What GTA Clones Did Better Than Grand Theft Auto Itself

Grand Theft Auto represents the pinnacle of AAA games, not just in huge-scale production values, but in the kind of innovation that rewrites the rules for what games can even be. It seems only Rockstar is capable of fully nailing this style of game. Of course, with its level of success, that hasn't stopped other developers from trying. Rightly or wrongly, these games are often dubbed GTA clones, a label that automatically assumes it's an inferior imitation to the real McCoy. However, that doesn't mean these games…