Which plot is better? GTA V or IV?

[ArmenianAssasin77]

GTA V had a pretty okay plot it wasn't terrible nor great ,but I enjoyed it mainly because the missions were so much fun and they actually had a bit of variety to them.

GTA IV has a good plot but the missions just make it hard for me to enjoy it, the missions were so tedious and boring apart from a few( 3 leaf clover, museum piece etc).

Nevertheless both games are masterpieces.

[Ifxfdh]

5 hours ago, MrBreak16 said:

I love how you replied to him 8 years later 

I originally was gonna respond in december but i waited 

[Eugene H. Krabs]

On 4/29/2022 at 2:43 PM, Badman_ said:

I'd say in a way GTA V is more "mature" than GTA IV. Because V understands its owns limitations in a storytelling perspective and it embraces it instead of trying to fight against it like IV did. 

 

IV reminds of the "dumb popcorn movie who tries to take itself seriously" trope while V goes on the opposite direction (which is way more effective IMO).

Yes, Michael taking drugs and hallucinating that a bunch of aliens have kidnapped him is definitely more mature than Niko vividly describing dead children he saw during one of the most destructive wars.

[Journey_95]

GTA V is great but GTA IV has one of the best stories in gaming history. It was too dark and mature for the average GTA fan so Rockstar went back to the over the top style of the 3D era which is fine I guess. But overall GTA IV's characters have just much more depth and feel real and the plot plays out like a gritty gangster movie & shows that there are consequences to the criminal lifestyle.

 

The other GTA games are basically power fantasies where everything works out magically, there is no real tension and the characters don't really pay for the evil sh*t they do. They also lack flaws and are too quirky. Like compare Woozie with Packie, both memorable characters who help the protagonist but there is just much more to Packie.

 

Edited May 13 by Journey_95

[Journey_95]

On 4/30/2022 at 5:56 PM, AkshayKumar said:

damn, people really hate GTA V lol. IV has the better story but V isn't that bad. I think it's story is second best in the series... 

 

GTA V's story is a clear step down from GTA IV but its weird how people act like the 3D Era games like SA had better stories & characters than GTA V.  GTA V's tone is very similiar to them and its not like CJ has somehow depth (if anything Michael and Trevor are more fleshed out)

[Shvab]

it would be cool to see plot iv in v

[adamcolet7]

gta 4

[universetwisters]

IV, though I do feel like further down the line, V’s plot will be looked at like more of an action trilogy like the fast and furious or mission impossible ones. Idk just something high energy and incomparable to stuff like IV and SA

[The Artist]

1 hour ago, universetwisters said:

IV, though I do feel like further down the line, V’s plot will be looked at like more of an action trilogy like the fast and furious or mission impossible ones. Idk just something high energy and incomparable to stuff like IV and SA

SA was pretty action packed tho

[universetwisters]

21 minutes ago, The Artist said:

SA was pretty action packed tho

Yea but you’d be surprised how many people wouldn’t want to play SA just because it isn’t up to the same quality as IV or V

[The Artist]

25 minutes ago, universetwisters said:

Yea but you’d be surprised how many people wouldn’t want to play SA just because it isn’t up to the same quality as IV or V

Because it has aged in graphics and gameplay today. but most people still respect it 

[universetwisters]

15 minutes ago, The Artist said:

Because it has aged in graphics and gameplay today. but most people still respect it 

you’d be surprised tbh. I work with a zoomer who’s like “San Andreas? Nah that’s old sh*t” and yea it’s one example but still goes to show some folks sadly think that 

 

idk maybe it’s different because I was alive and played SA when it came out but maybe kids these days look at 15 year old games the same way I look at games like pong and vigilante 8

Edited June 9 by universetwisters

[Detonario]

Both stories were very interesting. But I think GTA 4 had a more emotional site, which doesn't mean that GTA 5 is bad. It might also depend on the personal history of the people who are playing these games. Both games are great and I'm excited for the future releases.

[The Artist]

9 minutes ago, universetwisters said:

you’d be surprised tbh. I work with a zoomer who’s like “San Andreas? Nah that’s old sh*t” and yea it’s one example but still goes to show some folks sadly think that 

 

idk maybe it’s different because I was alive and played SA when it came out but maybe kids these days look at 15 year old games the same way I look at games like pong and vigilante 8

yeah most kids just think 'that's got bad graphics , is old so it's bad'. Shame they're missing out on some legendary games

[Lioshenka]

I would probably say V, though not by much. Overall it works better for me, and fits the location, the characters etc better. GTA 4 is better when it gets to the details or sub-plots, but overall is a mish-mash of too many things. Niko just gets involved in too many things, and it looks out of place in the RAGE universe and contradicts what his character was supposed to be.

 

GTA 5 story works better on the bigger scale, but falls apart when looked at in details. Some parts are too long, a lot of irrelevant chapters, waaaay too much focus on special intelligence agencies work, and the number of people's names and characters is mind blowing. It's like Santa Barbara soap all over again, who the hell can keep track of who's who?