Great Gatsby Easter Egg in GTA IV?

[Dan]

Hi guys. While playing through GTA IV's storyline, I encountered a possible Great Gatsby easter egg near Hove Beach. This place is used in a mission, but I do not remember the name and I do not have a picture of the map. The reason why I immediately thought of The Great Gatsby was because the large, gold-rimmed glasses and the bright blue eyes are reminiscent of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg's billboard in the Valley Of Ashes. I now made the connection that The Great Gatsby and GTA IV are both set in fictionalized versions of New York City, albeit in different time periods.

Here's an image:

I will try to get a picture of the map tomorrow.

 

[Siren]

Hi guys. While playing through GTA IV's storyline, I encountered a possible Great Gatsby easter egg near Hove Beach. This place is used in a mission, but I do not remember the name and I do not have a picture of the map. The reason why I immediately thought of The Great Gatsby was because the large, gold-rimmed glasses and the bright blue eyes are reminiscent of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg's billboard in the Valley Of Ashes. I now made the connection that The Great Gatsby and GTA IV are both set in fictionalized versions of New York City, albeit in different time periods.

Here's an image:

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I will try to get a picture of the map tomorrow.

This is actually really interesting and first time I've seen someone point out an easter egg in GTA IV

 

[Dan]

This is actually really interesting and first time I've seen someone point out an easter egg in GTA IV

Thank you!

 

[Siren]

Thank you!

No thank you my friend. I love the great gatsby btw. Never read the books but I love the movie

 

[Dan]

No thank you my friend. I love the great gatsby btw. Never read the books but I love the movie

The movie is much different from the book. It's definitely worth reading sometime. 👍

 

[Bhowe83]

The movie is much different from the book. It's definitely worth reading sometime. 👍

Depends which version of the movie you watch

 

[McLaren]

It's definitely possible. However, GTA IV's development took place between 2006 & 2008, so I'm not sure it's a cue to the story unless one of the previous films showed it. I haven't read the book in several years, so I don't remember if it described in detail the sign, either.

 

[Dan]

Depends which version of the movie you watch

The Baz Luhrman one (The most recent with Leo DiCaprio).

It's definitely possible. However, GTA IV's development took place between 2006 & 2008, so I'm not sure it's a cue to the story unless one of the previous films showed it. I haven't read the book in several years, so I don't remember if it described in detail the sign, either.

The book does describe the eyes in detail. I don't have the book with me to quote it, but since they are a symbol in the story, they did have a bit of a description.