Rockstar Games rarely fails to surprise fans with the features they offer in their games. Be it Red Dead Redemption, Manhunt, Max Payne, Midnight Club, Bully, or its most celebrated Grand Theft Auto, every game or franchise from the Rockstar hood is built to grab eyeballs and create headlines.
Especially when it comes to the GTA franchise, Rockstar leaves no stone unturned. Their games have evolved and adapted to new trends while setting examples for future games. The greatest example is the recent GTA 6 trailer, which has broken multiple records and promises to be one of the greatest games of all time, raising the bar in the gaming industry.
The devs at Rockstar seem to have a keen eye for intricacies that surpass expectations. With GTA 6 too, the developers are set to introduce new graphic features and motion physics that will make the game more immersive and interactive than ever before.
Similarly, GTA is known to create imaginary cities and maps for their games taking inspiration from real-life locations. Although the names are different, the features aren’t tough to crack, and to guess it’s real-life inspiration.
Real-life cities in GTA Games
- San Andreas – The State of San Andreas featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is primarily based on the states of California and Nevada, with some areas based on parts of Arizona.
- Liberty City – Liberty City is said to be based on New York City. It is one of the three original cities of GTA.
- Los Santos – The Port of Los Santos is based on the real-life Port of Los Angeles in California and some parts of the Port of Long Beach.
The Grand Theft Auto map but it’s based on real life locations.
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- Las Venturas – Las Venturas is largely based on the real-life city of Las Vegas, Nevada. It also takes some inspiration from Sacramento, California in terms of its location, layout, and freeway system.
- Del Perro – GTA 5’s Del Perro is inspired by the Santa Monica Pier in California.
- Rockford Hills – The Rockford Hills area is based on the real-life Beverly Hills in California
- Vice City – One of the most loved GTA locations, Vice City is based on Miami in Florida.
- Carcer City – Carcer City is said to take inspiration from Detroit, Michigan, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Cottonmouth – The Cottonmouth map is based on Tampa Florida
- Capital City – As the name suggests the capital city is based on the capital of the states, Washington D.C. It also takes some inspiration from Albany in New York.
- Broker – The Broker map is based on Brooklyn, New York.
- Dukes – Dukes is based on Queens, New York.
- Bohan – Bohan is inspired by The Bronx in New York.
- Algonquin – Algonquin is based on Manhattan in New York
- Leonida – The latest addition of Leonida is believed to be inspired by Florida.
Is GTA 6’s Leonida based on Florida?
GTA 6 introduces a new location to the game, Leonida. Although the primary Vice City location map is not new to the game, this time they have introduced a new state of Leonida, bearing resemblance to the real-life Florida.
Multiple elements in the GTA 6 trailer clearly replicate the elements native to Florida. These include the reference to the Florida joker, flamingos, gators, half-naked old people, and sticky swampland, which beautifully combines old and new Florida.