2023-12-05 11:23:37
Grand Theft Auto VI will be released in 2025 and already promises its share of chases, parties on yachts, as well as a… escaped alligator.
The video uploaded by Rockstar Games to 2013.
The studio had planned to broadcast it on Tuesday, but decided to put it online early because of a “leak,” he said.
In the trailer, a prison guard asks a young woman in an orange jumpsuit, that of American prisoners, “Lucia, do you know why you are here?”
“Lack of luck I guess?”, replies Lucia, who we then find standing in a convertible launched on the highway then, wad of banknotes in hand, in another car driven by a man. “The only way for us to get through this is to stay together,” she assures her companion.
The video thus evokes a criminal duo à la “Bonnie and Clyde” and confirms several rumors about the new episode, including those of the location and a central, playable female character, a first for GTA.
This video had been viewed more than 42 million times on YouTube almost seven hours after it was posted.
According to the parent company of Rockstar Games, the American company Take-Two, the entire franchise has sold 410 million copies worldwide, including 190 million for the latest opus. Grand Theft Auto Vreleased in 2013 and record holder for industry sales in the United States both in volume and value.
“Surreal portrait of America”
But its success has not been without controversy, in particular because of the sulphurous aspect of the game which features individuals engaging in criminal behavior and which, according to its detractors, encourages players to reproduce their own actions. character, accusations rejected by Take-Two.
The franchise has been banned or restricted in several countries.
In previous episodes, players could play as a member of the Italian mafia in New York (or Liberty City), follow in the footsteps of Scarface hero Tony Montana in Miami (Vice City) or slip into the shoes of a former member gang in Los Angeles (Los Santos).
On the program: car thefts, robberies, drug sales or street battles, against a backdrop of a soundtrack adapted to the era and style of the city crossed.
“Brother, this game is going to be a surreal portrait of America,” reacted Internet user AdequateAlien on one of the many forums on the Reddit platform dedicated to video games.
“From the psychedelic neon lights in the sky to the strange encounters with the characters. I feel like I’m overdoing it with this game but it looks crazy,” the user continued.
Deliberately politically incorrect, GTA allows players to “behave in ways that would immediately cause problems in real life, or even risk prison or death,” says Wedbush analyst Nick McKay.
“Caricatural” representations
“In everyday life, our behavior is largely dictated by what society allows or prohibits us to do. In GTA everything is possible when you want it and if it has consequences, you just have to restart the game,” he explains.
Beyond the issue of violence, the series has been heavily criticized for its misogynistic representations of women and caricatures of minorities, not to mention the scenes of torture.
Certainly, Grand Theft Auto V has integrated non-playable transgender characters, but “they are totally caricatured sex workers”, noted Blair Durkee, associate director in charge of the video game sector of the organization GLAAD for the defense of LGBT+ rights, ahead of the release of the trailer.
“We really hope that Grand Theft Auto VI have a more inclusive approach,” she insisted.
Freedom of action in an ever-expanding universe is one of the keys to GTA’s success.
“I can follow the scripted story or just explore the world and cause chaos for fun,” recalls Mr. McKay, “few things are impossible.”
Five years after the release of Grand Theft Auto VRockstar Games had shifted the universe of GTA online, distilling new content and at the same time maintaining the interest of its immense community.
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