Why did Claude not talk in GTA 3?

Over on Twitter, Obbe Vermeij, who acted as Rockstar North's technical director during GTA 3's development, was asked why Claude never spoke during the game. In response, Vermeij simply said, "At least part of it was that we had to cut corners. The audio dept were busy as it was".
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How did Claude become mute?

Claude's silence in Grand Theft Auto 3 was due to practical restraints faced by the audio team, who were busy and had to cut corners, according to ex-Rockstar employee Obbe Vermeij.
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Can Claude from GTA 3 speak?

Claude is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto III, and a minor character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In all of his appearances, he never speaks and, as such, doesn't have any voice actor.
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What is the story of Claude in GTA 3?

Plot. Small-time criminal Claude is betrayed and shot by his girlfriend Catalina (voiced by Cynthia Farrell) during a bank heist outside Liberty City. Claude is arrested but escapes during his transfer to prison when members of the Colombian Cartel ambush his transport to abduct another prisoner.
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Why is Claude not talking?

The Q&A also notes that Claude not speaking was because the team had "a lot of other problems to solve" which does go along with what Vermeij says about corners needing to be cut due to having so many other things to solve at the time.
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Is Claude from GTA 3 evil?

Altough Claude is a psychopath, he can still admire someone, and that is, Toni Cipriani, Salvatore Leone, Kenji Kasen, and Donald Love.
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How old is Claude in GTA 3?

After escaping during a prison transfer, Claude becomes friends with another convict, 8-Ball, and manages to join up with the local Mafia and later the Yakuza in Liberty City. Claude is supposed to be around 29 during the events of Grand Theft Auto 3, while Catalina is around 31.
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Why can't Claude swim?

There's actually an explanation given back in GTA3's booklet. It says that the reason people die in it is because the water is so toxic. This why both Toni & Claude can't swim in it.
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Why did Catalina betray Claude?

Catalina, in chronological order, was the last antagonist to be killed in the 3D Universe. She is similar to later antagonist of GTA IV, Dimitri Rascalov, in that they will betray even their closest associates in order to further their own power.
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Who is the bad guy in GTA 3?

Catalina - is a notorious bank robber, Claude's former girlfriend and the main antagonist in GTA III, who betrays him during a bank heist, shooting him and leaving him for dead, while she runs free with the profits along with a new partner in crime, Miguel.
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How does GTA 3 end?

Catalina's chopper fires missiles at the ground while Claude gets to Maria and kills the remaining Cartel men. Claude picks up a nearby Rocket Launcher to shoot down Catalina's chopper. After successfully hitting the helicopter with a rocket, it spins out of control before crashing against the dam, killing Catalina.
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What is Claude's nickname in GTA 3?

Claude Speed is the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto III, infamous for being unnamed throughout the game, and is popularly dubbed "Fido".
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What year is GTA 3 set in?

GTA 3 is one of the most important games in the history of the series — and possibly video games in general! It's the last title in this timeline chronologically (set in 2001), but it was the first ever 3D Grand Theft Auto game. Although it came out more than twenty years ago, the game mechanics still hold up today.
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Is Claude from GTA 3 a sociopath?

Due to sociopaths' penchant for committing crimes and causing harm, it's not surprising that the Grand Theft Auto series has plenty of them. Grand Theft Auto III: Claude is easily the GTA protagonist who best fits the criteria for anti-social personality disorder.
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Who was the deleted character in GTA 3?

Darkel was scheduled to be a main character in Grand Theft Auto III, but was removed during the game's development.
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Why does Claude never talk?

At least part of it was that we had to cut corners. The audio dept were busy as it was. So, there we have it – that's why GTA 3's main character was silent the entire time. It was to cut corners, save time and money, and avoid overworking the game's audio department.
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Who killed Claude Speed?

The Zaibatsu Corporation promptly obtains a record of Claude, and dispatches an assassin (who doubles as a janitor in the company) to kill Claude.
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How evil is Tommy Vercetti?

For many players, Tommy Vercetti is one of the most evil, if not the most evil, Grand Theft Auto protagonist, alongside Claude Speed and Trevor Philips. However, unlike Claude Speed, Tommy actually cares about his close friends and is not as chaotic. Also, unlike Trevor Philips, Tommy is not a torturer nor a cannibal.
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Is GTA 3 older than San Andreas?

The silent protagonist Claude Speed and his then-girlfriend Catalina both made a cameo appearance in GTA: San Andreas but observing GTA games in order of chronology, Grand Theft Auto III takes place much later in the GTA timeline.
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Who is Claude's new girlfriend in GTA 3?

In the final mission of GTA III Claude finally kills Catalina to rescue his new girlfriend Maria. After the credits Maria can be heard talking to Claude, but her voice is stopped by a mysterious gunfire.
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Who is the main girl in GTA 3?

Protagonist. Claude is a criminal who has just arrived in Liberty City with his girlfriend Catalina, the two having met in San Andreas in 1992.
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Who killed Miguel in GTA 3?

Death. Miguel's and Asuka's corpses after being killed offscreen by Catalina.
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Who is the most evil character in GTA?

Even if most GTA characters have one or two redeeming moments, some of them really do embody the chaotic evil alignment.
  1. 1 Donald Love.
  2. 2 Ricardo Diaz. The Short-Tempered Drug Lord. ...
  3. 3 Mikhail Faustin. The Paranoid, Angry Crime Boss.
  4. 4 Claude. The Silent, Vengeful Psychopath. ...
  5. 5 Trevor Philips. The Manifestation of Chaotic Evil. ...
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Who killed Salvatore in GTA 3?

Deaths. Salvatore Leone - Killed by Claude to prove his loyalty to the Yakuza and also as revenge for betraying him. Several members of the Leone Family (optional) - Can be killed while protecting Salvatore.
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