

There were areas in SA far away from roads, towns and cities giving you a great sense of isolation (whereas in V you're always quite close to roads and towns) Back O' Beyond & Shady Creeks were perfect examples of this👍 Yeah, SA was definitely more interesting to explore. Hope that wasn't too much of a chore to read and you found something at least somewhat interesting in there, It's still the best GTA to me 👍 Expect the unexpected, this isn't ANYTHING like III & VC, so buckle up and prepare for the crazy adventure CJ is about to embark on. Moments like these truly set it apart from past games. Chiliad was quite a shock as well, "What?! a goddamned MOUNTAIN in a GTA game?" Meeting 'The Truth' was a weird moment, because I never expected to encounter a hippy character.

I never explored Red County before that point, so i didn't know this game included countryside and small towns. You feel so helpless and you're in a place so "alien" and far away from Los Santos.

One memory I was particularly fond of, was when CJ gets dropped off in Whetstone by Tenpenny & Pulaski. Dre, Naughty by Nature, NWA and other 90's rap/hip hop cassette tapes) Rented movies like: Friday, Boyz n the Hood & listened to 90's rap (my older bro had some Dr. This game created the blueprint for exploring different criminal empires in future GTA's, like biker gangs in TLaD or the asian criminal world in Chinatown Wars.įrom that point forward I wanted to know about street gangs, slang and other small interesting details about that lifestyle like: shoes over a power line is a sign of gang activity or a drug house, crossing out a gang tag was about proving your disrespect. It was so different from previous GTA's like VC & III that focused on mafia style characters and themes, but it was fascinating to explore a different aspect of the criminal world. One of the first memories of this game i remember, is my friend telling me: "There is nothing but black characters in this game, and it focuses a lot on street gangs" He wasn't racist (he finished the game, so he had to have enjoyed it) guess he was just a little surprised by the style of the game compared to previous GTA's.
