You can turn the map/HUD off in GTAV. Its on by default but can be changed in settings.
With that said I like in game maps and handholding. I don't have much time to play games, I would never finish if I didn't have map markers.
Platinums: Red Dead Redemption, Killzone 2, LittleBigPlanet, Terminator Salvation, Uncharted 1, inFamous Second Son, Rocket League







