How would the prostitute system work with a potential female lead (if

[Snesgamer83]

I know a handful of very vocal people really want it, and a whole lot of people hate the idea - I personally don't care either way as long as we get another high-quality GTA.

 

My thought is how the prostitute system (which I don't really use but has been in every GTA as far as I know) would work?

 

Suddenly replacing all the prostitutes with gigolos sounds kind of awkward, and making your character sell herself out to clients (even if it's just to trick and kill them) would surely anger most of the feminists who are interested in a female protagonist.

 

Kind of sounds like it'd be a lose-lose deal for R* with its fans, which is probably why they haven't tempted fate with a female protagonist to begin with.

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My opinion is that the best way to solve the problem is not making prostitutes as interactive NPCs. Just make them as a world filler. Though, I wouldn't mind having male prostitutes for a female protagonist. They do exist in real-life, after all. However, R* would need to build the prostitution system from scratch. If this was created well, it would work.

[ProKiller93]

That's one of the problems with a female protagonist. I don't want to f*ck male prostitutes

[Snesgamer83]

I don't want to f*ck male prostitutes

Even if I were gay and into that, I wouldn't think that's something women tend to casually cruise around for. It would ruin some of the immersion.

[Snesgamer83]

My opinion is that the best way to solve the problem is not making prostitutes as interactive NPCs. Just make them as a world filler. Though, I wouldn't mind having male prostitutes for a female protagonist. They do exist in real-life, after all. However, R* would need to build the prostitution system from scratch. If this was created well, it would work.

I think you'd have to have SOME kind of prostitution system, even with a female protagonist. I don't think people would like the idea of having a feature dropped, even if it's a feature that isn't as integral to the series as it used to be, just because we have a female protagonist.

 

And yes, I'm aware male prostitutes for female customers exist, but I doubt they're something any girl can just casually cruise up any street and find in equal numbers alongside their female counterparts.

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My opinion is that the best way to solve the problem is not making prostitutes as interactive NPCs. Just make them as a world filler. Though, I wouldn't mind having male prostitutes for a female protagonist. They do exist in real-life, after all. However, R* would need to build the prostitution system from scratch. If this was created well, it would work.

I think you'd have to have SOME kind of prostitution system

Saying "R* would need to build the prostitution system from scratch" I meant that they would need to get rid of the original system from previous GTAs and create a new one.

[Zello]

Just make her a lesbian

[PJR_4015]

Just make her a lesbian

Or bi, then you can give the player a choice between male and female prostitutes.

[evd]

I want the next protagonist to be a gay and have sex with male prostitutes.

 

 

you wouldnt handle this, would you?

Edited November 5, 2016 by evd

[universetwisters]

>Grand Theft Auto's first lesbian protagonist

[Igor Bogdanoff]

>gta having female lead character
Dan wouldn't allow this.

[AnimalFather]

she goes to bars to pick up men and when shes done she throws them out of the moving car.

Edited November 5, 2016 by AnimalFather

[PhillBellic]

Have Prostitutes of both Genders. Problem Solved.

 

Maybe have the Female Protagonist call an Escort Service.

[SchizNitz]

Why don't we allow the player to be the prostitute? Her cousin would be her pimp, and it would be reminiscent of Roman's cab company!

 

I'm a genius!

[SinZer0s]

Strip clubs and prostitutes could be disabled for the female protagonist (the only way a female protagonist could exist is by having a main male character, so the male character could still use these features without having to completely delete them or having awkward situations with the female protagonist)

 

Just like how Franklin wasn't able to play tennis but Michael and Trevor were able to play tennis

Edited November 6, 2016 by Darkshadows

[Femme Fatale]

They could have a male prostitutes and strippers too...

[PhillBellic]

They could have a male prostitutes and strippers too...

First Stop, Hercules. Next Stop, _____________.

 

[Shadowfennekin]

The female Online character can f*ck whores. At least that's what I hear, mine's a dude.

 

But yeah, that's a main reason why I don't want a female character unless it's a Bonnie/Clyde situation where we control a boy and a girl. The typical audience for GTA isn't going to give a damn about male prostitutes or a male strip club...... and I certainly don't want to see that either

[capton_cutclass]

There wouldnt need to be one at all...unless our female lead was a picky fat old woman. Women can get it whenever they want for the most part...doesnt mean they do but its different for guys. A more realistic approach is if she could have sex with random guys.

[Jimmy]

I can see Dan Houser having a huge disagreement over the topic. I'm a sort of feminist but factually speaking they would never portray a woman as a symbol of violence atleast. It'd make the game be received differently for critics or markets.

[Pedinhuh]

John Marston refuses the services of prostitutes when they offer to him, saying he's married.

 

I don't see how hard it would be for R* to not let a female protagonist decline the offer too, saying she's not a lesbian.

Just make her a lesbian

Or not make her a lesbian, then she automatically declines every prostitute offer.

 

There, problem solved.

[LennyH]

If a female protagonist is planned, R* will probably miss this one out, just like they did with female characters of Gta Online. But if they don't miss it out, you probably could do some lesbian stuff or go to a male stripclub? idk...

 

PS: Houser brothers are against a female protagonist because it cannot represent a 'GTA' game, same goes with GTA games outside of the United states.

Edited November 7, 2016 by LennyH

[Homemade Dynamite]

>gta having female lead character

Dan wouldn't allow this.

They specifically said they're open to the idea of having a female protagonist in the future.

[evd]

PS: Houser brothers are against a female protagonist because it cannot represent a 'GTA' game, same goes with GTA games outside of the United states.

 

can You specify why? besides "it always was like that" argument?

 

actually in very first GTA game 4 out of 8 protagonists were female

 

 

in GTA 3 main antagonist is a female which doesnt look like she cant handle a gun or a car.

 

in IV Elisabeth Torres is cold-blooded druglord, probably havent been growing up in disneyland.

 

the reason why Housers may be against them is fact that women are usually portraited as weak, defenceless, and over emotionalized type of person, so there could be a room for super-cliche badass male superhero, an aid for overcomplexed and insecure players, which are probably the majority of people playing games.

Edited November 8, 2016 by evd

[ClaudeSpeed1911]

Rockstar can create good female characters as shown in RDR with Bonnie and Abigail. Or the countless females in GTA4.

They only dropped the ball in GTA5 with females (and males) being a stereotype. (LA women are sluts. Men are assholes. Etc.)

 

As for how they can make it work, either they don't have prostitues or have male and male stripclubs. OR make her a Bi or a gay character. I actually would like to play as a female who was a prostitute. All GTA shows is them being sex object but their POV could be interesting.

Edited November 8, 2016 by ClaudeSpeed1911

[evd]

 

I would love to see a character that is a mix between Uma and Mona from Mona Lisa Overdrive (a prostitute) by William Gibson

[Homemade Dynamite]

Why are people still making a big deal about women not being able to be protagonists in video games? Why is it so hard for people to take in? It's not a problem at all, Overwatch for instance is a shooter that has nearly half of their roster consist of women, and the only people who complained about it were those trying hide their thinly-veiled prejudices. Coincidentally, they used an equivalent argument of "What kind of battlefield has women in it, lulz?". I don't understand why people think GTA can't pull it off for some reason, it's not like female criminals don't exist. Yeah, they're not nearly as common but to act like women can't do it at all is completely absurd.

[j.hunt]

who the f*ck cares? is not like its fun or even rewarding f*ck whores in the game, in fact is boring and childish and it seems to pander f*cking fat ugly teenagers.

 

[evd]

I think its risky subject.

 

 

but

 

if done wisely, this could open a path for more interpersonal social gameplay and interesting story.

[TaliBong]

Imagine the protagonist as Catalina. You pick up a ho and take her somewhere secluded, a list of options appear that allow you to do f*cked up things like kill and rob her, do lesbian sh*t, make her call her pimp to demand a ransom. The prostitute system would actually be rewarding to the player and be a way of making money, starting gang wars by holding a ho hostage in a rival pimps territory then take there weapons, cars, cash, drugs etc.