Opinions on recurring characters?

[mde2]

Many characters have made more than one appearance outside of their respective games in both universes, I don't mean as an Easter Egg like the "dead protagonist" graffiti in IV, Nikos mention/Life Invader page and the three OG Grove Street members, I mean returning characters that have a Minor role, like Brucie, Johnny, Packie, Karen, ULPC etc. which appear in cutscenes, or as aids/companions to help in missions.

As we've all seen in GTA V, this can be done well like with Packie, but on the other side of the coin it's almost unanimously agreed on this forum that the "great" idea to kill off Johnny for no reason was one of the poorest attempts at character development for Trevor and made him completely unlikable, while retconning John-boy.

How do you feel about these? And would you like to see them in GTA:N?

Edited December 30, 2016 by BeauShow

[GTA-Biker]

I do like seeing characters from previous games reappear in a newer game,either in a cameo appearance (like Claude in SA) or as major characters (like Salvatore in SA and LCS or Umberto in VCS) or even as protagonists (like Tony Cipriani or Johnny Klebitz),as long as they are treated with respect,not brought back just to be killed,like what happened to Johnny in GTA 5.

[Piggsy pls]

It's fine. They should bring back previous characters where they see fit, and kill them off if it furthers the plot.

[Osho]

If the recurring characters are intelligently used in the story as R* did in case of Johnny that doesn't contradict with the TLAD plot, then certainly - yes, in any form whether in cameos or bigger roles.

[.Ryan.]

It's always good to see old faces, but unfortunately most of the re-appearances in GTA V felt unnecessary and out of place. The nods to Niko were cool though.

[Zello]

Only if it makes sense with the story don't just put these characters in there for no reason

 

The UL Paper guy needs to be in every HD GTA game though

Edited December 30, 2016 by Zello

[Lemoyne outlaw]

yes i love seeing old characters return. there are a lot of characters from gta 5 that i would love to see in gta next. but if they do bring them back i hope they dont change the characters looks too much. like how rocco and michelle and a few more looked a lot different from their 4 counterpart. and i do hope they have big roles too.

[Skarekrow]

I like recurring characters in games but I think if they're going to be added in they should be done so in a small capacity so the previous game's story doesn't inflict too much on the new, present game.

 

^ I didn't like the inclusion of Rocco and Michelle in GTA V tbh, felt like it was done just for the wow factor.

Edited December 30, 2016 by Skarekrow

[Official General]

Only if it makes sense with the story don't just put these characters in there for no reason

 

The UL Paper guy needs to be in every HD GTA game though

I'm of the same opinion. It's fine as long as the story makes sense to have these old character reappearances, and provided that it does not greatly impact or influence the story too. Old characters need to remain 'old' and stay in the background with an extremely minimal role.

 

V did a terrible job of it with Johnny K, that's the worst I've seen them do with this feature. However the way they brought in Packie MCcreary, and nods to Niko and Little Jacob on Lifeinvader, etc was very good, it was seamless and realistic.

[DOUGL4S1]

If they are not killed in the first 2 minutes of appearance by a boot to the brain, yes.