San Andreas...

Aye, GTA has always been about going where ever you want and the fact that you could swim in San Andreas made a huge difference for me, and really opened up the world more than flying did actually.

Anyway, I can certainly agree with the fact that Vice City had more style, and really captured the 80's feel better than SA captured the 90's feel. Plus lots of people were actually scared away by San Andreas' sheer size, and having so much stuff to explore just overwhelmed them. I felt that a bit in the beginning actually.

Also obviously Vice City didn't have to much elevation in its terrain, based on Miami being fairly flat (afaik anyway).

I love San Andreas. And the gangster stuff is awesome..... Yeah the graphics aren't on the same level as HL2 but what do you expect from a game using Renderware? Also the world is freakin huge and it's all streamed... I don't mind the crap graphics at all.

Personally I can't get into San Andreas, it overwhealms me with how much stuff there is and all the tattoo/haircut/gym bollocks does my nut in. I much much prefer Vice City.

I have some advice for all those who are overwhelmed by the size of SA. Use cheats.

You wont have to follow the story and you can spawn apaches or jumbojets and fly anywhere. Its damn fun exploring the massive world, landing on top of skyscrapers or mountains and basejumping off