun things. So many details.

 

 

Believe me, I wish I could have enjoyed this game as much as you and others who love it, but I just can't. It simply did not live up to my expectations or satisfy me for most part. I did a bit of free roaming after finishing V's story, and once in a blue moon I still do - I did some free roam for the first time recently in months.

 

The story in V is definitely not something that I wanna play again, so trust me there is no loss there. If they add more decent SP DLC to greatly improve my experience, then I may play the story again. As it stands now, i just don't feel like it.

 

San Andreas is not my favorite GTA, but I still personally think that SA has more to offer than V does - that's how I felt when I compare my experiences with both games. And guess what ? I only completed SA's story just once too, but only because it took me so long to complete it (I got stuck on one part), and by the time I did, I was beginning to take an interest in the PS3 and next-gen gaming. But I continued to do a great deal of free roaming in SA long after finishing the story, because there was so much to do outside of the story.

 

 

Some like the story, other don't. If you would like it and explore it, you will see that it is more complexer than gta san andreas.

Yes. there was indeed much to do. But with Gta V it is even bigger. I can't play gta san andreas because it feels empty compared to gta v. And i do not mean empty, i mean really empty.

 

Gta V feels much more alive and has much more to offer, i can't understand why people say that gta san andreas has more to offer. It was a great game for it's time, but time changed.

 

 

Completed the game 3 times so far, and recently just started up a 4th to go for 100% this time. It really just gets better and better with every playthrough when you see all of the things you missed the previous times, and you truely begin to see what R* have done with this great game. The alternative heist options with its completely different cutscenes, dialogue, and most importantly - gameplay, already gives you the feeling you're playing an entirely new game to some extent, and adds immensely to the replay value. But there are also many non-heist missions where the task will play out differently depending on which protag you approach the blip with - again, new cutscenes, dialogue and gameplay. It's great when you discover these little surprises for yourself, and again adds immensely to replay value.

 

Unfortunately, the cry-baby spoiled kids who threw the game out of their prams after one playthrough because "wherez da gang warz dawgg!!" etc will never even begin to appreciate this. Their loss.

 

Oh yes. I enjoy to hear npc's, talk. When you do the towing truck missions with Franklin, Tonya will call someone. And then listen to what she says. And then she will say like: "don't you have something better to do'' lol. I also fail some missions to hear what the reaction of some npc's will be. Exploring unique interiors, doing certain things to see what will happen. It's entertaining. And it makes you see that the game is more complexer than it seems to be. Unfortunately, some just play like it's a speed run lol.

Edited May 16, 2014 by Wolfhuman

[kvic]

I have been trying to play it again but I really find it hard to have the concentration to do some of the things again.

Edited May 16, 2014 by kvic

[Doland J. Trump]

Twice. Liked it more second time around, there were definitely too many FIB/Agency missions. So much wasted potential for more heists.

[Official General]

there were definitely too many FIB/Agency missions. So much wasted potential for more heists.

This

 

A major problem I have with the story. I just cannot stomach anymore of it.

 

@ Wolfhuman

 

Nah, V's world feels more empty to me bro, SA's world just felt more immersive and lively. V's Los Santos was lacking in interiors and it loses a lot of marks already in this area as far I'm concerned . And SA just has much bigger and better range of activities and much more action in the streets than in V. For me SA wins in that area over V hands down.

Edited May 16, 2014 by Official General

[King Kapone]

I'm on my fourth playthrough and it will likely be my last until the DLC arrives.

 

Normally I would say four playthroughs account for how awesome the game is but I spent much of this last playthrough purposely looking for story inconsistencies and such.

 

For example, I still can't find a good reason for why Trevor would move all the way to Blaine county, perhaps to be near Brad in prison, and in ten years never attempt to break in or visit. I mean was a sh*tty meth lab really Trevors only aspiration in life? Because before he makes the discovery while watching that fateful news report, he seemed pretty content doing much of nothing with his life.

[HoleInTheSky]

I'm nearing the end of my second playthrough, for the alternate heist approaches I didn't take the first time around.

[Wolfhuman]

 

there were definitely too many FIB/Agency missions. So much wasted potential for more heists.

This

 

A major problem I have with the story. I just cannot stomach anymore of it.

 

@ Wolfhuman

 

Nah, V's world feels more empty to me bro, SA's world just felt more immersive and lively. V's Los Santos was lacking in interiors and it loses a lot of marks already in this area as far I'm concerned . And SA just has much bigger and better range of activities and much more action in the streets than in V. For me SA wins in that area over V hands down.

 

 

Oh c'mon man. How is that possible. There are more lights, pedestrians, stores, cars, more color and etc. Just go to Venice beach in San andreas, nothingness. More action? Do you mean the gang thing? Pedestrians in gta V are much more alive, they are doing certain things and etc.

 

Just look.

Edited May 16, 2014 by Wolfhuman

[wiizardii]

Twice only, I am not such a huge guy on re playing video games.

[Tikhung]

~8 times.

[Official General]

 

 

there were definitely too many FIB/Agency missions. So much wasted potential for more heists.

 

This

 

A major problem I have with the story. I just cannot stomach anymore of it.

 

@ Wolfhuman

 

Nah, V's world feels more empty to me bro, SA's world just felt more immersive and lively. V's Los Santos was lacking in interiors and it loses a lot of marks already in this area as far I'm concerned . And SA just has much bigger and better range of activities and much more action in the streets than in V. For me SA wins in that area over V hands down.

 

Oh c'mon man. How is that possible. There are more lights, pedestrians, stores, cars, more color and etc. Just go to Venice beach in San andreas, nothingness. More action? Do you mean the gang thing? Pedestrians in gta V are much more alive, they are doing certain things and etc.

 

Just look.

You got me bro, I did mean the gang thing lol

 

Look, I too like the attention to detail regarding the tidbits and everyday humdrum of peds in the streets in V, but for me, the vibrancy of a GTA world is incomplete without some decent, random gang or mob violence in the streets of the city environment - not player all GTAs in the III era had this and that's one of things I loved about the series. Even IV, which I like better than V is guilty of lacking this. Random shootouts between gangs in the streets is needed feature in GTA and I thought V would fix all this, hence why I don't get that feel and I'm disappointed. I need the dangerous areas to feel dangerous to get that lively feel.

 

V did succeed to some extent though - the hood feels very intimating for the player as an individual when gang members threaten you and wave their guns at you. That was done very realistically well and they got the look and visual feel of hood done very well too .

Edited May 16, 2014 by Official General

[RiaJay21]

Um, 16? 17? I don't know exactly why I kept restarting story mode. Then, after a while, I started actively trying for 100% - various missing missions and bugs kind of prevented this, so I guess I was hopping from account to account trying to get there.

 

Oh, and then the infinite loading screen glitch happened, so I kept restarting to play missions again.

Edited May 17, 2014 by RiaJay21

[Wolfhuman]

 

 

 

 

there were definitely too many FIB/Agency missions. So much wasted potential for more heists.

This

A major problem I have with the story. I just cannot stomach anymore of it.

@ Wolfhuman

Nah, V's world feels more empty to me bro, SA's world just felt more immersive and lively. V's Los Santos was lacking in interiors and it loses a lot of marks already in this area as far I'm concerned . And SA just has much bigger and better range of activities and much more action in the streets than in V. For me SA wins in that area over V hands down.

Oh c'mon man. How is that possible. There are more lights, pedestrians, stores, cars, more color and etc. Just go to Venice beach in San andreas, nothingness. More action? Do you mean the gang thing? Pedestrians in gta V are much more alive, they are doing certain things and etc.

Just look.

You got me bro, I did mean the gang thing lol

Look, I too like the attention to detail regarding the tidbits and everyday humdrum of peds in the streets in V, but for me, the vibrancy of a GTA world is incomplete without some decent, random gang or mob violence in the streets of the city environment - not player all GTAs in the III era had this and that's one of things I loved about the series. Even IV, which I like better than V is guilty of lacking this. Random shootouts between gangs in the streets is needed feature in GTA and I thought V would fix all this, hence why I don't get that feel and I'm disappointed. I need the dangerous areas to feel dangerous to get that lively feel.

V did succeed to some extent though - the hood feels very intimating for the player as an individual when gang members threaten you and wave their guns at you. That was done very realistically well and they got the look and visual feel of hood done very well too .

 

 

I agree with the dangerous thing. It would have been more exciting. When you walk in the dark, you can get robbed for example. Before you walk in a certain place you should ask yourself if you want to do it. That will give the city a different feeling. It was funny in gta san andreas. When you walk near ballas, they will run at you and try to intimidate you lol. It's sad that you let the gang thing ruin your whole experience. They are only shooting at each other and killing each other and that's it.

 

The game as so much to offer and you apparently seem to ignore it just because the gang thing isn't in. C'mon man, i probably enjoyed Gta San andreas as much as you but you don't need to be down just because of the gang thing.

Edited May 16, 2014 by Wolfhuman

[awright3331]

10 times.....Fixing to be at 100 percent on my first file though, didnt want to rush to 100 percent so just kind of winging it

[Official General]

 

 

 

 

there were definitely too many FIB/Agency missions. So much wasted potential for more heists.

This

 

A major problem I have with the story. I just cannot stomach anymore of it.

 

@ Wolfhuman

 

Nah, V's world feels more empty to me bro, SA's world just felt more immersive and lively. V's Los Santos was lacking in interiors and it loses a lot of marks already in this area as far I'm concerned . And SA just has much bigger and better range of activities and much more action in the streets than in V. For me SA wins in that area over V hands down.

Oh c'mon man. How is that possible. There are more lights, pedestrians, stores, cars, more color and etc. Just go to Venice beach in San andreas, nothingness. More action? Do you mean the gang thing? Pedestrians in gta V are much more alive, they are doing certain things and etc.

 

Just look.

You got me bro, I did mean the gang thing lol

Look, I too like the attention to detail regarding the tidbits and everyday humdrum of peds in the streets in V, but for me, the vibrancy of a GTA world is incomplete without some decent, random gang or mob violence in the streets of the city environment - not player all GTAs in the III era had this and that's one of things I loved about the series. Even IV, which I like better than V is guilty of lacking this. Random shootouts between gangs in the streets is needed feature in GTA and I thought V would fix all this, hence why I don't get that feel and I'm disappointed. I need the dangerous areas to feel dangerous to get that lively feel.

V did succeed to some extent though - the hood feels very intimating for the player as an individual when gang members threaten you and wave their guns at you. That was done very realistically well and they got the look and visual feel of hood done very well too .

I agree with the dangerous thing. It would have been more exciting. When you walk in the dark, you can get robbed for example. Before you walk in a certain place you should ask yourself if you want to do it. That will give the city a different feeling. It was funny in gta san andreas. When you walk near ballas, they will run at you and try to intimidate you lol. It's sad that you let the gang thing ruin your whole experience. They are only shooting at each other and killing each other and that's it.

 

The game as so much to offer and you apparently seem to ignore it just because the gang thing isn't in. C'mon man, i probably enjoyed Gta San andreas as much as you but you don't need to be down just because of the gang thing.

@ Wolfhuman

 

Some features just mean a lot more to some people than others. The main thing I look forward to in GTA is anything in the game relating to gangs and organized crime, it's why I even became a fan of the series in the first place. But I promise you bro, I am a bit disappointed with V for various reasons, it's not just centered around the game's lack of gang action in the story or or lack of gang-related features/content. I've stated them before many times, but I'll be brief. My other reasons include :

 

* A short SP story campaign at just 69 missions. I don't see how a GTA game with 3 protagonists and a huge map can have this much missions, when IV whose's map is smaller with just one protagonist, had over 90 missions.

 

* Not enough side missions to do with crime. Too much focus on leisure activities. I dare say yoga ? Sorry I had to. This was seriously lacking and that really pissed me off.

 

* Story was kinda uninteresting and boring for me - it was centered around way too much federal agent and government stuff. Not enough involvement of crime groups and organized crime, which I find way more exciting and interesting, and typically GTA.

 

* For the city's size there was quite a low number of interiors. No fast food outlets, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, hospitals, etc. It's a shame because because LS looks really amazing.

 

* Business asset management was poorly implemented. Can't enter your own business premises. Took way too long to collect regular profits from businesses, made the whole thing feel like such a long-winded bore.

 

* Heists were overhyped and nothing special for most part. Jewellery store heist was great, last heist was ok. The rest were not so great. The planning of heists was mediocre too, it was way too simple and bland.

 

* The protagonists and antagonists were nothing special and not very memorable. Lacked development, depth and substance. Probably due to short length of SP.

 

* Not enough things to see or do outside of LS in the countryside and wilderness - there could have been a ton of interesting and thrilling stuff, but most of what we got once again, were leisure activities.

 

As you can see for me, there was more to my disappointment with V than what you think. I still like many things about V, but there were too many important flaws with it for me to say it was great. I just don't don't think it is the great game it could and should have been.

Edited May 17, 2014 by Official General

[Geralt of Rivia]

Twice. Which is the usual amount of times I complete a game. Now it's all RPing or not playing at all.

[King Kapone]

On the subject of map size as discussed by Official General, I would have favored a map 1/3rd the size with complete interactivity. All buildings enterable, destructive physics, etc.

 

I'm sure we'll get there by GTA 8 Return to Liberty City.

[Geralt of Rivia]

Yeah, there's no way we'd get that on 360 and PS3, even with 1/3rd the map size.

[Liberty3]

Once. Online>

[NexusLordNova]

Once, might go through it again when i get my new 360 next month (damn brother broke my last one -_-)

[BreakdownFace]

Seems like most of you did it twice. Not bad for 9 months.

[Woll Smoth]

Only once, and I don't plan on playing through again anytime soon.

Edited May 17, 2014 by Woll Smoth

[BENNY BLANCO]

1x, on my 2nd play through. I can assure you this will be my last go.

[da_illest101]

Twice, like gta 3, vc and SA. I also got 100% a few days ago, don't know if I'm going to platinum the game or not

[Shenmue18]

Just once and I'll certainly never play it again. I felt GTA V's story was really bad, I've only been playing the Online since I beat the story. Coming off GTA IV's amazing story, this one just felt like a major step down.

[soundless248]

Ohhhh i'd say about 10 times. I really like the game up until i get to Trevor then i will start over. I just really like having no money in the beginning and having to work for it ie. robbing trucks and knocking over liquor stores

[-KM-]

4 times. In nearly every GTA game I have a habit of filling up all my save game slots with completed stories. This game is just really easy to finish in little time whereas GTA 4 would always take me at least a week even when rushing through it.

Edited May 18, 2014 by drunkenMUNKEY78

[ten-a-penny]

4 times. In nearly every GTA game I have a habit of filling up all my save game slots with completed stories. This game is just really easy to finish in little time whereas GTA 4 would always take me at least a week even when rushing through it.

A weak? I've found myself in the second island in like....one day.

 

OT: I finished the game only once. i replayed through the story and....Compared to GTA SA and/or IV? Damn these two games are nothing compared to V. This is coming from an "ex GTA SA fanboy"

 

Whenever I return to SA on my rubbish laptop, always lag, always a fight with the police on the smallest thing (and you said that V's cops are over aggressive. Play SA in 4/5-stars then talk later) HAVE to mod the game to please me. I'm not even pleased. I'm trying to get the ADA-01 Adler from another game as a mod for the Hydra. Aaand its not here.

 

As for IV, I can't judge because PS3 compared to the PC is garbage and I have to FORMAT my PS3 to play either V or IV. But IV is boring after completion.