Why is the world of GTA 5 so depressing?

[PotatoGamer2688]

When i was going through my first campaign play i found myself constantly very depressed and "offended" by just how ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up the world of GTA 5 even if you just cruise around GTA 5 you can see multiple i guess in our society would be sad and ♥♥♥♥. For example multiple times you hear about the U.S Economy crashing and just how the nation is in decline with the people of Los Santos constantly insulting you and trapped in this diaramma of social image with the whole point of if your car is dirty youl hear insults and ♥♥♥♥ and i thin there's so better way to explain it as Los Santos just being a very miserable and sad place to live with the people being very ignorant and just stupid.

Like in the radio in the talk shows you hear of this cultist leader who acts happy and everyone tries to act happy as Lazlow said in one of the radio shows that "life is a miserable pit of misery with brief moment of breasts and beer on both your hands". Idk i just wanted other people's opinions on this sorry for the bad english im not a english native

[ED13]

Because it is.

[Nite69]

because all the GTA Games are like that, its built off of economy disaster, drugs, crime, gangs and vehicles.

[Burinome]

R* games are just parodies of real life society

[D4YM4N]

somebody walking through the world with rose colored glasses... do you think humans treat each other well, currently and historically?

[beauflex1980]

is it like satire or something? i just know that it makes me itch...

[Maviba]

Originally posted by Alfonso:

When i was going through my first campaign play i found myself constantly very depressed and "offended" by just how ♥♥♥♥ed up the world of GTA 5 even if you just cruise around GTA 5 you can see multiple i guess in our society would be sad and ♥♥♥♥. For example multiple times you hear about the U.S Economy crashing and just how the nation is in decline with the people of Los Santos constantly insulting you and trapped in this diaramma of social image with the whole point of if your car is dirty youl hear insults and ♥♥♥♥ and i thin there's so better way to explain it as Los Santos just being a very miserable and sad place to live with the people being very ignorant and just stupid.

Like in the radio in the talk shows you hear of this cultist leader who acts happy and everyone tries to act happy as Lazlow said in one of the radio shows that "life is a miserable pit of misery with brief moment of breasts and beer on both your hands". Idk i just wanted other people's opinions on this sorry for the bad english im not a english native

Because it's GTA.

GTA always has been a satire of the american society since it startet in the 90s
Their goal is (or at least was) showing them the mirror by reflecting them common issues of the time the games was playing.

Most time its about violence, commerce, drugs, nudity...

That's GTA ;-)

[Soosmokie]

Because the makers of the game made a huge mistake in making this peer to peer

[Maviba]

Originally posted by Soosmokie:

Because the makers of the game made a huge mistake in making this peer to peer

I think you didn't either read or get the question ;-)

[Caliber]

You go to actual Los Angeles, it's the land of broken dreams. You will see failed actors everywhere. It's literal misery, that's why I don't visit.

[georgedunk1978]

wow just wow lol

[Jaq]

Presenting the world this way helps insulate the game from anti-videogame legislation efforts. Everyone in this game world needs to be trashy and awful for the wanton violence and criminality to go without much criticism. Notice how children don't exist in this world. There aren't even any schools, just a small college. GTA is extremely bold for a mainstream game, but even they're not willing the risk the non-gamer reaction if children could be harmed. It needs to be an unsympathetic setting.

That said, we've seen a slight shift in the past couple GTAO updates where they've introduced a couple characters in heists who aren't overtly awful people. I don't think that's a good idea, but it will probably go unnoticed. Thus far you can't harm those characters, only help them.

[WALKEЯ]

Originally posted by Alfonso:

When i was going through my first campaign play i found myself constantly very depressed and "offended" by just how ♥♥♥♥ed up the world of GTA 5 even if you just cruise around GTA 5 you can see multiple i guess in our society would be sad and ♥♥♥♥. For example multiple times you hear about the U.S Economy crashing and just how the nation is in decline with the people of Los Santos constantly insulting you and trapped in this diaramma of social image with the whole point of if your car is dirty youl hear insults and ♥♥♥♥ and i thin there's so better way to explain it as Los Santos just being a very miserable and sad place to live with the people being very ignorant and just stupid.

Like in the radio in the talk shows you hear of this cultist leader who acts happy and everyone tries to act happy as Lazlow said in one of the radio shows that "life is a miserable pit of misery with brief moment of breasts and beer on both your hands". Idk i just wanted other people's opinions on this sorry for the bad english im not a english native

It shouldn't be depressing, its a glorified and over exaggerated representation of american society, in fact Rockstar uses stereotypes other means of comedy to make the best out of what life really is there.
I think you're looking way too deep into it, its a game not philosophical cryptography.

[Steve]

GTA V is less depressing than GTA IV, especially in terms of endings.

[iMoveFasterAlone]

Try GTA Online for real depression. You will quickly loose your faith in humanity.

[Chasing Amnesia?]

Welcome to LA