I bought Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas today... [Archive]

Soul_Reaper

10-22-2004, 02:16 PM

I think I'm the only person not looking forward to this at all.

I mean, I played through GTAIII and VC, where's the incentive to do it all again?

They also seem to have put in a bunch of pointless things like getting fat if you eat unhealthily, where's the incentive to eat the unhealthy food then? If that's all the effect it has, then what's the point of putting it in, ubless it's a token educational thing, which in a game like this is pretty lame.

The other thing is the focus on the hip-hop/rap gang culture which is a total turn-off for me
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moose

10-22-2004, 03:55 PM

im pretty pumped. Just as pumped as i was for VC, which i think that i'll play this one til about an hour in and stop playing - which happened with vice city.

Dunno though, Dr. Dre AND Guns n' Roses in the same game?!?! i think i may wear my old flannel shirts when i play this one.

Toomas

10-22-2004, 04:13 PM

Soul_Reaper if you go fat you start to run out of stamina fast and people laugh at you.

Neo_God

10-22-2004, 04:18 PM

I'm still very unsure as to whether I'll be buying it or not. I may get it once it hits PC, but Like I said, I'm unsure. Because I too am not a fan of the whole Gangsta' Culture. I need to look into it more, though the ability to swim seems to be something nice.

Soul_Reaper

10-23-2004, 12:00 AM

Yeah I know, but what I meant was that if that's the only effect of eating 'bad' food, why would anyone do it?

It seems completely pointless

flaagan

10-23-2004, 12:25 AM

put my preorder in nearly a month ago (along with my preorder for Halo 2)... I've been offered to play both by a now ex-friend who I no longer respect. Gonna be able to pick up GTA:SA after work on monday! can't.friggin.wait!

Rick Stirling

10-23-2004, 01:56 AM

I got home last night (back to Leeds) and played it for about an hour. I just drove around going "I built him!", "I built her!"

JKMakowka

10-23-2004, 06:36 AM

GTA = LGE (lamest game evar)

Edit: Just my oppinion about the gameplay... to prevent any flamewars here /images/graemlins/wink.gif

JKMakowka

10-23-2004, 06:43 AM

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The other thing is the focus on the hip-hop/rap gang culture which is a total turn-off for me
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Ever played "Need for Speed: Underground"?
Good game otherwise, but that shit totally ruined the game /images/graemlins/frown.gif

Frank

10-23-2004, 09:50 AM

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Yeah I know, but what I meant was that if that's the only effect of eating 'bad' food, why would anyone do it?

It seems completely pointless

[/ QUOTE ]Because fat rappers are cool, didn't you know?

Frank the Avenger

Jackablade

10-23-2004, 08:13 PM

You need to eat to keep your character going. The fast food outlets will be situated far more conveniently and frequently that whatever they have as alternative. Simple.

Mojo2k

10-23-2004, 08:37 PM

i played gta 3 and loved it, when VC came out i was not interested in it, it looked more like a mod than a proper sequel , and this one here seems the same to me. i'm not buying the same game3 times just because its placed in another area, no offense to the people working on it, i'm sure it looks great and all

Rick Stirling

10-24-2004, 03:57 AM

VC was more or less a mod, this one is a true sequel.

Thunderkor

10-24-2004, 11:13 AM

I don't have PS2 so I'll be waiting for the PC version. The PC version always looks better anyway, and I like being able to play my own music while playing the games.

Also, I actually enjoy running the story missions in the GTA games. And also just exploring the environments. What has me interested in San Andreas are the fact that there are 3 new cities instead of just one and also you can drive between the cities. Honestly, the whole thug/hip-hop thing is also a turn-off to me but not enough so that I won't enjoy the game. Especially since I'll mostly likely be playing my own tunes while cruisin' around.

flaagan

10-24-2004, 12:37 PM

on the whole 'thug' theme... ironically, the 'era' SA's set in is the same 'era' of rap music I still enjoy... the 'ghetto gansta' setting may offend or annoy some, but I definitely think it's a worthwhile deviation from the Italian mob theme.. and finally, about the location... California loooooove~ (yah, guess what state I live in /images/graemlins/wink.gif )..

Toomas

10-24-2004, 01:02 PM

Not a fan of the theme either but i bet it will be tons of fun. And i hope Lazlow still has some metal station cause one thing i cant listen to is rap music and if there is no Lazlow atall then im gonna be one pissed off customer.

spacemonkey

10-24-2004, 01:40 PM

I've got it on order, I love the gta games /images/graemlins/wink.gif

SnipeyX

10-24-2004, 02:09 PM

Where's my poll option, "I'll buy it when its on Xbox" ?? /images/graemlins/smile.gif

adam

10-25-2004, 05:43 AM

And it isn't entirely this "thug" them you're all speaking off. The majority of the story is based around it yes, but not the game in its entirety.

KDR_11k

10-25-2004, 07:20 AM

And I'd still like Elite-style freeform gameplay in GTA. Real consequences and the choice to stay legal while still reeling in profits. Of course that wouldn't go down well with the majority of the "crazy stunts and killing random people" crowd.

Rick Stirling

10-25-2004, 08:44 AM

Word. We just got our copies of the GBA GTA today. About to boot it up now. Thats 3 new GTA games in under a week.

KDR_11k

10-25-2004, 08:51 AM

GTASA, GTA GBA, what's the third?

Rick Stirling

10-25-2004, 08:59 AM

GTA:SA PAL and GTA:SA NTSC

frosty

10-25-2004, 10:18 AM

Congratz Rick, I did not know GTA came in any form on a GBA platform.

PaK

10-25-2004, 11:06 PM

I don't like the gta series much, but I do appreciate the quality of the gameplay. I'm sure its a great game, just not for me.

-R

Daz

10-25-2004, 11:49 PM

Bloodyhell.

9.9 rating on IGN. Hailed as the best PS2 game ever:

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/559/559560p1.html

KDR_11k

10-26-2004, 12:14 AM

Daz: It's IGN. That's all there is to know.

Daz

10-26-2004, 12:27 AM

What are you saying? That IGN wasnt right in giving Everything Or Nothing an 8.5?!

;-p

C'mon KDR, dont be such a bloody cynic all the time. Theres no smoke without fire. It must have something fricking compelling to get a 9.9!!! The previous GTA titles all scored highly in reviews, and If like the review says alot of the stuff has genuinely been improved upon, and the experience is as deep as is suggested, then why the hell shouldn't it get a very high score?

Im highly confident that reviews across the board will be very high. IGN review or no IGN review.

KDR_11k

10-26-2004, 12:35 AM

I'm saying that it might have been a 9.4 +0.5 bribe or something. Realistically I believe neither that GTASA got 9.9 without any external help nor that the 98% score in the "world exclusive" first Half-Life 2 review was objective. Even almost perfect games don't score that high.

Daz

10-26-2004, 01:23 AM

Youre missing my point. Which was far simpler.

All I was really saying was 'wow 9.9 on IGN. It must be a pretty decent game'. ( I really wasnt expecting that much from the game )

I appreciate that a review is ultimately just someones opinion ( or even a bribe If your theory holds weight ) , but If a game gets an awful lot of high scores, its
( arguably ) gonna be a pretty damn decent game.

TomDunne

10-26-2004, 02:16 AM

Checking GameRankings, GTA:SA has the aforementioned 99% from IGN as well as a 96% from GameSpot. Two data points aren't a lot, but with scores that high, either (a) the game really is very good or (b) Rockstar is throwing around a shocking amount of bribe money. Considering how popular and well-made the last two GTA games were, why would Rockstar even bother wasting money to bump their reviews a few percentage points for GTA:SA? The game is going to sell fucktons whether reviews give them 94% or 99%, and I'm sure Rockstar is very well aware of this.

The bribery line of thought lacks only a few Cheney-Halliburton references to make tinfoil hats mandatory /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

KDR_11k

10-26-2004, 02:33 AM

Daz: I think there wasn't any doubt that GTASA is going to be a damn good game (at least for the people who like this type of game, i.e. everybody but me) but 9.9 implies it's the last game you'll ever desire. Damn good and perfect are still two different orders of magnitude.

Asherr

10-26-2004, 03:27 AM

won't be getting it till this weekend at earliest /images/graemlins/frown.gif

lkraan

10-26-2004, 05:02 AM

Just read the review on Gamespot. Dammit, I feel like playing that game because the things they described just sound too cool for school.
It almost justifies buying a ps2 for it /images/graemlins/blush.gif
But I'll be patient for the xbox or pc version and will play the GBA version in tne meantime /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Rick...will you be able to pimp some of your work on this game here in the near future?

Toomas

10-26-2004, 05:06 AM

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Even almost perfect games don't score that high.

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And what makes you think SA or HL2 are not little better than almost perfect? If you have played them and found some flaws that ruin the gameplay then please fill us in.

Rick Stirling

10-26-2004, 05:25 AM

I'll pimp my ass.

lkraan

10-26-2004, 06:01 AM

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I'll pimp my ass.

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Coolness /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

adam

10-26-2004, 09:13 AM

First off, I love your avatar Rick and wish I could work there to use it.

Second, played the game for 35 minutes lastnight** and was blown away just from the first few moments. Sooo much better than VC and the first one. MUCH MUCH MUCH more enriched in its story, more dialogue, cutscenes, everthing.

**Only played for that short amount of time 'cause I promised a friend we'd play the game thru together, from the beginning. I'm off to his place now, have the entire day off - BOOKED it off for this sucker.

w00tles.

adam

10-27-2004, 09:12 AM

http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/GTA_blister.jpg

Rick Stirling

10-27-2004, 09:24 AM

I hope that is a finger.

adam

10-27-2004, 11:23 AM

1.) Check out my pimp ride:
http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/GTA/GTA_pic1.jpg

2.) I made a movie (http://brome.toogeek.com/stuff/camera/GTA/GTA_pimpride.avi).

w00t!

ironbearxl

10-27-2004, 10:59 PM

rotf lmao, Adam that video is funny as hell, i'm surprised NWA is playing unedited in the game, this is definitely not one for the little kiddies.
I might get this game in a few weeks when its available on store shelves again.
Show some more videos too!

lkraan

10-28-2004, 12:13 AM

Funny GTA:SA parody comic on Penny Arcade yesterday featuring the Fruit Fucker character ...

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2004/20041027l.jpg

And a wallpaper of it... http://www.penny-arcade.com/redir.php?url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/dl/ffwall.jpg

Jes

10-28-2004, 01:45 AM

That wallpaper is so GTA style - made me laugh my *coughes* off!! xD

danr

10-28-2004, 02:45 AM

our copies just turned up, a day before the UK release, bwa-ha-ha ...

good job i had nowt planned for tonight. And my girlfriend's away for the weekend too. Happy-happy-dance-joy

Major Clod

10-28-2004, 07:22 AM

I'm gonna try and wait for this on Xbox or PC, With HL2 and Halo 2 out november hopefully they will tide me over until early next year.

thnom

10-28-2004, 08:41 AM

About the reviews... I usually trust Gamespot. It gave doom3 an 8.6 rating which is a nice number. Although it would have gotten much less in my rating (6.3 anybody?), but I wasn't expecting 9.* because it was iD.

GTA:SA like pak said, not my game but when it comes to the pc, I'll have a bash at it..

My mate was dissapointed by reviews noting framerate. I know it's open and such but when it's made for a specific system, it shouldn't chug an awful lot.. nothing more frustrating than a console game with frame rate issues.

Chunkey

10-28-2004, 09:09 AM

Damn it Dan, you just had to ruin my fanboy moment, didn't ya? /images/graemlins/wink.gif

had a quick tinker with the game during my lunch break (and a bit more :P), got a feeling that the little spare time I have is gonna get gulped up by this bohemoth of a game :S

Sett

10-29-2004, 12:24 PM

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Funny GTA:SA parody comic on Penny Arcade yesterday featuring the Fruit Fucker character ...

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2004/20041027l.jpg

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That illo. brings up a good queston for me.
Do you fine the game to be very saturated? I finding it hard to see some times. Yes I messed with montior,it's the same.

adam

10-29-2004, 04:56 PM

The game is definitly saturated, but only around 3-5AM and dusk. Back to SA I go...

seantree

10-29-2004, 05:19 PM

man, I've tried to play all of the GTA games and none of them have kept me going for more than 30 minutes. I thought this may ave been the one to play for me(due to the early 90's gangsta shit), but it failed to draw me in also. Oh well, I guess my belief that this game sells so many copies due to it's violent nature is what keeps me from playing it. I think most peeps that buy these titles would play a turd if you could jack cars and beat hookers. Just my .02 Back to Phantom Brave.

TomDunne

10-29-2004, 06:08 PM

Well, I know that neither I nor anyone I know who owns the game buys the game explictly because it's violent. I think the open-ended nature makes them a lot of fun, with the violent aspect just the setting or game mechanics. I mean, the dependence upon violence is true in nearly every first-person shooter, every console fighter, every real-time strategy game... If it's a violent nature that pushes you away, what games do you play?

Major Clod

10-30-2004, 01:07 AM

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man, I've tried to play all of the GTA games and none of them have kept me going for more than 30 minutes. I thought this may ave been the one to play for me(due to the early 90's gangsta shit), but it failed to draw me in also. Oh well, I guess my belief that this game sells so many copies due to it's violent nature is what keeps me from playing it. I think most peeps that buy these titles would play a turd if you could jack cars and beat hookers. Just my .02 Back to Phantom Brave.

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I don't know anyone that plays GTA because you can jack cars and beat hookers. Infact, hookers are no different to the many other pedestrians and I've never come across a requirement in the games to beat hookers. Its like saying people only play Half-life because you can shoot scientists. Sure you can do it, but theres so much more to the game.

Its definately the open ended feel of the games that keep me entertained. Nothing like being able to hop on a bike and perform crazy stunts around the city, without being restricted to where you can and can't go. A game like Manhunt on the other hand is quite a bit more disturbing. You can hardly take GTA seriously, its just like any humourous crime or mob film.

Still, each to their own, but indeed you mustn't play many games if violence offends you.

Bronco

10-31-2004, 03:47 PM

Im also gonna wait till it comes out on PC....

The things i like about the series is just the little things,some sicker than others that have been thrown in,I know my dads favorite one from GTA3 is the whole "Bitchin dog food factory" section that made us LOL.....he hasn't played VC yet (his job for this winter).

But its the charcters and dialoge that I personally really like about the whole series and of course some of the missions piss me off but i can play through them.
One thing I don't understand though is how little kids can stay on these GTA games for ages and play it and do EVERYTHING,pick up all the bonuses,find all the secrets,do all the stunts,unlock everything etc etc...they are all like "oh I 100% GTA" I jsut think "Dude ya need a life".

Also another thing I find intresting about this game which ones has yet said anything about is the fact the main chracter is a black guy,my mates and me were down the pub last night and GTA:SA somehow popped up in the same paragraph as Pro Evo 4 and we sat there and thought for a good while thinking "does any other game there have a black main playable charcter?" we couldn't really think of one apart from "chronicals of riddick" who is more hispanic(sp?),maybe Rockstar has started something new on this front as well....I must say for me its a welcome change,but ill miss Tommy.

John

adam

10-31-2004, 04:01 PM

What I like of the game that tells me its good: When I pick up the controller to play, its usually 3 or 4 hours later until I realize its been awhile..

HellMark

10-31-2004, 10:04 PM

It's a conspiracy. San Andreas was released when it was to keep gamers away from the polls on Tuesday. /images/graemlins/wink.gif Hehe I kid I kid. It's so addicting. Hours definitely fly by playing it.

I got a kick out of walking into a store and seeing a woman arguing with a cop on the street which turned into a gun fight between them causing insanity everywhere with people screaming, running, getting mowed down and cars crashing everywhere. Good times. /images/graemlins/grin.gif