Which games did GTA before GTA(3)/which were the earliest examples of that open world, vehicle-based genre?
As in, games with an open city map, story/objectives-driven, featuring vehicles that you could use in non-racing games, etc.? 2D/Isometric stuff like GTA1/2 don't count
Mizzurna Falls and Driver 2 are the two earliest games I can think of?
Nomad Soul and Headunter for underrated, early attempts
Body Harvest is the first one I can think of.
buump
>>321266301
Shenmue
Sonic Adventure, there are levels were you can just fuck around in vehicles.
Jet Set Radio?
Body Harvest was the prototype for both Ocarina of Time and GTA III.
Prove me wrong.
>>321266509
This
>EOPs will never ever get to play Mizzurna Falls
>>321270309
>EOPs
?
>>321266301
Is this game like Deadly Premonition?
>>321270673
People who don't know Japanese.
Urban Chaos, motherfuckers.
Had so much fun with that game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbwx_k67bJc
>>321271167
Yes
>>321266301
Shadowrun?
>>321271167
Pretty much, Twin Peaks-influenced mystery adventure in a small town
Did a lot of things that Shenmue did, day/night cycle, NPCs with their own schedules, etc.
Quite amazing that it came out on the first PS1
>>321271968
>>321272046
>>321272142
Did you actually play it yourself?
>>321272185
I wish
as >>321270309
>>321271293
said, it was never translated
However, you can view a full let's play on youtube where the guy casually translates what's happening
>>321271968
After reading about it and watching a bit of gameplay, this game seems pretty neat. I'll have to remember it in case I get around to actually studying Japanese more. I presume there's no translation patch?
>>321266509
This.
It was also produced by the same guys who went on to make GTA3
Body harvest is dated as hell now, but it's still pretty damn cool to play and compare it to other games of the same generation.
>>321272349
Hmm, I heard some reports that it's actually rather clunky and more interesting as a historical curiosity.
It might just so happen I have the magical ability to read Japanese, but I haven't gotten to this game yet.
>>321272398
Not that I know of, but some people might be working on it
>>321272484
Well gameplay and graphics wise it seems really dated like a lot of PS1 games, and from what I've seen on youtube, even the story is not that well written, but the whole snowy small town mystery atmosphere is very charming
Deadly Premonition was also clunky but still had more charm than somethng more polished like Alan Wake
>>321266301
Dune is the only correct answer.
>>321273072
Dune was more of a VN with a strategy layer, more than anything.
hunter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu3DkheSQhY
>>321272868
>Well gameplay and graphics wise it seems really dated like a lot of PS1 games, and from what I've seen on youtube, even the story is not that well written, but the whole snowy small town mystery atmosphere is very charming
Just from the screenshots, it looks like it has top notch atmosphere.
>>321274013
>>321266301
does there exist a translation for this game?
