Gaming Union: "It’s that time of the year again, when a Grand Theft Auto title releases and everyone with a soap box and some sort of grudge against the industry declares whether games are (or are not) art and what elements of the medium should (or should not) be allowed. Raising questions into the integrity of the entertainment sector is commonplace, but gaming offers a unique perspective that a book or film cannot. Making a player partake in an intense, if questionable, moment is a unique way to deliver narrative; and when the subject in question is rape, torture, or murder it’s understandable why a few ethical questions would be raised."
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…
Oh and hundreds of millions of dollars in revanue to boot.
Lots of complaints about gta ever since the hd era started and yet it's bugger than its ever been with gta vi up to 180 million trailer views alone. The next game is shaping it be be another genre defining game
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.
I did accidentally beat someone to death a couple times. An unfortunate mistake but besides that I didn't have any problems with the controlls
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.
Completely agree. And great comparison with Heavy Rain... hated doing those freaking trials... also hated having to control the villain upon replaying it.... but alas, that's part of the game *shrug*
I felt very uncomfortable with the torture scene but much like the cut scene with Floyd and his Girlfriend , They reminded me that Trevor is a very dangerous maniac and sadistic murderer. I think it's important to remember that otherwise it doesn't do the character justice.
People saying Heavy Rain was worse are wrong in my opinion. You were doing it to yourself but with Trevor you were torturing an innocent terrified man when you knew he would've told you anyway, it was torture for the sake of torture. If the guy was a terrorist and the mission was to torture him for ways to stop a bomb I wouldn't have given a shit.