‘GTA’ mode is attracting high-profile streamers and causing a stir on Twitch; but what exactly is it?


GTA V RP gameplay is a real-time experience in which the main challenges are staying in character, responding to jokes, and keeping up with the story. — AFP Relaxnews

GTA V usually gives gamers a chance to cut loose as faithless and depraved villains, but now the video game’s role-play (RP) mode is offering a chance to experiment with more mild-mannered roles. Acting as policemen, ambulance drivers and students, RP players have to stay in character as convincingly as possible. The trend is attracting a following on Twitch and Youtube, including some high-profile streamers.

No more driving like a maniac, and no more brawling with strangers. In the fictional city of Los Santos where gamers have long been used to stealing cars and holding up grocery stores, change may be on the way.

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