Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Video-Games-with-Real‐Life-Locations
Some open world games depict places in real life and their receptions are positive.
Here are games setting in real life and the score on Metacritic are not lower than 75.
Grand Theft Auto
Locations: New York City (III, Liberty City Stories, IV, Chinatown Wars); Miami (Vice City, Vice City Stories); Los Angeles (San Andreas, V); San Francisco (San Andreas); Las Vegas (San Andreas)
GTAIII is the originator of the current open world concept. 7 years later, the legendary GTAIV was born, and 5 years later, another miracle, GTAV.
In this franchise, you play as some bad guys. You can complete the story lines and can still enjoy exploring the cities after that.
https://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto
https://store.steampowered.com/app/271590/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/12210/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/12120/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/12110/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/12100/
https://www.reddit.com/r/GTAV/
https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/
https://www.reddit.com/r/gtaonline/
https://gta.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page
Red Dead Redemption
Location: Western United States (1, 2); Mexico (1)
There are several great Western movies, but only one great Western game franchise.
https://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption
https://www.reddit.com/r/reddeadredemption
https://reddead.fandom.com/wiki/Red_Dead_Redemption
Yakuza (Ryū ga Gotoku)
Locations: Kabukicho, Tokyo (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 0, Kiwami, 6, Kiwami 2); Dōtonbori, Osaka (2, 5, 0, Kiwami 2); Shinsekai, Osaka (2); Okinawa (3); Nakasu, Fukuoka (5); Susukino, Sapporo (5); Sakae, Nagoya (5); Onomichi, Hiroshima (6)
You can play as a gangster in Yakuza. Of course not the whole Tokyo, Tokyo is too big.
Yakuza 5 is just like GTASA, takes place in multiple cities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza_(series)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/638970/Yakuza_0/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/834530/Yakuza_Kiwami/
https://www.reddit.com/r/yakuzagames/
https://yakuza.fandom.com/wiki/Yakuza_Wiki
https://www.moddb.com/games/yakuza-0/mods
https://www.nexusmods.com/yakuza0
L.A. Noire
Location: Los Angeles
It is in 1947. You play as a police officer, a detective.
https://www.rockstargames.com/games/info/lanoire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Noire
https://store.steampowered.com/app/110800/
https://www.reddit.com/r/lanoire/
https://lanoire.fandom.com/wiki/L.A._Noire_Wiki
Sleeping Dogs
Location: Hong Kong
It was originally “True Crime: Hong Kong” and thankfully it is not another True Crime game.
There are only 4 wards of Hong Kong because of the hardware limitation.
In this game, you play as an undercover police officer.
https://square-enix-games.com/en_US/news/sleeping-dogs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Dogs_(video_game)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/202170/
https://www.reddit.com/r/sleepingdogs
https://sleepingdogs.fandom.com/wiki/Sleeping_Dogs
https://www.moddb.com/games/sleeping-dogs/mods/
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Location: Kingdom of Bohemia
It is historically accurate, so accurate that some people can't accept.
https://www.kingdomcomerpg.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Come:_Deliverance
https://store.steampowered.com/app/379430/
https://www.reddit.com/r/kingdomcome
https://kingdom-come-deliverance.fandom.com/wiki/Kingdom_Come:_Deliverance_Wiki