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briandmyers  ·  4158 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why is Grand Theft Auto V So Conservative?

I am an entitled white male; I've played (and beaten) all the GTA's since 3, except "Liberty City Stories". I didn't find SA discomforting at all. To me, the implied subtext is that his situation is uncomfortable, because either he or his friend is a racist. Maybe I'm wrong.

I don't play many games, but I do love the GTA series - for me it's mostly about the driving and the flying, and to a lesser extent, the combat. Love the humour throughout.





T-Dog  ·  4143 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah I'm in the same boat as you. What the article and some of these comments seem to be ignoring is that behind the social statement the game makes, there are still plenty of satisfying, well designed, and FUN gameplay elements that keep people coming back to it.