Just for fun, to see what the opinion of the Lemmy crowd is.
- Poll: https://strawpoll.com/e6Z2AEX8wgN
- Game Website: https://www.rockstargames.com/VI (scroll down to ultimate edition to read and see what it contains)
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_VI
Edit: VPNs unblocked now. There was a setting I overlooked, my bad. I did not block VPNs intentionally. Sorry. Please vote now if you can (and want to).
open results for 24 hours mark
Not interested 58.95% (293 votes)
Wait until sale 35.01% (174 votes)
Day 1 Standard Edition for 80 Dollars 3.02% ( 15 votes)
Day 1 Ultimate Edition for 100 Dollars 3.02% ( 15 votes)
Total votes: 497
No, but also I was never going to buy GTA6.
I loved GTA3, Vice City & San Andreas. Played for hundreds of hours. I played GTA4 for a few hours but it never really clicked the same. I also played Saints Row 2 and Saints Row 3, which I really enjoyed and scratched that same itch (those games eventually went a little over the top, but I still had fun.)
When GTA5 came out all I ever heard about it was it being “online” which turned me off of the series completely. I think I later understood that there is a single player component and an online component, but by then I didn’t really care.
If anything I’m likely to try revisiting GTA4 this year. Maybe.
GTA 4 went for a lot more realistic vibe, it’s very gray and a lot less arcadey. GTA 5 is a lot more colourful, both in visuals and gameplay. They even brought back fill frenzies/rampages, in an interesting story-friendly way (most of them are a character’s psychotic breaks, some are a drug trip).
Well the game launched without an online component. So at launch, it shouldn’t be talked about it being an online game. I purchased it way back on launch for Xbox 360, and that much later on PC for sale. Never played the online part, not interested in that. The single player campaign is pretty fun though, especially the character Trevor. No spoilers (in case you don’t know much about details).
BTW I never finished GTA 4 (on PC). I like the driving much better in 4 over 5. Driving in 5 is more simple and approachable, but I don’t like that.
I looked it up, since I wasn’t sure, it looks like online launched about two weeks after the single player game. But it also was console exclusive for two years. When it came out for PC is when it actually began to catch my attention, and it launched on PC as both GTA5 and Online.
So that’s probably where my confusion came from. I already hadn’t played GTA4 so it wasn’t high on my list to investigate further.
It’s funny I looked into GTA4 and GTA5 support on the Steam Deck. GTA4 says playable and online reviews say it works well. GTA5 says unsupported but online reviews say it also works great, but you can’t play it online. So both are options for me.
The stories and single player is definitely what interests me, so maybe someday.
GTA 5 is playable on Linux and I think on Steam Deck. And even GTA Online, that is part of GTA 5 basically, was playable on Linux. But one day after years, Rockstar said “nah, no online for Linux users anymore” and since then its not functional for us anymore. But the single player campaign is playable.
That’s where the confusing messages are about the support. Partly because two different products share a single rating, but also because one part was functional before.
Edit: Ah another thing. Original GTA 5 was replaced by Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced https://store.steampowered.com/app/3240220/Grand_Theft_Auto_V_Enhanced/, which is basically the Playstation 5 version of the game. They renamed the original GTA 5 version something like GTA 5 Legacy https://store.steampowered.com/app/271590/Grand_Theft_Auto_V_Legacy/ and is still available to those who had purchased it before. You can’t purchase the original version anymore!
GTA V is really good, but both Red Dead Redemption games are masterpieces.
And it was a mess and they had to relaunched it some time later. I played it a little, but it was pretty lame even after the relaunch, never understood the hype around it.
If it is the single player and story that interests you then just stick to GTA 4. In my opinion the story in 5 is boring as fuck and very quickly falls into a loop that is just mind numbingly dull.
GTA 4 looks more like a traditional movie and is a bit more serious than the goofy GTA 5. But I also like the goofiness and over-the-topness of it. It’s a different style, wouldn’t say its better or worse. And they also tried to appeal to the mass even more with 5, partially the 3 characters is evidence of it. But I have to say, I care more about the characters in GTA 4 than in 5.
I’m in the same boat, I’ve played all of the older GTAs, but I never played GTA5. I even got the game for free from Epic… Maybe I’ll try it out eventually.
I’m not very interested in buying GTA6, but I’ll probably check out some gameplay/highlight videos to see if there’s any new/interesting tech in it.