A beta which featured some knockouts?

[LucidLocomotive]

Could the rumors be true? We see the text in-game as clear as day when we play-game “Complications”. It says it right there in the mission (featuring Franklin)! It says “hold L2 and hit circle to KNOCK OUT others”. The objective’s text? KNOCK OUT THE GARDENER. 

 

Now wait a minute, I thought all punches were lethal in this game (tazes too), and that all men passed away when punched in this world?

 

Well it seems to be the case that in the early workings perhaps they had a knockout system in play, or even an injured one like that of the former title of GTAIV. 
 

Could this be hinting that even though yes the bat, baton, the fist, the taser, etc. always add a plus 1 to the kill counts in stats, and that the paramedics always say they passed away if player makes the choice to stay around, that in general we as players are meant to pretend that canonically these “kills” are truly KOs?

[Cutter De Blanc]

the shin kick of death

[Super Grunt 281]

If I remember there is no flash when flooring a character unarmed but it's typical : they may be knocked out but you can consider them dead, ko or dead, the victim is down and nothing will change gameplay wise.

 

But yes, it seems it's supposed to be considered a ko for that mission, drawing blood wasn't required anyway and it's not the style of Franklin.

 

I wouldn't expect Rockstar to make any use of that anyway, they would be dead or 'not quite dead' (but still out) .

Edited May 22 by Super Grunt 281

[LucidLocomotive]

5 hours ago, Super Grunt 281 said:

If I remember there is no flash when flooring a character unarmed but it's typical : they may be knocked out but you can consider them dead, ko or dead, the victim is down and nothing will change gameplay wise.

 

But yes, it seems it's supposed to be considered a ko for that mission, drawing blood wasn't required anyway and it's not the style of Franklin.

 

I wouldn't expect Rockstar to make any use of that anyway, they would be dead or 'not quite dead' (but still out) .

In GTAIV they had an injured state that was very cool. Then in RDR2, you knock someone out unjustly you lose honor, and if you wait they eventually will wake up. If you shoot them while knocked out you get an X and screen flash and everything, and a second loss of honor. Very cool and hoping to see BOTH implemented in the up-&-coming 16th entry to the series known as GTAVI