#191 - Obbe Vermeij Interview On The GTA Trilogy, GTA VI, Rockstar And His Indie Game Plentiful.....

Obbe Vermeij, a former technical director at Rockstar Games
during GTA III to GTA IV, is now working on his indie game
Plentiful, and the demo is out now here.


#grandtheftauto #gta #rockstargames


Plentiful Demo is here -
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3044790/Plentiful/


SOCIAL MEDIA


TWITTER - @ObbeVermeij


BLUESKY - ‪@obbevermeij.bsky.social‬


TIMESTAMPS


00:00 - Intro


00:46 - GTA IV Design Document


01:20 - Working With The Designers On GTA On What’s Possible
& Not Possible


02:15 - Gang Wars In San Andreas Was Very Difficult


04:05 - GTA Series Moved Away From Gameplay First To Story First


06:30 - Obbe’s Thoughts On GTA VI 2nd Trailer


07:23 - GTA VI Will Be 30FPS


08:39 - GTA III’s Success Caught Obbe By Surprise


09:50 - The Vibe At Rockstar When GTA III Kept Selling &
Selling


11:34 - How 9/11 Affected GTA III


13:03 - The Houser Brothers


15:20 - How GTA An American Parody Game Was Made In Edinburgh


16:40 - What Obbe Worked On In The GTA Trilogy


18:10 - Obbe’s Role Decreased As Rockstar Got Bigger And Bigger


21:04 - GTA VI Is The Most Expensive Game Ever


22:03 - GTA VII Will Be Cheaper To Make Than GTA VI Due To AI


22:50 - AI’s Effects On Programmers/How AI Will Help Game
Development


27:17 - Leslie Benzies/Mindseye


30:40 - Rockstar Were Great With Hiring Staff/Indie Games


32:00 - Obbe’s Indie Game Plentiful


37:02 - Prototyping To Show A Publisher/Obbe Loves Making Games


38:00 - Obbe Is Making Plentiful As A Solo Dev/Music


39:15 - Obbe Made A Museum App Called Guide App


40:28 - Obbe Misses The Rockstar Games Days/Rockstar North Has A
Great Work Culture


43:28 - Q+A - What Were The Main Differences Developing GTA IV
For PS3 & XBOX360


44:53 - Q+A - How Much Is The Product Different From The Start
Till Release


46:37 - Q+A - Favourite Project & Career Highlight


47:39 - The Original Intention With Vice City


49:21 - Q+A - The Most Impressive Thing The Devs Pulled Off That
They Thought Was Impossible


53:30 - Where To Follow Obbie & Get His Game Plentiful/GTA IV
Delay Story.