>The man in charge of the regional Rockstar studio long credited with handling the bulk of development for the Grand Theft Auto games is no longer at the company, Rockstar confirmed to Kotaku today. The company said Rockstar North studio head Leslie Benzies had been on sabbatical for the past 17 months.
>Rockstar North has had a less GTA-centric role in the past decade, as they and other regional Rockstar studios have been credited with sharing the work on the company’s major games, including the seemingly all-hands-on-deck 2013 GTA V.
>>323702909
Holy shit that's fucking huge.
Leslie was in charge of a lot of shit that made gta.
I wonder why he left.
>>323702909
>sabbatical
He'll be back.
>Taking over for Benzies in Rockstar North management roles are 19-year Rockstar veteran Aaron Garbut
Literally nothing has changed then.
has this leslie actually done anything or
>>323702909
First half life and now this? What the fuck, why?
anyone could tell the worm had turned with GTA online
Probably the first Rockstar game that shipped with obvious cut content and shortcuts
So will this sub actually have interest in GTA again?
>>323703856
>sub
>tumblr image
I want this meme to die.
>>323702909
No wonder GTAV was shit.
>tfw all your favorite devs are dead
leslie has pretty much been there for beginning.
In case anybody here is confused at his role in Rockstar just read his wiki page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Benzies
>>323704043
there from the beginning*
Wow, I never realized that the GTA games were all made by one person.
>>323703379
>oh god I'm going to be satiring Americans for the rest of my life in a mediocre game series
>>323703706
This
As long as a member of 20+ years is taking over and has worked closely with the previous manager nothing had changed
As long as the Houser brothers are there they'll be fine.
>>323704240
>Houser brothers
Housers are hacks with a lot of money that don't develop anything. They're literally idea guys.
Why can't they release another GTA game on the same engine as V?
I miss the PS2 era GTA, it takes them forever to release games now.
>>323703379
I don't know but maybe the games can move on from being boring shit simulators now. Maybe bring in the visionaries that made RDR work, they worked magic, that game had no right being as good as it was.
Pretty sure this has to do with the focus of gta online.
All of the good developers have gone to shit /v/. Rockstar is ready to have a disastrous gen.
>>323704516
>Maybe bring in the visionaries that made RDR work
literally leslie benzies
>>323702909
Guys remember David Jones ?
He created gta and lemmings, left and produced shitty games
his gta games ( 1, 2 ) were different than leslies gta games design
So the next guy in charge will change the gta design most likely oo and thats what we wanted right ?
His last gta game was 5 btw
>>323704765
Yup I do actually and yes, gta games are about to take a radical turn in terms of design.
>>323704765
>So the next guy in charge will change the gta design most likely oo and thats what we wanted right ?
There was nothing wrong with gta 5 with the exception of a shit story.
>>323704847
>gta 3
clunky mess
>gta vc
bad
>gta sa
alright
>gta lcs
fuck off
>gta vcs
refer to lcs
>manhunt 2
worse than the 1st
>gta 4
good
>gta tlad
garbage
>gta cw
mobileshit no one cares
>gta tbogt
amazing
>rdr
normie garbo
>la noire
gta detective game 0/10
>max payne 3
8/10
>gta 5
decent
WORTH A LISTEN
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AI2S2_-Yh0
>>323705191
Would you please explain why you feel this way about all these games that you've obviously played? :^)
>>323705392
Thanks anon
>>323705584
He's a contrarian faggot who thinks his special snowflake opinion means anything
Alright for all the retards here this is what this news means.
>the next gta will be insanely different and the direction will change drastically from the first time since 3
>Gta online isn't going to carry over to VI (at least not in its current design since benzies was the man in charge)
>the year of our lord MMXVI
>hating on GTAO
this is the future, niggers. better get used to it.
If you want singleplayer hugboxes go play weeb games.
>>323704460
This, I'd buy a Vita if they made another GTA Stories game.
>>323706336
i didn't hate GTA Online i just think it was a mess as far as the way it plays and the loading times.
I also don't like grinding and people that buy shark cards
>>323702909
>>323703379
>>323703751
>>323703826
>>323703972
>>323704043
Leslie isn't really synonymous with GTA. If the Houser brothers were gone I'd be worried, but as far as I know they're still on board. Don't worry family, the last good AAA franchise is still good for now.
>>323706336
>grind boring ass missions where people leave the match almost every time so you can get fake cars for your fake house
No thank you
>>323706557
Not referring to you specifically but to everyone in this thread seeing this as writing on the wall for the downfall of GTA and R*.
anyway, dunno how long it's been since you've played GTAO, but loading times have been drastically improvedon PC, except for the loading into the game when you boot it up.
>>323706651
>Leslie isn't really synonymous with GTA.
You really don't know what the fuck you're talking about do you?
>>323706865
The Houser brothers are more important, Leslie is just a producer. Don't be a drama queen.
>Rockstar North is now headed up by Aaron Garbut
Rip in peace.
Finally
The grand theft auto series needs to evolve somehow
GTAVI will change this series after GTAIII changed this series
>>323706959
http://www.pcgamer.com/leslie-benzies-the-driving-force-behind-grand-theft-auto-has-left-rockstar/
Don't be an idiot anon. The houser brothers are idea guys. They don't program shit. Leslie is the reason the series took a turn with 3.
>>323706662
>do things over and over again in an online game you dislike
>I HATE GRINDING
>do things over and over again in an online game you like
>OH BOY ALL THIS ENGAGING GAMEPLAY
we get it, you're bad at the game.
>also using the 'fake things' argument on a video game board.
go and sit in your real room with your real things, fucking normie.
Is that GTA book any good? All I know is that David Kushner wrote it and he's behind Masters of Doom which was fucking great.
>>323707085
>making a good game has to do with the head of the studio being a programmer
>>323707085
You think Leslie wrote a single fucking line of code for GTA V? No. If the "idea guys" are there the quality will remain.
>>323707050
>The grand theft auto series needs to evolve somehow
eh, why?
please don't tell me it's becauseyou don't like the latest installment
>>323702909
even normies got bored of gta v after a week
open world games are dead
>>323704516
>RDR
Literally GTA with horses.
>The company said Rockstar North studio head Leslie Benzies had been on sabbatical for the past 17 months.
Jesus Christ, how do I earn year and a half long sabbaticals?
>>323707225
kojima
>>323707368
GTAO is still very active on PC and consoles.
Not to mention the game has been on steam's top selling list for some time now.
PC community for GTA:O is so fucking horrible.
I just want to heist god damn it.
>>323707397
Be important
>>323707429
Just because one head of a studio which makes decent games (which is subject of discussion, but for the sake of the argument we'll pretend that it does)is a good programmer, doesn't automatically mean that's a requirement.
You guys realize that Dan houser writes the stuff for their games ,that his brother is the boss and that the rockstar devs develop the games ?
Leslie is just a managment guy
Hes in charge of the biggest entertainment products and now he wants to rest
>>323707368
>chinese cartoon reaction image
>>323705191
Official "I was born after the year 2000" ratings
>>323707540Go ask people on /gtag/ to heist. If it's Series A you're trying to run, good luck.
>>323707635
Leslie is not "Just a management guy" he was a lead programmer.
>>323707368
>Open world games are dead
I've put ~55 hours into MGSV just in the last week bruh
>>323707760
>doing anything with /gtag/
>>323707834
Programming is programming, either you have it or you don't. If he wasn't an ideas guy he doesn't matter.
>>323707178
Anyone?
>>323707956
>either you have it or you don't
are you saying programming is something genetic?
this thread keeps on amazing me
>>323707916
They're decent at heisting at any rate.
>>323708101
No, I'm saying either it's right or it's wrong. There aren't really any grey areas.
>>323702909
GTA'll be fine
>>323707091
>9 year olds get themselves killed and/or disconnect
>ur just bad lol normie
>living in an apartment in LA with 8 cars isn't normalfag
>>323707760
What's series a? I don't play gta5
>Benzies joined Rockstar North back in 1999 when it was still DMA Design. He played a huge role in the development of the Grand Theft Auto series and went on sabbatical following the release of Grand Theft Auto V.
>>323705132
I didn't think anyone played GTA games for story. All GTA was ever good for is getting drunk and running over hookers for a laugh.
>>323708612
>I didn't think anyone played GTA games for story.
I don't. I'm just saying that the only thing wrong with it was it's shit story like every other gta.
>>323708249
>9 year olds get themselves killed and/or disconnect
eh? what does this have to do with anything?
and you're a fucking normie because you're moaning about fictional objects on a board where pretty much everything discussed is fictional but the production of the subject video games.
Everything we do is fake, so that's a pretty bro tier generalization.
>>323708612
>All GTA was ever good for is getting drunk and running over hookers for a laugh
man, these borderline sociopath bongs are really taking over 4chan
Can we all agree that SA had the best missions out of all the gta games?
>>323709061
yes
>>323708101
what are these monkeys called again?
>>323709224
Southern Brazilians
>>323707387
Confirmed for never playing RDR
>>323709224
African-Americans.
>>323709061
fuxake i barely remember any missions from a GTA game period.
Think GTAV missions were the most forgettable though.
Bought the game on three platforms and only managed to play the campaign once.
I do have 40 days played in GTAO though.
>>323704476
Dark Souls 2 was ruined by one person.
So yes. One person is all it takes.
>>323709224
Japanese macaque
over 1000 people worked on GTAV, it was the most extensive and least centralized project. Leslie is literally .1% of the people who worked on GTAV
RED DEAD REDEMPTION SOON
>>323709493
>Dark Souls 2 was ruined by one person.
Who was the person who ruined it and what did they do?
I'm about 7 hours into DS2 and I don't like it like 1.
>>323709576
bless you anon
>>323709879
>I'm about 7 hours into DS2 and I don't like it like 1.
Exactly my friend.
>>323709879
>Who was the person who ruined it and what did they do?
The director. He made all the weird choices because he's the director.
DeS and DaS director was making Bloodborne at the time.
Hello? A buddy of mine sent me a link here. What would you guys like to see in the next Grand Theft Auto game?
>>323710278
Dinos.
>>323710278
Put this on the soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08F48GMRhKg
>>323706662
I've only repeated like 4 or 5 missions in total and I have 2 garages full of modded cars and motorcycles, as well as a vtol jet. All the money for that came from actually exploring the multiplayer content instead of trying to turn it into a chore.
There's really no grinding involved, just play the fucking game
>>323710278
Just dinosaurs.
>>323709879
>>323710124
Yeah, DaS2 isnt as good as the first, but i dont like when people say it is a bad game. It is my GOTY 2014, just slightly worse than DaS1 in some aspects: Level design and Boss Design
People say GTA has grinding. Doesnt cheat engine work on it?, or they are fags and now you must pay for cheats, aka megashark cards?
>>323710789
It's an okay game, but it's one step forward 3 steps back.
2014 was pretty weak year.
I would say DS2 was the best but South Park was really good.
Also I didn't even finish DS2. Dropped it halfway through because I was so let down.
Good, maybe the next gta game won't be shit
>>323704476
Deus Ex 2 was ruined by a single person though.
>>323710278
Why do I feel like this is actually Sam Houser? I'm a huge fan. Please make a GTA in Chicago.
