Many players were shocked. What kind of random person came to ride on the popularity?
It wasn't surprising that such voices would appear. Even though parallel world was relatively more tolerant of games, the mainstream media still preferred games like super Mali and Legend of Zelda, which had 'healthy content' and were 'all-age oriented'. There had always been a controversy regarding the so-called "violent games."
Even war-themed FPS games would cause controversy, so it wasn't surprising that GTA was being treated as the first to stand out.
However, what the players found strange was that the impact of this GTA was too great. It's really true that popular people cause trouble ...
If GTA was a game made by a small, unknown company with average sales and influence, it might not have caused such a huge controversy. Moreover, if there really was a dispute, the R & D Company might be very happy and take this opportunity to ride on the popularity.