NationStates Jolt Archive

Although I do like the GTA series very much, it isn't perfect and has several parts that annoy me (I'm referring to 3, Vice City and San Andreas here).
Stuff in GTA3, GTA:VC and GTA:SA that pisses me off:

-The rewards for the Taxi "R3" sub-missions always suck (probably because these are the easiest of the R3 sub-missions).

-The Pizzaboy R3 missions in Vice City were stupid and only worth playing to in order to get the 150 Max Health reward, the bike you used for the missions handled like a shopping cart and why the HELL do you deliver pizzas by DRIVE-BY?

-Various "drive the vechile picture perfect without hitting a pebble or else you've got to repair the vechile" missions (e.g. "Mike Lips Last Lunch" mission).

-The Paramedic R3 missions have you drive THE WORST LAND VECHILE IN THE ENTIRE SERIES (the ambulance).

-The El Burro Payphone side missions in GTA3, WTF were the folks at Rockstar smoking when they came up with these missions?

-The sex-with-hookers-heals-you thing. It just doesn't make sense.

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-The sex-with-hookers-heals-you thing. It just doesn't make sense.



That's cuz you've been with the wrong hookers.

That's cuz you've been with the wrong hookers.

Really....

Really....

It's a little known secret that the right hooker will heal your bullet wounds and cure cancer. Just ask Goldie.

It's a little known secret that the right hooker will heal your bullet wounds and cure cancer. Just ask Goldie.

Sex cures fatal injuries and terminal illnesses? Hell yeah, now THAT'S good medical advice!! :D

i find that the last two glitch too much

i find that the last two glitch too much

Only on the PS2 versions.

That's cuz you've been with the wrong hookers.
Amen to that. The love of a good (or disease ridden) women will cure what ails ya...

Massive amounts of pop-up on the ps2 versions.

i also hate the fact that you can drive around normally on GTA:SA and not get hit by a car once. as soon as you start a mission.... its like you've got a sign on your head saying 'hit me hit me!'

i also hate the fact that you can drive around normally on GTA:SA and not get hit by a car once. as soon as you start a mission.... its like you've got a sign on your head saying 'hit me hit me!'

That's Calafornian traffic, for ya.

Also the mission "the driver" on GTA:VC. HArdest thing ever. Completed the rest of the game, couldn't do that.

Pretty much everything since 2. I really don't like the 3d games.

Also the mission "the driver" on GTA:VC. HArdest thing ever. Completed the rest of the game, couldn't do that.

Agreed, had to cheat code my way to victory.

its disgusting that you can rape and kill a hooker in that game.

Absolutely disgusting.

Worst thing about GTA:SA is that it gave all kinds of power to the religious right that shouldnt have been there...but that's a slightly different issue.

Why do the damn cheat codes have to be so long? I mean, I know there're a lot, but, damn...they're all like 20 buttons long and take forever to enter when you're being gunned down by the cops...

its disgusting that you can rape and kill a hooker in that game.

Absolutely disgusting.

You DON'T rape her, you pay her money! You can kill her though. Everything else you said is your opinion.

Why do the damn cheat codes have to be so long? I mean, I know there're a lot, but, damn...they're all like 20 buttons long and take forever to enter when you're being gunned down by the cops...

You can enter your cheats while paused in the PC version.

You can enter your cheats while paused in the PC version.

AHhhhh, but I dont have the PC version...

The fact that the police don't mind you speeding and slamming into other cars, but the second you slam into theirs, biffo. Plus the average intelligence is below pet rock level.

"Hmmmm, dead body, guy with knife. Nah, it's just my imagination..."

The AI driving drives me nuts. The insane, completely unpredictable 90 degree turns and lane changes are fun when you want to keep your car in mint condition, and even more fun when you're driving a bike.

I don't really mind all missions or the fact that hookers can cure you (games don't have to mirror real life ;) ), but the following things in GTA SA:
- You cannot be sure that there is no cop behind you when being "naughty" (spraying a tag, hitting someone, ...), even when you have looked around: people just appear right behind you. :mp5:
- Far to little safe/save houses in the beginning, driving through town each time is not that fun after a while, surely not when you get side tracked when going to a mission (killing gang members, spraying a tag you missed before, ...) and you get killed during the mission. You can start it all over again. :gundge:
- No weapon lock in the PC version, which is really annoying in some missions, surely where close combat is required (e.g knife fighting) :sniper:

The fact that the police don't mind you speeding and slamming into other cars, but the second you slam into theirs, biffo. Plus the average intelligence is below pet rock level.

Yeah, just imagine a GTA where the cops would be chasing you every time you speed or run a red light. I think it would get really old really fast.

- You cannot be sure that there is no cop behind you when being "naughty" (spraying a tag, hitting someone, ...), even when you have looked around: people just appear right behind you. :mp5:

And whatever you do, don't look behing you when you're cruising on a highway. Chances are you'll slam into the rear end of a bus that wasn't there a second ago.

Trying to get the jet into fly mode always pissed me off and when my parachute fails.

Yeah, just imagine a GTA where the cops would be chasing you every time you speed or run a red light. I think it would get really old really fast.

Point taken, but you should at least get a ticket or something.

San Andreas was just weird The control for cars was bad thats why I always used a motorcycle. The cool thing about the game is a got a cheat code that you can use a helicopter in the game

I don't have San Andreas :( I haven't finished Vice City yet.

And also, there was one particular mission in the third one which I couldn't do, it was the one where you had to throw the grenade into the apartment and kill the guy. I'd be like "Yes! I finally got the damn thing through the window! Wait... is it bouncing back out!? Shit! *move... die* <_< I hade to use the weapon cheat and use the rocket launcher to finish it.

I just waited for one of my friends to finish their copy of SA, and then copied the Memory Card Info onto my own so i could have a bit of fun with the game, and find the glitches.

1) If you fly the jet hard enough into very specific places in the game, you'll go straight through the floor.

2) Damn parachute fails on you at the worst moments.

Apart from that, it's a good game. Especially trying to land the giant passenger jet on a motorway bridge.

I think San Andreas was okay the customizion of the cars is cool too.

When the car starts bouncing with the hooker, you can look inside. They're both sitting there looking out the window, not even touching each other. I thought that was funny.

And The Driver is hard. Lousy Hillary get's a Buick GSX while you get a boring 1980's sedan with a fake dual exhaust.

When the car starts bouncing with the hooker, you can look inside. They're both sitting there looking out the window, not even touching each other. I thought that was funny.

Well, you wouldn't want someone looking at you do the nasty, would you?

The fact that the police don't mind you speeding and slamming into other cars, but the second you slam into theirs, biffo. Plus the average intelligence is below pet rock level.

"Hmmmm, dead body, guy with knife. Nah, it's just my imagination..."

Maybe they got transferred from the WAPD. [/lame ass joke about the Western Australian police]

I think San Andreas was okay the customizion of the cars is cool too.

Yeah, but it's mostly useless. You can't increase sex appeal this way and other than the nitro and hydrolauics add ons, none of them offer any worthwhile improvements.

Yeah, just imagine a GTA where the cops would be chasing you every time you speed or run a red light. I think it would get really old really fast.

In the GBA game, you can get a wanted level if a cop sees you driving on the side walk. Also, the fact the police resort to hitting you at 1 star is a little stupid. Why is spray-painting (in GTA:SA) a beatable offence? Seriously, I got whacked several times with a night stick because a cop saw me PAINT A TAG ON A WALL. WTF?

Also the mission "the driver" on GTA:VC. HArdest thing ever. Completed the rest of the game, couldn't do that.

I managed to beat the hell out of Hilary, although his car has a hell of alot more thrust the top speed of the Admiral and the Sabre Turbo are about the same. Don't try to ram him right off the bat that'll just screw you for the rest of the mission.

I love the series overall. GTA: 2 is probably my favorite.

In the GBA game, you can get a wanted level if a cop sees you driving on the side walk. Also, the fact the police resort to hitting you at 1 star is a little stupid. Why is spray-painting (in GTA:SA) a beatable offence? Seriously, I got whacked several times with a night stick because a cop saw me PAINT A TAG ON A WALL. WTF?
Well, you are a black guy in the game, and it is awfully near LA...

Anyway, GTA isn’t really my kind of game. I think that’s a bad thing about it. A terrible thing in fact. :p

1. the story is often linear
2. the free-roam doesn't feel that great if you played any Zelda games before it.
3. Too much focus on violence. Blood is great only when it's not the main focus of the game. It feels like you'd get a very dull and stupid game if you removed the blood.

1. the story is often linear
2. the free-roam doesn't feel that great if you played any Zelda games before it.
3. Too much focus on violence. Blood is great only when it's not the main focus of the game. It feels like you'd get a very dull and stupid game if you removed the blood.
Right. I think the only reason people like it is because of the shock value. They really aren’t that great.
As far as a game to sim a life of crime goes, Morrowind pawns all. If you're tough enough, sneaky enough, or fast enough, you can pretty much steal or kill anybody, break into any home, kill the inhabitants and make it yours. What’s better is the guards don’t react violently if your just pick-pocketing someone, and probably won’t even go after you unless you turn yourself in. If you steal something more valuable, they will arrest you. However, if you kill someone, and there are witnesses, they will pursue you mercilessly, and if you kill enough they won’t even bother arresting you, they’ll just kill you.
Of course, I usually don’t play the game like that, but I’ve been known to save that game and go on a rampage. :p

Morrowind has too many exploits to be fully enjoyed. Not to mention killing the guards is only entertaining for so long. In GTA you can crash planes into guards for twice the fun!

The fact that if you swim across the water in GTA SA you'll have 3 stars if you aren't supposed to be there.

I saw a Granny pick up a ho. Ewwww

I saw a Granny pick up a ho. Ewwww

Now now, she was probably just getting a birthday present for her grandson.

The fact that if you swim across the water in GTA SA you'll have 3 stars if you aren't supposed to be there.

Welcome to life in Dick Cheney's America. :D

The fact that if you swim across the water in GTA SA you'll have 3 stars if you aren't supposed to be there.


Also, it's a fact that if you fall into the water near a docked aircraft carrier, the nice sailors will shoot you rather than fish you out.