Before I start throwing shade first GTA 6 trailer, let me make one thing clear right out of the gate: Grand Theft Auto is my favorite video game series of all time. I’ve loved every entry since the series went 3D with 2001’s GTA 3 — a title I consider the most important in the history of the medium. to copy.
Grand Theft Auto doesn’t really have any real competition. GTA 5 has sold almost 200 million copies. Order of Saints, for example, has become a shambles of a series. For my money, the only open world games that come close to the quality of Franklin, Michael and Trevor’s Los Santos Caper. Red Dead Redemption 2 And The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
I’ll freely admit that Grand Theft Auto 5 is my second favorite game, which is why typing this next sentence is painful. I’m not exactly happy with it GTA 6 Vice returns to the city.
Last seen was 2002’s brilliant Grand Theft Auto: (you guessed it) Vice City, Rockstar’s fictional take on Miami”
Last seen in 2002’s spectacular Grand Theft Auto: (you guessed it) Vice City, Rockstar’s fictionalized Miami. It was the glorious sun-bathed tonic my soul needed after shutting down too many men on the dull streets of Liberty City a year ago.
I still vividly remember my first trip down Ocean Drive, Tommy Vercetti’s “I Run (So Far)” on Wave 103 — Rest Easy, Ray Liotta — sending ripples through my Hawaiian shirt.
No game has ever captured the spirit of the 1980s quite like GTA: Vice City.
That’s why I’m having a little trouble returning to Rockstar’s fictional version of The 305. What made the original Vice City so great was that it was set in the 80s. All of those interventions for the soundtrack, costumes, and Scarface were absolutely critical to the game’s success.
Geographically, Vice City may be the least interesting 3D city the developer has created, but the game’s vibe is so great that it’s easy to overlook the somewhat boring street layouts.
Is Miami good?
I’ve been to Miami once in real life and even then had to turn around its airport and nearby hotel after I returned to London when it started leaking fuel. Whoo-Boy was fun for someone with crippling aviphobia. I have no doubt that the updated Vice City will be a more comprehensive, comprehensive recreation of Miami than what GTA 6 was able to deliver back in 2002 when it released on PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series X. S.
I can’t shake the feeling that I’m not going to enjoy cruising the streets of Liberty City, Las Venturas, San Fierro or Los Santos. This is because I was lucky enough to spend vacations in New York City, Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Right now, I’m not that excited to explore the Everglades around the new town.”
Right now, I’m not that excited to explore the Everglades around the new town. My reason for this is very specific (probably a bit harsh), but I worry that after spending hours in the Lemoine swamps with Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2 it’s a bit flat.
The idea of an AirPod chase sounds like a hoax. And I’m all about that Bonnie and Clyde style story (protagonist Lucia and her currently unnamed crime/lover partner) that Rockstar seems to be trying to tell.
To wrap this up, back to an important point: I think GTA 6 is definitely a 5/5 classic. I’ve got GTA 5 100%-ed on PS3, PS5, and my desktop rig (which tells me I’ve spent 383.2 hours wreaking havoc across Plain Country on my Steam library, one of the best gaming PCs).
Now, though, I’m a little worried that this trip back to Vice City will lose some of the ’80s magic that made Vercetti’s sandbox such a great thrill to visit Tony Montana.
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