No.34795
>>34794The pre-GTA IV games aren't canon to the GTA IV and post generation. It makes sense they're making a fake name to be consistent.
No.34824
>>34794Why even bother with the fake alternate names though? Ever since GTAIV the maps have been trying to perfectly replicate their real life counterparts with its buildings and famous landmarks to the best of the hardware's capabilities.
No.34828
>>34827the opposite of this is people thinking theyre doing le epic praxis for playing "critical political games" tbh
No.34829
>>34794the lore is dogshit and halfbaked
No.34830
>>34829not all games need autistically consistent lore tbh
No.34833
It's hard to keep consistent lore for an open world series since the geography is constrained by technical limitations. It's not like people play these games for that anyway.
No.34834
>>34832>im a smart boy for playing video games with "lore"very similar to what i pointed out in
>>34828 lol
No.34835
>>34833some people believe every game must cater to their arbitrary personal whims when the series already has a defined audience. i get it when its dumbing down or dramatically changing the games but like you said nobody plays gta for its lore lmfao
No.34858
>>34824I think it's to just avoid legal issues. 99% chance they're safe but since they established the trend why risk it? It also gives them more of a chance to change things if they want without people complaining.