Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Review

[norkusa]

Are people seriously considering avoiding this game because a significant amount of its OPTIONAL and VAST music selection is of a genre they don't enjoy?

Is music the new graphics? Is that what people are concerned with now?

It does seem pretty ridiculous not buying a game because you hate the soundtrack, but I actually know people like that. I had a friend that *refused* to play Crazy Taxi because he hated the Offspring with a passion. I tried to tell him how great the game was but he wouldn't listen.

AFI or not, I'm still getting the new GTA. Sure, there might be some crap on there but considering the variety of the past GTA game soundtracks, I'm sure there is a little something on it for everybody.

[jerkov]

From what I've heard, that AFI song is ONLY on that 2-cd soundtrack set and it's NOT in the game. Thank God.

I'm not too impressed by the soundtrack either, although there is some Danzig and Living Colour, so it's not all bad. I hated the soundtrack from GTA 3, but it didn't stop me from playing the living hell out of it. I should be picking up SA in about 15-20 minutes.

[Ninja Blacksox]

I'm all set to buy it in a few hours.

People are upset by the music in the game?

C'mon. It fits the theme perfectly. A gangsta game requires gangsta rap. It's as simple as that.

If you don't like it, turn it off.

EDIT: I've picked up the game. After looking through the instruction booklet, I have to say that the music looks STELLAR. The rap tunes are perfect. For the haters, there are only TWO rap stations: one featuring gangster rap of the early 90's and one featuring hip-hop from the late 80's. As for the rock tunes, any game that features Helmet and the Stone Roses is VERY cool with me. Can't wait to pop it in.

-A Boy

[Raedon]

I'm not upset with anything in the game besides the fact that the writing and load "black" between scenes screws up the flow of some of the action. It's just GTA3 refined to the point of moving on.

Yet again, another console becomes dated.. it's almost like watching my life blink by 5 years at a time.

[Flack]

Heh, it's kind of funny that everyone's upset about the music and no one is upset that you can shoot innocent people in the head all day long.

[Raedon]

Heh, it's kind of funny that everyone's upset about the music and no one is upset that you can shoot innocent people in the head all day long.

That is because they are not people.. they are fictional characters.. Like Bush and Kerry.

[SoulBlazer]

Touche.

I hope they plan to do a XBox or PC version. I try not to get a game for the PS2 if I can help it.

[youruglyclone]

pc and xbox versions will come but it's gotta take a year...RS signed an 1 year exclusivty deal with sony...so gta gets a year on sony systems before it can be ported to other systems...I think

as for the radio thing I usually keep to the talk stations...

[Nesmaster]

i read somewhere that a pc version is due between May-July 2005...

[kainemaxwell]

Heh, it's kind of funny that everyone's upset about the music and no one is upset that you can shoot innocent people in the head all day long.

They're like the yellow shirts from Star Trek that die before the first commerical.

[Promophile]

Picking it up been playing it blah blah blah....

Heres my take.

The good stuff

The gameplay is great, there are lots of new features, controls are MUCH MUCH less stiff, more variety in what you can drive, HUUUUUUUUGE area to drive around in, including City AND Country areas

The bad stuff

Unless your really good at understand Ghetto talk you won't understand half of what the characters are saying. Dialouge is like this:

"YO BITCH I'ma GONNA GO GETS CUT"

Which in English means

"I'm going to go get a haircut"

Its not so much the slang its just that its really hard to understand the PRONOUCIATION of what their saying. Coupled with the slang it makes for really confusing talking.

Also too much rap music, like 5 freaking radio stations devoted to rap. If you like rap whatever, but I don't...

Anyways thats my take so far.

[Ninja Blacksox]

Also too much rap music, like 5 freaking radio stations devoted to rap. If you like rap whatever, but I don't...

Wow.

Try two.

There are two rap stations.

There are two rock stations.

How are people failing to comprehend this?

-A Boy

[Promophile]

Also too much rap music, like 5 freaking radio stations devoted to rap. If you like rap whatever, but I don't...

Wow.

Try two.

There are two rap stations.

There are two rock stations.

How are people failing to comprehend this?

-A Boy

Two rap stations, 3 soul / funk stations, same thing. whats the second rock station? There is only one form what I know, K-dust.

[Ninja Blacksox]

Also too much rap music, like 5 freaking radio stations devoted to rap. If you like rap whatever, but I don't...

Wow.

Try two.

There are two rap stations.

There are two rock stations.

How are people failing to comprehend this?

-A Boy

Two rap stations, 3 soul / funk stations, same thing. whats the second rock station? There is only one form what I know, K-dust.

Oh. I get it.

All music made my black people sounds the same.

Gotcha.

The two rock stations are K-DST and Radio X.

-A Boy

[Promophile]

Also too much rap music, like 5 freaking radio stations devoted to rap. If you like rap whatever, but I don't...

Wow.

Try two.

There are two rap stations.

There are two rock stations.

How are people failing to comprehend this?

-A Boy

Two rap stations, 3 soul / funk stations, same thing. whats the second rock station? There is only one form what I know, K-dust.

Oh. I get it.

All music made my black people sounds the same.

Gotcha.

The two rock stations are K-DST and Radio X.

-A Boy

Yes, not liking Soul / Rap / Funk makes me racist . I'm 1/4 black so I guess that means I hate myself then?

[Ninja Blacksox]

Yes, not liking Soul / Rap / Funk makes me racist . I'm 1/4 black so I guess that means I hate myself then?

I didn't suggest that you were racist.

I suggested that you were dumb.

Rap sounds nothing like soul or funk.

One is spoken. The other two are sung.

All three happen to be made primarily by black people.

Give me a break.

-A Boy

[Promophile]

Yes, not liking Soul / Rap / Funk makes me racist . I'm 1/4 black so I guess that means I hate myself then?

I didn't suggest that you were racist.

I suggested that you were dumb.

Rap sounds nothing like soul or funk.

One is spoken. The other two are sung.

All three happen to be made primarily by black people.

Give me a break.

-A Boy

I said "same thing" because I don't like those genres. You misunderstood. Now stop with the personal attacks and don't be a jerk.

[Ninja Blacksox]

I said "same thing" because I don't like those genres. You misunderstood. Now stop with the personal attacks and don't be a jerk.

It might've been a better idea for you to say "Yeah, but I don't like those genres, either," rather than just simply saying "Same thing."

I am done.

-A Boy

[jerkov]

I'm very impressed with the game so far........so easy to get lost, and I've only been in one of the three cities. How I wish for a custom soundtrack option, though - I guess I've been spoiled by Vice City for the PC (although I liked A LOT of the standard soundtrack music in Vice City anyway). I did hear Gap Band's "You Dropped a Bomb On Me" while driving around, so the game does score major bonus points for that. They should've put in the real 15-minute version of the song.

I'm curious to see how long it takes to officially "unlock" the other parts of the state. I wonder if there are a lot of different vehicles in each city, or if they are mostly the same.

The major issue I had with Vice City was that the city felt way too small. Although the map size may have been twice as large as GTA 3, a lot of the space was extremely under-utilized and the road system was very simplistic. Liberty City felt more like a real city and was much more fun to drive around in. San Andreas is just massive - I don't know how long it'll take before I really know my way around everywhere. SA should keep my occupied for a long time to come, and I'm looking forward to it.

[buttasuperb]

How the fuck do you group Soul or Funk with Hip Hop?

I'm just glad to see there's a Slick Rick song on the sountrack.

Can't wait to try this game out later this week.