Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas...INFO

[Perfect Stu]

First of all...San Andreas is not a replica of San Francisco. It's not even a city.

It's a state.

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.

-GamesRadar

from a message board user, (apparently from a new 10 page feature in the newest Game Informer magazine):

You play as Carl Johnson, whos an African American.

There are actual mountains in the game, and yes you can drive up/around them.

You can ride bikes and you'll have to repeatedly press the X button to keep going.

Big graphical leap. Better lighting and real-time reflections on cars, windows and mirrors.

You can build and run a Casino in Las Venturra.

Game takes place in the early 1990's.

The game's storyline is going to have a much stronger focus, even when not playing in missions. Its also going to be a bit more dramatic and serious than the previous two storys.

You can now rob homes, but you have to plan it out properly or you'll die.

You can have a group of people with you, helping you perform drive-bys (a four-man drive-by is now possible).

Swimming IS finally included!

Theres a bunch of new skills to learn that you earn over time, some even from side-quests and minigames.

You have to eat to keep proper stanima, but if you eat too much and don't exercise enough, you'll become fat, run slow, and it will make some missions impossible to complete. You have to go to the gym and work off your fat (you'll also be called a "fat bastard" by other people in the game).

Improved targeting system, but Rockstar won't say whats been changed, they said that you should think of Manhunt's gunplay.

Improved hand-to-hand combat.

Rag-doll physics when you shoot people.

:eek:

thank you, Rockstar...

[Perfect Stu]

some images:

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/513/513864/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-200405110921234.jpg

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/513/513864/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-200405110921718.jpg

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/513/513864/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-200405110921562.jpg

[Jonbo298]

Are they putting too much emphasis on staying alive in the game? I dont like the idea of being forced to have to eat and excersize regularly in the game just so that my char. can keep going with missions and whatnot.

But other then that, looks good.

[DeathsHand]

mm I dunno about the eating thing... I guess it could be nifty...

I like that they've made the change from the mafia and such to GANGSTAZZZZ.... And hopefully it's more than just a cosmetic change (meaning it doesn't feel like the mafia with black ghetto doodz)...

And I love the sound of the mountains, countryside, and 3 seperate cities, but how is the scale going to work out? Will mountains seem like mountains? How long will it take to drive through the country to another city?

Swimming yay, bikes yay...

I wonder what kind of songs from the 90s the game will include...

And the new abilities to start a gang, run a casino, etc sound awesomely cool...

AWESOMELY COOL THE WHOLE GAME SOUNDS AWESOMELY COOL I want it now...

If this is infact true :sneaky:

[Perfect Stu]

If this is infact true :sneaky:

oh it isn't.

[Dylflon]

My god. I'm so excited.

How are they going to top themselves now?

[Perfect Stu]

How are they going to top themselves now?

offer a free hooker with every purchase?

Seriously though, this sounds fan-freaking-tastic.

[Typhoid]

...ok...and who said they needed bycicles and swimming?!?!?!ME!!.....eating sounds nifty too i do wholeheartedly agree..

I like how they are trying to make it more real, where you can break-and-enter/eat/ride bikes and swim(finally)...

And the game sounds massive...if its not being lied to us all..so if this one is so good....why wasnt Vice City nearly as good as this will be?


Release date?

[Dylflon]

I beleive it comes out in mid-October.

[GameMaster]

Are they putting too much emphasis on staying alive in the game? I dont like the idea of being forced to have to eat and excersize regularly in the game just so that my char. can keep going with missions and whatnot.

But other then that, looks good.

I agree 100%. The eating/health factor is really going to suck. I want to focus soley on missions and shooting and stuff. I don't care about his health or food habits but now I'll be forced which takes a big chunck out of the fun factor. Meh, I'll just bypass the dumb food factor with some cheats. I don't have time for that wasteful factor.

[Dylflon]

I'll embrace eating and staying fit.

[Typhoid]

Can you do pedal by bike shootings? Then pedal away into the distance?....And how is this game for realism?...like bullethole wise, (ex:In Driv3r every bullet hole appears on the car) is it like that in this one?


I think the eating/staying healthy/gang/swimming/gambling additions are awesome!!

[Jonbo298]

Meh, I'll just bypass the dumb food factor with some cheats. I don't have time for that wasteful factor.

eeeexactly:devil:

[The Germanator]

This game sounds amazing. It seems like they've added enough features for this to not be the same kind of dissapointment that occured from GTA 3 to Vice City for me. I'm excited. :)

[Acebot44]

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I wonder what kind of songs from the 90s the game will include...


I'm betting Nuthin' But A "G" Thang is somewhere in there :D .

[DeathsHand]

Those screens look awesome, but I'm afraid they may be hyping features up more than they should...

I loved VC, but before the game's release, they made indoor enviornments and a number of other things sound a lot better than they were...

House break-ins? Are you actually going to have to sneak around, break into the house, look for valuables, etc?

Or is it gonna be a thing where you activate something to break into a house, you dissapear for a short while, then you come back out and the cops are after you? Because obviously not every house is going to have an interior all programmed out for it...

Like in VC they said YOU CAN ROB STORES!!! Which sounds a lot better than "Point your gun at a clerk and money appears"...

[Perfect Stu]

lemme guess...Jonbo and GameMaster dont like eating well or exercising in real life either? :p

[Jonbo298]

lemme guess...Jonbo and GameMaster dont like eating well or exercising in real life either? :p

:sneaky:

[Joeiss]

Damn this game is both looking, and sounding awesome. This will seriously eat away at some studying time when I am in university next fall.

[GameMaster]

Damn this game is both looking, and sounding awesome. This will seriously eat away at some studying time when I am in university next fall.

Next year I'll be in college also, want to exchange school e-mail addresses when we get them?


lemme guess...Jonbo and GameMaster dont like eating well or exercising in real life either? :p

Grr... :mad:

Just kidding ;) I eat pretty well and P.E. keeps me fit and trim, I don't think I could take you though. :)

[Joeiss]

Next year I'll be in college also, want to exchange school e-mail addresses when we get them?



Most likely not... But you can contact me on MSN or AIM if you want to chat... ya... :cool:

[Crono]

Well, I got really bored with GTA:VC.. but this one looks like a definite rent and a possible buy if they do it right. The game sounds massive. I can't wait for more details.

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

whoa.....these games are really starting to push teh PS2 limit.....thinking of kill zone and stuff, its going to be hard to create more complex games than these new titles.....hmm, judging by how far this is from VC, it might be a possibility that VC will appear on PSP....:drool:

[Crash]

eh, this does not look cool to me, too much of the same thing, except that they are getting to complicated, you have to eat and crap... that's retarded. Do you have to go to the bathroom, and wash your laundry too? I'm pissed that it isn't multiplayer or online. just more of the same stupid crap. next...

[DeathsHand]

eh, this does not look cool to me, too much of the same thing, except that they are getting to complicated, you have to eat and crap... that's retarded. Do you have to go to the bathroom, and wash your laundry too? I'm pissed that it isn't multiplayer or online. just more of the same stupid crap. next...

Yeah, because obviously they've given away ALL the details already of the game and it can't possibly be 2 player or online in any way... I'm hoping for a 2 player co-op...

And yeah, it sounds exactly like more of the same...

[Typhoid]

eh, this does not look cool to me, too much of the same thing, except that they are getting to complicated, you have to eat and crap... that's retarded. Do you have to go to the bathroom, and wash your laundry too? I'm pissed that it isn't multiplayer or online. just more of the same stupid crap. next...


[Sarcasm]
Cuz you could totally ride bikes and swim in the other games. Man this is an EXACT friggin copy!! I mean, this game isnt going to be good at all. From what i can tell it will suck the most out of any game this year. I mean come on, GTA, thats been done before.
[/End Sarcasm]

[Ginkasa]

OMG! You can ride bikes! That adds so much more! :rolleyes:

I don't know. I think there's probably going to be more new stuff than what Crash seems to think, but I don't think that new stuff is going to be quite as neat as you guys are thinking.

Why would you want to ride a bicycle? I mean, it adds somewhat more realism, I guess, but why take a pedal bike when you can take a motorcycle?

Burglarizing homes sounds cool, but only if you actually get to break in and ransack the dressers and stuff. You know, stake out the house and check when the people who live there are gone and such.

Eating and excercising just sounds tedious. I don't want to have to stop beating some old lady just because my guy's energy bar is low. Having to take a break and eat a burger is stupid.

And come on, I bet most of the people who are going to play this game are in desperate need of excercising themselves. Do they do it? No. How can video game developers possibly think the majority of people are going to respond well to being forced to virtually excercise?

However, the the different cities (and having countryside in between each) is interesting. A lot of road to have a high speed chase... Although they'd have to be careful about how much land is in between each city. Too much, and it'll get boring travelling between cities. Too little, and you might as well not have it at all.

Oh well. I'm probably not going to play it anyway; not for any long periods of time. I might check it out, but I've gotten bored with the two previous GTA games pretty quickly.


*shrugs and walks away*

[DeathsHand]

I have a feeling the eating thing would be as tedious as people think...

Eating will probably be as easy as picking up a gun (meaning run into a shop and either pick up the big glowing foodstuff, or running onto the pink circle and select it from a menu of sorts, like in VC)... And excersizing will basically mean instead of driving everywhere, travel on foot once in awhile... Which, I dunno about you guys, but I already do in GTA games...

I don't think rockstar would stick something in that would just be completely annoying...

But I guess we'll have to wait and see...

As for traveling between cities... The way I see it, there should be a loooot of countryside in between cities...

But for those who want to just get right to the action of the next city, you could hop onto a train or plane that would instantly transport you there... I personally don't think having huge gaps between cities would be a bad thing, I loves drivin'... And there could be farms and other various settlements out there... And with so much open space, there would be plenty of room for hard to find easter eggs and bonuses :sneaky:

[MuGen]

In my opinion the game looks great. I like true to life gameplay.

I highly doubt any of you pick up icons in the middle of the street to regain energy. it sounds awesome to stop at your local Grand Theftonalds and get a Big macadoozy.

Riding a bike seems mediocre, unless you want to do garbage can drops and stuff like in Friday..... piss off some locals and ****.

The gang recruiting and what not seems cool, but I really want a game as in depth as this to go 2 play co-op, so another person can aim and **** and do the shooting. Have split screen showing where 2 player is, and organize meetings and stuff.

Swimming is better... because I highly doubt anyone would die immediately from entering waters like in the older GTA's..........

San Andreas sounds like improvement, and the LIFE aspect of the game, eating, exercising is a + on my scale. I kind of gets tedious running around looking for health pickups. The closest GTA has ever gotten to realism in terms of life is the Hospital.... but thats well earned money wasted!

Robbery!! the pure aspect of criminology!!! I love that aspect...if we see in the gameplay actual robbery then thats also a plus. but if we seen a black screen and then 5 seconds later a message, "You have robbed the house and left with $500" that will just suck

I'm excited about this game, but right now it's not on my Pre-Order list.... I'll look for it in my retailers when it comes out.

[Joeiss]

A train or plane between cities would be great... But I would hope that in between cities it would be like a 4 or 5 minute drive.. That would be neato. And maybe some cows or horses that you can run over on the way, haha.

[Acebot44]

Did anyone save the scans I linked to? The site took them down :(

[Typhoid]

I just cant wait for the time i get to try to pedal away from the police on my pimped out bycicle. Country side sounds awesome!!! I also agree that thee should be a train or something, as there was a Skytrain( i dont know what they are called in the US) in GTA3. Except you would be able to walk around inside, and stuff.

And imagine how laggy it would be on co-op...sometimes it lags up on 1 player because there is too much goin on...imagine more frequent lagg ups. I personally dont want to see a co-op one. BUT i would want to see a solely internet one. Where you have about 10-15 people in a map, then you could have gang wars and stuff.

[Acebot44]

I also agree that thee should be a train or something, as there was a Skytrain( i dont know what they are called in the US) in GTA3.

I think the word you're looking for is either Monorail or Trolley :)

[Typhoid]

I think the word you're looking for is either Monorail or Trolley :)

Ya... the word is Monorail, but here they're called Skytrains....




I havent stopped thinking about this game since i heard about it....whats happening to me??!??!

[Crash]

so because of the size of the game, it is going to REQUIRE the harddrive?

[Typhoid]

so because of the size of the game, it is going to REQUIRE the harddrive?


Harddrive.........that sounds expensive.....

[MuGen]

i think looking at the way the game is going to be played.. you can bank it'll require the harddrive.... but .... the mystery.......

[The Germanator]

Harddrive? How expensive is that again? This is about to go off my most wanted list...

:(

[DeathsHand]

Now now, don't jump to conclusions of it using the hard drive... Although I had never thought of that possibility before, and now that I think of it it kinda sounds like you'd need it...

I wonder how many hard drives it could push if it requires one :p

And yeah, I forgot all about trains that just go around one city and you can walk around in (and hijack and control like in GTA1)... But there should also be instant transport modes of transportation from one city to another for people too lazy to travel through the (what I hope to be) large countryside...

[Joeiss]

If it requries the HD, count me out. I would rather spend money on beer than an HD.

[Perfect Stu]

if Sony was has big plans for the HDD and GTASA requires it, they'd be really smart if they get Rockstar to bundle the game with the PS2 HDD for an extra $30 or so.

[Dylflon]

Each passing day I become more and more excited about this game.

[Crash]

if you think about it, the ps2 doesn't have enough ram to do that big of city, remember how long it takes to load the GTA games? long time... imaginging having to load each time you left one city... i'm betting they'll use the harddrive. that way it can load on the fly ala halo. but they will have to do something about the price of those things. (could it also imply online play?)

[Dylflon]

Crash, I'm intrigued by your powers of deduction and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

[Typhoid]

I read the rumors at a site for this...and they filled my head with speculation and whatnot.

But i also read( not a rumor) that breaking and entering wont be as lame as robbing stores in VC, because it says breaking and entering requires "Skill and planning" which hopefully means you can ransack it.

I also read that San Andreas will be a direct sequal to GTA3, but i find this strange. Isnt SA supposed to be in the early 90's....while GTA3 was late 90's. So how can SA be a sequal?

And the idea of multi-lay would 100% (IMO) have to have a hard drive or two. Think about it, if you stray too far from eachother, and one of you goes into an are that needs to be loaded, then everything stops for both of you. Uber annoyng.

And it will probably require a HD, because they are a company, and companies like money, so they will do what htey can to make more of it. And they have the right formula too. Make 1 awesome game. Hype up awesome game. Make awesome game need a HD. seemed to work, because i know i'll buy i HD if it needs one, but nly if it isnt too expensive.

[MuGen]

maybe have multiplayer be real time... such as if one player plays more than the other, it'll effect the stream of events the other player goes through.

say you could be playing with the other player at the same time, and then when he's sleeping at his apartment you could be playing and getting ahead, or maybe just having fun, and it'll show on the other player's stats, that would def need the HDD to store both player's individual happenings.

[TheGame]

This game sounds great to me, and I have an HDD so no problems if it requires it or not. If this game does require it, though, I think they should put some type of online features in it because it's impossible to install a HDD on your Ps2 without a Modem.

This game and Halo 2 should be enough to rip me off of FFXI.

[Typhoid]

So you have to by a modem AND a HDD?.....lame..

[TheGame]

So you have to by a modem AND a HDD?.....lame..

Yep, the modem connects to the back of the Ps2, and the HDD connects to the "back" of the Modem. With that said, this game better have some damn good online features if it's going to require the HDD.

[Acebot44]

Here is the whole 10 page article scan for anyone interested :)

1 (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8920/SanAndres.jpg)
2 (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8097/SanAndres001.jpg)
3 (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7917/SanAndres002.jpg)
4 (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/1081/SanAndres003.jpg)
5 (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9336/SanAndres004.jpg)
6 (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7969/SanAndres005.jpg)
7 (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5704/SanAndres006.jpg)
8 (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6485/SanAndres007.jpg)
9 (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9186/SanAndres008.jpg)
10 (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2263/SanAndres009.jpg)

[Dylflon]

New screen.

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/screen04.jpg

[Swan]

Oh my god. This game sounds an looks awesome. I cannot wait till it comes out. HEHEHEEH im gunna make my guy the fattest thing uve ever seen.. :D

[Null]

Hard drive, No prob. if the rumors are true about Gran Turismo 4 then i'll already be getting a Hard drive for that. :) (rumors are that GT4 will use a hard drive and let you download new courses and cars from the internet)

[Typhoid]

If the new PS2's come with a HD, then i will have one by Friday *crosses fingers*....but if they dont...i must wait until Friday....dam long wait.... :p

[bobcat]

Images look great.

Dunno about eating? We'll wait and c. I'm expecting big things from this one.....hopefully it won't disappoint me like Vice City.

[Dylflon]

Are you all ready for new screens? Fifteen of them! They're all scanned from a magazine though.

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/opsm2_screen1.jpg

You can get different haircuts!

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/var_resampled/b8eb873f9bdc962dbe4968fee68d93cb.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/opsm2_screen3.jpg

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http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/opsm2_screen10.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/opsm2_screen11.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/opsm2_screen12.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/image.php?i=/images/sanandreas/screenshots/opsm2_screen13.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/opsm2_screen14.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/opsm2_screen15.jpg

[Joeiss]

Awesome! The haircuts seem kind of cool, lol. I think I'll defintely have to rent this game first to see how it is before I make a purchase. I would not want to buy the game and the HD and end up not liking it, lol.

[Perfect Stu]

where was it confirmed that it needed a HDD?

screens look great, thanks D-man

[Joeiss]

Just assuming cuz of the game's vastness.

[Acebot44]

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/opsm2_screen10.jpg



Woah, I didn't know Eazy E was in the game! :cool:

[Dark Samurai]

Woah, I didn't know Eazy E was in the game! :cool:


LOL! :rofl:

[Typhoid]

Nice acebot....nice, lol.

Yeah, no confirmation has been made as to if you need an HDD or not, its all assumption. You might not need one, because the PS2 is a very powerful machine indeed.

But im getting it the day it comes out, because i already have laid a claim if you will, and pre-ordered a copy fro EB. But sometimes they chooch you out, and say you never were on the list...lowsy conglomerates.

But regardless, i will be buying it no matter how crappy or good the game is supposed, or may be, and regardless of its possible HDD supported gameplay.

[Jonbo298]

But im getting it the day it comes out, because i already have laid a claim if you will, and pre-ordered a copy fro EB. But sometimes they chooch you out, and say you never were on the list...lowsy conglomerates.


That's why you keep the pre-order receipt becuase thats your secondary proof that you did make a pre-order. If you lose it and they say you weren't on the list, then tough luck. Learn from mistakes:p

[Joeiss]

My EB guys have been great so far. I've preordered stuff up to like 8 months in advance, and never kept the receipts... and they've never screwed me over.

[Typhoid]

I've only been screwed over once, where they sold my copy to the guy right f****** in front of me. i went up and said:

" I pre-ordered a copy of Vice City"

"I'm sorry, were out"

"What?...i pre-ordered it though, you have to have more in stock"

"Nope, we sold the last one to that guy" *points in direction*

"Did he pre-order it too?"

"no"

"you f****** a******"

And that so far has been my experience with pre-ordering games from EB. I honestly think nazi's run the place.

[Dylflon]

A nice SA IGN article. Lots of information.

Article (http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas/523232p1.html)

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

this game just keeps looking better and better

[Dylflon]

Couple new screens.

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/pu_screen7.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/pu_screen6.jpg

[Typhoid]

They are taunting my soul by not telling me if it needs the Hard drive.....

regardless, i say this will be the best game of its type ever...EEEEVER!!!!!















*kills a hooker*









*steals a car*









*robs a store*









*runs through countryside*

[Acebot44]

Which system will you guy's be getting it for?

I know for sure that if the PS2 version needs a hardrive I'll wait for the Xbox version. It will probably have custom soundtracks too so I guess I'll be waiting a few months for my game.

Anyone going to get the PC version?

[Dylflon]

There won't be an Xbox version is what I read in my Official Playstation magaine.

[Seth]

There won't be an Xbox version is what I read in my Official Playstation magaine.

Vice City and GTA3 were also not going to be released on the xbox/pc.

It's exclusive until they decide enough time has elapsed for a port.

edit: and as I said previously, I will wait for the PC version. The PC version of Vice City didn't take long to be released.

[Acebot44]

There won't be an Xbox version is what I read in my Official Playstation magaine.

In the IGN article you posted, it says that the PC and Xbox version will arrive after the PS2 version in 2005.

It would be a shame if it didn't come to the xbox :(

[Typhoid]

I doubt it will come for the XBOX, considering its slightly exclusive.

With that said, i will be buying it for the PS2.

[Joeiss]

It obviously will come out on the Xbox... it will just take a year or 2.

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

best bet by far is PC....better visual quality (assuming your computer can run it), plus custom music, I'm waiting for PC (both becuase i like PC more, and the fact htat err...i don't have a PS2 :p), although i'm guessing the PC release will be about 3 months later

[Acebot44]

New Screens:

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/usa3.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/usa2.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/usa1.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/usa4.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/usa5.jpg

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

sweeeeeeeeeeeeet

[Dylflon]

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/de1.jpg

Check it out. This screen shows the game's new lighting effects in action.

[Dylflon]

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/usa5.jpg

New screen.

[Perfect Stu]

I like how color and lighting dictates so much of the atmosphere. Good stuff

[Joeiss]

Pfft.. screw the lighting effects... We can use two weapons at once now!! SSSSIIICCCKKK

[Jonbo298]

Pfft.. screw the lighting effects... We can use two weapons at once now!! SSSSIIICCCKKK

Yes..double wielding is so XTreme now that Halo2 and GTA:SA use it:p

(its a joke..ok. a simple joke)

[Joeiss]

Referring to Goldeneye/PD? That was definitely fun using double guns...

But this is new to the GTA series, and makes it alot better... Especially shooting stupid civilians at twice the old rate.

:)

[Dylflon]

New info.

News has been sent in (cited below post) that the following features were confirmed by the July issue of the German OPS2 magazine.

- If Carl eats too much and gains too much weight, he is denied certain missions. Mission givers tell him to get in shape before starting.
- The game has the same HUD (heads up display) as in GTA III and Vice City.
- The graphical quality will be much improved. Visability (draw distance) will be 1km and a new technique will be introduced - parking cars, trees and other objects will be displayed with very low details if far away.
- Movements will be smoother and more fluent than in Vice City; Rockstar is trying
to keep constant 30fps, but that didn't yet quite work out in the test version that OPS2 saw.
- There's an automated aiming-aid that simplifies control, and of course it can be it turned off if you choose.
- If you press a button the camera zooms right behind the player, so you can aim at enemies with the analogstick (Manhunt style).
- There's three times as much music in SA and remarkably more weapons than in VC, and plus gameplay (the story) is three times longer than Vice City.
- Apprently 80% of the work on SA is done, and it comes not on a 4.7GB DVD but a
8.5GB double layer DVD - which has just enough room for the game with help of good
compressing-techniques (that indicates the dimensions SA will have)!
- Some parts of missions will take place in the countryside outside of the three cities.
- Orange Grove is the name of one of the districts and that is where the Orange Grove Families name comes from.
- The textures will be photographed ones as well as self-drawn ones.
- There will be less pop-up of distant objects. Houses can be seen from far away.
- Groups of trees will be rendered as a group from distance. If you get closer, they'll be rendered separately. Because of this, a bigger draw distance is possible.
- The magazine claims that the animations will be even better than in Vice City.

[Jonbo298]

I'm not surprised yet they haven't been able to lock the game at 30 fps. With the way they are making it sound, its gonna be one helluva difficult task to do it on the PS2

[Dylflon]

Here be the official box art.

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/news/saboxart.jpg

[Perfect Stu]

Amazing boxart...good find, Cap'n Jack Sparrow ;)

+1 for the guy with the crazy blue eyes
+1 for the poker chips

[Typhoid]

Amazing boxart...good find, Cap'n Jack Sparrow ;)

+1 for the guy with the crazy blue eyes
+1 for the poker chips



What about the hot cartoon girl?

[Perfect Stu]

What about the hot cartoon girl?

I am partial to the whole tongue thing...

...

+1 :p

[Jonbo298]

Why put RP on there. Everyone knows what its going to be :p

And yes, I was being partial sarcastic. I know why RP is there. Don't try and think I don't know.

[Acebot44]

Very Nice. The Best Cover In The Series So Far :cool:

[Typhoid]

If you look at the guy on the bottom right, he has his leg up. But if you forget that he has his leg up, and cover the Rockstar logo with your hand, he looks very very happy and or excited...





PHhhhhffffff....RP my ass :p

[Perfect Stu]

who knows...maybe they'll go all out and receive an AO rating

[Joeiss]

Cool art. If we can gamble in this game, I will be very much impressed. Imagine playing dice with random gangstas on the side of a building? That would be amazing.

[Dylflon]

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/gradar1.jpg

New image. Drive by. But they're aiming forward. Can they change gun direction?

And is that dirt on the car?

[Perfect Stu]

looks like rust.

[Swan]

This game keeps getting better and better. Right now it looks so good that if I played it I would have a heart attAck from its greatness. At least I would die happy.

[Typhoid]

looks like rust.


I think its just the lighting, but it might be dirt.

[Dylflon]

Interview with Dan Houser! Gives insight to more little details that will make San Andreas great.

Dan Houser Interview (http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=56025)

[Swan]

This game keeps looking better and better. I can not wait until it comes out as I'm sure most of you can't either.

GO TEAM ROCKSTAR!!!

[Dylflon]

Awesome new screens.

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen1.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen2.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen3.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen4.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen5.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen6.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen7.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen8.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen9.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen10.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen11.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen12.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen13.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen14.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen15.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen16.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen17.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen18.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen19.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen20.jpg

[Acebot44]

Looks Fan-Freakin-Tastic! :D :D

[Perfect Stu]

holy hell, the game looks gorgeous!

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/playuk_screen17.jpg

thanks Dy...+rep for the updates. Yo Ho!

[Typhoid]

Whats with all the little square-ish looking things? Magazine scans im guessing.


Has it been released yet as to HD or multi-disk, or layering or what?

All i can say is nomatter what, i bet the load time will be a b**ch.

awesome looking, i am still hoping to get it the first day..woo go pre-ordering.

[Jonbo298]

I dont understand why magazine scans are that horrible. It's just a piece of paper. Unless they blew up the images really badly, then shame because although the screens look good, it doesnt suit well. I can understand if they look a little bad, but I cant stand mag scans that look like that.

[Dylflon]

New Information
-- While targetting an opponent, the camera will move to just above CJ's right shoulder, giving the player a better view of the action. Holding the target button longer will aim towards the opponent's head.
-- Draw distances are confirmed as being 2x higher than Vice City in the urban areas and 4x higher in the rural areas.
-- Streets are now much more full, with the feeling of 'emptiness' from Vice City now completely gone. There will be an endless stream of other cars for CJ to steal.
-- Two small towns in the rural areas have been named as Angel Pine and Dillamore
-- The legendary mountain has been named as Mount Chiliaid, and is over half a mile tall. Rivers, beaten tracks and cliff top roads criss cross what can be described as the largest object in any Grand Theft Auto game, ever.
-- A female character from a previous game will return, lodging in a forest cabin which CJ will come to use as a hideout.
-- One mission involves Carl and his unnamed female accomplice travelling to Dillamore gas station, attempting to rob the office, but being hampered by the bullet proof glass recently installed by the owner. Instead, Carl and friend steal the fuel tanker which is sitting outside. One twist - the fuel tank trailer isn't connected to the front, so Carl must connect the two. Once an escape has been made, players must take care not to jack-knife the vehicle on the treacherous rural roads, all the while being chased by the owners of the gas station in their cars.
Vehicles
-- Combine Harvesters will be included, and are likely able to be player controlled.
-- Mobile Hot Dog Vans will be present, but as yet no missions involving sales are confirmed.
-- The police helicopter will include a spotlight which can be shot out.
-- Updated versions of the Walton, Voodoo, Sabre, Sanchez, Patriot & Linerunner (with or without trailer) will be present.
-- A 4x4 vehicle (four wheel drive) will be incorporated in the rural areas, allowing players to traverse the bumpy terrain with ease.
-- For the ultimate driver, a monster truck will allow for the crossing of extremely difficult ridges, bumps and even shallow rivers.

[Dylflon]

New screens.

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/pulita_004.jpg

Vinewood? I suppose this is GTAs version of Hollywood.

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/pulita_002.jpg

Finally, we get to see a police car.

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/pulita_001.jpg

[Typhoid]

Are they going as far into detail as Driv3r did? By putting individual bullet holes in the car when you shoot it, or is it the usual GTA thing?

[Swan]

Imagine if you get like hit with a bat or something and you actually swell up or get scars. That would be sweet.

Apperently the cops are determind in this game as well. They will hang onto the back of your car. Sorry about not being able to get any screens.

[Ginkasa]

Would a cop really hang on to the back of someone's car? Really?

'Cause I don't think they would.


*shrugs and walks away*

[Typhoid]

Imagine if you get like hit with a bat or something and you actually swell up or get scars. That would be sweet.

Apperently the cops are determind in this game as well. They will hang onto the back of your car. Sorry about not being able to get any screens.



http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/pulita_002.jpg


far left.

Some hot cop on bumper action.

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

lmao

[Dylflon]

New info.

-- There are three cities and twelve small towns, such as Angel Pine and Dillamore.
-- Players will once again find themselves equipped with a camera for some missions.


New screens

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/screenfun_2.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/var_resampled/87a0d8fd6815319e7802b60c97121fd0.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/screenfun_1.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/screenfun_4.jpg


Impression of the San Andreas map:

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/maps/screenfun_map.jpg

[Swan]

Sweet. Their's RV's. Rv's rule. Imagine a drive by in one of those.


I notice that in the fourth picture it appears looks like the plane is a crop duster. I wonder if their is any missions where you use a crop duster to dust crops, or dust rival gangs with poison. And if you there isn't any missions with it I wonder if you can still just crop dust for fun?

[Typhoid]

Crop dust for fun? Do you knit for fun as well?




The game looks awesome, i still must say, awesome to the max. If the max could ever get any awesomer than this game I will be surprised, this game steals the awesome from other games and uses that awesome for itself.

Woot, go tractor driving. I cant wait until ui can ride a BMX down the big mountain, dodging trees.

Is there wildlife in this game? IE. Deer and bears or whatever for the mountains, and animals on the farms?

[Jonbo298]

And driving a tractor at less then 10mph is just as fun:rolleyes::p

[Ace195]

Would a cop really hang on to the back of someone's car? Really?

'Cause I don't think they would.


*shrugs and walks away*
I saw one on tv do it once on Cops it was F*in funny... But he didn't get hurt or anything so it turned out well,, Hero2 told me that in this game every single person is black, Yar or Nae ? I don't want to read the review..

[Perfect Stu]

if driving the tractor is driving away from a bunch of hicks with pitchforks who thought you fooled around with their daughter...then you're damn right it's fun

:D

[Typhoid]

Hero2 told me that in this game every single person is black, Yar or Nae ?


2 White people on the cover. Bam!
http://www.gtagaming.com/images/news/saboxart.jpg



Mountain pic, if it works this time...

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v251/stigmaskin/gta%20san%20andreas/countryside.jpg

[zero hero]

*Arches brow* One looks like she can really entertain a man/woman/animal/inanimate object, and the other looks like a paranoid crack fiend......

*GTA: SA goes on my mental "things to buy list"*

:cool:

[Canyarion]

Looks good. :)

[Jonbo298]

So many magazine scans I think I'm going crazy:eyes:

[Dylflon]

Even more info.

- The twelve small towns often consist of only two junctions and a few buildings, featuring a liquor store, bakery, pottery and much more.
- When flying, the radar map changes into an attitude instrument (artificial horizon), so orientation is easier.
- Realistic truck trailer physics.
- You can train your muscles to become stronger.

[zero hero]

You can beef up?!

SWEET!!!

[Dylflon]

I've uncovered more info for those of you eagerly awaiting the release of San Andreas.

Let the salivating commence!

-- Carl can attack enemies from behind, after hiding and sneaking through the shadows.
-- Carl's ability to swim and the length of time he can stay underwater for depends on his fitness and how often he practices swimming.
-- Members of The Orange Grove Families wear green clothes.
-- The Ballas gang members wear purple clothes.
-- Models will include up to 50% more polygons than Vice City.
-- Bicycles will move forward when the X button is held down, but tapping it will make the player travel faster.
-- Carl can roll to the side during combat on the press of a button.
-- Players can now pivot the camera around the car, in order to gain a better view.
-- A choice of haircuts are available, from shaven/bald heads to 'Afro' style cuts.
-- Not only can players choose new hairstyles, but choices of beards and other facial hair will be at their disposal.

[Joeiss]

Groovy... Sounds kind of like a chia-pet.

[Acebot44]

New Screens (http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/gta4/screenindex.html)

[Dylflon]

New information:
-- Three franchise restaurants are to be included: Burger Shot, Well Stacked Pizza and Cluckin Bell, a Mr. Whoopee ice cream stand, as well as the Sprunk Soda brand beverage which was in Vice City.

-- A message will pop up onscreen when Carl becomes hungry. Players who ignore this message will see CJ's bodyfat reduce, with the effect of his clothes no longer fitting properly. Skininess won't just have a visual effect either, a thin Carl will be weak, unable to throw powerful punches, lift heavy boxes and will lack stamina, meaning cycling, running and swimming become difficult.

-- Conversely, eating too much will see Carl become fat, with similar effects of loss of stamina, poor fighting abilities (due to slow response times AND CJ becoming a larger object to hit). Interestingly, the walking animation will change, to a penguin style 'waddle' due to CJ's inability to put his hands by his sides while in this state.

[zero hero]

:WHOA:

I must say, I'm impressed..... They're pulling out all the stops on this one....

[Dylflon]

Two new screens.

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/frscreen1.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/frscreen2.jpg

[Dylflon]

-- On sitting down in Reece's barber shop, players can scroll through a list of haircuts, previewing each one. Some cost up to $500 to apply to the character.
-- The map is 'America Shaped', and Los Santos is less than a quarter of it, in the bottom right corner.
-- Streets will glow orange due to the harsh sunlight.
-- During a four-person driveby, each character can have an independent target, and a car health meter is displayed on screen to show the damage which has been inflicted on the car.
-- Achievements made during a mission will affect what leisure options are available to CJ.

[Joeiss]

Groovy. So like, if you punch or shoot a car in order for the driver to run away, it will show that the car is less than 100%? awesome.

[Dylflon]

More info.

1. Here the names of some other small towns in San Andreas: Shady Creeks, Flint County, Whetstone, Fern Ridge, and Red County.

2. Each major city will have it's own airport where you will be able to steal a Dodo and fly around the state.

3. You'll be able to pick up hitchhikers.

4. You'll have a tow truck that will tow cars.

5. You will be able to choose your own camera angle with the right analog stick.

6. You can find a wide array of outfits in shops around the state.

[Dylflon]

-- The clothes CJ wears will be fully customisable. Players can go shopping to change his outfit.
-- Pedestrians will feature massively improved AI. Each pedestrian 'lives a life', you can 'stalk' them and see them perform tasks, such as going shopping, and then returning home.

"...You might see a couple walking down the street holding hands. If you push between them, they'll react and then grab each other again."
-- Jeff Castenada, Rockstar Games

-- Country style music is confirmed, and will likely feature both on radio and within the twelve small rural towns.
-- Mount Chiliad casts a huge shadow over the rest of the game area, which is technically achieved through Radiosity Lighting, a graphical technique which will be employed to greater degree in San Andreas.

[Dylflon]

LOTS OF GREAT INFORMATION!!

Tattoos:
To customize a tattoo, you must first find a tattoo parlor. The one in Los Santos is next to Reece's Hair and Facial Studio. Once you are inside, you can select the style and body part of the tattoo. Most of the tattoos will have to do with gangs (lingo and/or symbols). Most of the tattoos featured in Los Santos involve gang names, guns, and women. However, San Fierro's tattoos will feature Aztec sybmols, drug icons, and other "laid back images." In Las Venturra, on the other hand, tattoos will include things like cards, dice, and other casino-like images.

"We wanted people to be in complete control of their characters," remarked Leslie Benzies, President of Rockstar North. "If they didn't like the way he dressed, they could earn enough money to buy new clothes. The tattoo feature works the same way, only the motivation is different. If you were in a gang, you'd get a gang tattoo showing that."


Camera Angles:
Although good gameplay and graphics are essential for a great game, camera angles are just as important. Rockstar North has realized this, and they want to make the camera angles of San Andreas as good as they can get.

In San Andreas, the right analog stick will control the camera angles. This includes free moving camera both in vehicles and on foot. Using a weapon while doing so will allow you to target your enemies. Wait, it gets better! You won't have to be standing still while aiming! While aiming with the R-Stick, players can also strafe with the Left analog stick which will provide great gun battles and all-around, better gameplay.

Car Cleanliness:
Over time your car will accumulate dirt around the wheels, muck on the windshield if you drive through dirty areas, and if you don't take your car to a car wash you will find it becoming rusty. All of this is determined by how much you drive the vehicle. Also, the vehicles of NPCs will become dirty and banged up with details like broken windows, loose bumbers, and bullet holes.

Gang Tactics:
Gang members have lives of their own, whether they are in action or not. While standing around they drink, smoke, and socialize. If you bring enemies into friendly turf any gang member in sight will instantly join in to help you, if your relation is strong enough with them. Likewise, if you go to enemy gang territory they will all team up against you - and use intelligent tactics. They learn from each encounter, so while the first time you may have outrun your attackers after they shot up your car, the second time they could send members up ahead to intercept you. Gangs communicate with each other and change tactics based on the situation.

"We spent a lot of time getting that level of interaction right and making it unique," remarked Benzies. "We wanted to convey very clearly that the gangs had a certain way of communicating, very definite mannerisms, and yet had to create signs and language all our own that was faithful to the world we're trying to depict. It was challenging, but it adds a startling level of detail to the game."



-- Carjacking will be much more difficult this time. However, Carl will have a wealth of moves at his disposal, including pistol whips, kicks, punches and banging heads off the dash to ensure he can 'borrow' a new set of wheels.
-- Stunts/Tricks are possible on the game's bicycles, including endos, wheelies, hops, 180's and 360's.
-- St. Brutus Motel isn't just part of one mission, it'll operate as a general meeting place throughout the game.
-- Carl can learn new fighting moves as his stat levels for each physical ability increase.
-- San Fierro's gym will be in the 'Dojo' style and will allow a totally different set of fighting techniques to be learned than in Los Santos's gym or the gym in Las Venturas.
-- CJ can defend himself from incoming hits, likely using his arms, legs etc.
-- The police helicopter's light affects the view of the action, looking into it will produce a 'blinding' effect.
-- Police will duck for cover and reappear during a fight.
-- Cops on motorbikes will fire their weapons while chasing.
-- Environments will contain a greater degree of interactivity, with trees swaying in the wind, heat haze and billboards which players can drive their cars through, of course destroying them in the process.

[Dylflon]

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENS!

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/biketricks.jpg

He's doing a bike trick!

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/carjack1.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/carjack2.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/carwash.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/gangs2.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/gangs3.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/gangs4.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/policeai.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/policeai2.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/stamina.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/tattoo.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/tattoo2.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/tattoo3.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/workout.jpg

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/workout2.jpg

[Jonbo298]

You got excited because he was doing bike trick :unsure:

[Acebot44]

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/policeai2.jpg

That looks SOOO much like LA :D



...except without any traffic of course.

[DeathsHand]

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/policeai2.jpg

That looks SOOO much like LA :D



...except without any traffic of course.

Yeah if that was LA it'd be bumper to bumper with people driving like 70MPH... that would make for a fun driving experience... o.O

[Joeiss]

The tattoo place looks awesome! LOL... my guy is gonna look craaazay.

[Dylflon]

New IGN article.


IGN article (fitness) (http://ps2.ign.com/articles/535/535975p1.html)

[Swan]

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/policeai2.jpg

That looks SOOO much like LA :D



...except without any traffic of course.

The police officers kind of remind me of the ones from CHiPs.


I have a question though. In some of those screens it says that some tattoos are $50. So how is the money system going to work? Does anyone know? Is money going to be as easy to aquire as the in the other games or is it going to be more realistic?

[Typhoid]

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!





*ahem*


OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!!!!



*cough*



*runs*



weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!



EDIT:

*Reads Bonds quote below*

*Drops on the floor laughing*

[Bond]

Aren't you on vacation... or something that would not allow you to post?

[Acebot44]

New Scans and Screen

http://fhad999.jeeran.com/1542cb8eb90d42d7049db037d00.jpg

http://fhad999.jeeran.com/6350ebc0cc6fa978e0daea2254f.jpg

http://fhad999.jeeran.com/mountainbike.jpg

http://fhad999.jeeran.com/sanchezdriveby.jpg

http://fhad999.jeeran.com/11111111.jpg


This is some sweet ass draw distance!
http://www.best4gamers.com/jeux/gtasanandreas_ps2/84.jpg

[Typhoid]

WOOOOO!!!

18 new screens ( i think), so it might take time to load on Dial up....( sorry Vampyr and Moogle :p)

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen001.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen003.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen002.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen004.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen005.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen006.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen007.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen008.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen009.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen010.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen011.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen012.jpg
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040807_screen013.jpg
http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_2/01.jpg
http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_2/02.jpg
http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_2/15.jpg
http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_2/07.jpg
http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_2/17c.jpghttp://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_2/16c.jpg

[Typhoid]

MORE NEW SCREENS







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[Joeiss]

I look forward to stealing televisions.

[CrOnO_LiNk]

First ever trailer!

Came out a couple minutes ago. It was on MTV late at night, I am lucky I even found this link because everyone is going crazy over it.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1490428/20040819/story.jhtml

Hope you guys like it. Looks great.

[Acebot44]

They got a nice SoCal feel into the game. Can't say I love the graphics, but that's never been a strength in the GTA series.

[Typhoid]

40 NEW SCREENIES!!!!



http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_6/03.jpg

http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_6/02.jpg

http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_5/07.jpg

http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_5/08.jpg

http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_5/15.jpg

http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_5/16.jpg

http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_6/09.jpg

http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_6/10.jpg

http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_6/11.jpg

http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_6/12.jpg

http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_6/18.jpg

http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_6/13.jpg

http://games.kikizo.com/media/gtasa_aug04_6/14.jpg

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/screen0/914983_20040821_screen001.jpg

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[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

sweetness, +rep

[Ace195]

Ooh your lucky I was counting typhoid mwahahahah.. +rep awsome :)

[Perfect Stu]

+rep typh

this will be GOTY...well, this or MGS3

2 best games this gen is my prediction

[Acebot44]

^For the PS2 of course

Anyway, according to BET, G-Unit member Lloyd Banks will be voicing CJ, and Game will be voicing B-Dup.

I hate it! Banks has an awful voice! :mad:

[Typhoid]

Anyway, according to BET, G-Unit member Lloyd Banks will be voicing CJ, and Game will be voicing B-Dup.

I hate it! Banks has an awful voice! :mad:


Aweful voice, and no expressions.

Have you seen his new video "on fire" or whatever ( im not into rap, so i dont know) Ive seen the video once, and his expression is the same the whole time.

Stunned.

Like hes high, and just saw a ghost.

Well, only one of those statements is true.

[Fox 6]

Ya there has been a lot of ghost sightings lately.....












j/k :p

[Dylflon]

San Andreas articles!

Articles (http://www.gtagaming.com/articles)

This is a directory of all the articles published recently. They vary from dieting to fighting to swimming to information about the cities. Give all the ones from this month a read if you want to get up to date.

[Typhoid]

Great. Now i cant wait even less than before. God damnit.

I hate this. The fact i know I will love it, and i wont be getting it for a while. ( Geez, sounds like something else, eh Vampyr :p)




Damn, i hate you and your good article posting...bah humbug..

[Dylflon]

New article about the countryside and gunplay.

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/544/544428p1.html


New screens

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/reviews/914983_20040903_screen012.jpg
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http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2004/reviews/914983_20040903_screen001.jpg

[Typhoid]

Damn, you beat me to it....i thought i was doing screens.. :(


Is it just me, or is the every day it gets closer to releasal...my pants get that much wetter..


Damn, i cant wait for this game, i dont think ive been anticipating a game as much as i have this one.




MWAHAHAHAHA


http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/544/544428/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-20040903031621250.jpg

http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/540/540757/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-20040820055813870.jpg

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http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/544/544428/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-20040903031622765.jpg

[Hero2]

Is it just me, or is the every day it gets closer to releasal...my pants get that much wetter.

Its either that or you forgot to unzip your fly before relieving yourself.

[Jonbo298]

Mine seem to be getting wet and the words Half Life 2 are appearing :sneaky:

[Dylflon]

Fiddlesticks. San Andreas has been delayed. It will now be released on October 26th, one week later than the initial objective.

[Dyne]

Fiddlesticks. San Andreas has been delayed. It will now be released on October 26th, one week later than the initial objective.

All the more reason to play it on Halloween now.

[The Germanator]

All the more reason to play it on Halloween now.

And hopefully it will be more treat than trick.

[Typhoid]

Well, Dylan, we already know our plans for All Hallows eve.

Playing San Andreas, Burnout 3, Going trick-or-treating in alien masks and indestructable jackets.

[Dylflon]

Well, Dylan, we already know our plans for All Hallows eve.

Playing San Andreas, Burnout 3, Going trick-or-treating in alien masks and indestructable jackets.

Don't forget fireworks and cork in a cup.

[Dylflon]

Some Las Venturas info and scans

-- There are plenty of casinos to gamble in, like the V-Rock Casino, styled like the Hard Rock Cafe. Other Casinos include "The Visage", "Pirates in Men's Pants", "Caligula's Palace" and "The Pink Swan".
-- While in a casino, there are a variety of minigames available to play, such as Blackjack, Video Poker, Wheel of Fortune, Slots and Craps.
-- Elvis Presley impersonators are present in Las Venturas for a little bit of drunken humor.
-- The famous Las Vegas cowboy sign is included in San Andreas, but features Avery Carrington (of Vice City Fame) instead.
-- A giant Candy Suxx statue adorns the exterior of one of Las Venturas' buildings.


http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/lasventuras1.jpg
http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/lasventuras2.jpg
http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/lasventuras3.jpg
http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/lasventuras4.jpg
http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/lasventuras5.jpg
http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/lasventuras6.jpg


And here's some Los Santos scans too

http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/vinewoodcar.jpg
http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/gangfight.jpg
http://www.gtagaming.com/images/sanandreas/screenshots/tunnel.jpg

[Swan]

Some Las Venturas info and scans

-- There are plenty of casinos to gamble in, like the V-Rock Casino, styled like the Hard Rock Cafe. Other Casinos include "The Visage", "Pirates in Men's Pants", "Caligula's Palace" and "The Pink Swan".

I bet I know what your favorite casino will be. :D

[Typhoid]

This game sounds increasingly awesomer.

Any reason why it was delayed?

Was it because there wasnt enough hype, so they decided to delay it to cause a ruckus and get people talking?




O/T: When the "Pirates of Penzance" (sp?) Musical played in Vancouver Theatre, my sister was in it every night.
I dont remember much of it, I think i was only 9 or 10.

[Dylflon]

This game sounds increasingly awesomer.

Any reason why it was delayed?

Was it because there wasnt enough hype, so they decided to delay it to cause a ruckus and get people talking?

They want an extra week for final testing.

[Seth]

I dont' know if it was posted here but Rockstar has stated that the PC version of San Andreas won't be released until their Q3 of 2005. That's sometime in April - June or something.


gah.

[Acebot44]

New Trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/t_gta_sanandreas_2.html).

Looks fun as hell, but still looks like ass :D I'm looking forward to this game almost as much as ESPN Basketball 2k5

[Typhoid]

Looks fun as hell, but still looks like ass


*Hands Acebot more crack*



*Downloads "welcome to the jungle"*


The game looks gorgeous. If i dont get this game, someone shall die. Preferrably not me.

[Typhoid]

I dont know if anyone knows, or cares anymore, but i remember someone asked abouyt the name of the mountain...i think.

Anyways, its Mount Chiliad.


I went to the website http://www.rockstargames.com/sanandreas/

And if you click the broken glass images, it brings you to smaller images and maps, which you can click on and get info on.

Just thought I'd throw this out there.


Next week...not even....baby!

[Dylflon]

You should all go and read the articles on San Andreas.

It's only a week away!

[DarkMaster]

GTA:SA is gonna cost me at least $8 CAD, god damn government and their GST. I hope Rockstar sends something cool along with the game, and not a bunch of paper documents on old press releases like their other games.

[Perfect Stu]

I've paid for GTA:SA with a broken, launch-day PS2. Stupid EB :D

[Acebot44]

Check This (http://www.derekspent.com/sf2.jpg) out. The full map of San Andreas

[Joeiss]

I am so pumped for this game. I am pretty sure I am going to fail my Oct. 29th midterm.

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

w00t. looks good.

[DarkMaster]

I was just notified that GTA:SA has been leaked onto the internet, stolen in the same way that Halo 2 was.

Up next will be Half Life 2.

[Dyne]

I was just notified that GTA:SA has been leaked onto the internet, stolen in the same way that Halo 2 was.

Up next will be Half Life 2.

Negative. Half Life 2's source code was already leaked.

[DarkMaster]

Negative. Half Life 2's source code was already leaked.
Yeah, and I'm talking about the completed retail version.

[Dyne]

It's been leaked nonetheless, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's full version is leaked just as easily.

[DarkMaster]

That's kinda what I was getting at...

[Perfect Stu]

:p

has everyone seen the Tupac "I Dont Give a F***" GTA:SA trailer? or do I have to provide some linkage?

[Seth]

I Demand LINKAGE!!

[DarkMaster]

http://www.gametrailers.com/gt_vault/t_gtasa3.html

[Typhoid]

Wow.


Does this mean this will be the first ( i think) GTA game to have the word "F***" in it?

Because that would be f****** awesome.

But i cant wait, the game looks gorgeous.

[Perfect Stu]

thanks DM.

the game will include unsensored music...putting the M rating to use

This game will probably provide tremendous replay value....the likes that has never been seen before in my mind

[Joeiss]

Wow... Should I get this game before or after my midterm? llol.... DEFINITELY BEFORE!!! hahaha

[Null]

I was just notified that GTA:SA has been leaked onto the internet, stolen in the same way that Halo 2 was.

Up next will be Half Life 2.


thats nothing new tho. a shock would be if the full versions of games ARENT leaked before they come out.

it happens all the time. only difference is how big of deal the company makes of it and how much they whine or use it as publicity for the game.

[DarkMaster]

thats nothing new tho. a shock would be if the full versions of games ARENT leaked before they come out.

it happens all the time. only difference is how big of deal the company makes of it and how much they whine or use it as publicity for the game.
I wasn't implying that it was new or shocking, I was just saying it's coming up next.

[Acebot44]

I got my call from Gamestop and will be picking it up tomorrow after 7.

[Joeiss]

Seriously? Should I go to the mall tomorrow to like, EB or something... and see if they have it in?

[DarkMaster]

Seriously? Should I go to the mall tomorrow to like, EB or something... and see if they have it in?
dude, you're gonna be one seriously lucky mofo to get this game on release without a preorder. My advice is get there are early as possible and hope for the best. If they don't have any extras at the time, leave your name to be at the top of the list to receive a copy from a no-show preorderer.

[Joeiss]

Well I was thinking of just getting it from Zellers or something...

I kind of hope I don't get it on Tuesday.. cuz if i do... i'm failing my exam on friday

[DarkMaster]

Zellers doesn't accept preorders, do they? If so that'd be great, just get there early as possible. If they do have preorders, find a store that doesn't and get there early.

[Typhoid]

Zellers doesn't accept preorders, do they? If so that'd be great, just get there early as possible. If they do have preorders, find a store that doesn't and get there early.


Yeah, Me Dylan and this girl all decided that Zellers is good for 2 things, Electronics and Socks.

But yeah, im going to frantically panic and run from store to store in comical fashion playing (meaning yelling the rythm myself) Benny Hill Music until i get the game.

[Crono]

I'm gonna give this game a try when DM gets it, I will most likely end up buying it sometime soon though. Lately I've started to dislike most RPGs, I want to move to more fast paced pick up and play when you want kind of games.

[Joeiss]

Yeah.. I don't have school on Tuesdays.. so I will go to the mall as soon as it opens up, and hunt for it!

[Perfect Stu]

my EB called...they'll have a copy for me at 1-2pm on tuesday

[GT News]

my EB called...they'll have a copy for me at 1-2pm on tuesday

Your
EB called?What is your real name?

[Perfect Stu]

Your
EB called?What is your real name?

yes.

my real name is CamFuBot...yours?

[Swan]

Yeah, Me Dylan and this girl all decided that Zellers is good for 2 things, Electronics and Socks.

But yeah, im going to frantically panic and run from store to store in comical fashion playing (meaning yelling the rythm myself) Benny Hill Music until i get the game.
You will be video taping this won't you. I could make some good money off of it. :D