no, they make brand new mistakes. biggest mistake in game industry, is that they use
same old shit to make games.
copying stuff from old games is never a good idea, it gets boring and old. they have to make whole new story with new locations, something stunning.
if it would be up to me, i would call it "GTA World", make it about 30-40gb if necessary, add submarines and diving stuff, in other words, underwater combat and so you can attack ships using subs, also add huge cargo ships that can be piloted or explored, locked doors, some hacking system (like in deus ex for example) < these SMALL features, like adding submarines, will NOT take any space. all they need, is to add some handling lines to make it and small piece of code to make hackable locks or make it openable with key/s.
and finally, the biggest thing, i would make it possible to fly to space, so you would have space combat too. and maybe possibility to land on moon (obviously not whole moon, but some areas). all that, does NOT take more than 40gb space, but it would make it the best game ever.
also space weapons, like ION cannon, for example in one mission you have to steal some parts for ION cannon from military, then go to space with shuttle, put it together there and then from earth, you can control it with special controller (like that cellphone thing in gta 4) and finally at end of mission, it has to be used to blow up entrance to some underground bunker with ION cannon.
after missions are done, then you can still use ION cannon just for fun, it should have charge time, like 2-3 mins until you can use it again.
and get back what was taken out before, like trains in gta sa, put these back.
add feature so you can tow cars or place them on ship, ship them to some island and sell them.
make it so its extremely hard to earn money, so you would have to steal cars and sell them.
make ship cranes useable, so you have to pick cars up and put them on ship or if its a special vehicle ship, make the door useable and drive them in there and make it a save place, so all cars in the ship will be saved. so you can collect like 20 cars in it and then ship them at once.
they also need a REAL tank, not some wheeled shit, tanks were completely left out in gta iv, sucks.
and i mean a proper TANK, like its done in "prototype". prototype has one of the most realistic tanks, you can go over vehicles just like it happens in real life. so car wont blow up when you touch it, but you can drive over it, crush it.
add back the feature from gta 2, where you can attach/detach trailers (truck trailers and small car trailers).
make a winch feature for 4x4 vehicles, so you can do some serious offroading, like its done in some game with hummers (4x4 hummer if im correct)
add simulation for 4x4 and other cars, like it was in one small offroad game, where you can switch between 2wd and 4wd, enable/disable diffrential locks and switch to slow gear (for offroading).
all these, take no space or memory at all, while it would make things so much better and awesome. just small tweaks in handling and map them on buttons..is it really that hard ?? i could do all those small tweaks in weeks if i would have source and their team of 100 or more cant handle it .. pfff
then add more gadgets, like flashlight, nightvision, thermal vision, binoculars and such. jetpack, stealth camouflage ..etc ..etc
jetpack was one of the best things ever in gta series.
also could make some secret alien base on moon, where its possible to hijack some special alien ship, which is very well hidden and not made for retards with some blinking arrows over it, but a real secret place and hard to get. in general, more secret places that actually give you something, unlocks some special stuff.
instead of locking half of the map, like they like to do, make map free, but make it like in REAL life, that its almost impossible to steal a helicopter without proper equipment and tools. for example that you cant just run into police station and steal it. it should have locked doors, which either need key or explosives and special tool / skill to start helicopters and planes..and other machines.
and on top of that, they should add all weather elements, including snow and snowmobiles. so you cant even go into some places without special vehicle, like snowmobile. so you would get stuck with any other vehicle (unless its a tank) and make some places in caves, so you cant fly there either, but you have to use special vehicle.
i have so many ideas, can go on forever, while keeping space of the game around 40gb, which is NOT that much. they can reduce graphics and make all that. or better yet, they can make 3-4 versions of game available once you purchase. instead of changing graphics in menus, you download a version with specific graphics. for example HD textures take up a lot more space than low quality (obviously). ..and ppl who use HD textures, never use low definition textures and other way around = waste of space. while they could make 2 or more different versions instead. so if you buy DVDs, then you get all versions, but it would make it better to install and less space wasted. or if you download via steam, then you have choice, which version you want to play.
and then a test version, which has small area with all graphics so you can test, before downloading.
..if i should ever make a game, it would be the best game ever made.