Yes, this isn't technically a FPS title, but it's a game that's getting more hype than you could shake a stick at, and that is a lot of hype. IGN has recently put up their nine page interview with Rockstar North's Aaron Garbut and Dan Houser.
Why am I bothering with a news post about GTA? It's going to be huge from both a gameplay standpoint, a media standpoint, and an entertainment standpoint. Am I overhyped for it? Yes. Yes, I am.
IGN: What really impressed me is that you managed to keep the idea of an open-world game in multiplayer, which is something most people seem to lose. GTA Race, in most games you'd be stuck in a car, stuck on a track. But f I want to jump out of my car, jack a new car or just shoot people or set up a road block, I am free to do what I like.Also of note are the leaked 360 achievements and the fourth and final preview trailer (HD version linked) for the game.
Houser: That's what I was saying where the world has to run, and then you have to design around that, because that's what the game is. You can't throw away what the core ideas of the game are just to make something. Well you can, but it's just a different game at that point. If you want to make a GTA game with multiplayer, it has to feel like GTA. It can't be, "Here's a series of side multiplayer modes that have some loose resemblance to this game." It has to feel very similar, but there's living people running around.
Why am I bothering with a news post about GTA? It's going to be huge from both a gameplay standpoint, a media standpoint, and an entertainment standpoint. Am I overhyped for it? Yes. Yes, I am.
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