Paul MacPherson: “We don’t have time to take you everywhere." This is regarding the main story itself not taking place across the entire map. I actually prefer this rather then the story taking you everywhere, also makes me think Rockstar is hiding more of the map
Paul MacPherson, the Senior VP of Environmental Art at Rockstar had the above quote to say regarding the game's story not taking place across the entire map. I actually prefer this because it encourages the player to explore the rest of the map without being guided by the story. I know there have been concerns over the last couple years about parts of the map not having any content or purpose, similar to large parts of Blaine County in V. However, I think those concerns continue to be proven wrong. I think Rockstar learned their lessons with V, and judging by the gameinformer article, we will