Sam998 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 And if you could can you list them in order from biggest to smallest? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptomex Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 San Andreas GTA IV Vice City GTA III I believe that's the order. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060331751 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceRay Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 San Andreas is the biggest, I think, with LC4 in second? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060331753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ryan. Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 SA's map without question is the biggest with GTA IV's in 2nd, but there's always been debate over GTA III's LC, and VC. Alot of people think LC in GTA III is bigger, because it has 3 main islands instead of 2 like in VC, but I reckon the smaller islands in VC like Starfish Island, Prawn Island, and Leaf Links get overlooked. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060331807 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam998 Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 San AndreasGTA IV Vice City GTA III I believe that's the order. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Sounds right to me but obviously i don't know or i wouldn't have started this thread Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060333180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narcis_speed6 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 San Andreas has allot of empty space, in IV everything is covered by some details. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060333223 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn 7 five 11 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 In sheer size SA is the largest, but IV is obviously much more detailed, so if it came down to content within the map IV would be the largest. then it is III or vice city, i would go for GTA III personally. you decide: Vice City - http://www.thegtaplace.com/images/vicecity...ce-city-map.png III - http://faqsmedia.ign.com/faqs/image/mdean7...ap_20060102.jpg BY the way, does it really matter? couldn't you have worked this out on your own? Have you even played GTA? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060333224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Ryan. Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 (edited) In sheer size SA is the largest, but IV is obviously much more detailed, so if it came down to content within the map IV would be the largest. then it is III or vice city, i would go for GTA III personally. you decide: Vice City - http://www.thegtaplace.com/images/vicecity...ce-city-map.png III - http://faqsmedia.ign.com/faqs/image/mdean7...ap_20060102.jpg BY the way, does it really matter? couldn't you have worked this out on your own? Have you even played GTA? I'm still going with VC. IMO GTA III's LC gives off the impression that it's bigger, because the islands are fatter whereas VC's are narrow. I reckon if Downtown was a separate island to the dock/airport area the general mass of VC would be much clearer. If Staunton Island, and Portland were just one island I don't believe it would be that much bigger than VC's east island in physical mass. Shoreside Vale is tiny. So yeah I've always believed VC is the bigger map (If only slightly) despite only having 2 main islands instead of 3. Edited February 10, 2011 by Miamivicecity Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060333310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpain Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Well yeah in size SA beats all of them. But if you are talking about the attention to detail then Red Dead Redemption beats all the other GTA games out there. Honestly details are waaaay more important than size. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060333331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lolwut Pear Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 San Andreas has allot of empty space, in IV everything is covered by some details. Exactly. I always got lost in the plain empty space of the desert because there were no landmarks I could look out for. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060333336 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mati Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Somehow, IVs Liberty City was much more enjoyable to explore and always felt bigger than other GTAs. Like Narcis said, because of the details. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060333464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Haired Freaky Guy Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Well yeah in size SA beats all of them. But if you are talking about the attention to detail then Red Dead Redemption beats all the other GTA games out there. Honestly details are waaaay more important than size. FFS, what the f*ck does RDR have to do with GTA? Seriously, it's boring now, a company release two games and suddenly they get compared to hell. And yeah, IV had the least empty space, but it was filled with building after building after building....I'd rather have open, varied space then the same thing covering the whole map. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060333555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidamelo Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I'm shocked I always thought GTA III's Liberty City was bigger than Vice City Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060333579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwandilibro Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 SA was obviously the biggest. But in terms of detail vs. space, I think detail is very important, and SA failed numerous times in this aspect. However, I do want to see some open, unoccupied space somewhere. I don't like being packed into a city, and the open feeling in SA was, IMO, very enjoyable. We can still have space and detail, right? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060333959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift-Kingz Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 We can still have space and detail, right? Yeah.. but more detail than space is preferable to a lot of people. I for one, prefer more space. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060333970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Haired Freaky Guy Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 We can still have space and detail, right? Yeah.. but more detail than space is preferable to a lot of people. And that's where scenery comes in. Open space doesn't neccesarily mean having nothing there, just means not packed with buildings or the same thing all over. SA had deserts with Motels and that dotted around it, and forests everywhere, yet you would still class them as open space. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060334144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift-Kingz Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Scenic content is everywhere. It still plays a bigger role in detail from my point of view. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060334166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CryptReaperDorian Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 We can still have space and detail, right? Yeah.. but more detail than space is preferable to a lot of people. And that's where scenery comes in. Open space doesn't neccesarily mean having nothing there, just means not packed with buildings or the same thing all over. SA had deserts with Motels and that dotted around it, and forests everywhere, yet you would still class them as open space. I'd say I agree with this. Open space doesn't always mean wasted space. I'd say having too many buildings causes wasted space. If some of buildings were removed in GTA IV, then we would have plenty more spaces to drive and such. The countryside and desert in GTA SA didn't waste space as they allowed for less constraints to the player. Also, people should stop confusing detail with graphics. GTA SA was full of detail. Does anybody remember the sign on top of the Gant Bridge (Golden Gate Bridge)? That's a detail! Variation in colors, not graphics, also determines detail. GTA SA was full of different colors, but GTA IV was basically gray and brown. I wouldn't call GTA SA or GTA IV any more detailed than each other. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/469288-newb-question-what-was-the-biggest-map-so-far/#findComment-1060334200 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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