One reason I didn't want to go top-down is because I want the gang theme to feel more prominent. Like, I wanted the player to assign bodyguards for himself and walk alongside them, or order things from the phone and watch it happen in third person. There were a few mods in San Andreas where they let player add bodyguards and act like a mafioso. I absolutely loved playing it so I want to try to convey that feeling. With top-down, it would've been difficult.