When comparing Grand Theft Auto IV vs Grand Theft Auto V, the Slant community recommends Grand Theft Auto V for most people. In the question“What are the best third-person open world action-adventure games for PC?” Grand Theft Auto V is ranked 2nd while Grand Theft Auto IV is ranked 19th. The most important reason people chose Grand Theft Auto V is:
Even aside from the many missions, there are dozens of other things you can do. This includes activities like playing tennis, going skydiving, watching a movie in the cinema, managing your businesses to earn tons of money, going hunting in the mountains, or just simply exploring the map while taking in the sights. Whatever you decide to do it's very easy to lose track of time. Mostly because it feels like a giant sandbox where you're allowed to do anything and simply have fun.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Supports arbitrary framerates
Framerates can even exceed 120 frames per second.
Pro Up to 4 player online co-op
There are multiplayer games built into GTA IV (not the story mode) that have up to 4 online co-op players such as Hangman's Noose or Bomb Da Base.
Pro Detailed story and world
Grand Theft Auto IV has an extremely detailed world as well as a intriguing and well written story.
Pro Cabs
For those that do not want to deal with the inconvenience or danger of driving across town there are now cabs that will take the player to certain waypoints on the map.
Pro Social commentary through exaggeration
GTA very smartly critiques many aspects of the modern world through exaggerated situations and plots.
Pro Freedom to do anything you want
Even aside from the many missions, there are dozens of other things you can do. This includes activities like playing tennis, going skydiving, watching a movie in the cinema, managing your businesses to earn tons of money, going hunting in the mountains, or just simply exploring the map while taking in the sights. Whatever you decide to do it's very easy to lose track of time. Mostly because it feels like a giant sandbox where you're allowed to do anything and simply have fun.
Pro Massive world
It's very easy to get lost in GTA V's world both figuratively and literally. It's partly because of the sheer size of 35 square miles, allowing you to spend hours just walking, driving, or even flying around the map. It's also because of the many beautiful sights you get to see, causing you to often stop and take it all in. So it doesn't matter if you're walking along a beach packed with people, biking around a dimly lit city, cruising down a highway next to the ocean, or just hiking on the forested mountains, GTA V's world feels like a real place you can explore endlessly.
Pro Great story wrapped around in biting and relevant social commentary
GTA V's story portrays the many reasons why criminals still exist in modern society, focusing on serious topics like corruption, greed, hypocrisy, and even the abuse of power. However, it's not all serious since it has its fair share of wacky moments, satirizing many aspects of modern society. This includes social media, consumerism, and even our growing inability to focus on important issues. All of this creates an engaging and thought-provoking story.
Cons
Con Very poor performance
Con Frequent crashes
Playing the game can lead to crashes at any time, which can ruin the amount of content played if it was not saved as well as just cause a lot of headaches due to fear of being booted at any time.
Con Multiplayer is overrun by hackers
During online play you'll encounter hackers who have infinite money, can spawn any vehicle of their choice, and many other things, which reduces the fun quite a bit. What's even worse is that by interacting with the hackers you can get banned immediately without any additional investigations on the developer's part.