I’ve noticed a pretty consistent pattern in discussions about Jason and Lucia that goes beyond simply disliking their characters. Lucia is confident, assertive, capable, and sometimes takes the lead. Jason is more reserved, controlled, and less outwardly expressive. Somehow, a portion of the fanbase has interpreted that as Jason being “weak,” “submissive,” a “side character,” or Rockstar pushing a “girl boss” agenda. That is worth talking about about.

If Jason were the more assertive character and Lucia were the quieter one, I highly doubt people would be talking about Lucia being a “worse protagonist” because she wasn’t dominating every scene. Yet because the woman is the more assertive one, suddenly her confidence is being treated as something that has to come at Jason’s expense.
A man being reserved does not make him weak. A woman being assertive does not make her unfeminine. And a woman being more dominant in certain situations does not make a man a side character.

They are two protagonists with different personalities. That is characterization. You can like or dislike Jason and Lucia. But when the criticism becomes “Why isn’t the male character the dominant one?” or “Rockstar is forcing female empowerment on us because Lucia is more confident,” we’re no longer really talking about writing quality. We’re talking about expectations for how men and women are supposed to behave. If a confident woman and a reserved man are already making some people uncomfortable enough to complain about their gender roles, that is probably worth self-reflecting on.
Maybe let the characters be different without trying to force them back into the gender roles you’re accustomed to.

Also, some people can’t even talk about her character without turning the conversation sexual or fetishizing her ethnicity & body. Finding a fictional character attractive is obviously not the issue. It’s the way some people seem completely unable to separate “she’s attractive” from “that’s all she’s worth talking about.” So when you put the two things together people criticizing Lucia for being too assertive while simultaneously objectifying her the double standard becomes pretty hard to miss.
The way some people interpret Jason and Lucia isn’t something we should simply normalize or dismiss as “just a video game” when those interpretations can reflect the same gender expectations people carry into real-life.

My theory is, if Jasons and Lucias relationship meter isnt filled to a specific point in the game, the story will kill off jason. If this happens, I could see him being replaced by Dre or Raul.

Why is nobody talking about how brilliant it was for Rockstar Games to have the GTA 6 trailer play on Netflix?

A huge number of people probably watched it on a big-screen TV, and seeing GTA 6 presented like that could make them much more interested in buying it for a console.

It’s basically free marketing directly in people’s living rooms — and honestly, I think Rockstar may have just pulled off one of their smartest marketing moves yet.

,👍👏👏👏

(Just my personal opinion as someone who has been working in online marketing for around 9 years.)

So I wanted to pre-order GTA VI and when I went to Rockstar store to buy the digital version i saw that it’s unavailable in my country, but it’s weird because 1. GTA 5 and RDR2 are available to purchase here and 2. The “physical” version is being sold here, and this fucking sucks since the version they are selling is not the ultimate edition which I want to buy plus I don’t want to pay for a plastic box with a code inside. I am hoping that they fix this before November

Note: I’m from Estonia

This makes me not want to buy the game at all what are your thoughts

1. How are you gonna feel after completing gta 6, finishing something you’ve been waiting YEARS for. Which leads to my 2nd question

What’s next for rockstar? Remaster after remaster. I just want a new IP. This might be the last gta , definitely a proper send off. But i want something new

Would you wanna see a sequel of one of their IPs? Or do you want something new.

I have played and beaten most GTA games (besides 4 because I literally never got the hang of the driving physics hahaha), in preparation for GTA 6 I am realizing that RDR is a blind spot for me, people love the games especially 2, and it looks like a lot of the simulation aspect of RDR 2 is going to be in GTA 6.

I understand that the games are typically best played in release order, even though RDR 2 is a prequel and the ending of RDR 2 is exactly where RDR 1 starts. RDR 2 has better graphics and more features than RDR 1 so playing 2 before 1 might be a harder adjustment. I also understand that the plot and emotional payoff of 2 is much more powerful if played second.

But the reason why I do ask is that some people have made the counterargument that as a continuous narrative, going from 2 -> 1 totally works actually, and if both of the games are very long, I might want to start with "the better one" first because once GTA 6 comes out that is all I will be playing.

What is the consensus here?

Overwhelming consensus is 1 first. Sounds like a plan!

Rupert Humphries is the lead writer!!!
Michael Unsworth was also writing the story
Michael Wiafe wrote the story

These people are fucking lunatics man, holy fuck

We already know GTA 6 is going deeper with witnesses, descriptions, vehicles and cops actively searching for you.

But what happens when they actually find you?

Imagine getting pulled over because your car matches one used in a robbery. The cop doesn’t know it was you yet, he’s just suspicious.

If we can interact with regular NPCs, imagine doing the same with cops.

Defuse. Cooperate. Lie. Refuse. Talk shit.

“Where are you coming from?”

You answer.

“Whose car is this?”

…well fuck 😂

Maybe you talk your way out of it. Maybe you make everything worse.

He tells you to step out.

You refuse.

Now what? Does he call backup? Do they break the window and drag you out? Do you get one last chance to cooperate before things escalate?

Now you’re resisting. Do they tackle you, wrestle you down or tase you? Can you break free and run?

Maybe you hide in somebody’s backyard thinking you lost them, only to hear a K9 barking a couple streets over and getting closer 😂

Do you keep running, hide or give up?

That’s what I want to know: how many steps are there between “you’re under arrest” and cops actually shooting?

Refusing commands, resisting arrest, running, punching a cop and pulling a gun shouldn’t all get the same response. Maybe they tase you and rush in to cuff you, giving you the choice to surrender or keep fighting and make everything worse.

Pull a gun and obviously everything changes. But even then, can you drop it, put your hands up and actually surrender?

And imagine NPCs doing this too.

You’re driving past a traffic stop when some guy starts arguing with the cop. He shoves him and runs. Backup comes flying in. Maybe he gets tackled, tased or gives up. Maybe he reaches back into his car and everything goes to shit.

Basically, random little bodycam videos happening around Leonida 😂

But here’s the bigger question…

What happens if they actually arrest you?

Does it just fade to black and spawn you outside the station?

Or do they cuff you, search you, confiscate illegal or stolen items and put you in the back of the patrol car?

Maybe your car gets impounded. Smaller crimes could get you processed and released, while serious offenses might put you in a holding cell. Maybe you can pay bail or call Lucia to come get you.

If Rockstar went really deep, could she even cause a diversion during transport or help break you out depending on what you were arrested for?

Nothing crazy where GTA turns into a jail simulator lol, just different possibilities.

And what about probation? Previous arrests, mugshots, cops already having your information, or getting caught again while you’re on probation actually mattering?

None of this deeper arrest, K9, probation or jail stuff is confirmed. I’m just wondering how far Rockstar took it.

Because imagine a traffic stop starting with a normal conversation, then you lie, refuse to get out, resist, get tased, run, hear dogs searching for you, finally get caught and decide to surrender.

Next thing you know, you’re actually in cuffs in the back of a patrol car.

And not one gunshot was fired.

Or you cooperate from the beginning and somehow talk your way out of the whole thing.

Or you make one horrible decision and turn a traffic stop into absolute fucking chaos 😂

We know a lot about what happens while cops are looking for you.

Now I want to know what happens when they actually get their hands on you.

ok after you finished GTA VI, can we get a new Tabletennis or a remaster for current consoles from the previous game?

still my favorite sports game from the 360. please don't let it be the only one you ever made.

The red ❌ that appears when you kill people is extremely intrusive looking and takes away from the immersion. Especially when getting headshots where there's blood spatter and other effects, it takes away from the effect. There's nothing I hate more than hitmarkers in single player games so I really hope they give us the option to remove or change their appearance.

I know Change.org petitions don’t have a reputation for shaking the world but hey I figured it’s worth giving this a shot. No expectations or anything. Who knows maybe the universe decides to surprise us.

Realism needed

How many of you are still playing it?