Do you like Grand Theft Auto?
- Thread starter no oneder
- Start date
Recommended Videos
Only really played gta3 for about 20 hours and it was a massive disappointment for me (I also played the original GTA a fair amount).
When the original GTA came out I thougt this game would be awesome in 3d so you can imagine my delight when I saw GTA3 on the shelves (unexpectedly at the time as well as I did not really keep up with game releases during that period) but it managed to take my good will and crush any hopes I had for the game I just found it incredibly tedious and boring it was just like they had designed a drab world complete with annoying slow cars that always got in your way and then thought hmmmmm what can we put in here oh I know lets have a race quest then an assassination quest and then blow up this car and it all felt exactly the same.
It was not bad but I just found it incredibly boring and then when I saw all the praise being heaped on it ,it was a bit confusing it reminded me of mortal kombat in that there was loads of praise (or it seemed that way to me at the time) for what I saw as a very mediocre game.
What I actually dislike about GTA is more of its immediate legacy suddenly every game had to be a bland open world sandbox game because thats what sells right?! ugh still annoys me now.
I have played a few hours of vice city so not enough to judge it but enough to get a taster I preferred it to 3 it had better art direction but it felt more of the same, fun for a few hours as you go wild killing everyone then it just gets tedious I am sure there must have been a central narrative in GTA3 but I seriously cannot remember even the faintest details about it.
San Andreas I never even touched but everyone I spoke to in real life who liked GTA3 and Vice City said they disliked it.
GTA4 I have only played a little again but it did not impress stupid A.I tedious quests seems like it follows the same formula I knew quite a lot of people who liked 3 and especially Vice City but no one who says they enjoyed San Andreas or GTA4 in fact I only know one person who has finished 4 and that was for achievements (yes he is an achievement whore) he by his own admission did not like the game and found it a chore to play.
In closing I do not hate GTA but I believe it gets way to much credit it became to big and overhyped and to be honest the scores and reviews it was getting were ridiculous it was almost as if it was the perfect series the pinnacle of game design if you will, thankfully it has been dialled down a bit now. It is not the only game that has been overhyped of course plenty of great games worthy of far more praise than GTA (which I believe is mediocre) such as ocarina of time ,portal and FFVII to name a few are also overhyped but not on this scale the only other games that has achieved such mass hype penetration is of course Modern Warfare (especially 2 onwards) which I actually enjoy more than GTA but again its no where near as great as it is made out to be and has a negative effect on the outsider viewing the medium as all they see are these highly publisised heavily marketed games and think that is the best gaming has to offer.
Although the same can be said for films, anime, music and books (to a lesser extent) but these are already established mediums and the user base is much larger so dont have such a stigma attached to them (ok anime might) so it is generally not so much of a problem.
When the original GTA came out I thougt this game would be awesome in 3d so you can imagine my delight when I saw GTA3 on the shelves (unexpectedly at the time as well as I did not really keep up with game releases during that period) but it managed to take my good will and crush any hopes I had for the game I just found it incredibly tedious and boring it was just like they had designed a drab world complete with annoying slow cars that always got in your way and then thought hmmmmm what can we put in here oh I know lets have a race quest then an assassination quest and then blow up this car and it all felt exactly the same.
It was not bad but I just found it incredibly boring and then when I saw all the praise being heaped on it ,it was a bit confusing it reminded me of mortal kombat in that there was loads of praise (or it seemed that way to me at the time) for what I saw as a very mediocre game.
What I actually dislike about GTA is more of its immediate legacy suddenly every game had to be a bland open world sandbox game because thats what sells right?! ugh still annoys me now.
I have played a few hours of vice city so not enough to judge it but enough to get a taster I preferred it to 3 it had better art direction but it felt more of the same, fun for a few hours as you go wild killing everyone then it just gets tedious I am sure there must have been a central narrative in GTA3 but I seriously cannot remember even the faintest details about it.
San Andreas I never even touched but everyone I spoke to in real life who liked GTA3 and Vice City said they disliked it.
GTA4 I have only played a little again but it did not impress stupid A.I tedious quests seems like it follows the same formula I knew quite a lot of people who liked 3 and especially Vice City but no one who says they enjoyed San Andreas or GTA4 in fact I only know one person who has finished 4 and that was for achievements (yes he is an achievement whore) he by his own admission did not like the game and found it a chore to play.
In closing I do not hate GTA but I believe it gets way to much credit it became to big and overhyped and to be honest the scores and reviews it was getting were ridiculous it was almost as if it was the perfect series the pinnacle of game design if you will, thankfully it has been dialled down a bit now. It is not the only game that has been overhyped of course plenty of great games worthy of far more praise than GTA (which I believe is mediocre) such as ocarina of time ,portal and FFVII to name a few are also overhyped but not on this scale the only other games that has achieved such mass hype penetration is of course Modern Warfare (especially 2 onwards) which I actually enjoy more than GTA but again its no where near as great as it is made out to be and has a negative effect on the outsider viewing the medium as all they see are these highly publisised heavily marketed games and think that is the best gaming has to offer.
Although the same can be said for films, anime, music and books (to a lesser extent) but these are already established mediums and the user base is much larger so dont have such a stigma attached to them (ok anime might) so it is generally not so much of a problem.
I loved San Andreas. Really fun and had varied missions throughout. GTA4 started off okay but all the cool stuff I liked at the start got removed as I went on and the characters weren't as likable as in the other games.
I've attempted to play almost all of them, from the original GTA (on the PC, way before 3 made the series popular), up through SA, so I guess all but 4, and I at least sort of like most things about the games but really, really hate playing them for one reason: the controls. Doesn't matter whether it's the console or PC versions. I cannot find any way to play them that doesn't make me angry after half an hour or so. And it's not even the completely unplayable remote control helicopter missions and crap like that, it's fundamental stuff like driving cars. If I could play GTA3 and the other games made with its engine using the controls and car physics model from something like Burnout Paradise, it'd make my day, but the way it is now, screw it.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the Grand Theft Auto franchise. They are pretty funny. Even past the obvious pun humour (overuse of 69) it is a pretty witty criticism of American popular culture in the last 30 years. It has the best licensed soundtracks in video games. The games in the main series (excluding the portable ones) are of highest quality for the era in which they were released.
I really liked GTA IV because it was different from the others and pushed the series foreword but I really think the series peaked with San Andreas. It was the largest in scope, had the most free roaming space, was dynamic in tone (from Boyz N the Hood style in Los Santos to a secret agent feel with Toreno's missions), the most customizable character, added the most new features, and had a bitching soundtrack.
EDIT: Gramatical error fixed.
I really liked GTA IV because it was different from the others and pushed the series foreword but I really think the series peaked with San Andreas. It was the largest in scope, had the most free roaming space, was dynamic in tone (from Boyz N the Hood style in Los Santos to a secret agent feel with Toreno's missions), the most customizable character, added the most new features, and had a bitching soundtrack.
EDIT: Gramatical error fixed.
I've played Vice City, San Andreas and the fourth one. I have loved all of them. It is just a fun a game to dick around in and steal stuff (Mostly cars). I was disappointed by the fourth removing airplanes, but I loved the new car physics (Even though it took some time to get used to) and the multiplayer was fun. It just sucked that when playing multiplayer free roam it took forever to get weapons so if you and your friends wanted to go on an epic police holdout and then run to a getaway car (which is fun yet really hard on the car getting to part), you have to spend a good 10 minutes getting guns, armor and an appropriate car.
I wouldn't say I really like them, but they are good time-killers. Usually I just find the fastest car/bike and start finding ramps to jump off. I can certainly see why people like the series though.
There was nothing wrong with GTA4 in my opinion and now we have Saints Row to fit the niche GTA no longer occupies.
It used to be the king of what it did, sitting proudly over other games as "The fun one" but then GTA 4 came along and brought tedious crap to the series like the bowling etc and while it wasn't looking Saints Row 2 slapped it across the back of the head with a giant dildo and Just Cause 2 picked up its crown and ran off with it.
Well for me its the fact that there's nothing to do. Yeah you can grab a car and a gun and go crazy, but that doesn't appeal to me at all. I remember playing GTA when i was younger, and i remember the fun i had just driving around crashing into things, but i just get bored of it now.
I like the story modes though.
I like the story modes though.
I've always liked the series. Never bothered too much with the missions or story, but if you just feel like some instant chaos/whacky hijinks, GTA always satisfies.
I loved screwing around on GTA 3 but I never really cared for the plot. It was always more fun to drive around, cheat yourself to unlimited cash and, ammo then, have yourself a police/military shootout.
Vice City was my favorite one though. I think I still have it on the PS2 but I can't remember. I know I've got San Andreas and even though I loved the level up feature, it was my second-to-last favorite in the series. I hated the character and, thought the city was small and kind of bland. The county was huge but the city itself was forgettable. GTA IV was beautiful but it's my least favorite. Too dark, too difficult to control, too mundane. Next to Saint's Row it's a fail.
I plan on grabbing a Dreamcast, which I think had GTA 1,2 and, London. I haven't played any top-down GTA titles and plan on fixing that soon.
Vice City was my favorite one though. I think I still have it on the PS2 but I can't remember. I know I've got San Andreas and even though I loved the level up feature, it was my second-to-last favorite in the series. I hated the character and, thought the city was small and kind of bland. The county was huge but the city itself was forgettable. GTA IV was beautiful but it's my least favorite. Too dark, too difficult to control, too mundane. Next to Saint's Row it's a fail.
I plan on grabbing a Dreamcast, which I think had GTA 1,2 and, London. I haven't played any top-down GTA titles and plan on fixing that soon.
I must say, I love the GTA series. I like shooting things nigh-endlessly, I fucking LOVE racing (Yet not racing games, beyond the Need For Speed franchise. I should totally try out Driver: San Francisco, though. If it can impress Yahtzee, it'll probably make me play it in my first sitting until I realize one and a half days and four meals have passed...And I also like third-person shooters. While I may love first-person everything better, I still like third person shooters. As long as they're on the PC. Army of Two can go jump off of a cliff. So, yeah. Here's my experience with GTA so far:
1 & 2: Not applicable. Not in my time-frame of living.
3: The original? Sounds fun. I'm reluctant to try it if it's anything like Vice City. No aiming, no simply running away from the cops[footnote]Works in GTA: SA to a point. I once actually simply evaded three stars! And, no, I didn't just pick up a bribe when I wasn't paying attention.[/footnote], the cars control so well they're hard to control, and seem to accelerate to top speed instantly upon moving...
3: Vice City? See 3: Original. Tried to play it, and I just couldn't. Nope.
3: San Andreas? Awesome. Actually better than IV in my opinion, even though that's the latest in the series, and the one I started with. With IV's Liberty City, it's just gray buildings, with the occasional tan beach running along the coast. In SA? Let's see, there's some gray city, a rural countryside, a desert, colorful city, and a lot more rural. Fun. Also, jets. Also, guns akimbo. Also, K-DST, Bounce FM, Playback FM, and fun radio stations in general.
IV: The story is fun, EfLC is fun, free roam is fun, and the ballistics work the best, in my opinion, here, because I was brought up on modern games. I can stop, prone, aim, fire in single shots to the tune of one shot every two seconds, and still not hit anything no matter what weapon I am using in Battlefield 2. Which is why I am looking forward to BF3: same Battlefield sized maps, vehicles, and all that jazz; and hopefully the working ballistics from Bad Company, but enhanced, and great gameplay improvements.
1 & 2: Not applicable. Not in my time-frame of living.
3: The original? Sounds fun. I'm reluctant to try it if it's anything like Vice City. No aiming, no simply running away from the cops[footnote]Works in GTA: SA to a point. I once actually simply evaded three stars! And, no, I didn't just pick up a bribe when I wasn't paying attention.[/footnote], the cars control so well they're hard to control, and seem to accelerate to top speed instantly upon moving...
3: Vice City? See 3: Original. Tried to play it, and I just couldn't. Nope.
3: San Andreas? Awesome. Actually better than IV in my opinion, even though that's the latest in the series, and the one I started with. With IV's Liberty City, it's just gray buildings, with the occasional tan beach running along the coast. In SA? Let's see, there's some gray city, a rural countryside, a desert, colorful city, and a lot more rural. Fun. Also, jets. Also, guns akimbo. Also, K-DST, Bounce FM, Playback FM, and fun radio stations in general.
IV: The story is fun, EfLC is fun, free roam is fun, and the ballistics work the best, in my opinion, here, because I was brought up on modern games. I can stop, prone, aim, fire in single shots to the tune of one shot every two seconds, and still not hit anything no matter what weapon I am using in Battlefield 2. Which is why I am looking forward to BF3: same Battlefield sized maps, vehicles, and all that jazz; and hopefully the working ballistics from Bad Company, but enhanced, and great gameplay improvements.
I love every GTA except GTA IV. Episodes from LC were a lot more fun, but even they were boring as hell when compared to GTA 3 era games. I still can't decide which game I like better and why. San Andreas, Vice City and GTA 3 raised the bar for free roaming games so high. Even the 2 PSP/PS2 games LCS and VCS were a lot more fun than GTA IV. I don't know what were they thinking when they decided to add so much realism at the cost of fun. Not to mention the lousy PC port. That was depressing.
its meh to me, i have better, much more effective 'stress reliever' games.
most of which involve a very sharp thing being forcefully shoved where its not going to be doing any good for that person/monster/thing.
which kinda ties to me favoring melee VS ranged, but, there's also the plot, setting, and all that, it is, to simplify, not interesting in the least
most of which involve a very sharp thing being forcefully shoved where its not going to be doing any good for that person/monster/thing.
which kinda ties to me favoring melee VS ranged, but, there's also the plot, setting, and all that, it is, to simplify, not interesting in the least