GTA: San Andreas (Screenshots)

[schepton]

They look the same as Vice City to me...

But with having 3 cities sounds awesome, that would be sweet if you could drive form L.A. to Las Vegas, through the desert and everything i would love that.

[Erwin_Br]

I hope they'll release it for the PC too. If they don't, I see no other option than shooting cars and running-over old ladies in real life. I mean, my needs have to be fulfilled somewhere, right?

--Erwin

[schepton]

I hope they'll release it for the PC too. If they don't, I see no other option than shooting cars and running-over old ladies in real life. I mean, my needs have to be fulfilled somewhere, right?

--Erwin

Yeah seriously , but I am pretty sure it is coming out for PC soon after the PS2

[AndrewT]

They look the same as Vice City to me...

But with having 3 cities sounds awesome, that would be sweet if you could drive form L.A. to Las Vegas, through the desert and everything i would love that.

You can!

They have overhauled the graphics engine as well. Realtime shadows, ragdoll physics, and a whole bunch of other stuff I don't understand.

To be honest, I would be happy if they released Tommy Vercetti's Adventures in San Andreas without upgrading anything. Just a new story and a new map. Sure, that would be disappointing, but Vice City was pretty great all told.

The graphical tweeks and the addition of new elements of gameplay like more cities and the ability to rob houses (among others) is going to make this sweet.

You can only do so much on a PS2.

[AGA]

Yes, but the PC versions are always 8 times better than the PS2 versions engine-wise anyway.

[Erkki]

They'll probably add some Tony Hawk style stunts too, seeing as San Andreas will have rideable bicycles.

I wonder what other new types of vehicles there will be. It was mentioned that the range has grown bigger in both ends (previously it was from small planes to mopeds).

[AndrewT]

Probably larger planes to get from city to city. That would be cool.

[ztejas]

The screenshots look nice, but in my unqualified opinion they should have choosen another name for the game. I mean GTA: San Andreas doesn't sound like a game to me. Sounds more like an addition for MS Flight Simulator. And I bet that half of the kids don't even know what San Andreas stands for anyways, and I am talking about the West Coast kids. But how should they know anyways: eating burgers, shoot people, steal cars and rob houses is all they do.

[Alex]

They'll probably add some Tony Hawk style stunts too, seeing as San Andreas will have rideable bicycles.

Surely that would mean Dave Mirra style stunts?

[GregD]

GTA: Vice City is by far my favorite of the series, lots of atmosphere, cool tunes and cool missions (though some tedious I admit).

I can't wait to see the backlash from people on this new GTA, more doses of "OH NOS MY SON PICKED UP A GUN AND SHOT PEOPLE?!!! ITS ALL THIS GAMES FAULT"

Im looking foward to san andreas, as long as the radio is not all rap/soul tunes ill be happy

[Erkki]

Surely that would mean Dave Mirra style stunts?

Yeah. I only remembered Tony Hawk's name so I used that. And I haven't really played any other games of that type besides Tony Hawk.

[Erkki]

You know what's funny?

I just happened to see a thread on gtaforums.com discussing what the fans would like to see in a next GTA (it was started a long long time before anything was known about San Andreas) and to my surprise, I found most of the features that have been reported as present in San Andreas mentioned there.

Including bikes, more gang-based, control your own gang, more interiors, including robbing peoples houses, take place in LA, San Fran, Vegas, have a countriside, have a mountain range, have a casino where you can gamble away your money, eat fast food. etc. etc. etc.

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=94324

Either a freak coincidence, or Rockstar has really paid attention to what the fans want. Almost makes me think that article in the magazine scan was fake.

[Jake]

Its not a fake. The fact that the fans and developers were coming up with the same things should always be worrying actually (let Guybrush get married). That said, the improvements in San Andreas all sound good (though I'm a little wary of the eating).

I hope they have mounted police in the downtown San Francisco areas. I'd love to steal a horse and ride it around for no reason.

[MrHoatzin]

I hope they have mounted police in the downtown San Francisco areas. I'd love to steal a horse and ride it around for no reason.

That would be just plain awesome! Then you hit your horse against a wall, jump off it, run away and wait for it to explode... But seriously, horses with some actuall AI would be cool.

[Erwin_Br]

That would be just plain awesome! Then you hit your horse against a wall, jump off it, run away and wait for it to explode... But seriously, horses with some actuall AI would be cool.

Or you could drive past one and honk, resulting in the cop flying off a hysterical horse and being trampled to death. :idea:

You could also run over the horse with your car and deliver it to the slaughterhouse for extra cash. :idea:

Or maybe a mission in which you need to cut it's head off, placing it into the bed of some guy as a warning, Godfather style. :idea:

You could even force a whore to have sex with it.

--Erwin

[MrHoatzin]

You could even force a whore to have sex with it.

YEAH!

Grand Theft Auto:

Sodom and Gomorrah

[Erwin_Br]

I won't be walking outside during a thunderstorm from now on, that's for sure.

--Erwin

[Huz]

Or maybe a mission in which you need to cut it's head off, placing it into the bed of some guy as a warning, Godfather style. :idea:

Imagine the public outcry! I speak from a country where the average shopper is all "Screw Fair Trade! Way too expensive! What's the point of it anyway? But of course I buy free range eggs! Poor chickens!" - beating hookers to death with a baseball bat, fine by me, but leave the poor defenceless creatures alone!!!!!1

[schepton]

Imagine the public outcry! I speak from a country where the average shopper is all "Screw Fair Trade! Way too expensive! What's the point of it anyway? But of course I buy free range eggs! Poor chickens!" - beating hookers to death with a baseball bat, fine by me, but leave the poor defenceless creatures alone!!!!!1

Couldn't really be much of a challenge either, just walk up to the horsey and chop off his head.