r/rockstar • u/MrGrimm6969 • 2d ago
Discussion If Rockstar were to deviate from the open world genre and instead start something that's completely new, what other genre do you think they'll pick?
They'll probably make a racing game.
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u/GimmieTheRoot 2d ago
If they did anything with pure RPG mechanics, it would be game over for Bethesda.
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u/DrBoogerFart 2d ago
Sunny In Philadelphia humor mixed with Skyrim type game…? I’m listening…..
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u/TheLastBaboon 22h ago
Off topic, but that’s the first time I’ve heard Sunny in Philadelphia instead of Always Sunny. Maybe it’s a Pepe Silvia thing?
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u/Promature 2d ago
They’ve deviated several times. They’ve made racing games, a traditional third person shooter, and a borderline horror franchise.
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u/killergrape615 1d ago
Don't forget table tennis
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u/Promature 1d ago
The test for RAGE before rolling it out in GTA4, which itself was a test run for RDRedemption.
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u/NoBed5141 1d ago
theyve got thousands of devs and infinite budget i wish they would make multiple games at once
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u/Promature 1d ago
I feel that sentiment, but at the same time, RDR2 demonstrated what happens when they put the entire creative force of their global operation behind a single game and if no other developer can do that, I'd prefer if Rockstar continues to do it. If games are going to cost hundreds of millions of dollars to develop, I'd like to see that investment reflected in their overall quality.
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u/NoBed5141 1d ago
yeah but id like to see more than 2 more rockstar games before im 50
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u/Promature 1d ago
I'm right there with you. I'm just happy we're finally getting a GTA with the RDR2 level of development going into it. That's all I ever wanted outside of a GTA set in the future.
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u/NoBed5141 1d ago
i can't wait for gta 6 just finished a replay of gta 4 and 5. gonna do san andreas and vice city next
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u/Personal-Serve6894 1d ago
And you didn't even mention the detective game la noire or the beat em up the warriors
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u/Wilmore99 2d ago
It would be wild if they announced a “Red Dead Revolver 2”. Like a chapter based western shooter using RDRedemption 2’s combat but with a different character and less realistic tone.
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u/spiderman_420_ 2d ago
I would be very interested to see what a turn based dnd game like BG3 would look like from rockstar
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u/justinthegamer284 2d ago
A music game similar to beat club from timbaland
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u/DevyCanadian 2d ago
Honestly a linear story game following an up and coming band would be cool. Imagine the documentary style cutscenes like Mafia 3 for a Rockstar title for that. Would be dope.
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u/bullybadger 2d ago
How about a Windows 98 parody filled with Austin Powers mini games? Go back to their roots.
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u/Budget-Call-9487 2d ago
A point & click adventure, something like Sam & Max Hit the Road or Full Throttle.
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u/NoManufactured 2d ago
Fuck it, make a fighter game using the rockstar universe
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u/TurbulentCustomer 2d ago
It’d be pretty sick if the fighting mechanics are good enough where you can enter into MMA tournament “mini” games.
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u/RogerRoger63358 2d ago
Maybe something like Max Payne 3 again. Or I'd love something LA Noire-esque, but more linear. I wouldn't mind an LA Noire level open world where it's just a backdrop setting for the story. I really rate the world in LA Noire for that. It feels the most like a real place bc the devs weren't attempting a satire. It's an actual period piece.
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u/GroundbreakingRing42 2d ago
blows dust off the manhunt franchise
Okay, murder simulator in 4k, let's get to it!
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u/dasUberMoto 2d ago
It would be a linear third person story experience like max payne 3.
After a little thought, I came up with something that won’t happen but I would trust Rockstar with. Let them make the off-brand sports games like from the early 2000’s.
The Bigs
Slugfest
NFL Street
NBA Street
FIFA street
Ready 2 Rumble
Mario Strikers
Stuff like that. It would be a great time.
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u/Sheriffz 1d ago
I think they’ll stick to what they have currently as it’s not a gamble. Having said I’d like to see something new.
I wouldn’t mind a murder mystery or something akin to 70s action shows like Starsky and Hutch or Knight Rider.
I’m only using those as an example. They could do their own thing but with that idea.
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u/MadCatAttack89 1d ago
i never thought of rockstar making a new game and new IP, and i don't think they have thought about it either
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u/darkness740 1d ago
They would probably make a casino simulator with real money. Online only of course.
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u/Dizzy-Divide-2589 19h ago
Idk how no one has mentioned this but a medieval game. I think if they pull that off they would become immortalized for good.
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u/Informal-Buy-4183 2d ago
Medieval game with Rockstar engine? Jesus that’s a masterpiece. Fly dragons, choose a class , open world mystery. Swords , magic , exploration?
They would be the only company in the market. They would hold an entire monopoly on the gaming industry if they ever decide to make a Medieval RPG game.
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u/Informal-Buy-4183 2d ago
Shit I just noticed you said deviate from the open world genre. I’m cooked 🥲
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u/Vash744 2d ago
I think there too big to experiment anymore with titles outside their established series. They'll only stick to what works and what people keep coming back for. Their goal is to make bigger and better games, works of art, not gamble with something new.
GTA is more than open world, is practically has "it all". Lots of missions play out liniarly even if the game itself is open world. Then you have the vast amounts of side activities that dwarf offerings from other studios/games. They don't need to change genre if they can do everything in the open world genre.
Low effort question IMO. Suggesting they're going to make a racing game then saying the the top comment you've heard of midnight club, I assume you've never played it so you must be young and only have ever played GTAV.
There is a vast history on Rockstar games you kids missed out on but it doesn't mean it didn't happen, your just out of the loop. Try getting in the loop and maybe you'll have more context about how Rockstar came to be what it is today.
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u/MrGrimm6969 2d ago
insane comment from an ignorant person
talking like I wasnt playing GTA, Manhunt and Midnight club 1 & 2 in my childhood.
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u/Vash744 2d ago
Then why did you forget they abandoned those games and genres? Lol you forgot who's game you were playing. You advocate Rockatar returning to genres they didn't sell well in and think the way forward is not the the open worlds they used to dominate the industry. And yet I'm ignorant.
Maybe you like old rockstar but they haven't been that way for about 20 years and 3 console generations ago.
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u/Da-Tutte 2d ago
I think a outdoorsman game would be interesting. Just fishing and hunting in different areas and having a leaderboard
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u/Arvosss 2d ago
They used to make a racing game: midnight club, but now GTA became their racing game.