The story in Grand Theft Auto 5 has both fun and sad moments

Sep 25, 2013 12:40 GMT  ·  By

Grand Theft Auto 5 has already impressed millions of gamers from around the world since its appearance last week, managing to break sales records on the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles.

Unlike its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto 4, the newest iteration knows when to parody society and its different aspects and when to play a more serious tune and reflect the harsh reality of the three main characters – Michael, Trevor, and Franklin.

Grand Theft Auto 4 had a great story but, unlike previous games in the series, it was much more dramatic and its few amusing moments fleeted easily because the plot of protagonist Niko Bellic was a bleak one focused on survival in Liberty City.

Things got better in that game's second expansion, The Ballad of Gay Tony, as protagonist Luis Lopez and his entourage knew when to have fun and when to approach the bleaker side of things.

In Grand Theft Auto 5, Rockstar focuses first on hilarious moments and then moves on to some more serious sequences.

While the game debuts with an intense bank heist that focuses on Michael, it quickly moves on to Franklin and his friend Lamar, who are engaging in a joy ride around Los Santos in repossessed cars.

When we're introduced to Trevor, one of the first bleak moments in the game appears, with him having a serious encounter with Johnny Klebitz, the protagonist of GTA 4's first expansion – The Lost and Damned.

After that sequence, Trevor's unique personality shines through and the game resumes its lighter tone, with the help of the brilliant voice actor behind the maniacal protagonist.

What's more, this humor and hilarity comes in various recipes, from cynical, like the dry remarks or Michael or Franklin, to chaotical, which is represented by Trevor, as you can never tell when he's serious or when he's joking.

What did you think about the humor in GTA 5? Did Rockstar nail a good blend or should it work on it some more?