One of the defining features of GTA: Vice City was that it was set in the 80s, so the satire was through a retro/nostalgia/pop-culture lens that made it seem a

One of the defining features of GTA: Vice City was that it was set in the 80s, so the satire was through a retro/nostalgia/pop-culture lens that made it seem a little more lighthearted. If GTA VI is set there again as is rumored, I could see them setting a significant part of the game as a flashback and taking advantage of that again.