GTA 5 stood out as it introduced 3 protagonists that we can switch between, namely Michael, Franklin, and Trevor. But did you know that GTA San Andreas almost included 3 protagonists like GTA 5!
Yes, that’s true. GTA San Andreas was planned to have 3 protagonists with a switching system like GTA V, but technical difficulties, especially on the PS2 console, prevented this vision from continuing. One of the game developers mentioned that the AI control for each character’s actions and adjusting your character based on them consumed a lot of console memory and processing power. Hence, there was difficulty in implementing those ideas with a mechanism to switch between 3 characters.
It is worth mentioning that the ambition of GTA San Andreas was unprecedented, as the game introduced RPG elements to the series for the first time, including weight gain or loss based on the amount of fast food consumed and exercises in CJ’s daily life.
Additionally, a former Rockstar developer explained the reason for the presence of garbage in GTA 3 and its absence in San Andreas.
