Now that the hype has died off, how good was GTA V in reality?

[Mr_No]

I'd give the Single Player a 9/10 and the Multiplayer a 6.5/10

As much as I hate to admit it, the game is far from perfect. Graphics and mechanics are pretty good. San Andreas was very detailed and gorgeous, but it failed to capture the magic from the older SA. The switch option was pretty good. The story could've been better. It has no depth and no tension. It was understandable that Rockstar wanted to focus on making a heist storyline, but it came out very half-assed. The missions were mostly good, especially when involving all of the characters. Characters were interesting, but they lacked something I can't put my finger on. Most of the music is dull and boring, and that greatly affected how I enjoyed the game. I liked the game, but it lacked what made the others GTA good.

What really disappointed me was the online mode. The first days were a pain in the ass. Even after fixing it, the game disconnected me a lot from friends' rooms. Not only that, the online version of the game seems very lifeless in comparison with the SP. Less traffic, less pedestrians, simplified weather... it didn't look the same. And things got boring after a while with the continuous repeat of the missions to buy the good stuff.