GTA V: 20 Reasons Why You Should Be Excited

By Stuart W. Bedford /

18. Rockstar Humour

Usually in the world of video game scripting, actual comedy plays second fiddle to mildly amusing dialogue or absurd situations. That€™s fine in and of itself but how many times have you found yourself cringing at a video game€™s attempt at making you laugh as opposed to the intended result? Rockstar€™s GTA franchise fairly neatly dispenses with this rule and stuffs actual comedy, sometimes hilarious comedy, into every aspect of their open world. If it€™s not in the story itself it€™s on the radio, or in the reactions of the citizens, it€™s even in the fictional brand names (the Speedophile? Genius€). In the GTA series, it€™s just everywhere. GTA V, while hopefully still promising a classy, immersive gameplay experience a€™la GTA IV, also promises to deliver more of this signature humour in spades. And as they say, laughter is the best medicine.