Grand Theft Auto V’s stars are good antiheroes whether we like them or not

The three protagonists of open-world action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto V are criminals. They’re robbers and murderers who commit a myriad of vile acts. But aside from the joy of running around and experimenting to see how many different ways we can break the law in Los Santos (here’s how you can wash your hands clean of all that sin), do we even like Michael De Santa, Trevor Philips, or Franklin Clinton?

We asked a couple of knowledgeable developers about whether antiheroes are just poorly designed heroes in disguise and whether they need to be likable. We also asked you over Twitter and Facebook for your thoughts on GTA V’s main cast. Here’s what we learned.