Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1 Reaction from previous Rockstar Animator 

First time seeing your channel and ngl your enthusiasm for video games seems so pure and passionate. It’s nice to see such positivity in an industry that sometimes can get negative. ❤

The two things that stood out to me were the density of the crowds/cars/plantlife/animals AND the lack of copied character models. The humans were ALL distinct with a huge range of body types and animations. Cant wait

No way! You contributed to the game that basically defined my childhood. Thank you, really cool to see your perspective on VI

As a truck driver who goes to Florida especially in Miami, i literally recognized the streets in the trailer. Insane amount of detail Rockstar has put into this game! Cant wait to play it

This is exactly the sort of reaction video that all reaction videos should strive to be

If Rockstar is still made up of developers with your excitement and passion, then I feel very confident Gta 6 will deliver!

What separates Rockstar from any other developer is the amount of time and effort they put into the small things. To this day I'll still notice something new when I play GTA V or RDR2, especially RDR2.

I've always thought the animations in RDR2 were outstanding, and now I have the chance to thanks one of the persons that was involved in making them! Thanks a lot for your incredible work, and for your insight over this trailer analysis 👍🏼 Keep it up!

I’m pretty sure we all had that smile on our faces the moment we pressed play on this trailer. Pure joy. Love you man.

Thank you for your work!

I have the deepest respect for everyone working at rockstar. So much care and passion. One of the last big studios which actually cares about the art and it actually pays off. Thank you for the stripclub animations.

Seeing your reaction to this video at first filled me with so much joy. You seem so passionate and I have no doubt you made great contributions to Rockstar's games over the years. Thank you.

your excitement and enthusiasm is so contagious! It's a breath of fresh air to see someone just genuinely sharing a joyful experience on the internet, thanks for this, dude!

Rockstar bring this man back on board this is the kind of guy i want working on a video game that is going to be as iconic as this one

Your work, but also the pure love and admiration you clearly have for these games is so inspiring! It was an honor to hear about your perspective here.

I loved the animations in rdr2. They don't feel like animations like a typical game they feel part of the gameplay because they happen in real time and you can interrupt them by killing the animal or something. I remember playing rdr2, I think I just got my white arabian horse and I was going past an open field near strawberry and I seen a herd of deer. A split second later a cougar jumps out the long grass and takes one down. It was straight out of a david attenborough documentary.

Just came across your channel for the first time. You were an animator on GTA 5? Well I just want to say thank you. That game made me feel all kinds of ways and I think a lot of that has to do with the animation and how flawless it seemed transitioning from in game to cut scenes, it was just perfect.

4:08 that's why i love in game cutscenes. its actually in the game and some times funny things can happen in the background while the scene is going. i remember being in a cutscene with Michael and frank and some random npc just drove into us. it was hilarious.

Hey man, its an honor watching this and enjoying this trailer with you. It's like I was watching you and your team winning the Super Bowl 10 years ago and now your retired and you're in the stands with us watching your team still carrying out greatness to win another championship.

Your perspective was so unique! I honestly appreciate it. Currently replaying GTAV because of my excitement, and the fact that you actually worked on it with hundreds of people is awesome. You guys are artists.

Love that you from the industry but still are so excited for these releases. Seeing your reaction is exactly how I felt. I’ve always loved R* and would love to of worked there but pursued my own path. They still excite me though as no one does it like them and this again reinforces that! Great video. Keep it up!

What's insane to me is that I've noticed when you guys put out trailers for GTA 5 and RDR2, the game that got released actually ended up looking slightly better than the original reveal trailer. If Rockstar manages to pull this off again with GTA 6, it's going to be a masterpiece.

Thank you for making this video. Your compassion and love for animating comes through ten fold. Loved your insight on the new GTA6 trailer.

Love how passionate you are about GTA and your view as a fan, developer, and fan again! I love Rockstar, they have never failed us! Thanks for your contributions. I am stoked af for GTA VI.

I think one of the less noticed but wow moments for me was the grass/vegetation density in both the flamingo scene AND the nudist watering his yard. Just take a minute and look how DETAILED the grass variety is. Holy moly. I’m 33 and have been playing these games since the top down ones… I hope everyone genuinely appreciates how special these type of entertainment moments in life are :) and Rockstar has consistently delivered bangers.

The animation and density are the things that really get me. The way the NPCs move and the hair and how many cars and npcs are packed into every scene is just amazing.

You worked on my favourite game ever all time, thank you and your enthusiasm is this trailor has me even more excited because for you to be this excited as someone who has been there during this type of process lets me know this new game is about to be insane 😎

Thank you so much for this 🥺 I’m so grateful that you shared your expertise and POV on the new trailer, now I’m 10000x more excited than I was when it first came out!! Ahhh

I'm just going through RDR2 for the first time currently. I'm blown away.

That "well look who's back!" Felt personal 😂

It’s rare to find genuine reaction videos and even rarer to get it from a former rockstar employee reacting it. Earned my follow just from your reaction I was smiling ear to ear and almost felt like a kid again, played gta 5 as a 16 year old and now as a 26 year old just has been surreal and honestly no trailer gets me emotional like rockstars does.

Wow this is by far the best explanation, thank you so much for this. Makes me appreciate the work that’s been put into this.

When gta5 came out i went through a divorce, that game keept my sadness and depressions away. So thank you for working on that game and everybody else at Rockstar! You are a genuine human being, peace and love to you!😀🤜🤛 Oh and can't wait to show us your work on gta5!

Npc interactions w each other is what has me excited. They turned it up a few notches not just a notch lol. The “random encounters” are going to be pretty damn epic.

So crazy! Thank you for sharing your experiences back during your rockstar days. Really enjoyed the animations you created along with your ex collegues. The development and end product really, put in perspective how much a developer there actually loves the franchise. Wich is a thing that goes over by alot of people their heads. Love the channel too btw. You’re open, you’re charismatic. Cant wait to see your future reactions and videos 🎉

This is such a cool and unique video. I wish more game developers were open to sharing what they worked on like you did. You did an amazing job working on gta5 and rd.

You are genuinely part of our childhood memories! Thanks for that, much love for everyone that has worked at any masterpiece project at Rockstar! You guys put your soul into this and keep us entertained for years ❤

I know you probably won’t see this, but I just wanna say I’m so inspired by your work man! I’ve been looking at all your projects and man… you’re a legend!

Thankful I ran into your channel. You got a new sub. Thank you for what you have done in the past and the future as a dev. Love the idea of giving us viewers, the dev's side of this. It makes those that don't really care about making a game, realize how much effort goes into making games which isn't highlighted enough and helps them appreciate what you all do for the gaming community.

Great to see and hear from someone that’s worked on a game we all love can really see your passion and how proud you are of your work, makes me appreciate your hard work even more thank you 🙏

What a genuine positive dude! Subbed. Ty for your hard work on gta and also keeping this franchise alive and industry leading. I hope the future games have devs with the same attitude, old and new, pushing the bar.

I feel so great to see devs doing such hardwork for games and making them amazing, I have seen that animation in gta 5 you made, now when I know who made it, I will remember it every single time I see that animation again

hope you blow up through this launch season, excellent video, unique perspective, quality commentary. Thanks York!

Wow, this is one of the best videos I have ever watched. Hearing the perspective of someone who has worked on the games is so valuable and fills me with joy. Keep it up!

Cool to hear about some of your work! I loved the crocodiles in Red Dead 2, such a detailed game

The density of details and diversity in characters, cars, buildings, you name it is so rich! It feels very authentic. The added social media feels in the game should be fun too to relate to our actual lives. They are blending augmented reality with reality. You pointed out the stuff that is going to make this game a step above anything else.

Man I watched your video twice, truly admire the work you do and the energy you provide in this video. Amazing video dude and can’t wait to see more from you.

Your passion and positivity comes through so clearly and is genuine. This was the best trailer breakdown without a doubt and it was my first time seeing your channel. Seeing your excitement gives me a glimpse into what the programmers are feeling like at this moment in time before we see their work come alive. I have seen your breakdown multiple times since it came out so props to your for putting out great genuine content.

Great to hear the perspective of someone who’s worked under the hood on such an iconic series, also nice to see your enjoyment watching the trailing knowing what went into making it. Thank you for your work in GTA V!

Genuinely one of the best reactions and reviews yet! Thank you so much for going through this trailer for us, your passion and insight is incredible to see!

Seriously, you became one my favorite youtubers. You were working in Rockstar Games, the studio that I follow for 25 years already (since GTA1 & 2) I finally have the ability to see a Rockstar Games dev and he is so cool ! Thank for being an amazing guy and thank you for working on GTA V and RDR2 ! You are a talented hero !

Dude this was so great. Thank you so much for your work on the previous game. Love your take on the trailer!

Wow this is such a great perspective! Thank you so much for sharing and thank you for working on the best games of the last years!

Amazing, helps me understand how Rockstar works as a game studio more. Thank you for you work on GTA V and RDR2, not something I could do in a million years lol

This is truly out of all reviews, this guys opinion and talks on it truly mean the most. Someone who’s dedicated hours into rockstar games. Awesome to hear your side of it

Ty for your work. Years of years having so much fun!

being an animator at rockstar is my ultimate life goal, thanks for sharing!

I love the way characters really shift their weight subtly and realistically, like the Karen bit

Can’t wait to watch your animations video! Always been a dream to work in the gaming industry but wouldn’t even know where to begin.

I am super stoked about GTA VI and this really pushed it even further haha, love your passion and thanks for contributing to brilliance of GTA V! Always love seeing all the little details rockstar puts into everything!

Dude, your animation of the gator snatching the boar is legendary. I've sat with my homies and talked about that specific animation alone. There's rumors of that animation being in GTA6 as well from the big leak last year so your work may have carried over into the new title.

The way of animation you did a decade ago still gives me goosebumps playing GTA V , how uniquely you craft every moments. Thank for giving us every moments you did in GTA V ... Hope we will see your gameplay of VI on this channel when it comes out Take love ❤

Thank you so much for your massive contributions in these games. I am a massive fan of the animation done in these guys. The little things for me like physically picking up loot in RDR2 with a real grab animation really brought it to life. It's know it's not some people's cup of tea, but it definitely is mine. I thought a lot of things were mocapped, but it seems you did quite a bit of work yourself. I'm going to have a look in to animation now, thanks to you. All the best, sir!

I loved your unique reaction to the trailer! I'm getting into animation myself, and I know how much hard work and dedication it takes. Seeing your enthusiasm was truly inspiring. It would be amazing to see your playthroughs of RDR2 and GTA 5!

i have huge appreciation for people who bring us great games like this to play, i loved playing GTA as a kid, i always wonder how they even make a game to begin with never mind such great detail like this. the graphics on a 4k 65 inch tv is going to be crazy good, cant wait! it would be great if you could show us how they make a game or any part of it i bet it takes ages to make a scene . Thanks

Awesome breakdown! It's dope to hear how much effort Rockstar puts into their games from a contributor. Just wanted to say that if you worked on GTA5, and RDR2 you're a genius in my book, they are masterpieces! I have so much respect and appreciation for you guys as artist. Y'all are creating the highest level of modern art. Looking at trailer for the 100th time, it's the "Thrillbilly" scene that has me in awe. The way the lady interacts with the camera is too real. Not just the graphics, but her motions, like every detail is spot on. She's so loose and carefree, its looks INCREDIBLE. I can't wait to play it

Man, you have such a positive vibe, is actually contagious, I felt happier after finishing the video

Its difficult to sit through videos like these at such an exiting time , I just end up jumping into a lobby! Thanks for giving us an inside insight bro , great content 💥💥

Thanks for the reaction. I’m on my 3rd play through of RDR2 and never get tired of The animations. I don’t think animation artist get the raps they deserve. Thanks for your contribution to such an amazing work of art

Picked up GTA V on release just 8 days after I turned 17. It was my first GTA to legally buy on my own, and I am STILL playing it (as well as Red Dead 2) and loving every moment. Thank you for your work that you put in man, because 10 years on and there’s people like me out here appreciating every second. This is a fantastic reaction, and I’m stoked for GTA 6! Lmk if you ever wanna come onto our podcast to talk about your work on the game - Joe

I love your enthusiasm and passion! I’m beyond stoked to get my hands on this. And I really do hope we can play as law enforcement too. I’m not really sure why else they would’ve showed the body cam footage. Unless it’s from L.E. POV while chasing the main characters during a robbery. I guess that’s 100% possible. But there’s so much to look forward to with this next game.

I love your energy man! Great video! I can see why you were a part of Rockstar, you’re so passionate.

Thank you so much for your contribution to the masterpiece GTA V is and thanks for giving us these insights about GTA VI.

Shout out to Mike York bro, just found your channel I thinks it's so cool to get to hear about the upcoming game from someone that used to work there! Keep up the great videos

For the longest of time I have wanted to act and play a character in any Rockstar game possible simply because the stories are just so well made along with great characters. But it all comes down to how good the animations are in order to make them feel like they are real people. Thank you bro for working on some of my favorite games of all time. GOAT

Love hearing your reaction man! Subscribed, see you in Vice City!

this guy, is a legend. his work on GTA V animation was crazy❤

Your energy is a breath if fresh air man. Genuine. Love it. Thanks for sharing your perspective dude.

Just subscribed, nice to see an actual former gta animator's insight into this game, quite informative.

Loved hearing your perspective as a former Rockstar animator 👍

1st & foremost, thank you for your work in previous titles, you did amazing!!! 2nd, I think people missing how insanely customized the vehicles that are showcased, are. Stickers on the windows, custom plates, the lowrider pinstripe & layering, wider variety in tire sizes & styles… I have a feeling they’re going to make Midnight Club customization look like child’s play

Thank you for your amazing work on GTA V. Honestly, it's really good game, it still holds up to this date pretty well. I've spent some countless hours on GTA V, both on storymode and online, enjoying the game. Definitely one of my all time favourites.

Really enjoyed watching this video, thanks for sharing your view and telling about your previous work on gta V!

Thanks for the reaction, cool to see a former rockstar guy appreciating this gem. Although I feel so bad for the people working on 6 that wanted to celebrate the reveal together as a team. Shame on the leakers, for your impatience took that moment from the devs and animators and creators. I’m sure they would have loved to see our reactions as a team. Good jobs rockstar and thank you for everything you do for the gaming community

Whether you brought something different to the video or not, your passion shined through, and thats what counts 👊

Great breakthrough! Love the attention to the level of details

This video was fascinating, thank you for providing your insight man - also, thank you for the amazing animations on GTA V and RDR2

Dope reaction its so good to see a former Rockstar employee share their excitement for the game and explain every little detail that Rockstar have put into the game really excited for the games release in 2025

Dude! You seem so down to Earth. Very very cool to see this and thank you for sharing a bit of your experience and thoughts. Really really cool man! Liked and subscribed outta me 👍🏼👍🏼

Great video man! Thanks for being a part of my childhood!

I love youu. Ur vibe made my day better. Thank you brother

I just want to express my deep gratitude to you for how much work you put into GTA 5 and RDR 2. RDR 2 is my favorite game and now I see the person who worked a lot of time to make me love it. Huge respect to you and once again thank you.

so so cool! I love how passionate you are when you talk about the game :')

What masterful way to explain everything. The city is gonna be big, and we can tell by seeing the huge detail being focused into the smaller parts. That part really impressed me

York, this was awesome. Thank you for everything you worked on my friend !

I love to see how game devs are so passionate about their work. We don’t realize how hard it is to make games and just know we appreciate that.

Thanks for your work on GTA V and red dead 2 LETS GOOO GTA 6 !!!!!

Awesome I love the way you speak about your passion. Good job really , I enjoy it

If you don't mind me asking, how did you get into animation? It must be amazing to work for Rockstar Games with all these talented and passionate people

It must be a totally different experience seeing this, knowing what goes into getting everything just right. I used to do a lot of different things that I see from a different perspective now. One example is custom leather. When I see a unique leather motorcycle seat or something one of a kind, I sort of have a flash in my mind of what it must have gone through. All the different machines and fluids and the stretching and hand stitching and all that. I imagine you must have felt the incredible effort of the long nights and endless tiny adjustments and bouncing ideas off fellow coworkers with bloodshot eyes. The infinite searches for proper documentation. The smell of that one coffee machine that everyone thought would burn the place down running 24/7. lol I don’t know, I guess I could see true appreciation in your eyes, beyond just being excited to watch a game trailer.