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GTA5, two console generations later and most games still don't come close.

by brink 6y ago

Thaxll 6y ago
Because it's a game that has been in developpment for 8years, the game as of now is very different from 8 years ago from when it released. You can't compare a game just released with a game that had that much iteration with thousand of people.
mclightning 6y ago
For the most part, it is not the tech, it is the content & artistic value they put into the game. So I don't think it relates in this tech situation. Tech-wise GTA5 is not that interesting for few years now.
zamadatix 6y ago
GTA 5 on the 360 runs at 720p@30 FPS and even then it drops to the low 20s any time something happens even considering the graphics are cranked extremely low by today's standards. How well they had it running on the 360 is absolutely amazing given the limitations but nostalgia is taking over if you think most games on 4th gen Xbox don't even come close.
dkersten 6y ago
Most games don't come close in what sense? World size? Lots of open world games are as big or bigger. Graphics? I thought this too, but then I had another look (been a few years since I played it) and its quite dated looking now. Not bad, but definitely not on the same level as more recent games. Understandable though, it came out an entire console generation ago! Even gameplay-wise, yeah, it has much better driving mechanics than most non-racing games, but shooting and such is fine, but nothing special. Its a great game and was absolutely fantastic for when it came out. I'm not at all surprised that its as popular as it is! But "most games still don't come close" just isn't true, at least for large AAA titles.
- panopticon 6y ago
  On each individual point, you're right. But I'm curious which titles you think do better than GTA V on all of those points? Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Witcher 3 are the only two that come to mind.
  - dkersten 6y ago
    Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon: Zero Dawn immediately springs to mind. Both are huge, graphically fantastic, mechanically great. Days Gone, too, was an incredibly good game, large, pretty and had fantastic gameplay. Not quite the same replayability as GTA though. Does it have to beat it on all points for it to be valid? I mean, since the games aren't trying to be GTA, they're not going to have the exact same priorities. What about large, beautiful, but not open world games? God of War 2018 and Dark Souls 3 meet that criteria for me. Or open world games that aren't as large as GTA but hit all the other points? Spider-man 2018 is a great example. Or maybe large, graphically gorgeous, but the driving is terrible? Cyberpunk 2077. (Buggy too, but I assume that will eventually be fixed) Those are just some games that spring to mind. I'm sure I can think of some more, especially on PC (the games I listed are all ones I played on PS4 -- so I'm comparing GTA V on PS4 against these PS4 games, perhaps GTA V on PC could be modded to visually beat these games)

GTA5, two console generations later and most games still don't come close.

by brink 6y ago

GTA5, two console generations later and most games still don't come close.

Because it's a game that has been in developpment for 8years, the game as of now is very different from 8 years ago from when it released. You can't compare a game just released with a game that had that much iteration with thousand of people.

mclightning 6y ago

For the most part, it is not the tech, it is the content & artistic value they put into the game. So I don't think it relates in this tech situation. Tech-wise GTA5 is not that interesting for few years now.

zamadatix 6y ago

GTA 5 on the 360 runs at 720p@30 FPS and even then it drops to the low 20s any time something happens even considering the graphics are cranked extremely low by today's standards. How well they had it running on the 360 is absolutely amazing given the limitations but nostalgia is taking over if you think most games on 4th gen Xbox don't even come close.

dkersten 6y ago

Most games don't come close in what sense? World size? Lots of open world games are as big or bigger. Graphics? I thought this too, but then I had another look (been a few years since I played it) and its quite dated looking now. Not bad, but definitely not on the same level as more recent games. Understandable though, it came out an entire console generation ago! Even gameplay-wise, yeah, it has much better driving mechanics than most non-racing games, but shooting and such is fine, but nothing special. Its a great game and was absolutely fantastic for when it came out. I'm not at all surprised that its as popular as it is! But "most games still don't come close" just isn't true, at least for large AAA titles.

panopticon 6y ago
On each individual point, you're right. But I'm curious which titles you think do better than GTA V on all of those points? Red Dead Redemption 2 and The Witcher 3 are the only two that come to mind.
- dkersten 6y ago
  Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon: Zero Dawn immediately springs to mind. Both are huge, graphically fantastic, mechanically great. Days Gone, too, was an incredibly good game, large, pretty and had fantastic gameplay. Not quite the same replayability as GTA though. Does it have to beat it on all points for it to be valid? I mean, since the games aren't trying to be GTA, they're not going to have the exact same priorities. What about large, beautiful, but not open world games? God of War 2018 and Dark Souls 3 meet that criteria for me. Or open world games that aren't as large as GTA but hit all the other points? Spider-man 2018 is a great example. Or maybe large, graphically gorgeous, but the driving is terrible? Cyberpunk 2077. (Buggy too, but I assume that will eventually be fixed) Those are just some games that spring to mind. I'm sure I can think of some more, especially on PC (the games I listed are all ones I played on PS4 -- so I'm comparing GTA V on PS4 against these PS4 games, perhaps GTA V on PC could be modded to visually beat these games)