From the time of time Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was released, to the release of Grand Theft Auto V, society as changed. The first noticeable difference is in the prostitution part of the video game. In San Andreas it is shown behind closed doors, or it shows you a rocking car. In Grand Theft Auto V it shows you inside the room. Not only are you in the room, but you can choose the view you want, and whether you want to flirt with her or touch her.
The second major difference is the drug culture. In San Andreas, drugs are part of the culture, but they are mentioned seldomly. In Grand Theft Auto V there is a character named Trevor. Trevor’s whole character is based around using, making, and selling meth and consuming alcohol. When you switch to this character he wakes up in random areas with random people, stumbling around because he is drunk. There are missions where you kill competitive drug cartels, and you save his business. There is a side character you meet in a few missions, who is referred to only as chef. This is Trevor’s meth cook, who runs his operation.
As time has progressed from the release of San Andreas to Grand Theft Auto V the players age has gotten younger. When San Andreas came out it was played mainly by adults and older teenagers. Due to the violence and sexual content of the game parents did not want their children to play this game. With the release of Grand Theft Auto V the people playing the game got younger, now it is mainly teenagers, and middle schoolers. Even though Grand Theft Auto V is considerably more violent and has more sexual content than Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, parents feel more comfortable with their kids playing this type of game because it is socially acceptable today.
The graphic content of this game has progressively gotten more violent. In San Andreas It was more of a kill from a distance type thing. In Grand Theft Auto V it is up close and personal with different way to kill people, such as curb stomping their head and lighting their house on fire. Not including the mission where you kill a whole family, just because they a Trevor’s rivals, or that there are missions where you become a hired assassin.
San Andreas has been out considerably longer than Grand Theft Auto V, but Grand Theft Auto V has already sold more than 2 million more copies. Grand Theft Auto V was just released in September, whereas San Andreas was released in 2004. This is a prime example how some of the scenarios and ideas portrayed in this video game have become more acceptable through the years.
In the time of just nine years, the release of Grand Theft Auto San Andreas to Grand Theft Auto V, something that was once frowned upon by society can become widely accepted.. Just take the examples of violence and sexual content portrayed in this game. It has gone from a few followers to a nation. The age of the player has dropped through the years as this game has become more accepted by society. The sales for this franchise have also jumped considerably from just a few years as this game of violence, drugs, and prostitution is now accepted by society.
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