One of the things that helps make open-world titles even greater isn’t the size of the world, but making them feel truly alive. By that, we’re referring to how developers and publishers will put in little details to make it clear that this is a living, breathing place that people are living in every single time you drive by. How you put those details in there, and what they truly mean to the game, is up to the team. For example, with GTA 6, we already knew that certain things would be put within it to expand the game’s world, but a new leak might help refine some of those things that you can expect.
The leak came from the GTAForums, and we reported on some of the details earlier, such as how we might not have taxis in the game anymore, and instead have ride shares. Two of the sites listed in the domain names do seem to point to that. But what about the other names on the list? What do they point to?
Well, one is about Leonida, which is the fictionalized version of Florida that you are in. It’s cool that they would make a government-style website for it, because you apparently will be traveling up and down it during the main campaign, and thus, it would be smart to learn about the places that you’re going to visit, and certain things you might need to avoid.
Plus, you could learn more about the government officials who might be impeding your journey. Two of them on the list, wipeoutcornskin.com and myboyhasacreepycorndog.com, might be one of the more…unique domain names we’ve ever seen out there. To be fair, Rockstar Games knows how to “shake things up” and make things not clear at first, only to make it all tie together later on.
One thing that needs to be said about GTA 6 is that in its first trailer, it didn’t hide the fact that it was showing off Florida in all of its madness. Recent events alone highlight how mad the state really is, and these websites, especially that second one, could be an example of that. After all, as long as it’s available, you can make a domain name out of any sequence of words. This could truly be a “Leonida thing” that someone made, and you’ll have access to for some reason.
Either way, this will make the world you’ll play all the more “realistic,” and that’s pretty cool.
