Warning: Spoilers
A tier, 9/10 really great. It is no surprise that this game has made the GTA series still relevant from all the way back in 2013. The constant updates and online expansions allow the game to still be playable 8 years later. Although I'm not big into the online is is cool seeing content still being added to the game. The world of Los Santos is so expansive, you can watch tv, play golf, run a race, play darts and so much more.
The environments and everything are so detailed. I think more than any game this feels like the best for a real life simulator. The story was ok, some great moments but ultimately was just one hest after another. My favorite character was Franklin, the most normal and casual character. Felt like he represented the players experience with the game the most, just someone who gets involved with the story rather than the central focus. Michael and Trevor already feel established whereas It feels like you had the most change with him as he becomes more and more involved with the dangerous criminal world. Michael was also great, basically the main character, really interesting and reminded me of of Bojack horseman. Trevor kind of makes all the crazy stuff you do in GTA fit into a realistic setting, that being someone like him would do those things in real life. Definitely a bit over the top and feels a bit out of place how emotional he gets about Michael but still a good character.
The Villains were ok but didn't feel important at all. Definitely the perfectly annoying jerks but were just killed really easily. I would give this game allot more praise if you could enter stores and houses in director mode. The main characters are interesting but I would love for my custom character to go around Los Santos properly. The customisation and clothes were really limited, I know it is meant to be realistic but it just felt way too restricted. The guns also felt a bit underwhelming. They were all really similar for the most part, I loved the C4 and the AP pistol but there isn't any other weapons that were memorable to me.
There were also some glitches that were really annoying, usually with cars colliding and being stuck. Whist most of the heists are great there are some other missions that were not fun at all. I just looked up the one where you have to find the custom cars, just felt like padding. I also felt there was a limitation on it being realistic, like the running speed is way to slow and the amount of damage you take is a bit to much. Loosing heat in this game is so annoying but that is more of my personal preference. An incredible game that I'm really glad I played but one I definitely have a lot of flaws with.
I do still enjoy it and can really see why open world and crime games are always compared to this, it has done so much right and stood the test of time making it still relevant to this day. It has basically set the premium standard for a great open world. An amazing game that will definitely be remembered.