Although it’s been over 6 years sinceGrand Theft Auto 5was originally released, it continues to hold a reputation as one of the greatest games of all times. Even today, the title keeps making record sales and a recentfree promotion by Epic Gamesensures that even more players own a copy now. But what is it that keeps gamers coming back toGrand Theft Auto 5?
In many ways,GTA 5broke the tradition of previous entries by having 3 protagonists: Franklin Clinton, Michael De Santa, andTrevor Philips. The plot follows the trio’s attempts to complete missions for multiple groups such as a corrupt government agency while planning a series of heists that will set them for life. Along the way, however, their actions and the truth about one past event will bring them into conflict with multiple enemies as well as each other.
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Main Story Length
DuringGTA 5, players will progress betweenFranklin, Michael, and Trevor’s different arcs that often intersect with each other . In total, there are 69 missions that will take place during the main story in Los Santos and Blaine County as well as Ludendorf, North Yankton at several points. From start to finish, players should expect to spend around 32 hours going through the plot at a casual pace. In rare cases, speed running throughGTA 5can cut down the time to 21 hours.
Extras
But like other games in the series,GTA 5isn’t over after reaching the endcredits. Once players make their final story choice as Franklin, they can opt to go back and pick the other 2 decisions to change the fate of some characters. Furthermore, depending on how several heist missions were approached, players can replay and choose the other option to see how things would have gone.
On the other hand, there are also many strangers and freaks that can be interacted with such as a paparazzo photographer, some patriotic civilian volunteers, and even Trevor’s mother. Seeing the extra 10 missions and meeting every quirky character will add about 15 hours to the main story for a maximum of 47 hours.
100 Percent Completion
Even after seeing the full story, players will only be done with around 60 percent ofGTA 5. From then on, the other 40 percent can be obtained by completing various activities inLos Santossuch as purchasing property, doing stunt jumps, and completing random events. Fully finishing everything on the list needed for 100 percent completion will take nearly as long as finishing the main story for a grand total of 79 hours spent in-game.
Once everything is finished, there will be one more bonus mission for Franklin to do that involves hunting a “Sasquatch”. In the end, there’s plenty of replay value inGTA 5and players can always return to go on rampages in Los Santos or playGTA Onlineas well.
Grand Theft Auto 5is available for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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