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

[DeadwastePrime]

What a take of the ages. A satirical video game series such as GTA spoofs popular brands as their own through clever wordplay. What's next, will you tell us that the titular series is named after the literal crime of vehicular theft?

bro is mad they didnt name the company something with an insult that makes fun of the gays or something idk fam

 

[Spaced Outside Cargo]

"Driverless cars can be seen casually roaming the city for the first time in GTA 5. The new company “KnoWay” parodies the real-life robotaxi service Waymo, and it’s linked to a delivery & logistics company in GTA 6 called “Sahara” which is a parody of Amazon."

Ah ha, once more these guys have their fingers on the pulse of our cultural absurdities. Do you get it, the company is called "KnoWay" it's like "know way" but sounds like "no way".

Really, I can't wait for the overdue big video game crash that will make the Great Crash of '83 look like a one week wonder in comparison.

I’m curious what happens if you try to hijack them? I would presume that you either arent allowed in the drivers seat or it just lets you drive. In any event i hope they at least cause issues in traffic like stopping in the middle of nowhere or ignoring lights. If you put a bunch of intentionally poorly driving AI cars in the game it could be a fun addition on top of the NPCs that swerve into you.

 

[Problematic User Forever]

So wait...they could add new vehicles to the vehicle pool this entire fucking time?

And honestly, the fact that *every* video I see has people using the porno daddy voice for their AI makes me realize I'm probably too old for GTA now. If these are the players they're trying to appeal to, maybe GTA VI isn't for me.

 

[DeadwastePrime]

So wait...they could add new vehicles to the vehicle pool this entire fucking time?

you can get gtao cars in storymode with cheats so its possible. they probably dont do it for insert reason here idk fam

 

[Problematic User Forever]

you can get gtao cars in storymode with cheats so its possible. they probably dont do it for insert reason here idk fam

Like to spawn as traffic?

Cause even the idea of "they want you to spend shark cards" doesn't make sense since they've always been able to block certain vehicles they want from being stored.

 

[The Last Stand]

And honestly, the fact that *every* video I see has people using the porno daddy voice for their AI makes me realize I'm probably too old for GTA now. If these are the players they're trying to appeal to, maybe GTA VI isn't for me.

I love the Hannibal AI voice; reminds me of Batman's butler. Albert? The OG AI voice is Big Tray Deee. Not a bad voice, but his direction is subpar. Angel and Hannibal sound human, OG sounds broken up as IF it's literal AI.

 

[winderson_silva]

Been replaying RDR 1 and 2 these days, and I gotta say, I like how 1 gives the feeling of "this world is dying, and you are alone." At least Niko can still call his friends after his game ends, and while NPCs just disappear in 99% of open worlds, you can at least think, "They are still there" for Tony and CJ.

Jack meanwhile got nothing, all of his father's allies either die or move out of the region after 1911, You got a single unique mission for the epilogue, where it is clear that he got nothing to live for (and since you can't kill the Fed you talk up in Blackwater, he will be identified as the guy who killed Ross). Everything just feels empty. Civilization won, the West is dead.

I also replayed GTA IV, and I still don't get why some people like Johnny. He and his DLC feel the most "not great, not bad", but nothing really clicks for me. Sure, killing a protagonist in the next game is a weird move (they could have just used another past NPC, as LCS did for Avery).

 

[The Last Stand]

and while NPCs just disappear in 99% of open worlds, you can at least think, "They are still there" for Tony and CJ.

Who is “there” for Toni? Almost all the mission givers were there for strictly business and/or died or disappeared.

 

[Prophetic Spirit]

Who is “there” for Toni? Almost all the mission givers were there for strictly business and/or died or disappeared.

I think Salvatore but at least 3 years before his death.

 

[Sheriff Mike Chitwood]

Who is “there” for Toni? Almost all the mission givers were there for strictly business and/or died or disappeared.

Toni has his mom

 

[Prophetic Spirit]

Toni has his mom

The same mom who send hitmen against him but only stopped when he became made man.
Yeah.

 

[winderson_silva]

Who is “there” for Toni? Almost all the mission givers were there for strictly business and/or died or disappeared.

My mistake, I meant Tommy. I am yet to play VCS and LCS since I'm too lazy to configure the emulator.

From what I remember, for 3, it does get close to RDR1 in terms of "everyone is gone", but where Claude is a blank slate mute, Jack used to be a good person.

 

[Prophetic Spirit]

From what I remember, for 3, it does get close to RDR1 in terms of "everyone is gone", but where Claude is a blank slate mute, Jack used to be a good person.

The music when you are in Beecher's Hope as Jack is eerie and deppressive as fuck.

 

[winderson_silva]

Of the "Mainline" Rockstar stuff I've played (I got no real nostalgia, I played GTA V when I was 17, and while I've played a little of the PS2 titles, I never finished them), I think Red Dead 1 is the best in terms of history. 4 I feel it is a bit overhyped (people claim it is underrated, despite being universally praised and having a perfect score in Metacritic for like a decade), but still enjoyable. The only history that just didn't click with me was Lost and Damned. I am not 100% none of them, even I got a life out of the PC.

I also got Bully and L.A. Noire in a sale. I heard good things about both.

Should I try VCS and LCS on the emulator?

 

[The Last Stand]

Should I try VCS and LCS on the emulator?

I would recommend them. If you like the GTA formula of open world mayhem, activities and missions, definitely give them a try. VCS has darker undertones; LCS is campy dark. Also, VCS is more "unstable" than LCS.

 

[Duane Dibbley]

L.A. Noire in a sale. I heard good things about both.

LA Noire is severely underrated and got shat on because mongs thought it was GTA in old times.

 

[30+GameOvers]

LA Noire is severely underrated and got shat on because mongs thought it was GTA in old times.

Story and writing is retarded, plus it's clear this game went thru development hell. It was mid, but it's rather unique so I can see the appeal. Still, definitely not the best game in R*'s crown.

 

[winderson_silva]

You know, replaying GTA IV, I find it funny that Niko is more of a gangsta than CJ. CJ eventually decides, "Yeah, I should do more than just go around shooting niggas", and by the end of the game, even if you don't buy all the optional stuff, he has multiple other methods of getting money.

Niko, meanwhile, pretty much resigned to just being a killer, yeah, he came to the US for revenge and didn't really plan for a lot of things, but going "the American dream is dead" when he doesn't even try find another job than killing people is interesting. Well, the easter egg in V indicates he set up for being a Taxi Driver, which I guess is a good and honest work, so he doesn't need to go and kill people for some random guy in a public phone.

 

[Problematic User Forever]

The Professional has earned so much money that he's hit an integer overflow glitch and can, realistically, never earn the billionaire trophy now.

 

[El Chacal De La Trompeta]

"Driverless cars can be seen casually roaming the city for the first time in GTA 5. The new company “KnoWay” parodies the real-life robotaxi service Waymo, and it’s linked to a delivery & logistics company in GTA 6 called “Sahara” which is a parody of Amazon."

thats zoooooooooo funneh and kirkyyyyy, take a dumb real world thing and gibe it a dumb video game name!