2023-12-05 01:27:00
Fans were impatiently awaiting it: a first trailer for the next installment of “Grand Theft Auto” (GTA) was released on Monday, ten years after the release of the previous installment of the very popular and controversial action game.
“GTA VI” sortira en 2025.
The video uploaded by Rockstar Games to X (formerly Twitter) and YouTube shows a return of the video game to “Vice City” – the Miami-inspired setting – and, for the first time, a female main character.
The studio had planned to broadcast it on Tuesday, but decided to anticipate its release online 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 what you are here for?”
“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.
It received more than 3 million approving votes on YouTube within an hour of posting.
According to Rockstar Games’ parent company, the American company Take-Two, the entire franchise has sold 410 million copies worldwide, including 190 million for the latest opus “GTA V” released in 2013 and record holder for sales in the sector in the United States both in volume and value.
– “Surreal” –
But its success has not been without controversy, particularly 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 character’s actions themselves. , 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.
GTA VI is not to be outdone, with parties on yachts, a runaway alligator and many chases.
“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 weird character encounters. 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,” said Wedbush analyst Nick McKay.
– “Caricatures” –
“In everyday life, our behavior is largely dictated by what society allows or forbids us to do. In GTA anything 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 particularly misogynistic representations of women and caricatures of minorities, not to mention the scenes of torture.
Certainly, “GTA V” 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, in ahead of the release of the trailer.
“We really want GTA VI to 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 “GTA V”, Rockstar 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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