Current Events > Only played GTA PS2 trilogy. How is GTA4 and 5? >_>

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NeonOctopus
06/28/22 7:37:26 PM
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I bought them a long time ago and I'm thinking about maybe finally trying one of them out. Are they good? Do they have a lot of fun secrets and easter eggs like the PS2 trilogy did?

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Damn_Underscore
06/28/22 7:37:46 PM
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Not as good as San Andreas

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Irony
06/28/22 7:37:52 PM
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Assume SA was the last GTA game

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Revocation68
06/28/22 7:38:07 PM
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Meh.
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NeonOctopus
06/28/22 7:38:23 PM
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Are they still *fun* tho?

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Irony
06/28/22 7:40:13 PM
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No

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littlebro07
06/28/22 7:41:03 PM
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I love 4

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g0ldie
06/28/22 7:41:36 PM
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IMO, GTAV is the series' magnum opus.

GTAIV is also good, but the story and characters are more gritty.

I feel it would have been better if it was called something else. the spin-offs are not as dark, and add a bunch of fun stuff.

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Cheater87
06/28/22 7:42:05 PM
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GTA V is more fun than IV IMHO.

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ssj3vegeta
06/28/22 7:44:58 PM
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g0ldie posted...
GTAV is the series' magnum opus.

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Killmonger
06/28/22 7:46:57 PM
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GTA 4 isnt as good as San Andreas, but its still worth playing considering it has the best story in the game. The DLC are great too.

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Ar0ge
06/28/22 7:50:04 PM
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I think you can skip GTA4. It was good for it's time, but imo it ages way worse than GTA3-San Andreas. The Ballad of Gay Tony DLC was pretty good though.

I personally love GTA5 and I think in many ways took the series back to more of the GTA3-San Andreas style, while still making it super modern. Way more fun than 4. And definitely worth playing.
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NeonOctopus
06/28/22 7:50:57 PM
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100 gigs to install GTA5

what the fuck

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Robot2600
06/28/22 7:51:04 PM
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They are awesome, both are great games.

5 is better.

I like 4 more than San Andreas. Vice City is my favorite. Honestly doesn't matter, all these games are awesome.

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NES4EVER
06/28/22 7:52:11 PM
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I found 4 to be less fun. I loved the city but its just a dark story and the driving mechanics were awful.

5 is one of my favorite games. I dont have the same nostalgia for it that i do for the ps2 trilogy, but its a really good game with tons of things to do.

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NeonOctopus
06/29/22 9:20:35 AM
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What the fuck is this bullshit? I gotta make a Rockstar Social Club account just to play the game?

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pegusus123456
06/29/22 9:32:36 AM
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GTAIV is just boring. Like super boring. They wanted to go the realistic route and it's just so boring.

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ZevLoveDOOM
06/29/22 9:33:24 AM
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GTA IV was fun to mess around with the physics and shit.

but goddamn Roman, just fuck off! i dont wanna go bowling!! -_-
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pegusus123456
06/29/22 9:34:16 AM
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ZevLoveDOOM posted...
but goddamn Roman, just fuck off! i dont wanna go bowling!! -_-
To be fair, Roman and Little Jacon are the only entertaining parts of the game. If nothing else, it's really fun to hear Roman say big American titties.

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saspa
06/29/22 10:06:58 AM
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They're garbage. As someone who basically lived and breathed the gta trilogy for the entirety of gen 6, it's pretty insane how such a drastic change in the series made me swear it off forever.

GTA 4's awfulness is pretty self-explanatory, but even though people swear by GTA 5, I haven't liked it at all. Even though they bring back SA features I just don't like the new physics. I hate the RAGE engine. For me, it's how GTA 4 and 5 play, they're just not fun at all. The ragdoll physics of GTA 4 were fun to see in a gif and laugh at, but not actually play and experience

Several years back I found my old copy of San Andreas and decided to replay both it and GTA 3... they were still incredibly fun to play, nostalgia or no.

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NeonOctopus
06/29/22 10:10:31 AM
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LMAO, I walk into Franklin's home and his mom is watching big titty anime >_>

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/0/8/AAUsi-AADZQ0.jpg

What a great game

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Hayame Zero
06/29/22 10:10:40 AM
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GTAV is great. Never touched online, but it's the best to mess around with.

GTAIV went for a more realistic approach, and was more drab and boring as a result

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Southernfatman
06/29/22 10:11:08 AM
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4 is relatively more grounded so there's less wacky stuff to do, but the story, characters, setting, and atmosphere are so well done. The world feels more real and lived in compared to the other games. I feel a lot of people exaggerated the flaws and make it seem like it's bad.

5 has more to do and is more over the top. The story and such, while good, are a step down from 4. Still very much worth playing of course.

I like to compare 4 and 5 to movies and tv shows. 4 is like The Sopranos or The Wire or a Scorsese gangster movie while 5 is like Breaking Bad or an action movie. It all depends on what you're looking for or what mood you're in.

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Nintendo_Porn
06/29/22 10:15:36 AM
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5 is still amazing all these years later.

4...I was so into that game i was reluctant to take innocent life, or jack anyone unless in emergency. It didn't seem true to nikko as he did his full of awful shit already, and guilty about it.

Appreciated so much for making me wanna play like that.

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ZevLoveDOOM
06/29/22 10:17:05 AM
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Niko: "I did so many horrible things during the war and i came to America to change!"

also Niko: *kills people and steals cars*
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NeonOctopus
06/29/22 10:19:41 AM
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ZevLoveDOOM posted...
Niko: "I did so many horrible things during the war and i came to America to change!"

also Niko: *kills people and steals cars*
Disconnects like that don't bother me >_> I'm playing a GTA game, fuck it lol

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NeonOctopus
06/29/22 12:29:55 PM
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It's pretty fun so far, but I'm not liking how often they're shoving in my face "Hey download the app so you can train Chop, or customize your car, or whatever the fuck" every 20 minutes >_>

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DipDipDiver
06/29/22 12:33:04 PM
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4 is my favorite if you include the DLC episodes, but it might be a little clunky by 2022 standards. Gameplay-wise 5 is the absolute pinnacle of the series. A lot of people still cling to San Andreas and say it's the best, but it's a very dated game and IMO doesn't really hold up.
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DipDipDiver
06/29/22 12:44:51 PM
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Southernfatman posted...
4 is relatively more grounded so there's less wacky stuff to do, but the story, characters, setting, and atmosphere are so well done. The world feels more real and lived in compared to the other games.
To add to this, 4 does a cool thing where the main game and both DLC episodes are supposed to be happening simultaneously, and there are subtle visual differences between each of them because each character experiences Liberty City in a different way
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NeonOctopus
06/29/22 2:05:44 PM
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I went to a strip club and it's full blown naked titties in my face! Awesome!

Remember when people were up in arms over Hot Coffee with clothed dryhumping? What progress we've made as a society >_>

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g0ldie
06/29/22 2:10:28 PM
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try out hiring a prostitute.

while you don't see any nudity, it's more explicit than Hot Coffee was.

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LordMarshal
06/29/22 2:11:45 PM
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I played 4 and beat it and never ever touched it again.

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NeonOctopus
06/29/22 5:41:46 PM
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bump for more opinions

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SF_Okami
06/29/22 5:45:25 PM
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GTA IV is the best GTA.

IV is in what is supposed to be NYC so it makes sense it is more gritty compared to the lights and action in Los Santos (Los Angeles).

Personally, I think the story and experience is just infinitely better than V. I dont particularly care for any of the three protagonists in V, but I think Niko is the most well thought out and likable character of the bunch. The DLCs for IV are fantastic too.

My only major flaw with IV is that there is nothing to spend your money on.

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Ivany2008
06/29/22 5:46:01 PM
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GTA4 is alright, but my god I couldn't stand the driving in that game.
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mustachedmystic
06/29/22 5:50:08 PM
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A lot of people hated the driving in 4, but many, such as myself thought it was great.

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RetroGamer68
06/29/22 6:06:04 PM
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Rockstar tried to leave the goofyness and make IV more "realistic", which backfired.
It was less fun, the cars felt "too much realistic" compared to earlier games, and while the TV and internet were nice addons, it felt like most humor went into them instead of the rest of the game. And the music wasnt as great.
The two addons were pretty nice however.

V is like taking IV, change everything to the better and add more stuff. It got more goofyness than IV, but not as much as SA, and they managed to find the perfect balance. A shame that they cancelled the singleplayer DLC.

Saints Row is what everybody expected IV to be, but it had problems with the difficulty settings.
2 perfected everything from the first game, and is the best SA clone.
3 decided to turn the dial to 11. I love the goofyness (and the flying bike), but some people think it was too crazy.
4 turned the dial to 11 again, and is probably one of the best superhero games for the last 3 generations.

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bigtiggie23
06/29/22 6:07:06 PM
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I liked Liberty City in GTA4, it was well put together and full of life. Too bad there wasn't much to do in the game besides the story. Racing and being a vigilante cop were pretty much your only side activities. And looking for birds to shoot. It was this lack of fun and outrageousness that made a place for Saint's Row to enter the field.

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Southernfatman
06/29/22 6:09:22 PM
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The driving is one of the things I was talking about. It had issues, but was mostly fun.

DipDipDiver posted...
To add to this, 4 does a cool thing where the main game and both DLC episodes are supposed to be happening simultaneously, and there are subtle visual differences between each of them because each character experiences Liberty City in a different way

That too. I loved how they did it and how it all integrated together. It was cool The subtle visual differences you mentioned are awesome too. I love how it's grittier with Johnny's biker perspective and a more colorful with Luis' club/high life perspective.

SF_Okami posted...
GTA IV is the best GTA.

IV is in what is supposed to be NYC so it makes sense it is more gritty compared to the lights and action in Los Santos (Los Angeles).

This

My only major flaw with IV is that there is nothing to spend your money on.

But also this.

mustachedmystic posted...
A lot of people hated the driving in 4, but many, such as myself thought it was great.

I liked it for the most part too. I never got the "the cars drive like boats" complaints.

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modena
06/29/22 6:09:52 PM
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GTAIV was made 100x better by TBoGT expansion. I still clocked hundreds of hours into both. Both 4 & 5 I mean.

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mustachedmystic
06/29/22 6:20:57 PM
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Theres not much in this world that most people will agree on. But the greatness of TLaD, and TBoGT is one.-

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pegusus123456
06/29/22 6:45:31 PM
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Hell, I was disappointed that they chose the good ending for SR3. The bad ending where the Boss is so focused on revenge that he doesn't go to save Shaundi and the others and gets them killed is just way better. It also makes more sense for it to be the canon ending because the entire game has been about STAG and it's the only ending that has them bringing in their giant airship.

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