to be honest I really disliked the 3 characters split in gta 5.
I want to focus on 1 story. 4 was so much better
Yeah I was bummed because they brought back a lot of decent concepts from the stuff ripped out of GTA IV then added the multiple character things.
I just would much rather see one character through; building up skills, items, money, and whatever else a game has to offer.
I kinda blame GTA 5 for the trend TBH.