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I think you guys are looking at the differences between the games rather than what's the same.

Kojima has been fascinated with the idea of an open-world game since Grand Theft Auto 3. Think, if he was fascinated with GTA3, considering how HUGE GTAV is... it's definitely going to set a new standard, something that maybe Kojima just surfaced.

He's not saying Grand Theft Auto has better writing, script, directing, or anything like that. As a game developer, he acknowledges how impressive GTAV is on a technological level, and Grand Theft Auto has ALWAYS been impressive on a technological level, so he's just giving his respect where it is deserved.

I doubt he REALLY thinks any less of his games - his Fox Engine is probably one of the most impressive engines to exist atm.