gaming Grand Theft Auto was never that good honestly

[Laurel 43]

Its a mayhem game but its so... stupid to be honest. You just beat people up, there are cutscenes where people just curse and drive cars over ramps and shoot. Not sure if i would define it as a sandbox game but from the definition it seems to be.

http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/general-discussion-30/whats-the-difference-between-open-world-and-sandbo-421692/

 

But i have some fondness of maybe Gta 1 and 2, but not too much but a little bit.

 

I either way find myself more comfortable playing Counter Strike with friends than GTA to be honest and that is pretty old aswell. Never tried Team Fortress 2 but heard its good so i may wanna try it one day.

 

Just curious to what you think?

Edited December 29, 2016 by Laurel

[Kamii 595]

I have to agree. I grew up with GTA San Andreas and I've gotta say it's a lot of fun but it becomes boring after a while. I've played the first one (back when you had a sky view of the city), San Andreas, the fourth and fifth ones but they're all.. good. I'm glad that there's a lot of people who love playing them since they aren't bad games at all. Just not for us I suppose.

(Funny enough, the first GTA game is my favorite of them all so far...)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02kMHWKaMg8

 

[Raritas 6,820]

You can't really compare Gta to Counter Strike... They're two completely different games. Gta is described as a sandbox because you can literally do what ever you want, and that is what makes it great. "Don't want to do them main story? Ok, go bowling then!" for example. Everyone knows what to expect from a gta game.

 

TF2 is a crazy, wacky shooter. Don't take it too seriously and it's good fun

[DixonTheAdversary 1,632]

TF2 is a crazy, wacky shooter. Don't take it too seriously and it's good fun

When and how did TF2 come into this conversation about GTA?

[Raritas 6,820]

@@cpl_dixon

 

Never tried Team Fortress 2 but heard its good so i may wanna try it one day.

 

I was just commenting on it seeing how OP mentioned it lol

[That Guy with the CMB 5,873]

I personally like Grand Theft Auto. I find the stories very similar and repetitive, though. There's something fun about running about doing whatever in different maps though. I suppose I do prefer a game with a goal, although GTA certainly has that. c:

[Zachary 5,521]

I used to play GTA as a Kid until My mom said I not allowed to played Rated M Games, since then, I never played GTA ever again

 

Though, When I'm 17, I'll get back into GTA but until then, I not allowed to played GTA Games ever again.

[Buck Testa 5,505]

What I appreciate GTA the series for is how it's been pushing the scope of what you can do in a video game for as long as its been around. Few games are as truly open world as ones like GTA 5, nor are they as intricately designed. I can't speak to a lot of its faults as I haven't played them, but its their pioneering nature that earned my respect. 

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,596]

The GTA franchise does exactly what it says it will do, allow you to go anywhere in its world and cause havoc if you so wish, though GTA V has introduced a lot of other things you can do as well, even IV did that to some extent. Hell, I personally love driving around in first person, just taking in the sights, pretending it is like the real world. I find that to be fun too. Then if I want, I can get in some big cop car chase, ramp vehicles around, push people around with the physics, and a lot more. The series does what it does really well. GTA III, while fairly simplistic overall, was a pretty big breakthrough for the genre.

[Poetic Stone 1,041]

I have to agree with Kyoshi on this one.

[Silver Letter 1,832]

I enjoy the series for what it is. Of course, they could be better. Games like this seem to be designed for people to modify for their own purposes. I don't do that really so eventually, a lot of gameplay mechanics start to get old. They should consider revamping a lot more than their visuals next time around. Make it so a varied style of player can succeed at the game and also make it so the NPC such as police offer different scenarios. Like instead of a regular car chase, have the player do a home invasion to rob a safe and then have the silent alarm result in a standoff. What would the player do then? Make choices matter in the game too. I wouldn't mind a more somber story with a more depressing atmosphere rather than the glamour that players are used to. Story and art direction along with a healthy dose of satirical commentary (whether that's good or bad is up to the individual) are what's part of the overall concept of GTA. I've always enjoyed the franchise myself so I'm always hoping that they can do better and in a lot of ways, they have done so.

[EpicEnergy 23,218]

I agree, even though I've never played it I don't like games that are mainly PvP. Not to mention that doing crimes, saying dirty things, and showing dirty things  in a video game is not really my cup of tea.

[Megas 27,686]

Simpsons Hit And Run was the best GTA game 

[Midnight Danny 9,025]

Well, l used to play GTA l admit it, but l don't like it anymore since it's pretty violent and l don't like violent games. 

[Jon the VGNerd 885]

On 2021-06-08 at 2:46 AM, Midnight Danny said:

Well, l used to play GTA l admit it, but l don't like it anymore since it's pretty violent and l don't like violent games. 

Wanna know the irony? There are non-violent games that have serious levels of microtransactions, along with paywalls and lootboxes that require you to pay with real money in order to get the things you want. Just ask EA.

[Midnight Danny 9,025]

Moments ago, Jon the VGNerd said:

Wanna know the irony? There are non-violent games that have serious levels of microtransactions, along with paywalls and lootboxes that require you to pay with real money in order to get the things you want. Just ask EA.

And pretty expensive 

[Jon the VGNerd 885]

Moments ago, Midnight Danny said:

And pretty expensive 

Which is why mobile gaming is a hotspot for "free" games are are incredibly lucrative in nature. And sadly, Google will not care about this, and the people who make mobile games that have all three features that require real money never get any amount of comeuppance.

[Jon the VGNerd 885]

My interest with GTA, mainly GTA Online, has decayed significantly. Far too many overpriced content released that requires an obscene amount of money for endless, repetitive grinding in order to get the car you want, only for it to not drive well. Or if you want to take the easy way out, might as pay up with real money in order to replenish your in-game money that loses its relevancy. Add that to the horrible AI mechanics in which enemies that can very easily kill you with a mere pistol, all while far away and fully armored too, as well as ridiculous traffic, and that game loses its soul and becomes nothing more than repetitive, grindy, and unappealing.

Yet the fact that people defend Rockstar Games by labeling them as the "good guys" show that the fans are in total and are living in pure delusion. Yes, Take-Two Interactive is bad, but Rockstar Games are far from innocent themselves. They seem to go radio silent when it comes to ongoing problems on the PC version, where its a total hotspot for players using cheat menus in GTA Online and refuses to acknowledge it. They have so much money earned and yet rely on P2P which opens the floodgates for these kinds of people to cause as much trouble as possible and get away with it. Add that to the griefers and Rockstar Games is all smiles when it comes to seeing players trying to earn profits, only to be killed and their sales destroyed by other players who are more than happy cause as much suffering as possible. Their anti-cheat is virtually nonexistent and not only do they fail to go through, the devs are unwilling to look into those reports and ban these toxic players off. And when they do manage to ban these players, guess what? They can simply make new accounts while also buying the same game, this rendering the ban utterly worthless.

Oh yeah, the fact that they weren't even caught yet surprises me. Why? Because majority of the players playing that game are minors, who aren't even 18 yet weren't slapped with a massive lawsuit because they're allowing these kinds of people to falsely submit their proof of age and let them get away with this. This is literally bad business practice. That, or they have inconsiderate parents that have no idea how to read the ESRB ratings. Why haven't they been hit with a lawsuit yet is beyond me. It makes me miss Jack Thompson.

And don't ever get me started about their support either. Their responses are not only generic and bot-like, they don't really solve the ongoing cheating problem and instead insists on people to use the report function which not only does not work at all, players with cheat menus can very easily remove reports sent and even crash your game. This is just pathetic business practice, and the fact that they haven't been given any amount of punishment because of their laughable practices tells me that Take-Two are clearly bribing lawmakers to ensure that Rockstar Games never get sued at all. Rockstar's been doing incredibly shady BS, which also includes their lack of proper moderation on the players, along with allowing people to submit their false proof of age with no regard involving minors playing their game(s). Oh yeah, their community are extremely overprotective and hostile, even spam you with various, obscene words because they'll claim that GTA, mainly GTA Online, to be the perfect game there is, while hating on other games too like angry sheep. It's simply pathetic to look at.

My interest with GTA after GTA Online (and GTA V) has faded, and I didn't even bought RDR 2 for the same reason. Yes, its storyline is great, but all Rockstar Games look at are dollar signs in their eyes. All content goes to their Online version, none for single player at all. They've grown to stop caring about single player and cared more about earning endless profits for multiplayer. And all content goes straight to online so good luck buying the things you want, only for them to lose relevant afterwards. That's when you know, Rockstar Games doesn't care about you, me, or everyone else, only for our money to fuel their selfish greed.