Grand Theft Auto is a series ever-improving and always striving to bring the future of gaming to the hands of eager players. Rockstar Games prides themselves on new innovations and refinements to their classic formula of street-level violence. However, like any longtime series, things often get left behind. Sometimes this is intentional and other times it is not. It’s because of this that some fans of the series have done what fans tend to do – argue. To be more specific: argue over what the best game in the GTA series is. While some are sure to point out Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City were the first to throw the franchise into the mainstream, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was so ambitious it even managed to overshadow its next gen follow-up: Grand Theft Auto 4. It is because of this that for a long time San Andreas was considered by many to be the best GTA to date. …until GTA V, of course. A game with its own ambitions and improvements to contribute to the family. With the announcement of GTA V coming to next gen consoles and PC it feels like the perfect opportunity to make a thorough comparison of two games that share a state, a franchise, and the invested hours of so many gamers.
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.
I had fun hijacking the train in san andreas. Its a pitty you cant do it in GTA V