GTA 5 is a masterpiece

It didn't take long for Michael to leave therapy and immediately revert to his old destructive tendencies, stealing cars, cursing and gesturing profanely out the window at pedestrians, or popping a few oncoming commuters through their windshields.

Incredible and vast open world; Parachute to mountain-bike biathlons; First and last Heist missions; Huge range of radio stations; and scored soundtrack; Ambient missions in a living Los Santos; Strangers and Freaks; (almost) all of them; Frankiln; And Chop too

Huge range of radio stations; and scored soundtrack; Trevor

It was inevitable. Critically acclaimed titles released towards the end of a console's life cycle are bound to get some sort of update when the next generation arrives. It's not an unwelcome trend, of course, but these things are almost a given at this point.

Here's a timeline of my first hours of GTAV on PlayStation 4: 6:30 p.m. - Along with Trevor, Michael and Franklin I've got a job to do. 6:35 p.m. - I switch to first-person, although I'm not normally a fan of the perspective in what's originally a third-person game. 6:40 p.m.

I have just spent a half-hour planning the perfect heist. I'm going in smart, knocking out the guards and the staff behind the delicate jewellery counters of the store with a carefully placed smoke bomb, and smashing into each cabinet with the butt of a semi-automatic rifle before making my escape...

Stunning visuals; The excellent first-person mode makes for a very different experience; The best writing and voice acting you'll see in a video game; Los Santos is the ideal virtual playground for anarchy; Thrilling heist missions

Some frame rate drops during busier moments; First-person doesn't work so well for vehicles

Whether you like it or not, 2014 has been the year of the remastered video game. Sure, we've seen a number of impressive original titles released this year, but so many of the major games have been last-generation ports with next generation visuals .

"In many ways, Grand Theft Auto V is a culmination of the current generation; it's a summation of everything we've seen in the last eight years, a love letter, if you like, to the 360 and the PS3.

FPS mode is excellent; It's so beautiful it will melt your eyes; Feels like it was meant to be next-gen

Framerate stutters occasionally; Vehicle handling still isn't quite tight enough

An incredibly ambitious upgrade that not only improves the visuals and gameplay but, through the new first person view, offers a new way to play the best GTA ever.

Amazing next gen visuals and incredible attention to detail; New first person view works very well and is fully customisable; GTA Online is available from day one and looks just as good

The story is as vague and meandering as ever, with not a single virtuous character in the whole cast; Gunplay and driving could still be better, and first person view doesn't work in every situation

You have to hand it to Rockstar. With every release the Grand Theft Auto franchise just gets better and better. To the point where the brand is a house hold name and a pop culture phenomenon.

Now, before I start talking about what new toys and features this release has, it needs to be said that a great deal of the content found on the PS4 version of GTAV is exactly the same as it was on the PS3 version .

First-Person mode changes the gameplay; High resolution textures; Same great game - a must play; Lots of new content

First-Person view limits visibility; Only a year away from original release; Mild pop-in