I am usually sceptical of trailer scrubbers—and there are a hell of a whole lot of them with Grand Theft Auto 6. Cannot blame them, clearly, it has been 10 entire years since we final acquired a GTA sport.
However they’ve actually been ravenous this time—drawing circles round moles, driving up Spotify numbers, and having some would-be gamers questioning their mortality. A sport trailer should not be providing you with an existential disaster, however as you are about to search out out, it acquired me fairly shut.
The trailer tells Lucia’s story in reverse! from r/GTA6
As identified by Hudrenn on the sport’s subreddit, the trailer is likely to be really telling would-be protagonist Lucia’s story in reverse. They promote it with an edit that by itself is convincing, however finally conjecture. There is a massive ‘however’ although.
You see, my pricey Watson(s): in GTA 6’s official cowl artwork, Lucia is carrying an digital tag within the type of an ankle bracelet. And, as additional identified by consumer Ravenbtw, she’s not carrying it when she goes on her heist along with her (literal) associate in crime. Examine the picture beneath to the one Ravenbtw posted, and yep: no anklet.
No ankle bracelet. Maybe the “reverse trailer” concept is not loopy? from r/GTA6
It would be bizarre for Lucia to get out of jail, doubtlessly cope with an anklet, go on one other heist, then return to jail in time for her to get a second anklet for the character design rendered within the official paintings. Or would it not? As a result of, alternatively, digital tagging units are supremely tousled while you dwell in a rustic that privatises their use.
Based on a bit by ACLU Florida in 2022, monitoring units just like the one Lucia’s carrying may be utilized to individuals “awaiting trial, serving probation and parole, and going through immigration proceedings”. All this to say, Lucia could possibly be carrying the anklet whereas she’s awaiting trial or whereas she’s on probation. In different phrases, earlier than or after she’s out of jail.
Secondly, the article mentions that these units can apply monetary strain because you’re usually charged for the digital monitoring gadget the state mandates you put on.
“Relying on the jurisdiction, charges to put on these displays vary from $3-$35 a day, usually along with preliminary setup expenses, which may vary from $100 to $200. The costly charges compound and may quantity to a whole bunch of {dollars} per thirty days, overburdening households already coping with the return of family members from incarceration.”
This is not simply restricted to jurisdictions in Florida, by the best way. A ProRepublica article written together with the New York Instances tells the story of Daehaun White, aged 19, who wanted to pay comparable charges in 2018. “he can be required to pay $10 a day to a non-public firm, Jap Missouri Various Sentencing Providers, or EMASS. Simply to get the monitor connected, he must report back to EMASS and pay $300 up entrance—sufficient to cowl the primary 25 days, plus a $50 set up price.”
After lacking the deadline attributable to a forgotten letter, his mom later stated that she “felt that the courtroom was forcing her to decide on between getting White out of jail” by paying the price, “and supporting the remainder of her household.”
I did need to preserve issues mild, seeing as this was meant to be a fast piece on a GTA 6 trailer concept, however Rockstar put an anklet in there, so—hey, we’re speaking about it now. All this to say: it is potential this “reverse trailer” concept is flawed, relying on how intensely Rockstar’s subsequent sport needs to look at these types of themes. Not solely may Lucia have been given an anklet earlier than we see her in jail however—as I just lately came upon—the monetary strain from it may’ve pushed her into committing additional crimes.
Regardless of this, the idea’s nonetheless convincing. The way in which the story is offered in reverse—going from Lucia and her boyfriend discussing “belief”, to a heist, to driving, to being pursued by the cops, to touchdown in jail—makes much more sense. From a sport design perspective, it’d even be a helpful framing gadget to restrict Lucia’s actions on the map for a chapter or two, maybe whilst you’re determining the right way to bust her associate out of jail with out certainly one of these godforsaken issues connected.
