BenjaminBirdie
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DaBuddaDa said:
Didn't people like San Andreas? That's what Hollywood is.
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Rumor: GTA V set in Hollywood [Update: Rumored Cast Post 330]
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Didn't people like San Andreas? That's what Hollywood is.
Rockstar probably find it hard to leave the US because of how ethnically and culturally diverse the major cities are. I really don't think Tokyo, Moscow, Dubai or Berlin really cut it. London is the next obvious choice but it still doesn't give them as much to play with as NYC or LA do.
I think 60's LA during the race riots would be really interesting. That's probably going to far back though.
I think 60's LA during the race riots would be really interesting. That's probably going to far back though.
starchild excalibur
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I'm hoping it ends up being outside the US as well. I'd hate to see another GTA in Vice City or LA/Hollywood. I loved San Andreas, but I'd hate to see them rehashing more locations.
gutter_trash
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meh
the terrain in Los Santos was the most difficult to learn and memorize,
if it was Vice City however.. I would be happier
the terrain in Los Santos was the most difficult to learn and memorize,
if it was Vice City however.. I would be happier
They need to do something from the East, preferably Tokyo or Hong Kong. (I have lived in both of them)
Yakuza has always been in Tokyo and Sega has much better knowledge of the Japanese gang and city culture - which is very important for a real world sand box game like this to make it feel authentic.
As for Hong Kong, Activision is having the next True Crime set there developed by United Front Games (Mod Nation Racers), but that doesn't look too hot from the preview (but I am still intrigue to play the game because of the city). A lot of problem has to do with a Western developer lacking knowledge of that city so everything feels stereotype and cheesy.
In the end, I think the reason why Rockstar avoid doing cities outside of America mostly has to do with their lack of knowledge and the fear that they are incapable of recreating them in an authentic way.
Yakuza has always been in Tokyo and Sega has much better knowledge of the Japanese gang and city culture - which is very important for a real world sand box game like this to make it feel authentic.
As for Hong Kong, Activision is having the next True Crime set there developed by United Front Games (Mod Nation Racers), but that doesn't look too hot from the preview (but I am still intrigue to play the game because of the city). A lot of problem has to do with a Western developer lacking knowledge of that city so everything feels stereotype and cheesy.
In the end, I think the reason why Rockstar avoid doing cities outside of America mostly has to do with their lack of knowledge and the fear that they are incapable of recreating them in an authentic way.
Goldrusher
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Agent is rumored to take place in Cairo, Egypt.
But...
But...
...the American Dream and American pop culture is at the heart of the (modern, Houser) GTA games.Gaz Pwnage said:
gutter_trash
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you guys who are clammering about Hong Kong and Tokyo have no idea how annoying the voice acting could get in such a setting with fake accents being spoken 100% of the time
the Assassin's Creed games got annoying real quick with their accents
the Assassin's Creed games got annoying real quick with their accents
If this is true, I don't understand why Rockstar will not consider Chicago.
The city is small enough to draw all the intricacies in a video game, and the suburban areas are not that complex to build.
I know Chicago is definitely a bikable city as back in college, I could bike down to the city within less than an hour. Why not put that in a video game?
The city is small enough to draw all the intricacies in a video game, and the suburban areas are not that complex to build.
I know Chicago is definitely a bikable city as back in college, I could bike down to the city within less than an hour. Why not put that in a video game?
BenjaminBirdie
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Mifune said:
"MISSION: PICK UP LOVE'S PENTHOUSES, BREAD, AND PEANUT BUTTER FROM THE PINK DOT"
Shit, they'll call Pink Dot "Pink Hole" won't they?
:lol :lol
Fixed2BeBroken
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DaBuddaDa said:
yea early in the game the focus was the compton like area....but mid-late in the game it was mostly san francisco/hollywood stuff
I hope the script is less 'Oscar drama' and more the conclusion to this episode of 'It's Always Sunny Philadelphia.'
Combichristoffersen
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If it ain't Vice City in the 80s I'm not interested.
RockmanWhore
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seady said:They need to do something from the East, preferably Tokyo or Hong Kong. (I have lived in both of them)
Yakuza has always been in Tokyo and Sega has much better knowledge of the Japanese gang and city culture - which is very important for a real world sand box game like this to make it feel authentic.
As for Hong Kong, Activision is having the next True Crime set there developed by United Front Games (Mod Nation Racers), but that doesn't look too hot from the preview (but I am still intrigue to play the game because of the city). A lot of problem has to do with a Western developer lacking knowledge of that city so everything feels stereotype and cheesy.
In the end, I think the reason why Rockstar avoid doing cities outside of America mostly has to do with their lack of knowledge and the fear that they are incapable of recreating them in an authentic way.
I'd really like to see a GTA in a European city or in Asia, but I think you're right. Maybe they don't have the confidence to do a game in a setting they don't know well enough.
AmericanNinja
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Grand Theft Detroit. Boom.
"God's Beard!"
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Goldrusher said:They already did.
GTAIV:
Gay Tony:
EEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Bring it back :-(
StealthGoblin
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I'd rather them do something outside of America. Now that The Getaway has been shelved, I'd love a photo-realistic London. Snatch x Lockstock x Rockstar = awesome.
Strummerjones
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seady said:
But most people haven't. They have no idea at all what life is like in those countries.
Thematically GTA works because it parodies the dominant culture in the world. Everyone knows what it's like to live in America, even if it's just half baked ideas from television, because the chances are a good percentage of whatever country they live in's television is American. GTA thrives on the fact that someone who lives thousands of miles away can get the setting and jokes. Everyone "knows" what Las Vegas is like, what New York is like, and why they are different. What would be the differences between GTA: Kowloon and GTA: Victoria City, and how would people who've never been there instantly recognise them?
I'm not meaning to be rude, I just don't understand why people think moving the series somewhere else would be such a no brainer move.
woodsey1982
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Did you not read the posts above - they won't set the game in Europe because the devs aren't confident in an area they don't know well. The majority of Gaf choose to be naive to the fact is developed in Scotland, and choose to believe it's a USA product....thcsquad said:
Prine said:
No thanks... and definitely not happening.
The Grand Theft Auto series is defined by its satirical take on America in different time periods. How are they going to do that in any of the places you mentioned? Satire only works if the core audience understands the premise.
The vast majority of sales for the GTA series are in the U.S. -- GTA:V will almost certainly be in an American city. The only exception would be if they picked a period in time in a specific city that is extremely well-known in popular culture. I can't think of anything in the above-mentioned cities that qualifies. I also think Tokyo, for instance, is out, unless Rockstar feels comfortable having all of the main characters speak English.
New York was an excellent setting because it's extremely well-known, a common setting for movies and TV shows seen across the Western world, and it's very diverse as well.
If Rockstar is indeed doing Hollywood (though it would be truly surprising if it weren't at least all of L.A., b/c Hollywood is too small), then it may not be 2010 Hollywood -- it may be set in the 1950's, for instance, because of the furor over McCarthyism and allegations of communists working at Hollywood studios. Plus, 1950's faux American wholesomeness (see, e.g., Leave it to Beaver) would be a great satirical target.
Warm Machine
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Goldrusher said:
Ugh, the colour temperature looks better with it on. Much more photographic aside from the softness it created.
"God's Beard!"
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I hope we get the inland empire attached. I wanna drive around Riverside and San Bernadino.
Fox Mulder
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3rdman said:
yes, GTA games have been flawed, but the themes of previous titles brought something else to the experience that was lacking for me in GTA 4. Liberty City was a fine setting, but it was boring as fuck.
I never went to GTA for the serious modern take on crime, I fell in love with their over the top 80's miami parody experience in Vice City. As someone living on the east coast, San Andreas was like playing an old school Snoop Dogg video. GTA 4 just felt like VH1's I love the 2000's. A lot of their parody fell flat to me, as it's too recent of a time period.
speculawyer
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Highly unlikely. The story sounds pretty bogus.Nirolak said:
Besides . . . it is "Vinewood" and it already existed in GTA: San Andreas.
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