GTA 4

[MecaKane]

Future GTA game? I'm gonna actually say some nice things about this for once.

What I want in the next GTA game:

No cheat codes

"I'm being a baby, and don't want people to have the kind of fun I don't approve of in this game."

A silent/nameless protagonist so the player feels more like he/she is playing as him/herself

GTA 3 actually? But the characters of Vice City and SA were better.

AI that actually acesses the situation and adjusts accordingly (like if you're in a big gun battle the enemies will do stuff like hide behind walls, throw grenades, duck for cover when the enemy is firing back, start going around looking for whomever is shooting at them when they actually hear the gunshots)

That'd be nice, but not to far off from what San Andreas had.

More penilization on the player when he just goes around and doing stuff liking blowing up buildings and killing people

see the first point I made

Eliminate offensive racial stereotypes

There are no offensive racial stereotypes. There was a white murderous killer, an Italian murderous killer, and a black murderous killer who was really much nicer than the two white ones

RPG-like content where the character's speed/strength/ability to take damage/etc
Heroic missions where the player is rewarded for doing something good, like rescue somebody, bust a badguy, or even take down a purse snatcher.

See most of San Andreas.
Wow Joel, you sure do know a lot about this series you hate so much!