All Vice City & Leonida State Locations Revealed For GTA 6 (So Far)

11.12.2023 - 15:19 / screenrant.com

returns the crime saga from Rockstar Games to the setting of Vice City and Leonida at large, and it's possible to pick up on a number of returning locations from the franchise's original venture into the setting. The fictionalized version of Miami made its first appearance in the original and took center stage in, while looks like it might also step outside of Vice City's borders to explore more of the pseudo-Florida known as Leonida.

Revisiting iconic Vice City locations in obviously puts a fresh coat of paint on them, as over 20 years have passed since released on sixth-generation consoles. Much of what is including looks to be new; however, as reverence for the classic game isn't overriding any major plans for revitalized design. Hopefully, will be able to live up to and improve upon across the board in both new and returning locations, although it won't be possible to experience it firsthand until 2025.

Among the skyline visible from Vice Beach area in the trailer for available on the official Rockstar Games YouTube channel, one obvious standout is Hotel Dixon, which displays its name proudly in neon letters. Hotel Dixon is presumably based on the Hotel Victor along the real South Beach, which boasts a similar style both in construction and lettering. The real hotel first opened its doors in 1937 but later underwent significant renovations to achieve its current art-deco look, which works perfectly for the Vice City style.

Stockyard and Downtown seem to be districts of Vice City as shown on a highway sign in the trailer. Downtown would presumably correspond to downtown Miami, while Stockyard could be any number of districts, real or imagined. This isn't the most robust piece of information found in the trailer, but it's still a little extra knowledge to have handy.

A shopping center sign reveals a number of stores that can be expected to appear in, although locking down the nature of every option isn't that simple. One easy guess is that «Kowalski» is a stand-in for the crystal jewelry chain Swarovski based on its name and logo, as well as a potential reference to a character in Rockstar's The name of the first store on the list is hard to decipher, but the font choice is reminiscent of Neiman Marcus. «Callus» could be a play on Sephora using a skin irritation as the name for a makeup store, and «Skala» might be an analogue for Prada.

Although it's hard to know if the stores that appear in the shopping center sign in the trailer will have much of a role to play in the game, there are a few from the trailer that seem important. protagonist Lucia and her partner rob a store called Uncle Jack's Liquor, which seems to be based on Big Daddy's Wine & Liquors. A Pawn and Gun appears that could be a good