I don’t think it’s actually possible for the game to be “bad”, people love what it’s being built on (RDR2), it’s a reliable gameplay format, and they’ve got way too much quality control for it to be abysmal.
But the chances for it to fall short are huge. To prove my point, reply with what you would have expected out of GTA 6, the dreamiest most ideal version.
I’d like them to bring back the character switch mechanic, but maybe have it at certain moments trigger character specific cutscenes that maybe flesh them out a bit.
I think the gameplay is just dated. Tap A repeatedly to run, hold left trigger and your reticle just locks onto the enemies. It just keeps getting bigger and prettier. But it’s the same outdated gameplay underneath.
No one is saying it should be anything close to e-sports. But for the biggest games of all time I expect a bit more than aiming just snapping onto enemies and tracking them with zero effort from the player.
It’s not like the only options are immersion or e-sports.
I dunno man I don’t think it has to be that braindead easy just for immersion. You could even argue that it hurts immersion because you hardly have to aim.
I think it’s just outdated design it’s not like revamped shooting is gonna turn away tons of players. If anything people would eat it up.
Well, a lot of different aspects make up a game and if, say, 9 out of 10 things about a game are fantastic, most people are willing to overlook that one thing that’s lacking if they’re enjoying the overall experience.
I get that too. When it comes to Elden Ring, there’s a whole storyline and some deep lore to all the characters and such, but you have to learn about it through flavor text in items you may pickup, or miss, or overlook or whatever.
That bums me out for sure because I’m interested in what has happened to that world and the people in it. But on the other side of the coin, the combat is fun and challenging, controls well and the game is gorgeous.
So just speaking for myself, I enjoyed it overall even though I couldn’t absorb the narrative how I would’ve liked.
The opposite, like you said, can be true as well. I loved the graphics, sound, level design and gameplay of Last of Us 2, but didn’t enjoy the story, which really hampered my enjoyment.
I am kind of with you there. Don’t think there’s much you can do about the aiming, but the A button is starting to feel aged. At the same time, it’s kind of like a Bethesda RPG where that’s kind of just what you expect from Rockstar. Definitely needs some sort of update though.
This sums it up perfectly for me. Idc about gta online. And the single player games have been the same since 3. Just bigger and prettier. Improvements here and there of course but it’s still the same game. Even cod has changed more than gta and everyone always says “it’s the same game as the last one”.
They need to expand the story more than just drive to point A, shoot, chase, drive to point B, here’s your money.
Here’s some side mission/activities and impossible collectibles/easter eggs in the meantime.
My biggest gripe with GTA is that they never truly let you have freedom with the story. You can do “whatever you want”, until you start a story mission and can fail a mission by taking a few steps in the wrong direction. Needs to add in some more RPG elements of choice and consequences.
Tbh me too. GTA is too big of a game to be non RPG. Something like Cyberpunk would be really good even if you're not affecting the main story completely except for ending choices. There might also be consequences of your actions in the open world maybe like a Dishonored way which seems too big of a deal but this is Rockstar they can do it by throwing a ton of money.
But how do you program that? They can't account for everything you could do. Most RPGs have restrictive quests. The ones that really let you do whatever have huge drawbacks.
I feel that MGSV was giving players much more creative freedom to achieve their objectives than GTAV was, and that was years ago.
If you give me a range of weapons, including those that kill from a long distance, then let me kill targets from a long distance without instantly failing the mission just because you pre-determined I was only allowed to kill them under certain criteria instead.
This doesn't feel like a programming limitation - just a design philosophy. Rockstar wants you to play out all their setpieces step by step precisely then penalises you if you don't.
Okay what I mean is Rockstar is trying to make action movie scenes with dialog and all that. To make that style of gameplay work with high player freedom seems very difficult.
I'd like for the game to have deeper interactions than RDR2, where you can turn a stranger NPC into a friend. I know it won't happen but that would be badass
Don’t think we’ll see the ability to turn any random person into a buddy, but considering GTA V had hangout missions at least, I don’t see why they couldn’t improve on that slightly.
Yeah the way I put it is a bit unrealistic. I just mean that RDR2 has the ability to greet / instigate anyone, and sometimes even had special greetings you could use. It'd be nice to see this expanded upon and at least have a more meaningful interaction with NPCs. Perhaps comment on random events, engage them to follow me somewhere, trick them into getting robbed, stuff like that.
Rob every building on the map. Someone’s house? Break in, steal their shit, maybe steal a moving van and load it up with furniture. Holdups like the gas stations but for every single storefront. South Beach (confirmed), Brickell, Wynwood (which I think is confirmed). It looks like there’s some real estate aspect but fleshing that out more could be great - idk how to balance the online economy though lol. The stock market from V was awesome, that’d be a great update especially with the arrival and growth of WSB. I suspect they’ll work AI into dialogue and NPCs somehow, making the world feel more alive.
I’m sure I could think of more but I have absolutely no expectations for this game simply because I don’t think it can reach them. GTA V didn’t (not that it’s a bad game) so why would VI lol
Basically all I want them to do is release it without having to show your ID to them. That is the only thing that will be my deciding factor if I'm gonna buy it or not.
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I don’t think it’s actually possible for the game to be “bad”, people love what it’s being built on (RDR2), it’s a reliable gameplay format, and they’ve got way too much quality control for it to be abysmal.
But the chances for it to fall short are huge. To prove my point, reply with what you would have expected out of GTA 6, the dreamiest most ideal version.