Grand Theft Auto V vs. Google Earth reveals Rockstar’s attention to detail

Rockstar’s game are often called “open-world crime simulators,” but you could just as easily call Grand Theft Auto V “virtual tourism.”

A new video compares a few of the locales in GTA V’s Californian facsimile to the real world using the Google Earth app, and the results reveal a game setting that feels close to reality. YouTube channel Millennium (which probably has nothing to do with Lisbeth Salander), uploaded the video today that compares the Hollywood sign to GTA’s Vinewood and the San Andreas river to the L.A. river.