There’s a lot of shooting and driving in Grand Theft Auto missions, they’re kind of your main verbs in the game. You drive, shoot, and drive some more with the possibility of shooting again. They’re not very dynamic as a wireframe, so it’s a good thing that Rockstar leads the industry in storytelling, character, and satire.
Missions burst with thematic meaning, every second an opportunity to push someone forward or revel in gags. It doesn’t really matter what you do. In GTA, a mission that largely consists of buying cargo shorts against your will can rival casino heists, mid-air hijackings, and all-out urban warfare.
Friend Request is an early storyline mission in Grand Theft Auto V. Tutorials are behind us but Trevor has yet to join the team. Retired crook Michael De Santa is in deep trouble, so he turns to his old accomplice Lester for help. The free-as-in-speech-not-as-in-beer software enthusiast seems willing to set up a new job, but first he needs Michael to blow open the walled garden that is Jay Norris’s skull.
The CEO of LifeInvader, a clear stand-in for Facebook, is about to unveil his new surveillance nightmare: a prototype smartphone designed to “dock” with every single aspect of your existence.
