cesardrgn Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Now that's one huge map. maybe i'll wait for the PC version... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584943932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 GTA:SA has three full cities...Los Santos (LA), San Fierro (San Fransisco) and Las Venturas (Las Vegas). Yeah, Vegas ain't in California, but a city based on Oakland ain't too exciting. 584943232[/snapback] I think a city based on Oakland would have been hilarious. Poverty stricken city with a bunch of different gangs running around, they could connect them with the Bay Bridge, plenty of hood territory to own/claim. Actually, they could have made a whole new seperate game with Vegas. That would be pretty nice. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584943950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetuyeda Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 jeeez, amazing that there are no load times for it all Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584943956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
red. Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 it's big but i hate the countryside and the desert because it takes ages just to get somewhere in a car. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584943984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
se7en.hu Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 wow huge map :o cant wait to be able to play it on the PC :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584943995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Paul Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Wow...thanks for posting the map size comparison. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584944000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Raa Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Ever on Xbox... I've got a PS2 but would rather have it for Xbox... And am Halo 2'ing atm so busy enough. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584944015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing-Man Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 (edited) If you try to drive around the entire map in a car it takes freaking forever. Even driving the train, the Brown Streak, takes a long time too, but I usually derail the train half of the way, by accident of course.... I guess that is why they have included all those planes and helicopters so that you can reach the other cities without driving for like half and hour. I could only imagine how long it would take to go around the entire map on a bike. I think you will break your PS2 controller mashing the "x" button to pedal. As far as I have gotten into the game, this is the biggest map on a console system. I was floored when I started playing it and realized how big it is. Nice map comparison pictures, that is cool. Edited November 18, 2004 by jmole Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584944375 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted November 18, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 18, 2004 geeze, thats huge. i'm so tempted to get a pstwo now...plus mgs3 and gt4 :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584944470 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing-Man Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 geeze, thats huge. i'm so tempted to get a pstwo now...plus mgs3 and gt4 :p 584944470[/snapback] If you have the money you should get it. I traded in my PS2 for $80 at GameStop and then purchased the PSTwo along with GTA: SA last Sunday. I am not shocked by much when it comes to console video games, but the work and detail that Rockstar put into this game is beyond what they did in GTA: III and Vice City as you can see by the size of the map. Playing in the different cities, countryside, etc. sort-of makes you feel like you are playing a different game in each area. My damn friends keep telling me to bring the game over their houses, which is becoming a pain because I have forgotten it twice and they make me drive home to get the game. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584945572 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwanders Posted November 18, 2004 Author Share Posted November 18, 2004 I look at the map now and think it would have been cool to have some suburbs in San Andreas. They put in the Mullholland area with the hills and the big houses, but San Fierro goes right from city to countryland. If you look at the map, you have three islands: 1: Los Santos, country 2: San Fierro, country, mountain 3: Las Venturas, desert I think they should have ditched the country south of SF for suburbia. Plenty of houses ripe for robbing :) Eh, I'm sure they did what they did for a reason though. Perhaps the game was already stuffed to the busting point. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584945601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing-Man Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I was just wondering, I never tried this yet. What happens when you fly a plane to the edge of the map? Does it loop to the other side of the map? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584945620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambrentnall Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 you can keep on going as far as i kno i flew out for ages then crashed it and swam back i put some tape over the x button and left it it took about an hour to get back lol Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584945634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenR7A Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I was just wondering, I never tried this yet. What happens when you fly a plane to the edge of the map? Does it loop to the other side of the map? 584945620[/snapback] What do you think this is? Pac Man??? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584945722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing-Man Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 What do you think this is? Pac Man??? 584945722[/snapback] Perhaps... Many FPSes or flight simulator type of games have the map loop around when you reach the edge. It sure would have save a lot of time getting from point A to point B in GTA:SA if they did that. Then again, not being able to do that gives me an excuse to hijack the Brown Streak and sing "Crazy Train" to myself as I derail it over and over again while going from Point A to Point B. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584945755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster Posted November 19, 2004 Share Posted November 19, 2004 geeze, thats huge. i'm so tempted to get a pstwo now...plus mgs3 and gt4 :p 584944470[/snapback] I'm a hardcore XboX fan but I think for those 3 games it would be worth it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/245433-gta-map-size-comparison/page/2/#findComment-584950913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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