Forbes - Two events happened this week that many politicians and members of the media will link together.
Grand Theft Auto V was released on PC on the 14th of April 2015. That means the game will be nine years old in four days, and it’s still among the most-played titles on Steam. With a 24-hour peak of 145K players, it’s as popular as Baldur’s Gate 3, Apex: Legends, and Destiny 2.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5 are both classics, but movement and general interaction sometimes feels like you're possessed by a fridge.
Rockstar need to learn that 12 years of work and 5000 employees doesn’t account for one persons opinion on the internet…
The controls of RDR2 felt a but cluncky indeed, but it’s not as bad as some make it out to be. At no point did I get the feeling my experience with the game was held back or ruined by the controls.
But it can never hurt to optimize them a bit, sure.
Red Dead Redemption felt clunky at first but I got used to it fairly quick. I thought 2 was easier to control but it could be my experience with the first game helped me out. Great games
I wouldn't call Rockstar games characters clunky instead they feel like they move with Weight they are not twitch controls press x to instantly snap onto cover the characters instead move like a actor would ducking behind cover they are exposed while they get there.
Really?
We're gonna have this discussion again?
I swear if it isnt women it's violence. The media wont be happy until the internet burns to ashes with all this flamebait. We just got over one fake controversy and we've had this discussion many times before. Give it a rest.
It's been proven over and over that they don't, why is it that nobody ever asks "Does playing FIFA make you a better football player?" or "Does playing Cooking Mama make you a better chef?"
The overwhelming majority of people hate violence, they go out of their way to avoid it so somehow watching or playing violent games is going to totally change the way people think about violence, literally flip their deeply held convictions on their head?
Let me explain something about violent men, they don't often play video games, they are usually out imposing their will on some other person or getting into bar fights just for the hell of it.
I like the logic in the line "If video games had the power to influence people's thinking then 80% of the people who use Facebook would be farmers already"
The answer is YES ... and that violence is present when gamers are outside the stores desperately waiting to get their hands on that incredible piece of game! ;)
nope, crazy people do.
Yawn...
Of course they do. In fact just after I played last night I went on a killing spree in my neighborhood. I then proceeded to use copius amounts of mind altering drugs then went and stole the goodyear blimp and went on a joyride.
My god, GTA V is awesome!