I’ve tried, yes.

But, npc’s make me break laws.

Visualize this.

You just bought a new car that you been saving up for. You bought the most expensive upgrades for it. Your paint job looks sleak, your tires look good, now it’s time you take it for a spin (of course without breaking the laws).

The city is fun for awhile, but you want to really see what your ride can do. It’s time to hit the highway.

You’re enjoying the drive and it’s straight road, no silly turns or bothersome stop lights. What could go wrong, right?

EVERYTHING

A car quickly changes into your lane without signaling and you are going 110+mph. Which makes this happen.

No you didn’t grow wings, but you did fly.

In turn, if I survive this happens.

(Pictures are not mine)

To sum it up.

Being a good law-abiding citizen doesn’t work well for me.

Edit: I made this answer almost 3 years ago! Real life and Gta laws are different + its a different universe BASED off reality, yet not exactly the same. So no speeding isn’t illegal in the game.

Do cops ever chase you for speeding? Do you ever get stars for speeding? Nooo

I had to add this edit because I keep seeing comments saying I broke the law by speeding.

Oh yes. Oh yes I have.

I’ve even finished the game without stealing a single vehicle or killing anyone outside missions. This means a lot of walking and taking cabs.

And of course I stop at red lights.

This wasn’t even something I actively tried to do, it’s just the way I prefer to play the game. I feel the overall storyline makes more sense if the characters act normal outside the missions. It also makes it more rewarding to buy new cars and other vehicles.

Yes.

I shouldn’t say I jumped a hole in the sky. It’s relatively boring. It doesn’t leave you with any objective. I’ve tried to do this with all GTA titles. Turned out Grand Theft Auto Online (and not its single-player counterpart Grand Theft Auto V) was most appropriate for not breaking any laws. You have the ability to play as your own character. Yourself, so to speak. There are more facilities to succeed in the goal, as there’s an endless amount of real-life everyday stuff to concern yourself with than in older titles. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is getting there, but the AI has the overall IQ of a hummingbird.

The biggest problem is that you’re typically not living your own life in those games. You’re living a life you can’t determine (for GTA that would be Carl Johnson, Niko Bellic, Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton, Trevor Philips, Toni Cipriani, Tommy Vercetti, Vic Vance and others). You follow their adventures by performing as them. And that way, you’re always playing someone else. They’re not you. You become them, but they are never “you”. If you know what I mean. It’s a scripted story and world. You’re supposed to act accordingly in order to complete objectives. The protagonists have always been a part of storylines which include various types of crime.

Once you start obeying the law while playing those games, you’ll immediately encounter on an inequivocal stalemate. Not breaking the law, being the exemplary human, results in an everlasting tedious mush. It will take an eternity, and soon, you will be wasting your precious time. You play for hours and hours, but it doesn’t get you anywhere. The open worlds fail bone-dry in giving a response to your good behaviour, too. They don’t react to this. Pedestrians and the like. That’s because the games have never been programmed to provoke such good behaviour. In GTA, you’re not penalised for ignoring a red light, overtaking a car from the right side and/or exceeding speed limits. There are no fines issued by public authorities. There’s nothing small-scale to keep yourself out of trouble.

Thus, it gets long-winded pretty fast. Besides, you’ll notice that you’re not really doing anything. You’re just running around, driving around for absolutely no reason at all. You don’t need to pay for gas because of the absence of earnings from employment. There’s no “know your place and responsibility in society” kind of situation. This generates a natural reaction within people: “I don’t have to account for myself”. In GTA, one earns money almost entirely out of a criminal organization. Generally, criminal deeds.

The original concept of the game is to wreak havoc and murder (innocent) people. The parallel with real-life is completely missing, since in real-life you’re not supposed to kill your fellow man. It’s immoral and wrong. Hence the confrontational thought “We are free to murder in GTA”. When you come to consider it all further, we’re actually going against our humane duties.

Peace.

In online play I love wearing a cycling outfit, cracking out the racing bike and cycling around the hills. This confuses the crap out of some players, most of whom kill me instantly once they see me on the bike (no cash on me, suckers !) I have made it all the way to the top of the map a few times.

What I really love is the odd player that drives by, stops, comes back, then drives off and leaves me to it.

I’ve read reports of reviewers that hate violent games, but have been forced to review a copy of GTA that do the same, just jump on a bike and ride. It is an outstanding biking simulator, and very relaxing !

I was asked to answer: “ have you ever tried to play GTA 5 without breaking laws?”

Yes I have! It was quite a fun experience.

In a virtual world there are only so many things you can do but, I made sure to drive safely and avoid using my weaponry. I found it really hard to not J-Walk (what's more fun than running in front of cars).

You really can't play any missions either if you're playing legally so most of my time was spent doing leisurely activities such as:

• Flying vehicles and landing them safely
• Going to the club
• Getting wasted on my yacht
• Smoking weed legally ;)
• Buying things that aren't illegal (cars, clothes, etc)
• Sight seeing

So, while I found it fun to do this, I will admit that it defeats the purpose of GTA.

Also, don't try this in the story mode… there's almost nothing to do but invest.

Self sadist in other words. Doesn't make any sense since peds in gta tends to attack you if you just stand on the sidewalk as Trevor. Sometimes they get pissed on Franklin and Michael also depending on the area, clothing and time of day. So if someone attack you, you call cops and let them hit you so the cops shot them attacking you or just avoid peds in the game all together.? Sounds boring to just do missions and not explore the mechanics of the game when just roaming around. Lot's ways to interact with peds like getting them pissed in front of cops or get them attack others. I use grabthrow peds and push addon to f with the peds I hate most lol. Carry them to a secluded alley and then murder them with a axe. 😁

If you consider GTA laws, they are a bit different. Some laws that exist in the game world that do not exist in real life, and vice versa. I remember trying to do this but it was really hard. I set up a whole agenda. To make money from the stock market, while that’s going on drive to my garage, get my new car, ride it to the top of the map, and things like that. However it wasn’t easy. At one point I was just driving up Rockford Hills when a random NPC came in a sports car and just randomly rammed into me. I had to drive back to Los Santos Customs to repair my car.

After that episode, I started going back up my way so I could reach Grapeseed, but it was really hard for me to not drive fast on the highway that connects Sandy Shores and Los Santos. I have always driven at like 120km/h every time I get to that particular highway, but this drive was unusual. It took like 15 minutes for me to get used to not speeding. After that I started diving and got to my destination.

I also couldn’t hang of flying my helicopter straight, without cutting close to buildings easily. So yeah, it’s hard after playing the game with crimes almost since it came out.

Nope. It's not weird at all.

GTA (or at least the later games) are set in such way that not only it gives you the option to follow the law, the open-world aspect of the game is more “peaceful" if you don't cause too much mayhem.

I tried to follow the laws whenever I can when play GTA (or other open world games). For me, it's easier that way. I don't intentionally run over people, I buy and drive my own car whenever I can, I don't kill hookers for their money, and if I'm drunk, I call a taxi, or I walk until the effect wear off.

I don't consider it fun to have cops chasing after me. Even with story missions, I'd much prefer to do it as low key as possible.

A lot of people think GTA encourages people to commit crimes and violence. That's not the case at all. GTA open world simply gives you that option and doesn't give you too much of a penalty if you choose to do violence. That's all.

In other words, you can say GTA is a test environment, to see what people would really do when there's no (or very little) consequences.

If some people think it is fun to find a prostitute, purchase their service and then kill them for money, it is not the game that makes them do it. They wanted to do it themselves. Granted, the NPCs are just polygons and codes. But still, nobody forces them to do it. And you're certainly not weird if you choose not to.

By what definition do you mean complete? There isn’t an end credits or final mission to an online multiplayer experience. If you mean “making it out big” in Los Santos as a multi millionaire, it is possible to make money legitimately so to speak. I believe the vehicle races are activities that would not be considered illegal as races are set set up with safety and pre determined paths throughout the island. Also the Arena War game mode is allowed and apparently legal even though participants can murder each other. Other than that, the main ‘mullah for most players comes from heists, stealing, product producing, and murdering throughout Los Santos.

Absolutely not.

• Just the very first epilogue mission you are already robbing banks as Michael and Trevor.
• You then jack cars as Franklin, Michael commits a threat to murder, hurt Simeon with the option to pop him.
• You robbed banks and assisted murder for practically the whole game of GTA.
• You practically commits murder and homicide about 99% of the game especially when you play as Trevor.
• You routinely steal cars and steal other commodities for heist preps.
• You overtly fought against the law and murdered cops and agents of either the FIB or the CAA especially late game.

The whole GTA V mission flow is nothing but a whole series of crimes and serious offenses.

Plenty of times even without missions.

Besides “letting loose”,I also do not have the patience to bear with the AI's programming so I drive like a maniac to get to where I want to FAST.

It's as simple as that.

Wished real life could be like that though.

GTA Online lacks the story elements to make an arrest and its aftermath effective or fun.

Unlike in story mode or missions, there are no cut scenes, no checkpoints, no standard resources like weapons or vehicles, and most importantly, no other human players to cause you problems.

You can't get dropped off at the police station, with a funny cut scene where you get a friend or lawyer who bails you out. Possibly with your weapons temporarily confiscated.

You don't wake up at the hospital, possibly, again, with your weapons temporarily confiscated.

You don't appear at a fixed location where other players can wait to ambush you.

Unless you are doing a job where being caught by the police is failure, you simply pop back into the game, with all your stuff, just the same as if you died from any other cause.

The only police consequence in normal free mode is your personal vehicle getting impounded. You are free and clear to do whatever you want, but you must either steal your car back, or pay to get it back.

Or let it be destroyed, and pay insurance if you have it to get it back.

Overall, in free mode the police are just another dangerous obstacle on the map.

It can be fun to engage them and see how long you can survive with five wanted stars. This is even tracked on your career stats page.

GTA V is inappropriate for 16 and younger unless supervised by a parent but the parent as I believe you are or at least concerned citizen then I will tell you how it’s inappropriate.

1. GTA V can allow mass murder so teach the child that’s a big no no
2. It allows shooting of the cops, citizens, and other
3. If you haven’t known this there’s no kids in GTA 5 that’s because who wants to play a game that can deal with being more like what we face which is: rape, sex trafficking, kidnappings, bullying, etc so why put our real life in a video game? Well because that would say that’s all okay and who wants that.
4. The Strip Clubs and I believe I don’t have to go there though I sadly will. The Strip Clubs are little bit different than real life and you don’t get the “pleasures” as in a real one because who wants to show kids that are allowed by parents to experience that at an early age. If you thought about it then you can say the kid may be scarred or be fine but expect questions
5. Schools can be used in the game to say shooting up a school is okay so the makers took those out and can say they probably wanted them in there but they did their research and had to keep them out
6. It requires leaving Los Santos, which is the place you’re playing on from beginning and mostly to end, one time only and that’s when you chase another character you can play as out of the total 3.
7. Reasons as to why you can’t just leave that location is:

• You want to commit terrorism and tell your child it’s okay to do that
• You want to just do things like with 9/11 during 9/11/2001 over there in New York (I don’t think so)
• You want to just nuke a town or location saying once a child is in the military later in life they are given a choice to use that nuke they have access to and just blow some place up. I say no because that location might be mine

I know this is short but I’ll add more later but that’s starters return later today (October, 8, 2019) for updated version of the list

Finally returned to update this answer as of October 9, 2019 I added 3 and to 7 and the reasons of why you can’t just leave that map you’re given to do who knows what

I do realize there are more to this answer but it’s common sense because as far as I know this is the only game close enough to our time of life. Also some of the answers may not be entirely accurate because what Officer in the military allows a person who will think destruction with a nuke is fun?

(The officers that believe that soldier is ready for that responsibility a bit too early)

Officers in the military and don’t quote me on this but will probably explain that orders will be given by the Commander in Chief (President of the U.S.), backed up by Congress, to use a nuke where it’s needed and only where it’s needed. They may just say location and here’s a nuke now you know what to do with it but in a more ordering someone voice. If not explained beforehand then ask after and they may tell you why that was needed to be done if they’re not busy but as I said don’t quote me on this

Well this concludes the answer but if you want more then send me the game for PS4 and I’ll replay it and tell you more (Joking please don’t do that save your money)

Yes, and believe me, the satisfaction you get by completing GTA SA without cheats is unparalleled. Though the cheats are made by the developers themselves, yet it is always much more exciting to complete the game without cheats.
I remember the hardships I faced because of this NO CHEAT policy. Whenever the cops would be behind me, instead of going to a pay-n-spray, I would quickly rush to my rest house and change my clothes ( if you didn't buy any and have no more money, you can always remove an item ) as that would suffice as well. Also, whenever my health would be alarmingly low, I preferred saving my game rather than spending 2 dollars on a food item. So these are the adversities you face if you go for a no cheat policy but trust me, you will always be proud of this accomplishment

I dont plan on spending any time behind bars so I would not ever try and you would need a truck just to carry the weapons in your pocket in the game also the armour plated getaway hyper car firing missiles and laser’s doing over a hundred miles an hour in a packed city with a city wide APB and police choppers flying overhead is not going to go un-noticed the added weight of the gold or cash or whatever you are carrying is going to make the car almost undrivable should you get to the airport and onto your heavy lift cargo plane it wont be able to out fly the fighters that would be scrambled from the military base a couple of miles away so Possible YES ever going to happen about as likely as me becoming captain of the real star-ship Enterprise

If you mean, can you sneak past cops during any kind of mission, no, this is GTA, Grand Theft Auto, stealth has never been a thing in GTA, but if you mean, get rid of them, yes, call up Lester and ask him to bribe the cops, poof, they are gone, if it's a import export mission in online then it's not possible to do it, because they are automatically called on you when you grab whatever it is you were meant to grab, if you mean avoid them via vehicle through the streets, yes, in fact the best place is mount chiliad, cops and helicopters won't follow you up there as easily, and you can see the cops on your mini map, so when they are looking just dodge and we've past them, hope this was helpful, but fr, why avoid cops, they are half the fun in GTA