GTA Online
The early days of GTA Online remind me much of my childhood: Sure, I spent a lot of time playing with guns and setting stuff on fire, but really it all felt rather empty as I realized nothing around me was real or substantial.
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I definitely spent a lot of time with friends in the early days of GTA Online, but it was hardly engaging. It would all just be a couple of hours of “let’s play those few missions again and, uh, I guess try and stop the train for the millionth time?” I spun off the game eventually, but every time I look back, it’s clear that I’m doing a disservice to myself.
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With numerous updates that included dozens of new jobs, heists, and so, so, so many cars and cosmetics, GTA Online has evolved into one hell of a collect-a-thon of reckless criminal behavior. You might wonder how some folks are still playing it, but take one look at its current state, and it’s really no surprise that it’s been so successful.
