A game that tried too hard to be more than a game...
It just bugs me that of all people, video came creators would choose in-game's reality over entertainment. Dont get me wrong, game wasn't all that dull and boring, the main reason for that is the story line. A well-written, interesting storyline with a number of plot twists that are unpredictable to a first-time player. Then of course, its pretty much instantly ruined by a number of those hard decisions I was talking about; dont get me wrong, those moments will not ruin game's pace, neither will they make you think for too long, I'm just saying that they dont belong in a video game such as Grand Theft Auto, a game that used to be all about mayhem, chaos and insanity.
Another aspect is this game performance on a PC. Its bull****. Without even looking that great, it manages to draw TWICE as much resources as the best-looking game out there, which leads to only one explanation: to this day 8xxx or 9xxx nVidia gpu's (and ATI equivalents) are still doing a fairly good job of running modern games, which means that vast majority of people will not bother to buy a new graphics card. In order to regulate that, there needs to be a game that is very popular, but at the same time an incredible resource hog.... you get the picture. So bottom line: a game with a great storyline, but at the same time with a number of performance issues, 'average' graphics, and a way too serious approach at the story. Almost like a drama movie. {7.5}