u/notorious_F_bomb

It's good to be home

I remember starting GTA V, doing a couple missions, then immediately heading to Grove Street the second the game let me free roam. After that, I got completely sidetracked doing side quests, meeting random NPCs, hunting collectibles, cruising around Los Santos, and doing basically everything except the actual story.

What’s the longest you’ve completely ignored the plot in a GTA game?

For me, it’s gotta be when you survive a horrific crash at 120 MPH, fly through the windshield, land on the pavement, eat a hotdog, and immediately continue the mission like nothing happened. Human anatomy apparently works on cartoon physics in the GTA universe. Meanwhile in real life, I sleep wrong and my neck sounds like a haunted glow stick for three days.

What moment made you stop and think, “there’s absolutely no way”?

I remember standing outside Binco in San Andreas doing absolutely nothing, and one of those nasty NPCs walked right up beside CJ, burped, farted, then just stared at me like I was the problem.

What’s the most disrespectful thing an NPC has ever done to you?

For me, it was always during tailing missions. Traffic would get weird, a cop car would hit me somehow, and suddenly the police are after me while I’m trying not to lose the target.

What’s the dumbest thing that’s ever ruined a mission for you?

I’ve started entire police chases over somebody bumping my car and driving off like nothing happened. What’s the pettiest thing that’s ever made you snap in GTA?

Not missions, not progression. Just something you always end up doing every time you play, even though it doesn’t really matter. I’ve had sessions where I’d get bored and start obeying traffic laws like it’s a normal driving game. Other times I’d be on the way to a mission, a song I like comes on, and I just keep driving instead of starting it.

What’s something you always catch yourself doing?

Not for a mission, not for money, and not because the game told you to. Just something random that felt like peak GTA behavior. For me, there were plenty of times I planned to do one mission and ended up causing chaos for an hour instead. What’s the most GTA thing you’ve ever done for no reason?

These achievements make me keep coming back.

I’m talking about when everything went wrong, cops everywhere, chao, and somehow you got away clean.

No dying, no restart. Just gone. What’s the best escape you ever had?

You just signed a year lease and put out an ad for a roommate. Who's taking the guest bedroom to your dismay?

Every GTA era has its own sound and identity. Do you think GTA VI goes synthwave, modern Miami bass, dark cinematic, Latin influence, classic Vice City vibes, or something completely unexpected? What style do you think will fit Leonida best?

You’re cruising through any GTA city when that one track comes on. It's your absolute favorite. What’s the song, and be honest, what’s your next “totally law-abiding” move?

Eddie Low gave me the creeps as a kid in GTA IV. Which NPC encounter made you pause for a second or left you thinking, "What just happened?"

Funny in-game. Absolute nightmare in person. Who are you picking?