I think I might be genuinely starting to hate Nemanja Vidic thanks to all the stupid bullshit associated with his name on this website.
Must be tough being so superior.
It would be awesome if the next one was a woman to be fair. Mainly because it's something different but also it'll annoy all those whose fickle masculinity can't cope with playing as a woman 
I liked the 3 character system so something like that with range of characters would be good. Set them over different locations (maybe cuba, bahamas, vice city) with a story that comes together and jobs a good un.
I liked the 3 character system so something like that with range of characters would be good. Set them over different locations (maybe cuba, bahamas, vice city) with a story that comes together and jobs a good un.
Not really, I'd back your average toddler to manage it, tbh.
I fear I have the same effect on Ole outers tbf.
Last few weeks though there seems to be some organic traction gaining with this game and various speculation.
My attitude to gaming is pretty blasé these days but speculation of a new GTA takes me right back to reading magazine articles in PSM with big Vice City and San Andreas reveals, and being so excited just that there was simply a countdown webpage to the first teaser trailer of GTA IV.
If GTA VI is announced to come out as a Xbox exclusive I will jizz everywhere. It's disappointing that XB1 gen never got a dedicated version of the game. Perhaps you could say RDR2 was Rockstars only chance at it. Even GTA VI will probably be nerfed somewhat to be released on current gen as well as next gen. Though if RDR2 is anything to go by it'll be amazing.
Once again I am sorry.
My attitude to gaming is pretty blasé these days but speculation of a new GTA takes me right back to reading magazine articles in PSM with big Vice City and San Andreas reveals, and being so excited just that there was simply a countdown webpage to the first teaser trailer of GTA IV.
If GTA VI is announced to come out as a Xbox exclusive I will jizz everywhere. It's disappointing that XB1 gen never got a dedicated version of the game. Perhaps you could say RDR2 was Rockstars only chance at it. Even GTA VI will probably be nerfed somewhat to be released on current gen as well as next gen. Though if RDR2 is anything to go by it'll be amazing.
Once again I am sorry.
It would be awesome if the next one was a woman to be fair. Mainly because it's something different but also it'll annoy all those whose fickle masculinity can't cope with playing as a woman
I liked the 3 character system so something like that with range of characters would be good. Set them over different locations (maybe cuba, bahamas, vice city) with a story that comes together and jobs a good un.
At a basic level, I don't understand why we haven't all reached this point. fecking everything is about the same male archetypes doing the same shit all the time. Surely, everyone's first response should be 'oh finally, something different!' rather than getting themselves into a tizz that only 98.678% of media is now about big strong men shooting and shouting at things.
Oh for goodness sake who cares what the gender is of a character on GTA? How many male leads have we had now?
Why on Earth would they make it Xbox exclusive?
Well because it's my fantasy and you never know it's plausible that it could be a timed exclusive of sorts.
I think they should bring back Trevor but the twist is he is transitioning to a woman.
Yes and they should have vegan options at Clucking Bell
Electric cars, too.
They’re never going to exclude the larger audience of PS.
wasn’t one of the situations where you selected him as a character him waking up from being blackout drunk? That could work as the situation he finds himself in! The Tesla Roadster was in V
They’re never going to exclude the larger audience of PS.
The Tesla Roadster was in V
I am dreaming out my fantasy just like @Vidic_In_Moscow was.
I seem to remember something like that. Wasn't he in lingerie and wearing crazy makeup?
I think there was a few different versions of it and yea that may well have been one!
The recipe?
Going from the London to the US? Nice.
Going from 2D to 3D? Reasonable change.
Moving the storyline to the 1970s? Small stuff.
Changing cities? Who cares.
Having the main character be an Italian gangster? A black gangster? A slavic gangster with a cousin who keeps asking you to come bowling? Having three different main characters in the same game? Necessary changes.
Adding a massive monetized multiplayer mode where you can fly jetpacks and cars that launch other cars into the air? Tinkering.
Making the main character a woman? UNNECESSARY CHANGING OF THE RECIPE
@esmufc07 take notes - this is how you WUM
This was brought up on the GTA fanpage recently and the outcry and the mere thought of a female character was sad but not surprising.
That is surprising for me, because tons of gamers, most even, play exclusively as female characters in MMORPG games.
Some portions of the GTA community still balk at the idea of guys creating female characters on GTA Online. Those discussions usually become pretty toxic and homophobic quickly.
GTA attracts a lot of racists, sexists and whatever else. But when game has been criticised for being misogynistic, is there really a surprise?
When GTA San Andreas came out, the amount of shitfits because the main protagonist was black was disgusting.
I'd like to see what a female characters would be like in a GTA world. Even make it 1 of 3 characters again. I'm still waiting for a Sadie Freaking Adler DLC or her own game on RDR2
You can say that about every game. I remember lobbies on Halo, COD or every shooter that I played where there was always one kid shouting the n word constantly. This was before Xbox had party chats. Then you have the old go back to the kitchen when a women speaks on the mic. You also had weirdos going on UNO and showing their dicks on camera. Gaming attracts all sort of weirdos, it’s not just down to one game.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-03-15-ea-vows-to-do-more-to-tackle-racist-content-in-fifa-21
Fifa has had problems with racism. I been playing pro clubs since 2009, and since people have been allowed to create their own characters in 2010, I don’t think I ever had a session where I have not seen one racist name on the opposition team.
If Rockstar want to put women in a game then they won’t do it to tick a box or fill a quota. Believe it or not there are women criminals. And if anyone who has watched Money Heist, Tokyo is the best criminal after the professor of course.
It would be very easy to implement a 'realistic' female lead, and it could be a lot of fun, too. Just as with martial arts, some were designed with women in mind and the moves didn't rely on power or brute force - same thing you could have a female lead who has to use stealth, her wits and a fighting system that's not you're usual, oafish button bash affair. Even having her using heavy artillery and having to factor in the recoil in a different way would be a new ace up the sleeve for a game.
If they did a 3-way split lead theme again one of them being female and having to approach each mission in a way that's not only unique to the game, but to *any* GTA, would actually enhance the series not lessen it.
In terms of controls and methodology, GTA has needed a revamp for some time now. The controls are clunky and archaic, but in such an immersive world, and with the weight of legacy behind the series, it gets a pass. Introducing better play mechanics because of a female character could bring the whole thing forward kicking and screaming.
Of course, you have the atypical, strong/built women (Chyna etc.) who could make the above redundant, but going for a typical, less strong (not able to compete physically with man) type could be a boon the likes of which GTA hasn't seen before.
You force feed change if you want. Sales will not be impacted, despite the whining.
If they did a 3-way split lead theme again one of them being female and having to approach each mission in a way that's not only unique to the game, but to *any* GTA, would actually enhance the series not lessen it.
In terms of controls and methodology, GTA has needed a revamp for some time now. The controls are clunky and archaic, but in such an immersive world, and with the weight of legacy behind the series, it gets a pass. Introducing better play mechanics because of a female character could bring the whole thing forward kicking and screaming.
Of course, you have the atypical, strong/built women (Chyna etc.) who could make the above redundant, but going for a typical, less strong (not able to compete physically with man) type could be a boon the likes of which GTA hasn't seen before.
You force feed change if you want. Sales will not be impacted, despite the whining.
I don’t think it’s unrealistic to have a woman protagonist. Watchdog 2 had some nerdy teenager hipster who we were made to believe was an ice cold killer.
Worth noting that a lot of the time, when you have a "choice", the female protagonist has tended to be the better character. Female Shep and Female V immediately spring to mind.
The only way I'd have a problem with it is if it became obvious during the game that it was written with a male protagonist in mind but they decided then to shoehorn a female protagonist in for the sake of it. Other than that I think it'd be a great idea to shuffle things up a bit in the GTA world. It'd open up loads of new possibilities, not just story wise but in the way you navigate the world itself.
The only way I'd have a problem with it is if it became obvious during the game that it was written with a male protagonist in mind but they decided then to shoehorn a female protagonist in for the sake of it. Other than that I think it'd be a great idea to shuffle things up a bit in the GTA world. It'd open up loads of new possibilities, not just story wise but in the way you navigate the world itself.
Debatable, agree about Female V, but I found Male Shep much much better.
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The recipe?
Going from the London to the US? Nice.
Going from 2D to 3D? Reasonable change.
Moving the storyline to the 1970s? Small stuff.
Changing cities? Who cares.
Having the main character be an Italian gangster? A black gangster? A slavic gangster with a cousin who keeps asking you to come bowling? Having three different main characters in the same game? Necessary changes.
Adding a massive monetized multiplayer mode where you can fly jetpacks and cars that launch other cars into the air? Tinkering.
Making the main character a woman? UNNECESSARY CHANGING OF THE RECIPE
Did anyone pick up on the top-down 2D view after GTA left it behind actually? I thought that was awesome, and the 3D was actually a shift I didn't 'get' for GTA2, which I played a little and then abandoned cause it just wasn't working for me.
On a related note, if they go with a woman, I would hope it doesn't come with various sexist stereotypes. Like, it would be poor if she were presented as a hot babe wearing only sexy outfits. (Although that's sure to sell. Wasn't one of the selling points of some beach volleyball game a while ago that they had very realistic mechanics for boob movements?
) If the storyline of Red Dead Redemption 2 is anything to go by though (haven't played other recent Rockstar games), I would not be too worried, cause it takes a pretty good stance on things like sexism and racism. (Up to the point where you can kill people at KKK gatherings 'for free'. )Ha, aren't storylines of action films and games kinda split between former/active marine/commando/similar saving the world with tons of weapons and slicks moves, and extremely unlikely type of person morphing into a fighting machine saving the world with tons of weapons and slick moves? Getting a woman into that sort of role (well, no saving the world in GTA) would score quite lowly in terms of 'all-time least realistic storylines'.
Not sure if anybody picked up where they left off on the 2D front, but I'm sure in the first 3D GTA (GTA3), there was an option to have a top down camera. Not sure if this carried over into the next games in the series.
Nothing will beat that feeling of playing GTA1 for the first time and mowing down a line of Hare Krishnas in an Escort Cosworth.
I mostly just think Jennifer Hale is a way better voice actor than Mark Meer.
It was such a good game! And truly new at the time, too - or at least for me it was. 3D or added complexity don't always make games better.
(I am saying this without having access to GTA1, which is probably a good thing. I am usually severely disappointed if I revisit 90s games now.
)Yes, I thought it was weird. But I was wrong, obviously. I think you mean GTA3, btw. GTA2 was 2D.
I had a similar reaction when Risk of Rain (a great little game), which was a 2D (side-view) game, went 3D for the sequel. When it was announced I couldn't imagine it would be anything but a total disaster. It turned out just as good as the first one.
Compared to those deeply fundamental game design shifts, "main character is now a woman" is laughably insignificant.
I could never get into the top down GTA games, it always seemed too hard to know where to go and make the right turns and stuff.
I remember when I played Horizon: Zero Dawn. The game looked beautiful, the story was engaging, the gameplay was great, the music and voice-acting were amazing, the enemies were interesting, but then I realized I was playing as a woman female 2/10
I credit GTA1 and 2 as the reason I can easily follow maps
No, I did actually mean GTA2; I never played GTA3 I don't think, only Vice City after that. In my mind, there was something 3D about GTA2, but it looks like I completely made that up then.
Guess it was something else that put me off it.I've been playing the Trine series recently, they also did this shift: from 2D to 3D for Trine 3, and back to 2D for Trine 4. Apparently, the 3D wasn't too well received, but I liked it; the game works either way. But they already have a female protagonist (alongside two males; they each have different skills, and the game's 'thing' is that you swap between them constantly), so they were anyway already way out there in terms of putting wokeness over gameplay and realism.
I dont know why this is even an issue either, female gangsters exist. Obviously not on the same number as their male counterparts, but more than enough to make a decent story.
I dont know why this is even an issue either, female gangsters exist. Obviously not on the same number as their male counterparts, but more than enough to make a decent story.
They could make a cold-blooded cnut like her but GTA's writing isn't that good so they would probably go with a well-worn trope like the "fiery Latina".