Yes, Grand Theft Auto is a videogame series where you drive fast cars and occasionally mow down the odd pedestrian here and there. I like that. It's nice. I am looking forward to also doing that in Grand Theft Auto 6. But the thing I'm really excited to do? Hop on a bus, baby.

Out of all 16(!!) pages from Edge magazine's newest megafeature on Rockstar's upcoming meteor, a teeny-tiny paragraph about Leonida's public transportation system is the one that's got me feeling all giddy. Similarly to Red Dead Redemption 2, the game will feature a fully functioning train system, as well as a bunch of bus routes to help you get around Leonida the old-fashioned way.

And, according to head of development Phil Hooker, they're systems that he has extensively tested to ensure their reliability. "I'm obsessed with making sure they always turn up," he told Edge. "So, anywhere in the middle of playing, I'll just go: right, we're going to get the bus to where we're going. I've memorised all of the routes."

I kind of love it, I can't lie. It really feels like Rockstar is paring down the criminal power fantasy a tiny bit and offering more grounded, realistic ways to exist in its world. Which might make some hardcore pedestrian-mowers a little furrow-browed, but it seems as though the developer is trying to create various levels at which people can engage with the chaos and zaniness the series has typically offered.

As much as I'm also a member of the crime spree brigade, something like a public transportation system is one of those details that's going to make Leonida feel alive in a way we've not really seen from the series before.

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