Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM PST
The next meeting will take place on November 21st at Vocari Hub. It starts at 1 PM and ends at 10 PM, but you don’t have to stay the whole time and can come and go as you please. The featured game is Grand Theft Auto 6 which I will have installed on three PlayStation 5 systems and two Xbox Series X systems ready to play during the event. Note however that I’m only buying the normal edition, not the premium version of Grand Theft Auto 6 which has more vehicles I think. Also Grand Theft Auto 6 does not have a multiplayer mode or PC version right now. There’s a rumor that it may come out as early as February, but it’s not confirmed at all and could get pushed back. I will provide four pizzas, soda and bottled water for guests to eat during the party.
Grand Theft Auto 6 has two playable characters Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos who are partners both in crime and physically. Like Grand Theft Auto 5 you can switch between playing either character and the map will zoom in on their current location. You can also go on missions with both characters and have the computer control the person you are not. Supposedly there’s a relationship system with a four point scale and cut scenes will play out differently if Lucia and Jason have a closer bond as a couple. You still have a five star wanted level but the new Heat system encourages players to change their clones, hair, vehicle or split the two of them up so that they don’t match police descriptions and the wanted level goes down. There’s also something called a Criminal Profile which acts as a moral compass with the rankings from Professional to Irredeemable.
Grand Theft Auto 6 takes place in a pretend State called Leonida and it’s capital is Vice City from the second PlayStation 2 game. The open world is much larger; supposedly 60 square miles or at least twice the size of the map in Grand Theft Auto 5. There are many islands to explore in addition to the normal cities and cars you can also pilot planes, ships, race cars, motorcycles, fan boats, helicopters, dirt bikes and even be a passenger on a public bus or commuter train. I also heard that increment weather can not only make it difficult to see where you are going but also lighting for example can damage your vehicle. It seems like they made the process of stealing a car more difficult. Drivers might fight back, have a Lowjack tracking system or just be really low on gasoline which makes getting away tougher. Lastly once you own a car you can use the Scooter Bros App to transport it from your garage to wherever you are on the map and the trunk will even be loaded with weapons.
Supposedly the speed at which the game shifts from day to night has been slowed down compared to earlier games, but I’m not sure by how much. The developers say that pedestrians all have a routine, job, vehicle, and home and that the homes are explorable. To what extent I’m not sure. There are all types of dogs in the game, cute ones and even police dogs. I don’t know if Jason or Lucia can adopt or train a dog however. I only know of a few side activities like robberies, selling cars to a fence, racing, basketball, pool or darts. You can also go hunting or fishing for wild animals much like Rockstar’s other series Red Dead Redemption.
