![]() It's ultimately quite tricky to put into words-you have to feel it to understand it. (Yes, I know how that sounds.) It just isn't as physical a world, even though it looks infinitely better from a technical perspective. People on the street don't react as dramatically to being messed with. Car crashes and impacts don't feel as severe. These simplified physics apply to almost everything in GTA 5. I was amazed when I hit the brakes at speed and the car just stopped, almost instantly. But in GTA 5 you can pull off physics-defying maneuvers Niko Bellic could only dream of. It can feel overly slippy at first, but you master it over time, and soon drifting around corners with that bouncy suspension feels amazing. The semi-realistic driving in GTA 4 is divisive, but I love it because you really do feel like you're behind the wheel of a big, heavy, combustion-powered chunk of metal. Grand Theft Auto 5 is still great, but now when I get into a car, I can't shake the feeling that, compared to GTA 4, it's like an arcade game. I never noticed it before, but coming straight from GTA 4, it really is night and day. GTA 5 has these physics too-but they're heavily toned down, to the point where its world feels more artificial. This results in some wonderfully weighty, satisfying vehicle handling, characters who react realistically to being shoved, run over, or shot, and a general feeling of dynamic, reactive interactivity. This makes it the most tactile, physical open world Rockstar has ever made-and I include Red Dead Redemption 2 in that. ![]() Related: GTA Missions Don't Get Much Better Than Three Leaf CloverĪbsolutely everything in Grand Theft Auto 4 is underpinned by a rich physics engine. But there's something missing-something in the way it feels. The story missions are more fun, varied, and forgiving. It's obviously superior in a lot of ways. But after spending around 40 hours as Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz, and Luis Lopez in Liberty City, GTA 5 feels-and this surprised me-almost like a step back for the series. I've finished the story 3 times, and I'll likely do it all over again when the PS5 version launches next year. Grand Theft Auto 5 is one of my favourite games. It also got me wondering: now that I'm fully immersed in GTA 4, how would it feel returning to Los Santos in GTA 5? So I downloaded all 100+ GB of it, which I had to do overnight, and when I loaded up my old save and set foot on those sun-soaked, palm-lined streets once again, I was. Spurred on by the disappointing Definitive Edition remakes, and after finally dealing with some PC performance issues I've been having for years, I decided to revisit Liberty City-and I'm more convinced than ever that it's the best GTA. ![]() I've been playing a lot of Grand Theft Auto 4 lately. ![]()
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