In the mid 20th Century, hard-boiled detective stories and moody crime movies made Los Angeles, its scheming people and its endless decaying sprawl the main characters. The upcoming Grand Theft Auto V takes over “sunshine noir” by making the crime-ridden and corrupt boomtown of Los Santos the star of a video game that’s supposedly just about stealing cars and doing street crime.
https://kotaku.com/gta-vs-los-santos-travelogue-is-almost-like-being-ther-1121949592
