Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

[truewu86]

haha Em as CJ. Jokes, playa.

And if you go to the forums. you can see, "Main character in the next GTA black?"
Then it goes pages with people showing disappointment.

Anyway do y'all mind if I post some updates from the thread I frequent?

[Jase]

Well CJ is ment to be voiced by 50 cent so the rumors says not sure yet

[truewu86]

EDIT:lemme go rescale these pics
I'll keep you guys updated since y'all are sleeping on this.

[truewu86]

Well CJ is ment to be voiced by 50 cent so the rumors says not sure yet

No it was never rumored to be fifty.*shudders at the thought*. it would be very sad to see an east coast rapper voicing CJ. the rumor was Lloyd Banks, the other dude from G-Unit.

But there was another rumor that dave chappele was doing the voice. But the latest rumor is Snoop is doing it. That is alright with me. Ray Liotta was perfect as Vercetti. They can't make a mistake in this part of the game. It's not a deal breaker, but still...

Basketball and surfing confimed. Gambling is a given. You guys don't even know. This Game=Life. My grades are going down the pooper.

LOL at wog. what the hell is that?

[Cyberxion]

A couple tips man. First off, if you're gonna post that many pics at that size, why not upload them somewhere else and then link to them? I'm sure if you were to post one or two smaller pics it wouldn't matter, but this is kinda pushing it. Second, try not to make a habit out of double posting. You take those tips to heart, and you'll get along well enough.

As for who's doing the voice, I couldn't care less as long as the voice-actor does his job convincingly. Ray Liotta did a great job at playing Tommi convincingly, and hopefully we see the same success with CJ and whoever ends up playing him. If they mismatch the voice-actor with the character, it's going to be a little hard to get behind the character.

Oh, and y'know, I don't believe we're "sleeping" on this. We're just not so interested in it that we have to discuss every little aspect of it just yet. I'm sure once the game comes out, you'll see a fair amount of discussion pop up about the game.

EDIT: I think he meant WOP.

[Jase]

There was no rumor sayin Banks was goin to do it all they said was that some guy from Unit was goin to do it and everyone started say oh man its banks i ever seen a thread sayin Yayo was goin to do it and his in prision.
the reason they say its 50 is becuase of the gangsta hype around him.
snoop is ment to be in the game along with missy, Pac and Easy-E
i belive the worst thing they could do is put Dave in the game his vioce would piss anyone off after playin that.
i hope they put 50 in becuase it suits his life and his voice aint that bad when he opens his jaw up

[truewu86]

My bad y'all, we post pics like mad at my other forum. I hated it because when I was at home I had a 33k modem. But now I'm on a college LAN and its rocket made. Damn, that was very inconsiderate.*continues to hate self*

But yeah I feel you on that, we gotta make sure it's good before we hype it. But GTA is consistanly mindblowing. I think Fable let a lot of people down. I haven't played it to know but the hype machine got a lot of people. But think of the hype behind the "GTA killers" (True-Crime, Driv3r), didn't come close.

I am gonna delete those pics that is overkill, I just never noticed it.

[Jase]

After I read, and saw all this stuff I tried to invent a time machine so I could skip a couple of months ahead for this game alone. I've also not only already completely paid for the game, but am still considering taking a week off of work. You may feel the same after knowing:


The Basics
The new Grand Theft Auto game will be known as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The new GTA game will be Sony PlayStation2 Exclusive.

The Official Game Description from Rockstar Games:
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers.
Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

The game will be based around "Recent Films" relating to the Californian gangster theme. The GTA style innuendo's will return, bigger and better than before. The game will use a Dual-Layer DVD because Rockstar have already filled up a full DVD disk!
The [Game Boxart] will look like this:


The game should take the average player no less than 150 hours to complete!

Release Dates
USA and Surrounding NTSC Areas: October 19th, 2004
UK and Europe: October 22nd, 2004
Australia: October 28th, 2004


The City / Map
The state of San Andreas is made up of the cities; Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas. The three cities from above will be named Los Santos, San Fierro, and Las Venturas in the game. Each city is the same size as Vice City. The entire game will be about Four to Six times bigger than Vice City. San Fierro will contain hills and will be more driving based. You can drive from Los Santos, through the countryside, up a mountain and into San Fierro, then onto Las Venturas. Driving through the desert will be vibrant and alive with weird things to see. There will be tumble-weed in the desert. The game will contain photographs and digital images as textures. There will be Lakes, a Mountain, Farms and Fields plus more in the countryside. The map is so big players will get lost frequently.

Graphics

The graphics engine has been tweaked. Smog will be present in Los Santos, and real-time reflections on cars, windows, and mirrors, as well as new techniques like radial lighting, which allows for more realistic shadowing, and soft-shadow lighting for interior levels will be present. Everything in the game now has independent models for day and night to give better lighting and shadowing. Shadows can be used to hide yourself, to help pick off unsuspecting enemies. Real sunlight is simulated, and shadows are placed where they would really be. There are different sets of lighting for day and night which helps create a more realistic feel. Weather effects have been added to. There are various things to do and places to see in the countryside, such as farms which keeps the game feeling alive. Vehicles will accumulate dirt and rust as you play through the game. The HUD will be similar to that of GTA3 and Vice City. There will not be as many 'pop-up' items while the player is moving throughout the game. Trees will be rendered as a group from distance, but rendered separately as the player gets closer. This allows a much bigger draw distance. The Draw Distance in the countryside is 4 times better than that in Vice City. You will start to see clouds when you reach a certain altitude on Mt. Chiliad. The foliage in the countryside is only drawn when the player can see it which keeps the game feeling vibrant and alive, but also maintains a steady framerate.

Gameplay

The game will have rag-doll physics, or �Impact Animation� in Rockstars words. In the Las Venturas city, you will be able to buy and build a casino and then run it you can then gamble your money in the casino. You need to eat to retain your stamina. If you eat too much fast food, you become fat and pedestrians mock you for being fat. You also run slower and vehicles move slower. Beating certain missions is almost impossible unless you're in the right physical shape. To remedy this, you can go to a gym to exercise. You can now rob homes. The robberies will require skill and planning, however. You can recruit gang members and use them to do four person drive-by�s. Being a Gang Member only makes up about 15% of the total game. Carl Johnson can visit Old Reece (The Barber) and get his hair cut into numerous different styles which the player can decide. Pedestrians and characters will make remarks on your hair, depending if it looks cool or un-cool. Carl and the Orange Grove Families can take over areas and generate money from them. This is just one of the many things which can add to the replay value even after the game has been 'completed'. Swimming is now a part of the game, if you drive a vehicle into the water, you have two choices, climb out of the window and swim to shore, or stay in the car and sink, where you will have a certain amount of underwater stamina. Swimming will also be involved in some missions. There are parts of the game where you will work as a gang, and parts where you will work alone. The game is now very non-linear, and depending what choices are made, it will be rare for 2 players to have the same type of game. The missions will be the same, but so much can change depending on choices you make. There will be In-Breds and Degenerates in the Countryside and some missions will reflect the contrast between the towny and the country people. Characters have more bones which results in numerous different facial expressions. There are now many more ways to complete missions. You could run straight in shooting, or sneak through the shadows and pick off the enemies one by one. When the player only has one wanted star, hiding in the shadows should be enough to throw police off your trail. The player must tap the X button on the bike in order to pedal faster. The camera will automatically zoom behind the player at the touch of a button and the player then has the ability to freely target using the analogue stick. The auto-target will still be a part of the game though. The game will take at least three times longer to complete than Vice City. The longer the player holds down the R1 button, the more chance there is of getting a headshot on an enemy. Unlike previous GTA Games, the players stats actually change the way 'their Carl' will behave. If a player drives around on a bike a lot, they will be a good bike driver in the game, but won't be as good at driving a car. The player may have the possibility to change clothes or get tattoos in the game. Three confirmed hairstyles include "dripping Jheri curls, a fashionable Afro and a towering flattop."

Weapons

Your character can [Dual Wield] pistols, sub machine guns and potentially other weapons. The choice of weapons will match the weapons of the early 90's. So far we have seen:[Colt. 45][Ingram Mac 10] [Uzi 9mm] [Spas 12 Gauge Shotgun] [Chrome Shotgun] [M-16 Assault Rifle] [AK-47] You will have an accuracy meter at the top left of the screen, and the more enemies you hit, the better your accuracy will become. The crosshairs which are aimed at people will change colour depending on how much health the enemy has. Green will symbolise almost full health, yellow represents half health, and red shows the character is almost dead.

Vehicles

There will be 90�s versions of some GTA3 / VC cars. The following vehicles will most likely be in the game (probably under different names): [BMX Bicycle]Greenwood] [Bobcat] [Gang Truck] [Lowrider] [Manana] [Pick Up Truck] Police Helicopter] [Police Motorbike] [LSPD Cop Car] [Sentinel] [Sports Car] [Sabre] [Sanchez] [Virgo] [Walton] [Hatchback] [Monster Truck] [Combine Harvester] Gas Tanker] [4 x 4 Jeep] [Linerunner] [Quad Bike] Some vehicles are made specifically for the countryside, while others are for the streets of the city. It is possible to attach and detach the trailer on the back of large trucks. The Monster Truck does not have a hand brake, but rather the ability to switch to 4x4 steering mode, which gives the vehicle an extremely small turning circle which is great for navigating through the trees in the country side. Players will have to be very careful when driving the Gas Tanker as it will Jack-Knife very easily.

Artificial Intelligence

Enemy / pedestrian AI will be greatly revamped and they will think more logically. You can't beat someone to death in broad daylight and not have people notice and react. Your enemies will be smarter, which will make robbing houses take a lot of skill.

Bah i had some picture's but they got taken off so meh um yeah and it does look like a good game its just VC and 3 put together really.
i cant wait to rob peoples houses

[youthquake]

i saw the article about it in the GMR mag. looked pretty good.

[Chaos]

I just want this game so bad! I love GTA games, vice city was great

[Howie]

I just saw then new trailer, rawked. But... Guns 'n Roses just didn't fit in.

[Nitramuse]

20 minutes, from one side to the other....

[Roux!]

Well, I guess the game'll be fun when it comes out, but they're just building up on DMA's GTA3 design, just like they did with GTA:VC...

Little additions like the ones they're implementing don't make the game for me, not if it's more of the same... It better have replayability, and I mean it...

[Jase]

I just saw then new trailer, rawked. But... Guns 'n Roses just didn't fit in.

Yeah i think its ment to be hip hop sort of game

[artist088]

the GTA games are really just average games in my opinion. they aren't horrible, but ive seen better. i probably wont buy it.