Grand Theft Auto V is a vast open world game set in Los Santos, a sprawling sun-soaked metropolis struggling to stay afloat in an era of economic uncertainty and cheap reality TV. The game blends storytelling and gameplay in new ways as players repeatedly jump in and out of the lives of the game’s three lead characters, playing all sides of the game’s interwoven story. Los Santos: a sprawling sun-soaked metropolis full of self-help gurus, starlets and fading celebrities, once the envy of the Western world, now struggling to stay afloat in an era of economic uncertainty and cheap reality TV. Amidst the turmoil, three very different criminals plot their own chances of survival and success: Franklin, a street hustler looking for real opportunities and serious money; Michael, a professional ex-con whose retirement is a lot less rosy than he hoped it would be; and Trevor, a violent maniac driven by the chance of a cheap high and the next big score. Running out of options, the crew risks everything in a series of daring
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Contemporary, epic, classical in form and meticulous.
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Developer
- Rockstar North
- Publisher
- Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar Games
- Released
- September 17, 2013
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Perspective
- First person, Third person
- Engine
- RAGE
- Time to beat
- 115 h rushed · 127 h main story · 533 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.9/10 from 5981 ratings.
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