Concept GTA: Mastermind Series **Updated**

[JerseyGoon]

The Problem

 

In light of the recent news about GTA 6 and the scrapping of Project Americas, it's time for Rockstar to expand beyond GTA 6 and create another series in the same universe. Rockstar will never be able to satisfy all of their different "types" of GTA players at this pace. I believe I have a great concept for the type of gamer I am and more. Update** This concept would be for PC and Mobile Phones.

 

The Mature GTA Player

 

What is my preference? I'm a millennial aged black male from the hood. I'm a fan of La Cosa Nostra due to their level of sophistication and at a certain time being the apex predators in the American Criminal Underworld. I'm a fan of their system more than the idolizing of individuals. My favorite GTA game is Liberty City Stories, being able to play as a mobster in Liberty City and being a part of an Organization bigger than myself. I prefer to play as Michael in GTA 5. I love tycoon games, empire builders, strategy and sim games. My least favorite GTA game is GTA 4. I hate being poor, I hate the main character and all the supporting characters are lame to me. Especially black characters that don't look, talk, or act like the real life authentic article. I hate fantasy games. I hate GTA online due to chaos and flying motorcycles. I prefer to play by myself or in a way where a child can't disturb me.

 

The Solution (New "Mastermind" Protagonist)

 

In La Cosa Nostra you have 2 types of mobsters. You have dumb muscle like Claude from GTA 3. Then you have racketeers, the guys who bring in the money. Then you have a rare breed that can do both. A gamer like me wants to grow and maintain an empire after the storyline of GTA is over. The perfect solution is to be able to go into "Mastermind Mode" where you can control an organization and grow an empire with a Sandbox Sim/Strategy view. But what separates this idea from games that are already out there would be the ability to easily hop out of the Sandbox Sim/Strategy view (Mastermind Mode) and into a GTA 3d world view and interact with the world you are creating/effecting. As simple as switching characters in GTA 5. You'll have the ability to be the rare breed of criminal that can do both and the game never ends unless you fail at maintaining your empire. You can start off as muscle in an organization where you'll spend more time doing hits and GTA style missions but as you advance in the ranks of the organization, new features and more control of different areas will be available in Mastermind mode. This would allow Rockstar to create legendary characters into the GTA Universe and let players live out their life story. Once the characters becomes the old Don (Boss) of the organization you can hop out of the Mastermind view to enjoy the fruits of your labor (via Michael in GTA 5) in the 3d view or even watch members of your organization carry out the actions you ordered them to execute. A player like me doesn't mind spending long periods of time with less action and more strategy. So a branch off series of GTA for more mature gamers would be perfect for a player like me that's still in love with the GTA Universe that raised me but hates the ugly turn that it made for profits. I will give you a concept of the series below using screenshots from existing games.

 

 

Since Project Americas was too big to scale, the Mastermind series doesn't require the graphics and detailed storyline of the main series. Rockstar can create a fictional Latin American country that is ridiculously corrupt and you create your own character that ends up working for the cartel boss. At this point you stay in 3d (traditional) view most of the time. You learn the ins and outs of the business and earn the trust of your boss and the organization.

 

 

 

Through mentorship within the organization you open up Mastermind Mode.

 

 

 

You become a Capo within the organization. In charge of the production and transportation of cocaine and other product. Protecting and taking over areas and other businesses. Then you're boss goes to prison and/or dies and you have a civil war and your faction has to compete with rival factions. You are now head of an organization and can run it in whatever style you see fit. You can be sophisticated and a man of the people or you can be an evil dictator.

 

 

 

As head of the organization in Mastermind Mode control your shipments to North America ( Vice City, Liberty City, San Andreas etc.,). You can even take your character to GTA Online and buy properties, businesses, and enjoy having money, power and respect. You can also be the "plug" for GTA Online players and send shipments to them in their GTA city from your South American country. GTA hasn't been able to go International yet so this is a perfect opportunity to let players start in another country and eventually make there way into the GTA American Underworld/Universe that's already been established. 

 

 

While having control over your country's economics and development. You can turn it into a resort with casinos and a red light district. This will give players in the GTA Universe the ability to manipulate and create an environment in ways that aren't possible at the moment. Have other criminals and white collar crooks come and launder their money. The possibilities would be endless. The developers can be more care free and focus on the quality of the experience rather then next gen graphics. 

 

 

This would only enhance the main GTA series

 

**Update**- 

Also, in the past, building an empire requires players to stay in one specific region to maintain it. With this version of GTA being on Mobile Phones and PC, the player can run a criminal empire while at work from their phone and then connect it to GTA Online or GTA 6 when they get home and have their Mastermind criminal travel to the United States to buy properties, expensive clothes, chill on a yacht, enjoy luxury items, make connections and commit crimes in the HD Universe while your empire systematically continues to run itself 24/7. Then fly back to the fictional Latin American country and run it like a defacto President from the PC and Mobile Phone.

 

 

 

 

Evolution

 

The world and technology is evolving faster than GTA can handle. GTA 3 was revolutionary in creating a new level of open world gaming, now it's time to expand. When the base GTA game (console) finally opens up multiple cities, the "Mastermind Mode" could be introduced by having a La Cosa Nostra expansion with The Mafia Commission (National Crime Syndicate) running the United States in it's prime (1950s-1980s), from Liberty City to Las Venturas. The Mastermind series itself can continue to stay International and now introduce other types of criminal organizations like the Triads, Russians, Yakuza, and etc.,. Each one having a uniquely different mastermind mode due to organizational differences. Also integration into the Metaverse and GTA Online.

 

Edited August 4 by JerseyGoon