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Jimquisition Fun & Priorities

Grand Theft Auto V is designed to be fun, says Rockstar. Sounds like a no-brainer, but that little bit of PR buzztalk says a lot more than you may think.

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HonestDragon3936d ago

Jim has a point here. The trailer for Grand Theft Auto V does show promise, but fun is a relative term in the industry. Rockstar nor the video mentioned anything about targeting a "set audience". The community of Grand Theft Auto is already huge. They know what they want to do to keep the game appealing and replayable. Quite a few groups know how to make their games the way they want as opposed to how others do by thinking mass appeal.

I was very disappointed by Resident Evil 6 and Dead Space 3. When the developer and publisher openly or just nudge the idea that a particular product is made to appeal to "x" audience that is when creative vision and care are thrown out the window. The reason why both games were unsuccessful compared to their predecessors is because they aimed to make money out of the Call of Duty crowd and use conventional yet hated business practices that they support. Well, it's no surprise given they were published by Capcom and EA.

zerocrossing3935d ago

This hits on a few points I made earlier, but basically GTA-V will most likely be successful due to the fact that the developers know what the fanbase wants, so they will aim to please them instead of assuming the fanbase will stay loyal even after the devs alter the game in order to appeal to a wider audience.

You want to know how to make a successful franchise? look at Dynasty warriors 8, that franchise has been going strong for years because the devs don't give a damn about mass appeal, they know what makes their game popular and aren't willing to screw fans over in order to sucker in new blood.

HonestDragon3935d ago

Very true. They can add stuff after release (like expansion packs), but they know the audience. They know what GTA fans want and what potential buyers might be interested in. Action and open world gamers would like this one.

Dynasty Warriors with eight installments to the core series is a huge achievement. The devs know exactly who they are marketing to. Even then, there's always potential of new gamers becoming fans. They don't need to cater to anyone else. That is where Capcom and EA failed with Resident Evil 6 and Dead Space 3.

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GTA 5’s cut “James Bond Trevor” DLC was already part-shot, actor says

The GTA 5 Agent Trevor DLC episode could have been a real treat for fans on PlayStation and Xbox, before it was scrubbed sometime before 2017.

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Killer2020UK2d ago

More interested in money than giving fans what they want. Such a shame

CrimsonWing692d ago

With the amount of money they generated, I just don’t understand the scrubbing of this. It would’ve been fantastic for fans.

Profchaos2d ago

I really want to know who drove the decision to focus on multiplayer was it Rockstar or take two.

Because when online started taking off many of the studio leads began having falling outs and leading including a founder

Demetrius1d 14h ago

Ikr mfs that greedy it's ridiculous

andy852d ago

This makes me sad. Trevor was one of my favourite characters in gaming

Demetrius1d 14h ago

One of the reason I believe once gta 6 release, most of us thoroughly play it, enjoy the world they crafted then after that no offline support, no dlc at all

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Grand Theft Auto V PC Optimized: Best Graphics Settings in 2024

Grand Theft Auto V was released on PC on the 14th of April 2015. That means the game will be nine years old in four days, and it’s still among the most-played titles on Steam. With a 24-hour peak of 145K players, it’s as popular as Baldur’s Gate 3, Apex: Legends, and Destiny 2.

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The Best Open World Adventures In Gaming History

The freedom to explore large areas, approach objectives in multiple ways, and stumble across amusing distractions will always be an excellent format for video games, but some do it better than others. To celebrate the formula and parse the best from the best, have a look at the best open-world games of all time so far.

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