>>6050863>>6050863>POLITICS>>6040790 etc>>6040858>>6041322Well the inspiration in my game setting for DTLA (Disincorporated Territories Lockdown Area)
>>6037895 (date June 17 2024)>>6037896was actually more of an evocation of Escape From Tarkov looting and Stalker anomaly zone / Pripyat type scenes (I even put in a creepy Chernobyl / Pacific Park Beach Ferris Wheel hehe,
>>6040052there are some good parallels) but somehow it turned more into GTA V lol, I think some pop culture references are just so deeply ingrained we unconsciously re-enact them over and over again
But I suppose in real life this happened (pic related)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-06-29/street-takeover-in-downtown-l-a-leaves-two-cars-in-flamesJune 29, 2024
Street takeover in downtown L.A. leaves two cars in flames
An illegal street takeover in downtown Los Angeles early Saturday morning left two vehicles engulfed in flames (...)
Police were summoned to the intersection of West 18th and Main streets near the 10 Freeway at 2:49 a.m. and found “in excess of 50 cars,” LAPD Officer Norma Eisenman said.
Two sedans were burning as a stream of traffic weaved around them, according to video from OnSceneTV. Hundreds of spectators were on hand, according to KTLA.
Firefighters extinguished the vehicles, which were towed from the scene. There were no injuries or arrests.
Street takeovers, also known as sideshows, in which souped-up cars spin around in intersections, burning tires, to the delight of fans, are under increasing scrutiny in L.A. Hundreds occur every year, with some resulting in deadly crashes and shootings.
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Good to see some people still playing Need For Speed Underground in real life. Also I stupidly made the scene like a goth rave scene, before discovering that perhaps this is not that big in LA (I have never been to LA, only San Francisco) there are some raves but it is probably not a big thing there lol vs surfer music? compared to say Berlin techno and Berghain etc. So a humiliating cultural misfire on my part lol, I just really wanted BEACH GOTHS lol
