Grand Theft Auto IV Remains The Most Important GTA

Game Informer: I grew up in the era when Grand Theft Auto was basically contraband. In 2003, my friends and I pitched in to buy a copy of Vice City and shared it amongst one another, out of the eyesight of our parents, who had all been worked into a fearful frenzy by articles in USA Today about the game’s prostitution and violent propensities. Grand Theft Auto wasn’t just a game to us but was a central part of our adolescence, the kind of all-caps MATURE thing we experienced as an act of rebellion as much as a fun doodad to pass the time.

[Smokehouse]

Probably my least favorite. I think the that realistic animation and rag doll they invested in paid off big time. Euphoria I think it was. GTA4 was the training wheels to implementing those systems and I didn’t like it especially in the cars. The amount of chase missions in gta4 is probably why it’s my least favorite. It was an important game that lead to their current games though and I respect that, it was new stuff and RDR2 looks great.

[TheColbertinator]

Game Informer editors must be too young to remember GTA Vice City or even San Andreas

[jznrpg]

Meh , opinions and aholes we all have them . Why so many people need to share opinions (as fact) is beyond me , glad we all don’t share .... I am not a big GTA person admittedly but 4 was the probably the least interesting to me .

[Bathyj]

3 is without a doubt the most important game not only in the series but in open world gaming. Damn kids these days.

[bloop]

My first night with GTA 3 is still my favourite gaming memory of all time. That game was just mind blowing when it first released.

[Skankinruby]

First one I played, liked it much better than 5. Perhaps GTA just isn't my cup of tea as the satirical nature does nothing for me but I thought 4 was the best one. Although I have yet to go through San Andreas

[blm504]

In the 3D console versions for me from best to worst 5 3 San Andreas Vice City than 4

[PCgamer98]

Vice and sa are the best. IV is one of the worst and overrated. The only thing good about IV was driving and the physics.

[FloydianAndroid]

I think bully is rock stars best game personally, but I understand that’s an anomaly

[boing1]

Would give that title to GTA 3.

[Bob Dole]

GTA4 was originally supposed to be a ps3 exclusive until Microsoft gave them a bunch of money to make it multiplat. The game got super delayed and was released without near as much content as it should have had. GTA3 was the most important as it brought the GTA genre into the mainstream. Before 3 came out not many people had heard of the franchise.

[SegaGamer]

GTA 4 wasn't my first GTA game, but it was the first I really cared about. I loved the game, and before GTA 5 was released, tons of people were still playing it and loving it. It's seems to be the popular thing to dislike it now for some weird reason.

[StrawberryDiesel420]

GTA IV was and still is amazing. The story of the poor immigrant rising to the top of the crime world a la Scarface was so awesome. Plus they had the mafia element with Ray Boccino and the other guy Phil. Also loved murdering Vlad and Mikhail Faustin. Doing drug runs for Little Jacob and Bad Man were fun as hell.The options to kill someone or let them live and how it affected the missions later in the game. Just sitting on a bridge at night and seeing the city all lit up, just breathtaking. The artstyle is phenomenal.

For me personally, GTA IV was an amazing experience I will never forget. And im pretty sure I was not forced to do yoga and move containers as a longshoreman....because that was so fun in GTA V....not.