We have came up with the ideas for some of the biggest franchises in gaming. Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider to name some. Many studios abroad are often made up of many different people, some British. I agree we arent as relaxed about games as the US. Its still considered nerdy to like video games outside of COD and Fifa
I actually thought Franklin was quite a boring charcter. Not much to him. He just felt like a character put in the game to make americans who like the black gang culture happy. Michael felt the most normal to me and likeable because of his life around his family. Trevor was a character for when you wanted a bit of madness. Trevor was your typical over the top GTA character