I Played and Ranked Every Grand Theft Auto Game

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JRWI (My powerful dnd podcast)

[Xfire]

I think the biggest thing with GTA IV's Liberty City is that it wasn't actually supposed to feel like New York as Americans see it. It's supposed to come from the eyes of someone who comes from Eastern Europe, almost blending the bleakness of that environment with the colorfulness of "The American Dream"

[kipdaedricartifact]

GTA IV is my favourite. I’ve played Chinatown, San Andreas, IV and V. I couldn’t disagree more about the atmosphere of this game. This city feels more alive than any other setting in this franchise. It feels bleak, grimy, deprived. It’s probably the only GTA with a mature perspective of criminal life, you feel this constantly in the environment. The understated saturation, in the correct lighting, makes the concrete streets look so real. Every other game by comparison is too colourful and detracts from their realism. And dude, the soundtrack??? Turning the jazz radio on and cruising through this dense city as this disturbed military veteran makes you feel like you’re playing Taxi Driver. I loved the car physics in this game. It’s the only entry in which the driving mechanics are an actual skill that you develop the more you play. You will probably suck at high speed chases when you start, it requires focus and dedication to successfully manoeuvre your car. But this means that every successful moment you have is completely earned, it’s up to you 100% to not fuck things up and wipe yourself out in a high intensity moment. And the same principles apply to combat. I couldn’t stand the hard lock on aim, so I played the entire game with free aim, and this made it so much better. Once again you develop your aiming skills so that you can proficiently complete your jobs. If you don’t use cover wisely you will also be shredded by gunfire. These more independent mechanics add so much more stakes to the gameplay and totally plays into the criminal experience, it’s grounded. I think that’s what GTA IV does best. It’s more of a crime drama than an action film like 5 is. Also, Roman is probably the most likeable and well written side character in any GTA game. Seriously, who would compete, Lamar? He’s funny but not nearly as well written. Your description of Roman as the “oh no i fucked up again haha” character is a huge over simplification. Maybe at the start of the game, but for the majority of the game it’s Roman who suffers at the hands of Niko’s actions. Both his reaction to having his business and apartment burned to the ground and his conversation with Niko about revenge after he kills Darko Brevic is some of the best dialogue in the entire series hands down. Dude goes through some horrible shit in this game fr. GTA 5 dumbs down everything 4 did so well.

[drawsoliddrawill]

GTA IV is my favorite and people are starting to look back at it fondly now, which is why I love how you stood on your opinions with it.

[ChenteVicente]

I enjoyed the side activities and dating stuff in GTA 4. I feel like it made it feel a little more real. I also think for the story alone I would rank GTA 4 up in S tier.

[RM_GhsT]

GTA IV was perfect for the 9 yr old that I was, story was sooo deep and niko was easy to root for. Driving and physics were enjoyable to me and it was different from san andreas which was my first GTA. SA might be the best overall (yes better than 5 imo as a game overall) but IV was my childhood and by far my favorite.

[tonycasonova]

I personally think IV is the best with the atmosphere. I can see how you may not feel like you're in control with the car because of the learning curve but it takes the atmosphere and amps it up to 11. The game was definitely the GTA 3 of the HD universe. By that I mean the side stuff is minimal compared to GTA 5 (because the story in 4 is way more focused and stronger)

[Sinisters]

Happy to see someone say "Every Grand Theft Auto Game" and ACTUALLY PLAY every GTA game, the PSP Stories games are always missed which is a shame because Vice City Stories is my favourite GTA game.

[Seththenerfer]

GTA III will always hold a special place in my heart. While I never actually played the game the way I was supposed to, driving around the map and crashing cars as a kid was so much fun. I even did the glitch that allowed you to skip to the second island back in the day

[Doublepulse]

GTA V was a pivot point in so many people's lives who played video games. The fact that it has been relevant for the last 10 years says a lot, and San Andreas still is getting love over 2 decades later.

But there was something special about V because it was a long wait from GTA IV. It was the first game I picked up at a midnight release, waiting in line to get my copy, talking with everyone about it.

[moonfur]

GTA IV is what introduced me to the series and is currently the only GTA game I've played. I was three years old when the game came out, but I remember my dad bought it while we were taking a day trip to best buy maybe a few years after. Growing up I would watch my dad play video games on our PS3, most of which were Call of Duty and other war games, so of course I watched my dad play GTA IV. In fact, I think it's only second to TLOU when it comes to games I care about because it was a bonding experience between me and my dad. And yes my dad let his six year old daughter watch him play GTA IV, but the only conditions my parents gave me if I were to watch was to "not repeat anything you hear in the game."

[maizie]

ALSO YOU EDITED FOR KWEBBLEKOP WHAT??? I used to be such a huge fan of their trio, and was an og back in the day. Full circle moment

[adamgeigerjr]

The whole GTA IV is honestly so upsetting to hear. It's still to this day above and beyond my favorite. The numerous highlights of the game were never mentioned & glossed over in your quick mention of the game. You focused so much on the driving & radio that you never mentioned the dozens of other unique or fun mechanics the game allows you to do or the missions that they get Niko into. The characters from Little Jacob to Packie are amazing. The mobster/mafia themes were on point for a Godfather/ Sopranos / GoodFellas generation. And the graphics at the time for the consoles they came out on had me jaw dropped about Times Square; definitely not disappointed or depressed. Niko's progression felt the most genuine out of all the titles so when you finally got hold of Playboys' penthouse or the Middle Park East place, you felt like you earned it & achieved something. Compare that to when Lester calls Franklin saying for "tax purposes" he was being gifted a mansion in the hills, just doesn't hit or feel nearly the same. Its those little decisions and moments that make GTA IV so damn unique, memorable & favorited by many.

[PolishGod]

San Andreas is PEAK GTA. The amount of content in that game is groundbreaking to this day.

[TheVirtualViceVault]

31:16 Fun Fact: GTA Chinatown Wars is actually surprisingly* part of of the HD Universe

[WowThereBuddy]

I love GTA IV, but it is sort of refreshing to see this perspective. It’s been a decade of people pretending as if everyone loved that game immediately and didn’t act like V was an improvement. I love V as well for very different reasons, but it’s just nice to see someone actually articulate criticism that used to be more common. Everyone turned on V after that Crowbcat comparison video and all the bad business practices with GTA Online, but really 5 at its best is a great encapsulation of the series as a whole. Even a character like Trevor (who’s now more criticized) represents that rampage player mindset and distills them into a person. Every main character in the game kinda serves a different archetype or play style. 4 is like a gritty 70’s crime drama and that’s awesome, but 5 is like a 90’s Jerry Bruckheiner produced action movie mixed with a prestige HBO series….and that’s awesome too.

[Winabagel]

I personally love GTA 2 and its arcadey campiness. It's strategy at breakneck speed. Progressing through the game by simply getting a high enough score/cash, getting score multipliers by completing several missions in a row without dying, getting more lives by completing rampages (Yes GTA 2 works on limited lives like Mario.) And getting/losing respect from gang factions by simply massacring them or their enemies in the street, to which they attack you on sight in their turf with more powerful weapons depending on how much they hate you, causing you to balance and strategize who hates you to what level in order to be able to complete missions on their turf easier. Its all ridiculous, but its ridiculously fun and charmingly to the point for me. Its also noticeably more challenging which is good because a lot of the later games become too easy once you've been familiar with the formula for decades.

[jayivey]

The revisionist history on GTA V is crazy. 10 years ago when the game came out it was universally regarded as one of the best games ever. But because of Take Two and Rockstar's poor handling of the game in the past couple of years, people now all of the sudden want to say BS like GTA V wasn't a good game and that its not even a top 2 GTA game. When I know that when the game first game out litteraly everybody said it was the best game Rockstar ever created.

[Rngenius_]

It's insane that Bizly does not have 100k subs with this consistent QUALITY in his videos (shout out to the editors)

[anand_kv__]

GTA San Andreas is still the GOAT among the GTA Games with one of the best Protagonists, Antagonists, Side characters, music, etc.
And NB is still the Best GTA Protagonist OFA. He's not like other GTA characters who just take up a job given to him and blindly listens to him. He has values, is Sarcastic and is even willing to throw hands with his employers

[EndysMemePalace]

Bizly trying not to make every single video of his an absolute banger (impossible)