The skies are clear, the weather is weather, the beaches are gorgeous, the blood stains on the pavement are sweet, and the frantic yells of pedestrians running from a psycho with a gun in his underwear is satisfying….ah, nothing like it. The game that lets you get away with everything under the sun if you can lose the cops for 3 seconds just to do it all again is back….Grand Theft Auto .
After the mega disappointment that was GTA4, GTA5 doesn’t fail to keep my attention from the get go as you are pulling off some of games main features that consist of heists and character switching. The potential is on display as pulling off the robbery and getaway was adrenaline pumping fun, and the character switching worked flawlessly.
The world of GTA5 is large with so much to so, and graphically stunning. However, the beauty on the inside is quite ugly. It didn't run entirely smooth as I had experienced a momentary freeze from time to time, and late textural pop ins. It was pretty buggy too as some of the characters mouths would stay shut, and during the mission where Michael is kidnapped by this Asian group the game failed to switch to Franklin leaving me dangling upside down. Could have been a game breaker but I was able to progress after the 3rd try.
The game revolves around 3 main characters; Michael, Trevor and Franklin, each adding something to the story. Michael has a professional look to him, but not very mild manner. Trevor is a straight up psycho adding hilarious comedic relief. And Franklin is an easy going guy tired of pretty crimes…looking for the big money.
These 3 will take part in well thought out, creative missions called heists where plot and plan to steal large sums of cash, jewels, or gold. During the robberies you will need to utilize each character to gain the advantage on the enemy. Each character also has special abilities that will prove to be extremely useful.
I found missions outside of the heists were very bland however, especially the secondary/side missions. There was a mission dedicated to yoga….I mean, how fun. Another was undertaking tasks for some crack head hooker that needed you to do her boyfriend’s job…towing cars. These missions seemed to lack creativity and chaos the series is known for.
Online is a mess right now and it’s a shame. The concept could be great. There are so many activities to do that can involve more than 1 person, robberies, racing, and missions that can be extremely fun, especially with a friend. The problem is that it’s pretty glitchy and the constant booting is frustrating. It takes a while to get back online so it makes getting kicked from the servers even more annoying.
Also, it take forever to find a full game and nobody ever joins when you host a game. Finding games becomes a chore and extremely tedious when you have to quit, load, find a game, quit, load, rinse and repeat until you find one that is suitable to what you're looking for.
During my playing time I found Grand Theft Auto V to be extremely overrated, and my feelings might extend toward the series as a whole. There were a lot missed opportunities that Rockstar could have capitalized on. It had decent story that could have been much better if it did a better job pacing it. Online could have been great but is plagued by glitches, errors and frustrations. Missions outside of the heists were dull and surprisingly, the soundtracks to the game were awful.
I know I sound very critical but I still enjoyed my time with GTAV more so than IV. Characters were great, Heists were awesome,and gameplay/character switching was well done. Its a good game that misses out on being something special if they put some more time to polish it up.
O well, back to knocking out random people.
Take-Two announced its financial results for Q2 of fiscal year 2026, and shared an update on the sales of GTA5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.
You think Rockstar views Red Dead 2 as a failure because it didn't sell 150m copies?
I am pretty sure they don't. It was profitable and made them a lot of money. Not GTA5 money but far from failure. Maybe it is lower priority franchise, due to being smaller, but that is about the lowest they would put it as. Only thing they do consider failure is RDR2 Online, unlike GTA5 Online, that RDR2 Online flopped. Hence why it got less support. And when it come to profits, sales for both combined don't come close to GTA Online microtansactions. Hence why everything very quickly got canceled and GTA Online was top priority, so no GTA6 for a long time, no DLC for GTA5, despite there being 5 DLCs planned, at least I think it was 5, give or take one. But as I see it, they needed to rejuvenate interest and all, hence why GTA6 eventually is getting made. But what they are really looking forward to is refresh of Online.
Only in terms of the online aspect of the game. They didn't support it as much as they did GTA V Online. I remember people being pissed about that.
Boring and overrated. Red Dead Redemption is pretty good though. The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is my personal GOAT. We need more stuff like that from TooKyo.
I must be one of the few who are fine with the GTA6 delay. People treat that game like it’s the 2nd coming lol.
My daughter asked me how I felt about I shrugged and said I don't care gives me time to finish up games I already have. It's all good let them make the best game they can.
Take-Two announced its financial results for Q1 of fiscal year 2026, alongside an update on sales of GTA5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.
Take-Two announced its financial results for the fiscal year 2025, also sharing an update on the sales of GTA5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.
The anticipation for GTA6 has reached fever pitch, with the latest trailer being the biggest video launch of all time.
Milk...get your milk...and so much more. Really when you release the same games in three editions over 15 years it's amazing how much money, and the amount of sales you earn. It's amazing how no one can compete.
To be fair, no many companies could release the same game over and over. They've earned that whether we agree or not
I mean Resident Evil 4 has had longer legs and still hasn't done anything like this.
GTA v isn't the only game that's released three consoles generations running but nothing has sold those numbers including GTA San Andreas which is now 4 console generations deep.
No surprising considering that it’s been on every major platform and store.
I decided to look up the longest and most sold games list. To my surprise Tetris has takes the top spot.
Prepare yourself for lots of hatred. People are going to be tearing into you and your review because you gave this game a low score. Good luck mate.
You don't like the music.. ok. I don't like all of the music either, but I also understand that there is a ton of choices of music in the game. Did you expect them to make it all music that you personally enjoy?
A lot of the online issues have been resolved for the majority of people. The fact that they're still happening to you is unfortunate, but does it deserve a 5.5 due to a handful of people still experiencing problems? I am having a ton of fun online right now. Nearly every session I join is full, people always joining me when I host jobs (I nearly always host jobs), and freeroam has been a blast too.
All in all, I think 7/10 is a silly rating.
"During my playing time I found Grand Theft Auto V to be extremely overrated, and my feelings might extend toward the series as a whole"
if u don't like something, simply don't play it
GTA V is a masterpiece, i think any open world fan with a functioning dopamine pleasure system would agree
never seen a series in my entire life that succeed in almost all aspects, in CORE GAMEPLAY, in longevity ,size/scope , variety, in re playability, in story /voice acting/narrative, in Atmosphere, soundtrack in personality, in charm as Grand Theft Auto, it's the REAL DEAL
GTA and Super Mario should used in depression tests, if u see them bad and enjoyable then you're more likely have depression
I'm surprised you hated the soundtrack? Wow. I think its pretty brilliant.
Although I do like GTA 5 and all, some of the review is true. Bugs and Glitches were still around frequently, also the multiplayer needs to be fixed too. The patches have came but deathmatches spawns are terrible, and the missions are ridicoulus when all you have is a pistol and the high ranked players get to start with an AK47. It makes the game ridicoulus and boring, since you need money for stuff, and it aint really easy to get. Free roam seems like something to do, but other players still enjoy murdering you for no reason and making you have to pay money to enter passive mode. I thought the multiplayer was going to be cool, and it is in some aspects. But jesus its like trying to make GTA 4'S multiplayer RP'ish. People trying to either murder you constantly or some good sports are basically the players of GTA Online. The story was all I really liked in the end.