Nietzsche's God Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 What do you guys think of this article? To me I hope that this will be the next location. Getting tired of fanboys here wanting another Vice City or San Andreas when there are actually "other" cities around the world that could be worthwhile to play in. Move on! And let the past be a special memory instead of trying to relive it over and over. Grand Theft Auto' director's next game explores 1979 Iran revolution Vice City. San Andreas. Liberty City. Tehran. Three of these locales are instantly familiar to videogame diehards as settings in the "Grand Theft Auto" series, which has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. The latter, however, is more commonly linked to news bulletins about the Iranian nuclear program or confrontational statements by the country's hardline Islamist president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. If Navid Khonsari, 41, has his way, Iran's capital city will soon be much more familiar to gamers. A director of the "Grand Theft Auto" series, the Iranian-born Khonsari's next game has a simple working title whose numerals denote a world of significance: "1979." And the game's tagline? "There are no good guys." "1979" gets its name from the year when the hostage crisis at the U.S. embassy in Tehran began, which was during the height of Iran's Islamic Revolution. That year marked the overthrow of the dictator, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, by a populist revolt and the subsequent installation of a fundamentalist Islamic state. The game aims to combine some sandbox, open-world elements popularized by "Grand Theft Auto" with what Khonsari calls a "baton-pass" narrative, which explores this historic backdrop through the sequential perspectives of several playable characters. Khonsari has an ideal pedigree for an undertaking this ambitious: Besides creating a raft of iconic and genre-defining games, he also grew up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. "I want people to understand the incredible moral ambiguity of this story, that this was a country with many different ideas and beliefs," Khonsari said in an exclusive interview with CNN. "Growing up in Iran when I did, I saw Iranians in the greatest light, and I saw them in the worst light." Shortly after the fall of the shah, Khonsari's family fled Iran for Canada. Khonsari moved to the West Coast as an adult to pursue a career as a filmmaker. He later moved to New York City and applied his talents to an up-and-coming studio named Rockstar Games. "I was the cinematic director for 'GTA 3,' 'Vice City' and 'San Andreas,' as well as the two Max Payne games, 'Red Dead Revolver' and 'Bully,' " he said. "Anything that came out through Rockstar between 2001 and 2005, I was fortunate enough to be involved in. "My main job, and what grew into my current passion, was bringing that cinematic 'feel' to video games." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayan Shaffey Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Cool, since I live in tehran! Imma go to my house and kill some bitches!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valensim Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) It's not the location of the next GTA, and it's not the next GTA, it's a new IP from one of the staff from R* ......... and it's already posted here: Gaming Chat EDIT: Hey guys, has somebody else seen a topic called ''GTA V insider info'' ???, if yes what was in there ??? Edited August 13, 2011 by valensim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nietzsche's God Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) valensim is right... this isn't a confirmation of this title being the next installment of GTA 5. That's cool that you live in Tehran. Another thing to add is that this game can maybe add more discussion about that historic moment centering around the Iranian Revolution. It would be a good service by a gaming company to bring new interest in an era that a lot of gamers are totally oblivious about what actually happen, and hopefully eliminate ignorance by way of nationalistic indoctrination. Assuming most gamers are ignorant about history.... Edited August 13, 2011 by Nietzsche's God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allah_akbar Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I don't get it, cinematic director from R* just relevealed location of unannounced game in article? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellmonks Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) Its not GTA. And wanting GTA to be La or miami is not being a fanboy, its called not being an idiot. Edited August 13, 2011 by darrellmonks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shayan Shaffey Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) Just so you guys know it's about a game called 1979 "The game" not GTA, it's a cool thing though. Id rather play a gta based in antartic rather that kip. Visited iran once a cousin lives there. Its ugly and the people are retarded and ignorant. I'm quite sure I'm not retarded and ignorant, that post made me laugh . you obviously have no idea what you're talking about. Edited August 13, 2011 by shayanshaffey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mati Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Clearly belongs here: http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=484232 Locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Some people should really learn to read. It has nothing to do with GTA. It's a completely separate game. We already have a topic about it in the Gaming Chat Forum: 1979. Locked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Holy crap batman, double locked at exactly the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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