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

[DeadwastePrime]

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.

we'll probably get more stuff very late into the year plus early 2025. there is apparently a fall 2025 release date

 

[Anachronistic2]

It's been almost a year since the first GTA 6 trailer was released.

I'm starting to think we ARE living in a simulation if time is moving that fast.

 

[Hermiöne Granger]

Massive GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition update, release vs now (Patch 1.112)

 

[Meth Dick]

Massive GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition update, release vs now (Patch 1.112)

Before I download this, does it make the game look any less goofy?
I hate what they did to Tommy Vercetti

 

[Adash]

Before I download this, does it make the game look any less goofy?
I hate what they did to Tommy Vercetti

Barely.

This is basically just all the improvements from the mobile port of Definitive to the PC port. That's it.

 

[Meth Dick]

Barely.

This is basically just all the improvements from the mobile port of Definitive to the PC port. That's it.

And I'm on Playstation so that doesn't bode well either.
Shame.. I was already disappointed by the amount of tracks taken out of the game but tack on the fornite look of it I wish I'd saved my money.

 

[The Last Stand]

Kai Cenat on stream with Shawn Fonteno, AKA Franklin.

How does Kai NOT know Shawn's actual name?

 

[Meth Dick]

Kai Cenat on stream with Shawn Fonteno, AKA Franklin.

How does Kai NOT know Shawn's actual name?

I actually rolled my eyes more at Fonteno than the zoomer nig.
Not so much Fonteno but I'm sick of Ned Luke. It's been over 10 years dude, get a new fucking gig. I guess it's extremely fitting that Michael is a character that lives in the past because Ned constantly loves talking about GTA V, while Steven Ogg gets shit on because he doesn't want to be "Trevor" 10 years later.
That whole situation really bugged the shit out of me.

 

[The Last Stand]

, while Steven Ogg get's shit on because he doesn't want to be "Trevor" 10 years later.
That whole situation really bugged the shit out of me.

I think Steven Ogg embraced the Trevor fandom again, although at a lesser scale compared to Luke or Fonteno.

I hate how GTA V IS GTA at this point. San Andreas has been reduced to zoomer memes.

 

[Meth Dick]

I think Steven Ogg embraced the Trevor fandom again, although at a lesser scale compared to Luke or Fonteno.

I hate how GTA V IS GTA at this point. San Andreas has been reduced to zoomer memes.

Pity. I liked Ogg when he was telling these people off. Especially that faggot on Cameo that started the whole ruckus.

 

[Psyduck]

I'm sick of Ned Luke. It's been over 10 years dude, get a new fucking gig. I guess it's extremely fitting that Michael is a character that lives in the past because Ned constantly loves talking about GTA V

The hanging on to GTA V is funny, but honestly? I can't blame the guy. Was coming up on years, acting career wasn't exactly noteworthy so far, and then comes this huge, record smashing break that catapults him into the spotlight. Not sure how the royalties issue is going at R* but i imagine the man is set up for the rest of his life now.

 

[The Last Stand]

Remember when Slink and Solo reenacted that yee yee ass haircut scene in So-Cal? I saw an interview from Solo about it. Apparently, a random gangbanger confronted them during filming because Solo was in enemy territory.

Imagine being that gangsta that plays GTAV and out of nowhere, you meet Franklin IRL but ready to pop his ass.

 

[Meth Dick]

The hanging on to GTA V is funny, but honestly? I can't blame the guy. Was coming up on years, acting career wasn't exactly noteworthy so far, and then comes this huge, record smashing break that catapults him into the spotlight. Not sure how the royalties issue is going at R* but i imagine the man is set up for the rest of his life now.

I get that but couldn't he have used that role to propel himself further?
I think if he played his cards right he could have been something close to something comparable to Ray Liotta. He plays a good conman/gangster type.
I don't think he'd be AS good as Liotta, but he could have been in the same ball park.
Reminds me of the other pre GTA V rumors when they showed Michaels face, he looked older in the first teaser trailers so it made a lot of speculation that it WAS actually Ray Liotta returning as Tommy Vercetti, which excited me tons because Tommy's my favorite protagonist.

 

[Breadquanda.]

I hate how GTA V IS GTA at this point. San Andreas has been reduced to zoomer memes.

Could you imagine them trying to get through GTA IV? I remember it being a little trying to get through at the age I played it at to begin with, and I was not an iPad baby. I think it will be a little lost on them.

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I noticed this some time ago, but did anyone else notice that between the September 2022 leaks and the first GTA VI trailer, they made the characters much uglier? It could just be a result of them fleshing them out more, but it disappointed me a little.

Spoiler: Comparison

The first is very close to how they looked in the leaks. They seem to have made her more feather Indian-looking and round, and him older and uglier.

 

[Adash]

I hate how GTA V IS GTA at this point.

What do you expect, it's been 10 years. Most zoomers that weren't raised in a third world country only remember playing GTA V as their first experience.

The hanging on to GTA V is funny, but honestly? I can't blame the guy. Was coming up on years, acting career wasn't exactly noteworthy so far, and then comes this huge, record smashing break that catapults him into the spotlight. Not sure how the royalties issue is going at R* but i imagine the man is set up for the rest of his life now.

Me neither. I mean, I'd love for him to do some more stuff other than Michael, but there isn't really much of a point to it when it's basically what he's known for.

Could you imagine them trying to get through GTA IV? I remember it being a little trying to get through at the age I played it at to begin with, and I was not an iPad baby. I think it will be a little lost on them.

Really? I mean.. I don't remember IV being that hard to go through even as a child. Maybe I hold too much faith in young zoomers.
IV was one of my least favorite GTAs when I was younger only because of the fact that the cheats menu was reeled back a lot compared to SA (and hell, even V now that I think about it) but it has my favorite gunplay of the entire series, mainly because the guns actually felt like they packed a punch.

 

[Would]

I get that but couldn't he have used that role to propel himself further?

No.
Steven Ogg tried and all he got was Trevor-ish typecasted.
R* intentionally go out of their way to hire mediocre actors that have little to no chance at superstardom. They're not getting promising talent or stars because those people shat on them during VC/SA and Sam Houser is still asshurt about Burt Reynolds and Ray Liotta.

 

[Breadquanda.]

Most zoomers that weren't raised in a third world country only remember playing GTA V as their first experience.

GTA Online is full of third worlders. Then again, a lot of them love GTA San Andreas as well. I suppose it depends on whether or not they have access to consoles (like Indians and Jamaicans; close to Western markets) or have to play on decrepit PCs (Venezuelans and other people under Western sanctions).

Really? I mean.. I don't remember IV being that hard to go through even as a child. Maybe I hold too much faith in young zoomers.

I don't know if I meant hard like that. I really loved GTA IV, and I still love it today (it, and its expansions, are my favourite GTA games). I just remember it being a very complex and long story with many chapters that went on for a long time. Niko goes through a lot and there are just so many characters and stages. It felt like a real saga to me, for some reason. I think it would be harder for people raised on Fortnite, modern Call of Duty, Apex Legends, and even GTA Online to have the patience for it, or see much point in it. I suppose I'm probably poisoned against them somewhat and I'm being unfair.

IV was one of my least favorite GTAs when I was younger only because of the fact that the cheats menu was reeled back a lot compared to SA (and hell, even V now that I think about it)

I think this ties in a little to what I mean. GTA IV was more story-driven and it lacked big bombastic dogfighting or tanks; it is kind of the polar opposite to the average GTA Online mission, in which you get a horde of private military APCs and police helicopters chasing you to a bunker in the middle of the desert.

 

[𝕺𝖑' 𝕯𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖞 𝕱𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖔]

I noticed this some time ago, but did anyone else notice that between the September 2022 leaks and the first GTA VI trailer, they made the characters much uglier? It could just be a result of them fleshing them out more, but it disappointed me a little.

They went from looking like generic plastic photoshopped instagram pics to looking like actual people who would still be 9.5/10 irl, calm down

I suppose it depends on whether or not they have access to consoles (like Indians and Jamaicans; close to Western markets) or have to play on decrepit PCs (Venezuelans and other people under Western sanctions).

American elder zoomer here, my first attempt to play 4 was on an ancient ThinkPad I got secondhand for like $200 with money I saved up from my job as a teen so I know this struggle. I still don't own a console bc im not much of a gamer outside of gta but playing it now on a laptop with decent specs and an Xbox controller is an absolute world of difference in how enjoyable the game is

 

[PunkinMan]

Massive GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition update, release vs now (Patch 1.112)

Rockstar has removed references to the company they outsourced (Grove street games) seemingly to distance themselves.

 

[Meth Dick]

No.
Steven Ogg tried and all he got was Trevor-ish typecasted.
R* intentionally go out of their way to hire mediocre actors that have little to no chance at superstardom. They're not getting promising talent or stars because those people shat on them during VC/SA and Sam Houser is still asshurt about Burt Reynolds and Ray Liotta.

Yeah I'm aware of the shit flinging and diva shit Liotta and Reynolds got up to with VC but in SA they had James Woods, Samuel L Jackson, Faizon Love, MC Eiht, The Game, fucking Peter Fonda, Rockstar isn't shying away from having big stars. Maybe they've gone cheap but they could pull the star power, and they might as well at this point. If all the shit about 6 that I'm hearing is true they might as well get Chris Pratt and Ryan Reynolds in it.