Even iconic moments from the game have been recreated in real life, the most notable being when Franklin’s and Lamar’s actors recreated Grand Theft Auto 5’s roast scene. Grand Theft Auto 5 has been home to a number of impressive fan creations and recreations, earning itself a spot as one of the most culturally influential games out there. The basic DNA is still there, but it almost isn’t recognizable anymore.
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Everything else has been radically overhauled, though, moving from a top-down 2D camera angle to full 3D environments over the last twenty years. Grand Theft Auto 2 and Grand Theft Auto 5 are wildly different games, though the high octane chases found in the first two entries live on today. What the recreation really captures, though, is how much the series has evolved since its humble beginnings. RELATED: Grand Theft Auto 6 Can Learn A Lot from GTA 4's Liberty City
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However, these elements were captured faithfully, all the way down to a custom skin of GTA 2 character Claude Speed. The original trailer was an FMV, so capturing some of the animations, special effects, and complicated sequences was likely quite the time investment.
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Over on YouTube, ARazenX uploaded a video of a near-perfect recreation of Grand Theft Auto 2’s 8-minute trailer from the 90s.
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One fan has captured this energy perfectly, remaking Grand Theft Auto 2’s trailer in Grand Theft Auto 5, the most recent entry in the series. Classic Grand Theft Auto games have been on the minds of many lately, as rumors of a Grand Theft Auto remastered trilogy begin to swirl and Grand Theft Auto Online continues to get content updates.