brewhead17 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 London would be an awesome gta setting imo (obviously it would be called london, just based on it). Its organised crime rate is roughly the same as new york, as is street/violent crime. And its not just cockney gangsters, these days you also get the russian mafia, kurdish mafia, eastern european gangsters, triads, yardies, south asian gangs, somalian gangs, middle eastern gangs, drug cartels, irish mobs and a good few hundred small time street gangs. Oh, and of course some good old football hooligan firms too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sananoutlaw Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 London would be an awesome gta setting imo (obviously it would be called london, just based on it). Its organised crime rate is roughly the same as new york, as is street/violent crime. And its not just cockney gangsters, these days you also get the russian mafia, kurdish mafia, eastern european gangsters, triads, yardies, south asian gangs, somalian gangs, middle eastern gangs, drug cartels, irish mobs and a good few hundred small time street gangs. Oh, and of course some good old football hooligan firms too you have a cookie too London isn't just cockney people, maybe that's what alot of americans think. Just like some think the U.K = England If anything typical Londoners are becoming the minority, which I personally find sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seriously Smelly Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 I don't see GTA London happening. I do see GTA Monarchy City tho. Why would Rockstar break the tradition of putting games in cities based on cities? Why would you want a GTA London? I mean really! All those bad roads. Let Rockstar make up their own city based on London if they do that. i like that name.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste_t_ Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 ill keep this brief Ive seen alot of people say that london for GTA would suck because the getaway sucked HELLO the getaway didnt suck because it was set in london, it sucked because the gameplay was broken, the cars handled like korean hookers, and there were ALOT of places u couldnt even get to.(invisible walls-last gen) also the getaways storyline was rather serious, and there was no funny moments at all. if R* made a london game it would be steriotypical and have that comedic flair. (think lock stock and two smoking barrels, or snatch). and now the GTA gunplay is more technical, i think it could be really good. and who doesnt love cockney accents? (besides smelly northerners) thanks for reading what smelly northerners?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste_t_ Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 also from the first page, it seems to think all these teen murders and drug use going on in london. you could also run/drive the london marathon from your couch too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzknuckles Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Yes the Getaway sucked balls, and the London setting only made it worse...Where's the action? All the gangsters are Wankers and the cops don't even carry guns. Doesn't strike me as a good location for GTA style mayhem, that's why the old 2D GTA London sucked balls as well. Armed Cops in the UK carry machine guns. A little more threatening than the snub nosed pistols carried by American and Canadian law "enforcers". Signatures are dumb anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an english boy Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 i liked the getaway it would be good though, if they made the police chases better than in this one. you could say cops dont carry guns, buts thats only when civilians arent, if theres a gun crime then the guns come out just like in the getaway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItWasntMe Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Firstly, The Getaway was not like GTa at all, apart from the fact when on a mission you could do as you please. Otherwise it was just a rip-off of GTa's ideas and a badly executed driving/shooting mechanic. Secondly, they have done a GTa: London before, so why not again? Thirdly, they probably won't do it because its just so much easier to take the pi** out of Americans than the UK. That and I'd put money on it not doing as well in the states is the next GTa was based on a 'limey'. Altough given the stupidly over-culturalised state of our capital city, god knows what benefit scrounging ethnic minority the hero would come from... Not a good idea although I would love to see some of the minds that work on the game put their efforts into really satirising the UK like they have done with the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTASIX Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Would this be a carbon copy of london or R*s own london based city, probably with a few real landmarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Don't know about you, but the English accents in Gta IV make me laugh like hell. "Watch out you berk" "Don't you bloody hit me" London could work, but it would take time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
an english boy Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Would this be a carbon copy of london or R*s own london based city, probably with a few real handmarks. im guessing it would be as much like london as liberty is like ny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickswitch79 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Also, the getaway created an accurate representation of London. Remember, if GTA was set in 'London' it wouldn't be replicated, it would just have the main attractions of London. The getaway was bad because of the poor city design, Rockstar are masters at good level design, and so their representation of London would work. For those talking about hoe the English accent would get on your nerves, that's just bs. Think about it you're not going to have the steretypical 'oh bloody good game chaps' accent often, just like Packie, Francis and the McRearies don't talk in an overly Irish fashion, because it would maybe get irritating to some. So anyone who argues the voices would be annoying, they wouldn't be any more annoying that the voices of past GTA characters, which have never been annoying. Even Tommy and CJ didn't have typical American accents. Think about it!... So true. If you can break yourself away from the stereotypical image that all Londoners wear bowler hats and drink tea whilst speaking like the Queen for a minute, then you'd realise that London would be an excellent setting. As pointed out already, London in particular is home to so many different nationalities. Plus the landmarks that everyone knows - if you had GTAIV's graphics applied to London, it'd be amazing. Burning down the Thames passing the Millenium Wheel and The Houses of Parliament, having a gunfight down by Canary Wharf, entering all the great pubs and musicals etc round there, flying over the various football grounds. The trouble with The Getaway is that once you got away from the main landmarks of London, you did end up on the narrow streets which got pretty boring. But if Rockstar spun their magic with it, the end result could be amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algonquin Assassin Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I liked the first Getaway, but Black Monday sucked balls. It was way too short, and too easy IMO. Though The Getaway had no sense of humour, and felt very dry. R* could do a brilliant pisstake of London. It would be hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-Stowe Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 ill keep this brief Ive seen alot of people say that london for GTA would suck because the getaway sucked HELLO the getaway didnt suck because it was set in london, it sucked because the gameplay was broken, the cars handled like korean hookers, and there were ALOT of places u couldnt even get to.(invisible walls-last gen) also the getaways storyline was rather serious, and there was no funny moments at all. if R* made a london game it would be steriotypical and have that comedic flair. (think lock stock and two smoking barrels, or snatch). and now the GTA gunplay is more technical, i think it could be really good. and who doesnt love cockney accents? (besides smelly northerners) thanks for reading i would love a new gta in london. i can guarantee it would be nothing like the getaway. thank god niko is serbian and not another typical yank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RONIN1191 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I'd say going on past record a contemporary setting is unlikely to follow; as this period/era in time (cultural lexicon, e.g. election/recession/blogging/pop culture/social networking, etc) has largely been done in GTA IV... in the united states at least. Which leaves me to believe there are a only fairly limited number of options: 1. No other city to follow this generation: Dan Houser said in an interview fairly recently that they have no plans to immediately followup GTA4. Maybe they will just expand the experience with content downloads and a Vice City GTA V will eventually follow on the next generation of hardware. 2. Another "Period" era in an American setting. (1) 80's Miami again, (2) 60/70 counter-culture San Fransisco/LA or Washington D.C., (3) Mowtown, (4) Prohibition-era Chicago, (5) Formative-era Las Vegas, (6) 60's Hawaii, (7) Near-future Dystopia, (8) 90's LA again. 3. 1960's London, as this is not really an era for London. 4. Completely and totally unpredictable non english speaking country. I could dig a 70s era DC...I wasn't alive back then but that was my boss' heyday and she's told me many stories about how they got down...seems like a really fun time. Plus my parents were doin their thing back then as well...they have pics to back their stories up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_G Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 One day in the far future they may make a GTA: Earth, where every location in the world is available. Then everyone would be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seriously Smelly Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 ill keep this brief Ive seen alot of people say that london for GTA would suck because the getaway sucked HELLO the getaway didnt suck because it was set in london, it sucked because the gameplay was broken, the cars handled like korean hookers, and there were ALOT of places u couldnt even get to.(invisible walls-last gen) also the getaways storyline was rather serious, and there was no funny moments at all. if R* made a london game it would be steriotypical and have that comedic flair. (think lock stock and two smoking barrels, or snatch). and now the GTA gunplay is more technical, i think it could be really good. and who doesnt love cockney accents? (besides smelly northerners) thanks for reading what smelly northerners?? anyone from northern england or scotland.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delightful Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 easy like this: Getaway cancelled, so it will work! And now R* has the option for Amsterdam too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hart Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 I think it would be more brutal, If you get me. Less trigger-happy rednecks and more knife-weilding hoodlums and gangsters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seriously Smelly Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 I'd say going on past record a contemporary setting is unlikely to follow; as this period/era in time (cultural lexicon, e.g. election/recession/blogging/pop culture/social networking, etc) has largely been done in GTA IV... in the united states at least. Which leaves me to believe there are a only fairly limited number of options: 1. No other city to follow this generation: Dan Houser said in an interview fairly recently that they have no plans to immediately followup GTA4. Maybe they will just expand the experience with content downloads and a Vice City GTA V will eventually follow on the next generation of hardware. 2. Another "Period" era in an American setting. (1) 80's Miami again, (2) 60/70 counter-culture San Fransisco/LA or Washington D.C., (3) Mowtown, (4) Prohibition-era Chicago, (5) Formative-era Las Vegas, (6) 60's Hawaii, (7) Near-future Dystopia, (8) 90's LA again. 3. 1960's London, as this is not really an era for London. 4. Completely and totally unpredictable non english speaking country. I could dig a 70s era DC...I wasn't alive back then but that was my boss' heyday and she's told me many stories about how they got down...seems like a really fun time. Plus my parents were doin their thing back then as well...they have pics to back their stories up! post them.... please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobStaL Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Yes the Getaway sucked balls, and the London setting only made it worse...Where's the action? All the gangsters are Wankers and the cops don't even carry guns. Doesn't strike me as a good location for GTA style mayhem, that's why the old 2D GTA London sucked balls as well. No Crime in London.....I wish! every morning it seems I am waking up to the news of another kid being killed in London. Most police don't carry guns in general, but in certain areas they are very heavily armed. It's not unusual to see a cop with an assault rifle or SMG in places like train staitons and airports. Next time you come to London and see someone who looks a bit gangster, call them a Wanker and see happens.. lol well said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallz92 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Ok Cops may nt carry guns in real life but this is a fictional game set in a whole different universe so they would add guns in the game an i agree with the last post i live in London and there is a hell of alot of street crime and most firms are undergroun now anyway Also just imagine it Kebab shops and fish and chip shops bare knuckle boxing snooker halls firms, triads, footbal hooligans Yardies and your typical chav wigga, street talking priks chattin sh*t like oi wasteman itl be class m8 thats if its set 2000s it might be any decade !!!!!!! London has a vibrant History but i see it could be a risk and depends if rstar will take that risk but it seems highly likely... unless they do a midwest city first ! And im thinking taking a plane to spain in from gta version of gta and going to a place in spain doing drug deals and sh*t like in the buisiness ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysniper Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 yeh london would compltetely own. imagine with r* sense of humour what they could do with heathrow terminal 5 and i like the whole 'monarchy city' name as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4doora Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 why stop at London? GTA:Europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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