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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 45818

Who on this planet have not heard about Grand Theftt Auto: Vice City, especially after its successful debut on the Playstation 2 last year. So it's not surprising when Rockstar Games announced they are porting San Andreas to the PC and Xbox. And now, the PC version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is finally here!
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kosxx · Contributor Joined: 05 Aug 2004 Posts: 2

great review for a realy great game!!!!!

xxxx · Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 6:52 pm Post subject:

Played it. Boring. Sound track sucks too. Vice City is the only one I liked. It was original and way more fun that just GTA3.

Played SA on PS2....nothing fantastic. I wonder u guys saying excellent review, did u finish GTA 3 and GTA Vice City, or is this ur first attempt at a GTA title? And when I say "finish" I mean, explore every avenue, quest etc in GTA 3 and Vice City. And what is "new" in SA that hasn't been done in previous titles? Didn't see anything commented on about what is NEW to the game.. Just the same rehashed stuff, different graphics.

Interestingly, this "new stuff" commentary is what drags down other games in reviews but magically disappears on other reviews. Not enough new stuff in SA, just the same stuff as before with 'slight;y' better gfx. Everyone I know who played it on PS2 and thats about 4 people all said... "snore", same thing different place. If you played GTA3, Vice City, this game will seem too repetitive. I tend to agree, having played it for approx 6 hours on PS2...

Anyhow, I'm not getting this one. Maybe if the graphics actually got more upgraded from Vice City, it might have been interesting but in the end it's just another console port where no effort was put forward to get the game up to todays graphics standards.

v1m · Junior Member Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 194

GTA3 was amazing. Vice City was fun, too, but after a few hours of jacking cars and blowing off heads it was hard to stay interested.

Now, this style of gameplay is the only future that matters in gaming. Nonlinearity all the way.

But the same old franchise repeating itself over and over isn't doing it for me. Been there, killed that.

KingArthur · Contributing Member Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 78

xxxx · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:15 pm Post subject:

Correction, I played for 6 hours cuz it was boring and that's how long it took me to lose interest. Didn't find anything in it to keep me interested. To me SA is just another rehash game trying to capitalize on further profits from VC. Glad I got some mild agreements. Hehehe. My friend was an addict of VC and he played it and finished it like 3 or 4 times. You "think" he'd be gaga for SA but instead we "BOTH" played it and we "BOTH" were like, wtf oh well so much for SA. I've seen PC screenshots and of course I know the PS2 gfx, there isn't much difference unless ur cranking game up to 1600x1200...don't know what you guys are seeing since I have one of the best video cards on the market today.. lol. But hey, it's like anything.. whatever turns your crank, right? Least we know HX liked the game. His review is very forgiving.

xxxx · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:22 pm Post subject:

lmer · Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:45 pm Post subject:

This is simply an amazing game, i just keep getting blown away by every point of interest i discover. Although i couldn't really relate to the thug lifestyle, i guess we all saw that comming Smile

. The graphics are great, but it would have been nicer if the cars had some nicer shaders for ocasions when you stop by at Transfenders Smile

. But no matter how good or bad the game looks for today's standards, we really can't hold anything against it. This GTA title is a proof that "Cinematic Experiences", "All the ways it was meant to be played", etc, mean shit if you don't have ideas/creative freedom (*cough*..Electronic Farts..*cough*). And as freedom is concerned, this game tops out any videogame out there. And the ammount of programming that went into this game must have been enormous..
In any case, i can safely say that this is the best action game EVER created, and really mean it. Get the game, roll a splif, have a blast.

P.S. I really missed that killing frenzys, and that Catalina bitch just fuxed up my nerves Smile

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Rockstar, RESPEKT!

The Outlaw · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:12 am Post subject:

I agree with those ppl saying that graphics aint good but I also agree with those saying gameplay is good. The BEST PART about any GTA game ever made is freedom, which u wud NEVER find in any other game. I think the features and the actual gameplay matter more than the graphics. If the graphics are also cool its the best combination u can have.

But the only reson I think that the graphics might not be so good can be the humongous programming that went into the features (The min install for the game I think is 3.68 GB) So they emphasized more on gameplay than graphics. But still the graphics cud have been much better compared to todays standards.

But overall I would say any GTA game deserves a 90% rating. Except GTA 2 which I never liked.

adc2000974 · Contributor Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Posts: 7

I dont know where to begin with giving you people credit.

In my opinion this is the BEST review site out there. Solely* for providing the links to the stuff - saving so much time browsing.

one BIG THANK YOU from me

Regards
Adam C

Acidz · Guest

Best game ever - no matter what anyone may say ... Cool

No great gfx - but one hell of gameplay ...

KingArthur · Contributing Member Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 78

Does this game support a joystick?

The Outlaw · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:48 am Post subject:

Whatever anyone wud say about GTA all I have to say is that its the Pioneer in this league.

They were the ones who started this genre in gaming in the 1st place(Remember GTA 1 it was the 1st of its kind)