Often when fans think of theGrand Theft Autofranchise, they think of the freedom offered by the games' open worlds, the stories and intricate characters that populate the world, and of course, the map where both of the previous things take place. The maps of theGrand Theft Autohave often impressed fans with their increasing size, and attention to detail on the real-life locations that they parody.
The recent release of theGrand Theft Auto Trilogyhas combinedSan Andreas, Vice City,andGrand Theft Auto 3all into one package, inspiring one player to imagine what the maps of some of the previousGTAtitles would look like were they to be combined. The concept, which was posted to Reddit, shows both the maps ofSan AndreasandGTA 4laid horizontally, withVice City’smap also being available as a playable space. This concept was initially derived from a mod that combined the maps fromSan Andreas, Vice City,andGTA 4into one, and allowed players to travel between the maps via plane. However, this mod has since been taken down by Take-Two due to copyright infringement.
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This didn’t stop players from praising the idea ofcombiningGTAmaps, though. Fans seemed to enjoy the idea of being able to travel from Los Santos to Liberty City, which would allow a change of scenery whenever the player wanted. Some even wished the feature would have been implemented in theGrand Theft Auto Trilogy, however others were quick to respond that the effort and time taken to make cross-map gameplay work would have likely pushed the release date of the game back by years.
WithGrand Theft Auto 6likely to be years from even an announcement, some fans believe that bringing old games together could be a way of keepingGTA 5fresh. There was even a rumor floating around last year that the game would be addingLiberty City and the protagonist ofGTA 4,Niko Bellic.
However, Rockstar seems entirely content with adding free DLC forGTA Onlineusers. Through the multiplayer aspect ofGTA 5,gamers have seen the areas of Los Santos and San Andreas expand. The Diamond Casino heist added a new location within the city, and in November 2020 players saw what would becomeCayo Perico, a brand new island map to explore and eventually complete a heist on.
Although, the expansions of the map seems to have died down withinGTA 5news recently, and focus seems to have shifted onto story content. A new DLC was announced which will tell the story of Franklin years afterGTA 5’smain story completes, and will evenfeature an appearance from Dr. Dre.
Grand Theft Auto 5is available now for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
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