Tourist Trap

A confused tourist has been robbed and left stranded in an unfamiliar city. Help them out — or make things worse.

Vice City attracts millions of tourists every year, and a reliable percentage of them end up in exactly this situation: standing on a street corner with no wallet, no phone, and a sunburn that suggests they've been wandering in circles for hours. This random event triggers when you encounter one of these unfortunate souls — they'll flag you down, explain through a mix of panic and dehydration that they've been mugged, and ask for help getting back to their hotel. What happens next is entirely up to you. The good samaritan route involves driving them to their destination, enduring their grateful chatter about how Vice City 'isn't what the brochures promised,' and receiving a modest reward and a positive reputation boost. The alternative route involves relieving them of whatever the muggers missed — a watch, jewelry, the rest of their cash — and leaving them in an even worse state than you found them. The game doesn't judge, but the world remembers. Multiple variations of this event exist across different locations with different tourists, each with their own personality and dialogue.