GTA:SA was not fun for me. The first part of the game in the ghetto was great, OG Loc trying to hit it big, doped whats-his-name with the big afro and sunglasses, hunting down some crack dellers, etc. But then it's as during production they thought nobody would like a story about some African Americans so they added UFO-chasing hippies and some secret agentish missions, scrapped everything else only to tie it back up at the end. It became ridiculous and absolutely not believable unlike the GTA:VC.
And as for the gameplay itself it was in no way better. Quite often you would travel for a long time to get to a mission, trigger it, do the mission, then go back to your house to "finish" the mission, only to fall down a cliff you didn't see because of a bush, go OMG NOE!!!! ... PHEW!, barely survive, but the NPC that tagged along died from the fall, and you can see the red glow spot ten meters in front of you. MISSION FAILED.
Yes that was my GTA:SA experience. That and running (and getting exhausted) through mountains, no vehicles in sights, because my motorcycle blew up when I hit a tree in the middle of nowhere.
Oh and falling off a bridge into the river and having to swim, swim, and swim some more, and swim again, until FINALLY I was back on land, and now run (and get exhausted) through mountains, no vehicles in sights, until finally I find a tractor.
Then I die because a plane crashes on my head, right before I get in the ****ing tractor.
Oh and because I had no more money I couldn't buy that stupid save point right next to the ****ing tractor, so I start over ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TEXAS!
