Say Hello To GTA 6's Awesome New Dialogue System

Netflix's extended look revealed how Jason and Lucia will speak during the story In Grand Theft Auto 5, dialogue was linear and scripted. Everything Michael, Franklin, or Trevor could say was predetermined by the game, and players couldn't meaningfully speak to NPCs. For Grand Theft Auto 6, Rockstar is digging deeper with a totally new dialogue system that is as slick as it is immersive. GTA 6 does not present players with a dialogue wheel, nor does it plaster the screen with signals to whom the player can speak. Instead, the Netflix extended look revealed that a contextual option appears when the player is near a character they can speak to. Once a conversation begins, response options populate near the bottom right of the screen. These options barely take up any real estate, which helps conversations feel natural. As someone who hates taking screenshots that get cluttered with text or UI, I welcome Rockstar's implementation of dialogue. These systems are visible in less than a minute in Netflix's new footage. In it, Jason goes up to a bouncer -- and the game presents him with two possible ways to get his attention. Later on, Jason finds a dog. The game offers three potential opti