GamesActionGrand Theft AutoGrand Theft Auto IVGTA 4 tech lead left Rockstar because he thought the series was getting “too dark, too depressing almost"When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. GamesActionGrand Theft AutoGrand Theft Auto IVGTA 4 tech lead left Rockstar because he thought the series was getting “too dark, too depressing almost"When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Rockstar) Grand Theft Auto 4 was somewhat of a departure for the series that always made fun of American culture with a satirical wink, and its increasingly serious tone was actually the reason its technical director left the studio. Obbe Vermeij,Rockstar Games’ former technical director during GTA 4’s development, mused that the series' first 3D …