Earlier than I begin throwing shade on the first GTA 6 trailer, let me make clear one thing straight out of the gate: Grand Theft Auto is my favourite online game sequence of all time. I’ve adored each entry because the sequence went 3D with 2001’s GTA 3 — a title I’d class as among the many most vital within the historical past of the medium, seeing because it primarily laid down the open-world template for each subsequent competing franchise to repeat.
Not that Grand Theft Auto truly has any true competitors, in fact. GTA 5 has offered virtually 200 million copies. Saints Row, for instance, has develop into a shambles of a sequence. For my cash, the one open-world video games which are even near the standard of Franklin, Michael and Trevor’s Los Santos caper are Purple Lifeless Redemption 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
I’ll freely admit Grand Theft Auto 5 is my second favourite sport ever made, which is why this subsequent sentence is gonna be painful to kind. I’m not precisely thrilled that GTA 6 is returning to Vice Metropolis.
Final seen is 2002’s wonderful Grand Theft Auto: (you guessed it) Vice Metropolis, that is Rockstar’s fictional tackle Miami”
Final seen in 2002’s wonderful Grand Theft Auto: (you guessed it) Vice Metropolis, that is Rockstar’s fictional tackle Miami. It was the wonderful sun-bathed tonic my soul wanted after capping so many dudes on the dreary streets of Liberty Metropolis a yr prior.
I can nonetheless vividly keep in mind my first journey down Ocean Drive, the wind sending ripples by means of Tommy Vercetti’s — relaxation straightforward, Ray Liotta — Hawaiian shirt as A Flocks of Seagulls “I Ran (So Far Away)” blared over Wave 103.
No sport has ever captured the spirit of the Eighties fairly like GTA: Vice Metropolis.
And that’s why I’ve acquired a little bit of an issue returning to Rockstar’s fictional model of The 305. What made the unique Vice Metropolis so particular was the actual fact it was set within the ‘80s. The soundtrack, the garments and all these nods to Scarface had been completely essential to the sport’s success.
Geographically, Vice Metropolis might be the least fascinating 3D metropolis the developer has produced, nevertheless it was straightforward to miss barely boring avenue layouts as a result of the vibe of the sport was so particular.
Miami good?
I’ve visited Miami precisely as soon as in real-life, and even then I solely acquired to see its airport and a close-by resort after my aircraft again to London needed to flip round when it began to leak gasoline. Hoo-boy was that enjoyable for somebody with crippling aviophobia. And look, I’ve acquired little doubt the up to date Vice Metropolis goes to be a much more expansive, vastly extra detailed recreation of Miami than what was attainable to render again in 2002 when GTA 6 releases on PS5, Xbox Collection X and Xbox Collection S.
I simply can’t shake the sensation that I’m not going to get pleasure from cruising round its streets as a lot as Liberty Metropolis, Las Venturas, San Fierro or Los Santos. That’s partly as a result of I’ve been fortunate sufficient to have spent holidays in New York CIty, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Presently, I’m not all that excited to discover the everglades surrounding the brand new metropolis”
Presently, I’m not all that excited to discover the everglades surrounding the brand new metropolis, both. My motive for that is fairly particular (and doubtless a bit harsh), however I’m anxious it’ll really feel a bit samey after spending so many hours in swamps of Lemoyne with Arthur Morgan in Purple Lifeless Redemption 2.
That mentioned, the notion of airboat chases seems like a hoot. And I’m all about that Bonnie and Clyde type story (revolving round protagonist Lucia and her at the moment unnamed companion in crime/boyfriend) it appears like Rockstar is making an attempt to inform.
To shut this out, lemme circle again to at least one essential level: I believe GTA 6 will virtually definitely be a 5/5 traditional. I’ve 100%-ed GTA 5 on PS3, PS5 and on my desktop rig (the place my Steam library on the most effective gaming PCs tells me I’ve clocked up 383.2 hours inflicting chaos throughout Blaine Nation).
Proper now, although, I’m just a bit involved that this journey again to Vice Metropolis will miss the ‘80s magic that made Vercetti’s sandbox such a blast to go Tony Montana on.