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As someone who is mostly ignorant about the GTA series, can someone explain why it's so popular? When GTA 3 came out, I understood the hype around a sandbox gam
by vlunkr 5y ago
As someone who is mostly ignorant about the GTA series, can someone explain why it's so popular? When GTA 3 came out, I understood the hype around a sandbox game, but now those are everywhere.
- zppln 5y agoBecause GTA does it better than the competition? Rockstar games are like a completely different tier in pretty much every aspect (tech, writing, immersion). Extremely well crafted worlds.
- julianlam 5y agoIf you're interested in a GTA-like game with a really immersive world and great writing, I'd recommend Sleeping Dogs. A criminally (ha!) underrated game with a cult fanbase.
- zppln 5y agoI enjoyed it. Shame we never got a sequel. Great fun, great gameplay. I wouldn't consider it quite Rockstar tier though. :)
- _hao 5y agoI was heartbroken when it was announced United Front Games are closing. It was a very sad day. Sleeping Dogs is one of my favorite games and have replayed it many times. Truly great piece of work that shows you don't need to be a GTA copy to be successful.
- lostmsu 5y agoIt was OK. Though unlike with GTA 5 I got bored with Sleeping Dogs very quickly. Same with Cyberpunk. Trying to introspect on it I believe GTA 5 character acting is just a few orders of magnitude better.
- jl6 5y agoIt’s funny. It looks like a serious, gritty, violent movie, but at its heart is anarchic, puerile comedy. It’s more like an episode of South Park than a sandbox car-crash-simulator.
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