Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has a lot of things going for it that make it an excellent gaming experience. The excellent narrative and voice acting make it a story to remember, driving is still a lot of fun, and the selection of missions to perform make it easy to look forward to what's next.
But is it a huge improvement over Vice City? Graphically it looks a little better, but not by much. There's certainly less pop in and it runs well. The missions are just as creative in some cases, but borrow a lot from previous games. The story and narrative, as mentioned are much more focused and well written. But the AI hasn't been improved meaning that combat mechanics haven't really improved, which seems like one of the things that always should have been on the list. There are some great new ideas here, like gang wars for territory, that have been added but aren't necessarily as perfectly thought out as they could have been.
GTA: San Andreas is easy to recommend for a thousand reasons. There's just so much to do and have fun with, but even so there's still room for the guys at Rockstar to improve, and that's a pretty exciting possibility.
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Closing Comments
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has a lot of things going for it that make it an excellent gaming experience. The excellent narrative and voice acting make it a story to remember, driving is still a lot of fun, and the selection of missions to perform make it easy to look forward to what's next.
But is it a huge improvement over Vice City? Graphically it looks a little better, but not by much. There's certainly less pop in and it runs well. The missions are just as creative in some cases, but borrow a lot from previous games. The story and narrative, as mentioned are much more focused and well written. But the AI hasn't been improved meaning that combat mechanics haven't really improved, which seems like one of the things that always should have been on the list. There are some great new ideas here, like gang wars for territory, that have been added but aren't necessarily as perfectly thought out as they could have been.
GTA: San Andreas is easy to recommend for a thousand reasons. There's just so much to do and have fun with, but even so there's still room for the guys at Rockstar to improve, and that's a pretty exciting possibility.