GTA V map mimics the architectural design of Los Angeles

GTA V map mimics the architectural design of Los Angeles,

Los Santos took many of its iconic locations and buildings from actual locations and buildings in Los Angeles.

But Los Angeles is a huge city, while in the GTA the city is small.

We’ve been researching a number of American cities to discover how good a GTA VI map they would make if it were modified by Rockstar.

But the GTA V map also raises the question of how liberally developers can modify it.

Maps, in turn, have always been based on existing cities, taking their layout, architecture, and culture as the basis for the game’s setting.

Does Los Angeles really look like Los Santos in GTA V?

Replicating an entire city in a video game is not entirely feasible, which leads to some differences.

Some fans have compiled some GTA fan videos in Los Angeles,

Landmarks that are also present in the game appear prominently.

Los Santos from GTA V, which previously appeared in San Andreas,

Based on the real city of Los Angeles, California.

Countless in-game landmarks have been replicated to give the city a more authentic look.

Including an appearance that won’t exist in the real world for a long time.

Many inconsistencies appear, many of which represent the difference between Los Santos and Los Angeles in GTA V.

For example, one can see the observatory from LSIA in the game – in real life,

The observatory is located more than an hour from the airport and no one can see it.

There are also a lot more streets in Los Angeles than LS depicted.

Not only are existing paths longer and perhaps different,

There are countless thousands of smaller tracks spread across the massive city of Los Angeles that couldn’t fit into a video game.

While the main roads and some of the major landmarks along them may be in the same place, the city of GTA V is largely fictional.

However, some similarities in street layout cannot be denied, as Rockstar has taken care to preserve major roads and highways

and the approximate relative locations of recognizable landmarks in the same place as in real life.

If nothing else, the tourist will already know the approximate direction

Which he will go to based on his knowledge of the GTA V map.

In addition to the horse statue located in Rockford Hills in the game,

It has a real-life equivalent in the form of a half-naked female statue in Beverly Hills.

The Maze Bank building from the game also has its equivalent of the US Bank Building in the real-life location of Los Angeles.