Why did GTA V have zero likable characters?

Why did GTA V have zero likable characters?

try again fucko

It was like SA all over again.
>"Man, another black guy? Fucking RS is being all PC and stuff."
>liked Franklin the most

He was a dumbass

Because theyre boring and tevor is a meth head without any of the charm of previous protagonist.

Alright, Sup Forums. Was gonna make a thread but lo and behold here we have this thread.

I've never played a GTA game, except III years and years ago. I was gonna pirate GTA V but it's almost 40 fucking gigs.

Is it worth it?

The game should've just been about Trevor and his shenanigans in the desert fighting triads and PMCs.

No. The beginning of the campaign is garbage. Until 3/4 of the game is done it starts to get good.

They tried too hard with being a smart satire, that they just made everyone annoying incessantly.

What would you recommend, in terms of GTA then? III? Vice City? San Andreas? or IV?

Or one I'm just not even aware of?

It's actually 70 gigs

San andreas its kino, pirate it dont get the steam versio.

IV is great, you actually care for Niko.

>trevor
>unlikable
i don't care what you dipshits think he made the game for me

I wanna say Vice City, but I'm pretty sure my nostalgia is clouding the actual game.

IV is pretty nice. Niko is a great character and game play is pretty tight.

same dude

Despite what people might say in this thread, no.

People who say the story are good are retarded or it's their first GTA game (12 year olds). It has the worst story in the series and one of the shortest. Focusing on 3 playable characters was a huge mistake and the game doesn't benefit from it at all. It could have worked if it was split like the GTA IV episodes, but it wasn't and the game suffers as a result, you don't actually give a shit about any of them at the end and if I could have had them all killed in the final mission, I would have.
The map is dull and lifeless too.

Also worst soundtrack and multiplayer.

too much satire/irony/self aware humor. its most evident when just trying to walk around the world and soak it all in. in gta 4 you can get immersed by just walking under the el train at the start of the game and buying food from street vendors. in gta 5 i cant walk to the train without someone saying I HOPE I GET HURT ON THE JOB SO I CAN SUE THE COMPANY or something equally stupid no one would say in real life. when i saw michales son jommy literally has a tattoo that say ENTITLED i knew things would be bad. i also feel liek characters and satire in gta games was best done in vice city and san andreas when the time period was at least a decade rmoved so hidnsight can grant some clarity. but thats a rant for another time. its also sad rockstar wont ever make a period piece gta again since im sure most people wouldnt wanna give up cell phones and the internet, even in a fucking video game. i hope red dead 2 is good,
but its a prequeul roumored to have 7 playable protagonists; it doesnt sound good i also feel like the 3 protag thing was shit and a gimmick, which is odd considering how masterfully it was done in gta 4 and its dlc. 5 should have really just been michaels story. even if it wa s acheap scorsase movie rip off, it would have been better than what we got.

like implys, lamar was enjoyable, but felt too far in the opposite direction of how boring franklin was.

7?! God, RDR 2 is going to be a shitshow.

>lady - modjo

made the shitty story almost worth it

Cynical writing where EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING IS DUMB LOL
It absolutely oozes gen x influence

>Lol boomer dads are dumb
>Lol millenials are lazy stoners or fame sluts
>Lol social everyone is obsessed with social media
>Lol the government cant do anything right

There is only 1 protag in RDR2, stop spreading bullshit

Thank god.

i'm not defending the game -- liked it least out of all the GTA games i've played -- but maybe that was its intention. who am i kidding? kiddies and nerd-trenders who got into video games in the past few years probably loved some of the characters

Lack of focus. And it's set in late 2000s LA - why would there be a single person likable there?

Got my hopes up when ULPC showed up only to have him be barely a part of anything.

Play the fuckin game, don't hear what these contrarian retards tell you. You'll enjoy it

>Worst soundtrack
Definitely not the worst and debateably up there with vice city and san andreas not even as a personal opinion
>Worst multiplayer
Only multiplayer in the whole series that ever mattered, you're retarded

no he won't, soyman

But user, it had likable characters.

Sounds accurate enough.
Kinda makes me glad that Nico's voice actor refuses to work with Rockstar so they atleast cant screw up his character.

Its supposed to be a parody of california. The characters are supposed to be over the top. Also why are you playing games for 'likeable' characters? All three main characters were interesting imo.

Dont listen to these retards. Its a fun fucking game with intelligent satire.

why not play the others first so you can see how the series improved

just pirate them or something

>intelligent satire

kek

You're right motherfucker

>All three main characters were interesting

They were the least interesting characters in any game I've played. Franklin just does whatever he's told with no character arc or progression, michael is mid-life crisis the character, and trevor is comedic relief.

Is the dialogue well written? yes, but the characters are flatter than a plane.

SA (1.0) is definitely the best of the bunch, Vice City is a close second.