9 Video Game Sequels That Tore Fanbases In Half

5. Grand Theft Auto IV

Another one for the "impact of the 2000s" pile, as Rockstar finally moved away from the overblown, "cartoonish" fair of the PS2 GTAs, and into more serious fare instead.

The problem? They just couldn't make both ends meet, and the two opposing sides to GTA IV would come to represent both sides of the fandom, too.

On the one hand, you've got a mature, realistic tale of Serbian soldier Niko Bellic. Fed the American Dream as a lie by his brother, this brings him to Liberty City, where his past catches up and - in cutscenes at least - we see a man forced to embrace his worst past tendencies to survive and overcome.

On the other... is everything left over from the jetpacks and comedy sketch-fuelled days of GTA old.

Those who loved how much San Andreas went over the top; loved the aliens, casino robberies or backflipping airliner stunt missions, couldn't get on board with Niko's grounded exploits.

Likewise, those who welcomed a more refined Rockstar saw the potential for anarchy in gameplay to break everything.

The idea of playing a character differently to how they're presented elsewhere invented the term "ludonarrative dissonance", exemplifying both sides of GTA clashing in its fourth instalment.