I wouldn't be surprised if a Nico Bellic look-alike dies in Saints Row 3, though.

Time to accept that 'your friend' is in your head...

Tommy Vercetti should kill Niko.

I hope not. I thought Niko was the best main character in the series.

I'm sick of characters always dying in rockstars games..

Why is he even in GTA 5? He was a boring character.

Why?

RDR was a way better game IMO.

to me they were literally the exact same games. And I mean literally right down to the gameplay. The one big difference was the setting otherwise the shooting, cover system, guns were the same. I don't understand what made RDR much better. To me GTA 4 was a fresh experience, then RDR came along and recycled the same gameplay, same type of side missions, same hill billy charachters (never enjoyed it as much since i thought i was playing the same game), then L.A Noire came along and i didnt even go 2 hours into it.

If by "fresh experience" you mean, exactly the same as GTAIII, GTAVC and GTASA.  That's just my opinion though, as upon purchasing and playing through a good chunk of GTAIV, I couldn't help but feel like I had been here before, followed by extreme bordem and constant car jackings/running things over/crashing. 

However, when I played Red Dead Redemption, I got a brand new feeling.  I could easily tell that GTA was hidden behind the western style but it never bothered me.  I loved every minute of it.  But, I grew up on westerns and own way too many of them today.

You make a good point but for me GTA 4 was much more different than the other GTAs. The other GTAs literally felt like a sandbox where i can just mess around and do whatever i want. GTA 4 on the other hand had an actual serious story and vibe. I even liked the new driving mechanics.