Look, we get it, GTA 6 wants to be fancy schmancy with their so-called dynamic weather that acts like it’s going to revolutionize the gaming universe. But seriously, does anyone need a game that punishes you for not buying imaginary tires to combat rain? Wish they’d stuck to what they’re good at—let us run people over occasionally and steal stuff without thinking about the water traction on some digital street. Now they want me to pick rain tires like this is an interactive version of ‘Top Gear’. Who. Cares.
I’d rather stick to real life problems like remembering where I parked my car than deal with my virtual car doing ballet moves on a puddle-covered street. What’s next? Sunburns for your character if you don’t apply sunscreen during summer quests? The absurdery is endless. Grand Theft Auto isn’t supposed to be grounded in this much reality. If anything, this deep dive into realism feels more like a splashy face-slap telling you, yes, you should’ve taken that right turn at the mechanic to upgrade your ride because SURPRISE, here’s rain harder than in an armageddon flick.
And don’t even get me started on what kind of nonsense awaits in the winter—ice skates for tires or heated seats to avoid freezing while your character’s teeth clatter during a mission? The audacity to think they’d make gameplay deeper by throwing in hydroplaning is baffling. Oh well, thoughts don’t matter anymore if you don’t care about pedestrian opinions, and it seems they clearly don’t. Guess I’ll go check how much they’d charge me for mindlessly clicking right here on this blurb next. Yawn.