10 Video Games With An Insane Level Of Detail (That No One Noticed)
3. Grand Theft Auto V's Tiny Details Will Blow You Away
Given how long each Grand Theft Auto game takes to develop and how massive and awesome the resultant product is every time, it's safe to say that Grand Theft Auto V would be Rockstar's biggest and most detailed yet.
Still, many readers won't truly grasp just how big and detailed GTA V really is until it's broken down.
Firstly, the 49 square mile (130 km2) game world was based off Los Angeles which the developers researched extensively, using over 250,000 photos, hours of footage, numerous field trips and even meetings with the FBI and Mafia experts. Real-life geographical and demographic census data across the overall spread of Los Angeles was replicated for the game world itself.
Rockstar didn't skimp out on the little details either, so brace yourself.
Flip-flops can be worn and they genuinely 'flop' like in real-life. When wading in water, only the part of you submerged gets wet as the rest remains dry. If you block traffic, drivers will get angry and flip you the bird, and if you photograph a street performer without tipping, they will actually get angry at you. It really is less of a game and more of a real-life simulation, except y'know... with more bank heists.
There are likely thousands more tiny details out there that would take a few lifetimes of articles to fully discover and document, but this should set you off in the right direction.