The Grand Theft Auto series taught us that violence and anti-social behavior is fun. It gave us a way to do things that you'd never normally do in real life, at least... hopefully, anyways. They're a true form of escapism. Stealing cars, crashing them into groups of people, killing people for fun, shooting down helicopters with rocket launchers, and fighting the police are activities not many of us get to enjoy in the real world. Not that those are proper ways to enjoy oneself, they do have some appeal, otherwise, why are these games so popular?
My first experience with GTA was the early games in the series on PlayStation where there was only a top-down view of your character. But the bird's eye view didn't lessen the enjoyment the game produced since all the fundamental pieces were still there. When GTA 3 came out, the world of gaming changed. GTA became mainstream and the debate for its appropriateness in American society began.
We're all happy that GTA still exists and is going strong. Without a game like GTA , isn't it obvious that more people would commit all these heinous acts in real life? Without the outlet of video game killing and crime, perhaps we won't be able to control our inner demons.
25 Elderly Speed Of Light
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How perfectly true this is? Every time I want to go on a killing spree in GTA I make sure to aim for the elderly people, simply because they've already lived their lives and won't be missing out on as much as say, a younger person. I'm just happy that they don't have any children in those games. That'd be a bit much.
It's funny when elderly or inebriated NPCs are barely shuffling along in their daily commute, but as soon as a shot is fired they're off running fast as heck like some sort of Olympian. It didn't matter much when the aiming got easier in the series, then you could kill dozens of people with near perfect, unearned marksmanship.
24 Weapon Wheel Of Fortune
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So that is how it's done. The answer to where a character keeps all their equipment and weapons has alway been up fro debate. There's certain games where space is extremely limited and then other games, Like Ark: Survival Evolved , where an unclothed character can somehow carry 400 pounds of logs and rocks. There isn't a real balance, and OpenWorldFans blog it's almost always unrealistic.
This comic reminds me of the first time you realize that the Lakitu or Koopa guy who rides around in the clouds is in Super Mario 64 as the game-camera operator. Yeah. You look into a mirror at some point in the game and see a Lakitu flying around on his cloud with a fishing pole hung over the side with the game's camera attached. So basically that dude just follows you around through all the crazy happenings of Mario 64 filming as you go like some documentarian. It's a mind-blowing psychosis supermarket we live in.
23 This Is How I Eat Donuts
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Personally, I wasn't a huge fan of GTA 4 . It was a good game, but compared to San Andreas and the later release GTA 5 , there's no contest. It felt as if all I was doing was following a GPS signal and had no need for investment.
The cops in GTA 5 are pretty ruthless. They're especially ruthless in the early versions of GTA 5 Online to the point where it was nearly impossible to escape their wrath, and nearly anything set them off. It's since been fixed, and it seems to be at a happy medium. If you're ever bored and want to fight the cops in GTA 5 , go to the wind turbines and bring some cover. The helicopters get destroyed by the mega-fans.
22 All The Single Ladies
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There are definitely people out there who aren't into the whole multiplayer online life. Perhaps they're holding on to the past when multiplayer involved you and your friends squeezed together on a couch drinking soda. We all miss those times, but pretty soon, we'll have holograms of our friends to play within virtual reality and it'll be like real life but not at all.
Single player games have gotten shorter and less interesting in some areas. Too much focus is on the multiplayer online portion of the game, and not as much goes into the campaign. Multiplayer is fun, but it's brainless at times. With story and character development, you get something akin to a great novel.
21 Unless, Of Course, You're Already One
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This was a debate that started around the time of the release of GTA 3 that if you could go around shooting guns, stealing cars, and killing cops, it would increase real-life antisocial behavior and increase violence. But that's a ridiculous assertion, as there's been like a million wars in history and most of them fought by people under the age of 20.
It would be nice if games had the ability to make you into something or help you master a certain skill. Sort of like what they do in The Matrix where they download information into your brain and then you know kung-fu. This way all the nerds who play Guitar Hero might actually learn to play some music. I always hated those games.
20 Torture: The Great Art Of The Underworld
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This mission in GTA 5 must have been a risky endeavor and something that must have taken lot of convincing to keep in the game. There are lines that can't be crossed in video games and entertainment. At least it seems like that for the mainstream, but GTA 5 is willing to ignore them. As stated before, there will be no kids to hurt anytime soon.
But let's take a moment to look at the torturing device used in this comic: a terrible TV show. I don't even watch network television anymore. Who the heck has time for commercials, let alone a week between episodes? Netflix, Hulu, etc. have made us impatient. Perhaps we should be tortured every once in a while to appreciate our stations in life.
19 Give The Police The Power
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I don;t know what would be worse: if GTA 5 was a complete mirror version of the way real life is, or if real life was magically switched to GTA rules. The former would probably be a much safer world to live in, but then GTA would be super boring. We all wish we could do evil criminal things and then buy a rocket launcher and fight the police until you escape or get knocked out and wake up in the hospital free of charges. Right? Anyone else?
What would be a little too harsh is if they altered the skin color of the victim in this scenario. The only unrealistic piece of this comic is that the person getting shot by the cop is a caucasian. Maybe the statistics aren't in my favor, but who cares?
18 The Betrayal Of Loads
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It's embarrassing to be looking at ladies when your mom or sister or girlfriend are lurking about, especially if you don't intend for it to happen. Some families like to watch these kinds of things together, and that's their prerogative. Just don't invite me for dinner.
If we're talking about the awkwardness of being around your parents or family members during this kind of entertainment, then let's break it down. There's no weirdness at the beach when everyone is in bathing suits, but yet a walking in on someone watching a film where people are barely clothed is awkward. How does that make sense? It is definitely always awkward when you decide to watch a TV show or movie with family and there is an adult scene. Thanks a lot, Starz/Showtime/HBO.
17 A Dream Of Felonies
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We've all been told that crime is wrong. But then why is GTA so popular? I'll tell you why. Becuase someone is lying. Either crime IS fun, or GTA is an exaggerated hyper-violent version and poor mimicry of the way the open world games achievements is.
This comic's funny because it's got the OJ escape Bronco. But to make fun of these women is sort of an easy jab. Their lives already suck, and to perpetuate the stereotype that they are expendable and can be killed for fun is only making the profession less appealing.
16 Grand Theft Metal Gear Solid One-Million Extravaganza
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There has to be a mod in GTA 5 where the player can ride a metal gear. If not, why not? When is there going to be a GTA in the future like Judge Dredd type city? That could be a billion dollar idea. GTA: Megacity 1. You'd have the Judge's coming after you.
Actually now that I think of it, you can put GTA rules in nearly any video game universe and it'd be awesome. But then one realizes that companies have been stealing the GTA formula and putting it in their games for years. Looking at you, Jak 2 . The idea of doing missions and being a criminal resonates with me as a consumer.
