Thirith on 4/11/2011 at 07:32
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Vice City let you buy property that made money for you, didn't it? I'd like an economy/business you could run alongside the plot. Perhaps opening up extra content depending on how you do.
It's only rumours so far, but there's a scene in the trailer with a house up for sale (ooh, exciting! :p); most articles I've read at least hypothesise that this is going to be gameplay-relevant. Then again, it might just be part of the whole "economic crisis" motif they seem to be going for.
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I didn't mind the social stuff in IV at first, but later on it got really dull. You'd think the devs would be aware that a good chunk of players didn't like that aspect of the game.
IMO they have to improve at least one of two things: 1) they have to make the socialising more interesting/fun, 2) they have to make it less annoying and easier to opt out of. I doubt they're deaf to the criticism this aspect of the game got - in fact, they already improved it for the episodes.
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Also guys - I have a PS3 and a PC. What's the best way for me to play San Andreas?
Unless you have a PS3 that is backwards-compatible, you have to play it on PC. Also, if you've got a fairly good PC, there are mods that increase the view distance considerably, and I'd definitely consider them worthwhile. There are also texture mods, but I'm usually not that big a fan of them; their makers don't just up the resolution and try to recreate the original look and feel, they tend to do stuff along the lines of changing things to their real-world equivalent, which to my mind is missing the point somewhat. That's very much personal opinion, though.
gunsmoke on 5/11/2011 at 05:48
@ Scots: There were actually 5 GTA games last gen, not just 3! Don't forget the Sony-exclusive Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories.
And yeah, Eva, if you think they are going to reinvent the wheel here I am afraid you will be sorely mistaken. There is a certain formula they adhere to. Otherwise they would just put their radical changes into an entire new ip (see LA Noire, Max Payne 3, Red Dead, etc...).
Kuuso on 6/11/2011 at 17:21
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henke on 6/11/2011 at 19:52
Hahahaha :D
demagogue on 7/11/2011 at 00:54
Yeah I've been playing SA all this week and the better graphics quality just screamed out when I watched that video (edit: the trailer, I mean, even before this comparison video).
gunsmoke on 7/11/2011 at 03:52
That is insane. Really puts the 'generation gap' in perspective!
PigLick on 7/11/2011 at 04:13
I wonder if they will still have all the little towns around the Los Santos area, like Dillmore and Palamino creek.
gunsmoke on 7/11/2011 at 04:22
I thought that too, but for some reason I doubt it. I have a feeling the countryside will be condensed quite a bit with the focus remaining on the city itself. Remember, the countryside in SA was mostly just there because the 3 cities couldn't touch.
Thirith on 7/11/2011 at 06:44
I've heard people saying they're hoping for all three cities from San Andreas. While I'd love a current-gen version of San Fierro to drive around in, I think we'll already be lucky if there's a considerable non-urban area around Los Santos. Judging from the level of detail they had in Liberty City, I simply don't see them being able to have that level of detail in not one but three cities, at least if they're hoping to release the game any time before 2015. The trailer does indicate there'll be some countryside, though, which is already something.
Does anyone know how Red Dead Redemption's area compares size-wise to Liberty City? I'd imagine it's big enough to contain two LC-size cities within reasonable distance of each other, but I also think that the RDR countryside required much less work in the way of detailing.
PigLick on 7/11/2011 at 08:40
Well, rockstar have said its the biggest gta game yet, which bodes well. I really hope they have a few towns and outer urban areas surrounding the main city, it makes sense and ties in with the San Andreas setting. Also there was mention of a character from the game being "raised in the sticks" which would indicate some non urban area.
One can hope.
