GTA: San Andreas 56kers beware.

quarryman

First impressions are very good. Map is huge and easily 3 times the size of vice city.

Graphics are improved on the PS2 as the resolution can be bumped up and, decent FPS at last. The PS2 really couldn't cope with the game IMO.

Getting 45fps (frame limiter off):
1280 x 1024 x32
Detail: High

3GHz, 1GB RAM, 6600GT.

Will update more shortly.

***edit: added more pics. resized to 1024 x 768***

The Free Man

where did you get it?
i was looking everywhere today, said it wont be out til friday!

Lord Oz

Get it in the shops or from the B est T hingy?

DonkeyStyle \o/

It's already out in the US.

Urgh, actually... I notice from the screenshot that SA suffers from the same dodgy sprite transparency as VC did... look at the trees

quarryman wrote:

The PS2 really couldn't cope with the game IMO.

Yeah, which is probably why Sony made us wait so long for it, you couldn't have PS2 owners seeing how it looks on the PC and losing faith eh?

evad_lhorg

the pc version comes with this deadly book. we got em in in work today.

Stephen

I tried to persuade the guy in gamestop to give me the game today... He wouldn't. Those bastards with them all out on the shelf but nooo... you can't have it yet.

Retr0gamer

Stephen wrote:

I tried to persuade the guy in gamestop to give me the game today... He wouldn't. Those bastards with them all out on the shelf but nooo... you can't have it yet.

A shotgun and a balaclava should sort them out. Just remember to pay the asking price.

'It's my game father, i just didn't want to wait til Friday'.

philologos

erm or u cud retrieve it in other methods

quarryman

DonkeyStyle \o/ wrote:

It's already out in the US.

Urgh, actually... I notice from the screenshot that SA suffers from the same dodgy sprite transparency as VC did... look at the trees

from playing it a bit now the graphics are much sharper than Vice City. I guess it has a bit to do with the setting, less pastel colours etc.

tman

quarryman wrote:

from playing it a bit now the graphics are much sharper than Vice City. I guess it has a bit to do with the setting, less pastel colours etc.

the trees still look **** though...

tis the gameplay and rock solid framerate that i'm interested in though

steviec

I'm tempted to buy this. I cleared the PS2 one in just over a week(I just had to give up luxuries like sleep and personal hygiene) and loved it but its so true that the PS2 just couldn't handle the game. Slowdown and pop-up were absolutely awful at times.

At least it ran on my PS2 though. If it struggles by on a 300Mhz console with 32Mb of RAM and 4Mb graphics then it should run amazingly well on my 1.6GHz PC with 512Mb of ram and 128Mb graphics... thats how it works right? Unfortunately I'm not too confident about it running smoothly for me.

The General

Lord Oz wrote:

Get it in the shops or from the B est T hingy?

4gigs

Giblet

Hey teh Best Thing sucks.

Zyox

My purchase is on 86%

Stephen

Whores.

RE*AC*TOR

Mother of god - subtlety is lost here.

judging by th epicture above - could do with some anti-aliasing.

Zyox

Don't worry, I intend on buying it :P I'm just sticking it to the man because of silly release dates and how long it took. Plus this way I can take my time about buying it and not have to worry about pre-ordering.

quarryman

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

Mother of god - subtlety is lost here.

judging by th epicture above - could do with some anti-aliasing.

yup AA is off, everything else is set high. draw distance plays a big part in the FPS too so i might try balance them two out.

monomaniac

More screenies please!! This monkey has been tamed and has to wait till tomorrow!

Kazaanova

I never fully enjoyed playing this on my PS2 because my PS2 always seemed like it was about to implode. And I had already had 3 PS2's break on me before that.

I've always loved the mods for GTA III and Vice City on the PC so I'll pick this up for PC if my PC can handle it.

Retr0gamer

Kazaanova wrote:

I never fully enjoyed playing this on my PS2 because my PS2 always seemed like it was about to implode. And I had already had 3 PS2's break on me before that.

I've always loved the mods for GTA III and Vice City on the PC so I'll pick this up for PC if my PC can handle it.

After finishing it on my PS2 it started making really loud noises when playing CD games again :rolleyes:

I'll have to get the lens cleaned before it croaks completely.

quarryman

more pics added.

Praetorian

I get to play it in 3 hours time

3 super long hours

corblimey

My Amazon order is being "despatched"

Retr0gamer

Praetorian wrote:

I get to play it in 3 hours time

3 super long hours

It's great when you find out the space monkeys gang were the ones that killed your best friend at the end of the game. There, I've waited so long to spoil it on you

Revalco

Is this going to be an online multiplayer?

Kazaanova

No its not, no multiplayer at all. Thers that MTA mod though, and I think another one. I know someones been working on a multiplayer mod since before San Andreas came out.


Been playing this on PC, theres nothing really more to say, amazing game, runs great on medium on my ****ty PC and looks very good. The only thing is the controls, I just cant drive a car with a keyboard and mouse, its the hardest thing ever, I've yet to succesffully navigate a single corner. I'm gonna look up the PS2 controll scheme and copy it onto my joypad, dont know if it will work, I think the PS2 used some of the buttons for more than one function and you cant do that on the PC.

Stephen

Don't use your mouse when in-car, just use the keyboard by itself. You can map buttons to do different things, depending on whether you're in a car or on foot.

Kazaanova

Sorry I should of said I just use my keyboard in the car, still have a hard time with it. I know you can map buttons, but there just doesnt seem to be enough in the car section alone, or the foot section alone. I havent given it serious time though.

Noticed a few graphical glitches too, they were probably there in the PS2 version though, just didnt notice them. Worst so far has been the parachute replay, it just shows CJ running in the air holding a parachute as he falls.

Basq

Yep... those screenshots have me salivating all over the keyboard!

Looks fan-feckin-tastic!

the_syco

Kazaanova wrote:

No its not, no multiplayer at all. Thers that MTA mod though, and I think another one. I know someones been working on a multiplayer mod since before San Andreas came out.

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Kazaanova wrote:

PS2 control

TBH, get this. I use it for playing Tony Hawks on the PC with a normal PS1 joypad, cos thats what I'm used to.

You can plug in 2 contollers into it, which is damn sweet.

1huge1

Kazaanova wrote:

I never fully enjoyed playing this on my PS2 because my PS2 always seemed like it was about to implode. And I had already had 3 PS2's break on me before that.

I've always loved the mods for GTA III and Vice City on the PC so I'll pick this up for PC if my PC can handle it.

Im on my 3rd ps2 also
and the one i have now keeps making a weird noise like a old car engine
now its in the corner gaining dust
gta sa was to much for the poor old thing

Kazaanova

Yeah my friend told me it broke his PS2 before I got mine, so I was a nervous wreck playing it. All the old girl would give me is one play right through the game, started it up again after a few weeks, and it freezes after a few minutes. Its weird because it works fine with all other games.

Heres the problem I have with my joypad, its excactly the same as a PS2 one, but it wont let me use the analog sticks and the directional buttons at the same time. Thats not too bad, but San Andreas wont let me map a button for two functions. For example I mapped the R2 and L2 buttons on it to switch through weapons, but it wont let me use them to zoom in and out too like it does on the PS2. The game only has On Foot and In Vehicle, it should have On Foot, In Vehicle, First Person Shooting etc. Guess I'll have to use the keyboard.

Kazaanova

OK I ditched my joypad, only took 10 minutes to get used to the keyboard. It can still be awkward though, like when you have to tap a button to ride a bike. And I wish I knew how the game determined which buttons do what, like which buttons have to press to lift weights etc.

I havent played this on the PS2 in a while so I cant compare it. I'm getting virtually no loading times when entering houses etc. I remember on my PS2 it would take a good 10 seconds to preview each item of clothing, none of that here. Also the draw distance is amazing, you can see the skyscrapers in downtown Los Santos from really far away, gives the city a great atmosphere.

I cant believe it got such a low score on GameSpot. I mean theres nothing wrong with a solid 9, but why did it get higher ont he PS2? If anything it should get higher on the PC because of the graphics, which were bordering on bad on the PS2.

KdjaCL

Going from PS2 pad to KB is annopying.

tip invert mouse


kdjac