An ex-Rockstar developer has revealed the origin of Grand Theft Auto's cinematic camera, which first appeared in GTA 3.

A Grand Theft Auto 3 developer reveals how one of the game's most iconic features came to be and how it almost looked drastically different.

According to a former Rockstar Games developer, the cinematic camera angle that has become ingrained into Grand Theft Auto was inspired by a “boring” train ride in the game. First appearing in GTA 3,

Former Rockstar Games technical director Obbe Vermeij is no stranger to revealing tidbits of information about the development of some of the older GTA games, and he's now explained how GTA 3's cinematic camera first came to be – it turns out we can thank the train for being kind of "boring" at first.