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

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Favorite GTA?

  • Grand Theft Auto

    Votes: 63 2.3%

  • Grand Theft Auto: London 1969

    Votes: 59 2.1%

  • Grand Theft Auto 2

    Votes: 113 4.1%

  • Grand Theft Auto III

    Votes: 221 8.0%

  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    Votes: 785 28.5%

  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

    Votes: 1,103 40.1%

  • Grand Theft Auto: Advanced

    Votes: 14 0.5%

  • Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

    Votes: 81 2.9%

  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

    Votes: 77 2.8%

  • Grand Theft Auto IV

    Votes: 714 26.0%

  • Episodes From Liberty City (The Lost & Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony)

    Votes: 217 7.9%

  • Grand Theft Auto V

    Votes: 399 14.5%

  • Grand Theft Auto: Online

    Votes: 98 3.6%

  • My Mother's My Sister!

    Votes: 327 11.9%
  • Total voters
    2,750
when I hear people on twitter complain about the most recent delay it really makes me question why so many Publishers think Photorealistic Graphics = Higher Sales, that has to be whats inflating the development time and budget of AAA games I think people would gladly just take graphics as they are now if it meant The GTA-only normalfags got the game tommorow, Strauss should really rethink how they will do future titles (RDR III and GTA 7)
 
Caddo Cobgang said:
when I hear people on twitter complain about the most recent delay it really makes me question why so many Publishers think Photorealistic Graphics = Higher Sales, that has to be whats inflating the development time and budget of AAA games I think people would gladly just take graphics as they are now if it meant The GTA-only normalfags got the game tommorow, Strauss should really rethink how they will do future titles (RDR III and GTA 7)
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I doubt it's just graphics, I think they are also stuck having to rewrite mountains of radio/character/plot dialogue to fit current year that's been completely unstable for the entire decade the game has been in development. It all has to fit in with the present or the game comes out instantly dated boomercore.

No doubt the game's dominant motif during 2016-20 was "lol look what a shithiole America is under orange man, the people in power are so stupid amrite, isnt our satire great bro!!", which then abruptly would have felt dated when 2020 fortified elections and covid took over so they had to go back and change it to "look how great america is doing now that orange man is gone, the opposition to the people in power are so stupid amirite, our satire is great bro and make sure you mask and jab you dont wanna be like these yokels we are making fun of do you?!" which itself would have looked dated when 2024 came rolling over them and they had to retool the game back to "nevermind america is still a shithole because of orange man and we have to go back to 'satirizing' the party in power instead of the opposition to the party in power because they are not our team anymore".
 
los pepes said:
doubt it's just graphics, I think they are also stuck having to rewrite mountains of radio/character/plot dialogue to fit current year that's been completely unstable for the entire decade the game has been in development. It all has to fit in with the present or the game comes out instantly dated boomercore.
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that’s probably true as well, there are already rumors of a pride parade being put in the game they probably had to scrap it as a result of the cultural backlash
 
The Mass Shooter Ron Soye said:
Wccftech: GTA 6 Is Likely To Be Unmatched For Almost Two Decades (archive)

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Proof,if any was needed that this game will fucking stink.
How many times has the "super ambitious" damage control line meant anything except a buggy, unplayable, boring mess of a game?

Besides, their idea of ambitious for RDR2 was horse testicles, time-consuming forced minigames, white guilt lectures and was like watching the paint dry on the ceiling of the cysteine chapel' Beautiful, but fucking boring.
 
Found this on reddit because that's where the REAL GTA fans congregrate 😎😂😂💯
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The Last Stand said:
Old GTA1 double page ad:

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That lady looking sexy as hell.
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who do you think you're kidding

you don't have the shot at ma cipriani, packie's mom, or mrs. philips that you think you do

even the cab dispatcher from vice city laughs at your wiener
 
los pepes said:
I doubt it's just graphics, I think they are also stuck having to rewrite mountains of radio/character/plot dialogue to fit current year that's been completely unstable for the entire decade the game has been in development. It all has to fit in with the present or the game comes out instantly dated boomercore.

No doubt the game's dominant motif during 2016-20 was "lol look what a shithiole America is under orange man, the people in power are so stupid amrite, isnt our satire great bro!!", which then abruptly would have felt dated when 2020 fortified elections and covid took over so they had to go back and change it to "look how great america is doing now that orange man is gone, the opposition to the people in power are so stupid amirite, our satire is great bro and make sure you mask and jab you dont wanna be like these yokels we are making fun of do you?!" which itself would have looked dated when 2024 came rolling over them and they had to retool the game back to "nevermind america is still a shithole because of orange man and we have to go back to 'satirizing' the party in power instead of the opposition to the party in power because they are not our team anymore".
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That's likely part of it, but I'd wager the delays are mostly to fix broken code left in by all the work Rockstar outsourced to India. Having woke bullshit past the two hour refund window might hurt some sales (Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 has sold well despite it being an elaborate humiliation ritual), but what would really tank stock prices is if the game is in an unplayable state on release. That's what ultimately killed the Saints Row reboot, it being a buggy mess with shit gameplay compared to previous games, the Reddit-tier writing was just insult to injury.
 
I know GTA3 and later were above and beyond anything they made previously, but I wish GTA1&2 got the love they deserve.
That pseudo futuristic setting of the second game had a great atmosphere.

Also I'm a sucker for the live action stuff.
 
Problematic User Forever said:

Dan Houser Left Rockstar Games Due To Disagreement With Brother, It’s Claimed​


tl;dr: Tez2 claims that "He left over a disagreement with his brother about the company’s direction, as per two former devs. If it was due to union busting or working conditions, he would have left in 2018 as a way of apologizing for his comment quoted in Schreier’s article.”
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I can see that, especially with how Rockstar and Take Two's priorities shifted since GTA Online. Remember how Houser said in his recent interviews that his life experiences or feelings influence the story directions of GTA and Red Dead? I would think that RDRII's plot is an analogy from Dan of how stubborn senior leadership has turned and internal conflicts between family and business as a lifestyle.
 
The Last Stand said:
I can see that, especially with how Rockstar and Take Two's priorities shifted since GTA Online. Remember how Houser said in his recent interviews that his life experiences or feelings influence the story directions of GTA and Red Dead? I would think that RDRII's plot is an analogy from Dan of how stubborn senior leadership has turned and internal conflicts between family and business as a lifestyle.
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"I HAVE A PLAN, DAN! WE JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE MONEY!"
 
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