Lecture Notes: Chronological Order of GTA Games

Introduction

• Goal: Create a clear timeline of all GTA games.
• Total Games: 11 GTA games plus a few DLCs.
• Timeline Animation: Helps follow when certain games take place.

GTA Games Timeline

GTA London 1961

• Setting: London, 1961
• Protagonist: Player choice, multiple protagonists.
• Plot: Gangster exploits in London, working for Harold Cartright.
  • Missions involve bombings, turf wars, and eliminating rival gangsters.

GTA London 1969

• Setting: London, 1969
• Return: Protagonist returns from the US.
• Plot: Working for Crisp Twins.
  • Missions include stealing vehicles, executing rivals, and interrupting shipments.

GTA Vice City Stories (1984)

• Setting: Vice City, 1984
• Protagonist: Vic Vance
• Plot: Vic's rise in the criminal underworld, betrayal by Jerry.
  • Key events include ambushes, gang wars, and stealing military vehicles.

GTA Vice City (1986)

• Setting: Vice City, 1986
• Protagonist: Tommy Vercetti
• Plot: Tommy's rise to power, betrayal by Lance.
  • Notable for its depiction of 1980s Miami life and music.

GTA San Andreas (1992)

• Setting: San Andreas, 1992
• Protagonist: Carl Johnson (CJ)
• Plot: CJ's return to Los Santos, family betrayal.
  • Missions include gang wars, territory control, and uncovering police corruption.

Grand Theft Auto 1 (1997)

• Setting: 1997, multiple cities
• Protagonist: Unnamed
• Plot: Working for various crime families.
  • Missions revolve around theft, assassination, and drug deals.

GTA Liberty City Stories (1998)

• Setting: Liberty City, 1998
• Protagonist: Tony Cipriani
• Plot: Tony's rise in the Leon family, dealing with betrayal.
  • Involves political corruption, gang wars, and family loyalty.

GTA 2 (Early 2000s)

• Setting: Anywhere City, unspecified future
• Protagonist: Claude Speed
• Plot: Claude's rise to power.
  • Involves working for multiple gangs, betrayal, and city domination.

GTA Advance (2000)

• Setting: Liberty City, 2000
• Protagonist: Mike
• Plot: Revenge and survival after partner's betrayal.
  • Key missions include theft, assassinations, and escaping the city.

GTA 3 (2001)

• Setting: Liberty City, 2001
• Protagonist: Claude
• Plot: Claude's betrayal and revenge.
  • Features include gang wars, betrayals, and city's underworld dynamics.

GTA 4 (2008)

• Setting: Liberty City, 2008
• Protagonist: Niko Bellic
• Plot: Niko's search for betrayer, life in Liberty City.
  • Includes themes of immigration, revenge, and American Dream.

DLCs for GTA 4

• The Lost and Damned: Johnny Klebitz's story in the Lost Motorcycle Club.
• The Ballad of Gay Tony: Luis Lopez's involvement with nightclub entrepreneur Tony Prince.

GTA Chinatown Wars (2009)

• Setting: Liberty City, 2009
• Protagonist: Huang Lee
• Plot: Revenge for father's murder, recovering family sword.
  • Involves gang warfare, undercover operations, and triad politics.

GTA 5 (2013)

• Setting: Los Santos, 2013
• Protagonists: Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton, Trevor Philips
• Plot: Heists, betrayals, and personal struggles in Los Santos.
  • Features three protagonists with interwoven stories, vast open-world gameplay.

Conclusion

• GTA's chronological order provides a rich tapestry of crime, betrayal, and redemption.
• Each game contributes uniquely to the franchise's overarching narrative.