#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.

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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.