#220 - Jérémy Hartvick Speaks On GTA 6, RDR2, Rockstar, Mission Design Leadership

Jérémy Hartvick is a former designer at Rockstar, best known for his work on RDR2 (he left Rockstar early in 2020). In this episode, Jérémy shares insights from his experience at Rockstar, discussing leadership, mission design, technical challenges, and the future of game development.CONSULTING WEBSITE - https://jeremyhartvick.com/

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00:00 - Intro

01:03 - Having A Good Leader At Rockstar

03:00 - Moving Into Leadership

05:00 - Modern Day Leadership Is Different

07:50 - Jeremy’s Goals At Rockstar & In The Industry

09:50 - Rockstar Has The Best Engineers

13:00 - Doing Mission Design

14:30 - Work On Horseman Apocalypse & Honor Amongst Thieves In RDR2

16:00 - Working On Details In RDR2/Rockstar Has No Centralised AI System

18:50 - Pitching A Mission In A Rockstar Game

21:15 - Internal Deadlines At Rockstar

23:40 - Cross Collaboration Between The Different R* Studios

25:40 - Not Being Able To Separate Work From Personal Life

28:09 - Doing 100 Hour Weeks On RDR2

31:20 - Having To Standout Compared To Everyone Else

34:26 - Your Job Is Largely Safe At Rockstar

35:28 - Why Jeremy Left Rockstar

37:30 - GTA 6

39:30 - How Programmers Optimize Rockstar Games

42:20 - You Can Hire Devs For Greater Concessions Now

43:40 - The Game Industry Needs A Restructure

45:45 - Asia Is Now Making The Best Games

49:20 - Hollywood Has Indoctrinated Western Devs To Make Cinematic Games

55:40 - Jeremy’s Future Endeveurs

57:45 - Q+A - How Much Do Designers & Writers Collaborate With Missions

59:14 - Q+A - What Missions Were Possible From More Powerful Hardware

1:01:30 - Todd Howard/You Can Do Everything

1:03:47 - Switch 2/Building Games Around Hardware

1:05:15 - GTA 6 Port Potential On Switch 2

1:08:34 - Q+A - Were There Any Missions That Were Cut From RDR2

1:10:20 - Eye Of Sauron/Sam Houser

1:11:50 - Where To Follow Jeremy/Jeremy’s Consulting Website