How many sharks are we really gonna run into in Leonida?
Caught something in Trailer 1 I keep coming back to. There's that underwater sequence with what looks like two different sharks swimming around. One's got that bulky, almost tiger shark silhouette and the other's sleeker, maybe a hammerhead? Hard to tell with the murky water but they're definitely not the same model.
I'm from Australia so I'm used to sharks being a constant low-key anxiety whenever you're in the ocean, but I got curious about what Florida's actually like. Turns out it's basically the shark bite capital of the world. Bull sharks, blacktips, hammerheads, tigers, even great whites passing through. The density is insane compared to most places. If Rockstar's really leaning into the Leonida setting, the water shouldn't just be empty blue space.
Vice City had sharks you could shoot for no reason and they'd just float there. GTA V stepped it up, made them an actual threat if you swam out too far, and then threw in the Meg for that one side mission. But even then, they were more of a boundary mechanic than a real ecosystem thing. I'm hoping GTA 6 goes further. Give us different species with different behaviors. Maybe bulls are aggressive in the shallows, hammerheads cruise the Keys, tigers show up near river mouths. Make the ocean feel alive instead of just a pretty backdrop.
With the new water physics they've been showing off, it'd be a waste if the wildlife didn't match that level of detail. Imagine diving for a sunken stash and seeing a shadow circle below you. That's the kind of tension that makes the world feel dangerous in a way GTA V never quite nailed outside of scripted moments.
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