Grand Theft Auto 5's Franklin Actor Is Making His Own GTA Online Roleplay Server
19.08.2023 - 12:27
/ thegamer.com
Shawn Fonteno, the voice and motion capture actor behind one of GTA 5's three protagonists, Franklin Clinton, has revealed a new roleplay server based on his character - Franklin's World.
Considering it's one of the highest-selling games of all time, it's not like Grand Theft Auto 5 has had any difficulty keeping its popularity in the decade since it first launched. That being said, it has seen a massive boost over the past few years thanks to the introduction of roleplay servers such as NoPixel RP and Twitch RP, which each have their own specific rules for roleplayers to follow and storylines that they can get involved in.
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Roleplay servers have been absolutely huge for GTA 5 recently (to the point that Rockstar even acquired FiveM and RedM just the other day), and it looks like everyone's trying to get in on the fun. As highlighted by RockstarINTEL, that apparently includes Shawn Fonteno, the voice and motion capture actor behind Franklin Clinton, one of the main playable protagonists in GTA 5's story.
Fonteno originally tweeted out the teaser video for Franklin's World on his Twitter account but has since deleted it for some reason. Thankfully, RockstarINTEL managed to get a recording of the video and shared it themselves in a tweet, which lets us see what it's all about. The teaser features Franklin driving around in a circle to "Hood Gone Love It" (the song used in his initial GTA 5 character trailer), before showing legions of players following him around as he rides on a bike and explores San Andreas.
Not too much information is actually given about what Franklin's World is all about, but the trailer seems to suggest that Fonteno would be roleplaying and streaming as Franklin while other members of the server would be able to interact with him in various ways, which is actually a very unique idea for a server. Whether that's something Rockstar will allow, considering they own the character, is another story as, while the Discord page is still up, the trailer has been removed by Fonteno with no explanation.
Over on the Discord page, the introduction message for the server reads, "The voice actor for one of the most popular games in the world GTAV acting as Franklin, has now decided to open one of the largest Roleplay Servers in all of FiveM, led by the one and only Shawn Fonteno... And Yes, Shawn aka Franklin will be roleplaying and streaming live in the server. Stay Tuned". Let's hope Fonteno gets to carry on with it.
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