And that would lead us to my next point, world and game design. The plot and backstory are one hell of a cause that made GTA 5 so brilliant. And the best thing is that the writers are always aware of these stories that they incorporate more hidden backstories in the world of each game, and probably GTA 5 is the wildest among its predecessors to include every and each kind of conspiracy theory known to mankind. But come on, who cannot be entertained by the journeys to hunt bigfoot in GTA: San Andreas ? Which we later knew didn’t even exist. And if that begs the question, “do you have friends?” I can neither confirm nor deny this statement at the current circumstances. I mean, there have been a lot of conspiracy theories surrounding each game since GTA 3, and I’m not even joking when I claim that I probably read about all of them and was immensely immersed. Grand Theft Auto, in its substance, is a politically incorrect parody ingrained in an entertaining video game. And that’s my approach to answering why jetpacks, aliens, UFOs, Bigfoot, and flying vehicles have a deeply rooted history in the game’s world. It is a fictional depiction of controlled havoc, a sandbox where everything is possible as long as it is comically fun to fantasize about.
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The game strives to find the middle ground between what can be accepted as somewhat realistic and fun because, after all, GTA 5 is not a simulation of Los Angeles. Trevor’s story has him being very passionate about flying in the navy but unqualified due to mental health issues. Also, each ability and skill level are linked to each characteristic.
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The reality is, I don’t remember humans having such a capacity, but it is entertaining. Another example is Trevor’s distinct ability to be so angry that he goes invincible. įranklin has the ability to precisely control cars in a stupidly unrealistic way, but it’s maintained in a form for the player to have fun. For example, Michael’s bullet time ability and sharpshooting skills, more or less like Max Payne in some way, which was referenced by an obtainable shirt that appeared in Max Payne 3. These abilities give the player more ways to experience and approach the linear missions and even the open world. These characters’ traits and stories directly tie in with the gameplay in a certain way just to double the fun, it may not be the most realistic, but it is amusing to play around with their abilities. Even though you might not like the style or the path they chose to tell the narrative, which is understandable, they undeniably did a great job at it. Writing a rich main story for three protagonists that have to interact with each other most of the time and for which protagonists’ relationships intertwine in some weird way or another is a colossal effort, objectively speaking. In a small trip to answer the question, What made GTA 5 so brilliant? I’m ready to treat this as a court session judging what’s believed to be just for an eight-year-old video game.
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But I have some arguments backing me up, from memorable characters to an enjoyable experience. And yes, I’m going to treat GTA 5 and its online mode as one package, as it should be, or at least what I believe to be true.Īs it is one tame task to mention what GTA 5 excels at, it is much of a tumultuous quest to change one’s mind about it, especially when we get to the part that includes the infamous online mode. While it is comprehensible and justifiable, it doesn’t deny the fact that people are starting to hate GTA 5 and strip it out of what it had to serve. It’s not a lack of sense or unjustified distaste, but rather how the game affected Rockstar Games’ policies and how they treat other games in relation, like Red Dead Redemption 2, for example. And being crowned as the second best-selling video game of all time! This rationally has to be explainable with a discernible reason and valid reasoning.īut the gaming community seems to have reached a certain threshold with GTA 5, which prevents them from looking back on how amazing it actually is. Making its way to the top sales every month, beating recently released games every now and then. GTA 5, since its release back in 2013, is still breaking numbers around the globe. It was the point where I firmly believed that video games wouldn’t be able to advance past it. Calling my status at such a time “thrilled” would be a tremendous undermining. It felt like it was yesterday when I saw the GTA 5 teaser trailer.