According to New GTA 6 Rumor, Main Story Might Be Shorter Than Red Dead Redemption 2 - eviltoast
There’s a fresh rumor going around that’s got some fans raising their eyebrows. And as per this rumor, the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI—you know, the game the
  • Weirdfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
    74·
    2 months ago

    Well, it’s not like RDR2 had a short story, so I’m ok with that.

    I suspect they want enough of a solo game to not piss off us old guys, then will quickly pivot to GTA6 online for the cash cow.

    If the world and AI are good, I’ll have endless hours causing chaos and jumping motorcycles.

    • SolOrion@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      141·
      2 months ago

      Yeah kinda my take.

      I would’ve been fine with RDR2 being a bit shorter, frankly, I was kinda dragging along by the end.

        • SolOrion@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          Yeah, sure. I’m not saying the epilogue was too long, just the game overall.

          Consider it: did they really need every scene in the game? Are you honestly gonna tell me that every. single. mission. was plot critical or would’ve made the game lesser in any significant way?

          There was a lot they could’ve trimmed down or removed.

          Which, to clarify, it’s not like I think the length is a great crime or significantly detracts from the game. I just feel like it would’ve been better if it was a bit shorter. I’m not trying to compare it to something like Assassin’s Creed Odyssey where it’s a 100+ hour game and 70hrs of it is narratively irrelevant.

    • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18·
      2 months ago

      They’re typically some of my favorite stories. And after everyone stopped trying to chase GTA, we don’t get all that many crime stories anymore either.

      • Zahille7@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        2 months ago

        I still like to go back and replay Sleeping Dogs. It’s probably one of the best non-GTA GTA game ever made.

        And it always makes me want Chinese food.

      • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        GTA 5 was honestly great storytelling, with the very interesting narrative device to see the story through 3 points of view. I’ve replayed that story a dozen times, each time I enjoy it

        • Zahille7@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          In that announcement trailer for VI, we see what I assume to be the protagonist(s) bursting into a shop, guns drawn. Imo it’d be interesting to play as two parts of a romantic relationship based around crime and a twisted sense of trust. It would add interesting RP mechanics to the strip clubs that’ll inevitably be in the game, kinda like the first phone call Franklin gets from Tonya when he’s at the strip club in V.

          • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            I get that vibe too, when they were in the bedroom it felt like we weren’t either one of those characters but both. If they can pull it off like 5 it’ll be really interesting. But I’m worried they put main story on the back burner for online crap.

  • rivalary@lemmy.caEnglish
    142·
    2 months ago

    Unpopular opinion, but hype for GTA 6 died to me when they showed their disdain towards Linux users. They’ve always been shitty towards PC, but enough is enough.

    • Akasazh@feddit.nlEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      I was pretty meh-ed out by V’s single player campaign. I’ll wait till it’s free on epic this time too

  • philz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    111·
    2 months ago

    Man I can’t wait for this game!

    I hope they are planning on releasing some single player DLC down the line as well. Really wish they did that with GTA V, was a little disappointed they scrapped that DLC and just focused on GTA Online.