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Ned Luke, who played Michael De Santa in Grand Theft Auto (GTA 5), recently shared his thoughts online about Rockstar Games\u2019\u00a0 GTA 6) after The Extended Look was released on August 27, 2026. Even though there\u2019s no word on whether he\u2019ll appear in the sequel, he still praised the game and its animation.<\/strong><\/p>\n Ned Luke responded to GTA 6: Extended Look on YouTube and made it clear he doesn\u2019t think GTA 5 and GTA 6 should be compared. He said the new pedestrian animations are a big improvement over what Rockstar did in the last game.<\/span><\/p>\n He explained that the pedestrian animations in GTA 6 now look natural. The characters\u2019 eyes and movements seem lifelike, especially when compared to the stiffer, more limited walking cycles of pedestrians and NPCs in GTA 6, which came out thirteen years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n Still, Luke hasn\u2019t been credited or confirmed for a role in Grand Theft Auto 6, and as far as we know, he isn\u2019t involved in making the game. His support for GTA 6\u00a0 is based on his technical perspective as a fan.<\/span><\/p>\n When GTA 5 was released in 2013, it used blended motion-capture cycles combined with limited inverse kinematics. This means the game could only partially adjust where characters\u2019 feet or hands landed during movement, rather than following a fixed path. As a result, the characters now feel less realistic and a bit stiff compared to newer games.<\/span><\/p>\n Even though he isn\u2019t confirmed to be involved with GTA 6, Ned Luke\u2019s opinion carries more weight than most fans or developers because he played a lead character in GTA 5 and spent many hours doing motion capture and voice-over work. Ned Luke said:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWatch the way people move. The walks are actual human walks. We still had a little bit of that mechanical thing going with our walks and the way we\u2019d stand. For me, I felt like my legs were never fully straight. They always had this little bend in them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n He continued: \u201cThe technology has grown by leaps and bounds, you know? What would make you think it\u2019s going to be better than those games? It\u2019s no diss to those games. It\u2019s like between GTA 5 and GTA 4. Our graphics blew GTA 4 away. They weren\u2019t even close.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Many fans who watched GTA 6: Extended Look said that Jason and Lucia\u2019s gunfights and chase scenes felt similar to those in GTA 6. Some also thought the graphics looked worse than Rockstar Games\u2019 2018 game Red Dead Redemption 2. Ned Luke responded to these comments:<\/span><\/p>\n