The game introduces a dual-protagonist system featuring Jason Duval and Lucia Caminos, two criminals with vastly different backgrounds, motivations, and personalities. This dynamic duo will navigate the criminal underworld of Vice City and the broader Leonida state, taking players on a journey that spans from street-level hustles to controlling major crime operations.
Some fans theorize that the game will support genuinely different story experiences based on player choices, extending beyond cosmetic variations. Perhaps completing missions in different ways or aligning with different factions in critical moments will fundamentally alter which story beats you experience, leading to multiple distinct endings rather than the binary choice patterns that characterized some previous Rockstar games.
Since Vice City was the setting for the original 1986-based GTA: Vice City, some fans speculate that GTA 6 will directly engage with the legacy of characters and events from that game. Perhaps certain antagonists or allies are descendants of the original Vice City's criminal hierarchy, adding layers of continuity and consequence.
Rockstar has hinted at possible connections between GTA 6 and previous games in the series, particularly the original Vice City and the lesser-known Vice City Stories. These connections could manifest in several ways:
Characters from GTA: Vice City and Vice City Stories may appear as older versions of themselves, mentors, antagonists, or cautionary tales. Imagine encountering an aged version of a character from the original Vice City, now ruling a criminal empire or imprisoned, with references to the events that characterized those earlier games.
The criminal organizations that dominated Vice City decades earlier may have evolved, fragmented, or been replaced entirely. Jason and Lucia might navigate a world shaped by the actions of previous GTA protagonists, with certain opportunities or obstacles existing specifically because of the chaos those characters created.
Specific locations from Vice City and Vice City Stories may reappear in updated form, allowing players to experience nostalgic recognition while seeing how twenty years of history has changed these iconic locations. A nightclub from the original game might now be a gang headquarters, or vice versa.