I bought Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas today...

adam

Now all I have to do is wait for the game to come out on Tuesday :P

Anyone else picking this game up? I personally can't wait for this one.

KDR_11k

Why can't we vote today?

adam

I have no friggen clue - I thought I set it up to go from today --> 1 week and not tomorrow --> forever.

Marine

it's pre-ordered at gameplay, won't be here until next friday or saturday, but it will be here. and if it sucks, i'm going to beat rick with it

Soul_Reaper

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

moose

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

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

Neo_God

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

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

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

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

GTA = LGE (lamest game evar)

Edit: Just my oppinion about the gameplay... to prevent any flamewars here

JKMakowka

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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

Frank

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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

Steve Schulze

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

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

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

Thunderkor

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

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 )..

Toomas

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

I've got it on order, I love the gta games

SnipeyX

Where's my poll option, "I'll buy it when its on Xbox" ??

adam

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

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

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

GTASA, GTA GBA, what's the third?

Rick Stirling

GTA:SA PAL and GTA:SA NTSC

frosty

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

PaK

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

Bloodyhell.

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

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

KDR_11k

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

Daz

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

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

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

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

KDR_11k

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

won't be getting it till this weekend at earliest

lkraan

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
But I'll be patient for the xbox or pc version and will play the GBA version in tne meantime

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

Toomas

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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

I'll pimp my ass.

lkraan

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I'll pimp my ass.

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Coolness

adam

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

Rick Stirling

I hope that is a finger.

adam

1.) Check out my pimp ride:


2.) I made a movie.

w00t!

ironbearxl

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

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



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

Jes

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

danr

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

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

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 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.