Just finished the story

[MrDeSanta]

I agree, V's story was the worst in the series.

Why do some people like to exaggerate so much? I don`t understand why go so far to say that V`s story is the worst in the series? I mean it`s not exactly perfect but it`s still miles ahead from SA`s, LCS`s, VCS`s, TBOGT`s and III`s story.

[Otselot]

 

I agree, V's story was the worst in the series.

Why do some people like to exaggerate so much? I don`t understand why go so far to say that V`s story is the worst in the series? I mean it`s not exactly perfect but it`s still miles ahead from SA`s, LCS`s, VCS`s, TBOGT`s and III`s story.

 

Edited April 18, 2015 by Rard-Life

[InfiniteTias]

 

I agree, V's story was the worst in the series.

Why do some people like to exaggerate so much? I don`t understand why go so far to say that V`s story is the worst in the series? I mean it`s not exactly perfect but it`s still miles ahead from SA`s, LCS`s, VCS`s, TBOGT`s and III`s story.

 

SA, VC and TBOGT has way better stories.

V in general is better than those. But not in SP.

[MrDeSanta]

 

 

I agree, V's story was the worst in the series.

Why do some people like to exaggerate so much? I don`t understand why go so far to say that V`s story is the worst in the series? I mean it`s not exactly perfect but it`s still miles ahead from SA`s, LCS`s, VCS`s, TBOGT`s and III`s story.

 

SA, VC and TBOGT has way better stories.

V in general is better than those. But not in SP.

 

I didn`t say VC but VCS. They are totally different games.

Well it`s partly subjective but not that subjective. Saying that SA and TBOGT had better story than V is a joke.

SA was the best game of 3D era i agree but it`s story didn`t make any sense. It went alright but after the green sabre mission it became confused and idiotic.

As for TBOGT, i`m not even going to comment it`s story. Again, just like SA it was a very good and fun game overall but it`s story was a disaster. Even cheap mexican soap operas have more creative stories than TBOGT.

Edited April 18, 2015 by MrDeSanta

[InfiniteTias]

 

 

 

I agree, V's story was the worst in the series.

Why do some people like to exaggerate so much? I don`t understand why go so far to say that V`s story is the worst in the series? I mean it`s not exactly perfect but it`s still miles ahead from SA`s, LCS`s, VCS`s, TBOGT`s and III`s story.

 

SA, VC and TBOGT has way better stories.

V in general is better than those. But not in SP.

 

I didn`t say VC but VCS. They are totally different games.

Well it`s partly subjective but not that subjective. Saying that SA and TBOGT had better story than V is a joke.

SA was the best game of 3D era i agree but it`s story didn`t make any sense. It went alright but after the green sabre mission it became confused and idiotic.

As for TBOGT, i`m not even going to comment it`s story. Again, just like SA it was a very good and fun game overall but it`s story was a disaster. Even cheap mexican soap operas have more creative stories than TBOGT.

 

Says the guy with the username "MrDeSanta"

[MrDeSanta]

 

 

 

 

I agree, V's story was the worst in the series.

Why do some people like to exaggerate so much? I don`t understand why go so far to say that V`s story is the worst in the series? I mean it`s not exactly perfect but it`s still miles ahead from SA`s, LCS`s, VCS`s, TBOGT`s and III`s story.

 

SA, VC and TBOGT has way better stories.

V in general is better than those. But not in SP.

 

I didn`t say VC but VCS. They are totally different games.

Well it`s partly subjective but not that subjective. Saying that SA and TBOGT had better story than V is a joke.

SA was the best game of 3D era i agree but it`s story didn`t make any sense. It went alright but after the green sabre mission it became confused and idiotic.

As for TBOGT, i`m not even going to comment it`s story. Again, just like SA it was a very good and fun game overall but it`s story was a disaster. Even cheap mexican soap operas have more creative stories than TBOGT.

 

Says the guy with the username "MrDeSanta"

 

The fact that i`m Michael`s fan doesn`t mean nothing. I still think that V`s story isn`t good. It has many flaws but saying that it`s the worst in the series is way overreacted.

[Otselot]

 

 

 

I agree, V's story was the worst in the series.

Why do some people like to exaggerate so much? I don`t understand why go so far to say that V`s story is the worst in the series? I mean it`s not exactly perfect but it`s still miles ahead from SA`s, LCS`s, VCS`s, TBOGT`s and III`s story.

 

SA, VC and TBOGT has way better stories.

V in general is better than those. But not in SP.

 

I didn`t say VC but VCS. They are totally different games.

Well it`s partly subjective but not that subjective. Saying that SA and TBOGT had better story than V is a joke.

SA was the best game of 3D era i agree but it`s story didn`t make any sense. It went alright but after the green sabre mission it became confused and idiotic.

As for TBOGT, i`m not even going to comment it`s story. Again, just like SA it was a very good and fun game overall but it`s story was a disaster. Even cheap mexican soap operas have more creative stories than TBOGT.

 

[Zello]

 

 

 

I agree, V's story was the worst in the series.

Why do some people like to exaggerate so much? I don`t understand why go so far to say that V`s story is the worst in the series? I mean it`s not exactly perfect but it`s still miles ahead from SA`s, LCS`s, VCS`s, TBOGT`s and III`s story.

 

SA, VC and TBOGT has way better stories.

V in general is better than those. But not in SP.

 

I didn`t say VC but VCS. They are totally different games.

Well it`s partly subjective but not that subjective. Saying that SA and TBOGT had better story than V is a joke.

SA was the best game of 3D era i agree but it`s story didn`t make any sense. It went alright but after the green sabre mission it became confused and idiotic.

As for TBOGT, i`m not even going to comment it`s story. Again, just like SA it was a very good and fun game overall but it`s story was a disaster. Even cheap mexican soap operas have more creative stories than TBOGT.

 

How is it better than SA and TBOGT?

Edited April 18, 2015 by Zello

[Jabalous]

The most interesting parts of the story were the early missions of Franklin before meeting Michael, and the introductory missions of Trevor before he stepped his foots into Los Santos. From there, everything became irresistibly uninteresting.

[Heists]

The most interesting parts of the story were the early missions of Franklin before meeting Michael, and the introductory missions of Trevor before he stepped his foots into Los Santos. From there, everything became irresistibly uninteresting.

I found the story interesting throughout, its why it was short compared to previous games. Once a storyline was done the story continued, nothing was unnecessary-ally kept going once complete, it kept it fresh.

 

Obviously some things didn't even get a chance to see what was going on, which is a shame, but this is the consequence of trying to combat the boring and dragged out parts of IV that R* must have faced themselves with.

[lastmanonearth]

 

Who told you he still live in a trailer he wanted the money because he don't want to live a trailer anymore he had a enough it was mentioned at the end of the mission derailed.

he doesn't live in the trailer he lives in the strip club which is every mans dream.

 

If you don't care about the story in any gta game ...........then you'r missing something big.

 

I agree in most cases, except that the only GTA story I didn`t care about was the IV story. I couldn`t wait for that to be over, Niko`s depression was beginning to annoy me. I was getting into the V story more but it ended quickly.

[King Vercetti]

 

 

Okay..

LOL

 

I bet the "meh" feeling is at least partially due to the fact that nothing changes at the end. Michael`s where he started off, Trevor`s still in his trailor and Franklin still irons clothes. And you have all this money that isn`t worth a hill of beans! There`s nothing to do with it all!

OMG Spoilers !!!!!!lol

 

Just kidding. Well, I did enjoy the story but I agree the ending itself was lackluster.

[Huppakee]

The protagonist r very "meh" indeed.

 

I would never feel anything if one of them were to die.

Same here.The introducting of Trevor was the part I cared the most about a character...for just a while.

 

For the others:I'm not hating on the game,I just didn't like the story in GTAV.

It looks like the devs spended most of their time on creating the map(map is awesome).The map provides a good platform/setting for modding.

[KyojinEM]

VCS had a great ending ( Lance and Vic looking at the sunset on the roof, kings of VC),VC had a great ending( ken and tommy are the kings of vice city ),SA had a great ending ( tenpennys death),TBOGT had a great ending( yusuf was funny lol )

But Vs endings were all meh ( whos devin wasten..whats his name again ?)

i didn't feel anything at the ends of V

however the dialogs are good in V

Edited April 19, 2015 by emiliumium

[Tomern11]

---!SPOILER ALERT!---

 

I have also finished it recently.

Firstly, i thought that it was relatively short. Felt like the story went too quickly and too shallow.

 

Michael is obviously the main protagonist of the three. Pretty much everything revolves around him.

But, Niko beats him regarding depth and story. Michael is indeed a father, which is quite refreshing in the GTA universe. He seems like a cool guy, tough when needed, but that's just about it.

 

Niko seemed, at the time, very dark, had an awful past that haunts him. He wanted to find

Darko, which is pretty much responsible for Niko becoming a ruthless killer

. His story was dark, sometimes sad, but it had an exhilarating end. Not to mention, that him being a foreigner is a huge refreshment to the series.

 

Franklin is pretty much expendable.

We have no idea who he is, besides his friendship with Lamar. I understood that he had something with this Tanisha girl and that's about it. No idea why he lives with his aunt, or what happened to his old folks. Very shallow character with no back story.

 

Also, from that start I kept asking myself

"Now why on earth, does this guy go to Michael's mansion after he pointed a gun to his head?!"

Huge question mark for me. Doesn't make any sense!

 

Trevor had some depth in him. But, he's way too wacky, even for a GTA game. There's this famous quote from Tropic Thunder, when RDJ says to Stiller "Never go full retard". With Trevor, it's "Never go full crazy".

Trevor breaks every red line possible. Every GTA Protagonist is a psychopath of some sort, but T is way, way too much.

 

The last mission was a letdown. It was a

"Kill em' all"

kinda ending, and everyone's gonna be happy. Felt very exaggerated. IV had a unique chase and sense of revenge. SA too. V's ending is just too daft. It was just a

long mission, 'drive there and kill him and his bodyguards', without any epic ending atmosphere whatsoever, just that Trevor and Michael are buddies again.

 

 

The story in general, yeah, probably not R*'s best one, but it is enjoyable. The whole family factor which is completely new, the option for three perspectives, the FBI vs. CIA background story, the subliminal criticism over torture for the sake of national security, the immense arrogance that engulfs the movie industry from the inside, the heists and their preparations. All of them were quite interesting and nice. But overall, IV's story is indeed better.

Edited April 19, 2015 by Tomern11

[Huppakee]

---!SPOILER ALERT!---

 

I have also finished it recently.

Firstly, i thought that it was relatively short. Felt like the story went too quickly and too shallow.

 

Michael is obviously the main protagonist of the three. Pretty much everything revolves around him.

But, Niko beats him regarding depth and story. Michael is indeed a father, which is quite refreshing in the GTA universe. He seems like a cool guy, tough when needed, but that's just about it.

 

Niko seemed, at the time, very dark, had an awful past that haunts him. He wanted to find

Darko, which is pretty much responsible for Niko becoming a ruthless killer

. His story was dark, sometimes sad, but it had an exhilarating end. Not to mention, that him being a foreigner is a huge refreshment to the series.

 

Franklin is pretty much expendable.

We have no idea who he is, besides his friendship with Lamar. I understood that he had something with this Tanisha girl and that's about it. No idea why he lives with his aunt, or what happened to his old folks. Very shallow character with no back story.

 

Also, from that start I kept asking myself

"Now why on earth, does this guy go to Michael's mansion after he pointed a gun to his head?!"

Huge question mark for me. Doesn't make any sense!

 

Trevor had some depth in him. But, he's way too wacky, even for a GTA game. There's this famous quote from Tropic Thunder, when RDJ says to Stiller "Never go full retard". With Trevor, it's "Never go full crazy".

Trevor breaks every red line possible. Every GTA Protagonist is a psychopath of some sort, but T is way, way too much.

 

The last mission was a letdown. It was a

"Kill em' all"

kinda ending, and everyone's gonna be happy. Felt very exaggerated. IV had a unique chase and sense of revenge. SA too. V's ending is just too daft. It was just a

long mission, 'drive there and kill him and his bodyguards', without any epic ending atmosphere whatsoever, just that Trevor and Michael are buddies again.

 

 

The story in general, yeah, probably not R*'s best one, but it is enjoyable. The whole family factor which is completely new, the option for three perspectives, the FBI vs. CIA background story, the subliminal criticism over torture for the sake of national security, the immense arrogance that engulfs the movie industry from the inside, the heists and their preparations. All of them were quite interesting and nice. But overall, IV's story is indeed better.

Franklin is indeed expendable.

 

He only seems to be in the story to stop and avoid Trevor and Michael from beating each other up.R* just needed a black gangsta for the CJ sentiment in their trailers.

 

 

Trevor goes full crazy and is bipolar:

 

Trevor does nothing else then whine about how Michael betrayed him and Brad,saying that it wasn't about the money but about being brothers.They do the big score and he say's"We're ok"????

 

[Dopeeey]

Hmm V's story was pretty good to me.

[tm123t]

The reason the development feels greater in the previous franchises is because they all started with literally nothing and came at the extreme top in the end with EVERYTHING as opposed in GTA V where you're basically already made even though you're broke as hell and end up getting just a bit higher. GTA V had a more' realistic' slow development. Previous games were way too drastic in changes. Take CJ for example, went from a toothpick half-assed gangbanger to a cyborg in no time. Like seriously? No thanks. I'd like to think that the characters I'm playing as still resemble normal human beings with real life issues. Actually now that I think about it the GTA IV development wasn't fast or big either. After finishing the story it felt like Niko went from a homeless ape haunting the streets of LC to a homeless ape haunting the streets of LC who won 20 dollars in a lottery draw.

[KyojinEM]

The reason the development feels greater in the previous franchises is because they all started with literally nothing and came at the extreme top in the end with EVERYTHING as opposed in GTA V where you're basically already made even though you're broke as hell and end up getting just a bit higher. GTA V had a more' realistic' slow development. Previous games were way too drastic in changes. Take CJ for example, went from a toothpick half-assed gangbanger to a cyborg in no time. Like seriously? No thanks. I'd like to think that the characters I'm playing as still resemble normal human beings with real life issues. Actually now that I think about it the GTA IV development wasn't fast or big either. After finishing the story it felt like Niko went from a homeless ape haunting the streets of LC to a homeless ape haunting the streets of LC who won 20 dollars in a lottery draw.

You re wrong

Carl went from the gangbanger in LS after the betrayal of BIG smoke and ryder to a robber in the country ( cataline storyline ) , to a racer in SF ( cesar,wu zi mu ), to the toreno, mafia gofer in LV

Edited April 19, 2015 by emiliumium

[Bill Williamson]

 

Lol the second poll was a month after the game came out, so many people were still in crazy hype and excitement mode. The first poll you posted was a year after the game came out, and if you noticed, more people stated that it very poor to just okay, which is indicative of the idea that for many, on second thoughts, V's story was either nothing special or it was weak.

 

Those poll results for V's story are no success by any means, they are very patchy regardless - a really successful outcome would have the overwhelming majority saying it was either great or good, not 'just ok'.

 

 

"sigh" I knew it would go over your head OG, still love you though . Only about 20% think the story is bad/sh*t, so I don't understand how in your mind that equals to that the general consensus amongst GTA fans is that the story is poorly written/sh*t (you never said ok or average so don't try to twist your bullsh*t around again) - something you have advocated since the game came out.

 

Don't mistake this as me having a beef with you my little minstrel, as I will buy any t-shirts you might put out as a result of your ever growing fame. If you ever need an organ transplant or if someone is being mean to you, know that I am always ready to help you out bro . Nothing but love FAM.

[Son of Zeus]

 

 

I agree, V's story was the worst in the series.

Why do some people like to exaggerate so much? I don`t understand why go so far to say that V`s story is the worst in the series? I mean it`s not exactly perfect but it`s still miles ahead from SA`s, LCS`s, VCS`s, TBOGT`s and III`s story.

 

Depends how you look at it. V's story doesn't give the 'derailed' feel like SA's story gave at some points. On the other hand, SA has a much better antagonist, memorable side characters and better protag development. The motive of the protag was also much better. You felt for the characters. V also has that overbearing hollywood movie feel, which some people didn't like. Some parts needed to be fleshed out[Mike and F's meeting and subsequent relationship, TPI, Mike's movie business etc.] To say it is miles better is an exaggeration. I hardly felt anything for the three protags and the other side characters.

 

[MrDeSanta]

 

 

 

I agree, V's story was the worst in the series.

Why do some people like to exaggerate so much? I don`t understand why go so far to say that V`s story is the worst in the series? I mean it`s not exactly perfect but it`s still miles ahead from SA`s, LCS`s, VCS`s, TBOGT`s and III`s story.

 

Depends how you look at it. V's story doesn't give the 'derailed' feel like SA's story gave at some points. On the other hand, SA has a much better antagonist, memorable side characters and better protag development. The motive of the protag was also much better. You felt for the characters. V also has that overbearing hollywood movie feel, which some people didn't like. Some parts needed to be fleshed out[Mike and F's meeting and subsequent relationship, TPI, Mike's movie business etc.] To say it is miles better is an exaggeration. I hardly felt anything for the three protags and the other side characters.

 

 

Yes i agree that SA had better antagonists, better side characters and better ending than V. As a matter of fact SA had the best antagonist in the whole GTA series- Tenpenny. And it had the best ending in the series. IMO at least.

But as far as the story overall goes, it was either worse than V`s or at least even. After the green sabre mission, things have gone in the wrong direction in SA. Just like in V after the friends reunited mission.

Both stories had good potentials but they went in the wrong direction after some point.

 

Conclusion?

SA- the best game in 3D era, without any doubts. But also with mediocre story.

V- the best (altough subjective) game in HD era with mediocre story.

 

Both overall great games but quite weak in the storyline aspect.

Edited April 19, 2015 by MrDeSanta

[Son of Zeus]

But as far as the story overall goes, it was either worse than V`s or at least even. After the green sabre mission, things have gone in the wrong direction in SA. Just like in V after the friends reunited mission.

Both stories had good potentials but they went in the wrong direction after some point.

 

Conclusion?

SA- the best game in 3D era, without any doubts. But also with mediocre story.

V- the best (altough subjective) game in HD era with mediocre story.

 

Both overall great games but quite weak in the storyline aspect.

 

It will always be a matter of opinions. That said, the fact that SA had a better antagonist, better characters and a better ending puts it ahead of V's story.

Edited April 19, 2015 by Son of Zeus

[Igor Bogdanoff]

Story is actually about friendship . It's f*cking My little pony V.

[PoeticWhisper]

Nothing changes because Money doesn't change anything. The whole game is about the pursuit of the almighty dollar, but the thing is, Michael already has money. Trevor doesn't care about money, and Franklin thinks money is everything.

By the end, Franklin realizes that Money really doesn't change you, like Michael told him very early on. Franklin's story is about experience. Michael's words didn't mean anything to Franklin because all he saw was a big house and nice cars. But by the end realizes that Money is not anything if you don't have anyone to share it with.

Michael already knows this. However it isn't about the money to Michael. He is just a man who cannot escape his past demons, because his past demons come back to him after he does the only job he knows how to pay back Madrazo. Through all the trials and tribulations he ends up right where he left off, because like the common theme, Money doesn't change anything.

Trevor is just Trevor, his story however is different, but not much. He just wants answers. His best friend in the world, his running buddy, just left him for a life of luxury and freedom. Michael was perfectly fine with just letting him die, in fact he expected him to die. Over the story Trevor is only in it for the thrills, and because he wants to be with his friend. At the end, he just goes back to living in his trailer because, Money doesn't change anything. Trevor doesn't want to live like Michael and Franklin. Crazy right? Had he wanted to, he probably could have after he left North Yankton.

Point is, the ending of the game was different for all 3 characters.

From the big bank perspective, Michael did it for Trevor, Trevor did it because he always wanted to, Franklin did it for the money.

In the end, nothing changed, because Money didn't change them. It started to with Franklin, and we see where that went. Only thing any of them have to show for it is Franklin, and it's his lonely ass house.

Edited April 19, 2015 by PoeticWhisper

[Official General]

Conclusion?

SA- the best game in 3D era, without any doubts. But also with mediocre story.

V- the best (altough subjective) game in HD era with mediocre story.

 

Both overall great games but quite weak in the storyline aspect.

 

Fine if you think that, but I don't agree with your comment here. Like Son Of Zeus said earlier, it's always just a matter of subjective and personal opinion.

 

I've said many times on here before, SA did not have the best story in the main GTA series, and that Mike Toreno stuff was very silly, but overall I found SA's story a great deal more interesting, engrossing, and entertaining than V's story, so it is my personal view that SA had a better story than V.

Edited April 19, 2015 by Official General

[NotRaiden]

Sub par story with mediocrity written all over it. The whole game is a giant plump of cringe inducing satire. For shame Dan houser. For f*ckin shame

[Pedinhuh]

The sad partabout Franklin is that he does nothing to move the story foward, everything that happened in the would have gone the same without him.

Michael would still bring down Madrazo's house, contact Lester and do the Vangelico score, another hired gun would take his place on heists, Trevor would catch wind of Michael being in LS, find him and then we would have all that FIB/IAA/Merryweather bullsh*t, only without Franklin. the only thong that would change is the ending, which I imagine we would pick a character and try to kill thw other one

[Vice City criminal]

 

I agree, V's story was the worst in the series.

Why do some people like to exaggerate so much? I don`t understand why go so far to say that V`s story is the worst in the series? I mean it`s not exactly perfect but it`s still miles ahead from SA`s, LCS`s, VCS`s, TBOGT`s and III`s story.

 

you take that back.

[TheGoodSgtScooter]

 

 

 

Good thing that there are many other things to do then just the story.

 

I see you`ve just joined the forums, so I don`t blame you if you`re too young to have played GTA San Andreas, but do yourself a favor for the love of Lord God Jesus Christ almighty and play SA, THEN tell me that there`s plenty of stuff to do in V!There is plenty of stuff to do in V.

Do I get a cookie? I've beaten every GTA aside from 1 and 2.