5 reasons why GTA 6 would be better off with two protagonists instead of three
A Bloomberg report regarding GTA 6 has gone viral recently. It talked about the development of GTA 6 and what players can expect from it. One of the most exciting parts of the entire report was that, allegedly, GTA 6 might provide players with two playable protagonists.
This information has caused a lot of discussion in the community and many players have expressed their own opinions about GTA 6 having two protagonists.
So, this article will try to aid this conversation by providing five reasons why it’s a good thing that Rockstar Games may introduce two playable protagonists to their upcoming title.
Having fewer characters means that writers will be able to shape the narrative in a more controlled manner, without devolving it into pointless tangents. Even though single-character stories are best for this, there are many examples of two protagonist narratives that are also tightly written and well-structured, such as, The Last of Us, It Takes Two, and more.
GTA 6 is already expected to have a lot of other things on top of its narrative, so having a story that is water-tight without any useless story beats that go nowhere and bog down the game’s other qualities should be avoided as much as possible. Thus, having only two main characters to focus on will be really useful in doing that.
A lot of times when there are too many characters to follow in the story, it can quickly get difficult for the audience to care about all of them. Slowly, they might even lose interest in a particular one whenever they are on screen. So, having only two playable characters’ stories to follow in GTA 6 will create a good balance.
Moreover, the plot also becomes much more immersive and engaging when it is not constantly jumping between three or four points of views. Furthermore, it is more likely that the audience will be able to care for, and emotionally connect with, two main characters much more easily.
This post was last modified on June 6, 2023 5:54 am
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