Rockstar Games

Tiki · Tue 12/07/2005 06:18:48

San Andreas is totally fajawesome. I enjoyed the new additions such as more player customization, more planes, and a bit more story than usual. It was slightly buggy, but nothing terribly noticable. Parachuting kicks major boot-ay, probably my favorite advancement yet. Much, much bigger, as well. Though, at times, the distance I would need to travel to get from A to B was a little too great, but I don't see how that could really be avoidable. As for the next GTA installment, I'd very much like to see it take place in the 70's.

Now, is it just me, or are the cars faster this time around?

Flukeblake: There is absolutely no Driver/GTA war that I know of. Driver is not a very good series, and I doubt that "The Driver" mission is meant to be any real reference. And, I hate to drag this on, but what makes 3D so important? Not being 3D for its entire life span is not a negative point of the GTA series. 2D games can be okay, you know...

PsychicHeart · Tue 12/07/2005 06:23:31

OPS2M Australia, November 2004.

InCreator · Tue 12/07/2005 06:35:59

QuoteThough, at times, the distance I would need to travel to get from A to B was a little too great, but I don't see how that could really be avoidable.

It scared me aswell at the first, but then I found a wonder recipe to travel across country:

1. Get a motorbike, the faster the better (cross bike is best for this)
2. Turn into direction of destination
3. Hold down "up" key*
4. if you end up in water, swim, get out, get another bike and keep pressing gas

* - the trees, mountains, etc are not obstacles. just go forth through, under and over everything and avoid roads. Bikes rarely blow up because fall damage (almost never) and easily go over any obstacle. Also, they're fast.

It was laughably easy then, and got easier after completing jetpack mission.

Ashen · Tue 12/07/2005 11:11:47

QuoteI doubt that "The Driver" mission is meant to be any real reference.

Is that the mission where you have to kill an undercover cop called 'Tanner', who's described as 'strangely animated'? No, I doubt that's a 'Driver' reference.

PsychicHeart · Tue 12/07/2005 11:20:19

but, then the Driver series struck back with the fact that in Driv3r there are 10 characters in each city called Timmy Vermicelli, based on Tommy Vercetti, which you have to kill. And, because you cannot swim in any gta game other than san andreas, Timmy wears floaties.

Privateer Puddin' · Tue 12/07/2005 11:21:26

yes but then rockstar north struck back by making a good game

PsychicHeart · Tue 12/07/2005 11:22:19

touche. but Driver 3 was a pretty good game.

Redwall · Wed 13/07/2005 00:04:06

HAHAHAHAHA.

Blitzerland · Thu 14/07/2005 01:35:40

Both games suck. Only a gangstatard would enjoy them.

They spawn gangsta wannabes who copy lines directly from both series and spout them off during school. Damn, if I wasn't such a pathetic stick I'd rip out their brains and donate them to science in a last-ditch attempt to cure stupidity.

Bah.

Mr Jake · Thu 14/07/2005 02:52:53

Really? I enjoy the GTA series and I'm not "gangster".

I think thats called "generalisation". I also think its stupid.

One less brain I guess. Oh well, they will find that cure for you one day.

PsychicHeart · Thu 14/07/2005 03:31:09

And plus, the game styles are different from GTA and Driver.
GTA is an Urban-Style Crim Sim, while Driver has a more "slick hollywood" feel.
oh, and i agree with hotspot. pfff.... gangsta.

switcharoo · Thu 14/07/2005 10:44:54

Quote from: Blitzerland on Thu 14/07/2005 01:35:40
Both games suck. Only a gangstatard would enjoy them.

They spawn gangsta wannabes who copy lines directly from both series and spout them off during school. Damn, if I wasn't such a pathetic stick I'd rip out their brains and donate them to science in a last-ditch attempt to cure stupidity.

Bah.

That is one of the most ridiculous posts I've seen on this forum. I know fifteen or so people who have played GTA games and none of them are even slightly "gangster". None of them ever "spout off lines" from the game.
My guess is the people who do are too young (and immature) to be playing the games anyway.

InCreator · Thu 14/07/2005 14:58:59

I agree dg, though the overall attitude in GTA:SA annoyed me a bit. While other GTA games are witty and neutral, playing off like a good crime movie, in GTA:SA It seemed like all the characters praise the whole gangsta crap a bit too much.

All this pimpin' and ganstarapping fashion thing that's seen so much on TV nowadays (and discussed so much at these forums) came into mind while playing this game.

Anyway, if there's some game to blame, it's clearly and only GTA:SA.

AGA · Thu 14/07/2005 18:08:47

Jesus Christ, it's a parody.

Ghormak · Thu 14/07/2005 18:24:51

What AGA said. I'm annoyed by the "gangstarapping" attitude in real life, but I had a laugh playing GTA:SA.

Blitzerland · Fri 15/07/2005 12:28:25

QuoteThat is one of the most ridiculous posts I've seen on this forum. I know fifteen or so people who have played GTA games and none of them are even slightly "gangster". None of them ever "spout off lines" from the game.
My guess is the people who do are too young (and immature) to be playing the games anyway.

Because we deal with different groups of people...makes my post ridiculous? No matter. Just because our experiences differ is no reason to flame.

And I'm talking about 15-16 year old teens. Trust me, it doesn't get any more annoying than that.

QuoteOne less brain I guess. Oh well, they will find that cure for you one day.

Had to edit that in, didn't you? Unneccessary, but not unprovoked. You would be a GTA:SA fan, yes?

QuoteJesus Christ, it's a parody.

At the risk of becoming a walking cliche:

I know that. You know that. But they, the average joe gangsta-wannabe, don't know that.

Anyways, ever seen/read/pretended to read the play, "Merchant of Venice?" Back in it's day, the general populace thought Shakespeare was mocking Shylock and his ilk, when really he was almost sympathizing with him.

Sometimes people misinterprete things.

CoffeeBob · Fri 15/07/2005 12:40:16

I enjoyed all the GTA games. Vice City was and will always be the best, though.
I thought San Andreas was quite good too. There was much more things to do and the city's were huge.
But I always liked the idea of a parody of the 80's action tv-shows better.

Blitzerland · Fri 15/07/2005 12:49:03

For the record, I never said it wasn't a good game. PCGamer gave it an Editor's Choice a month or so ago. That said, I wouldn't touch it with an electronic, remotely-operated-from-antartica-fifty-foot pole.

I just hate the way it seems to spawn gangster-wannabes, and the game's premise disgusts me.

Mr Jake · Fri 15/07/2005 12:50:48

Quote from: Blitzerland on Thu 14/07/2005 01:35:40
Both games suck. Only a gangstatard would enjoy them.

Yes, you did. And the group of people you were talking about was everyone that liked it.

Blitzerland · Fri 15/07/2005 12:57:08

Caught me there. Let me rephrase.

I do think both games suck, as in, I wouldn't enjoy playing them and neither would anybody I'm on good terms with, but I won't deny they are very high-quality and well-made. San Andreas had no less than 300 voice actors, you know.

If my best friend were to go out and purchase a copy, I wouldn't say anything. If said friend started acting like a gangster shortly afterwards, and having no prior history of doing so, I'd blame the game.

I've known two normal (as in, easygoing, pleasant) people turn...mean...in the course of a week. All they ever do now is play GTA, talk about GTA, diss anybody that doesn't like GTA, etc. There really is such a thing as being too young for a game.

Obviously I'm preaching to the wrong choir. The average age on these forums is what, 20? I'm talking about 15-16 year old Freshmen and Sophmores. Hotspot, you probably have no idea/have never experienced what I'm talking about.