GTA: San Andreas first screens

[TigerDriver98]

From Gamespot... the GTA:SA storyline:

"[uPDATE] Early this morning, Rockstar released the first plot summary of GTA: SA, which confirmed its early 1990s millieu. Here it is verbatim:

"Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas...a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers.

Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster.

On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets."

All the information released by Rockstar indicates that the controversial Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has not lost the rough-and-ready nature of its predecessors. GameSpot will have more details on this highly anticipated title--which is due in Q4 2004--as they become available"

Sounds pretty cool actually... a nice change of pace for the Mob stuff in the last two.

[Guest TheKarnivalShow]

The addition of bikes has made me want to buy the game among other reasons.

[Kaney]

From Gamespot... the GTA:SA storyline:

"[uPDATE] Early this morning, Rockstar released the first plot summary of GTA: SA, which confirmed its early 1990s millieu. Here it is verbatim:

"Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas...a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers.

Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster.

On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets."

All the information released by Rockstar indicates that the controversial Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has not lost the rough-and-ready nature of its predecessors. GameSpot will have more details on this highly anticipated title--which is due in Q4 2004--as they become available"

Sounds pretty cool actually... a nice change of pace for the Mob stuff in the last two.

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Sounds okay I suppose, but am I the only who is getting tired of the same old,

'___ was framed, so now he goes on a quest for revenge'?

[TOG]

My favorite hobby right now on Vice City is seeing how long I can last on a PCJ with the army after me, so i'll definately be trying that on the bike.

I'll buy it, i'll beat it, i'll get 100%. I've done it with every other GTA game, why stop now?

[edcq]

man, the GTA series is why some people buy ps2's so i'll be definately be buyin this. Hopefully the game itself will be able to live up to the other GTAs

[The Mask of Norro]

The storyline's a bit iffy, but I'll be sure to check this game out. I didn't like GTA:3 much...but I loved Vice City for some reason. And GTA:2, while hardly special at all graphics wise, was fun as HELL to play.

The fact that they added actual bikes makes me chuckle...

Though I agree, that background to that screen cap looks like Little Haiti

[Death Before Dishonor]

Shit, I'm looking forward to the radio in itself!

[Gongsun Zan]

The screens look ok, but I'm sure we all know what looks good in GTA screenshots usually looks like crap in game.

Then again, who actually plays GTA for the graphics? I'll probrably be buying it, even though I'd rather have then Mafia than urban gangs. Well, urban gangs are cool, but unlike the Mafia, you can't have everyone look the same without losing some of it's badassedness.

[Karizma]

I hated GTA 1 for some reason, found it too simplistic.Didn'tn bother playing GTA 2. then my cousin rented GTA3, and feel in love with the game.Got bored with VC until I was told I had to give it back to my brother(lives away from me) so I thrashed it, as I had been slowly doing missions, and I found it too easy in the end.However, this game looks pretty decent.I probably won't buy it, just "take" it from a friends house, and not return it until completed.

[Boogey131]

To me the screen with the bike does look a little like Haiti but come on its based on LA and that, to me looks like a LA gang 'hood'...whereas the Haitians area looked more 'slumish'

Maybe that's just me.

[Guest bukkake bandit]

From Gamespot... the GTA:SA storyline:

"[uPDATE] Early this morning, Rockstar released the first plot summary of GTA: SA, which confirmed its early 1990s millieu. Here it is verbatim:

"Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas...a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers.

Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster.

On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets."

All the information released by Rockstar indicates that the controversial Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has not lost the rough-and-ready nature of its predecessors. GameSpot will have more details on this highly anticipated title--which is due in Q4 2004--as they become available"

Sounds pretty cool actually... a nice change of pace for the Mob stuff in the last two.

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A bit more on that.

GTA San Andreas factsplosion

 

[13/05/04 08:29]

Rockstar spill the beans. San Andreas details galore inside: plot, locations and new gameplay revealed

So. Now we know. San Andreas is NOT Los Angeles, it's a whole state. Los Santos, on the other hand is, to all intents and purposes, LA. The game's two other cities, San Fierro and Las Venturra are based on San Francisco and Las Vegas respectively. There'll be countryside between the three main areas, each of which is roughly the same size as the whole of Vice City. Big, in other words. Overall, the game will be an incredible four to six times the size of its predecessor.

Main character Carl Johnson is going to have his work cut out. Returning to his old haunts after five years in the Liberty City slammer, and blamed by his older brother Sweet for younger bro' Brian's accidental death, he'll be making his way through an early 90's streetscape besieged by rival gangs.

The most significant gameplay changes are a new stamina meter, meaning you need to eat, and massively improved building interiors. You'll be able to commit burglary now, or run a casino in Las Venturra. If you're feeling less ambitious you can just gamble away your ill-gotten gains on the tables in LV.

Brilliantly, improved AI means you can recruit a gang, the Orange Grove Families, and drag members along on missions. Up to four people can complete a drive-by mission, for instance.

-Source

4-6 times the size

Edited May 13, 2004 by Anthony

[Media 2.0]

That is bad ass...when we first heard it was supposed to be a game set in San Francisco. NOW we know it's all that and more...with LA, and Las Vegas being apart. Hell I'm getting psyched for this game now.

[prime time]

Wow, everything you just posted sounds awsome, especially the gang recruiting. I can't wait for this game!

[Guest bruins72]

Okay, with that additional info from Anthony's post this game sounds a hell of a lot better.

[Jook]

Holy shit! Countryside as big as Vice City? This game sounds fucking amazing.

[Guest bruins72]

Holy shit! Countryside as big as Vice City? This game sounds fucking amazing.

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Makes you wonder if you can go shake-down the yuppies in the "wine country".

[Brock Lesnar]

Holy shit! Countryside as big as Vice City? This game sounds fucking amazing.

WOW!

I am looking forward to this game. I loved GTA 3, Vice City and this is gonna be even better. Damn, I can't wait.

[Boogey131]

Holy shit...A WHOLE FUCKING STATE!!

And just think, this is just the stats wait until the news POURS out!!

*runs off doing the happy dance*

[TigerDriver98]

6 times the size of Vice City? stamina meter? Group drive bys? Crap, that sounds amazing. Game keeps looking better and better... just hope you can actually swim this time.

[Kaney]

I was expecting the brother to be 'Magic'. This keeps sounding better and better. Can't wait for the release!

Edited May 13, 2004 by Kaneanite