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Perhaps the thingRockstaris most famous for is its open worlds.

The developer manages to create virtual lands that feel alive, full of character and hidden details.

Trevor, Michael, and Franklin in GTA 5

They’re so big that people are stilldiscovering new thingsinGTA 5to this day.

“We have this huge map for these open-world games,” he says.

This strategy isn’t without its pitfalls, however.

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Issues like this are why game development takes so long.

Another restriction is the fact Rockstar’s games are usually set in exaggerated versions of actual places.

“It’s always working with the world,” Hinchliffe says.

Los Santos at night in Grand Theft Auto 5

You were working with what you were given."

As for one of Hinchliffe’s favourite missions he worked on, he tried to add anL.A.

NoireEaster egg into a golf buggy chase.

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“There was a bit of a running joke in L.A. and I tried to get that line into GTA 5 on that mission,” he recounts.

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