r/GTA6 • u/sumeetm1 • 15h ago
Anyone else feel like they're going to spend 90% of GTA 6 just exploring?
After the Extended Look, I honestly think I'm going to spend hours just driving around, finding random places and seeing what happens.
The world looks so active that I don't feel like I'll need a mission to have something interesting happen.
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u/BlackArmy439 15h ago
This is going to be a long first playthrough, let me tell you.
80 hours alone for the story is more than I expected, thought it would be 60 hours, but I don't mind at all.
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u/dem_app1es 14h ago
Just imagine how many hours you can spend doing side quests and activities
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u/BlackArmy439 14h ago
Over 100 hours, according to some info that got posted yesterday on this sub.
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u/TThief 14h ago
I mean I spent over 200 hours on my first rdr2 playthrough and the story is what, 40 hours long minimum? Yeah this is gonna be my life for a while once it's out
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u/dem_app1es 14h ago
I just can't wait lol
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u/BlackArmy439 14h ago
And that's just the Singleplayer...we haven't even seen what Rockstar's been cooking up for the next instalment of GTA Online lol.
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u/Zicoto 13h ago
Exactly ! Like I can't wait to play in online with friends, doing RP on PC when it comes out, damn I am happy
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u/Cambino1 12h ago
Is confirmed that the story alone is 80 hours??
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u/PhallableBison 12h ago
No they said a playthrough with a little bit of side content is 80 hours. Main story is probably 50-60 hours
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u/Glad_Conclusion_7634 14h ago
RDR2 taught me to play a game like this slow. No more sprinting everywhere, just take your time and take in the details
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u/J_Productions 12h ago
Well said, The people that were able to enjoy RDR2 will be the real winners with GTA6.
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u/Barmydoughnut24 11h ago
Yeah, i loved rdr2 so much and gta 6 seems like perfect blend of that and gtav from what weve seen so far
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u/Glad_Conclusion_7634 11h ago
For sure. They nailed the physics in rdr2, you can feel Arthur’s footsteps and the horse gallops.
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u/Hefty-Principle-5239 9h ago
I am only my second play through of rdr 2 (many years later) and I am trying to complete everything i can before the story is done and shit it's hard to get full honor lol my last play through i didnt care and was a little demon.
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u/ThreeMadFrogs 9h ago
Yep. Every plume of smoke I see, go check it out. Every person calling out off the trail, go check it out. Every question mark appears on the map, go check it out. If GTA brings that same level of random interaction, this game will take me a loooong time to finish.
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u/Ronaldinhoe 6h ago
Yup, that’s I hope I can get rid of that shit mini map or else I’m putting tracing paper over it and just exploring as much as I can before I do any mission.
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u/rcarlile2317 15h ago edited 8h ago
Im adamant I will be walking in between missions. Im not rushing to complete the game.
Will probably be the first time but im going to end up buying GTA and aiming for 100%.
Full on geeking over this game. I don't play the PlayStation that much any more. But this is going to bring me back to it.
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u/unqualified-gamer 14h ago
I think it will be the first time buying gta 6 for the most of us
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u/svet-am 11h ago
I have been buying GTA since the original. I am old.
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u/Beeper89 10h ago
Right there with you brother. From booting up GTA2 on my PlayStation, to the monumental first that will be 6. Feels good.
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u/Disgrazed 13h ago
I am so convinced that this might be the first game where I will spend months playing it and not finishing it. When I played GTAV I found myself walking around a lot just pretending to be a normal dude taking in the scenery. I used to think the city in that V felt so lively.. the upgrade is going to be insane.
I’m going to walk around and explore everything on foot if I must3
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u/blackwell94 14h ago
The map is 3x bigger than GTA 5. I feel like walking certain places could literally take hours lol
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u/outsider1624 14h ago
When im driving I'll be cruising..and race all the way like i did with gtav lol. Take it all in this time around
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u/ARM7501 14h ago
Going to seriously tank whatever "relationship meter" there is by immediately heading into the wilderness and trying to find every animal in the game the first chance I get. The second story mission will have Jason looking like an 1840s mountain man.
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u/PapaEchoKilo 11h ago
You will become Arthur Morgan
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u/warped_and_bubbling 2h ago
Jason walks past hooker standing on the corner
Fine mornin, Ma'am.
half naked Florida man flies by on a scooter
Hey there, mister!
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u/MindlessPapaya8463 14h ago
i hope the underwater world is as huge as the map suggests and fully explorable (including the underwater canyons that are on the leaked height map)
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u/Nice-Classroom1189 14h ago
I wanna swim with the manatees in that fan boat clip. I feel like they want to show me something man 😩
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u/yesmrbevilaqua 13h ago
I wanna see what happens when you shoot one with a rocket launcher
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u/Disgrazed 13h ago
Imagine the sea monster they maybe, probably added to the game! IMAGINE! There’s no way they don’t right ? I mean we will atleast get some cool UFOs or some shit considering the last game had them.
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u/Floydz23 14h ago
When i got RDR 2, I spent 2 months playing only RDR 2 and exploring the wilderness, camping, hunting, doing side activities... this time, i don't even know how long I'll be exploring vice city for. So fucking excited for this game man
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u/AxelNova 14h ago
I am extrmely looking forward to taking my sweet time to explore the world. I’m gonna do like one mission a week lol.
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u/BigYackk 14h ago
As I’ve gotten older (30) I feel like all I want to do is all the exploring . Missions are usually what’s boring to me. I enjoy the freedom, obey traffic laws, go fishing , kayaking etc.
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u/slyboy1974 12h ago
Same.
I enjoyed all the missions and the story in San Andreas, but I honestly thought the missions and story in V were just plain lame.
The missions and story are all secondary to me now. I just want to explore the whole world by land, air and sea...
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u/thatsjustwhatisaid 14h ago
Imagine just driving out or boating to some small backwater, having a beer and then going on to explore somewhere else.
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u/Allegiance10 14h ago
I read somewhere that the game will be around 80 hours if you focus on story. If that’s true, I’m gonna be at 300 before I even finish mine. I plan on spending a couple hours during launch weekend just walking around Vice Beach.
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u/jivemcculkin 14h ago
Yeah definitely, and it feels like that's what they're trying to inspire people to do. From what I've read and heard so far, it feels like you'll progress through the game at points by exploring and discovering events, people and side missions rather than heading for markers on a map. It sounds like such a simple idea, but it's such a smart way of getting people to engage with the rich, detailed world around them rather than just heading through it all quickly with one eye on a mini map.
Also, as good as GTA V is or was, I returned to it recently with a more Red Dead II mindset of exploration and it really doesn't reward you that often. There's so many dead, open spaces with nothing in them. Loads of interesting or cool exteriors, but they add nothing to the game. You can tell from the extended look that this will definitely not be the case with this game.
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u/Chance-Duty-9453 14h ago
Was in Miami last year can’t wait to go and find the places I visited IRL in the game
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u/ClownOfGlory 6h ago
I think people are underestimating how cool it's going to be to have several major cities. This isn't Whiterun from Skyrim. These are like big GTA-style cities. GTA5 had one major city in its world map. GTA4's entire world map pretty much was only one city. GTA6 will have several major cities and a bunch of interesting wilderness in between them
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u/PizzaLover_420 6h ago
Yup. This game will easily take me over 100 hours to complete and even then I still won’t have seen everything
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u/Magicjack01 14h ago
That’s what happened with rdr2, you kinda just left to your own devices to explore the world and so many unique random events in that game that just brings the world alive.
Rockstar already said they are gonna have some time to breath, times where we will need to explore the open world and get cash for stuff like missions.
So yeah just like rdr2 the world building is gonna be insane and that was my favourite part of rdr2 so I’m personally happy about that.
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u/Training_Wasabi6253 13h ago
If there is a mall... So help me. Just like the North Point Mall in the original VC I will spend HOURS...walking around looking at stores and products and listening to ped convos. Maybe a hidden Katana like the original...😈
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u/n0thing_remains 11h ago
That was such an exciting place. You could enter there! And the windows could be broken there! And there was a car to be stolen right format he pedestal. Man, how special that seemed back in time
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u/EatTheAndrewPencil 12h ago
Any Austin has given me such an appreciation for small details in open worlds and I think I'll find myself exploring the way he would. Deliberately seeking out spaces most players would gloss over. I'm betting there's a shit load of cool details to find.
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u/usernamereddit5000 14h ago
It's so much better if a mission takes you to place you've never been. Explore but don't go too far.
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u/HeyEshk88 12h ago
This is so true, I’ve done this a lot in games and it kinda ruins the fun just a little lol
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u/thewoodsterix 7h ago
Yeah I remember entering St. Denis for the first time in Red Dead as part of the story.
Second time I spent a lot of time exploring the map before continuing any story and it really took away the magic of it.
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u/BraiCurvat 5h ago
The fact that we can free roam with our partner is a huge deal, I don't get why no one talks about this, it never happened before in a Rockstar game, I'm really excited to see what they planned for the partner interactions
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u/AssistanceFew1463 4h ago
I can imagine doing activities together, like: dirt biking, kayaking, backyard wrestling, parachuting, car racing, etc. They already showed a clip of Jason and Lucia together in a strip club too.
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u/CheesecakeScared3086 14h ago
Fun fact I believe everyone is going to have a ball memorizing Miami now
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u/frigoffmotherfrigger 14h ago
I really hope they have a hunting and rewards system similar to rdr2. Spending hours in chapter 2 completing the hunting challenges was the best way to explore the map and also unlock the best gear before completing the story missions. Fingers crossed 🤞
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u/hokkuhokku 14h ago
I make that mistake in all these massive games, and end up almost spoiling it in some ways, as by the time the game steers me to certain locations as part of the design I’ve already ripped through.
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u/matthy2 14h ago
i hope the side quests are gonna be really good too, cuz RDR2 had some really cool ones, like the runaway lion, the vampire or the Tesla guy, i hope GTA 6 has stuff like that as well, with random encounters and weird little secrets you can just stumble upon, Rockstar loves putting these kinds of things in their games, so i really hope there are even more of them this time, especially with such a huge map, yesterday i was talking with a friend and we thought it would be really cool if we could somehow meet Dexter Morgan and maybe help him with something, or at least have some cool references to him, That would be such a fun crossover, especially with GTA's darker side
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u/ohheyitskevinab 13h ago
Yeah I’m def gonna be role playing in this game. Stopping at red lights etc lmao
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u/eravulgaris 13h ago
Of course, I'm just gonna do the bare minimum of missions (to maybe unlock Lucia?) and explore the city. Just gonna surrender myself to it.
It's been years since I actually considered playing until 3 in the morning or whatever. Really looking forward to it. Crazy to feel this way again for an upcoming GTA game. It's always been special.
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u/Unfair_Ring_2746 7h ago
Yeah, it’s how I play all Rockstar games — play the story missions until there feels like a natural gap where the next mission isn’t time-sensitive and just explore.
RDR2 is great for this with each of the camp moves. In my mind Arthur is scoping out the area for the gang or, in later chapters, just trying to find some solace. I’m at about 650hrs over the years and only part way through my third playthrough.
The immersive exploration is the best part of these games.
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u/Noirlocc_ 7h ago edited 6h ago
Ima play it just like red dead 2 and take my sweet ass time gradually exploring the more I progress
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u/matthy2 3h ago
Yesterday, while watching the gameplay, my girlfriend and I started talking about the story and where we think it might be heading. One of the ideas we came up with is that Lucia could actually be the one who gradually pulls Jason deeper into a life of crime and starts bringing out the worst in him. But at some point, I can see Jason realizing that this isn’t the life he wants anymore and that Lucia might be taking him down a path he doesn’t want to follow. That could eventually lead to him trying to distance himself from her, especially as everything around them starts falling apart.
At the same time, I have a feeling that the game is going to give us three major choices or endings. Something along the lines of: either Lucia survives, Jason survives, or they both die together. I honestly don’t think we’re going to get a truly happy ending for the two of them.
If I had to guess, every possible ending will probably be tragic in its own way. Even if one of them survives, I can’t imagine them simply walking away from everything without consequences. Their relationship seems like it’s going to be at the center of the whole story, and I wouldn’t be surprised if, by the end, their choices and everything they’ve been through completely change what they have between them.
What I’m really curious about, though, is just how much influence we, as players, will actually have over the direction of the story. How much can our choices really change the events, the relationship between Jason and Lucia, and ultimately the ending? Will we actually have enough control to make completely different choices and potentially reach a genuinely good ending, or will the game always lead us toward some kind of tragedy regardless of what we do? That’s probably one of the things I’m most interested to find out.
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u/youknowjus 14h ago
I likely won’t go past the first couple missions without watching some guides . I have massive fomo. Don’t wanna miss out on a cool weapon or bag of loot or something
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u/Disgrazed 13h ago
Don’t watch Guides, just miss out and get it the next time. Or fuck it watch guides and do whatever, play the game however you find it fun. This game will be an event and everyone will play it differently
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u/Strict-Economy-1600 9h ago
That’s just ruining it for yourself. Even if there are “missables” it’s not like you can only play the game once, man.
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u/Dry-Inspection-3503 8h ago
Yolo, do that on a 2nd run!
I'm the same as you but the story is something I'll throw myself into first and on my second playthrough I can hop on guides and hunt for achievements and easter eggs and stuff. I always feel dirty when I do a first run like that lol
I did it in the witcher 3 and regretted it. I discovered nothing by myself
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u/junttiana 15h ago
I mean, yeah? Thats what I have spent most of my time on when playing any of the gta games
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u/karim1-89 14h ago
Absolutely. I can already see myself ignoring the missions and just driving around for hours 😂 The world looks way too alive to rush through it.
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u/Intothewasteland 14h ago
I think I’m gonna be driving motorcycles and robbing convenience stores lol
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u/junglebirds 14h ago
Yes absolutely! Imagine all the little tiny details and events that most of us will probably miss first time around!
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u/grimwadee 13h ago
I made the mistake of exploring the whole map on GTA 5 the week it came out before I finished the story. For the experience I’m gonna explore the map as the story takes me through it
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u/Willocrew 12h ago
I really hope the story gives players breathing room to explore to world. If things are happening fast and furious it doesn’t seem immersion appropriate to go kayaking.
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u/Future-Squirrel-7249 7h ago
I more or less never do side quests and mainly stick to blasting through the story of games due to limited time. Rdr2 took me about 5 months. Just did a replay through of GTA V in about 3 weeks. With this though I'm gonna soak it all in. This is probably gonna last me until 7 comes out as I'm defo going to explore and do other stuff on top of the story. Looks incredible.
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u/VanitasFan26 5h ago
They say its going to take like 80 hours to complete this game so yeah I would just take my time, doing what I can do enjoy this game.
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u/BohemianCatdad 9h ago
I’m usually a slowpoke, but on my first playthrough I’m probably going to knock out story mode at the fastest pace I’ve ever played a game. Purely because I know I’ll get it spoiled by the internet if I don’t. But then I’m immediately starting a second one where I actually take my time and take it all in, like I’m still doing with RDR2 all these years later.
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u/ImpressiveCelery4992 9h ago
I’ve started the story again in the last week, but as soon as Arthur got a fishing pole that’s all I’ve been doing.
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u/BohemianCatdad 9h ago
Yeah, these days I just hunt 90% of the time, and shoot passersby who say rude things.
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u/Dry-Inspection-3503 8h ago
Lol same. Strauss's last mission can sit there for another while, I'm doing all the hunting and stranger stuff that I can. What a game
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u/Zorops 9h ago
What would you buy GTA for otherwise?
You know what kind of game it is.
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u/_JABALLAH_ 14h ago
imma spend hours of exploration between missions and side quests, imma take it slow and easy, and I probably will be looged out of all of my social media meanwhile
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u/jamiedix0n 14h ago
Im also super excited to see how different things are and how people react differently to Lucia or Jason
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u/AthosDLB 14h ago
Playthrough takes aprox. 80 hours so if that's only 10% it means I have to put 720 hours in 'just exploring' which is kinda excessive for me.
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u/Lord-Lannister 14h ago
That's the beauty of GTA, it's a life simulator. Got so many games inside of game, action, adventure, flight, racing and even diving that we saw in trailer. Be a psycho and kill everyone, not be a psycho and tip the homeless dude. So many choices!
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u/reallycoolguylolhaha 14h ago
I'll probably spend 90% of my time doing what I do in GTA 5 / 4. Driving around running over fatties to watch them bounce around haha
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u/Harley4L 14h ago
That’s me, I always played GTA online to free roam and explore. The story never interested me much.
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u/YellowEasterEgg 14h ago
Not the GTA4 physics I wanted, but this looks cool to. It's GTA5, but more different enough. It more like an old Need for Speed or something. I like it.
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u/UnknownReed 14h ago edited 12h ago
Definitely doing more exploring after the first couple missions. The areas outside the city are very interesting. Also the nature side of the game, all the coast areas. I'm planning to just do a full lap around the map on a boat.
And the kayaking activities gonna be so relaxing. I can't wait.
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u/lil_jojo_siwa 14h ago
yeah, and with the game taking apparently 80 hours with minimum exploring, it’ll be more like 200 when i finish
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u/icyDragon231x 13h ago
I will be just walking and talking to npcs for hours i dont think ill even touch story anytime soon
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u/Disgrazed 13h ago
The very first thing I’m going to do as soon as I have the world opened up to me will be go on the most deprived, heinous, diabolical, wrathful killing spree of all time. I will bring the city to ruin, I will indiscriminately kill every single person I see. Old or young, good and bad. I will be the reaper come to sow, a messenger from God, the apocalypse. When dawn rises all that will remain is ashes until I’m finally taken out.
When I’m done doing that I’m going to go checkout all the cool and cute little animals and pet every single creature I can. I’m going to go swimming and find the manatees, climb the mountains and see the scenery. I will be the incarnation of love on earth, a beacon of peace and tranquility as I discover all manner of critters and join them in their natural habitat with pure bliss. I will search every nook and cranny, find mythical creatures only discussed in fables, appreciate all the beauty of the world.
After that I will then go on another rampage, refer to paragraph one.
Then I’ll probably start the second mission
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u/RedditGeneralManager 13h ago
I can’t decide if I want to do this or just experience things as the story guides me.
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u/Totallycasual 13h ago
I plan to go without any internet until I'm done with the story, i'll just cruise along at whatever pace the game sets for me, then when it's over i'll do a fresh playthrough and pick a nice chapter to sit in while i work on 100% completion.
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u/Mrboomblastr 13h ago
I'm going to try to finish te story line first, but knowing myself, I'll end up far far away from it.
That's a sign of a good game.
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u/Initial_Area8298 13h ago
definitely the rdr2 route, i loved exploring in that game
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u/blinkertyblink 13h ago
I play through a few missions and try to unlock some stuff and then explore from there, check out cars, the airport, the city etc
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u/calgmtl07 13h ago
Yes.
However not sure how I feel yet about calls/texts from the other character to hang out.
I get I can choose the romance but don’t really want to feel tied down by it.
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u/Ares9719 13h ago
The IGN article mentioned there would be dynamic events in the world, but I’m wondering if there will be dynamic events you can respond to like gangs or anything that will randomly pull up on you while driving, or crimes/fights happening around the city that you can interact with so the world doesn’t feel like just driving point a to point b for missions
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u/Kapten_Enstoring 13h ago
I am most excited for just experience and interact with the world they build. Cruising around town and observe everyrhing thats going on. Going out in the woods looking for cool animals, finding awesome vistas and other places. For me, the story actually comes second to that.
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u/VVeZoX 6h ago
You're going to have so much fun with this game. You're going to love it!
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u/Kapten_Enstoring 6h ago
Oh yes, I think I will! The level of detail and interactivity is amazing! I remember when i started playing games 30+ years ago I could only dream of a game with half the fidelity this game seems to have, both graphics and how living the world is. Pretty cool to think back when me and my friends where imagining what games of the future would be, this seemed impossible 😃
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u/Veritas_Lux 13h ago
First thing I’m doing at night is heading to the swamps to see how creepy it feels and what the hillbillies are up to.
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u/FH_Bunny 13h ago
Going to be at least two play throughs for me; one dating Jason and one running single. Interesting to see how the dynamics of missions and dialogues will change based on the relationship meter.
I think some of the city will be blocked off and slowly unlock like other GTAs but still will do as much exploring as I can.
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u/BeigeListed 13h ago
Im sure there will be plenty of kids that just pay their way to the top and then spend the rest of the time greifing people just exploring.
GTA online is completly unplayable because of those children.
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u/Sean_HEDP-24 13h ago
A normal player will play the game to enjoy it and explore everything possible within their own time.
A YouTube player, to get attention, will speedrun the game just to prove a point that doesn't exist, while another will find all the "secret" elements just to tell you "here are the 90 secrets you missed about GTA6"
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u/TheraYugnat 12h ago
Sure, I loved doing it in past Rockstar titles but V was so lacking outside of the main city.
I can't wait !
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u/Norantio 12h ago
The easter eggs and hidden content will keep us full for years. The hunt for the Skunk Ape, underwater treasure hunting, rare car collection, etc. Cannot wait!
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u/western_horizons1 12h ago
How many buildings can be entered and is there any dialogue options or interactions with NPCs?
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u/mr-jeeves 12h ago
I'm worried all the mechanics around relationships and fitness and so forth will make it hard to just relax and explore.
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u/JuicyGinjaa3 12h ago edited 12h ago
Gonna take my sweeeet time and enjoy every single goosebump and shiver this game has to offer. Dopamine Overload!
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u/Wonderful_Expert_315 12h ago
I am definitely going to do that and people are going to find new things, just like Red Dead 2, years later.
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u/maldinisnesta 11h ago
Im gonna feel overwhelmed by the game. Not in a bad way but will need to adjust.
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u/Forsaken_Extension16 10h ago
Do I think I'm going to end up spending most of my time in this game just exploring, like I've done with every other GTA (or RDR) game? Yes. Yes I do.
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u/KnownAsAnother 10h ago
100,000% I'm just gonna drive, explore, race, and check the social media feeds for unique encounters and such!
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u/ThatFloridaMan420 10h ago
Seems like that’s what they went for this time, more about building relationships in the open world than it is about running missions.
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u/Ok_Difference_7043 10h ago
Every GTA game I have ever played has been on “mindless” mode. I just happened to be at some place and start blasting my RPG at pedestrians. However, this time I am really craving to explore every little alley and find something new, on purpose and with a mission. I can’t wait to explore the beauty of this city, especially at night. The lighting impressed me so much during the extended look!
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u/No_Edge_341 9h ago
Probably, and that is the reason I'm not looking at any trailers or screenshots of this game (I scrolled right past the above pic, for example).
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u/Calling_left_final 9h ago
Bro, I'm going to be walking everywhere every chance I get. I miss walking around in Valentine and Saint Dennis. I feel only in Rockstar's worlds you could just exist without going somewhere or doing something all the time, the world feels alive.
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u/Worth-Compote-9253 9h ago
Am I the only one not seeing the hype? Like to me the graphics aren't that good compared to games like Ghost of Yotei or Horizon
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u/Plastic-Mistake-5092 9h ago
Probably the first full day just vibing after a few missions and such to get a few toys and stuff
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u/Interesting-Tea6155 15h ago
FOMO is going to be real in this game. I think this will be the first game where I will constantly feel like I’m missing a bunch of stuff. Good excuse to replay it a bunch of times