This weekend on Money, a long read deep dive into the origins of one of the most lucrative entertainment creations of all time - the video game franchise Grand Theft Auto.
I found this mini-article interesting. It talks about the development of GTA from its early days in Scotland, in the UK.
Many people probably assume that GTA is an American game series, and sure it is ultimately owned by American companies (Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive).
But GTA was originally made in Scotland, and Rockstar North, which I think is still the lead development studio for GTA, is still based in Scotland.
GTA must be one of Scotland’s most important exports of modern times. The website of Rockstar North clearly shows their Scottish heritage with a Scottish flag on the left-hand side:
I haven’t played GTA 5 (or any of the 2D games apart from the GBA release tbh) but as far as dark and gritty goes, I’d say that GTA 4 fills that role for the 3D games, especially the GTA 4 DLC The Lost and Damned. Wouldn’t call them cyberpunk though.
I think it is worth noting, dma desing became rockstar north, it isn’t a separate studio. The same Lezlie Benzies wrote the story for all of them. Still, I’m pretty sure he left some time ago, same with Lazlow. I still have high hopes for GTA VI though.
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Out of all the GTAs that I’ve played (haven’t tried 4 and 5), GTA2 was my favourite. It was made by DMA Design, not by Rockstar.
I liked how GTA2 was dark, gritty and despondent. It almost had cyberpunk/scifi vibes at times.
I haven’t played GTA 5 (or any of the 2D games apart from the GBA release tbh) but as far as dark and gritty goes, I’d say that GTA 4 fills that role for the 3D games, especially the GTA 4 DLC The Lost and Damned. Wouldn’t call them cyberpunk though.
I think it is worth noting, dma desing became rockstar north, it isn’t a separate studio. The same Lezlie Benzies wrote the story for all of them. Still, I’m pretty sure he left some time ago, same with Lazlow. I still have high hopes for GTA VI though.