Grand Theft Auto 6

If I was Rockstar's dad I would order them to complete a full single player game before they are even allowed to think about the tiniest amount of multiplayer anything. But I'm not, and they won't, and we all know where the money's at.

If I play another GTA game (or any R* open world game for that matter) I'd want to see a complete departure from the stale mission structure they currently use for single player.

If I could design a GTA game I'd want it to be The Ultimate Crimelord Simulator™. The aim of the game is to gain 100% influence across the whole map, at which point you'd have the police and all other people of importance in your pocket.

Influence would be gained by gaining the favour of key characters, or by buying certain property and businesses.

The map would be littered with fully functioning businesses (from corner shops, to banks, all with staff routines) all of which can be robbed at any point in freeplay, in any way you choose (think Hitman) as long as you think your plan of attack and crew is good enough.

You can find and recruit new crew members (some with special skills) from across the map, as well as gain the influence of people by doing favours (freeform missions). This could be anyone from a security guard to the mayor, who will look the other way when instructed, or allow you special privileges in other ways.

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If done well that approach could be good, but making it so freeform can also lead to games being a bit wooly and potentially repetitive. I like the games having a narrative, and if it's replaced with a sandbox it could get lost.

I'm just having flashbacks to Mafia 3.

That's basically Saints Row 3. The mayor is and you can recruit him

Yeah I'm in agreement, there's no replacement for a well thought out and scripted structure.

Imagine if the central character is a trans woman. That would be quite some fallout.

Or just have the lead character be motivated by a Dog Day Afternoon kinda scenario.

I'd be keen to see a GTA game where the main character is the butt of all the usual jokes and misogyny, and how they could play with that. 

Agree about Trevor.

Imagine being a female character and walking past a construction site, getting cat-calls, etc. I think it would be great.

I want to play as a white person getting upset about representation.

So a Lozza Fox Sim?

Genuine question - are people who only like single player GTA V in it for the story or the gameplay? Because the writing in more recent GTA Online content (like The Contract missions) is far, far better than it was at launch.

I've put hundreds of hours into GTA Online so I, personally, wouldn't mind a sequel that brings some of the online elements into the main campaign. I think it could be done well, in a way that's not too far from other popular online multiplayer games, without sacrificing the story and characters that people associate with GTA 3-5. And if your concern is idiots ruining the experience for you by griefing, or gaining an advantage with Shark cards, there will always be an option to go offline for some or all of it depending on your preference. Private lobbies have been an option in GTA Online for years, for exactly that reason.

If the main character is female get ready for the amount of comments of 'Grand Theft Woke' to poison the discussion on social media, comment threads, forums, just everywhere really. Already happens to the smallest indie titles, nevermind a long anticipated sequel to one of the biggest dudebro series out there.

I sort of like GTA Online but they utterly messed up by having stuff like the Oppressor Mk2 (or Shitbike, for short). If the online was a bit more grounded and you could move your merchandise without it basically getting auto missiled it would be more rewarding. Being able to out drive a pursuer is much more fun. Dipping down alleys, taking tricky tight turns and gaps in traffic is great fun and if you get killed that way, fair play. Someone just auto targeting and pressing a button is crap.