15 Things That Hardcore Fans Hate About Grand Theft Auto

The GTA series is fun but here are some things that exceptionally annoy its players.

Posted By | On 03rd, Mar. 2016

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Grand Theft Auto is one of the most successful, controversial, acclaimed, you name it franchises of all time and none more so than Grand Theft Auto 5. The game has found a significant life-span thanks to Grand Theft Auto Online and honestly, it’s a blast. But there are still things to hate in the franchise. Whether you play GTA Online or ran through GTA 5‘s campaign, here are a few things that hardcore fans hate about Grand Theft Auto.

Note: This list is in random order. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, GamingBolt as an organization.

Mashing A to Sprint

In just about every other game out there, you either hold the A button (if you’re on Xbox, of course) to sprint or just press in the thumb-stick once. For some reason, Grand Theft Auto wants us to mash the A button continuously to do so. It would be one thing if this was the norm ten years ago – though there are plenty of games that didn’t do it even then – but it’s 2016. Mashing A to sprint in GTA Online just gets tedious after a while.


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