Grand Theft Auto Grieving Thread - Yep, I've been drinkin' again...

[TheArtilleryman]

But much like Resident Evil 5 remake, we probably won't be getting a GTA IV remake.

Why not? Resi 5 is (unfortunately) understandable, the imagery of big jacked whitey killing Africans won't fly right now, no matter the context..

 

[Adash]

we will always have the originals.

NOT IF THEY REMOVE IT FROM THE STORE!

If they do actually make a fucked remake, they'll delist the originals.
IV imo is the hardest game to come back to since even the originals were a laggy and kind of broken mess.
I think they'll port the game to PS4 and not do anything else. The game is on Xbox Series, and it's on PC (even if it is absolutely fucked, it never deserved that positive rating on Steam).

 

[TheArtilleryman]

I think they'll port the game to PS4 and not do anything else.

That would be a most dishonorable display of disillusionment regarding their faith in the PS5. In better times an exec would commit seppuku over such a choice.

 

[Meth Dick]

Why not? Resi 5 is (unfortunately) understandable, the imagery of big jacked whitey killing Africans won't fly right now, no matter the context..

I WAS gonna say that we're not getting it because the voice of Niko started shit about payment with Rockstar, but so did the nig that voiced CJ and they still redid (I don't wanna say remade) San Andreas.
The cynic in me thinks that Rockstar knows GTA IV is beloved and if they remake it they'll get people wanting similar games, and if any of the news about them is to go by, Rockstar is pozzing the fuck out and GTA IV style comedy/story telling is a no no these days.

https://nypost.com/2022/07/27/grand-theft-auto-vi-to-have-female-hero-rein-in-racist-jokes/

It's an old article, but truth be told I wouldn't mind a female protagonist, but dialing back the jokes? Makes me not wanna bother with VI at all.
I remember in Vice City on the radio there was an ad for a movie, and at the end of the commercial it said RATED R FOR RETARDED and that's the exact kinda shit I don't want them to quit doing. But instead in the GTA VI reveal trailer we get fatties like this

I'm not even fully against all the niggers since it's present day Florida, but they could dial back the fat bitches (and that middle ones a tranny I bet)

 

[Breadquanda.]

It's an old article, but truth be told I wouldn't mind a female protagonist, but dialing back the jokes? Makes me not wanna bother with VI at all.

Yes, a few years ago they removed content that was deemed 'transphobic' from GTA V: crossdressers, drag queens, tranny prostitutes, certain objects like action figures with interchangeable genitals.

I'm not even fully against all the niggers since it's present day Florida, but they could dial back the fat bitches (and that middle ones a tranny I bet)

True, they could make the obese twerking sheboons in the trailer into something very amusing but I don't see it happening that way. They probably want to appeal to the same annoying black gamers who were cooming over the inclusion of 'grills' as a customisation option, rather than isolating them with racial humour; however, a lot of those people are black men and they are not always entirely hostile to jokes about black women.

GTA IV style comedy/story telling is a no no these days.

Very much so. I'm not sure if anything was really censored from the GTA SA remake (even though it was a technical disaster anyway), but I remember GTA IV humour being much more edgy than the relatively mild stereotypes of GTA SA: money-grabbing treacherous Jewish diamond merchants, fake 'activist' crackhead black/latrinx preachers, insane sheboons, illegal immigration, unstable roidmonkey retards, lascivious homosexual circuit queens, North Korean spies, Asians eating dogs, crazy Westernised Arabs with expensive cars and their conservative Islamic family, Irish criminals, Slav prostitutes and mail-order brides, one of the main mail services being called 'Post Op' and basically the entire game. It is feasible that they could just pass it off as a remake of unedited content, but I really don't think they would.

 

[Meth Dick]

I'm not sure if anything was really censored from the GTA SA remake (even though it was a technical disaster anyway)

Not SA but in Vice City Phil Cassidy had a rebel flag on his shirt that was removed from the remaster and replaced with a skull.

Also in GTA V there was a single cabin hidden away with a rebel flag hanging on the wall, but god fucking forbid a game depict hillbillies having hillbilly shit so they removed that as well.

 

[Adash]

That would be a most dishonorable display of disillusionment regarding their faith in the PS5. In better times an exec would commit seppuku over such a choice.

They did it for RDR1. Why not GTA IV?
People still use the PS4, and the PS4 can obviously run GTA IV. They'll at least have it cross gen. Then again that probably points out how fucking retarded the PS5 is.

crazy Westernised Arabs with expensive cars and their conservative Islamic family

WE GETTING ARAB MONEY

Also don't forget that GTA IV made fun of Linux users. The most oppressed minority.

but god fucking forbid a game depict hillbillies having hillbilly shit so they removed that as well.

I don't fucking get it. You can't bring up anything objectionable at all. Not even when it's criticizing it. Who the fuck looks at a confederate flag in the desert in GTA V and goes "yeah those people are right, i should be a hillbilly crackhead" or some shit.

 

[The Last Stand]

I saw recently that Max Payne will be getting a Resident Evil 2,3,4 style remake.
I really dug RE4 remake so I'm interested in that.
But much like Resident Evil 5 remake, we probably won't be getting a GTA IV remake.

The Max Payne 1+2 remake is being handled by Remedy, the original creators of the franchise. R* is just funding it with their approval since they own the IP. I expect it'll be in line with their recent titles like Control, Alan Wake 2 and Quantum Break.

They did it for RDR1. Why not GTA IV?

If I may guess, RDR1 was not "remade," but "remastered" with recent consoles (and NOW PC) to capitalize on RDR2 and GTA+. GTA IV, while beloved at the time, was not TOO popular compared to the 3D era because it deviated itself from the arcady spin and scope that San Andreas provided.

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

Mike Toreno is still based:

And no, I am not a FED.

 

[Meth Dick]

The Max Payne 1+2 remake is being handled by Remedy, the original creators of the franchise. R* is just funding it with their approval since they own the IP. I expect it'll be in line with their recent titles like Control, Alan Wake 2 and Quantum Break.


If I may guess, RDR1 was not "remade," but "remastered" with recent consoles (and NOW PC) to capitalize on RDR2 and GTA+. GTA IV, while beloved at the time, was not TOO popular compared to the 3D era because it deviated itself from the arcady spin and scope that San Andreas provided.

Was Alan Wake 2 any good?
I saw some parts that piqued my interest and other parts that made me not wanna bother with it. I didn't play the first one, is that a necessity to understand the second?

 

[The Last Stand]

Was Alan Wake 2 any good?
I saw some parts that piqued my interest and other parts that made me not wanna bother with it. I didn't play the first one, is that a necessity to understand the second?

Haven't played Alan Wake 2. Or Control yet. To me, Remedy games look to be your average third person shooter with some supernatural gimmick to progress the story.

Also don't forget that GTA IV made fun of Linux users. The most oppressed minority.

When?

 

[3-2-1836]

they'd been working on it in the background since at least 2014 though it officially started development proper after rdr2 was finished because its kinda hard to work on two really big games at the same time. I'd say nearly 7 years by the time it should release.

Based on what we've seen of the map and what buildings are and aren't there in downtown Miami, they started the groundwork on the map circa 2018 due to the complete omission of the brightline train and several new prominent Miami skyscrapers since Miami is in a ultra construction boom.

 

[DeadwastePrime]

Was Alan Wake 2 any good?
I saw some parts that piqued my interest and other parts that made me not wanna bother with it. I didn't play the first one, is that a necessity to understand the second?

yes
and no you dont need to play the first one

 

[Get the rope Macaulay!]

there's a meme of the GTA guy saying he's happy that GTA 6 won't release during the trump admin, and while that isn't going to be true, its actually much worse. GTA 6 is set in Vice City, which is based on Miami, which is now officially a Conservative city, hell the entire Miami metro area is now deep red. its fucking magical

 

[Hermiöne Granger]

Aged like a fine milk

 

[The Last Stand]

Aged like a fine milk

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Now that the US election is past us, wait for 2025 that GTA VI will be trending on X. Which will be more of a disappointment?

 

[Adash]

When?

They called it Eunux. It can mainly be seen in GTA IV's web browser but there are a few references to it in GTA Online.

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

Aged like a fine milk

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Sometimes God has funny plans.

 

[The Last Stand]

It's been almost a year since the first GTA 6 trailer was released. Other than a couple mentions from their investor calls, R* and Take Two has been completely silent about GTA 6 to the public. That pisses me off. One, all "news coverage" of GTA 6 just milks off the footage from that ONE trailer with speculation. Two, the lack of viral marketing is insulting to the fans as T2 believes that we don't deserve ANY kind of updates and transparency on an entertainment product WE helped become mainstream.

The level of arrogance that R*/T2 has is astronomically asinine. Hate on EA, Ubisoft, Activision all you want, which THEY release their AAA titles, there's regular updates over time to continue to make their games relevant.

 

[Meth Dick]

It's been almost a year since the first GTA 6 trailer was released. Other than a couple mentions from their investor calls, R* and Take Two has been completely silent about GTA 6 to the public. That pisses me off. One, all "news coverage" of GTA 6 just milks off the footage from that ONE trailer with speculation. Two, the lack of viral marketing is insulting to the fans as T2 believes that we don't deserve ANY kind of updates and transparency on an entertainment product WE helped become mainstream.

The level of arrogance that R*/T2 has is astronomically asinine. Hate on EA, Ubisoft, Activision all you want, which THEY release their AAA titles, there's regular updates over time to continue to make their games relevant.

GTA is such a cultural phenomenon that they know they don't have to update anyone.
They could release GTA 6 half finished tomorrow and they'll still have record breaking sales. EA, Ubisoft, Activision doesn't have that amount of sway, clout, swag, whatever you wanna call it, especially not Ubisoft. They did the same shit with V, so they don't see a reason to change now. The only thing that might happen is some people (few) might not pre order, or buy day one due to all the talk of them dialing down the offensive humor.