Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said “I know it when I see it” when trying to define obscenity. In 1964, this was a reasonable metric to use, but it’s hard not to wonder what Stewart would make of the boundaries pushed some 60 years later. What makes content appropriate or not in comics, movies, or music, is ever-shifting, and there’s always something that is trying to bend the definition just a little beyond the pale. In 2013, that obscenity-flirting thing was Grand Theft Auto V.
Much like Potter’s obscenity, you know a GTA game when you see one. Unmistakably detailed, immersive, and chaotic, Rockstar’s powerhouse franchise is a multi-billion-dollar behemoth and, coincidentally, the best family game on PS Plus this month.
