What city is San Fierro based on?

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas takes place in 1992 within the fictional US state of San Andreas – based upon sections of California and Nevada as seen in the early 1990s – which consists of three main cities: Los Santos (based on Los Angeles), San Fierro (based on San Francisco), and Las Venturas (based on Las Vegas).

What is San Fierro based on?

The City of San Fierro, commonly known as San Fierro, is a city located in San Andreas and is the second city encountered in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It is based on San Francisco, California.

What city is Las Venturas based on?

Las Venturas is based on the real life city of Las Vegas, Nevada and the unincorporated settlement of Paradise, Nevada in the Las Vegas Valley which make up the metropolitan area of Las Vegas. Las Venturas also contains some influence from Sacramento, California in its location, layout, and freeway system.

Is San Fierro San Diego?

The city of San Fierro is based on San Francisco.

What city is San Andreas set in?

San Andreas, based on San Francisco, is one of the three original cities introduced in Grand Theft Auto.

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What is Blaine County based on?

Description. Blaine County has been described as "Barren, rundown desert region" that is based off of the destitute area around the Salton Sea (the Alamo Sea is the Rockstar Games rendition of the Salton Sea).

What is Shoreside Vale based on?

Map of Shoreside Vale in Grand Theft Auto Advance.

Shoreside Vale is a borough in Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto Advance and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. It is the third and last island the player encounters in all the three 3D Universe games based in Liberty City.

What city is GTA 3 based on?

Set within the fictional Liberty City (loosely based on New York City), the story follows Claude, a silent protagonist who, after being betrayed and left for dead by his girlfriend during a robbery, embarks on a quest for revenge that leads him to become entangled in a world of crime, drugs, gang warfare, and ...

Is San Andreas and Los Santos the same city?

The City of Los Santos, commonly known as Los Santos, is a city located in the State of San Andreas, and it is the first city encountered in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Where is Vice City located?

Vice City is a fictional city from the Grand Theft Auto universe that represents and parodies Miami, FL. Across each of the three games featuring the location, the city depicts the beaches, downtown, neighborhoods, and ethnic communities that comprise the urban environment.

What is Nevada called in GTA?

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

The nickname was Dakota, named after an acronym for Douglas Aircraft Company Transport Aircraft (DACoTA), the name for the Nevada however parodies US state names, North Dakota and South Dakota with Nevada.

What GTA takes place in Vegas?

Like its 3D Universe counterpart, Las Venturas is based on the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. The city has been mentioned in Grand Theft Auto IV, The Ballad of Gay Tony, Chinatown Wars and Grand Theft Auto V but has yet to appear in the HD Universe.

Is Las Vegas in GTA V?

GTA V takes place in the city of Los Santos and its surrounding areas. Unlike GTA: San Andreas, the city will is the main area in the game, but will still be surrounded by countryside. San Fierro and Las Venturas, parodies of San Francisco and Las Vegas which appeared firstly in GTA: San Andreas, is not in the game.

Is San Fierro mentioned in GTA 5?

Lester Crest mentions San Fierro during one of the setups for The Doomsday Heist in Grand Theft Auto Online. San Fierro Air operates from LSIA.

Is San Andreas based on California?

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas takes place in 1992 within the fictional US state of San Andreas – based upon sections of California and Nevada as seen in the early 1990s – which consists of three main cities: Los Santos (based on Los Angeles), San Fierro (based on San Francisco), and Las Venturas (based on Las Vegas).

Is San Andreas a real place in California?

San Andreas (Spanish for "St. Andrew") is an unincorporated census-designated place and the county seat of Calaveras County, California. The population was 2,783 at the 2010 census, up from 2,615 at the 2000 census. Like most towns in the region, it was founded during the California Gold Rush.

Why is Las Venturas and San Fierro not in GTA 5?

Las Venturas and San Fierro do exist within the GTA 5 world, they just aren't part of the map due to technical limitations. Modern consoles wouldn't be able to load in that much space, and PC would struggle unless it's pretty much bleeding edge.

What is Sandy Shores based on?

Judging by its name and layout, Sandy Shores is based on the town of Desert Shores and Bombay Beach, both in California. Sandy Shores also shares some inspiration from Niland and Joshua Tree, two other towns in California (which are referenced on the city's street names).

What GTA has the biggest map?

Description: The GTA San Andreas map depicts the State of San Andreas. The map itself is the largest map in the 3D Universe and was the largest in the entire series until the release of Grand Theft Auto V.

What city is GTA 4 in?

Setting. 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).

Where will GTA 6 be set?

As well as confirming that it's in development, they say that its codename is Project Americas as the game will take place over multiple countries: namely, Brazil in a fictional city based on Rio de Janeiro and Vice City in the US.

Why is Claude in San Andreas?

Claude is a silent criminal with an unknown background. Originally owning a garage in San Fierro, he later loses it to Carl Johnson in a race and flees to Liberty City with his new girlfriend Catalina. However, she eventually betrays him and leaves him for dead during a bank robbery, leading to his desire for revenge.

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.

Where is Liberty City located GTA?

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.

What cities are GTA 5 based on?

The game's setting is the fictional US state of San Andreas and city of Los Santos, based on Southern California and Los Angeles respectively. San Andreas was first used as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' setting, which featured three cities separated by open countryside.