Breaking Bad: Series creator wants game in the style of GTA

Vince Gilligancreator of breaking bad, made several attempts to release a game about the series. As revealed in the podcast Inside The Gilliversethe producer even questioned which company was behind the GTA (Grand Theft Auto), to seek partnership.

“I’m not a big video game player, but it’s impossible not to know GTA,” he said before recalling the beginning of the series, when he thought of partnering with rockstar. “It still makes sense to me,” she continued.

Indeed, it would not be difficult to imagine the universe of breaking bad and Better Call Saul with missions similar to those of the blockbuster game. However, this was not the only attempt to turn the series into a game.

“A few attempts even made it to the market. We tried a virtual reality experience with the VR headset from PlayStationwe made a mobile game that lasted for a while,” he explained. vincethe writers struggled to create up to four different stories for one game.

“Doing this is very difficult. It takes years and millions of dollars, especially when trying something new with VR. It never bears fruit, which is a shame,” added the filmmaker.

Better Call Saul: Breaking Bad spinoff

Created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, Better Call Saul is a spin-off of breaking bad (2008). Bob Odenkirk plays the simple lawyer James Morgan “Jimmy” McGill, following his transformation into Saul Goodman. In the critically and publically acclaimed production, the characters are shown six years before the original series.

The sixth and final season of Better Call Saul is being made available weekly by Netflix.

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