I know a lot of people criticize the way Rockstar games control and the feel they have to them that is unique but I personally like it and it is why I will buy a game from them no questions asked even if GTA V let me down. I am worried that with Dan Houser gone they will make them more arcadey and dumbed down and they will feel more like Saints Row or a Ubisoft game.
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Will future Rockstar games have that Rockstar feel?
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gunslikewhoa
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Don't worry. They'll still have the same trash controls they've had for twenty years. I don't understand how that equates to less "arcadey", though.
Clintizzle
Lord of Edge.
Yup this is my main concern.
Omnipunctual Godot
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Dan Houser and Lazlow are gone. So, pretty unlikely.
I mean no disrespect but to me the sim aspects are part of the fun especially in the Red Dead games. I am worried that Rockstar will make their games more arcadey and gamey instead. At the very least add an arcade and sim mode so people can choose.
Lupingosei
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Have you seen this year's E3?
What exactly is Rockstar feel these days? Tap A to run? 2004 style mission design? Terrible shooting controls and movement? TBH I think that the only reason GTA games are so succesful these days otther than MP is because a new generation of 9 year old kids will be born from GTA V release through the day VI releases. And that is going to be their first open world game. So they do the usual stuff we did in our first GTA.
And the cycle repeats on and on and on...
I think that GTA is the quarter pounder with cheese of open world games these days: Fills you up, but pretty sterile. Not sure how GTA will make a difference in an era where open world games are the standard. The answer will be of course the massive marketing push a new GTA game will have. But personally, IV was the last great GTA to me. After that game, I much rather play stuff like Just Cause, Saints Row, Sleeping Dogs or hell even Watch Dogs. While they don't have the same budget and polish, I feel these games excel at something in particular while GTA is a jack of all trades.
And the cycle repeats on and on and on...
I think that GTA is the quarter pounder with cheese of open world games these days: Fills you up, but pretty sterile. Not sure how GTA will make a difference in an era where open world games are the standard. The answer will be of course the massive marketing push a new GTA game will have. But personally, IV was the last great GTA to me. After that game, I much rather play stuff like Just Cause, Saints Row, Sleeping Dogs or hell even Watch Dogs. While they don't have the same budget and polish, I feel these games excel at something in particular while GTA is a jack of all trades.
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McCheese
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GTA is a cultural phenomenon, GTA5 is still in the top 10 charts! so I'm not sure cancel culture has reached its ultimate final form yet to be able to stop it; would be like that gurren lagann final battle where they are throwing entire galaxies at each other or something.
Oh and the GTA writer retired, so maybe that too.
Oh and the GTA writer retired, so maybe that too.
Captain Toad
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Ok, I need to know. What does "arcadey" mean exactly?
But, no, I wouldn't expect Red Dead 3 or GTA6 to be like a game you play for 3 minutes per credit at an arcade.
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Think Saints Row as opposed to GTA. To me GTA V already went too far in that direction.
LiquidMetal14
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Yes. Close thread.
gunslikewhoa
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We're talking about a series that has had a lock-on shooting mechanic for twenty years. WTF could be more arcadey than that?
Danjin44
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Except their games weren't even proper simulation like Microsoft Flight Simulator, because in R* game when mission starts all that goes out the window and you have to follow their rule in exact letter or you will fail the mission.
R* can't decide to want to make liner story driven game or open world game.
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It is two in one and many including myself like it that way.
Rest
All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
What? When did Lazlow leave?
MrTroubleMaker
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Masterbrew
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I think Rockstar is going the way of Bioware and Blizzard. Founder gone and stuck in the success of a decade old online game…
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as bad as Danny Zuko in gym knickers
About the time Big Wayne died.
nightmare-slain
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Rockstar has peaked i think. outside of ports/remasters the last thing they put out that wasn't GTA or Red Dead related was Max Payne 3 in 2012. twenty twelve. they are a two game studio now: GTA + Red Dead. The next games we get will likely be GTA III/VC/SA remakes and of course GTA VI. They'll be milking GTA VI well into the mid 2030's. If we are ever gonna get another Bully, Max Payne, Midnight Club, or Manhunt game (or a new IP) then it probably won't come out until the end of this decade. Chances are though that what we'll get in 2029/2030 is Red Dead #4.
I know Sam Houser is still there but with Dan + Leslie gone it'll be interesting to see how things go. Leslie was the one who ran day to day development at Rockstar North. He is arguably gonna be a bigger loss than Dan.
I'm not saying that GTA VI will suck or not sell well. It will be a good game and sell like crazy but I do think it won't feel the same. GTA V might be the last game in the golden age of GTA. Or maybe I don't know what the fuck i'm saying and Rockstar will be just fine
I know Sam Houser is still there but with Dan + Leslie gone it'll be interesting to see how things go. Leslie was the one who ran day to day development at Rockstar North. He is arguably gonna be a bigger loss than Dan.
I'm not saying that GTA VI will suck or not sell well. It will be a good game and sell like crazy but I do think it won't feel the same. GTA V might be the last game in the golden age of GTA. Or maybe I don't know what the fuck i'm saying and Rockstar will be just fine
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cormack12
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Funnily enough I was playing this yesterday and I thought the same when an HR ad came on the radio, made me hopeful they would keep the same level of shit
Bored but bossy, desperate for power, and upset nobody will listen to you? Keen to patronize? Try a career in human resources. Your job is to fire people or make them feel bad for telling funny jokes. Take the joy and pleasure out of the workplace. Work is called work for a reason - it shouldn't be fun. You'll have more power than management. Make people fill out long questionaires about their feelings. So you can see the data or blackmail them at a later point, get paid to snoop on employee email. Train for three evenings and you'll be qualified to begin an exciting career as a human resources professional. Contact Ovine Human Resources Academy today.
Bored but bossy, desperate for power, and upset nobody will listen to you? Keen to patronize? Try a career in human resources. Your job is to fire people or make them feel bad for telling funny jokes. Take the joy and pleasure out of the workplace. Work is called work for a reason - it shouldn't be fun. You'll have more power than management. Make people fill out long questionaires about their feelings. So you can see the data or blackmail them at a later point, get paid to snoop on employee email. Train for three evenings and you'll be qualified to begin an exciting career as a human resources professional. Contact Ovine Human Resources Academy today.
Big Wayne died in 2014, Lazlow left after 2019 due to his dad dying and his sister getting cancer.