This is largely due to how the first couple of hours allow the player to play
as multiple protagonists from different perspectives of the same event.
The big change is the addition
of multiple protagonists, giving you plenty of opportunities to swap between them on the fly.
A recent leak seemingly supports this possibility, while also indicating that the game will inherit GTA 5's
multiple protagonist set - up.
Iron Man may be up
against multiple protagonists this time around, but the film doesn't suffer from the same fate as Spider - Man 3 or X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
Biutiful, his next film, was made after he and Arriaga had a falling out, and it eschewed the focus
on multiple protagonists to give us a hard look at one man (Javier Bardem) dying of cancer.
Tatum, who has been lauded for the past year and a bit as Hollywood's next superstar leading man (always the «next», never the «now») takes top billing despite Foxx's having won both an Oscar and a Golden Globe, and despite the film's
multiple protagonist scope that could just as easily have seen President Sawyer's role listed first on cast and credits.
Recent Assassin's Creed titles have gone
through multiple protagonists and historical settings, delivering some memorable experiences, through the likes of Rogue or Syndicate, but also some forgettable ones, like Unity and, unfortunately, the first Chronicles game, China.
I would suspect, given their experience with the (to my knowledge) racially uncontroversial GTA: San Adreas, and the fact that the game
provides multiple protagonists of multiple (well, two) races, it may dodge allegations of racism.
EA stated why it's going
with multiple protagonists, stating that, «We felt that to have one character hopping through those different settings wouldn't be as immersive or totally respectful to the setting.»
A recent leak seemingly supports this possibility, while also indicating that the game will inherit GTA 5's
multiple protagonist set - up.
A «leak» back in August from an alleged former Rockstar employee suggests that the game will
feature multiple protagonists, similar to Grand Theft Auto V, according to Christian Today.
GTA Online, in that respect, feels very much like an entirely separate Grand Theft Auto title, set in Los Santos, yes, but with an entirely different approach and the constant presence
of multiple protagonists.
And should you be caught, well perhaps you're given a probation period of some kind, or (if there are
multiple protagonists) you have to switch to another character and bust the previous one out of jail.
Due out later this year, Wrong Number will include
multiple protagonists, each with their own story.
What if
the multiple protagonist approach rumored to be coming to the game will see players switch between timelines as well.
And should you be caught, well perhaps you're given a probation period of some kind, or (if there are
multiple protagonists) you have to switch to another character and bust the previous one out of jail.