Another huge cultural event this month: The newest GTA release
Vice City will be back, but it will not be the same as we all know and love.
The original Vice City transported players to a nostalgic version of 80s Miami. The neon lights, the palm trees, pastel suits, and the soundtrack will forever be engraved in our minds.
GTA VI will take players to the same geographical location, but instead, it will be America as we know it now.
The contrast is striking. The old Vice City was more of a fantasy of excess, a lot like the Scarface cinematic universe; this one looks more like an examination of what Florida is like today.
The game will have built-in social media posts and accounts, and players will be able to follow storylines through them, making everything feel even more three-dimensional. So the fictional world won't only have people; it will have people doing what people do know: perform for other people online and endlessly chase attention. Imagine the possibilities that opens up for a game; it's like another universe within the universe.
Apparently, music will be a huge part of this new release, bringing artists like Tame Impala, SZA, King Lizard, amongst others. Does this new game have the potential to become iconic like the first versions? Or does something have to be entirely new to become a durable hit?
GTA V had a remarkably solid roleplaying community, where people spent their time inside the game crafting their stories and making friends. Not everyone was out there stealing cars or committing crime; some of them were actually building community.
If you think about it, even if the setting is imaginary, the friendships, the disagreements, the love stories, the lore- everything is real. What actually separates that from what we normally call society? Will this tendency towards virtual communities further increase with time? Will anyone remain in the actual world?
We're only ten days away from the game's release, and even the non-gamers are excited or considering playing. For me, you don't have to know how to steal a car or be a long-time player to enjoy this new version. You can start with this one, and if you fall in love with the game, you can always go back to the more iconic versions and understand what these gamer lunatics have been ranting about this whole time.
Either way, while you wait, enjoy this meme list!
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