>>724731269
>the areas they inhabit are a lot more recognizable.
Actual fucking retard alert. SR2 Stilwater is probably one of the most diverse, varied and interactive crime simulator maps, period. There's literally no inch of that make without its own unique character and hidden fun activities.
Shitport from SR3 - 4 might as well be Minecraft-tier randomly generated map of skyscraper and run-down apartment blocs lifted from a beta map of Liberty City from GTA IV. It's actually that soulless. The fucking pseudo Las Vegas/Phoenix in the remake has more character.