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<Hey kids, let's ramble!>

Remember Ubisoft calling "Skull And Bones" the first AAAA game a few
months back? Well, it ain't got nothin' on "Grand Theft Auto 6", which
will be a AAAAA (that's five whole As!) game.

Now, let's be clear. This isn't anyone at GTA6 developer Rockstar (or
GTA6 publisher Take Two, for that matter) making this claim, so don't
take it out on them. It's Nigel Lowrie, co-founder of Devolver Digital
(an Indie publisher, probably most famous for games like "Hotline
Miami" and "The Talos Principle") that's said this.* And he said so
not necessarily meaning the quality of the game, but that something
like GTA6 will likely have significant 'cultural impact' in the way
few other games manage. A comparison which is probably going to be
correct.

Still, the whole "ranking by As" thing is pretty silly, and after
Ubisoft's AAAA gaffe, even more ridiculous. I mean, I don't think he's
wrong; in fact, if we had to rank games by number of letters, the GTA
series probably _would_ qualify for AAAAA ranking. Not only have they
been huge, extremely detailed worlds, not only have they been fun to
play, not only have they maintained popularity years after release...
but they have had significant impact on the hobby itself. (I mean,
just thing of the kerfuffle the "Hot Coffee" mod created!). It's the
rare big-publisher game that, in my opinion, still deserves its
"triple A" ranking.

In fact, on the whole, I find that "AAA" publisher games rarely are
worth the price they're asking anymore. Something coming from
Activision or Ubisoft or EA; well, _maybe_ I'll play it (okay,
probably not if from those first two) but it's not going to be first
on the list. Increasingly it's the games from medium-tier and Indie
developers that are looking the more interesting to me.

So a "triple (or quadruple, or quintuple) A" ranking is actually as
much a reason not to rush out and play. Oh, it'll be a /pretty/ game,
I'm sure, these titles the developers have spent upwards of a
half-billion US dollars developing, but it won't be much more than
that. It won't be original, it won't challenge anything, and it'll
likely be full of awful post-purchase monetizations. In this regard,
all those extra A's are wasted.

So will GTA6 be a AAAAA game? Probably. But I still don't mind waiting
it out a few years after its release before I ever play it.


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* it's mentioned here https://www.ign.com/articles/why-hollow-knight-silksong-is-this-years-gta-6-and-whether-a-juggernaut-stomping-on-your-release-date-really-matters

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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

<Hey kids, let's ramble!>

Remember Ubisoft calling "Skull And Bones" the first AAAA game a few
months back? Well, it ain't got nothin' on "Grand Theft Auto 6", which
will be a AAAAA (that's five whole As!) game.

I propose that the appellation for the ultimate in games be AAAAAAAHHH!

Xocyll
--
I don't particularly want you to FOAD, myself. You'll be more of
a cautionary example if you'll FO And Get Chronically, Incurably,
Painfully, Progressively, Expensively, Debilitatingly Ill. So
FOAGCIPPEDI. -- Mike Andrews responding to an idiot in asr
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On Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:06:23 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:

I propose that the appellation for the ultimate in games be AAAAAAAHHH!

For the awesome!*
















































































* a reference nobody will get. **

















































** especially since technically it's
AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome***
















































*** it's the title of a video-game, in case you're wondering. https://store.steampowered.com/app/15560/AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA_for_the_Awesome/
****

















































**** this is the last footnote.



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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:

On Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:06:23 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:

I propose that the appellation for the ultimate in games be AAAAAAAHHH!

For the awesome!*

* a reference nobody will get. **

I did but I can't remember how many A's there are. More than four or
five.

I'm kind of wondering why they wouldn't market GTA6 as a sextuple-A
game? Seems like a missed opportunity.
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

On Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:06:23 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:

I propose that the appellation for the ultimate in games be AAAAAAAHHH!

For the awesome!*

<big snip>

*** it's the title of a video-game, in case you're wondering. >https://store.steampowered.com/app/15560/AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA_for_the_Awesome/
****

Not really sure what to make of this.

Xocyll
--
I don't particularly want you to FOAD, myself. You'll be more of
a cautionary example if you'll FO And Get Chronically, Incurably,
Painfully, Progressively, Expensively, Debilitatingly Ill. So
FOAGCIPPEDI. -- Mike Andrews responding to an idiot in asr
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Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi> looked up from reading
the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the
signs say:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> writes:

On Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:06:23 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:

I propose that the appellation for the ultimate in games be AAAAAAAHHH!

For the awesome!*

* a reference nobody will get. **

I did but I can't remember how many A's there are. More than four or
five.

I'm kind of wondering why they wouldn't market GTA6 as a sextuple-A
game? Seems like a missed opportunity.

GTAAAAAA?

... and your new role to play is AAAAAAron.

Xocyll
--
I don't particularly want you to FOAD, myself. You'll be more of
a cautionary example if you'll FO And Get Chronically, Incurably,
Painfully, Progressively, Expensively, Debilitatingly Ill. So
FOAGCIPPEDI. -- Mike Andrews responding to an idiot in asr
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On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:19:26 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the >entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

On Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:06:23 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:

I propose that the appellation for the ultimate in games be AAAAAAAHHH!

For the awesome!*

<big snip>

*** it's the title of a video-game, in case you're wondering. >>https://store.steampowered.com/app/15560/AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA_for_the_Awesome/
****

Not really sure what to make of this.

That if they made people pay for Usenet by the line, I'd be forced to
make less lame jokes?* ;-)

According to my records, I last played this game in 2012. My opinions
of it were that it was a conceptually neat game that still fell short
(haha, 'cause it's a game about falling!) because there just wasn't
enough variety to the experience. I mean, after you toss yourself off
a building two or three times, the thrill just isn't there anymore,
you know?

But you gotta admit; the game's title sure is memorable.


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* fortunately, that isn't the case. ;-)

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Am 07.09.25 um 21:59 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:

<Hey kids, let's ramble!>

Remember Ubisoft calling "Skull And Bones" the first AAAA game a few
months back? Well, it ain't got nothin' on "Grand Theft Auto 6", which
will be a AAAAA (that's five whole As!) game.

Now, let's be clear. This isn't anyone at GTA6 developer Rockstar (or
GTA6 publisher Take Two, for that matter) making this claim, so don't
take it out on them. It's Nigel Lowrie, co-founder of Devolver Digital
(an Indie publisher, probably most famous for games like "Hotline
Miami" and "The Talos Principle") that's said this.* And he said so
not necessarily meaning the quality of the game, but that something
like GTA6 will likely have significant 'cultural impact' in the way
few other games manage. A comparison which is probably going to be
correct.

You know that A stands for ARSE, right?

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