Ben Hinchliffe, a former developer who worked on LA Noire, GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption 2 et GTA 6shared his thoughts on this upcoming installment in an interview with GTA VI O’clock. The designer left Rockstar in 2021 but still closely follows the evolution of the project.
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The realism of GTA 6 may “bluff” you
According to him, the team is refining the game which will integrate a San Andreas mini-game, fixing bugs and optimizing GTA 6. Ben Hinchliffe explains that one of the big challenges is anticipating the unforeseen ways in which players will try to complete missions. For developers, this means having to plan Loads of possibilities to keep everything flowing.
As an outside observer, Ben Hinchliffe is very curious to see how the project has evolved since its departure. “I’m really looking forward to seeing how the content, the story and all the new features I saw back then take shape in the final version” explains the developer.
Ben Hinchliffe also insists on the realism of GTA 6who according to him « va bluffer » the players. “When you look at each new Rockstar game, everything becomes more realistic: the behaviors, the actions of the characters… each time, they go further”explains the developer. These remarks are in line with those of Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar’s parent company, which promises that the title will set new standards. Recall that another former employee explained that the publisher will not release GTA 6 only if the game is fully ready.
This interview comes as fans are still waiting for a second trailer, almost a year after the first. Some even hope that an announcement could arrive before the presentation of the Take-Two results, scheduled for November 8, where this revolutionary realism evoked by Ben Hinchliffe could finally be revealed.
