JeuxVideo.com points out that the launch trailer shows Jason and Lucia very close, while Rockstar described their romance as optional and shaped by player choices.
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The GTA 6 launch trailer leans heavily on Jason and Lucia's intimacy, and JeuxVideo.com spots a mismatch: Rockstar said the romance would be optional. The outlet argues the publisher is sending mixed signals about what players will actually experience.
Released Thursday, about thirty days before the November 19 launch, the 90-second film runs on "Flower in a Hurricane" by Justice with Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, per Rockstar's post as relayed by JeuxVideo.com. Beyond helicopters falling around Jason, it is the shower scenes and the pair's closeness that stand out. JeuxVideo.com also notes details about Jason Duval's past and Lucia's situation, with an ankle monitor. Our music page tracks the soundtrack.
No, going by what Rockstar explained at the presentation held for a handful of outlets and creators. According to JeuxVideo.com, the studio said the two characters stay bound by their criminal activities, but that their romance is optional and evolves, for better or worse, with the player's choices. How intimate they get would depend on how you play.
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Hence JeuxVideo.com's question: why show this much closeness if it is not representative of the experience? It offers two guesses, a sequence unrelated to the game's timeline, or just a marketing tool. Rockstar has said nothing about it, and the context of these scenes is unknown.
The city offers shared activities, JeuxVideo.com recalls: a workout, a walk in a park, a cocktail on a rooftop or a night in the neon streets. Those moments, more than cutscenes, should build the relationship. We previously covered the sweat system, which reacts to both heroes' effort.
For buyers nothing concrete changes: the trailer is promotion, not gameplay footage. But it fixes the image of a couple at the heart of the game, while Rockstar says each player will dose the relationship. At launch we will see whether these scenes are fixed story moments or options. Until then, it is wise not to conclude from 90 seconds of editing.
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By Chloé · GTAVIFRANCE newsroom
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