# #191 - Obbe Vermeij Interview On The GTA Trilogy, GTA VI, Rockstar And His Indie Game Plentiful.....

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Podcast: [Kiwi Talkz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kiwi-talkz-5929956)
Published: 2025-07-03T18:00:15+00:00
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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. #grandtheftauto #gta #rockstargames 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 Highlig…

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