Grand Theft Auto V Review
A 9.8. The better machine. San Andreas is the better memory.
The Good
- Los Santos is still a top-five open world
- Three-lead switching was a genuine leap
- Heists and a decade of GTA Online on top
The Rough Edges
- Colder and more cynical than San Andreas
- The current-gen port adds polish, not heart
Amazing game in every sense of the word. Three playable leads, one Los Santos built like a living postcard, heists that still get copied, and an online mode that ran a full decade. By every measurable standard, GTA V is a mountain.
And I'm on the record: it still lacked the soul that GTA: San Andreas had. San Andreas had heart under all that chaos, CJ's story stuck to your ribs. V is colder, slicker, more cynical. It's the better machine. It's not the better memory.
Amazing game in every sense of the word. Still lacked the soul that GTA: San Andreas had.
The critics' famous 97 belongs to the 2013 original. The current-gen edition people buy today sits at an 81 on Metacritic, which tells you how ports get graded. I'm grading the game: the scope, the radio, the switching between Michael, Franklin and Trevor mid-mission, all of it.
A 9.8. One of the biggest games ever made, docked two tenths for the soul it left in Grove Street.
A 9.8. The better machine. San Andreas is the better memory.
The Good
- Los Santos is still a top-five open world
- Three-lead switching was a genuine leap
- Heists and a decade of GTA Online on top
The Rough Edges
- Colder and more cynical than San Andreas
- The current-gen port adds polish, not heart
Quick Answers
Grand Theft Auto V review score: what did it score?
Moe Train scored Grand Theft Auto V a 9.8 out of 10. A 9.8. The better machine. San Andreas is the better memory.
What platforms is Grand Theft Auto V on?
Grand Theft Auto V is out now on Xbox, PlayStation and PC. Moe played and scored it on Xbox.
Is Grand Theft Auto V worth playing?
A 9.8. The better machine. San Andreas is the better memory. Read the full Grand Theft Auto V review above for the breakdown.
