A lot has changed in the gaming world since Rockstar released GTA: San Andreas, the last entry in the incredibly successful and highly controversial Grand Theft Auto series. The next generation of consoles has taken the forefront, and with it changed the scope and scale of gaming in many ways. In the last several years especially, games have pushed the boundaries of their genre to limits never before seen. Games like Bioshock, Mass Effect, and Uncharted have made incredible strides in storytelling, featuring characters whose every move is believable. Call of Duty 4 took realism to a new level, and even in GTA's own sandbox genre games like Assassin's Creed and Crackdown added so many leaps forward in gameplay.
Pros
+ Amazingly detailed game world
+ Great sense of humor
+ Wonderful cast of characters
+ A ton of stuff to do and see
+ Multiplayer is a blast
Cons
- Some pop-in and framerate issues
- Driving controls take some getting used to
