More GTA VI gameplay details have arrived just mere days before launch. A new article in The Guardian’s Saturday Magazine has expanded info on dates, Rockstar’s current state and more. We’ll be taking a look at everything below.
Date Nights Gone Wild
Robberies count as a date within GTA VI’s relationship system. Whilst not your typical romantic activity, it adds to a list of events Jason and Lucia can do together; going to the gym, visiting a bar or even a meditation retreat.
Starting Off On The Ground Floor
Speaking of Jason and Lucia, the game will start where the duo can only hotwire low-end vehicles and bypass simple locks. It is up to you, the player, to work your way through the game to earn new and better vehicles. You also can’t just take on any job. Higher rewarding robberies require you to gain the experience and connections needed to pull it off.
Some robberies are also methodical rather than just going in guns blazing. Scoping out targets, disable security cameras or steal the footage, locating back doors and safe codes can all be done ahead of time. That said, it won’t always go smoothly.
“Narratively, it doesn’t make a lot of sense for them to go out and cause as much carnage and make as much noise as they can.”
Rob Nelson
An example given is, Jason and Lucia go to a well-protected jewellery store. Here, Lucia turns her pistol on the security guards for a few tense seconds before they surrender. On a floor above, Jason is shoving money from the safe into a holdall but another guard decides to shoot rather than surrender.
Jason hits the guy with the butt of a gun to knock him out while Lucia shouts from the store’s entrance. Both get onto a stolen motorbike to escape as police turn up. Once Jason and Lucia get to their car, they put the cash in it, change their clothes, then hide until the police stop searching for them.
Wildlife Systems
You’ll be able to interact with NPCs like never before. During the demo that The Guardian was presented with, Jason approached an NPC and asked them if he could pet their dog. Meanwhile the interactivity expands to wildlife not owned by humans. The demo had Jason use his binoculars to view a seagull. This added the bird in a wildlife logbook. Rockstar confirmed there would be 62 types of bird to spot across Leonida.
Rockstar Don’t Want To Stop
According to Rockstar’s head of publishing Jennifer Kolbe, “They [Rockstar staff] would never stop working on this game if they had the choice. It’s really hard to close it down.” She added that “They could have made GTA 5.5, and done it faster. Ultimately, that’s not what they wanted.” As we know, Rockstar are seeking perfection.
Rockstar North head Rob Nelson goes onto say “If you step away and get a little bit of space from it, you can look at it objectively and go: ‘I’m proud of what we’ve done’. But ultimately, it is being taken away from you, and you do the best you can to finish it in the time that you’re told.” The article adds that many of Rockstar’s staff are now on holiday taking a much needed and earned break.
In other Grand Theft Auto VI news, the game’s full album track list has been leaked here. Plus, Rockstar released a new pre-launch update which you can read about here.
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