Hari Seldon
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Corporate writing is absolutely terrible anymore. If someone’s not putting their name on the story and instead hiding behind a writers room it’s guaranteed to be mid at best.
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Grand Theft Auto VI will have more inclusion and less offensive content, says Bloomberg
Skelterz
Member
I’ll still get the game but I do hope that we find a way out of this hole we’re in GTA goes after everyone they don’t target the marginalised, Like South Park everybody gets it eventually some more than others maybe but that’s fine also imo nothing wrong with a joke.
And since when did people that want to be treated equal and like everyone else become a protected class that can’t be made fun of like literally everyone else by the way
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And since when did people that want to be treated equal and like everyone else become a protected class that can’t be made fun of like literally everyone else by the way
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Hugare
Member
For you then, I guess
Whats the main point of the conversarion again? And how am I avoiding it by saying the game will still be fun?
Dont remember of anyone saying that minority jokes were the main reason of why they love GTA, but you do you.
Sure you do. You just didnt mention any 'cause ... yeah. But you can Google it in case you reply to me again.
"Folks like you" lol. Boy, you know shit about me. I have no social media and I dont give a damn about woke shit. I'm amused at people that act like snowflakes on both sides, thats all.
Its almost as if I'm implying theres some nuance between making fun of minorities and scars from tities removal in my medieval game.
Anyway, I hope that you will find enjoyment in GTA VI despite this serious drawback.
Tokio Blues
Gold Member
They are maybe not making LGBTQ the butt of the joke, you know, like gays used to be in the 90's.
If they don't shove the LGBTQ agenda down our throats but also don't throw daggers on that community, it's almost for the better.
If a game success or humor cannot strive without not making fun of these peoples, then I'm not sure we play videogames for the same reasons.
GTA doesn't have to stop being offensive anyway. Does anyone think there's a lack of source material out of Florida man? In fact, are you guys ready for a "The Boys" realization where the typical Florida man gets to be the butt of the joke with political comparisons with modern days? GTA has always had anti-conservative satire, the radio shows especially. Does nobody remember Republican Space Rangers? Will it be woke now even though it's been in almost every GTA games?
I totally agree.
I dont know how many people would play San Andreas today if Its released as a whole new game. They will probably say that they forced a game around a black a dude being punished by white cops.
Fake
Member
New frames from GTA6
Holy shit lmao.
Putonahappyface
Gold Member
That killed my day one purchase.
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sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
Having "more inclusion" is offensive in and of itself. Read the fucking room and take note of the colossal failures like Concord who made sure they were "more inclusive", Rockstar.
Laptop1991
Member
Not a Grand Theft Auto then, just in name only, hopefully the SP game play will still be good, unlike Saint's Row!
Hugare
Member
Tbh, theres already a word for higher-ups calling the shots in their own company. It's called capitalism.
Every decision made is aimed at more proffit.
You guys are delusional if you think T2 would pull off a Bioware and scare most of their fan base. They'll just chill on the gay/trans jokes and make fun of everybody else.
Last Hearth
Member
That's because what's considered edgy and what's considered trite is contextual of their time and place.
Samus being a girl was considered edgy and shocking in its day, now days if a game did that everyone would be bored by it.
coachmcguirk91
Member
Why cant the game "wreak havoc" without ridiculing gays and transgenders? There is a difference between being "woke" and not punching down at minority groups. Hatred here is astounding
Fake
Member
I guess you are out of your mind sir.
Is there any punching down minorities in the game?
Or are you mistaking every NPC being equality punched?
lughnasadh123
Member
As always, I'll happily wait for the final product before judging instead of just going off on some vague comments. RDR2 was also more inclusive and less offensive yet was a fantastic game despite being a different series. GTA has a lot of room to grow into something a little more serious and grounded while still maintaining some of the nuttiness. Plus how do you even skewer anything when headlines are already crazier than what you could put into stories?
lughnasadh123
Member
To be fair some act offended by some just being in a game.
cormack12
Gold Member
This game won't fail and will do record numbers. Even when they removed some of the billboards from online people still played.
Even in the campaign Trevor was obviously into everything. I think this is just Schreier with wound licking bullshit. And then will try to play it up as a win for being burned by failguard.
Even in the campaign Trevor was obviously into everything. I think this is just Schreier with wound licking bullshit. And then will try to play it up as a win for being burned by failguard.
Last Hearth
Member
Because every group that is being joked about thinks they are being "punched down", so only jokes allowed will be about white straight males, and of course they will complain too, and those complaints will be dismissed as "right wing hate".
TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
If they hired woke writers for this game then there is no chance of it being funny.
Lucifers Beard
Member
The world hasn't been able to take a fucking joke in years, this doesn't surprise me at all coming from GTAV, the most stone faced boring story out of the entire series. I didn't get what all the fuss was about with that at all.
Itchy Tickles
Member
I'm pretty sure this was said a long time ago, too, like way way way before the trailer leaked. People were worried then that the humour and piss takes were gonna get screwed over and go down the wrong path like Saints Row did.
Obviously, we have only had 1 trailer, so we have no idea what it will be like, but GTA needs stupid shit, dark humour, and self awareness etc its part of what makes it so good. Trying to have a completely serious GTA sounds really bad (ignoring any potentional for forced nonsense), but who knows? Hopefully they saw what happened and is happening to games and companies forcing holier than thou agendas.
At least as a PC gamer, I don't need to be bothered for a few more years...
Obviously, we have only had 1 trailer, so we have no idea what it will be like, but GTA needs stupid shit, dark humour, and self awareness etc its part of what makes it so good. Trying to have a completely serious GTA sounds really bad (ignoring any potentional for forced nonsense), but who knows? Hopefully they saw what happened and is happening to games and companies forcing holier than thou agendas.
At least as a PC gamer, I don't need to be bothered for a few more years...
coachmcguirk91
Member
Transgenders represent something like .4% of the population. They have traditionally received a disproportionate amount of hate within GTA games given their relative miniscule population
And that's not to mention, Transgenders recieve a dramatically higher violent assault rate in the world. It's not a population that should be overly mocked. And maybe the biggest game in existence shouldn't be poking fun on a group that obviously has mental health issues that most of us should have some kind of compassion for
Ironman_Bad
Member
Well technically we don't need them offended in the script when we can offend them in gameplay 
MSduderino
Neo Member
Y'all hear "inclusion" and "offensive" and lose your minds without actually contextualizing. GTA6 will be just as edgy as the others. Everyone mad about this is literally saying "WTF, we aren't getting trans jokes?" There really isn't any more nuance to it than that.
48086
Member
This has been known since 2022. There is one demographic and one world view that will be made fun of and attacked.
www.bloomberg.com
Rockstar Games Cleaned Up Its Frat-Boy Culture — and Grand Theft Auto, Too
With a new tone at the company and a change in creative direction, GTA VI will probably feel very different from its predecessor
www.bloomberg.com
Papa_Wisdom
Gold Member
Will there be a pulling a barv mini game?
LordOcidax
Member
Less offensive doesn’t means it’s not going to be offensive to WOKE people 
. It’s going to be offensive just a little less compared to who knows 
. It’s going to be offensive just a little less compared to who knows 
coachmcguirk91
Member
Did you watch the trailer? People of all skin colors were being mockedThis has been known since 2022. There is one demographic and one world view that will be made fun of and attacked.
Rockstar Games Cleaned Up Its Frat-Boy Culture — and Grand Theft Auto, Too
With a new tone at the company and a change in creative direction, GTA VI will probably feel very different from its predecessor
SkyHighTrees
Member
but there should be all the jokes towards all the folk
Silver Wattle
Gold Member
I was hopeful for a return to form after the snore-fest that was GTA 5, guess I'm just done with the franchise.
justiceiro
Marlboro: Other M
A game about mudering and theft worried about being offensive, jahahahahhhaahahhahah
ComputerBlue
Member
I personally don’t care if they’re not as offensive, because these games were never that offensive to begin with, they got that reputation because they were video games. Think about the stink they would cause back in the day when they released, protests and news headlines and groups trying to have them shut down for how violent they were, those games are so tame by today’s standards.
What I do care about though, is if they force some type of political messages and shit. I don’t need to be lectured.
What I do care about though, is if they force some type of political messages and shit. I don’t need to be lectured.
InterMusketeer
Member
Capitalism never prevented them from putting jokes about everyone in the game. What changed? That's what being discussed here.
Plenty of recent examples of companies shooting themselves in the foot for no monetary benefit.
We don't know what the game's gonna be like because it's not out yet. If they make fun of everyone except one (or several) protected group(s) then yes, that is concerning. People get to talk about that and disagree with this different direction.
Syphon Filter
Member
cope more wokie.
MSduderino
Neo Member
That's not what anyone is really saying. It's " why can't we have tranny jokes, too?"
Soodanim
Member
Precisely what GTA was known for: political correctness and safe humour.
GTA used to take the shotgun approach and poke fun at anyone and everyone with everything from puns to full blown caricatures. Half of it wasn't even something anyone sane should find offensive, either. Transfender for example is a one letter change wordplay, anyone inferring more than that should blame themselves.
But this was always going to happen. The creators are gone and Rockstar don't care because they make literal billions from the Online portion of the game. The story is an excuse to get people in the door, so they're going for a as broad appeal as possible knowing. Minimise risk, maximise profit. Didn't the Trilogy Remaster already change things?
GTA went downhill after the PS2 anyway so it's no loss to me whatever the game does. If I want fun GTA I play the old games.
GTA used to take the shotgun approach and poke fun at anyone and everyone with everything from puns to full blown caricatures. Half of it wasn't even something anyone sane should find offensive, either. Transfender for example is a one letter change wordplay, anyone inferring more than that should blame themselves.
But this was always going to happen. The creators are gone and Rockstar don't care because they make literal billions from the Online portion of the game. The story is an excuse to get people in the door, so they're going for a as broad appeal as possible knowing. Minimise risk, maximise profit. Didn't the Trilogy Remaster already change things?
GTA went downhill after the PS2 anyway so it's no loss to me whatever the game does. If I want fun GTA I play the old games.
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Mortisfacio
Member
I didn't like GTA 5, so I'm still in the same boat after this rumor: Waiting for steam reviews
MSduderino
Neo Member
Trevor was a horribly written character and a big part of that was he was offensive just for the sake of pushing the envelop and offending others.
There have always been off color jokes and inappropriateness to avoid even in R* games and the like. They never added hate speech or made blatantly anti-semetic or racist jokes in the games. They've made plenty of characters and situations based on stereotypes or ripped from the headlines, but it never went into promoting hate territory. So many in this thread are just mad they don't get to "own the libs."
semiconscious
Member
makes me wonder: if this schreier article'd never existed, & if, between now & gta6' release, there was no info indicating that scriptwriters'd been told to do / not do whatever, & then the game released, & everyone played it, would there really've been a thread within the first 2 weeks titled 'hey, why are there no trans jokes in gta6?'...
