SA had a huge earthquake and now it's just an island floating in the ocean.
or something
And isn't Trevor from Canada?
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SA had a huge earthquake and now it's just an island floating in the ocean.
or something
And isn't Trevor from Canada?
only thing I hated more was RC airplane mission for Zero.
Funnily enough though, I loved flight school in 5, enough to gold medal every lesson with all three characters.
MyFistYourFace
Member
God do I miss this game. I remember being in the 6th grade and me and my brother wanting to desperately play the game, but had to wait due to our friends breaking our PS2.
We took it down to our neighbors house and played it for a few hours. I remember my friend crashing into a taxi and the taxi driver running after him with a shovel. Good times...
We took it down to our neighbors house and played it for a few hours. I remember my friend crashing into a taxi and the taxi driver running after him with a shovel. Good times...
abracadaver
Member
It was amazing when it came out (I only played the PC version)
I remember some people saying that the map in V is bigger than in SA? I only remember SA being huge and I loved the diverse terrain and multiple cities.
I remember some people saying that the map in V is bigger than in SA? I only remember SA being huge and I loved the diverse terrain and multiple cities.
Corpsepyre
Banned
Excellent gameplay and a MASSIVE map, but I just don't like the setting. Boyz n Da Hood type gangsta settings aren't my thing. Vice City >>>>> for that reason.
Soodanim
Member
It'd be a lot fucking better to replay if my options weren't limited to the ps2 version (if there's a way to unlock the framerate in PCSX2, hollaatchaboy) and the fucking awful current Steam release that crashes more than anything else I own and earned an uninstallation soon after I installed it.
SA felt like a generational leap over III/VC. Much improved controls and mechanics (in VC you can't even do basic stuff like rotate the camera or aim freely with weapons).
Also, this is the last GTA where you could jog without having to hold a dedicated run button, which means your right thumb was free to rotate the camera while running. In IV and V you can only walk with the left stick, and if you want to jog/run you have to press A or X. Terrible design decision.
Also, this is the last GTA where you could jog without having to hold a dedicated run button, which means your right thumb was free to rotate the camera while running. In IV and V you can only walk with the left stick, and if you want to jog/run you have to press A or X. Terrible design decision.
Dion Blaster
Member
This is actually on sale on PSN right now, just want to make sure it's the proper version and not the HD "updgrade" right?
kamineko
Does his best thinking in the flying car
Ooh, is it? I need to look at that.
BluenoseGames
Member
Ah the good old days! San Andreas deserves a Remaster for PS4/Xbox One
kamineko
Does his best thinking in the flying car
That's a good price, and I don't have a version that I can play right now. I'll buy it, and let you know which version it is.
jim-jam bongs
Member
Still my favourite game in the series, though I'm still downloading GTA V.
The thing I don't get about these comments is that there really is no "thug life" theme in San Andreas once you finish the prologue act and leave Grove St.
The thing I don't get about these comments is that there really is no "thug life" theme in San Andreas once you finish the prologue act and leave Grove St.
Karak
Member
We just spent a good deal of time discussing this in a podcast. SA is simply amazing in so many ways and even moreso than past games the voice cast was so large and varied that the game resonated with me. As someone who takes voice acting and sound/music just as serious as gameplay and graphics. The game was a true pioneer in many ways.
It kind of comes back at the end, and the campaign seems a little consistent about it.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Yup, fantastic game.
The last GTA with proper controls and decent physics for both characters and vehicles.
None of this controls like a boat shit that's ruined GTA...
The last GTA with proper controls and decent physics for both characters and vehicles.
None of this controls like a boat shit that's ruined GTA...
nkarafo
Member
I always thought that the wilderness looked pretty bad even back then. The graphics engine just wasn't capable for such thing, hell Rockstar used to suck at making foliage effects anyway (it was bad even in GTA4) but i guess they hired some people and they improved dramatically when they made RDR and Max Payne 3. And now GTA5 has some of the best looking forests/foliage/wilderness in games.
For that reason, i think SA has aged worse than Vice City. All pre GTA4 games have aged pretty badly though, even the animation is painful to look at.
For that reason, i think SA has aged worse than Vice City. All pre GTA4 games have aged pretty badly though, even the animation is painful to look at.
Probably my favourite Grand Theft Auto game. It was such an incredible step up from Vice City.
All you had to do was going to the moon CJ.
All you had to do was going to the moon CJ.
I preferred it both for the impact it had (as someone who played GTA 1 and 2 in the 90s, GTA III was everything I thought the series could be at that time) and the general mafioso theme.
Also, GTA III Chatterbox has never been topped. Lazlow was the man, until they turned him into a lame cunt in GTA V.
a soul
Didn't care much for that fucking remote control plane mission either. Didn't care for it one bit.
I've held an 11 year grudge against David Cross for that.
You're not the only one. On the real, I had the most fun with the 2d games rather than the 3d ones. Chinatown wars was fun as fuck. I just wish it was a little bit longer.
ReDelicious
Member
It was easily my favorite GTA (except Vice City story wise) until GTA V came out and stomped it in every way. After the Heist update added the last thing I was missing from SA (Hydra) combined with the gameplay really aging badly it became obsolete to me. Something a couple years ago I thought I'd never say.
I still play San Andreas occasionally to this day. Albeit, usually because of San Andreas Multiplayer, but it's always a blast. I must have put in at least 1,500 hours into that game alone since launch. (Judging by the brief period of time I used Xfire and managed to log 630 hours of San Andreas)
I always say GTA 3 is my favorite (I just love its atmosphere), but San Andreas is secretly my number one GTA title. It just couldn't be topped. It has everything, and it really set the standard for what an open-world game should be like at the time.
I always say GTA 3 is my favorite (I just love its atmosphere), but San Andreas is secretly my number one GTA title. It just couldn't be topped. It has everything, and it really set the standard for what an open-world game should be like at the time.
Good taste.
SliChillax
Member
I wish I could replay it but it has a bug on PC that cars start to shake left and right while driving. I tried formating Windows etc but nothing works.
Nope. They eventually patched the infamous "Supply Lines..." mission (Greatest Hits on PS2), but I played the game at PS2 release and fuck that.
I knew the missions were tough, but I never found them anywhere near as difficult as other people seem to make them out to be.
I admit to not being the most skilled of gamers when I was 18.
kamineko
Does his best thinking in the flying car
The unpatched version isn't the hardest thing I've done, by any stretch. The problem was the combination of difficult and not fun. At least for me. It felt like a horrible chore
Mr. Bad Example
Neo Member
Back in the day, I thought it was just me who hated it. The flight school can go die in a fire. I used to download saved games from just past that point, then re-customize my CJ and play on.
Blueingreen
Member
I downloaded both SA and VC just for old times, everything was going great untill I reached the Zero mission, and the even more frustrating "The Driver" in Vice City, rage quited.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
I tend to disagree. After playing GTA V, yes the on-foot movement feels terrible, but the driving mechanics are still stellar. Way better than the mess GTA IV was.
kamineko
Does his best thinking in the flying car
Stereogatari
Banned
It's RPG like in its scope. Moreso than GTAV. The splitting of the missions into the 5 areas; 3 cities and 2 countryside areas, helped give it this feeling. Like how in an RPG you travel on the world map town by town, GTASA nailed this feeling.
I 100%d it a few months after release, when I was 13
. Plus I limited myself to one mission a day at one point, spending the rest of my daily playtime to do sidemissions. All this talk has got me itching to replay it.Dion Blaster
Member
This game is so damn good. I've been playing both SA and VC, still can't decide which one I prefer. Amazing set of games.
DrForester
Kills Photobucket
After finally playing GTA V I can say that San Andreas is still my favorite. Probably one of the most hilarious stories and it never takes itself too seriously. That was a big reason I disliked GTA IV. It played it too straight.
I like GTA V a lot, but felt a little shorted by the world being so much smaller than San Andreas. But like San Andreas it goes over the top with it's story and I enjoyed it.
I like GTA V a lot, but felt a little shorted by the world being so much smaller than San Andreas. But like San Andreas it goes over the top with it's story and I enjoyed it.