While many Los Angeles landmarks appear in the game, a majority of them have had their names changed, possibly to avoid copyright issues. Landmarks that appear in the game without any name changes include the Hollywood sign, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Grauman's Egyptian Theatre, Aon Center, Whisky-a-Go-Go, The Roxy, Amoeba Music, Ripley's Believe it or Not!, Crossroads of the World, and the Guinness World Records Museum. Other landmarks are given generic names, such as the La Cienega Theatre (El Capitan Theatre), the Angeles Theatre (Los Angeles Theatre), Sports Center (Staples Center), or just have their names removed altogether.
When you stop at a gas station or on a side street, you may hear strange conversations between a teenager and his foster mother, or an argument with his father.