5. The GTA Family Needs to Grow
Another reason GTA is such an immensely sought after gaming franchise is this idea that, as a piece of fiction, it lives in its own little crime-ridden universe; the universe thats home to locations like Vice City, Liberty City and Los Santos. And within these locations resides hundreds of characters and of course a handful of major players, protagonists who have risen to prominence over the course of the series history. Since the original GTA was released to PS1 audiences, this universe has been growing in size and depth, as has the cast of characters. In the main GTA protagonist family we now have Claude (GTA III), Tommy Vercetti (Vice City), CJ (San Andreas), Toni Cipriani (Liberty City Stories), Victor Vance (Vice City Stories), Niko Bellic (GTA IV), Johnny Klebitz (The Lost and the Damned) and Luis Fernando Lopez (The Ballad of Gay Tony). Everyone has their favourite, but most GTA fans have found a way to love them all for whatever reason. Wouldnt you prefer to see GTA V make an addition to this family, as opposed to seeing a name reused? While many are arguing that seeing a returning character would in fact be awesome, R* have even gone as far as including new protagonists in DLC content, so Im almost certain theyre getting ready to unveil an entirely new GTA family member, and hopefully any day now.