Anyone else pick up GTA: San Andreas ??

Do you suffer from "Console Rage"????

 

I bought it for PS2 just to have it early, but I do look foward more to the Xbox version (much better)

 

Oh there is always time for fun while still keeping the grades up

 

Here's the problem!

 

Is it really better than Vice city ? Vice city was ok. But i wont be getting san andrea if its not much better than VC. The graphics were poor in VC.

 

The concept of GTA is more based on gameplay than super impressive graphics. San Andreas has *improved* graphics over VC, but no, it's not going to blow you out of your Lazy-Boy.

 

Haven't owned a console since the Super Nintendo. I do of course happily admit there are many great games for consoles, and games that are only good on consoles. Things like fighting games, or even sports games. Some games cause me to regret not owning one of the newer consoles (soul caliber II for instance). But a properly equipped computer is always going to be better than a console system for just about any genre of game out there.

 

I'll be getting it once I have the money for it and a new memory card. Stupid Blockbuster rentals eating all my money

I have to get it secretly as my parents dont like the GTA series, but its not a problem as they never go in my room unless Im in there. I doubt Ill be getting it for a few days anyway as almost all the stores are sold out.

I loved Vice City despite its lack of interesting terrain, and played GTA3 to death on the computer untill it died a horrible death, so theres no chance I wont enjoy this game.
Sadly, several of my friends have their copies (preordering fools) and are currently showing off.

 

Im getting my copy this weekend, i cant wait the game looks awsome, my friends have it and say its the best game ever... until GT4

 

Ah, yes, GT4. Awaiting that game quite anxiously.

I will be looking for San Andreas this weekend.

Here are available cheats for the game, if anyone wants them;
http://www.gamewinners.com/playstation2/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas.htm

If you scroll down the page, there are cheats for missions, locations, and misc.

 

same here. my chick went to kmart and bought it for me. that evening she went back to do other stuff while i was busy, and noticed it wasn't there anymore. she asked if it had already sold out, and she came back saying that the game had been banned.

of course it came out again a few weeks later or something, but my little bro and his mates wanted to borrow my version because you could bump-uglies with hoes in it but couldn't in his.

was that the only difference? coz sure, it was amusing the first time, and the sort of thing you do when mates are around for a larf, but i wouldn't have cared if it wasn't there. so long as i was still able to back over some skank with "Take These Broken Wings" blaring in the background, or singing along to "Africa" as i flew around at sunset. aah, those were the days.

so is GTA:SA out in oz yet? i haven't had a chance to look, i thought it wasn't due until xmas or something so was surprised when i saw this thread.

sadly, it's like 1am, so i can't go and buy it anywhere.

 

I'm also a Halo diehard and happily got a reserved copy last week!

 

The concept didnt evolve htat much between GTA3 and VC ..thats why im still undecided about picking SA. I dont really play video games anymore so it really has to be smthg amazing for me to plug my PS2 again ( if i can find it .. ) .

 

They need to make a game for you where the entire concept of the game is driving your Alfa Romeo Spyder around Paris picking up hot blondes from the park to take back to your pad and...........

 

This game is absolutely raw. Not as groundbreaking as VC, but it plays nicely and the cutscenes are relatively authentic westside gangsta ****

 

LOL . I have been trying to sell this concept to Sony but they tell me to **** off ! Bah ..IRL its better even if its costier

 

VC, groundbreaking, whhaaa?????

 

They have one already: Leisure Suit Larry. It's out on Xbox.

 

Yes - the gameplay was elevated far beyond GTA3 (don't even talk about 1&2). The story, location, characters, time period, music, graphics, scripts, voice actors, and overall feel were all so well integrated that the game played like a movie with days of extras to entertain you after you'd beaten it. What other game can you compare it to?

 

GTA:3

Vice City is nothing more than GTA:3 in a new location with a better, more integrated, story line. The game-play remains the same with some minor touch-ups (shooting wheels) and the mission system became a bit more free-form. But none of the changes made is revolutionary. GTA:3 was revolutionary, GTA:VC is just a minor evolution of GTA:3.

And besides, the story-line of GTA:3 is just a rip-off of Scarface anyway.

Oh and it could also be compared to these games... though not quite as directly.

Elite
Elite Plus
Pirates
Pirates Gold
Pirates of the Caribbean
WC: Privateer
Freelancer

Though these games are quite a bit more free-form than VC.

 

I have never even heard of those games, so I cannot comment on that, but to me GTA3 was basically the same as 1 and 2 in gameplay and story, but with modern 3D graphics. VC was revolutionary in it's refinement and integration - not necessarily one particular aspect. And in that respect it kills anything I have ever played, setting the bar for how future games should be judged.

 

Exactly, your game experience is too limited to be commenting about "revolutionary" games when virtually all of the things done in Vice City have been done before.

The game-play of GTA:3

Run around the map getting X, killing X, doing X, visiting X

The game-play of VC

Run around the map getting X, killing X< doing X, visiting X.

Please tell me what the differences between VC and GTA:3 are in game-play? The only things I can think of is that the mission system is new, but not that important when it comes to "Revolutionary" and that you can ride motorcycles and blow out tires and oh yeah... they added a lot more cutscenes.. which have absolutely nothing to do with game-play...

Basically, It seems your gaming experience is either limited solely to consoles, or only the most recent computer-games. All the games I mentioned back there were between 1986-1995 except for Freelancer and PotC which are only a few years old.

 

It's the overall experience - something that cannot be easily written in words. By mentioning the titles of games (from 10-20 years ago?!?) you bring nothing to the discussion. If you're interested in proving who is the bigger video game nerd, I have no claim to stake.

 

LOL I just walked in Best Buy and picked it up.