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Grand Theft Auto V (GTA5) was recently released to immense critical praise with phenomenal record breaking sales. As of writing, the game has already sold over 1 billion dollars and it is likely to sell a whole lot more when people start their holiday shopping soon. In the coming weeks however we have another two blockbuster multi-platform games coming out in Call of Duty: Ghosts (CoD) and Need for Speed: Rivals (NFS). What is really interesting though is that while GTA5 looks unique and different from other games, there are some similarities found from these two games. Just by looking at their titles, Grand Theft Auto V is totally a free style game featuring a widest array of elements. Call of Duty: Ghosts is a first person shooter action game and of course we have Need for Speed: Rivals which is an out of control racing and chasing type game. However, Grand Theft Auto V shares some close similarities with both of these games. While it can be played in free style mode, it also has a very story driven narrative campaigns and a ton of shooting action much like we can expect in the upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts. It has gotten to a point where you might at one time wonder, am I playing GTA5 or CoD? Because today’s console games have grown so much that we’re beginning to see a big consolidation going on in games. First of all, GTA5 has the most variety of elements or borrowed ideas from other popular games. It always had the strong racing and being chased theme from its get-go in which some of it was similar to today’s Need for Speed game. Then it is mimicking one of the console game’s originally successful first person shooter (FPS) like CoD. And by now, many GTA5 gamers would have already noticed that there are other little extra things or plug-ins here and there added to the game, like flying an airplane, jet-skiing, roller coaster riding, battling in a tank, a strip club bar and even playing a game of tennis. I could list more, go on and on but you get my point. GTA started out as a game involved in auto theft which is stealing a car and running away, just for the sake of fun. Now it has become a game of virtual reality world with plenty of violence (yes this game is rated R) that GTA is losing its focus. It wouldn’t be surprised at all if this game had been actually titled, “Lethal Life in LA”. There is no doubt that GTA5 provides the widest range of violence for entertainment, and many would surely applaud for their accomplishment of creating such a finely detailed world. But are we going to be satisfied by seeing other console games also going in this direction of free style mode violence in the future? These games when you think about it are very similar to the Hollywood blockbuster movies. First movie becomes a great hit and then we have sequel after sequel with better CGI’s with more violence, making the movies rely heavily on technological side instead of focusing more on better themes. Here the makers of these games are not trying to redefine gaming in a special way, instead these highly budget games where a huge development teams and so much time are spent into giving gamers the most eye candy experience possible. Say there is a great indie game that could be compared to an unforgettable art house movie then these three games are more like a jaw-dropping Michael Bay type action movie. GTA5 has a lot to offer for sure and its sale figure already speaks for itself. It has easily broken a record for the biggest revenue snatcher on its first day. The trend for the big console games are now surely transforming from one of a kind theme into an all in one type in which many other big game franchises will likely be following this path down the road. It is definitely worth buying a copy instead of renting it when the game offers such a high replay value with almost endless possibilities of gameplays. Author Bio: The Author is conveying information about indie games and console games and Movies.
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