My two favourite cast members were Lance Vance (returning from Vice City and still as bonkers as ever) and Reni, a transsexual film maker who helps fix up Vic with a few important contacts. Interacting with them is probably the best part of the story as you an expect plenty of profanity-laden humour to spice things up.Īnother major element of the franchise is satire and again, this is fully represented here. None of it is subtle – whether it’s the ridiculous shop names (“Hardcore Pawn”) or the stupid things sputtered by the radio presenters (“I’ve got fun sensibilities, sexual ambiguity and a synthesizer!”), all of it is over-the-top and made me laugh out loud regularly. The fact that the game can tackle some serious content in such a humorous manner is commendable and really a testament to the writers at Rockstar at the time. The Grand Theft Auto series has always included a wide range of absolutely bonkers characters in its plots and that’s fully on point here – you can expect everything from corrupt Army Sergeants, intimidating Cuban drug Lords and even Phil Collins himself, in a cameo that was hilarious and works surprisingly well. That’s not to say it’s bad – you’re given plenty of characterisation and motive and will play some truly thrilling missions (picking up drug shipments at the dock while avoiding the DEA, escaping an abandoned power plant and assaulting a drug stronghold by helicopter being particular highlights), but I did feel the story was merely a means to an end (although I did appreciate the numerous ties to previous entries). The plot here is the usual tale of criminal activity and to be honest, passed me by while playing.
Acting as a prequel to the original Vice City, Stories follows the life of Vic Vance, brother of Lance Vance who gets roped into the drugs trade in the titular city. The game takes place over a number of years and starts in the early 80’s with Vic as a Corporal in the US Army, before he gets framed, stripped of his title and falls deeper into the criminal underworld.
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