Thanks so much for watching the video! Something a little different this month, but I had a lot of thoughts after replaying GTA V-and, you know me: thoughts = new video. How do you feel about GTA V compared to Rockstar's other games? If you ever feel like hanging out and maybe watching me play some games, I've occasionally stream on Twitch! Feel free to tune in at Twitch.tv/Real_Pixels
I think a lot of people unfortunately conflate GTA5 with GTA Online and it sours their opinion of it all. I have nothing positive to say about the online, what it has become, and what it means for the future of R* games. But Grand Theft Auto 5 was always a great game and a great experience. It is my third favourite in the series; after 4 and San Andreas.
Imagine if rockstar announces that they will release one last DLC for GTA 5 before starting GTA 6 marketing campaign and its a single player DLC and at the end of it, we get to see a message from the developers saying "see you soon in GTA 6"
I think Rockstars greed has left a bad taste in many peoples mouth, that being said I recently replayed it after not touching it for years and I admit I too forgot how good it was
If idiot/spoilt and advantage taking of their parents CHILDREN continue to pump online/rockstar with millions and millions of dollars then ofcourse like any company rockstar are going to continue to milk them all dry. As much as I detest the greed and direction rockstar have gone (most notably the fact they completely axed story mode expansion packs like they did for 4 gta 4 is particularly such a shame) you cannot blame them (as any company would) for wanting to keep taking money from the customer if that customer is willing to continue to fill their bank accounts up for minimal effort. It's a no brainer unfortunately. And I guess the way they saw it, "instead of us working our asses off creating a compelling and critically acclaimed expansion to the story that will give us a nice profit, we might as well put little effort into giving them online content that gives us huge profits for very little work on our part and whilst we are at it let's charge them stupid rates because after all they continue to be willing to pay stupid amounts for our "amazing" flying cars and bikes" As shameful as it is, rockstar have preferred to take those huge profits over decent profits and no longer (specifically referring to gta 5 as the likes of RDR2 are still utter masterpieces when they can be bothered) take pride in pumping out respectful and admired works of art and would rather release sub standard "content" for online simply because it continues even after 8 years to be massively profitable for them. And like I've said, if the foolish children are willing to continue to pay these prices then rockstar are going to continue to oblige them
@@jaycuthbert245 I guess we’ll have to wait and see if they use all these profits to make a truly worthy gta 6, I’m skeptical at the moment but I hope I’m wrong
@@AverageAlien Really? Because I grew to loathe it and the legions of shithead players polluting it with their bullshit, and that’s before it became a money-obsessed parasite in game form. GTA:O made me despise multiplayer.
Franklin I thought would've been my least favorite but he's such a cool and collected guy. I love his nonchalant and levelheaded attitude. Really acts as a great foil for Lamar as well.
Same I thought he was gonna be am arrogant gangster but he turned out to be a guy who rather stay away from trouble, and take measures to not be caught.
Actually, Take-Two Interactive is the one pulling all the strings and leading Rockstar Games to it's demise. Unfortunately, they wholly own Rockstar, and since it made them more money beyond their predictions, they became junkies of it and only wanna do this thing now, like an addicted person to weed or coke. Sad for us, the fans. I highly doubt that we'll ever see a classic from Rockstar Games ever again.
@@hexgambitkraven6306 In creativity and quality wise, I meant. Rockstar Games as we know it is dead since Dan Houser and Lazlow left (+ Leslie Benzies too).
@@lecks182 they made rdr2 so that's not gonna happen, I wish they did more to online too but no denying the story is one of if not the best of all time . As long as they make games like that they'll always be relevant
I will never understand the hate gta 5’s single player gets, it’s a fantastic game with great characters, clever satire and very sharp dialogue, I can never get enough of this masterpiece.
I think a lot of the people who say it's a bad game just like to hate on anything popular. Is it perfect? No is it the best story in the franchise even? I don't think so but it's not a bad game it's the most fun game to play in the franchise for me
2013 was the year I first became acquainted to the Internet and TH-cam specifically, a lot of the content I consumed at the time was Machinima and GTA 5 Funny Moments.
Same, it was the summer between 7th and 8th grade for me when I first got accustomed to the internet for real, and Gta 5 would be released just a couple months later, really took the whole of TH-cam gaming by storm, especially channels that were popping off back then like Vanoss and that whole crew who had switched from COD. Feels like a lifetime ago, and I feel old lmao
Oh i miss those days, first gta video i have ever seen that introduced me to the game was Trevor in his underwear using super jump mods, as a kid i wanted to download it on my phone as well 😅
Rockstar shaped a whole generation at some point, i remember a time where all people thought about was Machinima and GTA5 funny moments on TH-cam and such.
i still dont understand how people say its the worst game in the series. I loved the map characters and story. they spend so much time on it. its a masterpiece
Bro, GTA IV has a mature story to tell, troubled characters, and gloomy-themed world that caters to people with taste. GTA V is so in-your-face, balls-to-the-wall heist movie cliche that tries to feed people with short attention spans and Michael Bay explosions. It's literally as stupid as Saints Row, and the online only reinforces this fact with future nonsense.@@thaddeusgreen-kg7ww
Glad to see some more people say this, I feel like GTA V really is forgotten too much unfortunately but I still come back pretty regularly to play through the story again
@@randomserbianguy5677 fr dude I always enjoyed the storymode and the gameplay of it I never understood the hate tbh. I feel like people just hate it either cuz of online or simply cuz they're GTA SA and GTA 4 fanboys who can't take off their nostalgia goggles.
@@tonethalegitfr i know GTA 5’s story isn’t SA or 4’s level but the storyline is still great and the the characters were amazing especially Michael,Trevor,Lamar,Lester even Devin is a good villain.Gameplay on the other hand is one of the best in the series
@@ashhabimran239 SA fanboys definitely do it too, and I personally find them to be the most annoying of all. As much as I'll always love SA, it's honestly my least favorite out of all the 3D titles (I feel that the vastly underrated VCS was the best of the 3D era and even still has the best soundtrack). I honestly find CJ to be a bit too whiny most of the time and I can't seriously buy him pulling off half of the shit he does in the story after leaving LS, especially once he starts working for Toreno and makes it to LV. Overall it just felt the most cartoon-ish of any GTA. Whenever someone claims that the story in SA was " better written and more believable than V's", I immediately know to disregard anything they say. And on top of that, the three cities feel way too small and condensed for my tastes, especially after experiencing the much larger, more accurate, lifelike cities in IV and V. Hell, even VC feels bigger than any of the cities in SA. It's still a great game, but I won't let any nostalgia I have for it or the time it came out blind me from seeing just how much Rockstar have improved virtually every aspect of the series with each new entry in the years since its release.
Too many people mix up the Singleplayer and Multiplayer and judge the whole game as one or the other. I think the Singleplayer is the best Grand Theft Auto world and story of all time.
I don't think it's one of the best quality-wise, since I still feel that the City map is a bit too small to my liking, but hey, it's still good; on par with Vice City, I suppose.
@@ProxiProtogen The story is amazing. Witnessing Michael's family life decay as he no longer tries to deny his true nature. The hang out dialog with Amanda showcases their relationship beautifully. Franklins rise to working with Dre owning his own agency from hood guy and being part of Michael's crew struggling to find money opportunities was good. Trevor's abandonment and the question of can evil people be truly evil was engaging. There's ton of little things that let in you into the psyche and life of these characters.
Yeah, you are right. The story is pretty cool even though it's not as deep as RDR2 (different moods). The problem is that we are kinda tired of seeing the same plot over and over again. At this point, at least a single-player DLC should be on our hands but that's asking too much. The GTA story was forgotten by Rockstar.
The thumbnail made me realize/remember that our 3 characters are like the 3 monkeys of evil. Trevor doesn’t see evil, his blinded by his own morality. He sees how the world is with a dismissive eye. Franklin doesn’t speak on evil, his tongue is tied by his greed for money that we never know what Franklin is truly thinking besides chasing a dollar. The world doesn’t care what Franklin has to say, so why should he explain himself ? Michael doesn’t hear evil, his ears are filled with cheesy movie dialogue. Just like Trevor being blinded, Michael is deaf to the reality of the world nd hears what he wants to hear. What happens in North Yankton makes this solid, Trevor couldn’t SEE a life other than the crime they committed. Michael didn’t want to HEAR about any more crimes to do when he had a family. Years Later…. Franklin, a simple capable street kid caught in the crossfire, doesn’t even know what to say
I think franklin just wanted to get the heck out of all of the gang stuff he was in, because if not, he would either die in a fight or die out of poverty. Also Michael definitely was just selfish. Not much other from that
If I had never played Read Dead Redemption 2, I would probably agree with you, and most likely GTA 5 would be my favorite game. But rdr2 just takes every mechanic in that game and takes it to the next level. I can play rdr2 for a whole day, never even touch a main story mission, and still have an absolute blast at it. Wether it's hunting for animals or treasure, bounty hunting, exploring the world and its secrets, or find random strangers in the wilderness with random encounters was an experience that I've only felt with Breath of the Wild. I would probably like GTA 5 almost if not as much as rdr2, but there's two mechanics that these two games share, and arguably are the main mechanics that make them what they are - that is shooting and driving. And in those two categories, rdr2 still blows GTA 5 out of the water. The most obvious mechanic being driving, having a horse with you in the world of rdr2 is an extension of the player, the horse not only helps you traveling, it stores extra weapons and materials. You even have to take care of your horse's basic needs, and as you spend time and energy with it, your bonding increases, rewarding the player with a stronger and more efficient horse. On the other hand, your car in GTA 5 is expendable and serves no other purpose other than mobility. I can no longer enjoy cars in GTA 5 after rdr2. It's funny because there's an old game from the early 2000s called "True Crime" similar to GTA that actually uses the player's car as a way to access to extra items and weapons. I always thought that was a great idea, and seeing it in rdr2 blew my mind. Then there's the main mechanic: shooting. Shooting in GTA 5 feels bland, even when you compare it to GTA 4 released in 2007. You can even compare it to Max Payne 3 released a year before GTA 5 and it simply doesn't hold up. Now in rdr2 the shooting is awesome, the bullet impact on enemies and the wounds they leave on them; you can shoot an enemy in the neck and they have animations of them trying to stop the bleeding with their hands before passing out and dying, same for the stomach, etc... The technology is simply superior. And seeing how Max Payne 3 still holds up to this day with their shooting mechanics, I just can't give GTA 5 a break on this subject either. I won't even touch the story because this comment would get too long. But I hope you get my point.
Yeah I do find myself disappointed with free roaming especially in GTA v after getting used to Red Dead redemption 2. I keep wanting to have more interesting interactions with NPCs and strangers but they're all (relatively) one-note by comparison.
I mean yeah, this is a Rockstar singleplayer game we're talking about, of course each entry is gonna be better like the evolution fron gta 3 to San Andreas but that being said though I have to disagree about the shooting feeling bland, you also see bullet wounds on enemies in 5 and enemies do (pretty rarely) stand for a few seconds before falling over like in Max Payne 3. Another thing gta 5's shooting has the upper hand in is that feels less clunky; I don't have to wait a billion years for Arthur or John to enter cover and I can actually blind fire but shootouts feel more cinematic in rdr2 due excellent score, kill cams and landing a clean headshot followed by the screen effect never fails to be satisfying. All in all I like gta 5 because it's "more straight to the point" compared to Red Dead 2 because I don't have cores to worry about, I don't have to clean my gun every once in a while, I can carry as many weapons as I want, I don't have to worry about camp members complainng that I'm not contributing money to the camp and I especially don't have to worry about a $5000 bounty being on my head because I pressed the antagonize button on an npc and was "disturbing the peace" as a result. Gta 5 has a better pick up and play feeling because there aren't a billion mechanics I have to remember. On the other hand I like Red Dead 2 because the billion mechanics the game does introduce can really make the game immersive like eating, looking after your horse etc, hunting is great and world interaction is top notch. They're both great games because one is straight to the point and another one takes it's time to get you immersed in it's world. At least that's how I see it anyway.
It is a good game, I still wish they'd done what GTA San Andreas did with the map, to me having the rural bits between different cities is a lot more fun. I guess I'm just not that interested in Los Angeles. I'm sure if you're from there it's incredible, but to a European, I'd rather a more limited version, with Vegas and San Francisco to explore too.
@@gabrielmartines3510 Bro you guys need to stop with those excuses, How do you know SF & LV wouldn’t have had much detail into them? Rockstar’s development team has alot of people, stop making excuses for Rockstar’s laziness.
I think the problem with GTA V is its story telling/setup. The prologue sets up an amazing idea...then for a few hours does nothing with it. We set up Trevor and Micahel's story, then for a few hours it's just Franklin stealing cars. I know why they did it, but it feels like all that setup was in the wrong place. Another is the ending. The idea in theory is who does Franklin learn from more? The problem is that choosing both has no downside, thus making it feel pointless. IMO, if Frankin died with deathwish it would have been more interesting. Now it's saying you can't have it perfect with both loyalty and survival. Idk, that's just what I think.
I'm pretty sure he was meant to die, and lamar was supposed to take over as 3rd protag, but slink (lamar's actor) got into some trouble iel, and it just couldn't be done.
I think Franklin's arc was about taking control over his life and making his own decisions, being his boss and being the one calling the shots, like he talks about with Simeon: "it seems like all I do is let people tell me what to do and I do it and nothing changes." At the end of the game he's given three choices: do what Steve Haines told him to do and kill Trevor; do what Devin Weston told him to do and kill Michael, or he can take control and call the shots himself which is what he does in option C.
Few people have recognized that rockstar sold out in 2019 almost entirely and many of the former developers were ousted. What's become of the travesty of GTA online is also comprised of meta social commentary, the game became an embodiment of the elements critiqued in story mode, transitioned by the quote at the end of the third way: "hypocrisy is civilization's greatest virtue."
@@bennyhoffa7648 rdr 2 is only 4 years old, and with how good that was I doubt they'll get worse, but unfortunately that means games won't come out as frequently as they did in the early 2000s ever again
Yup. Replaying Gta5 right now, taking it slow, cheating, watching videos for tips and tricks, grinding it out. I'm finding it ironic that the easiest way to make money early in the game, while I'm hunting for Space Ship Parts and Letter Scraps, is to Invest in the Stock Market. The beginning of the end of Rockstar as we thought we knew it?
@@priyojeetmondal9883 I wouldn't go as far to say as V being better than rdr2 storywise but yeah i generally agree. And you can definitely see some of the DNA of GTA V in that game with the greater emphasis on a focused cast of characters instead of going with the "stranger who you help for a little while who then goes to the wayside" method of previous games
I srsly never got the hype for gta 4. The story is only good on paper. "The protagonist goes to nyc to get revenge on the person who betrayed him in the war 10 years ago." It does sound rly interesting, but it was wayy too draggy. The game srsly did not need 90 missions. The whole game was basically just Niko asking multiple different people for help. Missions were boring as well. It's just "drive to this and kill these people." And there are bout 5 tailing missions, which is easily the most boring type of mission in any gta games.
Great video back in the days i was in love with the story mode of GTA V. With all the bad news of GTA Online people forget how good the story mode was in GTA V :)
@@AverageAlien I can confirm that people aren’t pretending to like it. 4 is still a good game, I think that I prefer 5 honestly, but to say that no one enjoyed 4 when it came out is simply wrong. Maybe you didn’t enjoy it, but not everyone has the same opinion.
@AverageAlien 4 fanboys are really vocal same thing will happen when 6 comes out and people will start worshipping 5 like they did 4. That's just the gaming community in general tbh critiquing games through their nostalgia glasses
GTA 4 and GTA 5 are both great in their own ways. Hot take, but the GTA 4 fanboys who CONSTANTLY attack/criticise GTA 5 are some of the most annoying and toxic GTA fans ever This is speculation, but I feel the reason GTA 5's story was kinda held back was because it's planned single-player got cancelled in favour of Online. Not saying the story was bad, but I feel like that cancelled DLC could've elevated GTA 5 like EfLC did for GTA 4
I feel like GTA 5 is the game that people love to hate. It was a blockbuster at launch , people just like to look cool and call mainstream hits overrated
fr. they think that liking an older video gamer makes them look cooler and more mature (*cough cough* the gta iv fans). I've seen some middle-aged men that loved V's story more than IV cuz of the 80s styled action movie it had.
@@nfnjun3105 facts . I just think it’s weird that people try to rewrite history . In 2013 everyone was ranting and raving about it being cutting edge . If it was such a bad game, people wouldn’t be playing online for a decade.
It honestly just makes me kinda sad how people just instinctively focus on everything bad about something rather than the good things, and gta5 is most certainly a good thing.
I think another reason that gtav story is forgettable is because you have 3 playable characters and don't spend as much time with them as you would with one protagonist like in rdr 2 or gta 4 or rdr1.
As someone who played GTA4 first then playing GTA5 days later and now playing GTA SA, I must say it didn't blow my mind like GTA4 or the RDR series did. I loved its satire just as all the other GTA games but having your loading screen bombarded with GTA online ads, shows how GTA 5 became the very thing it made fun of. I loved GTA 4 because it was present when it released but it was so representative of the time in the U.S. that now its looked back as a period piece, I just don't think that will really happen with V.
The main problem with GTA5 to me is that antagonists never felt threatening, and it creates a sort of ludonarrative dissonance plot wise as to why our team of three super powerful criminals can't beat an annoying prick of a rich man and a corrupt wanna be tough guy government official.
@Austin Batton gta sa did it well, you start alone with no resources and a corrupt cop who nearly owns you, during the story you gain power and friends while he’s losing his grip and in the end you face him off. Needless to say Tenpenny was played perfectly by SLJ. Dimitri is more subtle villain but once you realize what kind of psychopath he is you learn to appreciate him more. And again, you start at the bottom and gain friends and power. How many friends you gained during GTA 5? And what power you gained? Besides solving one old conflict and family issues there’s no character development.
@@FlymanMS Neither Dimitri nor Tenpenny were a real threat to Niko or CJ, if they sented attackers outside of missions, that could be the case, but it ins't.
@@gabrielmartines3510 yes there were, they were holding reins, power, Tenpenny had CJ's brother hostage, Dimitry was relentlessly trying to get to Niko threatening him and his family.
@@FlymanMS Only in missions, they were, outside of it, it's just a false sense of danger, and the only moments where Sweet's life was in danger was before Toreno met CJ, which didn't take much time, as soon as Toreno met CJ, he already chose him to do his dirty work, as for Dimitri, Niko and Roman didn't even skip town, Roman was regularly visiting Maisonette, running his business and going out with friends, and Niko was causing Havoc, there was plenty of opportunities to snatch them both, and the only time Dimitri took him during his gambling sections? Yeah, seems legit, Ma Cipriani in LCS was a real threat, she hired a hitman squad that would attack Toni from time to time in Freemode, you sometimes wouldn't even notice until it was too late, now that was a actual threat to the player.
Thank you for defending GTAV. Public opinion has really turned on it lately, maybe since the Perico update where speculation of a coming GTA6 took off. I know it's easy to connect the dots to blame GTAO for a lack of new GTA but they are developing it, plus we got the amazing RDR2! I'm not too happy how they've crafted the atmosphere of GTAO in the PS4 era with the flying bike and encouraging sabotage of other player's hard work on businesses, but aside from that everything continually added is appreciated and it doesn't take away from it being a splendid, innovative game at the time. Just seems we've been subjected to nearly 10 years of it and we;ve become complacent. I guess 8 years is about the max saturation point where they should really move on. But you know, people don't have to play it, and don't have to get mad about it :P And people that do enjoy playing it maybe didn't play it in 2013 and should be allowed to enjoy a thing. Anything else retro we'd LOVE to see new people enjoying. I've gone back to GTAIV myself and really appreciated the difference, but really they are both ground breaking games, just the later one we've never had time away to start missing it.
@Austin Batton Also those same players are probably the ones bored and blowing up everyone's shipments and making the game suck to play :P Because 3 years ago it was all about GTAV and being gangsta while long time GTA lovers just wanna chill and enjoy the great variety possible now in a single game!
Shooting the plane down for Madrazo and switching to Trevor on the bike is one of my, if not, favorite mission. I like the feeling GTAV gives once completing a mission. You could start another mission or kind of relax and just f off around Sandy Shores for a few moments.
I don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with that. If it didn't exist where am I going to use all the offroad vehicles for fun and trust me, offroading in this game is a really fun experience
Great video. Personally I'm on the opposite side: i love GTA 5, i've beaten it's story a couple of times, and(this might be a hot take) i like it a lot more than GTA 4. I get where all the praise is coming from, and back when GTA 4 was released, it was so groundbreaking in terms of technology and it truly showed what Xbox 360 and PS3 were capable of; but honestly, GTA 4's story and setting never really stuck with me, and i've never completed it, because to me it felt like the game was trying too hard to be serious in a series that is known for being a sort of satirical reflection of real world. I guess that GTA 4 just wasn't the kind of game that i was expecting from the series, and in contrast to it, i feel like GTA 5 managed to struck a fine balance between relative seriousness and "non-serious" moments.
My biggest problem with GTA 4 are the missions. They’re just not fun and very repetitive. Especially in GTA 5, but in the other GTA games before 4 as well, the main storyline missions are all so unique and memorable. 4’s story was good in my opinion, but not great and I prefer the stories of the other GTA games. I just couldn’t get behind Niko and didn’t appreciate the message of the game taking away the fun that the other GTA games had
I enjoyed the story,but the main reason why i geniunely prefer this game over GTA IV is the overall gameplay and varied mission design.Controls are way more smoother and gameplay is a lot easier to get used to,i'm not a huge fan of these exaggrated ragdoll physics thing unlike most others.And missions reminds me of a lot of good ol fashion over the top action from GTA San Andreas.I absolutely adored missions like Paleto Score,Minor Turbunce,Bury The Hatchet,The Wrap Up,Three's Company,Blitz Play,I Fought The Law etc.And the fact that all of em have their own unique scores is really impressive. Also even though i'm a big supporter of density over size i loved the map,it's not only big but also life-like and detailed.They really did an amazing job at creating some of LA's most famous landmarks.I think i prefer larger maps in GTA-like games.They suit type of these games better.Overall even after almost a decade it's still a solid 9/10 game in my opinion.Just can't understand the hate.
It's getting constantly milked! Can you not see why? We're never going to hear the end of this game. Sure it was fine in 2015 up to 2017, but now. It's too overated.
i agree that playing it is different from watching it. i watched gta 5 videos for the past 8 years and only recently i played it for the first time. the game is a lot like gta 4 in terms of the world, its really fun just even walk around and push around NPC's for hours on end. i remember having the same experience with gta 4 where i once played the game for 7 hours straight without doing a single mission. just ran around pushing people and running from the cops.
@@Cresta-fm8uj yes thats why i mentioned that i played gta 4 for 7 hours straight without doing a mission. gta 5 though a fun game is not as enjoyable as gta 4's single player experience.
I love GTAV, finnished story about 3 times I think. The world is great too, but there is something that makes it just a background and not something that I blend in like in RDR2. Nothing that makes me stay in a bar and gamble or interact with NPC too much. If there is some side mission or a random event I'll do it, but just no desire to explore the world. Story is pretty solid, what I liked the most about this game is that it makes you feel like you're in a solid action movie and the pace is quite high.
Honestly GTA 5 was a great game for 2013. The fact that people only got tired of it now ,is kind of a testament to Rockstar North. It was far from perfect, BUT at that time,people just wanted something sunny ,something open and sharp looking, after GTA 4 and red dead and all the other gritty ps3 games. I personally believe GTA 5 was a victim of it's own success, you analyze a product long enough you'll find flaws in it. And yes GTA 4 is still better,but I can guarantee you back in 2014 no one would have said that.
Yea I've been on the GTAIV is better train the last couple years but agree, at release GTAV was the better game. All 3 protagonists in one, slick google earth style transitions, arcadey car control, a (bright and sunny) state to drive round again, densely detailed, tons of unique gameplay every mission, and the online variety of game types. It was all unheard of at the time and like GTASA before it, showcased the pinnacle of use of that console generation. Replaying IV the physics, atmosphere and story are so good. But when V first released those elements weren't missed. My only complaints were comparing it to GTASA which was my favourite still at that time.
Something I just realized is that the major arc antagonist for each protagonist is akin to a dark reflection of themselves. Stretch represents the worst version of Franklin. A man who manipulates others in a cyclical pyramid scheme that leaves an evergrowing trail of bodies and betrayed friends. Devin Weston is the worst of Michael. A man who thinks money can buy everything and is actively shown to be a hypocrite that cares for no one truly except himself. Steve Haines is an interesting type because he is the enforcer of a system that Trevor hates. A major operative of the FIB who uses severe retribution when betrayed, but also is the most casually cruel antagonist out of all of them.
I went back and 100%ed the Playstation 3 version of the game in December of 2021 (yes I own both the Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 versions as well) and I have to say that even on a 15 year old console, that was easily the best game I had played in years. This was my third playthrough of the game since its original release (I played it on Xbox 360 in 2013 and then again on PS4 in 2016). I too had forgotten just how incredible this game really is and I'm so glad I took the time to revisit it. I feel like all the negativity surrounding the current state of Rockstar Games and GTA Online really soured my perception of GTA V, but the second I booted into that single player again, I forgot all of my worries.
Having not played video games since 2008, when i started my family, I bought a used ps4 and gta5 right after the gta6 trailer dropped. To me, it's a brand new game on brand new hardware, so it's weird to see everyone else talk about it like it's ancient technology. Lol
@fredtaylor9792 yeah. I completely get where you're coming from. And like yourself, I put gaming on hold, when I got married in 2015. Everything is new. Enjoy your gaming, brother.
It's been said before but it's true: The reason many bash GTA 5 is likely because of Rockstar milking it's popularity far too much for profit instead of continuing their success with new products, souring their reputation & the game's. When you analyse it on its own, you'll find its a fantastically made video game.
like sure, you can compare the driving in both games and say one is better than another but GTA IV and GTA V felt like they were trying completely different things. It's kind of unfair to say GTA V was bad because it lacked the seriousness seen in IV because GTA V wasn't trying to be as gritty as IV was. It's also unfair to criticize the atmosphere of GTA IV for being super dull and grey compared to V because GTA IV was trying to capture that dark atmosphere of New York City. Rather than comparing the games and saying 'this game did this badly compared to this' we should be letting the games stand for themselves and criticizing them based on how well they achieved what their vision for the game was.
I think what we all want is to go back to the time we first ever played grand theft auto 5 and completely forget the story all together just to relive the experience.
I don’t… I want to go back to playing 4 for the fist time. This game was just a disappointment on day it came out. Why some don’t see it, I will never understand. It’s no way you played 3-4 and thought 5 actually deserved to be apart of the franchise….. like bruh
@@karithema9ician657three and four are just boring as fuck 5 is a masterpiece compared to those pieces of shit, i prefer the dlcs for gta 4 over the actual game
@@derpysquid4876 your a soy boy🙄🤦🏾♂️ Not an actual Grandtheft Auto fan…. Probably never even played the first 3 games before 3. So you not even VALID buddy. Now go turn on forkknife GTgay 5
I feel like the difference between rdr2 and GTAVs stories were that GTAV really lacked a good antagonist whereas in rdr2 from the first mission we can get a good feeling who the antagonist was(Micah). Just my opinion
True the antagonists in GTAV don't really have good, focused endings. Probably would have helped to have just one to focus on, a head honcho. After all the insanity of the game they missed out on having a proper over the top boss battle. Like they could have had the weed from the alien missions burning and mixed in hillucinations rather than just lots more enemies to shoot. Thinking about it, throwing too many enemies at you and calling it a peak in the game is a problem RDR2 had.
Maybe im just stupid, but i think a lot of people think they “new micah was the bad guy from the beggining” when actually we just saw him as the rude and bully, but ultimately still on the good side, guy. Idk
@@kailomonkey yea there were a few side antagonists such as Milton but I feel like micah was the main one which Gta struggled with however considering it had three characters it may of needed more then one because the three protagonists had their own morals
They should've focused on Steve Haines and Devin Weston more. They're pretty decent already, but they should've spent some more time developing them as antagonists.
I’ve always thought positive of this game, other than the expectations of micro transactions for online. This game was so good that I’ve platinumed it on both PS3 and PS4, and have just played the story about 6 times. It’s such a good game. I always love the radio stations.
My main issue with GTA V is despite being built around three protagonists the story is really only set around one. It's Michael's story at heart. The story of this former bank robber who tried to get out but got dragged back in. The majority of the storyline could very easily have been adapted to have Michael as the only main character and it honestly wouldn't have lost much in terms of the actual plot. Trevor and Franklin just don't really have their own storylines. For the most part they are just tied into Michael's with Franklin as the sidekick and Trevor as the former friend/accomplice and outside of a little for context for each characters introduction there's very little main plot that feels specifically focused on them as characters. With Franklin there could have been more involving Lamar and Stetch. More involvement on the idea of this street kid trying to break away and hit the big time but maybe still having his old life keep coming back to haunt him or trying to drag him back. This would have made the scene with Tanisha and the ending taking down Stretch more meaningful because otherwise you've barely dealt with those things for the majority of the game. When they do pop up it's almost more of a feeling of "Oh right those characters and plotline exist don't they" rather than being any kind of meaningful or satisfying moment. Trevor could have been taken from the angle of a conflict of lives. He's moved on after Michael, believing his friend and partner in crime dead he's gone on to make new allies and start a whole new business but then he gets pulled away by this ghost from his past. There could have been more interplay between him needing to go back and forth between Los Santos and Blaine County trying to balance keeping up with that current life and trying to deal with his past one. And all of this would have worked well thematically because it puts all three characters in a similar theme. They are all are at a crossroad in their lives which culminates around this heist movie style core but aside from that they are all trying to sort out which way they want their lives to go. This could even have culminated in a really cool set of choices in the end where instead of the A, B, C choice (which in my opinion was a really terrible final choice) they could have instead had each character make a final choice regarding their own life. Does Michael try to go back to trying to be retired or does he accept his criminal nature and what impact does that play on his family. Does Franklin turn end up going the for the high life as a bank robber living in a big mansion turning his back on his past or does he take his new found skills and bring them back to the friends and issues he has been leaving behind. Does Trevor choose his old life working with Michael or his new one with Ron and Wade. And then these choices would then impact the ending and how the characters handle things. This would have been far more engaging in my opinion for an ending than do you want Trevor to die, Michael to die, or everyone lives.
Yeah I genuinely dont get the people here saying this is the best GTA story. Its the best GTA *acting* for sure. But the story itself is undercooked and bland, cant decide what it wants the tone to be at all
Interesting. I'm playing Gta5 for the second time right now. The first time I rushed through the story. This time I'm grinding through it slowly and discovering many new things. One thought though, is a game labeled with the concept of stealing cars, you can upgrade them but can't sell them to make money. The easiest way to make cash in the early game play is to invest in the stockmarket. Certainly ironic considering all the capitalist bashing in the games dialog. Perhaps this is the beginning of the End of Rockstar as we new it. I'm still enjoying it and having fun though.
I think one of the reasons V wasn't that innovative or industry changing is because they'd already changed the industry totally with 3. I think 3 is one of the most important games ever. And since then rockstar have just been improving on that, technically and thematically.
I really like it, but for me it is completely overshadowed by other R* games of the time. I remember having a lot more fun with Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption. The game kinda spread itself too thin with the excess of characters and unfocused story, but it’s still a very fun game.
yeah, gta5 is more of a “fuck it, do anything” type of game, unlike gta4’s more focused and sad story. gta5 is just a type of “have fun, the story doesn’t need to make sense.” I just feel like the gta title didn’t need to be here, considering grand theft auto’s record for good stories.
GTA V was a good game. GTA Online is what was so meh. Great watch as always. I definitely agree with a lot of the other comments that what basically muddied the waters for GTA V was the online mode. The story wasn't as good as Red Dead Redemption 2 but it was easily their next best entry after GTA 4 and Red Dead Redemption stories. It's just a shame that GTA Online became so successful that it basically stopped Rockstar from doing the classic story DLCs they used to do coz I'm sure they would have given us really good DLC for GTA V and RDR2 had they gone for it
So true, I remember playing the shit outta 5 when it came out, but I stopped playing in 2015, online made me very sick, mentally and emotionally tbh. So in my mind that became a place that I avoided at all costs, but about 2 weeks ago I was on my 6th rdr2 playthrough and Ive always liked that contrast between past and future (big AC fan) so I tend to play like that, I just wanted a modern day life story about bank robbers which I love how those 2 games concepts fit into each other. After playing houndreds of hours being an outlaw then for you to seek some sort of redemption in the epilogue only to make history repeat itself right on the North Yankton robbery, it felt so different rather than coming to rdr2 after gtav, I thought gta5s intro was with frank and lamar at the beach but I forgot about the first robbery in 2004, I forgot about so many things that I couldnr help but wonder, why havent I played more of the story? And for those who played story mode back in 2013 but havent since then I highly recommend you to, especially if your around my age (33) you see and have a different vision and understanding of a lot of things, back then there was a lot of shit I thought was cool or badass but now, well, try it for yourself. GTA5 Story Mode has aged like fine wine👌
Well it depends, at the time GTA 5 was AMAZING. Nowadays it still holds up very well but, some gameplay elements of the storymode are bad. Like: way too much handholding, limited/forced actions, overall waaay too easy and slow. Gta Online is kinda good but the core game is pretty bad, you purely grind money to buy stuff that makes you more money to do nothing with at the end lmao. Yes of course there are cool or dumb/funny vehicles and weapons but still... It is very much based on Rockstar wanting people to trade their real money for GTA money (SharkCards). I'm affraid Rockstar becomes even greedier and does not come up with a cool innovative gameplay loop for GTA 6 Online, because Online REALLY needs a complete Re-Work. I hope it will not become a GTA Online 5.2.0
The problem, I feel with GTA 5, is that the supporting cast's characters aren't given the enough importance. If you are comparing the supporting characters in Lester to the likes of Roman, Dutch, you see that they really don't have much going for them other than being a part in the GTA 5 story. I hope GTA 6 improves upon this and gives additional importance to the supporting cast. Then, we might have a game that's as memorable as RDR 2.
I need to replay the story. Bcuz tbh I barely remember most of it and I’ve done it twice. Michael is probably my most empathetic. Franklin is my most likable, but I feel like the gang aspect was barely there. Trevor is fun, but I never expected any sort of redemption from him. I beat the game when I “upgraded” to the PS4 version and ultimately chose the ending where everyone lives. I think GTA V was ground breaking when it came out in 2013. But it’s been so ever present we _forget_ it’s that old, and it’s been milked so thoroughly, it feels like old hat.
I’ve played Gta 5 since I was 11. Now I’m 17, turning 18 next year. I remember playing it on the PS3, mind blown about everything you can do in the game. But through the years, Gta 5 started to get..kind of boring. The only reason I play it is because of online mode, which thankfully has private servers to not get your stuff taken, but other than that it’s the only reason it’s still alive at this point. But I still love exploring the map and enjoy the places, especially with my new car. RDR2 was the game that made me look at life differently. Especially into a perspective of how it is in the end on the Wild West era. The incredible amount of details they put in and the unforgettable story made me come back. I’ve been playing it every since it came out on Xbox One, so about 6 years. It took me a whole year to complete the game, because I wanted to melt into the experience and atmosphere when playing as Arthur. Something just changed in me when he breathed his last breath, and I didn’t even believe it as I processed his death as John. 2 weeks later after literally mourning his death i continued as John and completed the game fully. In the years I’ve been playing games, no game have been so emotionally scarring that I had to take a 2 week break after playing 70% of the story. Truly amazing game compared to GTA5, and is now my favorite game of all time together with Cyberpunk 2077 on my 1st place in list of games that changed my life forever.
RDR2's story is far superior, but GTA online is certainly better than RDR online, mainly because of the differences in levels of support but the point stands
A very well put together video there indeed👍👏 Admittedly back in October 2013 when GTA Online first launched I was immediately hooked and never did return to GTA V itself until several years later down the line D: but I'm glad I did go back to fully playthrough the rest of GTA V, in order not just to complete the main story itself, but 100% the entire game and fully experience everything that I should've done all those years ago!😁👍
Remember that Big Smoke mission in GTA San Andreas where a deal goes wrong and you end up shooting from the back of a bike and a truck chases you in the sewer like in Terminator 2? Yeah San Andreas is still the best GTA
You know I was looking for info surrounding the beta for Online and original it was gonna be built around a factions system. You could play as the LSPD, The Lost MC, or the South Central gangs like the Ballas and Families. There was gonna be territories on like map for you to take over like in San Andreas. I was like "Dude that is vintage GTA why didn't they just do that?"
10:47 yeah I do that too (and because I always run out of money as Trevor) or all the mayhem I only cause it as him I can see Michael or Franklin returning the money but not gunning down cops or innocent like in the story mode 12:16 i love that the "no discounts" sign has the RDR font
I like how Michael represents high-class California, Franklin represents middle-class California , and Trevor represents low-class California. The game is satirizing California as a whole with each character.
I’ve been replaying GTA V on my XSX recently… I haven’t played the main story since the Xbox One upgraded version came out so long ago. I agree with most all of your sentiments and one of the things that struck me most was learning that I was able to reply to emails as the various characters. Perhaps it’s because I enjoy writing but reading these individual’s thoughts really helped flesh out my understanding of them. They became more than they had been in the last 8 years. Maybe it’s because after RDR 2 I take my time and try to dive into the story more but I have enjoyed this playthrough more than any in the past. Great stuff RP :)
If you try to understand the story and you dig a little deeper, you will understand the true meaning of the game and it’s storyline and perhaps enjoy it and think it’s good.
This. People that say V's story sucked just didn't understand the story fully, and I think it's mainly of the fact that there are 3 protagonists in the game. When I first played V, I didn't like the story too much at first. But few weeks later I watched some of DarkViperau's videos explaining v's story, and then i started falling in love with V. It made me realize that V's story is a lot deeper than you think. Darkviperau is the best gta youtuber ever hands down.
RDR2 is most definitely rockstars last triumph. given the state of GTA online (Which they have every insentive to make good as its their cash cow) I doubt GTA 6 will be very good. it doesnt need to be. people will buy it anyway, its been through development hell and i doubt thats gonna help its case
GTA V is good, I definitely agree, but the story doesn't feel as strong as GTA IV for example. Ultimately, the game is 9 years old, and it's time for something new in the franchise, but Rockstar's greed with GTA:O is really pushing it back. The next GTA will have a good single player, probably, but other aspects may be lacking, especially after so many original people left, like Leslie Benzies, Dan Houser and Lazlow.
But the gameplay and map and world is much stronger than GTA 4. I despise depressing, dark, gloomy GTA games. So bad. Vice city and SA have the perfect GTA vibe. Bright, sunny, open. That's why GTA 5 is better
@@AverageAlien GTA 5’s map isn’t stronger than IV’s lol, GTA IV’s map had alot of variety to it, it had alot of interiors and it had 4 cities, GTA V only had 1 city with clothing stores that all have the same layout, it’s literally lazy compared to 4, and the gameplay mechanics can get old very fast.
For me it was the opposite. I looked forwarded to it with such extreme hype and then when it came out in 2013 I was so disappointed, because it didn’t live up to my expectations at all. Everything I thought they were going to improve upon from the last game was instead canned and stripped down. It wasn’t until years later that I came to appreciate it
Happiness is reality without expectations. It's why I don't get "hyped" about anything other than chocolate lava cakes from dominos. Also the reason why I've put 100s of hours into fallout, skyrim, gta and other games that people claim are "unplayable."
I’ve always said that ppl gotta love the games for the developers vision for the game is. Not for what THEY want it to be Those ppl have such an unrealistic world view of things it’s no wonder they get disappointed the way they do They’re not grounded in reality This is the fate cyberpunk suffered lol
@@versatilelord8893I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect the features that made IV so fun to play to at least be carried over to the next game, if not improved upon, as opposed to being completely removed
@@BDozer666 it wasn't a big downgrade at all really. the dialogue and acting is much better in GTA V, missions are more varied, the game has an original score for each mission which GTA IV doesn't have one at all and GTA V makes so many quality of life changes like the weapon wheel and radio wheel and an actual checkpoint system. The game's shooting mechanics and cover system feel much more refined and less clunky and although the driving is personal preference I think it feels much better. GTA V I felt did as much as it could with the hardware available to push what GTA IV did technically further and to make the experience as enjoyable as possible.
I agree with some. The map is good, but very empty (a lot of places had nothing to do). Character development is none (they are exactly the same at the end just with more money). Side activities were boring. Story is forgettable. They abandoned single player once they noticed that online is making the money.
character development is how fleshed out the character is. character arc is how the character changes through the story. not every character needs to have an arc to be good
GTA V is such an enjoyable game to play, the satire and humour still make me laugh. The character switching also made for some really fun and memorable moments.
They milked it so hard everyone forgot how great the single player experience actually is. Rockstar will always be unmatched in its open world design but let's hope success and greed hasn't got the best of them!
Ain't it the first GTA to do ambient music for missions and being wanted and whatnot? Like, Bully and Red Dead Redemption did it first in terms of their open world stuff, but it definitely gives V a unique atmosphere. I still have the music that plays when you hover over the PS3 version's icon popping into my head occasionally.
Glad to see more people appreciate this story. I made a point to replay it every time the game was rereleased. When sitting next to the masterpiece that is rdr2 it’s easy to forget how fun the gtav story is.
Honestly, I feel rather numb about GTA 5's single player after the first playthrough tbh. Some fun moments undoubtedly. Some hilarious lines. But overall, it's just going through the motions. Perhaps that is because GTA IV resonated so well with me. It was a really good fucking story.
I had to play the story mode of gta v for around 5 more years since I was too broke to spend money on a ps4 or other games so I understand the feeling of pushing the gaming experience in the background once you start playing other great games, but I never forget how great this game was and still is. We just take this masterpiece for granted since it’s been around for so long. We all kinda have a nostalgic feeling towards for example GTA San Andreas which is also great, but GTA really became a timeless classic without us even noticing and I’m certain without it there wouldn’t be the rdr2 we today know. I envy everyone how has the chance to play this game a first time since I remember how much I enjoyed it
GTAV feels like Fallout 4 in a way that IV feels like New Vegas. I play F4 for it's modernity and modability and have way more hours in it than FNV,but NV iy so much more memorable and fun in a way that 4 isn't and will never be, even if I mod it to feel like the old one
Thanks so much for watching the video! Something a little different this month, but I had a lot of thoughts after replaying GTA V-and, you know me: thoughts = new video. How do you feel about GTA V compared to Rockstar's other games?
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I think a lot of people unfortunately conflate GTA5 with GTA Online and it sours their opinion of it all. I have nothing positive to say about the online, what it has become, and what it means for the future of R* games. But Grand Theft Auto 5 was always a great game and a great experience. It is my third favourite in the series; after 4 and San Andreas.
Well the story mode is not even good at all
@@Matt00ias It's good, not like GTA 4, but it's.
@Austin Batton trend chasing is the real pandemic now days
@Austin Batton nope, I always thought the story sucks. The gameplay is great, but the story and characters are mediocre at best
Completely agreed 100%
I just wish there was single player expansions or DLC for GtaV.
imagine if they released that zombie DLC
Imagine if rockstar announces that they will release one last DLC for GTA 5 before starting GTA 6 marketing campaign and its a single player DLC and at the end of it, we get to see a message from the developers saying "see you soon in GTA 6"
@@Subhadip-om1sm Will never happen
I think undead nightmare expansions should just be standard for R* sandboxes
Actually from what I heard the Single Player DLC got converted into GTA Online updates.
I think Rockstars greed has left a bad taste in many peoples mouth, that being said I recently replayed it after not touching it for years and I admit I too forgot how good it was
If idiot/spoilt and advantage taking of their parents CHILDREN continue to pump online/rockstar with millions and millions of dollars then ofcourse like any company rockstar are going to continue to milk them all dry. As much as I detest the greed and direction rockstar have gone (most notably the fact they completely axed story mode expansion packs like they did for 4 gta 4 is particularly such a shame) you cannot blame them (as any company would) for wanting to keep taking money from the customer if that customer is willing to continue to fill their bank accounts up for minimal effort. It's a no brainer unfortunately. And I guess the way they saw it, "instead of us working our asses off creating a compelling and critically acclaimed expansion to the story that will give us a nice profit, we might as well put little effort into giving them online content that gives us huge profits for very little work on our part and whilst we are at it let's charge them stupid rates because after all they continue to be willing to pay stupid amounts for our "amazing" flying cars and bikes"
As shameful as it is, rockstar have preferred to take those huge profits over decent profits and no longer (specifically referring to gta 5 as the likes of RDR2 are still utter masterpieces when they can be bothered) take pride in pumping out respectful and admired works of art and would rather release sub standard "content" for online simply because it continues even after 8 years to be massively profitable for them. And like I've said, if the foolish children are willing to continue to pay these prices then rockstar are going to continue to oblige them
@@jaycuthbert245 I guess we’ll have to wait and see if they use all these profits to make a truly worthy gta 6, I’m skeptical at the moment but I hope I’m wrong
Remember, GTAO is the best online open world in existence. There are no alternatives. And no one forces you to buy shark cards or play it.
@@AverageAlien Really? Because I grew to loathe it and the legions of shithead players polluting it with their bullshit, and that’s before it became a money-obsessed parasite in game form. GTA:O made me despise multiplayer.
@@WardyLion Still the best, regardless of your opinion
Franklin I thought would've been my least favorite but he's such a cool and collected guy. I love his nonchalant and levelheaded attitude. Really acts as a great foil for Lamar as well.
And a perfect balance for Trevor and Micheal if that makes any sense
My problem is that he gets sidelined once Trevor shows up at least early on, he regains his role back in the story later on.
he is a brutally honest realist.
Same I thought he was gonna be am arrogant gangster but he turned out to be a guy who rather stay away from trouble, and take measures to not be caught.
The unrivaled success of GTA 5 is ironically the worst thing to ever happen to Rockstar.
So true. The money addled their brains and yellowed their teeth.
Actually, Take-Two Interactive is the one pulling all the strings and leading Rockstar Games to it's demise. Unfortunately, they wholly own Rockstar, and since it made them more money beyond their predictions, they became junkies of it and only wanna do this thing now, like an addicted person to weed or coke. Sad for us, the fans. I highly doubt that we'll ever see a classic from Rockstar Games ever again.
@@lecks182 ahh yes the demise more money and sales plus active online players then ever before in there history makes sense
@@hexgambitkraven6306 In creativity and quality wise, I meant. Rockstar Games as we know it is dead since Dan Houser and Lazlow left (+ Leslie Benzies too).
@@lecks182 they made rdr2 so that's not gonna happen, I wish they did more to online too but no denying the story is one of if not the best of all time . As long as they make games like that they'll always be relevant
I will never understand the hate gta 5’s single player gets, it’s a fantastic game with great characters, clever satire and very sharp dialogue, I can never get enough of this masterpiece.
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I think a lot of the people who say it's a bad game just like to hate on anything popular. Is it perfect? No is it the best story in the franchise even? I don't think so but it's not a bad game it's the most fun game to play in the franchise for me
@@mannymushies5241 It's nostalgia. People who played GTA 4 as a kid are now the ones saying GTA V is terrible and IV is a masterpiece
GTA 5 is so old that people forgot it’s good.
gta online is also not gta 5
*bad
It was good for the time. It’s gameplay mechanics are extremely outdated
@@Florida_Cracker mate its gameplay mechanics were literally used in RDR2 and I don’t see you complaining
@@Chuked mate there’s literally zero stealth and pvp is shit. RDR2 is miles above
2013 was the year I first became acquainted to the Internet and TH-cam specifically, a lot of the content I consumed at the time was Machinima and GTA 5 Funny Moments.
Same, it was the summer between 7th and 8th grade for me when I first got accustomed to the internet for real, and Gta 5 would be released just a couple months later, really took the whole of TH-cam gaming by storm, especially channels that were popping off back then like Vanoss and that whole crew who had switched from COD. Feels like a lifetime ago, and I feel old lmao
This was me but with GTA IV
@@arj- wow me too
Oh i miss those days, first gta video i have ever seen that introduced me to the game was Trevor in his underwear using super jump mods, as a kid i wanted to download it on my phone as well 😅
@@danielgomez9056 all of you social outcast at the time where doing that, so unfortunate that’s how kids are growing up now
Rockstar shaped a whole generation at some point, i remember a time where all people thought about was Machinima and GTA5 funny moments on TH-cam and such.
I felt the same... I didn't fully give it a shot when I bought it at launch. Then playing it now on PS5, its incredible!
i still dont understand how people say its the worst game in the series. I loved the map characters and story. they spend so much time on it. its a masterpiece
It's literal idiots who say that.
They love boring ass GTA 4
That’s why
@@thaddeusgreen-kg7wwall gta’s are great games. But gta 5 is one of the most profited games of all time just from sold copies alone!!
Bro, GTA IV has a mature story to tell, troubled characters, and gloomy-themed world that caters to people with taste. GTA V is so in-your-face, balls-to-the-wall heist movie cliche that tries to feed people with short attention spans and Michael Bay explosions. It's literally as stupid as Saints Row, and the online only reinforces this fact with future nonsense.@@thaddeusgreen-kg7ww
Glad to see some more people say this, I feel like GTA V really is forgotten too much unfortunately but I still come back pretty regularly to play through the story again
Yeah GTA V is getting way to much unessery hate then it's worth. Especially the SA and IV fanboys who act like GTA V is the worst game of all time
@@randomserbianguy5677 fr dude I always enjoyed the storymode and the gameplay of it I never understood the hate tbh. I feel like people just hate it either cuz of online or simply cuz they're GTA SA and GTA 4 fanboys who can't take off their nostalgia goggles.
@@tonethalegitfr i know GTA 5’s story isn’t SA or 4’s level but the storyline is still great and the the characters were amazing especially Michael,Trevor,Lamar,Lester even Devin is a good villain.Gameplay on the other hand is one of the best in the series
@@randomserbianguy5677 In my experience, it's just IV fanboys. Even RDR2 fans are generally pretty chill and friendly with GTA 5
@@ashhabimran239 SA fanboys definitely do it too, and I personally find them to be the most annoying of all. As much as I'll always love SA, it's honestly my least favorite out of all the 3D titles (I feel that the vastly underrated VCS was the best of the 3D era and even still has the best soundtrack). I honestly find CJ to be a bit too whiny most of the time and I can't seriously buy him pulling off half of the shit he does in the story after leaving LS, especially once he starts working for Toreno and makes it to LV. Overall it just felt the most cartoon-ish of any GTA. Whenever someone claims that the story in SA was " better written and more believable than V's", I immediately know to disregard anything they say. And on top of that, the three cities feel way too small and condensed for my tastes, especially after experiencing the much larger, more accurate, lifelike cities in IV and V. Hell, even VC feels bigger than any of the cities in SA.
It's still a great game, but I won't let any nostalgia I have for it or the time it came out blind me from seeing just how much Rockstar have improved virtually every aspect of the series with each new entry in the years since its release.
Too many people mix up the Singleplayer and Multiplayer and judge the whole game as one or the other. I think the Singleplayer is the best Grand Theft Auto world and story of all time.
nah
I don't think it's one of the best quality-wise, since I still feel that the City map is a bit too small to my liking, but hey, it's still good; on par with Vice City, I suppose.
World? DEFINITELY. Story? It's beaten by 4 and San Andreas
@@ProxiProtogen The story is amazing. Witnessing Michael's family life decay as he no longer tries to deny his true nature. The hang out dialog with Amanda showcases their relationship beautifully. Franklins rise to working with Dre owning his own agency from hood guy and being part of Michael's crew struggling to find money opportunities was good. Trevor's abandonment and the question of can evil people be truly evil was engaging. There's ton of little things that let in you into the psyche and life of these characters.
@@ProxiProtogen GTA 4 while a good story, dragged towards the end. GTA wraps up nicely starting the last 20 missions.
Yeah, you are right. The story is pretty cool even though it's not as deep as RDR2 (different moods). The problem is that we are kinda tired of seeing the same plot over and over again. At this point, at least a single-player DLC should be on our hands but that's asking too much. The GTA story was forgotten by Rockstar.
RDR 2’s story is not deep, sorry to break it to ya
@@SardonicJosh well that's your opinion
@@SardonicJosh yeah you definitely never actually played it or only watch TH-cam videos on it 🤡
@@SardonicJosh come on Josh, you're better than this
@@SardonicJosh Well perhaps not exactly ”deep” but it’s not exactly one dimesional, it’s got some great characters with real motivation
The thumbnail made me realize/remember that our 3 characters are like the 3 monkeys of evil.
Trevor doesn’t see evil, his blinded by his own morality. He sees how the world is with a dismissive eye.
Franklin doesn’t speak on evil, his tongue is tied by his greed for money that we never know what Franklin is truly thinking besides chasing a dollar. The world doesn’t care what Franklin has to say, so why should he explain himself ?
Michael doesn’t hear evil, his ears are filled with cheesy movie dialogue. Just like Trevor being blinded, Michael is deaf to the reality of the world nd hears what he wants to hear.
What happens in North Yankton makes this solid, Trevor couldn’t SEE a life other than the crime they committed. Michael didn’t want to HEAR about any more crimes to do when he had a family.
Years Later…. Franklin, a simple capable street kid caught in the crossfire, doesn’t even know what to say
Nah man, you're just over analyzing it
That's a good analysis . Also to mention ned luke and Michael are a deaf on their right ear? I think.
@@orynx2835 I didn't know that...
@@adityabahl is it overanalyzing cause its something tht wasa an over thought or went over ya head.
I think franklin just wanted to get the heck out of all of the gang stuff he was in, because if not, he would either die in a fight or die out of poverty. Also Michael definitely was just selfish. Not much other from that
I just always admire the time effort and details that you put into your videos thanks
If I had never played Read Dead Redemption 2, I would probably agree with you, and most likely GTA 5 would be my favorite game. But rdr2 just takes every mechanic in that game and takes it to the next level. I can play rdr2 for a whole day, never even touch a main story mission, and still have an absolute blast at it. Wether it's hunting for animals or treasure, bounty hunting, exploring the world and its secrets, or find random strangers in the wilderness with random encounters was an experience that I've only felt with Breath of the Wild.
I would probably like GTA 5 almost if not as much as rdr2, but there's two mechanics that these two games share, and arguably are the main mechanics that make them what they are - that is shooting and driving. And in those two categories, rdr2 still blows GTA 5 out of the water.
The most obvious mechanic being driving, having a horse with you in the world of rdr2 is an extension of the player, the horse not only helps you traveling, it stores extra weapons and materials. You even have to take care of your horse's basic needs, and as you spend time and energy with it, your bonding increases, rewarding the player with a stronger and more efficient horse. On the other hand, your car in GTA 5 is expendable and serves no other purpose other than mobility. I can no longer enjoy cars in GTA 5 after rdr2. It's funny because there's an old game from the early 2000s called "True Crime" similar to GTA that actually uses the player's car as a way to access to extra items and weapons. I always thought that was a great idea, and seeing it in rdr2 blew my mind.
Then there's the main mechanic: shooting. Shooting in GTA 5 feels bland, even when you compare it to GTA 4 released in 2007. You can even compare it to Max Payne 3 released a year before GTA 5 and it simply doesn't hold up. Now in rdr2 the shooting is awesome, the bullet impact on enemies and the wounds they leave on them; you can shoot an enemy in the neck and they have animations of them trying to stop the bleeding with their hands before passing out and dying, same for the stomach, etc... The technology is simply superior. And seeing how Max Payne 3 still holds up to this day with their shooting mechanics, I just can't give GTA 5 a break on this subject either.
I won't even touch the story because this comment would get too long. But I hope you get my point.
Yeah I do find myself disappointed with free roaming especially in GTA v after getting used to Red Dead redemption 2. I keep wanting to have more interesting interactions with NPCs and strangers but they're all (relatively) one-note by comparison.
The only reason I play GTA anymore is for driving around in cars.
I mean yeah, this is a Rockstar singleplayer game we're talking about, of course each entry is gonna be better like the evolution fron gta 3 to San Andreas but that being said though I have to disagree about the shooting feeling bland, you also see bullet wounds on enemies in 5 and enemies do (pretty rarely) stand for a few seconds before falling over like in Max Payne 3. Another thing gta 5's shooting has the upper hand in is that feels less clunky; I don't have to wait a billion years for Arthur or John to enter cover and I can actually blind fire but shootouts feel more cinematic in rdr2 due excellent score, kill cams and landing a clean headshot followed by the screen effect never fails to be satisfying.
All in all I like gta 5 because it's "more straight to the point" compared to Red Dead 2 because I don't have cores to worry about, I don't have to clean my gun every once in a while, I can carry as many weapons as I want, I don't have to worry about camp members complainng that I'm not contributing money to the camp and I especially don't have to worry about a $5000 bounty being on my head because I pressed the antagonize button on an npc and was "disturbing the peace" as a result. Gta 5 has a better pick up and play feeling because there aren't a billion mechanics I have to remember. On the other hand I like Red Dead 2 because the billion mechanics the game does introduce can really make the game immersive like eating, looking after your horse etc, hunting is great and world interaction is top notch.
They're both great games because one is straight to the point and another one takes it's time to get you immersed in it's world.
At least that's how I see it anyway.
It is a good game, I still wish they'd done what GTA San Andreas did with the map, to me having the rural bits between different cities is a lot more fun. I guess I'm just not that interested in Los Angeles. I'm sure if you're from there it's incredible, but to a European, I'd rather a more limited version, with Vegas and San Francisco to explore too.
It wouldn't have as much detail as it did if it had LV and SF thought.
@@gabrielmartines3510 Bro you guys need to stop with those excuses, How do you know SF & LV wouldn’t have had much detail into them? Rockstar’s development team has alot of people, stop making excuses for Rockstar’s laziness.
A xbox or playstation can't handle 3 city
@@GhostlierCube bro take a chill pill
@@janiscena3126 No you take a chill pill cockstar fanboy.
I think the problem with GTA V is its story telling/setup. The prologue sets up an amazing idea...then for a few hours does nothing with it. We set up Trevor and Micahel's story, then for a few hours it's just Franklin stealing cars. I know why they did it, but it feels like all that setup was in the wrong place.
Another is the ending. The idea in theory is who does Franklin learn from more? The problem is that choosing both has no downside, thus making it feel pointless. IMO, if Frankin died with deathwish it would have been more interesting. Now it's saying you can't have it perfect with both loyalty and survival.
Idk, that's just what I think.
I'm pretty sure he was meant to die, and lamar was supposed to take over as 3rd protag, but slink (lamar's actor) got into some trouble iel, and it just couldn't be done.
I think Franklin's arc was about taking control over his life and making his own decisions, being his boss and being the one calling the shots, like he talks about with Simeon: "it seems like all I do is let people tell me what to do and I do it and nothing changes." At the end of the game he's given three choices: do what Steve Haines told him to do and kill Trevor; do what Devin Weston told him to do and kill Michael, or he can take control and call the shots himself which is what he does in option C.
The story mode is top notch and the online is actually fine, if it wasn't for the Griefers and the price gouging this game would be a 10 out of 10
9.5* , it’s got obvious flaws but the pros outweigh them by a lot
FAX I Fully agree man
Few people have recognized that rockstar sold out in 2019 almost entirely and many of the former developers were ousted.
What's become of the travesty of GTA online is also comprised of meta social commentary, the game became an embodiment of the elements critiqued in story mode, transitioned by the quote at the end of the third way: "hypocrisy is civilization's greatest virtue."
Yep, don't expect new R* to make anything as good as GTA5 or RDR2
@@bennyhoffa7648 Exactly.
"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain."
@@bennyhoffa7648 rdr 2 is only 4 years old, and with how good that was I doubt they'll get worse, but unfortunately that means games won't come out as frequently as they did in the early 2000s ever again
Yup. Replaying Gta5 right now, taking it slow, cheating, watching videos for tips and tricks, grinding it out.
I'm finding it ironic that the easiest way to make money early in the game, while I'm hunting for Space Ship Parts and Letter Scraps, is to Invest in the Stock Market.
The beginning of the end of Rockstar as we thought we knew it?
I played the story mode again! And I was blown away! I completely forgot how good the story and everything else was
Facts bro
Same it's wayyy better than overrated gta4 and is as good as rdr2 and in many aspects GTA 5 is even better than rdr2 and I am serious about it
@@priyojeetmondal9883 I wouldn't go as far to say as V being better than rdr2 storywise but yeah i generally agree. And you can definitely see some of the DNA of GTA V in that game with the greater emphasis on a focused cast of characters instead of going with the "stranger who you help for a little while who then goes to the wayside" method of previous games
@@oh_god_dammit Exactly bro
I srsly never got the hype for gta 4. The story is only good on paper. "The protagonist goes to nyc to get revenge on the person who betrayed him in the war 10 years ago." It does sound rly interesting, but it was wayy too draggy. The game srsly did not need 90 missions. The whole game was basically just Niko asking multiple different people for help. Missions were boring as well. It's just "drive to this and kill these people." And there are bout 5 tailing missions, which is easily the most boring type of mission in any gta games.
I've been replaying GTA 5 (PC) recently and it honestly gets better with every new playthrough.
Great video back in the days i was in love with the story mode of GTA V. With all the bad news of GTA Online people forget how good the story mode was in GTA V :)
I sometimes genuinely forget that I did truly enjoy and love this game.
Everyone did. And nobody liked 4 when it came out. But now everyone has to pretend they did just because the older product always has to be better
@@AverageAlien I can confirm that people aren’t pretending to like it. 4 is still a good game, I think that I prefer 5 honestly, but to say that no one enjoyed 4 when it came out is simply wrong. Maybe you didn’t enjoy it, but not everyone has the same opinion.
@@Wolf_Dominic Yeah fr, like when 4 came out everyone either loved it or hated it and it's still like that to this day
@AverageAlien 4 fanboys are really vocal same thing will happen when 6 comes out and people will start worshipping 5 like they did 4. That's just the gaming community in general tbh critiquing games through their nostalgia glasses
@@apurv2018 Exactly.
I played through it recently had a blast.. Im working towards 100% completion
GTA 4 and GTA 5 are both great in their own ways. Hot take, but the GTA 4 fanboys who CONSTANTLY attack/criticise GTA 5 are some of the most annoying and toxic GTA fans ever
This is speculation, but I feel the reason GTA 5's story was kinda held back was because it's planned single-player got cancelled in favour of Online. Not saying the story was bad, but I feel like that cancelled DLC could've elevated GTA 5 like EfLC did for GTA 4
Because 5 is an objectively big downgrade from 4 (and even San Andreas in a lot of ways).
@@BDozer666 No it is not, shut up you are literally the person he was talking about in his comment.
@@BDozer666 And an improvement in ways and 4 took things out of San Andreas.
Well V is no different. They attack others who like IV over V. It's ridiculous.
@@blakecooper669 I think its just the Rockstar games community over all.
I feel like GTA 5 is the game that people love to hate. It was a blockbuster at launch , people just like to look cool and call mainstream hits overrated
fr. they think that liking an older video gamer makes them look cooler and more mature (*cough cough* the gta iv fans). I've seen some middle-aged men that loved V's story more than IV cuz of the 80s styled action movie it had.
@@nfnjun3105 facts . I just think it’s weird that people try to rewrite history . In 2013 everyone was ranting and raving about it being cutting edge . If it was such a bad game, people wouldn’t be playing online for a decade.
It honestly just makes me kinda sad how people just instinctively focus on everything bad about something rather than the good things, and gta5 is most certainly a good thing.
I think another reason that gtav story is forgettable is because you have 3 playable characters and don't spend as much time with them as you would with one protagonist like in rdr 2 or gta 4 or rdr1.
As someone who played GTA4 first then playing GTA5 days later and now playing GTA SA, I must say it didn't blow my mind like GTA4 or the RDR series did. I loved its satire just as all the other GTA games but having your loading screen bombarded with GTA online ads, shows how GTA 5 became the very thing it made fun of. I loved GTA 4 because it was present when it released but it was so representative of the time in the U.S. that now its looked back as a period piece, I just don't think that will really happen with V.
Don't forget the IV DLC where you get to play as Luis and Johnny
The main problem with GTA5 to me is that antagonists never felt threatening, and it creates a sort of ludonarrative dissonance plot wise as to why our team of three super powerful criminals can't beat an annoying prick of a rich man and a corrupt wanna be tough guy government official.
@Austin Batton None did, actually.
@Austin Batton gta sa did it well, you start alone with no resources and a corrupt cop who nearly owns you, during the story you gain power and friends while he’s losing his grip and in the end you face him off. Needless to say Tenpenny was played perfectly by SLJ. Dimitri is more subtle villain but once you realize what kind of psychopath he is you learn to appreciate him more. And again, you start at the bottom and gain friends and power. How many friends you gained during GTA 5? And what power you gained? Besides solving one old conflict and family issues there’s no character development.
@@FlymanMS Neither Dimitri nor Tenpenny were a real threat to Niko or CJ, if they sented attackers outside of missions, that could be the case, but it ins't.
@@gabrielmartines3510 yes there were, they were holding reins, power, Tenpenny had CJ's brother hostage, Dimitry was relentlessly trying to get to Niko threatening him and his family.
@@FlymanMS Only in missions, they were, outside of it, it's just a false sense of danger, and the only moments where Sweet's life was in danger was before Toreno met CJ, which didn't take much time, as soon as Toreno met CJ, he already chose him to do his dirty work, as for Dimitri, Niko and Roman didn't even skip town, Roman was regularly visiting Maisonette, running his business and going out with friends, and Niko was causing Havoc, there was plenty of opportunities to snatch them both, and the only time Dimitri took him during his gambling sections? Yeah, seems legit, Ma Cipriani in LCS was a real threat, she hired a hitman squad that would attack Toni from time to time in Freemode, you sometimes wouldn't even notice until it was too late, now that was a actual threat to the player.
Thank you for defending GTAV. Public opinion has really turned on it lately, maybe since the Perico update where speculation of a coming GTA6 took off. I know it's easy to connect the dots to blame GTAO for a lack of new GTA but they are developing it, plus we got the amazing RDR2!
I'm not too happy how they've crafted the atmosphere of GTAO in the PS4 era with the flying bike and encouraging sabotage of other player's hard work on businesses, but aside from that everything continually added is appreciated and it doesn't take away from it being a splendid, innovative game at the time. Just seems we've been subjected to nearly 10 years of it and we;ve become complacent. I guess 8 years is about the max saturation point where they should really move on.
But you know, people don't have to play it, and don't have to get mad about it :P And people that do enjoy playing it maybe didn't play it in 2013 and should be allowed to enjoy a thing. Anything else retro we'd LOVE to see new people enjoying. I've gone back to GTAIV myself and really appreciated the difference, but really they are both ground breaking games, just the later one we've never had time away to start missing it.
@Austin Batton Also those same players are probably the ones bored and blowing up everyone's shipments and making the game suck to play :P Because 3 years ago it was all about GTAV and being gangsta while long time GTA lovers just wanna chill and enjoy the great variety possible now in a single game!
@Austin Batton
Yeah most people just follow the crowd and adopt opinions based on other’s.
Straight up. Hindsight is 20/20.
@Austin Batton I thank ppl do dat cuz they mad gta 6 isn’t out and they just want ppl to stop playing gta v
Shooting the plane down for Madrazo and switching to Trevor on the bike is one of my, if not, favorite mission. I like the feeling GTAV gives once completing a mission. You could start another mission or kind of relax and just f off around Sandy Shores for a few moments.
The thing that always bothered me about the GTA 5 map was the abundant amount of "empty space" 35% of the map is just bland mountains
I don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with that. If it didn't exist where am I going to use all the offroad vehicles for fun and trust me, offroading in this game is a really fun experience
The highway ring road and lack of more towns is what hurt it structurally for me.
The lack of interiors felt kinda boring too.
Great video. Personally I'm on the opposite side: i love GTA 5, i've beaten it's story a couple of times, and(this might be a hot take) i like it a lot more than GTA 4. I get where all the praise is coming from, and back when GTA 4 was released, it was so groundbreaking in terms of technology and it truly showed what Xbox 360 and PS3 were capable of; but honestly, GTA 4's story and setting never really stuck with me, and i've never completed it, because to me it felt like the game was trying too hard to be serious in a series that is known for being a sort of satirical reflection of real world. I guess that GTA 4 just wasn't the kind of game that i was expecting from the series, and in contrast to it, i feel like GTA 5 managed to struck a fine balance between relative seriousness and "non-serious" moments.
My biggest problem with GTA 4 are the missions. They’re just not fun and very repetitive. Especially in GTA 5, but in the other GTA games before 4 as well, the main storyline missions are all so unique and memorable.
4’s story was good in my opinion, but not great and I prefer the stories of the other GTA games. I just couldn’t get behind Niko and didn’t appreciate the message of the game taking away the fun that the other GTA games had
I enjoyed the story,but the main reason why i geniunely prefer this game over GTA IV is the overall gameplay and varied mission design.Controls are way more smoother and gameplay is a lot easier to get used to,i'm not a huge fan of these exaggrated ragdoll physics thing unlike most others.And missions reminds me of a lot of good ol fashion over the top action from GTA San Andreas.I absolutely adored missions like Paleto Score,Minor Turbunce,Bury The Hatchet,The Wrap Up,Three's Company,Blitz Play,I Fought The Law etc.And the fact that all of em have their own unique scores is really impressive.
Also even though i'm a big supporter of density over size i loved the map,it's not only big but also life-like and detailed.They really did an amazing job at creating some of LA's most famous landmarks.I think i prefer larger maps in GTA-like games.They suit type of these games better.Overall even after almost a decade it's still a solid 9/10 game in my opinion.Just can't understand the hate.
It's getting constantly milked! Can you not see why? We're never going to hear the end of this game. Sure it was fine in 2015 up to 2017, but now. It's too overated.
i agree that playing it is different from watching it. i watched gta 5 videos for the past 8 years and only recently i played it for the first time. the game is a lot like gta 4 in terms of the world, its really fun just even walk around and push around NPC's for hours on end. i remember having the same experience with gta 4 where i once played the game for 7 hours straight without doing a single mission. just ran around pushing people and running from the cops.
I don’t really think it’s as fun as gta4 in that way, the physics were just way more fun in 4
@@Cresta-fm8uj yes thats why i mentioned that i played gta 4 for 7 hours straight without doing a mission. gta 5 though a fun game is not as enjoyable as gta 4's single player experience.
I love GTAV, finnished story about 3 times I think. The world is great too, but there is something that makes it just a background and not something that I blend in like in RDR2. Nothing that makes me stay in a bar and gamble or interact with NPC too much. If there is some side mission or a random event I'll do it, but just no desire to explore the world. Story is pretty solid, what I liked the most about this game is that it makes you feel like you're in a solid action movie and the pace is quite high.
You are comparing a 10 year old game with 5 year old game
Honestly GTA 5 was a great game for 2013. The fact that people only got tired of it now ,is kind of a testament to Rockstar North. It was far from perfect, BUT at that time,people just wanted something sunny ,something open and sharp looking, after GTA 4 and red dead and all the other gritty ps3 games. I personally believe GTA 5 was a victim of it's own success, you analyze a product long enough you'll find flaws in it. And yes GTA 4 is still better,but I can guarantee you back in 2014 no one would have said that.
Yea I've been on the GTAIV is better train the last couple years but agree, at release GTAV was the better game. All 3 protagonists in one, slick google earth style transitions, arcadey car control, a (bright and sunny) state to drive round again, densely detailed, tons of unique gameplay every mission, and the online variety of game types. It was all unheard of at the time and like GTASA before it, showcased the pinnacle of use of that console generation.
Replaying IV the physics, atmosphere and story are so good. But when V first released those elements weren't missed. My only complaints were comparing it to GTASA which was my favourite still at that time.
Something I just realized is that the major arc antagonist for each protagonist is akin to a dark reflection of themselves.
Stretch represents the worst version of Franklin. A man who manipulates others in a cyclical pyramid scheme that leaves an evergrowing trail of bodies and betrayed friends.
Devin Weston is the worst of Michael. A man who thinks money can buy everything and is actively shown to be a hypocrite that cares for no one truly except himself.
Steve Haines is an interesting type because he is the enforcer of a system that Trevor hates. A major operative of the FIB who uses severe retribution when betrayed, but also is the most casually cruel antagonist out of all of them.
I went back and 100%ed the Playstation 3 version of the game in December of 2021 (yes I own both the Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 versions as well) and I have to say that even on a 15 year old console, that was easily the best game I had played in years. This was my third playthrough of the game since its original release (I played it on Xbox 360 in 2013 and then again on PS4 in 2016). I too had forgotten just how incredible this game really is and I'm so glad I took the time to revisit it. I feel like all the negativity surrounding the current state of Rockstar Games and GTA Online really soured my perception of GTA V, but the second I booted into that single player again, I forgot all of my worries.
Having not played video games since 2008, when i started my family, I bought a used ps4 and gta5 right after the gta6 trailer dropped. To me, it's a brand new game on brand new hardware, so it's weird to see everyone else talk about it like it's ancient technology. Lol
Respect.
@xman777b LOL thanks man. I've finished gta5 and I'm playing rdr2. It's awesome.
@fredtaylor9792 yeah. I completely get where you're coming from. And like yourself, I put gaming on hold, when I got married in 2015. Everything is new. Enjoy your gaming, brother.
@xman777b same you you and congrats. You make some sacrifices but it's worth it. Been with my wife for 14 years and I have zero regrets.
@fredtaylor9792 that's refreshing and nice to hear. I feel the same. Thank you. Take care. Vince
10 years later, the map still looks like Homer Simpson. 10/10 game design.
Finally !!
Needed someone to say exactly this
same, i was gettingtired of see8ng only gta 4 asslickers
It's been said before but it's true: The reason many bash GTA 5 is likely because of Rockstar milking it's popularity far too much for profit instead of continuing their success with new products, souring their reputation & the game's. When you analyse it on its own, you'll find its a fantastically made video game.
GTA IV is like a tasty and spicy pizza, with a strong flavor
While GTA V is like a sweet and fresh ice cream
And I love both in their unique ways
You deserve this 👑
like sure, you can compare the driving in both games and say one is better than another but GTA IV and GTA V felt like they were trying completely different things. It's kind of unfair to say GTA V was bad because it lacked the seriousness seen in IV because GTA V wasn't trying to be as gritty as IV was. It's also unfair to criticize the atmosphere of GTA IV for being super dull and grey compared to V because GTA IV was trying to capture that dark atmosphere of New York City. Rather than comparing the games and saying 'this game did this badly compared to this' we should be letting the games stand for themselves and criticizing them based on how well they achieved what their vision for the game was.
I think what we all want is to go back to the time we first ever played grand theft auto 5 and completely forget the story all together just to relive the experience.
I don’t… I want to go back to playing 4 for the fist time. This game was just a disappointment on day it came out. Why some don’t see it, I will never understand. It’s no way you played 3-4 and thought 5 actually deserved to be apart of the franchise….. like bruh
@@karithema9ician657three and four are just boring as fuck 5 is a masterpiece compared to those pieces of shit, i prefer the dlcs for gta 4 over the actual game
@@derpysquid4876 your a soy boy🙄🤦🏾♂️ Not an actual Grandtheft Auto fan…. Probably never even played the first 3 games before 3. So you not even VALID buddy. Now go turn on forkknife GTgay 5
I feel like the difference between rdr2 and GTAVs stories were that GTAV really lacked a good antagonist whereas in rdr2 from the first mission we can get a good feeling who the antagonist was(Micah). Just my opinion
True the antagonists in GTAV don't really have good, focused endings. Probably would have helped to have just one to focus on, a head honcho. After all the insanity of the game they missed out on having a proper over the top boss battle.
Like they could have had the weed from the alien missions burning and mixed in hillucinations rather than just lots more enemies to shoot. Thinking about it, throwing too many enemies at you and calling it a peak in the game is a problem RDR2 had.
Maybe im just stupid, but i think a lot of people think they “new micah was the bad guy from the beggining” when actually we just saw him as the rude and bully, but ultimately still on the good side, guy. Idk
@@medi6892 I feel like as the story progressed the more and more I could see he was in the wrong maybe that’s just in hindsight
@@kailomonkey yea there were a few side antagonists such as Milton but I feel like micah was the main one which Gta struggled with however considering it had three characters it may of needed more then one because the three protagonists had their own morals
They should've focused on Steve Haines and Devin Weston more. They're pretty decent already, but they should've spent some more time developing them as antagonists.
I just wish that Red Dead 2 wasn't abandoned.
bruh, they spent 8 years making it as perfect as they possibly could, be a little more grateful.
@@renaigh I love the game, but they left it. Don't make things into more than what they are.
I’ve always thought positive of this game, other than the expectations of micro transactions for online. This game was so good that I’ve platinumed it on both PS3 and PS4, and have just played the story about 6 times. It’s such a good game. I always love the radio stations.
My main issue with GTA V is despite being built around three protagonists the story is really only set around one. It's Michael's story at heart. The story of this former bank robber who tried to get out but got dragged back in. The majority of the storyline could very easily have been adapted to have Michael as the only main character and it honestly wouldn't have lost much in terms of the actual plot. Trevor and Franklin just don't really have their own storylines. For the most part they are just tied into Michael's with Franklin as the sidekick and Trevor as the former friend/accomplice and outside of a little for context for each characters introduction there's very little main plot that feels specifically focused on them as characters.
With Franklin there could have been more involving Lamar and Stetch. More involvement on the idea of this street kid trying to break away and hit the big time but maybe still having his old life keep coming back to haunt him or trying to drag him back. This would have made the scene with Tanisha and the ending taking down Stretch more meaningful because otherwise you've barely dealt with those things for the majority of the game. When they do pop up it's almost more of a feeling of "Oh right those characters and plotline exist don't they" rather than being any kind of meaningful or satisfying moment.
Trevor could have been taken from the angle of a conflict of lives. He's moved on after Michael, believing his friend and partner in crime dead he's gone on to make new allies and start a whole new business but then he gets pulled away by this ghost from his past. There could have been more interplay between him needing to go back and forth between Los Santos and Blaine County trying to balance keeping up with that current life and trying to deal with his past one.
And all of this would have worked well thematically because it puts all three characters in a similar theme. They are all are at a crossroad in their lives which culminates around this heist movie style core but aside from that they are all trying to sort out which way they want their lives to go. This could even have culminated in a really cool set of choices in the end where instead of the A, B, C choice (which in my opinion was a really terrible final choice) they could have instead had each character make a final choice regarding their own life. Does Michael try to go back to trying to be retired or does he accept his criminal nature and what impact does that play on his family. Does Franklin turn end up going the for the high life as a bank robber living in a big mansion turning his back on his past or does he take his new found skills and bring them back to the friends and issues he has been leaving behind. Does Trevor choose his old life working with Michael or his new one with Ron and Wade. And then these choices would then impact the ending and how the characters handle things. This would have been far more engaging in my opinion for an ending than do you want Trevor to die, Michael to die, or everyone lives.
Yeah I genuinely dont get the people here saying this is the best GTA story. Its the best GTA *acting* for sure. But the story itself is undercooked and bland, cant decide what it wants the tone to be at all
Well said!
Finally someone tackling this issue, Rockstar going downhill doesn't mean GTA V was bad
Interesting. I'm playing Gta5 for the second time right now. The first time I rushed through the story. This time I'm grinding through it slowly and discovering many new things. One thought though, is a game labeled with the concept of stealing cars, you can upgrade them but can't sell them to make money. The easiest way to make cash in the early game play is to invest in the stockmarket. Certainly ironic considering all the capitalist bashing in the games dialog.
Perhaps this is the beginning of the End of Rockstar as we new it.
I'm still enjoying it and having fun though.
I was in 10th grade when this game came out, and it’s still being talked about. Crazy
I think one of the reasons V wasn't that innovative or industry changing is because they'd already changed the industry totally with 3. I think 3 is one of the most important games ever. And since then rockstar have just been improving on that, technically and thematically.
I really like it, but for me it is completely overshadowed by other R* games of the time. I remember having a lot more fun with Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption. The game kinda spread itself too thin with the excess of characters and unfocused story, but it’s still a very fun game.
yeah, gta5 is more of a “fuck it, do anything” type of game, unlike gta4’s more focused and sad story. gta5 is just a type of “have fun, the story doesn’t need to make sense.” I just feel like the gta title didn’t need to be here, considering grand theft auto’s record for good stories.
@@AlqhemyA To me that feels like a result of players feeling that GTA IV felt too grounded so the Housers said "fuck it, let's crank it up to 100"
Hmm I wonder what your opinion on 3 player characters was before 2013. Hindsight is 20/20
@@toytacambery9427 tbh I prefer games that focus on one playable character, maybe with a few sequences where you play as someone else but that’s it.
GTA V was a good game. GTA Online is what was so meh.
Great watch as always. I definitely agree with a lot of the other comments that what basically muddied the waters for GTA V was the online mode. The story wasn't as good as Red Dead Redemption 2 but it was easily their next best entry after GTA 4 and Red Dead Redemption stories.
It's just a shame that GTA Online became so successful that it basically stopped Rockstar from doing the classic story DLCs they used to do coz I'm sure they would have given us really good DLC for GTA V and RDR2 had they gone for it
Watching you my man makes me happy
So true, I remember playing the shit outta 5 when it came out, but I stopped playing in 2015, online made me very sick, mentally and emotionally tbh. So in my mind that became a place that I avoided at all costs, but about 2 weeks ago I was on my 6th rdr2 playthrough and Ive always liked that contrast between past and future (big AC fan) so I tend to play like that, I just wanted a modern day life story about bank robbers which I love how those 2 games concepts fit into each other. After playing houndreds of hours being an outlaw then for you to seek some sort of redemption in the epilogue only to make history repeat itself right on the North Yankton robbery, it felt so different rather than coming to rdr2 after gtav, I thought gta5s intro was with frank and lamar at the beach but I forgot about the first robbery in 2004, I forgot about so many things that I couldnr help but wonder, why havent I played more of the story? And for those who played story mode back in 2013 but havent since then I highly recommend you to, especially if your around my age (33) you see and have a different vision and understanding of a lot of things, back then there was a lot of shit I thought was cool or badass but now, well, try it for yourself. GTA5 Story Mode has aged like fine wine👌
Well it depends, at the time GTA 5 was AMAZING. Nowadays it still holds up very well but, some gameplay elements of the storymode are bad. Like: way too much handholding, limited/forced actions, overall waaay too easy and slow.
Gta Online is kinda good but the core game is pretty bad, you purely grind money to buy stuff that makes you more money to do nothing with at the end lmao. Yes of course there are cool or dumb/funny vehicles and weapons but still... It is very much based on Rockstar wanting people to trade their real money for GTA money (SharkCards).
I'm affraid Rockstar becomes even greedier and does not come up with a cool innovative gameplay loop for GTA 6 Online, because Online REALLY needs a complete Re-Work. I hope it will not become a GTA Online 5.2.0
The problem, I feel with GTA 5, is that the supporting cast's characters aren't given the enough importance. If you are comparing the supporting characters in Lester to the likes of Roman, Dutch, you see that they really don't have much going for them other than being a part in the GTA 5 story. I hope GTA 6 improves upon this and gives additional importance to the supporting cast. Then, we might have a game that's as memorable as RDR 2.
Bruh are u serious ? Why did u chose lester ? What about lamar or dave or steve heins ? Also Roman is worse than lester
The crew was done after the prologue. Everyone gave eachother the cold shoulder
I still think gta 4 is the better game.
Nah dude.
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@@RCEngineTuner I mean it's preference man, I prefer 5 over 4 but I can easily understand why you'll like 4 more
damn this made me think about gta v's writing in a new light. not that i ever thought it was *bad*,l but, you know
Always love your analysis on various games, looking forward to the next RDR2 history video.
I need to replay the story. Bcuz tbh I barely remember most of it and I’ve done it twice. Michael is probably my most empathetic. Franklin is my most likable, but I feel like the gang aspect was barely there. Trevor is fun, but I never expected any sort of redemption from him. I beat the game when I “upgraded” to the PS4 version and ultimately chose the ending where everyone lives. I think GTA V was ground breaking when it came out in 2013. But it’s been so ever present we _forget_ it’s that old, and it’s been milked so thoroughly, it feels like old hat.
Best game in the world basically. I can’t think of a one game that’s better than GTA V
personally used to be
GTA San Andreas.
red dead
Rdr2 imo
3:39 everyone always forgets about the town of Harmony... Even though that's where the Los Santos Customs is
10:15 Franklin looks right into the camera
I’ve played Gta 5 since I was 11. Now I’m 17, turning 18 next year.
I remember playing it on the PS3, mind blown about everything you can do in the game.
But through the years, Gta 5 started to get..kind of boring. The only reason I play it is because of online mode, which thankfully has private servers to not get your stuff taken, but other than that it’s the only reason it’s still alive at this point. But I still love exploring the map and enjoy the places, especially with my new car.
RDR2 was the game that made me look at life differently. Especially into a perspective of how it is in the end on the Wild West era.
The incredible amount of details they put in and the unforgettable story made me come back. I’ve been playing it every since it came out on Xbox One, so about 6 years.
It took me a whole year to complete the game, because I wanted to melt into the experience and atmosphere when playing as Arthur.
Something just changed in me when he breathed his last breath, and I didn’t even believe it as I processed his death as John. 2 weeks later after literally mourning his death i continued as John and completed the game fully.
In the years I’ve been playing games, no game have been so emotionally scarring that I had to take a 2 week break after playing 70% of the story.
Truly amazing game compared to GTA5, and is now my favorite game of all time together with Cyberpunk 2077 on my 1st place in list of games that changed my life forever.
I still love the story mode.
Yeah I hope you realize Michael was a Rat
RDR2's story is far superior, but GTA online is certainly better than RDR online, mainly because of the differences in levels of support but the point stands
I still consider gta v to be the worst game in the franchise.
the best gta's game in my opnion:
1_ GTA SAN ANDREAS
2_ GTA IV
3_ GTA VICE CITY
Gta 5 feels so empty, a big map but not immersive.
You really think GTA V is worse than GTA 1 and GTA 3?
Even if it is, its still a great game
A very well put together video there indeed👍👏 Admittedly back in October 2013 when GTA Online first launched I was immediately hooked and never did return to GTA V itself until several years later down the line D: but I'm glad I did go back to fully playthrough the rest of GTA V, in order not just to complete the main story itself, but 100% the entire game and fully experience everything that I should've done all those years ago!😁👍
Playing Cyberpunk on launch only made me think of GTA V.
Remember that Big Smoke mission in GTA San Andreas where a deal goes wrong and you end up shooting from the back of a bike and a truck chases you in the sewer like in Terminator 2?
Yeah San Andreas is still the best GTA
I really don't like the desert environment in GTA 5
My problem with GTAV is the limited amount of dialogue between Trevor and Lamar.
GTA V: Good game with an alright story for the time
GTA Online: *we don't talk about that*
You know I was looking for info surrounding the beta for Online and original it was gonna be built around a factions system. You could play as the LSPD, The Lost MC, or the South Central gangs like the Ballas and Families. There was gonna be territories on like map for you to take over like in San Andreas. I was like "Dude that is vintage GTA why didn't they just do that?"
10:47 yeah I do that too (and because I always run out of money as Trevor) or all the mayhem I only cause it as him
I can see Michael or Franklin returning the money but not gunning down cops or innocent like in the story mode
12:16 i love that the "no discounts" sign has the RDR font
I always love how you pop in the credits to sync up with the selected music. Thanks again for the video; always a pleasure to watch your content!
I like how Michael represents high-class California, Franklin represents middle-class California , and Trevor represents low-class California. The game is satirizing California as a whole with each character.
I’ve been replaying GTA V on my XSX recently… I haven’t played the main story since the Xbox One upgraded version came out so long ago. I agree with most all of your sentiments and one of the things that struck me most was learning that I was able to reply to emails as the various characters. Perhaps it’s because I enjoy writing but reading these individual’s thoughts really helped flesh out my understanding of them. They became more than they had been in the last 8 years.
Maybe it’s because after RDR 2 I take my time and try to dive into the story more but I have enjoyed this playthrough more than any in the past. Great stuff RP :)
Gta 5 missions were way more creative and fun than gta 4.
But story on gta 4 was better, dialogue too.
Is the radar brighter on PS5? or is it just color grading stuff?
My PS5 internal video capture is really dark for some reason, so I had to make some adjustments while editing, hence the weird colours.
@@RealPixels I see. I hate color grading while editing when I try it it always looks wacky. But I enjoyed you video very much.
Yeah I try to avoid it, especially with game footage, but I’m afraid it was necessary here. Thanks for the kind words!
@@RealPixels The only thing I noticed was the radar so that’s good
The reason why people think gta 5 is bad is because of gta online
Nah there's a lot of people who don't like the story mode compared to the GTA games that came before it aswell
If you try to understand the story and you dig a little deeper, you will understand the true meaning of the game and it’s storyline and perhaps enjoy it and think it’s good.
This. People that say V's story sucked just didn't understand the story fully, and I think it's mainly of the fact that there are 3 protagonists in the game.
When I first played V, I didn't like the story too much at first. But few weeks later I watched some of DarkViperau's videos explaining v's story, and then i started falling in love with V. It made me realize that V's story is a lot deeper than you think. Darkviperau is the best gta youtuber ever hands down.
RDR2 is most definitely rockstars last triumph. given the state of GTA online (Which they have every insentive to make good as its their cash cow) I doubt GTA 6 will be very good. it doesnt need to be. people will buy it anyway, its been through development hell and i doubt thats gonna help its case
GTA V is good, I definitely agree, but the story doesn't feel as strong as GTA IV for example. Ultimately, the game is 9 years old, and it's time for something new in the franchise, but Rockstar's greed with GTA:O is really pushing it back. The next GTA will have a good single player, probably, but other aspects may be lacking, especially after so many original people left, like Leslie Benzies, Dan Houser and Lazlow.
But the gameplay and map and world is much stronger than GTA 4. I despise depressing, dark, gloomy GTA games. So bad. Vice city and SA have the perfect GTA vibe. Bright, sunny, open. That's why GTA 5 is better
@@AverageAlien GTA 5’s map isn’t stronger than IV’s lol, GTA IV’s map had alot of variety to it, it had alot of interiors and it had 4 cities, GTA V only had 1 city with clothing stores that all have the same layout, it’s literally lazy compared to 4, and the gameplay mechanics can get old very fast.
@@GhostlierCube GTA 4 had one city. What tf version of GTA 4 are you playing with 3 cities? Lmaoo
@@GhostlierCube No, GTA 5 is clearly superior which is why it lasted for 10 years, meanwhile GTA 4 died almost instantly.
@@GhostlierCube Yeah please go ahead and name the 3 cities in GTA 4 😂
Overrated? It’s been in the top 10 in game sales every month since its release over 10 years ago. That’s unheard of.
For me it was the opposite. I looked forwarded to it with such extreme hype and then when it came out in 2013 I was so disappointed, because it didn’t live up to my expectations at all. Everything I thought they were going to improve upon from the last game was instead canned and stripped down. It wasn’t until years later that I came to appreciate it
Happiness is reality without expectations. It's why I don't get "hyped" about anything other than chocolate lava cakes from dominos. Also the reason why I've put 100s of hours into fallout, skyrim, gta and other games that people claim are "unplayable."
I’ve always said that ppl gotta love the games for the developers vision for the game is. Not for what THEY want it to be
Those ppl have such an unrealistic world view of things it’s no wonder they get disappointed the way they do
They’re not grounded in reality
This is the fate cyberpunk suffered lol
@@versatilelord8893 How is it unrealistic to expect a new game to not be a big downgrade in comparison to the last one?
@@versatilelord8893I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect the features that made IV so fun to play to at least be carried over to the next game, if not improved upon, as opposed to being completely removed
@@BDozer666 it wasn't a big downgrade at all really. the dialogue and acting is much better in GTA V, missions are more varied, the game has an original score for each mission which GTA IV doesn't have one at all and GTA V makes so many quality of life changes like the weapon wheel and radio wheel and an actual checkpoint system. The game's shooting mechanics and cover system feel much more refined and less clunky and although the driving is personal preference I think it feels much better. GTA V I felt did as much as it could with the hardware available to push what GTA IV did technically further and to make the experience as enjoyable as possible.
I agree with some. The map is good, but very empty (a lot of places had nothing to do). Character development is none (they are exactly the same at the end just with more money). Side activities were boring. Story is forgettable. They abandoned single player once they noticed that online is making the money.
character development is how fleshed out the character is. character arc is how the character changes through the story. not every character needs to have an arc to be good
GTA V is such an enjoyable game to play, the satire and humour still make me laugh. The character switching also made for some really fun and memorable moments.
They milked it so hard everyone forgot how great the single player experience actually is. Rockstar will always be unmatched in its open world design but let's hope success and greed hasn't got the best of them!
to me the music is the most memorable thing in the whole game, theres just something about it
Ain't it the first GTA to do ambient music for missions and being wanted and whatnot? Like, Bully and Red Dead Redemption did it first in terms of their open world stuff, but it definitely gives V a unique atmosphere. I still have the music that plays when you hover over the PS3 version's icon popping into my head occasionally.
Glad to see more people appreciate this story. I made a point to replay it every time the game was rereleased. When sitting next to the masterpiece that is rdr2 it’s easy to forget how fun the gtav story is.
Honestly, I feel rather numb about GTA 5's single player after the first playthrough tbh. Some fun moments undoubtedly. Some hilarious lines.
But overall, it's just going through the motions.
Perhaps that is because GTA IV resonated so well with me. It was a really good fucking story.
I remember loving the novelty in many missions, but not desiring to go through the slower ones a second playthrough.
I had to play the story mode of gta v for around 5 more years since I was too broke to spend money on a ps4 or other games so I understand the feeling of pushing the gaming experience in the background once you start playing other great games, but I never forget how great this game was and still is. We just take this masterpiece for granted since it’s been around for so long. We all kinda have a nostalgic feeling towards for example GTA San Andreas which is also great, but GTA really became a timeless classic without us even noticing and I’m certain without it there wouldn’t be the rdr2 we today know.
I envy everyone how has the chance to play this game a first time since I remember how much I enjoyed it
it was good game considering 2013/ 2015 release year.
We can say, its NOT aged well in terms of replayability
GTAV feels like Fallout 4 in a way that IV feels like New Vegas. I play F4 for it's modernity and modability and have way more hours in it than FNV,but NV iy so much more memorable and fun in a way that 4 isn't and will never be, even if I mod it to feel like the old one