Rockstar: GTA5's multi-character approach was a 'leap of faith'
Garbut revealed that protagonist-switching mechanics were planned from the beginning of GTA5's development as the team pieced together character dynamics and the game's overall tone. While he feels that the feature worked to the game's benefit in the end, Garbut notes that the team took a big risk in making such a critical change to the core GTA series formula.
"[Having] multiple characters was a leap of faith," Garbut explained. "It was an interesting idea, and it felt like we could do interesting things with it, but it also felt like a change to the core of the game that might backfire. I think it really worked out. It's so hard during development to get perspective -- you get so used to looking for the problems that it becomes almost impossible to step back and see the positives."
Grand Theft Auto 5 featured a story in which protagonists Michael, Franklin, and Trevor take part in key narrative moments both individually and as a group, allowing players to switch between the trio throughout. Previous series entries traditionally featured a single playable protagonist.
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/04/rockstar-gta5s-multi-character-approach-was-a-leap-of-faith/
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LuxeHonkDong I love this new addition to the GTA Series.
I love it to I am happy they did it.
Me too, makes it way more fun for me
Hopefully they can fix glitches they have been spending more time on than actually updating. So we can get more updates.
sotaPosted:
HonkDong I love this new addition to the GTA Series.
I love it to I am happy they did it.
Me too, makes it way more fun for me
sotaPosted:
ZoidbergKex I wouldn't really call it a leap of faith. It's not like it was a bad thing
Well, it was a hit or miss concept. I think it was a huge innovation.
Yeah, it was good to me that they added it
ZoidbergPosted:
Kex I wouldn't really call it a leap of faith. It's not like it was a bad thing
Well, it was a hit or miss concept. I think it was a huge innovation.
KatsumiPosted:
ZoidbergAustralians It was really smart, don't know why they doubted it.
That's what I'm thinking. It was also a really original idea.
I agree, they took a leap of faith and it really payed off in my opinion, the game was innovative and inventive.
ZoidbergPosted:
Australians It was really smart, don't know why they doubted it.
That's what I'm thinking. It was also a really original idea.
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