Next Rockstar game after RDR2?

[Mister Pink]

 

What I'm worried about is when people have children they become more conservative. Not all the time but in a lot of cases the experience of having a child triggers all these sudden "dangers" that they don't want their kid(s) exposed to. You hear about actors every now and then changing the tone of films they appear in because they have kids. Bunch of bullsh*t. I just hope Rockstar isn't heading for the middle-aged territory of mediocrity. Like a good rock band that hits middle age and they tone it down and don't take risks. I think Rockstar may have peaked in boldness around 2004 with the release of San Andreas. Ever since they've seemed to play a more toned down approach with V almost like your embarrassing middle-aged, drunk uncle at a party dancing his socks off and creeping on the friends of his niece - "I still got it" He can still be a lot fun to hang out with but he's just trying a little too hard.

 

Whatever Rockstar do next, I just hope it's something fresh. One thing about open-world games like RDR and GTA is that the the allure of exploring new territory will never cease to burn out. I'd love Rockstar to dabble in more stealth and actually make it work.

Regarding Rockstar, I think the Hot Coffee 'debacle' may have played a role in their conservatism.

 

 

That's most likely the main cause but I love spouting pseudo-psychological assessments drivel nonetheless

Edited April 10, 2015 by Mister Pink

[The Dedito Gae]

Valiant films needs to release a new movie, an awards winning picture, Starkweather needs to sit on the director chair again,enough with cowboys,private school kids and methheads, we need blood...

 

..we need a new Manhunt.

[KarimNTerr]

Valiant films needs to release a new movie, an awards winning picture, Starkweather needs to sit on the director chair again,enough with cowboys,private school kids and methheads, we need blood...

 

..we need a new Manhunt.

As much as I'd like to see a new Manhunt, I'm not expecting it anymore - it became a sort of utopia. Thinking of it kind of frustrates me, and I blame the media for this. There are video games way more violent than Manhunt, but the media is always pointing the finger at Rockstar Games for every single thing they do, and I don't believe it's right. Manhunt has a strong meaning behind its violence: what a man is willing to do for his freedom - something people tend to overlook about this game. James Earl Cash even saved his family in one of the scenes of the game, so he's not a heartless murderer as somebody depicts him, he's actually a victim of the circumstances. In fact, he never killed an innocent person during the whole storyline of the game. Of course, he was sentenced to death, but we don't exactly know for what reason, so we can't judge him.

 

In terms of gameplay, Manhunt is amazing, not revolutionary as other games published by Rockstar Games, but still amazing. I had a lot of fun playing it, and I still play it from time to time. Not the best Stealth game out there, but it's very much its own game. It's pretty original, and I believe fans of the genre have to have it in their library. A hypothetical Manhunt 3 would be awesome, definitely.

 

Talking of the Red Dead series, I wouldn't even expect a new one anytime soon. In a 2010's interview Dan Houser said that "making games is very hard and anyone who can finish making any game has our utmost respect - it's just that people were trying to do something that was fundamentally impossible. This project has been long, grueling and enormously challenging for us, despite our massive experience at making open world games [...] From a technical perspective, it was a complete nightmare, because we wanted to include so many things that were vital to making the game we wanted and a massive headache to make fun and look right". We all know the guys at Rockstar Games take their time to properly develop a game, and I believe it would be very hard to make a game better than Red Dead Redemption (which I dubbed as possibly the best game ever made in the "What are your top 10 favourite games ever?" topic), but I believe in Rockstar San Diego, I strongly do.

Edited April 10, 2015 by toxluv

[NYC PATROL]

Time to play a little speculation declaration:

If it is a new Red Dead it will most likely be released in 2016. That means 6 years since RDR. Now of course they wouldn't have been working on it non stop since then. I want to guess they have had a good on/off 3 years working on it so far. I'm saying that because there were other R* projects to get done after RDR and they "usually" utilize every studio in some way to get games done in time. So work on a new Red Dead would have been sporadic.

 

Max Payne 3 was in 2012. It's not very likely R* San Diego had a big hand in it but I'm sure they had some part. Then of course we have GTA V which was R*s biggest game to date. That took up a big chunk of time from every studio.So I'd say a little bit before V released on PS3/360 they went back to work on RD full time which leads us to now. R*s next game could be revealed at E3 or in the fall on their own time.

Edited April 10, 2015 by NYC PATROL

[MikeyBelic]

How come there isn't an option for a sequel to L.A Noire?

 

An absolutely amazing game that certainly left an open door with its ending.

Though Phelps may be dead there certainly is room to work on Kelso as a new lead character.

 

Hell, I'd love a sequel where your on the other side of the spectrum. Playing as Roy Earle and been the corrupt guy. Surely there'd be nothing more fun in a video game then playing as a corrupt cop.

 

 

Though if they made one then they damn well better make it playable once the endgame is finished. God damn what a waste of a beautiful open world/all the things I NEARLY got to complete but didn't because I wasn't forewarned of been pretty much locked out once the game was over.

[Frantz Fuchs]

How likely is it that a new game is announced at E3?

[Zello]

How likely is it that a new game is announced at E3?

R* hasn't attended E3 since like 2007...

Sony or Microsoft could announce something for them though like what Sony did last year announcing the PS4 version

[Frantz Fuchs]

 

How likely is it that a new game is announced at E3?

R* hasn't attended E3 since like 2007...

Sony or Microsoft could announce something for them though like what Sony did last year announcing the PS4 version

 

 

Yeah I meant like that. Sony could potentially announce a game for them, but only if it's exclusive. Sooo, Agent anyone?

[American Viking]

Fingers crossed for a new Red Dead game.

[knock2000]

We need a new midnight club, that was my favorite game on ps2

[fluffydude51]

Agent. Look at this thing just taunting us http://www.rockstargames.com/agent/

Which is very funny considering that image has the original PS3 logo, that was around 2007-9 I believe

[Blaziken]

I'm a little bit reticent for a new Rockstar game after the big f*ck up called GTA V. Don't get me wrong I'd really love to see a new Red Dead or Bully, but I'm scared it could turn out to be very similar to GTA V. So for me a new game from them would be their last chance to prove themselves, and if it turns out to be another online focused unfinished piece of sh*t, I will simply not buy their games anymore.

[wiizardii]

Like I said before and I'll say it again: RDR sequel has to happen soon. RDR was released 2 years after IV's release, so in a way we should have already gotten our RDR sequel by now because nearly 2 years has passed since V's original release date....

 

But it seems that it is different now and R* companies needs to put more time into games anyways so I don't think we will see RDR sequel untill 2016 or 2017.

[PhillBellic]

How come there isn't an option for a sequel to L.A Noire?

 

Because, LA Noire was not developed by Rockstar for the most part. It was mostly developed by Team Bondi.

[GrandMaster Smith]

From a technical standpoint I do see it being hard to top RDR. It was just so well crafted, the immersion was great, the shooting mechanics and physics were great.. though the story was average at best although R* doesn't seem to be the best at writing terribly interesting stories, as much as I would love a RDR2 sequel I feel maybe they should jump into a different era to tackle.

 

Vice City captured the glamor 80's, SA did the gang 90's, IV did modern day East coast and V did modern west coast, RDR with early 20th century and the turn of modernized civilization, LA Noire with mid-20th century.. now I feel they should do something entirely new. Possibly medieval ages even though Assassins Creed has covered a lot of it I feel R* could do it better, civil war times possibly, or maybe even the dawn of civilization itself with the Sumerian times. Personally I would like to see a rockstar game with bows and swords, the rage/euphoria would be very fitting for swordfights I feel.

[Jabalous]

The next game is most likely not from Rockstar North. Although all Rockstar studios share their resources in every game they make, there's always one studio which spends all of its resources on developing that particular game and eventually takes the credit as the developer. What's the conclusion then? we would most likely get something from another studio, probably the San Diego studio.

 

I would like to see two major games before GTA VI. If I would choose, one is Red Dead and the other is a new IP. Whatever that IP is, I hope that Rockstar creates something fresh. Maybe they can do a detective game of their own in which the use of guns is very minimal even compared to L.A.Noire, and it shouldn't be another mega open world setting.

Edited April 19, 2015 by FiS!!HeR

[guiguido]

From a technical standpoint I do see it being hard to top RDR. It was just so well crafted, the immersion was great, the shooting mechanics and physics were great.. though the story was average at best although R* doesn't seem to be the best at writing terribly interesting stories, as much as I would love a RDR2 sequel I feel maybe they should jump into a different era to tackle.

 

Vice City captured the glamor 80's, SA did the gang 90's, IV did modern day East coast and V did modern west coast, RDR with early 20th century and the turn of modernized civilization, LA Noire with mid-20th century.. now I feel they should do something entirely new. Possibly medieval ages even though Assassins Creed has covered a lot of it I feel R* could do it better, civil war times possibly, or maybe even the dawn of civilization itself with the Sumerian times. Personally I would like to see a rockstar game with bows and swords, the rage/euphoria would be very fitting for swordfights I feel.

 

You know, I would be hands down for a cyberpunk game from Rockstar.

[Vice Beach]

It will be Agent. It's their only officially announced game yet to be released.

[Nah nah nah Gta 6]

It will be Agent. It's their only officially announced game yet to be released.

lol, suuureee....

[KarimNTerr]

You know, I would be hands down for a cyberpunk game from Rockstar.

In 2001, Rockstar Games released a Cyberpunk-themed video game called Oni, which was developed by Bungie. There's no game like this one, it is a unique, yet very underrated game - the only one that shares some similarities with Oni is Dontnod's Remember Me, and Oni's fanbase even considered it a "spiritual sequel to Oni". It's an Action/Beat 'em Up/Third Person Shooter game with a very cool fighting system. The game is set in a dystopian city in 2032, and you play as a TCTF (Technological Crimes Task Force) agent code-named Konoko. The storyline is very interesting, while its gameplay is revolutionary. At first, the game frustrated me a bit, it's pretty hard, but when I got used to the controls scheme I enjoyed it a lot. Also, some of the game's elements have been strongly inspired by the Ghost in the Shell anime, manga and video game series - the most notable is Konoko being very similar to Ghost in the Shell protagonist Motoko. I highly recommend it to you.

 

Since Take Two Interactive owns the rights to this game, I'd really like to see a sequel to this game made by one of Rockstar Games' studios, but I don't see it happening, sadly.

 

Oni's intro is amazing:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPstjZEU03I

Edited April 21, 2015 by toxluv

[Mr. Scratch]

I'm really hoping for Agent as well, there aren't enough spy games out there. Definitely nothing like Agent.

[Zello]

I'm really hoping for Agent as well, there aren't enough spy games out there. Definitely nothing like Agent.

I think it's gonna be similar to Alpha protocol

 

Horrible game but it had a lot of potential

[lh1]

I want Agent to be the next so I can finally be done with this

 

[Mr. Scratch]

 

 

I'm really hoping for Agent as well, there aren't enough spy games out there. Definitely nothing like Agent.

I think it's gonna be similar to Alpha protocol

 

Horrible game but it had a lot of potential

Yeah, no. It was going to be more like 007: Bloodstone, if anything.

[blitz]

I voted RDR, but I still think Bully 2 is long overdue.

[Fraizer]

So it's been nearly 4 years since Rockstar announced a new game... GTAV back in Nov. 2011. That's f*cking nuts. Before GTAV they barely went a year without releasing a new game. Is rockstar turning into Valve? Damn.

[Abel.]

From a technical standpoint I do see it being hard to top RDR. It was just so well crafted, the immersion was great, the shooting mechanics and physics were great.. though the story was average at best although R* doesn't seem to be the best at writing terribly interesting stories, as much as I would love a RDR2 sequel I feel maybe they should jump into a different era to tackle.

 

Vice City captured the glamor 80's, SA did the gang 90's, IV did modern day East coast and V did modern west coast, RDR with early 20th century and the turn of modernized civilization, LA Noire with mid-20th century.. now I feel they should do something entirely new. Possibly medieval ages even though Assassins Creed has covered a lot of it I feel R* could do it better, civil war times possibly, or maybe even the dawn of civilization itself with the Sumerian times. Personally I would like to see a rockstar game with bows and swords, the rage/euphoria would be very fitting for swordfights I feel.

 

Disagree about the story. Objectively the story wasn't incredible or anything, but it was far above the average story tacked onto a sandbox game. RDR dealt with serious themes--capacity for society to forgive (or not), redemption and atonement, death, the end of a way of life and the limits of hope. RDR didn't bombard the player with twists and turns or introduce countless larger-than-life characters; instead it slowly immersed you in a beautiful, well realised world of nuanced characters with different motivations and philosophies, and this fit the setting of the game perfectly. Compared to great works of literature RDR's plot isn't amazing, but it really did represent a leap forward for storytelling in mainstream games. I loved IV's campaign but the setting and the necessity of GTA to satirize the modern world detracted from its ability to reach RDR's heights. Games that try as hard in this respect (Prey, Mafia, etc) are hard to find. Most campaigns are just there to best show off the gameplay mechanics. On the other end of the spectrum are pretentious games like The Order that force the plot down your throat at the expense of gameplay. RDR is in neither category; it tells its story without sacrificing gameplay (indeed, the world itself exhibits many of the themes which Rockstar wanted to convey).

[Frantz Fuchs]

So it's been nearly 4 years since Rockstar announced a new game... GTAV back in Nov. 2011. That's f*cking nuts. Before GTAV they barely went a year without releasing a new game. Is rockstar turning into Valve? Damn.

 

They simply don't need to release a new game because of how much they made with V.

[KyojinEM]

 

 

So it's been nearly 4 years since Rockstar announced a new game... GTAV back in Nov. 2011. That's f*cking nuts. Before GTAV they barely went a year without releasing a new game. Is rockstar turning into Valve? Damn.

They simply don't need to release a new game because of how much they made with V.

or just re-release gtav every year (LG,CG,PC)

They turn into nitendo ( re release games )

Edited April 23, 2015 by emiliumium

[Zello]

or just re-release gtav every year (LG,CG,PC)

They actually do if you count all of the ports techinically a GTA game has been coming out every year since 2003