Is GTA:San Andreas the best GTA game ever?

I see GTA:VC>GTA:IV>GTA:SA>rest of GTA.

Let me say this though, if SA had used the stand out attitude of VC, as opposed to the mundane "im thug x watch me kill people lul" and VC's main character, it would've been the best by far.

One more thing, lol. With the exception of Hot Coffee, it seems they try to lower the explicitness of every game. Vice City, just the name tells you they don't give a f$%# about censorship, political correctness, or complaints. You know just by the title. VC stood out for me, it just did. SA was cool, but didn't seem as edgy.

GTAIV is the greatest GTA game

GTAIV is the greatest GTA game

F4t4lity

Yes...theres more to do in that game. its a huge game...when i beat SA i remember i was sad, when i beat GTA4 i was like FINALLY.....gta4 had a very bad story that didnt get me into it like san andreas and vice city. vice city for its story, SA for its fun, gta4 for its graphics.....o and lets not forget gta3 was a revolution in gaming, and was truly the best in its time

Yeah, I think it is the best one

ive never liked any gta game for more than a week

No, it's the worst.

BioShockOwnz

I really enjoyed playing as CJ in GTA:SA with all the dialogue he said and all the twists and turns the story offered. You could actually go back to playing that game today and it would still be fun despite. The visuals aren't great, but it's definitely very playable for fun (gang wars, causing chaos, etc). The only thing very annoying thing about visuals though: the explosions look soooooooooooooooooo bad.

Vice City > All

for me personally...

GTA IV > Vice City > San Andreas > GTA III

the thing was, San Andreas was way too damn big. not totally into the whole thug-life scene, and at least it had a talking main character. hell i liked some of the character - i still remember a lot of them.

GTA IV and Vice City just stick out more in my mind when i think of GTA.

I like the modern day setting and the characters in GTA IV (can anyone not forget about Brucie), and Vice City's 80's set up really sucked me into that era.

best of all about the GTA franchise.

the radio stations. love them.

I think it is because there was so much to do. GTA IV was ok but they took out a lot of the stuff that made GTA really fun.

for me personally...

GTA IV > Vice City > San Andreas > GTA III

the thing was, San Andreas was way too damn big. not totally into the whole thug-life scene, and at least it had a talking main character. hell i liked some of the character - i still remember a lot of them.

GTA IV and Vice City just stick out more in my mind when i think of GTA.

I like the modern day setting and the characters in GTA IV (can anyone not forget about Brucie), and Vice City's 80's set up really sucked me into that era.

best of all about the GTA franchise.

the radio stations. love them.

SaudiFury

Its a mediocre game at best imo. It has a lot of variety but much of the game play is very hit and miss and spread thinly.

The RPG elements are underused and incomplete, the flying sections abysmal, the narrative is incoherent, padded sections: far too much boring travelling, awkward controls, visually its very poor as well, non existent AI, extremely difficult level.

There are some good things about it like the radio but geez, it was lost on me.

I think it is because there was so much to do. GTA IV was ok but they took out a lot of the stuff that made GTA really fun.

kingdre

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for me personally...

GTA IV > Vice City > San Andreas > GTA III

the thing was, San Andreas was way too damn big. not totally into the whole thug-life scene, and at least it had a talking main character. hell i liked some of the character - i still remember a lot of them.

GTA IV and Vice City just stick out more in my mind when i think of GTA.

I like the modern day setting and the characters in GTA IV (can anyone not forget about Brucie), and Vice City's 80's set up really sucked me into that era.

best of all about the GTA franchise.

the radio stations. love them.

II-FBIsniper-II

I say that GTA 4 is the best so far. To me the GTA series is all about the world they are placed in. So far I believe that GTA 4 has had the most alive feeling game world to date.

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Many people say that GTA San Andreas is better than GTA 4.Is it true.

I don't know because my PC doesn't support it.

Jrfanfreak88

Me too and I can't put my finger on why I don't like San Andreas.

GTA SA= GTA VC> all

GTA vice city > GTA3 > crap > more crap > SA i cannot stand the whole ghetto theme....urgh Dante2710

I lol'd at that and kinda agree.

GTA 2 is the best one!

Damnation! no donation, no salvation!

Vice City > all GTA games

Honestly the only thing that sperates them all apart from the theme, si minor gameplay differences.

Go with whichever theme you Enjoy.

I hated both San Andreas and GTA4, Vice City is better than both! Especially GTA4! After GTA4 you hardly get to do anything else, atleast San Andreas and Vice City let you continue with the game a little bit longer. Note: I didn't like San Andreas because of the atmosphere, it seemed to grainy and as though the game itself was trying to get the attention of every dark skinned person over the world. As well as more Mafia related games get my attention more. So you aren't really missing out on much. If you ever get the chance to play GTA4 then go nuts, it's an ok game (it didn't deserve the 10 from Gamespot), but don't go and upgrade your pc just for it.

Yes it probably is, or maybe on par with vice city, tbh san andreas is the only GTA i finished :P

well I like, Chinatown Wars, IV, and Vice City better then san andreas, but theres still some fun to be had in SA

No GTA3 was my favourite.

A tie between GTA 4 and vice city for me.

GTA:SA is really a love or hate thing. it was a lot of RPG like elements like weapon experience/ability, car customization, deep clothing system. some people like that other don't. even though i like RPG's i don't want any of that in my open world games and it didn't have that type of theme that vice city had it just felt like a typical open world gang based shooter

Vice City says no to topic title:P

Despite the time I put into SA because it's stupidly long, I'd have to say no. I prefer 4. Unlike many people, the sole reason I played GTA games (All of them, one of my favorite franchises all the way back to the PC original) is the missions. Just BSing around has never ever been any fun for me.

I agree that SA had a lot more to do, but aside from sky diving I couldn't care less. Stupid delivery truck? Train driving? The "schools"? Diving for pearls etc? Braindead Ai turf wars? No thanks.

The gameplay refinements in SA such as the real free aiming system are what made it better to play then VC or III. But the story is a jumbled mess of nonsense, and the RPG lite stuff like eating and weight gain is more annoying then fun or useful.

4 took the gameplay refinements even further, and made the story a lot more realistic. Like a decent modern crime movie. SA is like a caricature.

Everyone says they are mad there is nothing to do after you beat 4. Well the game took me like 25 or more hours to beat. When I was done I played a different game just like when I beat any other game. There is way to many games and not enough time as it is. When I do decide to play 4, SA, VC or 3 again it will be for the missions, not finding hidden things or randomly driving something random off of something else.

Vice City and SA are very close, but SA was better for me because of all the vehicles, the overall fun and the MASSIVE map.