
It saddens me a bit that the handbrake is going into retirement, as it was largely useless in GTA IV's liquid-cement physics model and continues to be a bit too harsh in GTA V - but I still bust it out here and there when I'm going much slower just for old times sake. But the cars eventually grew on me and I like them for the most part. And of course if they build upon this for the inevitable next-gen GTA, then that'll hopefully be able to emulate what I loved so much about San Andreas.Īt first I thought the driving in GTA V was way too squirrely and tail heavy, similar to GTA IV, and that made me upset. We still haven't quite reached that San Andreas level of giving you a world with a list of seemingly endless stuff to do, but here's hoping they'll add more stuff via DLC. Naturally can't speak to the story, though.

However, it's all significantly better than GTAIV. In any case, stuff like not being able to enter properties I own is pretty damn weak. In fact GTAV overall is a bit disappointing with regards to how little there is that you can interact with in the world, though it's still a marked improvement than how it was in GTAIV all the same. I miss being able to enter burgershots and diners, too. It's not a complete wash, though, as I think GTAIV has a better selection of music, and there appears to be a significantly fewer amount of activities to do when you hang out with your friends I especially miss pool, and getting drunk is really dull compared to how it was in GTAIV.


Anywhoo I'm still relatively early in GTAV-just started planning my second heist-but overall I definitely prefer GTAV. I feel like GTAV vs RDR would have been a more suitable head-to-head, considering GTAIV is significantly more divisive.
