anyone got GTA: San Andreas yet? GTA:SA discussion thread!

[cyberlian]

got a call from my eb and they said my preorder would be in after 7 PM... Kind of late if you ask me, but I was wondering if anyone else has picked it up yet...
edit: changed title to include GTA discussion...

[jalu6]

they did the same thing for Doom 3, the 7pm time. I think it has to do with its technically the end of the business day, so they can sell it and it would technically be on the 26th. Something like that.

Ill be picking it up tonight though.

[nachzeher]

Yea, my local EB is getting it during their 2 pm shipment. But they can't sell it til 7 pm. Good warning, I'll try to avoid EB after 7...

[rynomite]

nachzeher, do you use the State Street EB or the one in East Towne?

[Scrubking]

I'm number 1187 in the preorder line for tonight. I'm just hoping a lot of people don't know or can't make it for the 7pm time.

[punqsux]

I'm number 1187 in the preorder line for tonight. I'm just hoping a lot of people don't know or can't make it for the 7pm time.

:shock:

1187 out of how many?!

[Nirvanaguy777]

yea i got that same 7pm call but i cant make it me and my gf have some plans, ill pick it up around 5pm on tuesday, they hold it for 48 hours i think

[CheapyD]

I'm number 1187 in the preorder line for tonight. I'm just hoping a lot of people don't know or can't make it for the 7pm time.

Damn!!!!
This is exactly why I love online ordering...no lines and no fuss (usually ;))
I took advantage of the 1 day free overnight shipping from EB...probably get it tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest.

[Ledhed]

This is exactly why I love online ordering...no lines and no fuss (usually ;))

I'm buying it from VGD with the voucher. :wink:

[Scrubking]

I don't know out of how many. I preordered last Saturday so I am sure the preorder number has gone up. Anyway, I will be there an hour early to get it, but I may leave if there are too many people waiting.

[punqsux]

im glad i pre-ordered this from outpost when they had it for 35 w/free ship.

getting this in store sounds ugly

[Santurio]

does anybody know when Game Rush get's theirs in??

[mykevermin]

I overheard a GS DGM discussing the 7PM deal with employees over the weekend; he seemed to indicate that it had to do with Wal-Mart and their policies/reception of the titles. It didn't make much sense to me, but perhaps to someone in the know (GS/WM employees).

myke.

[valance]

thanks a lot for the info! i was thinking for sure i'd get it tuesday, but now i get it tonight after work! you just made my monday so much better! thank you. i live in a relatively small town, so i don't expect a line past 5-10 mins, if anything. i remember rushing up there at opening with some friends a few years ago when Diablo 2 came out, thinking we'd have to fight our way into the store...then we got there and we were the only people in line lol. so maybe i'll be that lucky again tonight.

[mykevermin]

im glad i pre-ordered this from outpost when they had it for 35 w/free ship.

getting this in store sounds ugly

Likewise; in a few months, I won't mind having waited a few days longer. In the meantime, however, I am getting anxious to play it.

myke.

[valance]

btw, when i called my EB to make sure, the guy made it sound like every EB is doing this. so rejoice all.

[Scrubking]

In the meantime, however, I am getting anxious to play it.

If this were any other game I would have ordered it online, but like you said the anxiety is about to give me an ulcer.

[punqsux]

im glad i pre-ordered this from outpost when they had it for 35 w/free ship.

getting this in store sounds ugly

Likewise; in a few months, I won't mind having waited a few days longer. In the meantime, however, I am getting anxious to play it.

myke.
ive steered clear of all media for this (except reading some of scrubking's posts about it) honestly, im not THAT excited about it, but thats good, because i was pumped for VC and it was quite a letdown, so this time i decided to just accept it for what it was, and buy into the hype of it.

as long as it gets here in the next 2 weeks ill be perfectly content with my order

[blackjaw]

im waiting till wednesday

by then hopefully everyone will have their copy...i seriously doubt a big game like this would sell out

[nachzeher]

nachzeher, do you use the State Street EB or the one in East Towne?

State Street

[hardwo0d]

What is the point of being the first kid on the block with it. I'm with Cheapy on this one; just order it online. I mean what is the point of pre ordering anyways, there's always enough of these games.

[SteveMcQ]

I'll probably hold off on this game until it comes out on Xbox.

[Sofa King Cheap]

I'll probably hold off on this game until it comes out on Xbox.

Me too.

[jalu6]

its always the same with these games, halo 2 will be no different. dozens of people clamoring to get it on tuesday but by thursday, you wont be able to walk into an electonics/game store without tripping over a pile of 200 of them.

[brainstorm]

its always the same with these games, halo 2 will be no different. dozens of people clamoring to get it on tuesday but by thursday, you wont be able to walk into an electonics/game store without tripping over a pile of 200 of them.

yeah some employee at gamestop was asking me if i had pre-ordered it already, he said good cuz he expected it to be sold out for weeks... i found that hard to believe, they already know how many guaranteed copies theyre gunna sell with the pre-ordering, you would think theyd order and extra 300 or so copies of the damn game lol and so many people who wanted it pre ordered it so people should still have the game after the rush tonight and tomorrow... and yeah too bad im working tonight otherwise i would definetely be picking my copy up...

[jlarlee]

Louisiana must be a dead zone for gamers or something. The EB in Shreveport only had 37 preorders

[bhfgamer]

Anyone know if places like Target will get it early? (i.e. some employee who knows nothing about games putting it out early). Also, @ EB is it only on pre-orders?

[Scorch]

I've got like six places to check for it tonight.. EB, Gamecrazy, Hastings, Wal-Mart, Target, Toys R Us.. and Rhino. I'm going to buy it. I NEED something to get my mind off of current situations. I'll sell it on the board in a week or two.. maybe I'll run a contest. We'll see.

My EB is doing preorders only, but they might get an extra copy or two. They have around 800 Halo 2 preorders, and "less than half of that" for GTA:SA. Hopefully it won't be too bad. I still wanna finish paying off my Halo 2.

[el bobo]

Lol I'm getting it in 3 hours, can't wait, but there are only about 50 other pre-orders for the game. The Gamestop that I am going to is only a few months old, and the closest major city I live to is about 25 minutes away.

[JohnnyDrama]

Anyone know if places like Target will get it early? (i.e. some employee who knows nothing about games putting it out early). Also, @ EB is it only on pre-orders?

I'd like to know as well. I mean, I work at Target and I don't even know! I gotta wait till Friday to get the game anyway, so I'm not really worried.

[schultzed]

I don't know . . . my Tue. is very busy . . . I teach until 9 at night . . . so I'll likely get it on Wed.

Maybe Target . . . raincheck will make it $35.

Maybe TRU . . . sale will make it $33 (but I'll have 2 games to return)

Maybe FYE . . . $10 coupon back on purchase makes it $40

Best Buy with a nearly free GH game . . . but I can't think of one I'd like that I don't have.

All I know is that I didn't want to do the EB Games preorder . . . the clerk I get there is such a jerk . . .

[smalien1]

I have mine coming from gamestop, free over night shipping, the charged my CC yesterday so I'll probably get it tomorrow

[alongx]

its always the same with these games, halo 2 will be no different. dozens of people clamoring to get it on tuesday but by thursday, you wont be able to walk into an electonics/game store without tripping over a pile of 200 of them.

I know when GTA:VC came out, there weren't copies anywhere. I went with my friend Scott and we cleaned out a local KB, since we didn't preorder and that was the only store close to school that didn't take preorders, but other stores didn't have copies in for weeks.

[el bobo]

Whoa I just called, and the guy said "There are about 175 pre-orders." I'm going to be leaving in an hour and a Half.

[LinkinPrime]

I'll probably hold off on this game until it comes out on Xbox.

Me too.

ditto. Better Graphics on XBOX and CUSTOM SOUNDTRACTS \:D/

[neocisco]

If anybody pre-ordered from CC (doubt it) they're being drop-shipped by UPS Tuesday morning. They even put it in the ad that the game would be available by noon. Knowing our history, though, they'll probably get lost or "fall off the truck".

[PenguinMaster]

I bought Vice City the day it came out at Best Buy (On Sale for $40). I didn't have it reserved, but they had plenty of copies and no line. I traded in 5 games to get San Andreas for free at EB. He said yesterday their were about 75 pre-orders there. He also said they didn't get it untill Tuesday, but I'll check.

EDIT: I just called and they said they would have it at 4pm, it is only 2:30 here on the west coast.

[alongx]

ditto. Better Graphics on XBOX and CUSTOM SOUNDTRACTS \:D/

I don't think I ever used custom soundtracks, even in games which it may have been cool to, such as Tony Hawk 4.

I'll probably get the PS2 version next year or whenever it's $20. Also, there's the fact that we don't know when/if it's even coming to the Xbox.

[TheRock88]

My local Gamestop said they'll have it at 8 pm. I'll have to wait til tomorrow to pick up my copy. :cry:

[Hush]

My gamestop preorder says "shipped" (overnight), so I'm just going to relax the rest of the evening/night and loaf around the house tomorrow morning until the Fedex guy shows up :D

[flizmo007]

Gamespot has their review up in case anyone want to read before buying it.. 9.6 Score


http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/gta4/review.html?q=1&tag=gs_hp_flashtop_story

[x0thedeadzone0x]

Damn, I've gotta wait till tomorrow to get this. :\

[Magician]

Gamespot has their review up in case anyone want to read before buying it.. 9.6 Score


http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/gta4/review.html?q=1&tag=gs_hp_flashtop_story

Thats a very good score, especially coming from Gamespot. Maybe San Andreas will live up to the hype after all. :)

[jalu6]

i think whats interesting is the fact that vice city went down in price sooooo much quicker than GTA3 did. Probably because the fact that it sold a few million copies very fast and a lot of copies started getting sold back relatively quickly.

[Zman310]

IGN's also got a review up:

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

They give it a 9.9, their highest score for a PS2 game ever. Man, now I can't wait to pick it up tomorrow.

[Tromack]

I guess I am the only person not excited about this.

[Chris Dillon]

Im amped but im cashless. Im trying to put togethor a 100 for the trus deal but it looks like im missing it again.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

This is exactly why I love online ordering...no lines and no fuss (usually ;))

I'm buying it from VGD with the voucher. :wink:

I ordered it from mtv when they had the $8.29 off + 10% off + free shipping.

[Admiral Ackbar]

It looks good but I'm going to wait for the xbox version.

I'm still waiting for the double pack to be deliveres. That way I can play the III and VC.

[Eric467]

I'm number 1187 in the preorder line for tonight. I'm just hoping a lot of people don't know or can't make it for the 7pm time.

Damn!!!!
This is exactly why I love online ordering...no lines and no fuss (usually ;))
I took advantage of the 1 day free overnight shipping from EB...probably get it tomorrow or Wednesday at the latest.

I did the same exact thing, ordered from EB with free overnight. And on their website they say tracking info is not functional, but that all orders have shipped today! Hell yeah.

[swetooth9]

damn...i guess everyone has flooded GS, cuz it cant find the server ...i want the review from GS...

[CaseyRyback]

I guess I am the only person not excited about this.

you can count me in the not excited class as well.

Nov. 17th is the day I plan on getting excited about the release of a game

[Owen]

IGN must throw out the lowest score in their review (8.5 in graphics) in order to boost the overall score since it would be 9.6 if they averaged out their scoring breakdown.

[smalien1]

They don't average it says right there.

[alfonsosoriano]

I'll get mine whenever my BB has it. I like the deal of getting a GH for $5. I gotta call them and see when they get it in. I didn't pre-order, no need to.

[flowery]

I really could care less about SA because I got III and thats all I need. I dont dig the whole thug culture deal I dont care to be some ganster slanging rock and stealing speakers from cars. Also why would they choose this one to put a country station in. I am just waiting on MGS and GT4,

[Graystone]

yea I got mine right next to, the barrel of enternal life, and the dump truck of money. bascilly i will be a circuit city tomorrow as soon as the open the doors.

[WrestleCrap'sRD]

No, I don't are about it either. I loved GTA3, but I felt VC was just more of the same. It's crazy, because I am like an 80's nut, but I had zero desire to continue playing after about four or five hours. I won't be picking it up.

RD

I guess I am the only person not excited about this.

[Scrubking]

This game is amazing!

Also I find it disgusting how some sites give the game a good score and all of a sudden people are wanting the game - can't you people make up your own minds?

And for the last time the thug theme is only about 25% of the game unless you want more of it.

Anyway, I got to my EB at 615 and there were a bunch of kids in there. By 700 the line was out the door. The sad part is that they were selling this game to anyone - no ID required.

[swetooth9]

hey...i wanted it before the scores came in :(

[Trakan]

I'll get mine whenever my BB has it. I like the deal of getting a GH for $5. I gotta call them and see when they get it in. I didn't pre-order, no need to.

Does the ad say ANY greatest hits game? I was thinking, and if it does, you could probably get the GTA Double pack for $5. :-k

[Goodtone]

We be is be gotten dis game now yo. We iz beez thug killaz......whoa I was getting a little bit too much into the game there for a moment. I hope that I don't want to wreck my car and kill people in real life after playing this game for a few hours. Sometimes when I play video games, they make me do crazy stuff in real life until I come back to reality (which can take a few hours sometimes). Just remember this game along with III and Vice City is influencing our future generations. I wonder what the world will be like when everyone plays this game. ???

[jlarlee]

We be is be gotten dis game now yo. We iz beez thug killaz......whoa I was getting a little bit too much into the game there for a moment. I hope that I don't want to wreck my car and kill people in real life after playing this game for a few hours. Sometimes when I play video games, they make me do crazy stuff in real life until I come back to reality (which can take a few hours sometimes). ???

Crazy things like what? Incoherent posts on message boards??

[jlarlee]

I'll get mine whenever my BB has it. I like the deal of getting a GH for $5. I gotta call them and see when they get it in. I didn't pre-order, no need to.

Does the ad say ANY greatest hits game? I was thinking, and if it does, you could probably get the GTA Double pack for $5. :-k

I wonder if it would work with any $20 game because I want to get my kids that Nick Toons eye toy game

[Mr Unoriginal]

I guess I am the only person not excited about this.

you can count me in the not excited class as well.

Nov. 17th is the day I plan on getting excited about the release of a game

I really could care less about this game. More of the same for me. GTA is starting to feel like Madden in my book. The next game is similar enough to the last one that I can wait on it and in no time there will be a price drop.

[Lancey Howard]

My gamestop preorder says "shipped" (overnight), so I'm just going to relax the rest of the evening/night and loaf around the house tomorrow morning until the Fedex guy shows up :D

Gamestop is good about shipping pre-orders Overnight, so I think you are in good shape (at least they have with all my past pre-orders).

[Goodtone]

We be is be gotten dis game now yo. We iz beez thug killaz......whoa I was getting a little bit too much into the game there for a moment. I hope that I don't want to wreck my car and kill people in real life after playing this game for a few hours. Sometimes when I play video games, they make me do crazy stuff in real life until I come back to reality (which can take a few hours sometimes). ???

Crazy things like what? Incoherent posts on message boards??

Yo whut it beez my thuggy G? You iz beez gotz a prolem wit da krunk thug killaz yo? I iz beez a gangsta thug fo life. I beez iz pimpin dis game like a playa thug my knee ga.

Translation: I love to steal cars, sell crack, kill people, and pimp out hoes. Car jacking is my favorite hobby and I love to show off my expensive jewelry and act like the king of the block by intimidating everyone with my arsenal of guns. Sometimes I like to kill people just for fun, just because I CAN.

What a game this is. It sure iz fun.

[guyver2077]

no way this game got a 9.9 at ign.....damn

[Jaket]

got it

[zionoverfire]

got it

I'm so not suprised, oh and I love the new avatar its spooky :D

[oNeWiNgEdAnGeL]

I live in Southern California, more specifically, I live in Glendale. I just got back from Planet X (A store from GameStop.com (http://www.gamestop.com)). I'd say there was at least 300 people their when it the lines started to move. They were serving cake, chips, drinks, you name it. I waited 2 hours in the line that was for people that reserved the game. I arrived around 6:00 PM, and the shipments arrived around 7:20 PM, and by the time I got my copy, it was around 8:00 PM. I hadn't reserved the game, so when it got to my turn, we got confused. So the workers just cut me in the line for the line of people that didn't reserve the game. It was a huge mess, but I got out of the store with the game. Impressions later...

[XboxMaster]

I think I'm gonna pick it up after school tommorow at my local BlockBuster.

[-Never4ever-]

i think whats interesting is the fact that vice city went down in price sooooo much quicker than GTA3 did. Probably because the fact that it sold a few million copies very fast and a lot of copies started getting sold back relatively quickly.

GTA 3 took a whopping 1 whole year to drop in price, where as VC took nearly 2...

[bigsyxxy]

I am amazed at reading all the stories of hundreds of people waiting. I went to EB to pick up my PSTwo at 4:30 pm today on the way to work and they offered me one of three extra copies they got in...there were maybe 4 people in the store and they immediately got in line after hearing I just got it with no pre-order.

[Murcielago77]

Well i got mine at around 6:00 pacific time. It is FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!

[-Never4ever-]

I guess I am the only person not excited about this.

you can count me in the not excited class as well.

Nov. 17th is the day I plan on getting excited about the release of a game

I really could care less about this game. More of the same for me. GTA is starting to feel like Madden in my book. The next game is similar enough to the last one that I can wait on it and in no time there will be a price drop.

try playing either GTA3 or VC for more than a few hrs, and if you still feel the same... then you're just not very observant.

[mykevermin]

I picked it up @ Outpost for $35 + Free S/H. However, I've never ordered from them before. What has everyone else's experiences been like with them?

I'm getting more and more anxious, and I'd hate to wait 2 weeks for this thing to arrive (even if it is much cheaper).

myke.

[Scrubking]

I'd hate to wait 2 weeks for this thing to arrive

Yup, that sounds about right.

[mykevermin]

I'd hate to wait 2 weeks for this thing to arrive

Yup, that sounds about right.

:x

Thanks for the info.

myke.

[punqsux]

ive heard its usually about a week or so for outpost pre-orders

[PenguinMaster]

I have now had the game for four and a half hours. BEST GAME EVER!!!

BTW, it was only about a 10-15 minute line when I got it at 4:00 (that's when my EB started selling them).

[manofpeace20]

Fun game, but 3 problems with it:

1) Graphics remind me of a PSOne game, but I can live with it.
2) I experienced slowdown already, and it was from too many peds being onscreen. I can only imagine how bad it will be when i go on a killing rampage.
3) The language is very foul compared to any other game out there. Does a gamer really need to constantly hear the N word and the F bombs all the time?

Other than these gripes, everything else meshes extremely well.

[guyver2077]

well i dont know if i should order it or just rent it but you guys cans till order it from gamestop.com with free overnight delivery. and no tax

use code GIOVR

[Scrubking]

I experienced slowdown already, and it was from too many peds being onscreen. I can only imagine how bad it will be when i go on a killing rampage.

I've had around 20 peds on the screen with around 6 cars and no lag. The only time I got very slight lag was during the direct lighting effects of a sunset (http://cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35784)

[Ledhed]

Some reviews have noted that the age of your PS2 can make for a large variable in terms of lag and slowdown.

[Tromack]

No, I don't are about it either. I loved GTA3, but I felt VC was just more of the same. It's crazy, because I am like an 80's nut, but I had zero desire to continue playing after about four or five hours. I won't be picking it up.

RD

That is exactly how I feel. I loved III, but I didn't feel VC really added anything to the mix besides new maps. I know it had other features, but I didn't really care for them that much. That's how I feel about this. I'll get it eventually, but as it is I have enough games to play.

[cyberlian]

best game ever!, I've already beefed up in the weight room and started puting some weight on at the pizza parlor..I did encounter on of the empty space gliches that was similar to the "blue hells" that were in GTA 3... I was hopping around on a bike and I somehow fell under the bridge and suspended in the air... I could ride to either side of the bridge but couldn't get back above the pavement or fall down to the level below... I was helplessly stuck... good thing I'm a frequent saver...

[Indonesia]

how is the loading time?

[coolcps]

I hope that Frys has it for 40$, they had it in the ad today, but with no price.

[Scorch]

how is the loading time?

Kinda bad when you start off.. especially if you die, it still loads the cutscenes, which made me kinda mad.. but if you free roam.. there's literally no loading.

[Indonesia]

sorry wrong post.

[Cyb3-rr]

When was the free overnight shipping deal with ebgames.com? I ordered it on 9/14 and am only getting the 'hotel card' thing. I paid over 6 bucks for 2-day shipping. Now I have to wait until wednesday to play. :( I had a 20 dollar gift code and still paid 40 bucks for the game. High shipping and tax rates make ebgames suck.

[smellhasreturned]

This is an amazing game

go get it

[$hady]

I preordered at GameRush, so i wont get it till thursday most likely unless they actually sell it now. Usually they are 2 days behind schedule.

They have huge posters saying rent it on the 26th so i'll rent it free with my games pass . Either way i hope 2 play it tonight. :)

[Crono]

My Copy Was shipped from Ebgames.

tracking says i should get it today.

[Scrubking]

how is the loading time?

Entering buildings is about the same as in the previous GTA games or less - usually less. Cut scene loads can be a lot longer.

[Hush]

I'm just going to let my dude get as fat as possible!! :shock:

[Indiana]

This game is amazing!

Also I find it disgusting how some sites give the game a good score and all of a sudden people are wanting the game - can't you people make up your own minds?

And for the last time the thug theme is only about 25% of the game unless you want more of it.

Anyway, I got to my EB at 615 and there were a bunch of kids in there. By 700 the line was out the door. The sad part is that they were selling this game to anyone - no ID required.

That is sad since they are in the business of games. Why not enforce the ratings? I swear this attitude from EB is going to cause a law to be made similar to California where all M rated game have to be put out of the reach and view of kids. If stores do not police themselves that lawmakers will do it for them! I personally do not want laws making it harder for me to buy video games....

[jetblac]

So is this game more of the same or not? I have been a good gamer and have avoided the temptation to download this game sunday night. somebody let me know before I get the urge again, since gamerush takes so long with getting their games in.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

how is the loading time?

Entering buildings is about the same as in the previous GTA games or less - usually less. Cut scene loads can be a lot longer.

I just picked mine up at Best Buy (VA Beach, Independence Blvd). I'm loading it on my HD via HDLoader right now. Hopefully that will cut down the loading times significantly.

[jalu6]

im interested to see if it cuts down on that significantly. the way it cut down the loading from the first two games was worth the price of the loader itself.

[Jaxcomet]

best game ever!, I've already beefed up in the weight room and started puting some weight on at the pizza parlor..I did encounter on of the empty space gliches that was similar to the "blue hells" that were in GTA 3... I was hopping around on a bike and I somehow fell under the bridge and suspended in the air... I could ride to either side of the bridge but couldn't get back above the pavement or fall down to the level below... I was helplessly stuck... good thing I'm a frequent saver...


Sounds like The Sims with guns......I might wait for this one.

[manofpeace20]

Some reviews have noted that the age of your PS2 can make for a large variable in terms of lag and slowdown.

I bought my new PS2 last January, and it was the newer model and not the 390001 one. That is why I'm concerned about slowdown.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

Some reviews have noted that the age of your PS2 can make for a large variable in terms of lag and slowdown.

I bought my new PS2 last January, and it was the newer model and not the 390001 one. That is why I'm concerned about slowdown.

Heh, I have the PS2 from launch day and I haven't really noticed any slowdown yet, but i have yet to really do anything other than ride my BMX bike around.

[Scrubking]

I've had a few more occasions of lag, but I have come to the conclusion that it is because of the lighting or weather effects. I have had a ton of peds and cars on the screen at the same time and no lag, but as soon as a sunset hits or fog or rain it starts to lag. I wish I could turn those effects down or off.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

im interested to see if it cuts down on that significantly. the way it cut down the loading from the first two games was worth the price of the loader itself.

Well so far it doesn't seem to cut the load times down too much and it seems like the FMVs are jittering a little bit when run from the HD. I noticed the same thing on FFX so it may be my drive.

I've actually gone back to the disc to play for now.

[jalu6]

im interested to see if it cuts down on that significantly. the way it cut down the loading from the first two games was worth the price of the loader itself.

Well so far it doesn't seem to cut the load times down too much and it seems like the FMVs are jittering a little bit when run from the HD. I noticed the same thing on FFX so it may be my drive.

I've actually gone back to the disc to play for now.

hmm..thanks for the update. at least it installs. ill try it out on mine and see what happens.

[bigsyxxy]

I have a new PSTwo and the load times aren't too bad...but I took the game to a friend's house who has an older model and the slowdown was VERY noticeable and the load times were longer. Just a heads up that there is definitely a difference.

[$hady]

GAMERUSH HAS THEIR COPIES AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP TODAY!

About damn time they start getting games on the actual release date and not their "release date".

[willardhaven]

I got mine at Toys R Us with Shin Megami Tensei and Fatal Frame II... I have never bought a GTA game before, but I figured I'd give this game a fair shot.

[bmulligan]

I just happed to stop into GameRush this morning to trade in some DVD's and the guy said "Here's your Grant Theft Auto game..."

"Cool," I said and went home and proceeded to play it. I honestly didn't know it was release day.

I played for an hour or so and so far all I can say is it's the same old, same old. Bigger maps, slightly better texture mapping, and more F-words that even I usually use in daily conversation. Other than the forementioned, it's exactly the same game, glitches and all.

I loved GTA3, it was innovative and new. This game, so far, isn't holding my interest for very long. I could actually play GTA3 with my son and do the taxicab and ambulance missions without much fear of anything obscene happening but I certainlly wouldn't let my son within 20 feet of this game until he's a teenager at least. They've set a new standard for vulgarity. I think the only reason for me to keep it is my anal-retentive compulsion to collect and have the complete GTA set on my shelf. I may still trade it in now for credit and buy it back next year for $20.

[bhfgamer]

Wow. I got this game from Circuit City tonight. First I went to EB games, my least favorite store, and they were all out. The guys like "You should have reserved it". So I drive to CC knowing they'll have it and they did. This game is sweet. It is so much bigger than Vice City. And the bikes are actually really fun. They use "select" word's very often, almost to the point of excess. The cars are ok. The city at night is kind of hard to see. And the people in the restaurants are lol funny. This game is better than Vice City.... worth $50!

[Mr. Anderson]

If I ever get the extra cash to pick this up, I will. Otherwise I'll wait till it's 20.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

I picked it up today at gamerush, along with a new logitech wireless controller. I didn't want to wait for my copy to ship from mtv. I guess when that one arrives I'll have to put it up for sale.

[Cracka]

i was at school today, and decided i'd drop by gamestop during my study hall.. so i go into gamestop and ask if they have the game and the guy's like... did you reserve it? and i said no.. and the woman was like.. i just counted and we have 1 extra copy that we can sell to somebody who hasnt pre-ordered.. and i was like.. score!


i really like this game... at first i didnt like it. i was just driving around goofing off like i usually do for the first hour or two when i get a GTA game, and i just kept getting killed and arrested for no reason. but when i started playing the missions, i really got into it.


i must say i hate the bicycle though. IMO the bicycle is shitty. i was doing the mission where you follow your fellow gang members on bicycle, and i accidentally drove into one of those empty pool type things that you ride in... only prob was i couldnt really move... i could gain a little bit of spead, ride up the side of one wall... get about halfway up and it would just stop and slooowly back down the wall... it got reeeeally annoying.

[Graystone]

who else is dispointed I cant drive more then 50 feet before it loads again and again, this game is unplayable.

[rapsodist]

who else is dispointed I cant drive more then 50 feet before it loads again and again, this game is unplayable.

I thought the game streamed all the data in a way that there weren't any loading times except when moving between outdoor and indoor areas.

[guyver2077]

im just dissapointed it looks so ugly...jesus it hurts my eyes and the constant loading is kinda annoying....cant wait for x or pc version though...

[Ledhed]

who else is dispointed I cant drive more then 50 feet before it loads again and again, this game is unplayable.

I thought the game streamed all the data in a way that there weren't any loading times except when moving between outdoor and indoor areas.

That's exactly what is supposed to happen. Me thinks Graystone's PS2 may be on the fritz.

[willardhaven]

I'm still not sure if I'm going to play it, do you guys think I should trade it at Toys R Us for Paper Mario : The Thousand Year Door?

[Othergods]

i must say i hate the bicycle though. IMO the bicycle is shitty. i was doing the mission where you follow your fellow gang members on bicycle, and i accidentally drove into one of those empty pool type things that you ride in... only prob was i couldnt really move... i could gain a little bit of spead, ride up the side of one wall... get about halfway up and it would just stop and slooowly back down the wall... it got reeeeally annoying.

I did the same thing, you just have to sprint out of it, rapidly hit the pedal button and you will just be fine.


who else is dispointed I cant drive more then 50 feet before it loads again and again, this game is unplayable.

My advise on this to you and everyone who has this problem, is to jump on the EB console trade in deal (ends at the end of the month), I played the game for 4 hours yesterday on my new PS2 (from the previosuly mentioned deal) and the only load times I have experienced is going into buildings and starting missions. I have had no load times when just riding around and I have driven all over the place.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

i must say i hate the bicycle though. IMO the bicycle is shitty. i was doing the mission where you follow your fellow gang members on bicycle, and i accidentally drove into one of those empty pool type things that you ride in... only prob was i couldnt really move... i could gain a little bit of spead, ride up the side of one wall... get about halfway up and it would just stop and slooowly back down the wall... it got reeeeally annoying.

I did the same thing, you just have to sprint out of it, rapidly hit the pedal button and you will just be fine.


who else is dispointed I cant drive more then 50 feet before it loads again and again, this game is unplayable.

My advise on this to you and everyone who has this problem, is to jump on the EB console trade in deal (ends at the end of the month), I played the game for 4 hours yesterday on my new PS2 (from the previosuly mentioned deal) and the only load times I have experienced is going into buildings and starting missions. I have had no load times when just riding around and I have driven all over the place.

I have a PS2 from launch, as old as you can get, and the game never loads unless I'm going inside. If it keeps "loading" again and again, you've got a problem with your hardware.

That being said, this game is pretty ugly. Typically if a game is fun, I could care less about the graphics but this game actually takes a step back from Vice City, IMO. I'm still having fun with it, though. There are a ton of things to do and Los Santos alone is huge. I haven't even "ungreyed" the entire city yet.

[pimp_daddy_smurf]

funniest thing ive heard was a grove thug talking with a pack of guys and say"steroids do WHAT? to your dick????"

[Scrubking]

The game is not ugly, it's just that you whores can't accept anything less than D3 graphics, which really says something about your lack of understanding about what makes a game good. How did you kids ever put up with games 2 years ago. :roll:

Secondly, there are no load times on the map. So if the game is somehow, buy some miracle loading while you are driving around there is a serious problem with your system.

Thirdly, if you don't know how to properly drive a vehicle don't blame the vehicle and call it shit. Not to mention you have to get your skills for said vehicle up so you can control it better - yes you have driving stats now.

[zewone]

funniest thing ive heard was a grove thug talking with a pack of guys and say"steroids do WHAT? to your dick????"

Funniest thing I heard was when I walked by a bum and he said "Man, I can't even masturbate anymore." I was like :shock: :lol:

[ArthurDigbySellers]

The game is not ugly, it's just that you whores can't accept anything less than D3 graphics, which really says something about your lack of understanding about what makes a game good. How did you kids ever put up with games 2 years ago. :roll:

LOL. It's funny being called "kid" considering that I've been playing console games for over 20 years now. So yeah, I know a thing or two about games being fun without having great graphics. I believe the last part of my post said that I am having fun playing it, which I am.

That being said, I expect the sequel of a game to at least have the same quality graphics or better and this is not the case. The quality has actually gone down since Vice City, IMO.

[-Never4ever-]

I played for an hour or so and so far all I can say is it's the same old, same old. Bigger maps, slightly better texture mapping, and more F-words that even I usually use in daily conversation. Other than the forementioned, it's exactly the same game, glitches and all.


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Oh man that was one funny joke, same old?

Play for more than 5 min, and then try telling me that.

[-Never4ever-]

The game is not ugly, it's just that you whores can't accept anything less than D3 graphics, which really says something about your lack of understanding about what makes a game good. How did you kids ever put up with games 2 years ago. :roll:

LOL. It's funny being called "kid" considering that I've been playing console games for over 20 years now. So yeah, I know a thing or two about games being fun without having great graphics. I believe the last part of my post said that I am having fun playing it, which I am.

That being said, I expect the sequel of a game to at least have the same quality graphics or better and this is not the case. The quality has actually gone down since Vice City, IMO.

Down? naaaw, it's just your vision starting to go, old eyes, just ain't what they used to be :)

Seriously though, go play VC on XBOX, then play SA, and you'll feel silly for ever typing up that post.

Trying to tell me that SA is ugly is like trying to explain why 2+2=5, no matter how you explain it, you'll come off looking like an idiot.

[FriskyTanuki]

Mine's just shipped this morning from outpost.com, but it's in Ohio. Can't wait for it to get here.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

The game is not ugly, it's just that you whores can't accept anything less than D3 graphics, which really says something about your lack of understanding about what makes a game good. How did you kids ever put up with games 2 years ago. :roll:

LOL. It's funny being called "kid" considering that I've been playing console games for over 20 years now. So yeah, I know a thing or two about games being fun without having great graphics. I believe the last part of my post said that I am having fun playing it, which I am.

That being said, I expect the sequel of a game to at least have the same quality graphics or better and this is not the case. The quality has actually gone down since Vice City, IMO.

Down? naaaw, it's just your vision starting to go, old eyes, just ain't what they used to be :)

Seriously though, go play VC on XBOX, then play SA, and you'll feel silly for ever typing up that post.

Trying to tell me that SA is ugly is like trying to explain why 2+2=5, no matter how you explain it, you'll come off looking like an idiot.

Well it could be the framerate on my PS2. The Gamespot review mentioned that the stuttering and framerate vary depending on how old your hardware is. I have the PS2 from launch so maybe that has something to do with it.

Or maybe it's because I'm starting to play this after coming off Burnout 3.

Mostly I think it's because it's ugly :wink:

[Graystone]

Me thinks Graystone's PS2 may be on the fritz.


I know how to fix ps2's mine can't be broke, but nonetheless it could be my ps2. when I am playing, the game locks up for long periods of time and sometimes it say cannot read the grand theft auto san anderas disc. or everything will disapear arouind me and I will be driving and start floating around.

[Cracka]

my friend told me about the tapping "x" button while riding the bike, and it made the bike alot cooler.

[SEGA128DC]

Is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, time period set in the early 1990's?...

[FriskyTanuki]

Is Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, time period set in the early 1990's?...

No, 1890's. It was a wild time in American history.

[Cracka]

lol, its in 1992

[bmulligan]

I don't get some of you bitching about the graphics, I think the texture maps are MUCH better than Vice City.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

I don't get some of you bitching about the graphics, I think the texture maps are MUCH better than Vice City.

I'm getting used to it the more I play it. I don't think it's the graphics as much as getting really bad framerates while driving around. It seems to happen during the day when there are a lot of cars on the road and the sun effects are being used.

When I'm driving around at night, it seems a whole lot smoother.

[SEGA128DC]

Does anyone know how many pre-orders, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas had?...

[sblymnlcrymnl]

I don't get some of you bitching about the graphics, I think the texture maps are MUCH better than Vice City.

The pop up and slow down is worse.

[x0thedeadzone0x]

Oh yeah, I got it yesterday. :D I'm really liking the bike, I at first didn't like it (similar experience like Cracka, heh) but yeah, it gets a lot better. I also love to swim but it won't let me dive very far no matter how far into the ocean I go. Oh well, all the little touches (especially the clothes customization and the gym) are really very nice. I'm loving this game more then the first two so yeah.

[jlarlee]

i broke down today and got it as well. At first the graphics were a distraction and i noticed a tad bit of waver in the background during cinemas. I have had no slowdown and only glitched a few times. I have a brand new redesigned PS2 so that probably helps overall i really like the game and I think it was well worth the money. Hopefully I can beat it before Halo 2 comes out

[wingeddragon]

got it, i have yet to open it though

[FriskyTanuki]

Got it earlier today and played it for 4 hours straight! Loved the fact that there's ton more to do than the previous two games combined. Arcade games, pool, and the console in CJ's house are all fun. I love the clothing customization as I had CJ running around in his underwear for a while. I like the variety in weapons, dozen rozes, knives, pool cues, and the various guns are cool. I like the fact that police go after gang members if they shoot at you. Lots of stuff to do, I believe the 150 hour figure to be accurate.

[Chris Dillon]

yeah, i went about 7 hours. Also Crash i have dsl and your sig causes my cursor to blink and everkything else. Just to let you know. It causes a lot of lag for me every time i go into a room with your post.

[ransom456]

Gamerankings has enough scores now to rank GTA:SA... and its average of 97.4% places it as the second greatest game of all time. Only Ocarina of Time is scored higher.

[FriskyTanuki]

yeah, i went about 7 hours. Also Crash i have dsl and your sig causes my cursor to blink and everkything else. Just to let you know. It causes a lot of lag for me every time i go into a room with your post.

Hmmm, I don't know why it would, haven't heard that from anyone.

Anyways, the only problem I'm having so far is some wierd "error reading the GTA:SA game disc" messages that don't seem to really to affect anything but interfere with gameplay for a few seconds at a time. My PS2 isn't that old, just got it in August and can't get the PStwo because of FFXI.

[Tromack]

yeah, i went about 7 hours. Also Crash i have dsl and your sig causes my cursor to blink and everkything else. Just to let you know. It causes a lot of lag for me every time i go into a room with your post.

It isn't the internet connection, it is the ram if I understand things properly. It happens on my computer at work (which is shitty, but has a T1), but doesn't happen on my home computer (which has a cable modem, but is pretty sweet).

[zionoverfire]

I can now finally say that I have GTA SA, and very soon I will open the wrappings.

[x0thedeadzone0x]

Got it earlier today and played it for 4 hours straight! Loved the fact that there's ton more to do than the previous two games combined. Arcade games, pool, and the console in CJ's house are all fun. I love the clothing customization as I had CJ running around in his underwear for a while. I like the variety in weapons, dozen rozes, knives, pool cues, and the various guns are cool. I like the fact that police go after gang members if they shoot at you. Lots of stuff to do, I believe the 150 hour figure to be accurate.

I completely agree. This game is just overwhelmingly charming in all its 90's glory. The 2pac music blaring on the radio is just wonderful, and I absolutely adore the additions of the countryside. It's just amazing that you can go into shabby old shacks with fields all around you, and this growing sense of fear that a homicidal maniac might come charging through the bushes or the house if you stay for too long. :D

[FriskyTanuki]

Got it earlier today and played it for 4 hours straight! Loved the fact that there's ton more to do than the previous two games combined. Arcade games, pool, and the console in CJ's house are all fun. I love the clothing customization as I had CJ running around in his underwear for a while. I like the variety in weapons, dozen rozes, knives, pool cues, and the various guns are cool. I like the fact that police go after gang members if they shoot at you. Lots of stuff to do, I believe the 150 hour figure to be accurate.

I completely agree. This game is just overwhelmingly charming in all its 90's glory. The 2pac music blaring on the radio is just wonderful, and I absolutely adore the additions of the countryside. It's just amazing that you can go into shabby old shacks with fields all around you, and this growing sense of fear that a homicidal maniac might come charging through the bushes or the house if you stay for too long. :D

Yeah, I like how you don't see the same types of people in the countryside as you would in the city. The cops in the city look different then the cops in the countryside. Seeing different car types in both parts is great, too. The fact that people on the highway don't stop for anything is cool, since you can create pile-ups by stopping in front of these cars.

[cyberlian]

I noticed that a lot of people are having problems with the load time, I have to say that I haven't had that problem. San Andreas has been fairly quick with all of the loads on my pstwo, but then again it could be the pstwo...

doesn't matter though, if this game took 15 min to load every time you turned the corner, I would wait it out. This is, imho, the best game ever. There is no other game that even comes close to getting the replay value SA has (for me that is). You can play arcade games, you can drive around the town, you can ride your bike, you can crack people in the head with pool sticks, you can get a car full of your posse and go into another area of town and shoot it up, you can throw combos in fist fights, you can work out, you can swim, you can knock the bottom out of a hooker in the back ally, you can rob houses, you can hunt down criminals, you can run a taxi service, you can get sweet new clothes, you can get all kinds of tattos, you can put out fires, you can go for an atv ride in the middle of the countryside, you fly helocopters, you go gamble in the casinos, you can get a lowrider and hit the hydralics, you can get a motorcycle and do some insane jumps, you can hijack a train, or, if you have an abundance of time, you might even be able to do some of the missions...

[ex0]

Possible vehicle spoiler:

I was in the country, and found a combine harvester (this was a few days ago before i got to even los venturas), and when you run over people it shoots their guts out the back... simply awesome.

[smalien1]

Before I was able to get to the other two citites I tryed swiming to them and when I got ot land I had a 4 star wanted level

[zewone]

Before I was able to get to the other two citites I tryed swiming to them and when I got ot land I had a 4 star wanted level

I flew to the other cities with a Dodo and when I got there my wanted level changed to 4 and a military jet shot me out of the air with a rocket and I fell to my death. I love this game.

[Chris Dillon]

yep thats what happens. I said the first thing i was gonna do was find the airport and fly around. Well im now like 10 hours into it and i have only been to the airport or near it once. Its just so dam big to find stuff.

[zionoverfire]

Yeah your wanted level is going to 4 because the corrupt Cops told you not to leave the city, so I assume until your cop killing is taken care of your trapped.

But I love how you can now scale fences and walls, it makes the game so much more enjoyable.

[Cracka]

i've got a question for those who may know:

**may be considered spoilage?**





besides going on dates with your girlfriend and bonin her, do you do anything else with her?.. or do you just date her the whole game?

[zionoverfire]

i've got a question for those who may know:

**may be considered spoilage?**





besides going on dates with your girlfriend and bonin her, do you do anything else with her?.. or do you just date her the whole game?

didn't even know there was a girlffriend oh well I'm happy runing around knocking down popos in my escalade.

[FriskyTanuki]

Anyways, the only problem I'm having so far is some wierd "error reading the GTA:SA game disc" messages that don't seem to really to affect anything but interfere with gameplay for a few seconds at a time. My PS2 isn't that old, just got it in August and can't get the PStwo because of FFXI.

Anyone having this problem with their game?

[zionoverfire]

Anyways, the only problem I'm having so far is some wierd "error reading the GTA:SA game disc" messages that don't seem to really to affect anything but interfere with gameplay for a few seconds at a time. My PS2 isn't that old, just got it in August and can't get the PStwo because of FFXI.

Anyone having this problem with their game?

Nope but I'm sure if you got a pstwo it would solve the problem. j/k

[punqsux]

i just spend like an hour (no joke) trying to find my house... =o\

[FriskyTanuki]

i just spend like an hour (no joke) trying to find my house... =o\

Same thing happened to me, too, then I just made sure to look for the Floppy Disk Icon.

[Cracka]

yea i havent explored more than like.... maybe 1/6 of the entire map..

these gang wars are getting ruthless

[Cracka]

THE HOOD IS MINE!

[punqsux]

so how far into this game before you start getting money? im gettin alot of respect but dont even have 3000 $ =o\

[Jrunt20x]

Yeah, it takes a while before you start to earn some good money. One mission where you can earn a lot of money if you do it correctly is when you go to this wherehouse where the Russians and some other gang members are meeting. Officer Tenpenny tells you about it. Once you find the Russian leader you have to chase him down in a car. I shot him enough though before he got in his car and he dropped like 5000+ dollars when he died. That's should start you off nicely in the beginning.

[Chris Dillon]

yeah i keep getting stuck on a few missions so thats when i explore.

[PrinceNeil]

I've been putting in a bunch of cheats just to mess around and blow shiet up, and my weapon skills have went up and it even said that I got enough respect to start a 4-man gang....anybody know how to do it?? I tried going up to gangs in my neighborhood and nothing.

[punqsux]

i just discovered the gym and have been spending all my time there buffing my guy up and it said i can start a 3 man gang..how do i do that?

[Cracka]

go up to somebody wearing your gang colors, target them with L1, then press up on the D-Pad


i found out something that helps out alot as far as money goes....
i recently noticed this guy wearing blue jeans and a brown muscle type shirt. he's usually just standing still and he'll walk a little then stop and stand still... if you go up to him he offers to sell you drugs... (you cant buy drugs from him, if you respond positively or negativesly, you still just tell him to go away) but if you kill him, he drops a gun and around $3,000 ... i see this guy everywhere, and it really helps out money-wise..

theres another version of this guy who is white and wears a white hooded sweatshirt... still can get around $3000 from him.

..i have 35 notecards due in english on tuesday... i've had since monday to do these, but forgot... so far i've got none... but i'm having a hard time deciding whether i should go take over turf or do notecards :(

[punqsux]

is that how you talk to everybody? i havent figured out how to talk to people yet. ( and here i am 6 hours into the game)

[Chris Dillon]

they could do a little better job explaining stuff sometimes. Stealling from uncle sam, they dont explain how to move the forklift very well had alot of problems.

[Cracka]

when somebody says something to you, you can press left or right on the d-pad and it'll say something. left is a negative comment, right is a positive comment.

i'm dominating the Ballas now. i'm now the number 1 gang... THE HOOD IS MINE FOO!

[Scrubking]

To talk to people either walk up close to them (drug dealer), or wait for them to tell you something and hit right for positive response or left for negative. You can also ignore them which makes them say stuff too.

To recruit gang members target them with R1 then hit up or down. Once you have them you can put them in active mode by pressing up, which also makes them follow you, or you can press down and tell them to wait where they are. To disband your gang get far away from them or just hold up or down for a few seconds.

[Chris Dillon]

yep everything he said is right.

[whiteboy]

for you guys who want lots of cash fast i reccommend you bet on horses. the place where you bet is under the huge freeway interval in the northeast section of the map.

Also for people who cant find their house, you can go into the map in the start menu and put a red marker on your house (or wherever) which will stay on your radar until you disable it.

happy crime commiting!

[Scrubking]

Is anyone else liking the dance/ music diversions in the clubs?

I'm digging them, but I wish I didn't have to look at the buttons on the bottom so I can see the dancing.

[FriskyTanuki]

Is anyone else liking the dance/ music diversions in the clubs?

I'm digging them, but I wish I didn't have to look at the buttons on the bottom so I can see the dancing.

Haha, yeah, that's fun as well as the lowrider minigame, too, gotta love the DDR influence.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

for you guys who want lots of cash fast i reccommend you bet on horses. the place where you bet is under the huge freeway interval in the northeast section of the map.

Also for people who cant find their house, you can go into the map in the start menu and put a red marker on your house (or wherever) which will stay on your radar until you disable it.

happy crime commiting!

Here is another strategy I got from a guy in Gamefaqs. Depending on how fast you are, you can score about 30k+ in under 10 minutes.

Get a Robbery Van and drive over to the car mod shop in the SE. It will be the first one you unlock in Los Santos. On this street there will be a couple of houses near the end that you can rob. One is white and the other is brown. Park the van so that the back of it is easily accesible from either house.

Start the Robbery mission (has to be 1800 or later) and go into one of the houses. Instead of sneaking, just run and grab the TV and then run back out. You will be discovered but you will make it out of the house before the cop timer reaches zero without any problems. Unload the TV into the van and then go back in for the VCR using the same method.

Once you have stolen the TV and VCR, go to the other house and repeat the same process. Now go back to the first house again - the TV and VCR are back! Repeat the robberies over and over until the daylight timer is almost over. Jump back in your truck and unload your stuff to the garage which is just across the street.

I have managed to get over 60k so far and that is only doing it a couple times.

[FriskyTanuki]

For those of you who want some new and different weapons in GTA:SA, have you gone in one of the LSPD HQ in Pershing Square? If you find the shower, there's a funny surprise in there. A weapon you would never expect to be in there. It's actually a good melee weapon.

[ArthurDigbySellers]

For those of you who want some new and different weapons in GTA:SA, have you gone in one of the LSPD HQ in Pershing Square? If you find the shower, there's a funny surprise in there. A weapon you would never expect to be in there. It's actually a good melee weapon.

LOL. Yeah, it's surprisingly effective.

[FriskyTanuki]

For those of you who want some new and different weapons in GTA:SA, have you gone in one of the LSPD HQ in Pershing Square? If you find the shower, there's a funny surprise in there. A weapon you would never expect to be in there. It's actually a good melee weapon.

LOL. Yeah, it's surprisingly effective.

Do you think they should've gone all the way and gave it realistic physics? That would just scare me that they had time to do that for this weapon.

[FriskyTanuki]

Some GTA:SA Stats

Current GTA:SA progress: 7.49% completed
Time: 17 hours, 2 minutes
Estimated Completion Time: 227 hours, 7 minutes

Conclusion: Holy shaq-fu!

[x0thedeadzone0x]

Some GTA:SA Stats

Current GTA:SA progress: 7.49% completed
Time: 17 hours, 2 minutes
Estimated Completion Time: 227 hours, 7 minutes

Conclusion: Holy shaq-fu!

Don't worry, I've got 4.98% completed and 13 hours played, and am not even close to done exploring.

[zionoverfire]

For those of you who want some new and different weapons in GTA:SA, have you gone in one of the LSPD HQ in Pershing Square? If you find the shower, there's a funny surprise in there. A weapon you would never expect to be in there. It's actually a good melee weapon.

LOL. Yeah, it's surprisingly effective.

umm don't we already have a biglebowski, oh well he's a nice guy, I'm sure he won't mind sharing

[ArthurDigbySellers]

For those of you who want some new and different weapons in GTA:SA, have you gone in one of the LSPD HQ in Pershing Square? If you find the shower, there's a funny surprise in there. A weapon you would never expect to be in there. It's actually a good melee weapon.

LOL. Yeah, it's surprisingly effective.

umm don't we already have a biglebowski, oh well he's a nice guy, I'm sure he won't mind sharing

He's the other Lebowski. The Big Lebowski. I'm The Dude.

[Backlash]

i just spend like an hour (no joke) trying to find my house... =o\

One thing I did which really helps is to go into the map (after pausing) and set the marker on your house. That way it always shows up as a big red mark on the mimi-map.

[zewone]

i just spend like an hour (no joke) trying to find my house... =o\

One thing I did which really helps is to go into the map (after pausing) and set the marker on your house. That way it always shows up as a big red mark on the mimi-map.

I got like 12 places all around the whole map. Its pretty easy for me to find a place to save and change clothes. :D

[swetooth9]

Some GTA:SA Stats

Current GTA:SA progress: 7.49% completed
Time: 17 hours, 2 minutes
Estimated Completion Time: 227 hours, 7 minutes

Conclusion: Holy shaq-fu!

what mission are you on or are about to do? i think im at the exact place you are...its where you have to do a mission

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[Backlash]

I haven't checked my completion, but that's a pretty early mission. I am past that, and I doubt I'm at 7% yet.

[zewone]

50.59% Completed

32:27 Hours

Wow. I didn't realize I played the game that much. In one week. This game resparked my intrest in actually playing games.

[cag1000]

tha concet was wickyd had cor

[TheUnsane1]

I am getting pretty annoyed with the first badlands mission for some reason. Maybe I need sleep...

[FriskyTanuki]

Some GTA:SA Stats

Current GTA:SA progress: 7.49% completed
Time: 17 hours, 2 minutes
Estimated Completion Time: 227 hours, 7 minutes

Conclusion: Holy shaq-fu!

what mission are you on or are about to do? i think im at the exact place you are...its where you have to do a mission

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I'm done with all of the missions around CJ's house and started on Big Smoke's missions, which I have done 1 or 2 of his missions.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

50.59% Completed

32:27 Hours

Wow. I didn't realize I played the game that much. In one week. This game resparked my intrest in actually playing games.

You haven't done much exploration, have you?

[zewone]

50.59% Completed

32:27 Hours

Wow. I didn't realize I played the game that much. In one week. This game resparked my intrest in actually playing games.

You haven't done much exploration, have you?

Yeah, with how many missions I've done I've seen just about every part of the map, but I really haven't been just playing it to mess around except for when I play 2 players which is really fun.

[Wshakspear]

New fun thing to do. Get on top of the highest building, get the parachute, spawn a car, play james bond.

Man this game is fun!

[Scrubking]

I can't reiterate how awesome this game is. This game has it all. Did you know that

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[zewone]

I can't reiterate how awesome this game is. This game has it all. Did you know that

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Yeah, that part is pretty cool. Have you got the "Black Project" yet?
That really caught me by suprise, because it doesn't really fit into the theme, but it sure is fun.

[Scrubking]

The "Black Project" was a shocker, and it is awesome. And if by theme you mean gangbangin I don't see the game as a gangsta game as it is such a small part of it.

[zewone]

The "Black Project" was a shocker, and it is awesome. And if by theme you mean gangbangin I don't see the game as a gangsta game as it is such a small part of it.

No, I didn't mean as a gangsta game just in a whole. It's really fun to see what you can do with that thing.

[Scrubking]

The "Black Project" was a shocker, and it is awesome. And if by theme you mean gangbangin I don't see the game as a gangsta game as it is such a small part of it.

No, I didn't mean as a gangsta game just in a whole. It's really fun to see what you can do with that thing.

It is awesome for small spaces so I am going to use it to find all of the tags and other hidden stuff.

[jlarlee]

hey what is the hoops mini game like? When do you get to th epoint of doing it and is it any fun?

[zewone]

hey what is the hoops mini game like? When do you get to th epoint of doing it and is it any fun?

It's like playing Horse by yourself. The game tells you where to shoot from. I didn't earn anything, but I didn't play it for very long either.

[Scrubking]

hey what is the hoops mini game like? When do you get to th epoint of doing it and is it any fun?

Hoops as in Basketball?

If that is what you mean then you can walk up to a any hoop you want whether it is a full court, half court or a hoop on someones garage and pick up the basketball that is lying under it and start playing. It is nothing spectacular but fun nonetheless. You can shoot around, do 2 tricks, dunk and have a time trial.

[Cracka]

yes... playing basketball by yourself was gay as hell... i made like 20 in a row and got bored..

pool is much more fun.

[jlarlee]

Ah ok B-ball sounds kind of lame pool was quite fun though. I was hoping to finish this game before Halo 2 but I'm not even close I need to quit that pesky sleeping habit I have.

[Scrubking]

Basketball is not lame or gay. It does it's job which is to provide you with something fun to do on the side. This isn't NBA live. :roll:

[Cracka]

i'm just letting him know he shouldn't get his hopes up about the basketball portion of the game... for a small little add-in its not bad i guess.... it entertains me for all of 20 seconds, but gets boring

[Scrubking]

I hardly play it either, but it is nice to know that if I get bored of something I can go shoot some hoops for a while and get some dunks in before going back to what I was doing or doing something else altogether.

[Nirvanaguy777]

i dont see the point to basketball in the game, i should try getting my gang and seeing if theyll play me