Following the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto V surpasses the public’s expectations with its intriguing plotline led by an all-star cast and its ability to feel like a replacement of real life. Anything is possible in the virtual realm of Los Santos, San Andreas, California.
Because of the fact that the main plotline for Grand Theft Auto V, or GTA V, would yield so many consequences in real life, the plotline appeals to even the most innocent of people.
The story starts after an alleged robbery committed by Michael Townley forces him into hiding. A man named Franklin Clinton who works in a car dealership with his friend Lamar Davis must repossess a car owned by Jimmy, Michael’s son who is overdue on his loan payment.
As the worlds of these individuals collide, gamers will take on the roles of Michael, Franklin, and much later on, an immoral character named Trevor. And the best part is that gamers get to commit crimes with a clear conscience and zero consequences, leading to the beginning of their addictions.
Senior Alex Heigl finds GTA V to be a game with well-thought-out graphics.
“It’s a beautiful game – it’s so detailed,” Heigl said. “It’s hard to describe, but the easy answer is you shouldn’t knock it until you try it.”
Feeding to the addiction of gamers everywhere is Grand Theft Auto Online, or the multiplayer experience of gamers after the initial play through of the main game.
From attaining a pilot’s license to watching a movie to investing in the stock market to playing a friendly game of tennis to jet skiing to jumping off a mountain, anything is possible.
Senior Danny Peterson found the multiplayer experience to be one of the best aspects of the game.
“Me and my friends are in the gang Golden State Rebels and we compete in online races,” Peterson said. “The finishes are always close and more importantly, the finishes are always dirty.”
It’s obvious that the Grand Theft Auto games embody everything that would concern parents enough to refer to it as an “unhealthy addiction,” but gamers would argue against that. Gamers would argue that the GTA games have “everlasting appeal.”
