Which one did you play?
I'd say the only ones that are tedious in parts are San Andreas and IV.
San Andreas got on my nerves, actually rarely, I'm really only thinking about the plane lessons in that game. That was one of the hardest things I ever had to do in a game. Plus the map was just fukking ridiculous. I'd be out in the desert with nothing to my name just like
sprinting back to civilization.
GTA IV just wasn't all that fun. It was too realistic and the missions were meh. But The Ballad of Gay Tony redeemed all of IV
But if you played either 3 or Vice City
You ain't got to lie Craig you ain't got to lie
As for 5...not sure how it's gonna pan out. 3 playable characters is gonna be interesting.