GTA 6 Scenarios That Publisher Take-Two Interactive Abandoned

Recently, information from insider Fravilys appeared online about the first versions of the Grand Theft Auto 6 script, which were written by Dan Houser. However, none of them were ultimately accepted by the publisher. In this article, we will talk about what the plot of the sixth GTA could have been.

Rockstar was founded in 1998 by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Terry Donovan, Jamie King and Gary Foreman. Over the years, the studio has released the GTA and Midnight Club series, the Red Dead trilogy, Bully, the Manhunt dilogy and much more. Dan specifically served as the lead screenwriter for many of them. We owe him sharp dialogues, plot twists with unexpected betrayals and pleasant references to classic films.

However, on March 11, 2020, Houser Jr. left Rockstar. The reasons for his departure were not reported. Now many fans believe that this decision was influenced by Take-Two's reluctance to accept Dan's scripts for GTA 6.

And now we move on to descriptions of ideas that were rejected by the publishers, represented by the management of Take-Two Interactive.

This version of the plot was worked on from 2014 to 2016. As in the case of GTA 5, the main story revolves around three characters. The first is an elderly policeman who is forced to cooperate with representatives of the criminal world in order to save his adult son from the mafia. And his offspring, in turn, has big problems with substances. He was supposed to be the second playable hero. And the third character is a high-ranking gangster, the right hand of the head of a cartel from Colombia.

However, such a scenario was considered too dark for a GTA game. It was decided to completely change the entire concept.

They worked on this story from 2016 to 2018, for 18 months. It was assumed that the plot would be dedicated to a female police officer. She infiltrates the criminal world of Vice City, and the heroine agrees to such a dangerous task solely for the sake of revenge. The second playable character is a man who transports prohibited substances. Moreover, the guy is so crazy that he can be compared to Trevor from GTA 5. It is not known whether the protagonists were supposed to be allies or whether they would have to act on different sides of the barricades.

Work on a similar plot was carried out for a short period in 2019. It is known that it was rejected already in March. At first, it also featured a female cop. But later, a black soldier appeared in her place, who managed to serve, get a sentence for a crime, serve time and be released. But after a while, he is forced to return to the world of crime.

In the end, all these ideas were abandoned in favor of the stories of modern Bonnie and Clyde. It is interesting that the moment with the protagonist's prison past from the third scenario was reflected in Lucia's fate. However, something similar already existed in the original GTA: Vice City. There are also rumors that Jason is an undercover cop, as in the second version of the plot. But this is still guesswork.

It can also be noted that the developers planned to move the action to Vice City from the very beginning.

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Of course, such brief descriptions do not give a full idea of ​​the plot. And yet, which scenario did you like the most? Share your opinions in the comments!