The BEST GTA game you have ever played.

[John Bumlick]

Well, my lunchtime purchase is going to make this a looooooong afternoon in the office. Ah well, I suppose a few hours at work will pay for my purchase and I've waited years to play any GTA game so I guess I'll survive.

Any hints for a GTA virgin?

 

[John Bumlick]

It's that generation who are still into it. Kids today are just lame, they're more into phone apps than proper gaming.

Those of us in our late 20s/30s grew up with a string of gaming revolutions and no social media or internet to distract us. My personal console history is: C64, Master system II, Mega Drive, Saturn, Playstation 2, XBOX 360. Although I don't play much any more and it's also down to not having time. I only bought the 360 because I split up with my bird but found I don't actually get that much time to play it. More responsibility at work, going out, owning a house etc. all get in the way.

That's a very interesting perspective. Who would have thought that gaming would be the sign of a mature person with an above average attention span?

 

[countryman]

no it isnt - thats the price i got mine for a year ago with uncharted - you can get it much cheaper than that

Where did you get that? I've had a look today and haven't found any cheaper then that. I was going to wait and get a PS4 but I'm not going to now as I don't want to pay to go online.

 

[Smithy]

For what it's worth, my gaming history:

Spectrum ZX > Nintendo (NES) > Mega Drive > Playstation > Dreamcast > Gamecube > PS2 > Xbox > Xbox360 > PS4?

 

[Sompting_Seagull]

Another vote for Vice City.

Felt upbeat and sunny. Great soundtrack too, of course.

This

 

[willyfantastic]

Where did you get that? I've had a look today and haven't found any cheaper then that. I was going to wait and get a PS4 but I'm not going to now as I don't want to pay to go online.

Amazon

 

[smeariestbat]

Another vote for vice city, all day long. Epic soundtrack!

console history: Sinclair spectrum>Nes>mega drive>snes>n64(favorite ever console)>xbox>ps2>bact to xbox>360(had several premiums then a super elite)

currently without console, driving me mad, cant wait for the xbox one to come out in Norway!

 

[John Bumlick]

holy tit balls it takes a while to install dunnit?

must be torture if you're a gamer and have played all the other GTA games... it's pissing me off and i've only owned the bloody console 5 minutes.

 

[Scoffers]

Resisted the temptation to pre-order GVA 5, loved Vice City, just awesome.

Probably will buy it at some point though, knowing me

 

[SeagullsT0m]

GTA V has all the potential to be one of the best game ever! But San Andreas is probably my favourite just because I haven't played the new one that much compared to the hours I put in SA. But it's already worth the £35 I paid for it

 

[John Bumlick]

I knew this was a bad idea...

Started installing yesterday at about 5pm. After completing a few missions, at 9pm I figured I should stop playing. "Let's just have a little explore...." And the next thing I know it's 1am.

Most fun I had was during my exploration phase. I went for a hike in the hills, stole a tractor, off roaded it all the way up to the Hollywood sign and then careened all the way back down and smashed into the Hollywood bowl where I jumped out of the tractor, beat up someone by the ticket booths and was fairly quickly shot in the head by a policeman. Awesome.

 

[Mellotron]

I knew this was a bad idea...

Started installing yesterday at about 5pm. After completing a few missions, at 9pm I figured I should stop playing. "Let's just have a little explore...." And the next thing I know it's 1am.

Most fun I had was during my exploration phase. I went for a hike in the hills, stole a tractor, off roaded it all the way up to the Hollywood sign and then careened all the way back down and smashed into the Hollywood bowl where I jumped out of the tractor, beat up someone by the ticket booths and was fairly quickly shot in the head by a policeman. Awesome.

That's the fun of it. The world genuinely feels alive and not just full of robots with no personality. You can spend hours just wandering around exploring and seeing what's possible.

 

[Billy the Fish]

It's amazing how many LA landmarks you can recognise just from watching films/TV. I got shot for going in here.