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are you looking forward to the state-sized expansion of the GTA franchise as much as I am.
I hear you can change your body shape through eating or inaction, and get a funky haircut. Given that I mainly use Vice City for a therapeutic violent virtual workout, cheating my way to huge stocks of weapons, coding tanks to fall from the sky and attempting ever-more crazyinsane stunt jumps rather than progressing through the official missions, I don't expect to "do very well" at San Andreas. I do, however, expect to spend more time on it than any other more linear and less liberating game (Liberty City! how aptly named).
I must confess I wonder if it makes any difference to the experience of playing that you're obliged to take the role of an African-American. It may seem trivial but it did make me think about identification and immersion in the screen persona: of course, for decades -- since graphics were good enough to code a sprite as belonging to any ethnic group, instead of just being a blob or symbol -- black players have been obliged to "become" white people in games, and teenage boys have happily identified with Lara Croft (although perhaps it was more about controlling Lara, directing Lara, not being Lara). I haven't thought of it as much of a challenge or novelty to play a female character; maybe in the late 80s it was mildly remarkable, but it doesn't seem any kind of shift now. However, the idea that you "are" a young black man in California seems to present more issues somehow, and perhaps this is because the game, and the character, operates in such a realistic social context. You're not just some chick blasting demons, you're a black man who's hassled by cops and drawn into gang struggles. You are taking on (arguably) the plausible social role of a young black man in that situation.
Have I justified this thread yet? LOL! I'll insert some pics of GTA:SA if you like.
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I think we should try an experiment whereby simKovacs and I swap lives. He gets Modge and my London flat -- I get VP and his big (shared) house.
quote: Whoah, August 26, 2004 Reviewer: Daniel from Durham, England How amazing does this game look the missions the stylin the freedom here are some facts i know 1. you can eat and go to the gym if you get too fat peds will laugh at you 2. More cars, bikes, etc tha ever before 3. you can go on thegolden gate bridge and visit hollywood 4. you can get your hair cut
Now decide which is better PS2/X-Box or "gamecube"
you know the answer
When the game comes out I expect reviews of this standard on my GTA thread.
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It was Ben's "Open House" thread but my "Mos Eisley" thread seemed to be missing too... I wonder if maybe they got lost in some kind of recent move.
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Yeah only Ben's opening post remains on that thread, and I can't see my Mos Eisley one either. However, the latter is on Barbelith.com and also posted up on www.theforce.net as well, of course, as on my hard drive (as Raz asked for it) and on the former thread I think all I contributed were some pics, which I still have. It was Black Mask who made the genius comments about London's architecture.
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Is the Swiss Re tower normally open to the public? If so I might nip along tomorrow, or was it just that one "Open London" day? I can't believe I missed that!
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quote:Originally posted by kovacs: Yeah only Ben's opening post remains on that thread, and I can't see my Mos Eisley one either. However, the latter is on Barbelith.com and also posted up on www.theforce.net as well, of course, as on my hard drive (as Raz asked for it) and on the former thread I think all I contributed were some pics, which I still have. It was Black Mask who made the genius comments about London's architecture.
Thanks for looking Kovacs. Shame the rest of the thread's gone, though... Posts: 148
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quote:Originally posted by kovacs: It was only open for Open Day, to normal people. You missed waiting in the cold for 6 hours, Fish. It wasn't just a casual drop-in.
Hmmm, thanks, I thought as much. Still I bet that 6 hours in the cold is but a distant memory to you now as you bask in the glory of being one of the lucky few to have toured the Stirling Prize winning building.
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My son's got this San Andreas game and he arxed me to go on the web and find out of there's any good cheats and so forth. But I don't know squat about such things. Anyone got any good lonks? Many thonks.
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Damn PS2s with their classy black design, their DVD playing ability and their GTA games a year before any other platform. Damn them all to hell.
Well I'm happy to wait a while for the crisp, hi-res, mouse-controllable PC version.
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I got this game the minute it came out. Literally. Both Gamestation and Game had arranged to open at 12am on Thursday/Friday for two hours to be the first shops to (legally) sell the game.
The scene outside the shopping centre at 11:30 was chilling. Romero would smile smugly at the sight of this perfect reproduction of his vision of consumerist zombiism.
Anyway, I'm enjoying it. My character has been down the gym and is now huge and the skills, which are meagrea t first, develop fast when you spend most of your time playing like Kovacs. The scope of things to do is now even greater than with the previous games, with countless little subgames you can happily play for hours. Pool for example, in the bar near the start of the game, or any number of arcade machines littered around. There's even a dancing game in the nighclub. And all this before I've even accessed any of the other areas.
All in all, it's about as good as it promised to be, and I don't think you can ask any more than that.
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After a squabble over roast potatoes with your family, it has been decided that you'll be moved into a secure housing unit in Bognor Regis. As you're strapped into bed, you hear the sea lapping angrily at the shore. Moments later, an armoured personnel carrier breaks through the wall of your retirement castle. The doors open to reveal a tough looking bunch of pensioners. You recognise them as Ken, Lionel and Bertie - your old crew. You thought these guys were dead - but like you, they'd been sent to Bognor Regis. They rebelled against the oppresive control of their wardens and formed a rebellion. Now they're here to rescue you.
Features:
Take control of a number of vehicles including motability scooters, invalid cars and walking frames (which can also be wielded as a weapon).
Distract opponents with meaningless stories - but don't forget to keep an eye on your senility bar. If it reaches 100%, you're an overcooked vegetable who'll have to rely on your crew to push you around in a wheelchair.
Realistic bladderometer with random fluctuations.
Music from artists of the good old days, including Glenn Miller & his orchestra, Flanagan & Allen and Vera Lynn.
Explore the accurately recreated sea front, including the pier, mini-golf course, arcades, fish & chip shops and much more...
Breach the tight security of The Butlins Camp, and use the Red-Coats to paint Bognor red!
Fantastic mini-games such as the famous Bognor Birdman competition.
quote:Originally posted by Boy Racer: Personally I'd beat the child and tell him to complete it properly, but here's the gamefaqs San Andreas page if you must encourage cheating.
I gave him those files last night and he said, "Sweet" which I take to be a positive comment of some sort, so thanks a lot for that.
As for cheating... whenever he gets a new PS2 game he disappears for some three or four days before emerging, red eyed and sickly looking, to tell us that the box should say, "Impossible to complete" on it. Perhaps obtaining cheats for him will give him some of his life back. But perhaps not.
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quote:Originally posted by dang65: Perhaps obtaining cheats for him will give him some of his life back. But perhaps not.
And are you prepared to find cheats for his GCSEs? A-Levels? Degree?
If at first you don't succeed - cheat!
That isn't a good example to set for a child, Dang. Make him practise until he can complete these games on his own. Then he'll learn to understand the wonderful feeling of achievement you can get from even the most trivial of pursuits.
quote:Originally posted by dang65: Er, probably best if you just send me a lonk to the GCSE cheats, come to think of it.
I'll just copy and paste them here instead.
Infinite Marks: U, D, L, L, R, R + X Invisible to Invigilators: U, D, L, L, R, R + Y Multiple Choice Mode: U, D, L, L, R, R + Z Kill All Teachers: U, D, L, L, R, R + D, D Kill All Pupils: R + X + Z +U Kill Everyone: U, U, D, D, L, R, L, R, X, Y, B, A Naked Mode: X, Z, Y, V
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im playing ninja gaiden at the moment and have used gamefaqs five times now, i just dont have the time to run for ten minutes down this shitty respawning hell of a corrider to find out if its the right way. that isnt a game, its mindless. The game is what happens when you allow yourself the freedom of the faq. I used to hate cheating, but im coming round to it now, especially given your supposed to key into the game makers logic, which may well be diversed from reality in some very special ways.
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