I liked GTA San Andreas - what else would I like?

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> Looking for recommendations for a late-30s male who doesn't play games
> much, but got pretty hooked on Playstation GTA San Andreas last summer.
> What's likely to entertain me this summer?
>
> What I liked about SA was the huge, realistic urban landscape and the
> sequence of missions which required different skills (not just shooting
> or driving). But I'm prepared to be persuaded that other styles of
> games would work for me.
>

God of War is a must, plus it's a Greatest Hits title so you can get it
cheap. Also Resident Evil 4 and Metal Gear Solid 3.
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>> Looking for recommendations for a late-30s male who doesn't play games
>> much, but got pretty hooked on Playstation GTA San Andreas last summer.
>> What's likely to entertain me this summer?
>>
>> What I liked about SA was the huge, realistic urban landscape and the
>> sequence of missions which required different skills (not just shooting
>> or driving). But I'm prepared to be persuaded that other styles of
>> games would work for me.

RE4 is my favorite, but it is a shooting only game. GTA Vice City is good.
Not as big as SA, but plays pretty much the same.
Susan
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> <martin_pentreath.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Looking for recommendations for a late-30s male who doesn't play games
> > much, but got pretty hooked on Playstation GTA San Andreas last summer.
> > What's likely to entertain me this summer?
> >
> > What I liked about SA was the huge, realistic urban landscape and the
> > sequence of missions which required different skills (not just shooting
> > or driving). But I'm prepared to be persuaded that other styles of
> > games would work for me.
> >
>
> God of War is a must, plus it's a Greatest Hits title so you can get it
> cheap. Also Resident Evil 4 and Metal Gear Solid 3.
>
>

I also liked gta, played all the versions ... then I bought god of war
because of all the recommandations. When I start playing I was not
impressed. All I had to do was push as many buttons as fast as I could. Does
it change during the game? WHy is it so good?

nath who doesn't like fight games ...
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>> <martin_pentreath.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1144695355.222146.326750@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>> > Looking for recommendations for a late-30s male who doesn't play games
>> > much, but got pretty hooked on Playstation GTA San Andreas last summer.
>> > What's likely to entertain me this summer?
>> >
>> > What I liked about SA was the huge, realistic urban landscape and the
>> > sequence of missions which required different skills (not just shooting
>> > or driving). But I'm prepared to be persuaded that other styles of
>> > games would work for me.
>> >
>>
>> God of War is a must, plus it's a Greatest Hits title so you can get it
>> cheap. Also Resident Evil 4 and Metal Gear Solid 3.
>>
>>
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> I also liked gta, played all the versions ... then I bought god of war
> because of all the recommandations. When I start playing I was not
> impressed. All I had to do was push as many buttons as fast as I could.
> Does
> it change during the game? WHy is it so good?
>
> nath who doesn't like fight games ...

Well, in the beginning of the game, it does forgive and favor
button-mashers, but as the game progresses you'll notice that you have to
rely a lot more on specifc combos- for example. Some enemies begin
appearing with magical shields which require a specific combo to defeat the
shield. I strongly suggest you stick with it, you may be pleasantly
surprised. As far as why it's so good I'd say has a lot to do with the
story and how it's told as you play the game.
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Susan schrieb:

Hoi.

> GTA Vice City is good.
> Not as big as SA, but plays pretty much the same.

The Soundtrack is way better than that of San Andreas! Plus, the
graphics are really colorful. I pretty soon got sick of that orange haze
in Los Santos, but the neon in Vice City... ah, gotta love it.

Also, Tommy Vercetti does not let people push him around all the time
like CJ does.

CU, Venty
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On Tue, 11 Apr 2006, Buckaroo Banzai wrote:
> > I also liked gta, played all the versions ... then I bought god of war
> > because of all the recommandations. When I start playing I was not
> > impressed. All I had to do was push as many buttons as fast as I could.
> > Does it change during the game? WHy is it so good?
> >
> > nath who doesn't like fight games ...
>
> Well, in the beginning of the game, it does forgive and favor
> button-mashers, but as the game progresses you'll notice that you have to
> rely a lot more on specifc combos- for example. Some enemies begin
> appearing with magical shields which require a specific combo to defeat the
> shield.

So it's a "memorize the specific combo for the specific enemy"
button-masher. Ick. Glad I didn't pick it up a couple of weeks ago...

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In article <443AFD43.34CAE09B.TakeThisOut@blueyonder.co.uk>,
Paul Heslop <paul.heslop.TakeThisOut@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> Susan wrote:
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> > "Buckaroo Banzai" <blisteringlogicREMOVETOREPLY.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > > <martin_pentreath.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:1144695355.222146.326750@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> > >> Looking for recommendations for a late-30s male who doesn't play games
> > >> much, but got pretty hooked on Playstation GTA San Andreas last summer.
> > >> What's likely to entertain me this summer?
> > >>
> > >> What I liked about SA was the huge, realistic urban landscape and the
> > >> sequence of missions which required different skills (not just shooting
> > >> or driving). But I'm prepared to be persuaded that other styles of
> > >> games would work for me.
> >
> > RE4 is my favorite, but it is a shooting only game. GTA Vice City is good.
> > Not as big as SA, but plays pretty much the same.
> > Susan
>
> Yeah, if you remember you can't climb walls, or, most of all, swim :O)

Or strafe while firing.

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