the positive: this game is incredible the story is awesome and the game world is beautiful. i have nothing negative to say about the story mode. now, why is this rating 3 stars then???
well, this would be 5 stars in 2018-2021 but because Rockstar abandoned the online portion of this game its a 3 star game now. this games online could've been/stayed great but Rockstar felt it important to completely abandon this games online portion which is both sad and pathetic. especially from a developer I once highly respected and considered them one of the best of all time.
however, once they did this they have sunk really low in my eyes and i'd group them together with some of the other, once legendary developers that have made some really poor decisions lately as well. I realize they did this for the upcoming GTA VI but that is no reason at all to completely abandon a game that you put out there. it just shows that they can't stand by their own product, a product that still sells extremely well and is the 8th best selling video game of all time. not a good look for Rockstar at all. even if GTA VI is the best game ever made, which i'm sure it will be, this is unacceptable.
its very sad to see and i never thought i'd see Rockstar in a negative light. I guess I was hoping they wouldn't allow themselves to fall off like that.. this review is more about expressing extreme disappointment in a developer i have GREATLY respected for years and played their games for years only to have that yanked away much like other fans of other developers have had the misfortune of experiencing as well.
I would rate it 1 star for this but the story mode and the gameplay for story mode is way too good. the best I've ever played.