latina (cuban?? am I racist for being unsure…) mommy

  • Comp4 [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    Im not hyped for it but I will admit im very curious how it will turn out.

    • RamrodBaguette [comrade/them, he/him]
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      202 years ago

      Yeah, same story here. Never really cared for GTA beyond/before 4 (which is apparently the black sheep lol), but I have to admit the Bonnie and Clyde theme is an interesting turn. I guess, in my case, it’s also because it seems like the protagonist isn’t boring and unsympthetic (cough 5).

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      122 years ago

      The protagonist seem pretty stale. But honestly I hated the first RDR2 trailer because it just sounded like a basic story about getting money. But it ended up being my favorite game. I think Rockstar is just bad at creating a first impression at least for me.

      What really interests me is the events and characters shown in the trailer. Cyberpunk 2077 did the same thing and promised dynamic events in the city, but look how that panned out. But Rockstar is usually pretty good with adding details so it might actually be pretty diverse

    • Tunnelvision [they/them]
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      152 years ago

      My thoughts exactly. I had no hype at first since I didn’t like 5 very much, but now I’m interested at the very least. Could easily be shitty, but I’m hoping not.

      • Comp4 [she/her]
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        112 years ago

        Yeah I hope its a great game for all the people that really care about GTA. Im not even huge into GTA but the Florida setting + sandbox might win me over.

        • Tunnelvision [they/them]
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          112 years ago

          I know absolutely nothing about Florida culture other than gators and the beach. I didn’t even really like vice city because even when I was younger it was already too old of a game. I was also not really into the Miami vice feel they were going for. This game however looks like it’s gonna be some kind of Bonnie and Clyde type game which is more interesting I think.

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            Well at the very least GTA 6 should be a fun historical relic for future generations. Since Florida is gonna sink into the sea.

            (Also yes Bonnie+Clyde does sound fun)

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    I don’t understand why conservatives were automatically angry with this game just because of a female character. Couple gangs exist in real life. Aside from Bonnie and Clyde, there are several spree/serial killers with a couple dynamic. Did they forget that Natural Born Killers is a controversial movie that people tried to censor? Shouldn’t they be celebrating the game for taking that path?

    • Adkml [he/him]
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      142 years ago

      You’re giving them too much credit if you think the thought process was anything more than “women in my vidya, bad!!” Because that’s what they’ve been told to think for a decade.

    • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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      272 years ago

      Because there’s a segment of gamer reactionary culture that hates the idea of females entering the gaming space, i.e. gamergate never ended for these fucking “people” and they are eternally angry.

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        I just wish theyd give up hating women because I do sympathize with wanting gaming to be a niche thing, I hate twitch, big corporations and con culture.

        • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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          72 years ago

          I liked cons when they were ways for fellow fans and people interested to gather and meet and enjoy something togethor. Like all things though it’s more or less become major advertising centers for major entertainment companies.

  • Mokey [none/use name]
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    322 years ago

    I cant wait to run over gusanos and rich people in this hyperrealistic game

    Theres no way this doesnt end badly, it kinda feels irresponsible to make a game like this

    • KarlBarqs [he/him, they/them]
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      392 years ago

      Ten bucks says the main character is a gusano. Probably some reference about their family fleeing the great evil for beautiful America and now she has to turn to crime to survive. Rockstar isn’t clever, and they love their right wing views.

      • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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        Rockstar isn’t clever, and they love their right wing views.

        RDR2 was far from right wing. Though Dan Houser said he never cared for GTA and only like RDR, so perhaps the writing direction will be different.

        Probably some reference about their family fleeing the great evil for beautiful America and now she has to turn to crime to survive.

        … did you play GTA 4? It was an ex-Yugoslav veteran coming to America to achieve the American dream only to realize it’s all fake and the people are stupid for believing it.

        San Andres was literally about CRASH harassing black people and forcing you to be involved with crime. At worst they’re libertarian but they seem to lean on the “wow the government is really shitty and we have to resort to crime” angle.

        • Tunnelvision [they/them]
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          72 years ago

          Yeah I’ve never seen GTA as a glorification of American culture. I don’t remember the stories to 3 and vice city, but San Andreas, 4, 5 definitely were not.

  • peppersky [he/him, any]
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    252 years ago

    Biggest media thing in the world and you deliver such a weak ass fucking trailer? There’s no oomph to it at all, random ass shots just thrown together, like something someone would throw together for a demo reel for internal use at some project meeting

    • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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      102 years ago

      Because g*mers have absolutely no tastes and will soyface all the same, so why bother putting in effort. Just look at the comment with 300k+ likes.

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      162 years ago

      That’s how they present the previous games. It’s obviously working because everyone is talking about it and anticipating the next trailers.

      The trailers are usually in this order:

      Game environment -> Story -> Gameplay -> Feature Showcase -> A little bit more serious trailer -> Multiplayer

      • peppersky [he/him, any]
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        42 years ago

        nah just look at the first trailers for gta iv and gta v and those feel way more inspired than this one. gta iv went for the full kooyanisqatsi bit and both of those trailers featured full monologues by their respective protagonists. this one doesn’t give you anything storywise besides what we already knew from leaks. the social media angle is also just so fucking done who really wants that shit in their videogames (especially when they are literally taken from real life)

    • CrushKillDestroySwag [none/use name]
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      82 years ago

      I kinda feel the same way. Maybe it’s just underwhelming because nothing could match GTA’s hype machine, but I felt like the whole trailer was building up and then ended before the payoff.

    • Grebgreb [he/him, they/them]
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      142 years ago

      Yeah compared to the Gta 4 trailers it’s pretty weak, even V’s trailer was better though the game itself wasn’t very good.

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      222 years ago

      After playing RDR2, I was hoping GTA 6 would have missions where you end up being roped into a CIA-backed Gusano plan to invade Cuba and get BTFO’d by not-Castro

      There’s still hope it’ll happen, especially if the company still values controversy

      • Tachanka [comrade/them]
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        322 years ago

        There’s still hope it’ll happen, especially if the company still values controversy

        but that’s not the kind of controversy they value. Politically they’ve always done the south park libertarian nihilist schtick of “isn’t all sides just equally crazy?!?!?!” RDR 2 might be a slight exception to that rule, because they set it 124 years ago

        • Moss [they/them]
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          52 years ago

          RDR2 is very sympathetic to native Americans and pretty anti-capitalist. I wouldn’t go as far as calling it an explicitly left wing game, because there is no political solution proposed to the problems presented, but its definitely critical of the right.

          Also, from what I’ve played of GTA, they only seem to shit on republicans and democrats, without falling into the “blue hair SJW” trope

  • Tachanka [comrade/them]
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    732 years ago

    WOKESTAR games makes WOMAN OF COLOR protagonist frothingfash

    they nailed contemporary florida btw; the energy is very correct

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        Florida is the Trump of America. Basically unfiltered and decadent

        Texas is the John Wayne / Chuck Norris of America. Basically an idealized version of individualism and frontier but in reality it’s just an act

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            192 years ago

            I’m from Texas. This is too accurate. Everyone here is a poseur (I’m sure I am too). I have Family from the Northern part of Florida, so while different, it is still insane. When I went to the beach by Peninsula, every house had Trump flags flying. Any hurricane would wipe those houses out instantly.

            • roux [he/him, they/them]
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              162 years ago

              I’m in the panhandle and there is this bizarre disconnect where these people just love their “rugged individualism” but then Sunday rolls around and they are all about church unity and outreach, but in a superficial sort of way. I hate how many people here are fake nice and fake smiles.

              “I’m not from Texas but I got here as soon as I could”, I’m gonna go puke now.

              And don’t get me started on all the fucking lifted trucks that never make it outside city limits…

              • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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                102 years ago

                I’ve heard the phrase about Florida that the more north you go, the more south it gets. Every time I’ve been to the FL panhandle I get the vibe that it is like rural Texas, but worse.