The game is just about shooting, driving and stealing shit. It is not this out this world experience haha. The amount of “GTA coming out some day” content that I get is way too much.
I played Vice City and San Andreas when they first came out and I was a teenager. At the time they appealed to me as just a big open world to explore and cause mayhem in. There wasn’t really much like it at the time. The story wasn’t all that interesting to me.
I got GTA5 for free from Epic games years after it came out, and played about 30 minutes before I got bored.
I’ve been spoiled by so many other open world game options that GTA just doesn’t do much for me anymore. I like to have a more interesting environment, or story.
I played Vice City and I enjoyed both the open world and the fantastic soundtrack. Most of my playing was just driving around while listening to the radio. So I guess what I really wanted was a super simplified driving simulator and Kate Bush mp3s.
@[email protected] - can you please recommend some games which have great stories? I am looking for some games to play. I am planning to start Plague Tale next weekend, but open to options. Thanks!
The story mode in San Andreas and GTA IV were incredible. GTA V’s story was still pretty amazing too… Not sure how you could’ve played enough of it in 30 mins to even be able to judge it.
If I tried it again in the right mood, I might get more sucked in. But as I mentioned in another comment, contemporary crime stories dont interest me much.
A pretty standard list of open world RPGs from the last 20 years really:
Morrowind (predates VC and SA of course but I will still count it,)
Oblivion,
Fallout 3,
New Vegas,
Skyrim,
Fallout 4,
Witcher 3,
No Mans Sky,
Cyberpunk 2077,
Valheim,
Starfield (maybe not as much, but I got my fun out of it,)
Baldurs Gate 3,
I’m obviously a sucker for bugthesda style exploration and loot hoarding. I’m less interested in driving vehicles around I guess comparing that list to GTA. I also like RPG elements, heavy lore, and if lacking in lore, I enjoy creative outlets like in NMS and Valheim.
Edit: Also, to be more specific. I know GTA games have alot of story going on that people love. Not saying its bad. I’m just not that interested in contemporary crime stories. I’m not into crime movies or tv all that much either.
You could be this reductive about any game or, really, any other form of media.
Games are often about much more than their core gameplay elements, and that is especially true here. The GTA games are crime dramas with excellent storylines - especially IV and V, whose stories rivaled those of the TV shows. They’re packed full social and political commentary, satirizing American culture.
Each game is like a slice of American life in a time capsule.
The story of V is beyond stupid in some aspects, padding out game time enough that you don’t even realise the stuff you are doing makes very little sense. IV was written a lot better, and with better characters.
WASD to move, Shift/Ctrl to duck, Space to jump, and use mouse to look around and shoot. With other words, standard FPS/TPS controls. Or are you talking about GTA and GTA II? The controls in those games are quite outdated xD
I like it when my partner commits crimes and when the heat gets too high she let’s me escape from the fuzz. Besides Mario party and mini golf it’s one of the few games she has fun playing, and we can do it together
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People can enjoy things. Why gatekeep?
@[email protected] - was the OP gatekeeping though? Or simply asking a question to understand the reason behind GTA’s popularity?
Was kinda loaded, but yeah, not really gatekeeping imo.
I played Vice City and San Andreas when they first came out and I was a teenager. At the time they appealed to me as just a big open world to explore and cause mayhem in. There wasn’t really much like it at the time. The story wasn’t all that interesting to me.
I got GTA5 for free from Epic games years after it came out, and played about 30 minutes before I got bored.
I’ve been spoiled by so many other open world game options that GTA just doesn’t do much for me anymore. I like to have a more interesting environment, or story.
I played Vice City and I enjoyed both the open world and the fantastic soundtrack. Most of my playing was just driving around while listening to the radio. So I guess what I really wanted was a super simplified driving simulator and Kate Bush mp3s.
For this reason Vice City is the only GTA I am tempted to replay. Its just a vibes machine.
@[email protected] - can you please recommend some games which have great stories? I am looking for some games to play. I am planning to start Plague Tale next weekend, but open to options. Thanks!
The story mode in San Andreas and GTA IV were incredible. GTA V’s story was still pretty amazing too… Not sure how you could’ve played enough of it in 30 mins to even be able to judge it.
If I tried it again in the right mood, I might get more sucked in. But as I mentioned in another comment, contemporary crime stories dont interest me much.
what games spoiled open world games for you, if i may ask?
A pretty standard list of open world RPGs from the last 20 years really:
Morrowind (predates VC and SA of course but I will still count it,) Oblivion, Fallout 3, New Vegas, Skyrim, Fallout 4, Witcher 3, No Mans Sky, Cyberpunk 2077, Valheim, Starfield (maybe not as much, but I got my fun out of it,) Baldurs Gate 3,
I’m obviously a sucker for bugthesda style exploration and loot hoarding. I’m less interested in driving vehicles around I guess comparing that list to GTA. I also like RPG elements, heavy lore, and if lacking in lore, I enjoy creative outlets like in NMS and Valheim.
Edit: Also, to be more specific. I know GTA games have alot of story going on that people love. Not saying its bad. I’m just not that interested in contemporary crime stories. I’m not into crime movies or tv all that much either.
You could be this reductive about any game or, really, any other form of media.
Games are often about much more than their core gameplay elements, and that is especially true here. The GTA games are crime dramas with excellent storylines - especially IV and V, whose stories rivaled those of the TV shows. They’re packed full social and political commentary, satirizing American culture.
Each game is like a slice of American life in a time capsule.
The story of V is beyond stupid in some aspects, padding out game time enough that you don’t even realise the stuff you are doing makes very little sense. IV was written a lot better, and with better characters.
IV’s characters are so memorable. “Let’s go bowling!” and I remember it like yesterday. It’s almost twenty years ago. Can you believe it?
Same with SA, VC, and III.
I could say the exact same about fighting, racing, or other arcade-y games.
People like what they like, why shit on them for it?
Because it’s the only Canadian region with decent rail transit /s
Because you can do whatever you want to do that are illegal to do in the real life.
With the worst controls imaginable
WASD to move, Shift/Ctrl to duck, Space to jump, and use mouse to look around and shoot. With other words, standard FPS/TPS controls. Or are you talking about GTA and GTA II? The controls in those games are quite outdated xD
I think they mean more how the character responds to the controls not the binding of controls
Aha. The more realistic animations. Yeah, I can agree to a certain point.
People like a sandbox I guess.
I’m not too excited for GTA6 and 5 isn’t as good as what came before.
The games that put it on the map, though, are timeless. Try playing one and see for yourself, we just don’t get games like that anymore.
Best one on PS4 and PS3: GTA IV
Best one on PS2: GTA: SA
Best 2D one: GTA Chinatown Wars
It’s fun to play around in a fully open real (modern) world simulation. Where else can you do that?
Reasonably good third person shooter? That’s quite rare.
Maybe because we can live as criminals and do criminal stuff in it without real world consequences…
It’s a fun game series. I love to replay 3, Vice City and San Andreas.
They are fun games that you can get lost in, I can’t really say any more than that.
Organized crime is our only view into dual power structures, typically. Unfortunately it’s a reactionary form - but I think this explains the appeal.
I like it when my partner commits crimes and when the heat gets too high she let’s me escape from the fuzz. Besides Mario party and mini golf it’s one of the few games she has fun playing, and we can do it together
What about the game though?
It’s a fun sandbox. Lots of different things to do