Creating large-scale open worlds requires developers to pay special attention to detail. A representative from Rockstar Games shared details about the team’s field research in Florida as part of its work on Grand Theft Auto 6.
According to Narrative senior vice president Rupert Humphreys, studio staff tried to get a feel for what future Leonidas would be like from the inside. Developers teamed up with former police officers to patrol the streets at night and made numerous visits to strip clubs, beaches and the Everglades.
Such trips help the author more accurately recreate the unique flavor of the region, where luxury coexists with poverty and where the main connecting thread is crime.