by Jojishi » Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:09 pm
I didn't think they'd do this. At first it sounded like good news to me, but then I was a little upset by it. The whole point of GTA V was that it pushed the 360 and PS3 to their limits. There was just something magical about it. It was the defining game for those consoles.
There's also too many games doing this re-mastered business. Forking out the same price of admission for basically the same game, except in higher resolution, extra detailed textures and better draw distances just doesn't sit well with me. They already sold well over 30 million copies of the game. They're also devoting all this time towards re-mastering a game that's already released. I'd rather they worked on a true next gen game, like Agent.
The online component of GTA V just wasn't that good. You can feel however you want about it. If anyone enjoys GTA Online then all the power to them. It just didn't seem good at all to me. The single player is where it's at. GTA's never been an online experience. It only started when they saw the selling point it made. All games do it now to try and cash in on the success COD had.
Disregarding that, even the single player wasn't as good as it could have been. The story was an absolute mess, which is a shame because Rockstar generally do very well in this aspect. It started off well, then it just went downhill as soon as Trevor visited Los Santos. The game had an identity crisis of sorts and couldn't tell if it wanted the player to take it seriously or like a joke. One moment you're meant to laugh at Trevor (since he's basically there for comic relief) and then you're meant to feel sorry for him in the next scene. The villains weren't memorable at all. The final mission was a complete cop out that tried to tie all the loose ends together but failed miserably. I could go on and on.
The sheer amount of content in the game is where it soared, which is what GTA IV failed at. But overall, it was disappointing that they fixed things that were wrong in GTA IV, but then screwed up in areas they normally excelled in. No idea what they were thinking.
I've sort of rambled off there, but just thought I'd throw in my two cents. I'm glad that the PC version is actually happening though. That in particular is fantastic news. I can't wait to see the mods for that.
