GoKawiilThe advertisement that everyone has been waiting for is finally here. The 26-minute extended-look trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 is live on Netflix right now. If you have a subscription and can sneak away from work, school or whatever for a cool half-hour, feel free to check it out and see what a bunch of Scottish video game developers really think of life in Florida.
Netflix is the exclusive home of Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look for six hours on Thursday, August 27, starting at 3PM ET. And then at 9PM ET, the trailer will go live on the Rockstar Games YouTube channel for everyone to dissect.
In the meantime, here's a breakdown of what the GTA 6 extended look has to offer:
First, the general setup. GTA 6 is set in Leonida, a fictional version of Florida, and it follows Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, a Bonnie and Clyde-style duo who stumble upon a statewide conspiracy after bungling a bank heist. The game's map includes Vice City, the Leonida Keys (including fake Miami), plenty of swamplands, at least one national park and a seaside port. You play as Jason and Lucia at different points in the game, and this is the series' first time featuring a non-optional female protagonist.
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We begin with Jason and Lucia picking up from a dealer in a run-down apartment complex lined with suspicious security guards, people hanging out in common areas and at least one pettable dog. Playing as Jason, the duo find their contact in a room where people are busy making crack, dressed in underwear and masks, mixing, mashing and cooking in the background. Their contact, Ray, has thick dreads, a chest full of tattoos and two heavy gold chains, and the lighting hits each detail differently, filtering through his locs and shining off his jewelry. The environmental details in GTA 6 are rich, indeed.
But damn it — it's a raid. The cops burst in and the action starts, with Jason at the lead. Jason crouches behind a table with a pistol and cleanly takes out a few enemies with Lucia following. They head down the hall and continue to shoot people, Jason hot-swapping a shotgun as needed. The pair banter as they flee, eventually ending up in a random, adorable old lady's apartment and jumping out the window.
Cue a quick intro montage, and then Jason and Lucia are chilling at home. Lucia's hair is the true narrator here, changing with each new scenario, letting us know time has passed. Her hair was braided and pulled back in the first scene, but now it's wrapped up in a messy bun, loose. They're getting ready to go out, doing cute couple things in their cozy, well-decorated apartment. Jason wanders the space, watches a few silly ads on TV, and they leave when Lucia is primped and dressed in a tight pink cocktail dress. They drive away in an old-school red convertible, chatting while Depeche Mode plays on the radio.
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In another montage, Lucia reloads a shotgun with one hand, tossing it in the air, racking it, and catching it back in the same palm. A subsequent string of scenes shows Lucia in a short blonde wig, tied up next to Jason as they struggle to escape. They meet up with old friends who offer them dangerous jobs. There are numerous sequences of Jason and Lucia robbing small shops and convenience stores, bandanas pulled over their mouths and guns blazing. And, of course, they steal a car or two.
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