the anti-hype crowd is exhausting, can we just be excited for once

I get it, Rockstar has done some stuff people don't like. But every time someone posts about being hyped for November, the same crowd shows up to tell us we're bad people for caring.

It's been 13 years since GTA 5. 13 years. And now we're less than 3 months out from a new one. I want to talk about the map, the characters, the little details we might see. Instead half the replies are about how I'm a corporate shill for preordering or watching the extended look on Netflix.

Like, I'm not allowed to be excited? I have to perform some kind of moral purity test before I can enjoy a video game? It's exhausting. The same people who spent years begging for GTA 6 are now acting like caring about it is a crime.

I'm not saying Rockstar is perfect. They've made decisions I don't love. But can we have one thread where someone says "I'm hyped" without getting a lecture about the gaming industry? Just one?

Is it really that wrong to just enjoy the fact that a new GTA is finally almost here?

Source: r/GTA6 · Curated content.

ngl i felt this in my soul. im so new to gta i only played five last year and now im broke staring at that $79.99 like its a personal attack. but im still hyped lol. let people be excited about the map and lucia and whatever

corporate shill for preordering

fr its not that deep. i just wanna see vice city again without writing a thesis about late stage capitalism. cant wait for the extended look tomorrow even if i gotta mooch my roommates netflix password. we deserve one thread thats just vibes

One thread of pure vibes. I'll wait until tomorrow to bring the negativity.

I'm sitting at 100% completion on every 3D and HD entry, so the wait has been brutal. Thirteen years covers an entire console generation. I want to talk about how Lucia and Jason's dynamic might reshape heist setup missions, or whether Port Gellhorn gives us that same rural chaos Blaine County did.

corporate shill for preordering

That accusation is tired. I put down the money because the Vintage Vice City Pack fits my completionist run. I don't need a lecture on the industry. I need to know if Leonida's mission design tops the pacing of Three Leaf Clover. The extended look drops tomorrow. I'll be watching for breadcrumbs, not another ethics seminar.

This. So much this.

corporate shill for preordering

Back in 2004 we didn't call each other shills. We argued about beta maps and whether the M4 sounded right. Thirteen years is a lifetime. Let people be excited for Leonida without the ethics seminar.