As one of the most hotly anticipated titles of the year, and with the embargo on reviews having recently been lifted and the release of this behemoth looming, let's see what the industry's press thinks about Rockstar Game's newest instalment in the Grand Theft Auto Series, Grand Theft Auto 5.
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IGN: 10/10
EDGE: 10/10
TheSixthAxis: 10/10
CVG: 10/10
Games™: 10/10
videogamer: 10/10
GiantBomb: 5/5
Gameinformer: 9.75/10
DigitalSpy: 10/10
Polygon: 9.5/10
Joystiq: 4.5/5
Destructoid: 9/10
GameSpot: 9/10
Escapist: 3.5/5
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Ending Thoughts
IGN: 10/10
EDGE: 10/10
TheSixthAxis: 10/10
CVG: 10/10
Games™: 10/10
videogamer: 10/10
GiantBomb: 5/5
Gameinformer: 9.75/10
DigitalSpy: 10/10
Polygon: 9.5/10
Joystiq: 4.5/5
Destructoid: 9/10
GameSpot: 9/10
Escapist: 3.5/5
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Ending Thoughts
We've said enough. Part of Grand Theft Auto V's magic is discovery, and enjoying the thrilling, unpredictable ride the story takes you on. Whether you're in the thick of a bank heist or exploring the wilderness listening to Johnny Cash on the country station, it always feels tight, refined, and polished. The world is breathtaking, the script is funny, the music is superb (both the licensed tracks and the atmospheric original score), and, most of all, it's really, really fun.
-- CVG
No one makes worlds like Rockstar, but at last it has produced one without compromise. Everything works. It has mechanics good enough to anchor games of their own, and a story that is not only what GTA has always wanted to tell but also fits the way people have always played it. It’s a remarkable achievement, a peerless marriage of world design, storytelling and mechanics that pushes these ageing consoles to the limit and makes it all look easy. As we stand on the brink of a new generation, GTAV sends an intimidating message to the rest of the industry. Beat that.
-- EDGE
Grand Theft Auto 5 is an ambitious game, attempting to meld three very different characters together to tell one encompassing story of survival in what amounts to the worst place in America. That story stumbles, but the open-ended gameplay remains a showpiece for the vast amount of content that can be poured into a virtual world.
-- Joystiq
Grand Theft Auto V is both a reflective and deflective game, diving into the heart of the GTA series with more than a few subtle things to say about itself. Michael is tired, and old, and wants to change, but he can't, and eventually he grows to accept and even enjoy that. Franklin is smarter than his surroundings, dreaming big but held back by old fashioned ideas. Trevor is hilarious, surprising, and a disgusting degenerate. All three characters, in their respective ways, feel representative of the Grand Theft Auto series as a whole, and contribute to making GTA V what it is -- the ultimate culmination of Rockstar's beloved and despised series. Personally, I think that's a fine thing to be.
-- Destructoid
Overall, this game is less surprising than you might like, because so much of it is precisely what you'd expect from a GTA game. As other open-world games push forward in ways that make things like traversal more convenient, GTA forces you to look at the minimap for your turn-by-turn directions. At times, it feels like it was made in a vacuum, away from the influence of other games. But while you could certainly pick out a handful of individual systems or design choices that feel like they've been handled more intelligently elsewhere, none of those other games bring together so many interesting and disparate systems with the same level of aplomb on display here. That, combined with the game's unique multi-character approach to storytelling, makes Grand Theft Auto V an exciting successor in the long-running franchise.
-- GiantBomb
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Did you expect anything less? With almost perfect scores across the board, with only the Escapist giving a lower score, giving it the equivalent of a 7/10, which is still nothing to be sniffed at, it looks like Rockstar's latest offering really is something not to miss.
Anyone picking this game up? In related news, Grand Theft Auto V was leaked to Torrent sites and users have already found configuration files relating to a PC and 'Orbis' (the PS4 devkit) versions of the game. We can expect a PC, PS4, and likely an Xbox One version though it was strangely missing in the code, of the game to be released in time. Can you wait, or is it a PS3/360 version of the game you need?
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