The recent Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer employs a classic cinematic technique by cutting away from a romantic moment, teasing audiences in a way reminiscent of traditional movie marketing. This approach highlights the common challenge in video game development: the awkwardness of in-game kissing animations. While games like Baldur's Gate 3 have made strides in creating more realistic kisses, they often still feel unrealistic. Rockstar's choice to cut the scene suggests they may have innovated in this area, enhancing the anticipation of their game's romantic interactions.
But there's another reason Rockstar might have chosen to demurely cut away: kissing in video games nearly always looks dumb.
It would be a feather in the cap of Rockstar's animation and graphics departments; the idea of a team that has spent a quarter-century pushing the technological boundaries of macho may.
Collection
[
|
...
]