Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony is the second expansion in the EFLC pack, and it was released shortly after The Lost and Damned. The game begins with Luis Lopez witnessing a bank heist executed by Niko and his crew, one of the most iconic GTA 4 missions. Luis works as a bodyguard for the titular Gay Tony Prince, who manages a nightclub business in Liberty City.https://tmtrcks.com/212603/398
The story is riddled with instantly iconic characters despite its relatively short length. Relative to other entries on this list, The Ballad of Gay Tony’s scope is rather limited, but this only proved it more focused than other titles in the franchise. While GTA 4 and The Lost and Damned are grittier iterations, The Ballad of Gay Tony represents the colorful underground night world of Liberty City — something this city has been lacking ever since its introduction.
Aside from mini-games like golfing, drinking, and dancing, along with a few new cars, The Ballad of Gay Tony doesn’t revolutionize GTA 4’s gameplay. It brought back parachutes, which were noticeably absent from the base game, but the aerial gameplay wasn’t prioritized in these games due to the map size. What makes it for me, however, is that its glamour reminds me of the next entry.