A HUGE Map.

[PaulNYC]

I'd love it if GTA IV was as realistically close as possible to a real life scheme of a city. The size, the detail, everything to go with it. Perhaps even a scale on the radar to include distance in miles or whatever. It would be pretty awesome if they could make a really large map with alot of highways, a deep countryside, and just alot of cool things on the side. I dislike how different zones and areas clash in GTA IV. Spacing would be good, and a sense of actual depth in a large surrounding area. The way i'm saying it, it probably won't happen, because creating too large of a map would get in the way of marketing the game on the weak little XBOX 360, but hey, maybe they'll make it for PS3 only! Lol, not.

[mmmfloorpie]

I'd love it if GTA IV was as realistically close as possible to a real life scheme of a city. The size, the detail, everything to go with it. Perhaps even a scale on the radar to include distance in miles or whatever. It would be pretty awesome if they could make a really large map with alot of highways, a deep countryside, and just alot of cool things on the side. I dislike how different zones and areas clash in GTA IV. Spacing would be good, and a sense of actual depth in a large surrounding area. The way i'm saying it, it probably won't happen, because creating too large of a map would get in the way of marketing the game on the weak little XBOX 360, but hey, maybe they'll make it for PS3 only! Lol, not.

They made this game already.. It's called GTA San Andreas.

[PaulNYC]

San Andreas was large in scale, but it wasn't big enough i think. Most of the game space was either empty or lacked value. The next generation GTA game should be largely-scaled, yet represent some meaning with every inch of design.

[Xtreme_2010]

R* focus on Quality, not Quantity - if you've seen GTA IV. If they plan on making San Andreas remade, it would take a large amount of time. Don't know how long it took to design Liberty City but I would guess about 2-10 months (?) possibly more.

[smeagol]

I wouldn't mind if the next GTA was a city surrounded by country, on a island of course.

[ldee]

Good point and discussion, although old point and discussion.

[Knife]

Easier said than done

[oc student]

PS3 would fail too, next next next gen maybe

[mattymcs]

Bigger does not necessarily mean better. I think LC in IV was big enough personally. Certainly no need for any GTA game to be bigger than San Andreas.

[Cheat]

Yeah, and let's just call it GTA San Andreas 2!

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[Ash_735]

For those saying it can't be done, look at Just Cause 2, the Sialnds are huge, granted they don't have as much content as a GTA Island, but when they have enough room to put the Island from Lost as an Easter Egg and have that bigger than an Island like Bohan then you've got to admire their tactics.

[LordDastardly]

 

For those saying it can't be done, look at Just Cause 2, the Sialnds are huge, granted they don't have as much content as a GTA Island, but when they have enough room to put the Island from Lost as an Easter Egg and have that bigger than an Island like Bohan then you've got to admire their tactics.

I'm not saying I dislike Just Cause 2, although I loved the first one, however in Just Cause 1 and 2, the story is bad, the cutscenes are bad, the graphics for the island are beautiful although the graphics for everything else is mediocre. Whereas R* try to make a perfect game where everything is evenly polished.

 

Would IV have been so good if the story and gameplay had been bad - would the game be good just because it had a HUGE map?

[GTA IV Roleplay]

I was expecting a picture of a HUGE map Wish there was!

[Lunatic8randon]

R* focus on Quality, not Quantity - if you've seen GTA IV. If they plan on making San Andreas remade, it would take a large amount of time. Don't know how long it took to design Liberty City but I would guess about 2-10 months (?) possibly more.

Liberty City is a good city but as far as a location for a sandbox game its pretty poor.

[Kwandilibro]

a huge ass map would suck cuz there wouldnt be any detail. just a repeated look

[Wenis IV]

A huge map would be awesome. Avalanche Studios, who made Just Cause 2, created a HUGE island and the detail is great. I consider Avalanche Studios to be a 'B' Developer, so if Rockstar, who I consider an 'AAA' developer were to make a game that size, then my God I can't imagine how beautiful it would look. Quantity may not equal quality, but who said you can't have both?

[DEP]

i just want variation with the map like in sanandreas, countryside, hills, beaches

[FV Mods]

Here are Just Cause 1 and 2 maps, to lighten up the topic:

 

JC1

 

 

JC2

 

[SilentSeas]

a huge ass map would suck cuz there wouldnt be any detail. just a repeated look

Agreed, IV's map was big enough for me.

[Lunatic8randon]

I think San Andreas was big enough we just need more variety in terrain. How about some snow or swamps?

[Kwandilibro]

I think San Andreas was big enough we just need more variety in terrain. How about some snow or swamps?

gta needs some swamps

[DR1V3N HARD]

If anyone here has played Test Drive Unlimited, they had a life-saized map of Oahu. It was very realistic, and has all of the landmarks. It includes the city, the farmland, the mountains, and the beaches. It would be nice to see V on one of the islands.