Grand Theft Auto VI (Johnsonverse)

Grand Theft Auto VI (stylized as GTA VI) is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games, a subsidiary of Johnson Games. It is the first main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series since 2013's Grand Theft Auto V. Set across the United States (including the cities Vice City and Liberty City, along with the state of San Andreas), the single-player story follows six criminals, all with their own storylines, and their efforts to make a living while avoiding the corrupt government and going on the run. The open-world design lets players freely roam the United States.

The game is played from either a third-person or first-person perspective, and its world is navigated on foot or by vehicle. Players control the six lead protagonists throughout single-player and switch among them, both during and outside missions. Many missions involve shooting and driving gameplay. A "wanted" system governs the aggression of law enforcement response to players who commit crimes. The revamped Grand Theft Auto Online allows players to do multiplayer missions in a part of the country; the player can also do these missions with AI-controlled characters in response to issues with leavers and trolls in its GTA V equivalent.

Development began shortly before Grand Theft Auto V 's release. The game was released on October 16, 2019 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Extensively marketed and widely anticipated, the game broke industry sales records and became the fastest-selling entertainment product in history, earning $900 million in its first day and $1.5 billion in its first three days. It received widespread critical acclaim, with praise directed at its multiple protagonist design, open world, presentation and gameplay. However, it caused controversies related to its depiction of violence; one major controversy involved the new destruction system, and the fact that one mission involves flying a UAV into a skyscraper very much like 9/11. Considered one of eighth generation console gaming's most significant titles and among the best video games ever made, it won year-end accolades including Game of the Year awards from several gaming publications. It is currently the best-selling video game of all time with over 200 million copies shipped and one of the most financially successful entertainment products of all time, with about $6 billion in worldwide revenue. Three episodic expansion packs, respectively focused on the characters Roman Bellic, Cesar Villipando, and Mary-Beth Williams, will be released throughout 2020.

Gameplay
Grand Theft Auto VI is an action-adventure game played from either a third-person, first-person, or top-down perspective. Players complete missions—linear scenarios with set objectives—to progress through the story. Outside of the missions, players may freely roam the open world. Composed of the United States, the world is much larger in area than earlier entries in the series. It may be fully explored after the game's beginning without restriction, although story progress unlocks more gameplay content.

Players use melee attacks, firearms and explosives to fight enemies, and may run, jump, swim or use vehicles to navigate the world. In combat, auto-aim and a cover system may be used as assistance against enemies. Should players take damage, their health meter will gradually regenerate to its halfway point. Players respawn at hospitals when their health depletes. If players commit crimes, law enforcement agencies may respond as indicated by a "wanted" meter in the head-up display (HUD). Stars displayed on the meter indicate the current wanted level (for example, at the maximum six-star level, the National Guard is called in with soldiers, tanks, and Apache helicopters to lethally dispatch players). Law enforcement officers will search for players who leave the wanted vicinity. The meter enters a cool-down mode and eventually recedes when players are hidden from the officers' line of sight that displays on the mini-map.

The single-player mode lets players control six characters—criminals whose stories interconnect as they complete missions. Some missions are completed with only one character and others feature two or three. Outside the missions, players may switch between characters at will by a directional compass on the HUD. In certain missions, players take control of protagonists from past games in the series, either from the HD Universe or the 3D Universe. The game may switch characters automatically during missions to complete specific objectives. A character's compass avatar will flash red if he is in danger and needs help, and flash white if he has a strategic advantage. Though players complete missions as any of the three protagonists, the more difficult heist missions require aid from AI-controlled accomplices with unique skill sets like computer hacking and driving. If an accomplice survives a successful heist, they take a cut from the cash reward and may be available for later missions with improvements to their unique skills. Some heists afford multiple strategies; in a holdup mission, players may either stealthily subdue civilians with an incapacitating agent or conspicuously storm the venue with guns drawn.

Each character has a set of eight skills that represent their ability in specific areas such as shooting and driving. Though skills improve through play, each character has a skill with expertise by default. The eighth "special" skill determines the effectiveness in performing an ability that is unique to each respective character. A meter on each character's HUD depletes when an ability is being used and regenerates when players perform skilful actions.

While free-roaming the game world, players may engage in context-specific activities such as scuba diving, BASE jumping, street racing, and stock car racing. Each character has a smartphone for contacting friends, starting activities and accessing an in-game Internet. The Internet lets players trade in stocks via a stock market, purchase special vehicles, watch TV, including the news, sports, and episodes of shows such as Republican Space Rangers and Princess Robot Bubblegum, and read social media. Players may purchase properties such as garages and businesses, purchase and upgrade weapons at Ammu-Nation, eat food at Cluckin' Bell, Burger Shot, The Well-Stacked Pizza Co., among other restaurants, and modify vehicles at TransFender, Max Paynt, and Pay & Spray (Los Santos Customs in San Andreas). Players may also visit places such as cinemas and strip clubs. Players can also customize their appearance by purchasing outfits, haircuts and tattoos, as well as altering their body shape - either by eating food or by exercising - a feature not seen since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In addition, they do side missions called Rampages, in which they kill a set number of people or destroy a set number of vehicles, a returning feature from the 3D Universe.

New in GTA VI is a destruction system. Everything, from trees to buildings, can be destroyed, and even the landscape can be physically deformed; humans and animals can also be dismembered in realistic ways, such as decapitations and gibs. Vehicle deformation has also been improved, in that they can now be crushed flat by larger vehicles such as the Rhino. New vehicles include various types of trains (including passenger and freight trains that specifically carry Continental Rail lettering and colors, trams in Los Santos and Carcer City, cable cars in San Fierro, monorails in Las Venturas, the Liberty City subway, and an elevated rail system in Vice City based on the Miami Metrorail), riding mowers, combine harvesters, motorized tricycles, excavators, drones (including consumer drones and military UAVs), various military watercraft such as patrol and torpedo boats, other watercraft such as tugboats (which can tow other vessels as well as barges, a mechanic used in a series of side missions) and inland cargo ships, and hoverboards (which have a tendency to randomly explode). All of the vehicles, weapons, and features (such as arcades, casinos, and biker clubs) introduced in GTA V 's online mode are included in the base game, and several weapons from previous games have also been added, such the Flamethrower, Dildo, Vibrator, Fire Extinguisher, Chainsaw, Shovel, Katana, and Spray Can; new weapons include the Claymore and Sledgehammer.

Prologue
The prologue is a series of recreations of big heists in past games, such as "The Job" from Vice City, "Breaking the Bank at Caligula's" from San Andreas (both of which are now set in their HD Universe counterparts while reusing the original audio), "Three Leaf Clover" from IV, and the obvious approach for "The Big Score" in V. The player then takes control of Josh Walton in a botched robbery of a Fleeca branch in Blaine County, where he manages to escape with $3,000 with the help of Trevor Philips and Lester Crest. Feeling downtrodden that he didn't get as much as he hoped, Trevor reassures him that, for his first take, three grand is pretty good, but ridicules his choice of a getaway vehicle (a combine harvester; Josh defends his choice by saying he was planning to use the header to mulch the cops, which Trevor laughs at for sounding like something he would do). He then takes him to Los Santos to get training in bank robbing from his friend, Michael De Santa.

Epilogue
When Josh and Elise go to Washington, they uncover Love's plan to turn the United States into a Communist nation. Love himself spots them, and orders them executed.

Playable

 * Josh Walton (voice and motion-capture performed by Tim Johnson) is a 26-year-old aspiring bank robber based in Los Santos. Special ability: bullet time.
 * Elise Walton (voice and motion-capture performed by Chloe Johnson) is Josh's twin sister from Vice City, who is a psychopath. Despite this, she loves her brother dearly, and is always ready to help. Special ability: rage.
 * Chris Fallon (voice and motion-capture performed by Bob Odenkirk) is a former cop. He lives in Liberty City, and works for Roman Bellic's cab service, though he also deals drugs on the side to make extra cash. Special ability: perfect accuracy.
 * Taliana Martinez (voice and motion-capture performed by Carolina Ravassa) is a former bank robber who now deals in boosting, modding, and reselling cars in San Fierro; this operation directly conflicts with Simeon's newest scam. She was a heist crew member in Grand Theft Auto V who proved popular enough to be promoted to playable. Special ability: slow down time while driving.
 * Walt Sanders (voice and motion-capture performed by Ben Schwartz) is an arms dealer from Carcer City. Special ability: infinite ammo
 * Karissa Thorn (voice and motion-capture performed by Anndi McAfee) is a showgirl-turned-criminal based in Las Venturas. Special ability: stronger kicks and punches

Vice City

 * Tommy Vercetti (voice and motion-capture performed by Ray Liotta) is a washed-up crime boss seeking to recapture the glory days of the 1980s with the help of the Walton twins and Ken Rosenberg, although the latter does so reluctantly. He is playable in a few missions.
 * Lazlow Jones (voice and motion-capture performed by Lazlow Jones) is a fading celebrity who's forced to move to Vice City and host his own reality show after Gay Tony fired him from his San Andreas nightclub. He is forced to partner with the Cartel to deal drugs like SPANK, crack, meth and cocaine to make money, which he gets high on himself.
 * Mary-Beth Williams (voice and motion-capture performed by Scarlett Johansson) is the daughter of Louise Williams.
 * Ray Machowski (voice and motion-capture performed by Peter Appel) is a former Liberty City cop who moved to Vice City to avoid internal affairs and the IAA. His corruption hasn’t gone away, however, and he hires Elise to do the dirty work for him.
 * Reni Wassulmaier (voice and motion-capture performed by Barbara Rosenblatt) is a transgender film director. She hires Elise to act in a film she's directing.

San Andreas

 * Trevor Philips (voice and motion-capture performed by Steven Ogg) is a psychotic drug dealer who lives in Sandy Shores. He is playable in a few missions.
 * Michael De Santa (voice and motion-capture performed by Ned Luke) is a Vinewood movie producer and former bank robber. He is playable in a few missions.
 * Franklin Clinton (voice and motion-capture performed by Shawn Fonteno) is the leader of the Grove Street Families, which retook Grove Street from the Ballas a month before the game's events. He is playable in a few missions.
 * Ron Jakowski (voice and motion-capture performed by David Mogentale) is Trevor's right-hand man.
 * Wade Hebert (voiced and motion-capture performed by Matthew Maher) is a loyal follower of Trevor who has been stuck in a strip club for six years.
 * Lester Crest (voiced and motion-capture performed by Jay Klaitz) is a physically-disabled evil genius who helps put together heists and operations.
 * Anthony "Gay Tony" Prince (voice and motion-capture performed by D.B. Cooper) is the owner of a Los Santos nightclub.
 * Jimmy De Santa (voice and motion-capture performed by Danny Tamberelli) is Michael's son who works at an arcade in Los Santos.
 * Tracey De Santa (voice and motion-capture performed by Michal Sinnott) is Michael's daughter who recently graduated college and is currently a nursing student.
 * Amanda De Santa (voice and motion-capture performed by Vicki Van Tassel) is Michael's wife who is now a high-ranking executive at Fruit Computers (mainly thanks to Lester getting dirt on higher-ranking executives to move her up the ladder).
 * Brucie Kibbutz (voice and motion-capture performed by Timothy Adams) is
 * Carl "CJ" Johnson (voice and motion-capture performed by Chris Bellard) is a former Grove Street Families OG turned rapper who owns a stake in the Four Dragons Casino. CJ finds himself back in the 'hood when he hears C.R.A.S.H. has been reformed under Irving Tenpenny, an officer even worse than his father ever was. He is playable in a few missions.
 * Sean "Sweet" Johnson (voice and motion-capture performed by Faizon Love) is another former Grove Street Families OG. He became an actor, and like CJ, found himself back in the 'hood after the resurrection of C.R.A.S.H.
 * Kendl Johnson (voice and motion-capture performed by Yolanda Whittaker) is CJ and Sweet's sister. She is now a model, and, again, finds herself back in the 'hood after C.R.A.S.H.'s return.
 * Ken Rosenberg (voice and motion-capture performed by William Fichtner) is a former lawyer and Tommy Vercetti’s former associate.
 * Jeffrey "OG Loc" Cross (voice and motion-capture performed by Jonathan Anderson) is a disgraced former rapper who still has delusions of being "gangsta". He is killed by Franklin in the mission "OG Joke" as revenge for betraying the Grove Street Families.
 * Madd Dogg (voice and motion-capture performed by Ice-T) is a former rapper who now works as a talent agent.
 * Karen Daniels (voice and motion-capture performed by Rebecca Henderson) is a corrupt IAA interrogator. She is killed by Niko with a bullet to the head in the mission "So Long, Michelle" as revenge for using him, though Niko tried to hold back tears upon succeeding.
 * Patrick “Packie” McReary (voice and motion-capture performed by Ryan Johnston) is a bank robber formerly associated with Niko Bellic.

Las Venturas

 * Wu Zi Mu (voice and motion-capture performed by James Yaegashi) is the blind leader of the San Fierro Triads. He is part-owner of the Four Dragons Casino.

San Fierro

 * Cesar Villipando (voice and motion-capture performed by Clifton Collins Jr.) is the leader of the Varrios Los Aztecas.
 * Mitch "The Truth" Wells (voice and motion-capture performed by Peter Fonda) is a stoner hippie conspiracy theorist who has credible proof that the government is hiding aliens from the public. This was Fonda's final role before his death in August 2019, and the game was dedicated to his memory.
 * David "Zero" Kent (voiced and motion-capture performed by David Cross) is the owner of Zero RC, a hobby shop that is also a front for Carl Johnson's criminal enterprises. He is notably less annoying than he was in 1992.

Liberty City

 * Niko Bellic (voice and motion-capture performed by Michael Hollick) is the head of a major crime ring smuggling weapons to anti-Russian rebels in Ukraine. Having wanted to get out of crime, Niko is forced to get back in to help the rebels, and really, really hates bowling due to Roman constantly calling him to bowl at inappropriate times. He is playable in a few missions.
 * Roman Bellic (voice and motion-capture performed by Jason Zumwalt) is the owner of a cab depot in Alderney and a professional bowler.
 * Mallorie Bellic (voice and motion-capture performed by Elena Hurst) is Roman’s wife. She runs the cab depot when Roman is out bowling.
 * Kate Bellic (voice and motion-capture performed by Skylar Dunn) is Roman and Mallorie’s daughter.
 * Milica Bellic (voice and motion-capture performed by Diane Keaton) is Niko's mother, and Kate's grandmother.
 * "Little" Jacob Hughes (voiced and motion-capture performed by Coolie Ranx) is Niko's best friend and second-in-command.
 * Luis Fernando Lopez (voice and motion-capture performed by Mario D'Leon) is the owner of Gay Tony's old nightclub. He is playable in a few missions.
 * Huang Lee (voice and motion-capture performed by Jackie Chan) is the charismatic leader of the Liberty City Triads. He is playable in a few missions.
 * Lola Del Rio (voice and motion-capture performed by Laura Bailey) is a lollipop-holding prostitute.
 * Claude Speed (motion-capture performed by Scott Maslen) is a silent drifter who happened to come back to Liberty City years after Catalina's betrayal. He is playable in a few missions.
 * Maria Latore (voice and motion-capture performed by Debi Mazar) is Claude’s ditzy wife and the widow of Salvatore Leone.
 * Mike Del Monte (voice and motion-capture performed by Jack Quaid) is a former Leone member who became bitter and hardened in the years since his longtime mentor Vinnie betrayed him, forcing him to come back to Liberty City to take his frustrations out on the city. He is playable in a few missions.
 * Walker Carrington (voice and motion-capture performed by Johnny Hardwick) is the son of deceased real estate mogul Avery Carrington. Like his father, he’ll do anything to get prime real estate, including starting gang wars.

Carcer City

 * James Earl Cash (voice and motion-capture performed by Stephen Wilfong) is

Capitol City

 * Donald Love (voice and motion-capture performed by Alec Baldwin) is the cannibalistic and corrupt President of the United States, who was a Liberty City media mogul and mayoral candidate years before, and the overall main antagonist of the game. He hires Chris to do work for him, such as killing his political opponents (liberals and conservatives alike) to ensure he wins his re-election campaign, blowing up a Mexican-American town in Matar, etc., threatening to frame him as a child rapist if he doesn't. In the epilogue "Love Hurts", Love reveals that he was planning to turn the US into a communist nation. He and his administration are killed by Josh in a violent shootout. Moreso than in previous games, Love is a very unflattering caricature of Donald Trump (though he still retained his III-era appearance, albeit much older), which sparked massive backlash from conservatives.
 * Jillian Love (voice and motion-capture performed by Maisie Williams) is the First Lady.
 * Charlie Dollar (voice and motion-capture performed by Michael Douglas) is the Vice President. He is based on Mike Pence.
 * Mike Toreno (voice and motion-capture performed by James Woods) is a government agent turned head of the IAA. He disapproves of some of the IAA's more heavy-handed tactics, and becomes one of the Walton twins' most valuable allies in waging a shadow war against Donald Love.

Bullworth

 * Jimmy Hopkins (voice and motion-capture performed by Gerry Rosenthal) is the mayor of Bullworth. In 2006, he uncovered the many problems of Bullworth Academy, and successfully changed the school for the better.
 * Pete Kowalski (voice and motion-capture performed by Matt Bush) is the head of Bullworth Academy. He became the head after Dr. Crabblesnitch retired in 2017, having been the head boy since 2006.
 * Gary Smith (voice and motion-capture performed by Peter Vack) is a SPANKED-up street criminal who assigns Elise to do some work for him.

Houser

 * Edward Olsen (voice and motion-capture performed by Burt Reynolds) is a propane salesman. This was Reynolds' final role before his death in 2018; like Fonds, the game was also dedicated to his memory.
 * Karl Fallon (voice and motion-capture performed by Norman Lloyd) is the Don of the Fallon Crime Family.

Leston

 * Bob Welsh (voice and motion-capture performed by Randall Park) is the leader of the Zaibatsu Corporation, and the brother of Trey Welsh, who was killed in 1999.