Did GTA V live up to the hype

[Legal]

It lived up to it for me, but I also never buy into the ridiculous hype cycle for Rockstar games.

Biggest problem was not getting story DLC. Knowing that the previously planned DLC likely got repurposed for Online sucks. But I get why they would do it, though. They likely were already apprehensive to do DLC because of the GTA IV episodes not taking off as expected (that exclusivity deal didn't help), and Online has given the game an absurdly long lifespan.

GTA Online wasn't fun for me. The fact that character/item progression was so clearly tuned to encourage microtransactions was a turn off for me.

Also not a fan of Trevor. He was annoying as fukk, and it always felt a little shytty that it felt like he was a thinly veiled take on what the stereotype of the average GTA player is like. It was writing that goes up its own ass with how smart it thinks it is.

 

[Redguard]

Surpassed expectations but they once again flopped with Online...


It was just the restaurant...

Anyways you can fly to all major GTA cities in GTA V...Libery, Vice, San Fierro and Las Venturas...



Only on PC...

The online is mostly garbage probably due to the take two suits wanting it to bring in more cash over actual fun gameplay.

 

[Barnett114]

A slight step down from IV but still good.

 

[MikelArteta]

ive had it downloaded for years bought it on sale but still have never played gta v

 

[IVS]

The PC version with certain mods is possibly one of the GOAT games.

 

[DaKidFromNoWhere]

It did to me.

 

[ChuckTaylor84]

GTA San Andreas is the GOAT

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

GTA San Andreas is the GOAT

SA soundtrack and vice city soundtrack goat

 

[Redguard]

 

[thaKEAF]

I had a lot of fun with it...hated 4.

 

[Deuterion]

The biggest problem I had with GTA V is that the gameplay feels like it's from 2004. The shooting is weak and relies on auto-aim, the missions are extremely linear and unimaginative, and the story was hot garbage. I feel like the city in GTA V was the best city made in a game ever but they sullied it by making a remastered GTA3 gameplay wise happen within it.

 

[KevCo]

I got more than my moneys worth

Best thing was if u didnt like the story I could do random shyt all day in the city instead, game has a high fun factor to me....but I also missed the ps2 era gta games, so 4 was my first since the over head view ones.

 

[Meowth tote da Uzi]

The game was dope at first but after a couple of plays it gets boring. What pissed me off was they was making it seem like you'd have to strategize missions and figure out a way to use each individual's special power but didnt give us much to work with....we got a nikka who drive in slow mo....a nikka who sees slow mo to shoot better, and Trevor with his Blazzing that they stole from Def Jam.

As far as the story line goes, that shyt was Garbage. Whole game an action comedy so I'm not gonna shyt on the story too hard.

 

[Redguard]

I just wished the map was more focused on the city. The countryside and desert was useless.

Rockstar did a good job in recreating southern california and LA but the areas felt small. Especially the hoods.

 

[Black Bolt]

GTA V was polished and lacking any real flaws but for whatever reason didn't give me the same feeling as the previous titles. It was arguably too polished and at times felt like I was taking part in a movie rather than playing a game known for random bouts of fukkery. It was the most underwhelming 10/10 I've ever played with zero replayability which is unusual for the series.


edit: That one plane mission pissed me the fukk off