Is Liberty City like New York?

As many others have already noted, Liberty City is a dead ringer for New York: It's divided into boroughs with distinct populations and architectural styles; it has most of the same suspension bridges and historic landmarks in the places you'd expect to find them; and its streets are always teeming with traffic and ...
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Which GTA is based in New York?

Grand Theft Auto IV takes place in 2008, within a redesigned version of Liberty City. The design of the city focuses on a recreation of four of the boroughs of New York City: Broker (based on Brooklyn), Dukes (Queens), Bohan (The Bronx), and Algonquin (Manhattan).
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What city is Liberty City based on?

Liberty City, based on New York City, is one of the three original cities introduced in Grand Theft Auto. It is the first setting available to the player.
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Is GTA IV map realistic?

There are many, many recognizable landmarks if you know NYC well enough. The locations are not geographically accurate though. For example, the 69 Diner around the corner from the safe house in Hove Beach (Brighton Beach in RL) is a replica of the diner that is located on 69th Street in Bay Ridge.
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Which GTA is the most realistic?

GTA 4 vs GTA 5: Realism

The close-quarter unarmed combat in GTA 4 is way ahead of what the current game offers. Niko Bellic had different animations and could pull off quite a few moves compared to Michael, Trevor, or Franklin.
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New York City vs Liberty City



Which GTA is more realistic?

GTA 4 sets a more realistic tone with both the story and the gameplay. Considering the change of direction future games went through, GTA 4 retains a distinctive indentity. These true-to-life features are what make the game fun. It adds a little touch of accuracy to the experience.
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Is GTA 3 based on New York?

The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on foot or by vehicle. Its open world design lets players freely roam Liberty City, consisting of three main areas. Development was shared between DMA Design, based in Edinburgh, and Rockstar, based in New York City.
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Is GTA 3 based in NYC?

3D Universe. Times Square spoof in GTA III. Though many people believe Grand Theft Auto III's Liberty City was supposed to represent New York City, that is only a third truthful. Staunton Island was modeled after Manhattan, however Shoreside Vale and Portland were modeled after Philadelphia and Detroit, respectively.
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What city will GTA 6 be in?

Aside from this piece of story information, he also claimed that GTA 6 will introduce Carcer City as a new location alongside Cuba and the long-awaited return to Vice City. Carcer City has been featured in Rockstar titles before.
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Does New York exist in GTA?

Liberty City is based on New York City and is one of the three settings of Grand Theft Auto and the main setting of Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto IV. It also makes a minor appearance in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
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Is GTA 4 based in New York?

In Grand Theft Auto 4, Nico Bellic finds himself in metropolis Liberty City. New Yorkers will recognize a few of the game's familiar landmarks.
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Why does Liberty City look different?

Boroughs, Landmarks, & People Made GTA IV's Liberty City

The most obvious difference between the two versions of Liberty City is that GTA IV's 2008 Liberty City more closely resembles real-life New York. Part of this is because hardware and software development gradually allowed a prettier, more realistic city.
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Is Liberty City bigger than Vice City?

Sitting at 9.11 square kilometers, Vice City isn't much bigger than Liberty City. It's split into two main chunks: the Mainland and Vice Beach.
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Why is GTA 4 not famous?

First of all GTA iv is poorly optimised for PC which makes it very laggy. Also the vehicle controls are very poor compared to the GTA V, hence all the hate.
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Which GTA has biggest map?

GTA 5 has the biggest map in the entire Grand Theft Auto franchise. The map has a land area of 48.15 square kilometers and a water area of 27.69 square kilometers, making the total area of the map 75.84 square kilometers.
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Is New York called Liberty City?

Liberty City, the pixilated playground where the action of Grand Theft Auto IV occurs, is New York City, and it is not.
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Is Liberty City the same in GTA 3 and 4?

Conversely, GTA 4's Liberty City is part of the "HD Universe," which also includes GTA V and its version of San Andreas. This means that while GTA 3 and Liberty City Stories shared the same Liberty City with some minor changes, the cities in GTA 3 and GTA 4 are not at all the same.
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Where Is Brooklyn in GTA IV?

Its real-life archetype is Brooklyn. It is situated to the south of the borough of Dukes and connected to Algonquin by the Broker and Algonquin bridges.
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What state is Liberty City in GTA?

State of Liberty (also known as Liberty State or "Liberty City State" on license plates) (Nickname: The State of Happiness) is an American state in all three different universes of the Grand Theft Auto series. It is the in-game counterpart for the real State of New York.
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Is Liberty City part of San Andreas?

It is north of Vice City, far away east of the State of San Andreas, and close to Carcer City, with links to Upstate Liberty through a road tunnel connecting Cedar Grove and Cochrane Dam as seen in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.
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Is Liberty City a real place?

Liberty City is a real place, located in Miami, Florida. Miami also being the same city that Vice City is based on. Liberty City's name may have been inspired by the Statue of Liberty. Liberty City is the location that appears the most times in the series, having appeared in nine games.
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Why does GTA 4 not have wasted?

They wanted the player to be more invested and immersed in Niko's struggle and dark story. Plastering the word “WASTED” over the screen when you die was a little too light-hearted, like death is just part of the fun, something to laugh at.
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