In addition to the major reveals shown in today’s Grand Theft Auto 6 Netflix trailer, a new mechanic for the franchise was confirmed in an interview with the developers. Suppressive fire will make its debut in the series in the upcoming sequel, allowing players the option to try to avoid killing police officers and civilians in difficult situations, such as when robbing stores, if the player so chooses. According to Rob Nelson, head of development and co-studio head at Rockstar Games, in a new interview with Famitsu magazine in Japan, a number of new mechanics have been introduced to increase the dynamic nature of the heists and your criminal activities in the studio’s latest open-world game. During a question about whether there were other methods besides stealing and flipping cars to earn cash in the new game, Rob responded that you can also earn money by robbing stores. However, if you are seen entering the store with a visible weapon, an NPC may decide to call the police before you even commit your act. After the police come to meet you, there are numerous ways to escape, and not all of them require you to go on a killing spree. “We have a new mechanic where you can control the direction of your shots,” Nelson explains. “Instead of shooting directly at the police, you can deliberately miss and shoot close to them, which can confuse or scare the opponent and give you time to escape. “We wanted to give players the option of not killing police or civilians while trying to escape. In other words, you can force them to stay in place while you escape, but it also fits with the story of how Jason and Lucia are trying to escape the law,” Nelson continued. “It wouldn’t be natural for the couple to stay there and engage in a long shootout when they’re not cornered or have no other option but to shoot. You can shoot, of course, but it will affect your reputation, and this time the police are a tough opponent! The latest 26-minute trailer and other recent trailers have suggested that it might be possible to stop enemies by knocking them out or wounding them as well. GTA 6 features a criminal profiling system that is meant to track the player’s actions throughout the game and have the way the world treats them (from a psychopath to a refined thief) change as a result. The developers pointed to a moment in the trailer where protagonist Jason shoots out the tires of a police truck to escape as an example of taking a less lethal route. “There are quite a few times where you can progress without killing anyone,” Nelson added. “[In that scene from the trailer] They were able to overturn the police car by shooting at the tires, but none of the police officers involved in that chase died. “If Jason had aimed it directly at the police officer, he could have killed him, but he chose not to.”
