The game will feature a playable female protagonist for the first time, according to people familiar with the matter. The woman is Latina and will be one of a pair of leading characters in a story influenced by the bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde. Developers are also being cautious not to “punch down” by making jokes about marginalized groups, the people said, in contrast with previous Grand Theft Auto games.
The game’s new map is now focused on a fictional version of Miami and its surrounding areas. Rockstar’s plan is to continually update the game over time, adding new missions and cities on a regular basis, which leadership hopes will lead to less crunch during the game’s final months.
Rockstar has attempted to reinvent itself as a more progressive and compassionate workplace, according to interviews with more than 20 people who work there or left recently, all of whom requested anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. One employee described it as “a boys’ club transformed into a real company.” A spokesman for Rockstar declined to comment.
Thankfully you’ll still be unable to drive without running over two dozen bypassers.
Yeah the sexist jokes were really the offending part of those games!
It’s not like the violence in GTA games wasn’t a target of criticism. Removing the violence and crime would make it a completely different game, whereas being less offensive to LGBTQ or POC is doable while keeping the core intact.
My favorite GTA joke is still how in 3 they had the segment talking about people jumping in front of busses as a personal injury scam when it was obviously just buggy AI.
The best GTA to me is IV just because it gave me my greatest multiplayer kill. It was the Cops and Crooks mode where the cops are trying to get the mob boss before he escapes to the helicopter. The boss and a henchman had managed to get some distance from my team, the cops. I commandeered a muscle car and pursued him on to the freeway. Luckily, they had a slower sedan and I caught up with them and a rolling gunfight ensued. I’m ramming their car and swerving to avoid their shots. The henchman is at the wheel and I get a headshot on him and he slumps forward on the steering wheel. With it’s horn blaring, the car bumps against the rail and careens out of control down the offramp. This exit was the one with the gas station across the street. The car barrels through the intersection, slams into the pumps and explodes. Killing the boss. It was like the denouement of an 80’s action movie.
Do you guys remember GTA 1? Man, that was a revelation. I remember as a kid getting the demo from the cd of a pc gaming magazine here in Australia and playing the hell out of the demo over and over.
I also remember downloading mods for the demo. Demo mods are unfortunately a thing of the past.
The first part is good, but I have to facepalm with the second part. The core game of the series has always been about crooks vs cops (the star rating/wanted system, etc).
