Happy 20th Birthday, San Andreas-you're almost old enough to legally drink alcohol in your own country now! Are there any other games (especially older ones) whose narratives and themes are underrated?
Mafia III gets a lot of deserved criticism for its repetitive mission structure. But the themes, story, and the gameplay driven narrative racism are exceptional imo.
@@hayk3000especially with how it shows some racist members are in it for the money and power over their hate with the accountant character or with the old man who was originally a friend of sammy
scarface the world is yours is one of the best what if stories for a video game. what if tony didn't die and he was able to reclaim miami one by one all over again? it's a underrated and underappreciated game.
@@BlindBosnianno, woozie is the biggest bro, not cesar. cesar helped cj only if he himself profited by helping cj. but woozie really respected and cared about cj
time is running man i remember like it was yesterday christmas 2006 my brother and i got the PS2, we had to share it our first games were GTA SA & Tony Hawk Underground those were the times still playing PS2 to this day occasionally
Growing up in south central LA, im glad there’s a game that captures the vibe so well. Most games tend to veer more towards a Hollywood type of aesthetic. This game will always be a hood classic. Great video 👌🏽
@@TheRealRusDaddy ...the neighborhood of the Dingbat apartments in the Jungle (Baldwin Village?), the black asphalt alleys had white concrete rain gutters running down the center, and the apartments had interior courtyards, maybe with a pool. Found that exact look in a neighborhood in GTA 5, gave me goosebumps.
Think SA is where the GTA series really found their own voice, III was really bare bones and the story really only served the purposes of the gameplay, just a little icing on the cake to make doing the missions more interesting, in Vice City the story has more flavor, more interesting characters and a voiced protagonist with some sort of personality, but ultimately the story is just Scarface and most characters are just one dimensional stereotypes. San Andreas has an advantage in many ways, the bigger map not only benefits the open world but also the voice of the game itself, having 3 different cities with their own culture and style means the game can ultimately create its own and original aesthetic, the first part of the game (in LS) is the usual 90's gangster hood movie but once CJ leaves Los Santos it becomes more interesting as the games vibe constantly changes. The countryside is a lawless place, the Catalina missions are basically Bonnie and Clyde. San Fierro is about racing and cars, the triad gangs and their rivalries and also where CJ starts becoming a business man (starts finding his voice). The desert is where the game reaches its peak in action, its about conspiracies and contains the games most outlandish moments, like stealing a jetpack from Area 51 or Riding a bike in a huge cargo plane to blow it up. It is also where you achieve Sweets freedom and release from prison. Las Venturas is more of a gangster movie, involving the mafia and naturally feels something like Casino (the 1995 Scorsese movie), This is where CJ achieves his success and the whole San Fierro/Las Venturas part of the game can be summed up as the Rags to Riches tale. Los Santos is where the heart of the story lies, the other parts of the game are the journey but Los Santos is the start and the finish, where most of the major plot points are set in motion and resolved. The soundtrack also perfectly showcases the games unique atmosphere, in GTA 3 the stations were pretty random, either music from Scarface, techno beats or operatic pieces to give it that Mafia feeling, Vice City of course has a very beloved soundtrack but that is because it managed to get so many 80's hits on its soundtrack, the game purely relies on its 80's aesthetic. San Andreas however, has radio stations that fit each city and the countryside, basically meaning that it has every popular genre that you could imagine existing in the 90's, all of the songs on the stations fit the game and some are pretty unknown, the game really encapsulates the diversity in 90's culture, from electronic music fitting the San Fierro underground racing scene to the alternative rock of the late 80's/early 90's, The country music and the classic rock of the 70's fitting well with the countryside, Gangsta Rap (Radio LS) the classic 80's Hip-Hop (Playback FM), Funk and even Raggae, its insane and all of the songs are memorable and really great. It is easily my favorite soundtrack from any GTA, the radio stations are a work of art in their own right.
I would give this comment a millions like if I could, super accurate and interesting analysis, loved the bit about the music changing based on location, something I noticed but rarely paid attention to.
after 20 years this is still rockstar’s best game, it really is lightning in a bottle in every way. i love the diversity of the map especially and how atmospheric the forest is, that haze in los santos, the fog in san fierro, the neon of las venturas, the quietness of the desert is all just perfect with this and mgs 3 alone 2004 was a crazy year for gaming
That last scene CJ going out, is him retrieving the bag of money that Tenpenny ran away with in the firetruck, hence after the show of credits CJ received $500,000
Same. I just hope that remake finally happens. For Vice City and san andreas. Probably since they get remakes. GTA 3 will need 1 but kind of sucks. Claude doesn't speak.
More often than not, people overlook how good of an actual story this game has. True rags to riches, with so many Philosophical questions that only ever got matched by GTA IV & the RDR series. A true masterpiece on all fronts. Great video btw!
I played this game on the ps2 while growing up, and never payed attention to the story. I have it on my phone now, and only just realized how bad ass CJ is.
I’ve played this game so many times that now when I first start all over , I do 3 things first , get all 100 tags to get the weapons in the kitchen. Do the firefighter missions to become “fire proof” for when doing the mission were you kill big smoke ,and randomly go swimming to build up how long you can hold your breath 😂
I used to be aboard the "GTA SA's story makes no sense after you leave Los Santos" boat but not anymore I guess. You connected so much so well, excellent video
I was curious as to why I was being reccomended this, and then I realized you made that incredibly beautifully written TGTBTU video, this one was written just as impeccably. Keep up the good work, you're a fantastic content creator.
As someone who has been playing this game since 2004 and still plays near daily it actually surprises me how many thing i run into regularly where im like huh thats crazy lol
noone would disagree with you. And honestly I'd assume that a proper GTA SA remake would make Rockstar massive paper. But considering that the definitive (dogsh!t) edition is a thing we probably won't even get one sadly :/
San Andreas is my favorite and my Angel’s favorite game since childhood. I played every version of this game including vita port and excluding most Defective Edition ports.
I was born the same year this game released ......I replayed the game this year and man oh man I enjoyed the game so so much ...seeing your video rekindled my loe for te game once again .
Just a week or so ago i watched your previous video on the real life history parallels of GTA san andreas and i thought it’d be cool if there were more detailed videos like your RDR2 ones on San Andreas and this video couldnt have come at a better time!
When cj is at the airport 11:49 of the vid u can see when he picks up his baggage u can see in the back ground it says arrivals and it’s says the time and from liberty city, vice city, carcer city, Leith, Tokyo and Johnson
The San Andreas storyline is so underrated, honestly playing a ton of the definitive edition showed me how vast the world is, it was so ahead of it's time for open world games
Thanks mate, Kudos to the video. Brings back those after-school gaming moments, Late nights modding the game and replaying it another few times. Even as a kid, underlining stories had a great impact on us. Internet was not a strong feature of comfort back in Sri Lanka in those days. Yet, we managed Google and saw the resemblance of some of the real-time stories featured in the game. It was definitely way ahead ofitss time and I've a feeling it still does.
I actually had street gangs covering the entire map. Because of a cool glitch, you can do. And it will put games all over every single inch of the map. Including some red and blue ones. They are just normal gangs, though. You have to take a jet to a certain area and fly out over the water and tell it mirrors itself. And then I'm pretty sure you drown yourself. And when you respawn, you look at the map and Every island will be covered. If done correctly, but the longer you fly, the more areas are covered. I can't remember the exact area. You are supposed to do it and you're supposed to do it right when the gangs show up.
Never been this early to anything in my life. I was just rewatching all your Red Dead 2 videos too as I'm replaying the game for the first time since release.
Really good video mate, there’s a lot of his sort of video about it they’re usually someone that likes the sound of their own voice - rambling on about nothing - ultimately leaving one feeling annoyed. This one however, your video, really good!!
Great perspective, although I still find Sweet to be insufferable by the end of the game. I can't remember the exact line but what really set me off was when he said, "You've always been looking at for yourself," when CJ says everything he's done was for his family, which discounts just about everything CJ worked his ass off for the entirety of the game. Not only does he ignore the fact that CJ practically turned the Grove by himself at the beginning of the game, and worked hard to prove to that he's loyal to his family, he doesn't acknowledge once, everything CJ has worked for outside of the Grove, providing for his family so that the wouldn't have to struggle with finances like they were before CJ came along. Instead he insults his younger brother and drags him down with him because he refuses to see that there is more than the hood. I get what Sweet is saying, family is important and always will be but that also means security is important, because of CJ's work they won't have to steal things off the street anymore but Sweet ignores this, ignores what Kendl has achieved and continuously berates Carl for daring to see things from a broader perspective.
Sweet taught me that some people are never satisfied. CJ’s weakness is chasing Sweet’s respect and validation and Sweet has done nothing to improve the gang’s situation. what did Sweet do for the gang all those 5 years, let it go to crap and CJ did more for the family in less time. Sweet is a crab in a barrel.
I wish CJ pushed back more cause family's important but also to Sweet family is just two-bit gangsters flinging shit at each other and he's got some sense of loyalty ingrained into his head by, I imagine, the people who raised them. I think it does happen a lot irl. That's the type of lifestyle that took their mom and brother
Still the best GTA game overall imo. At least open world wise. The game is a lot more fun to play without the story mode. Just flying jetpacks, having gang shootouts, customizing cars, racing cars, boats, flying planes, helicopters etc. going to casinos, looking for easter eggs and literally so much more to do outside the storyline. It might not have the best storyline but its the most entertaining game to play
I was sceptical but when you said the word "capitalism" you truly proved yourself a real video essayist. In all seriousness i enjoyed the video, and defnitely made me think a little harder about this game.
The video itself is good, but usually on these type of essays when the word Capitalism is thrown out It kinda sours my mouth (for different reasons) but that's just my opinion.
Man it’s crazy how much we all loved two Scottish school boys dream of make a game wish they didn’t sell up they had imagination and vision now gta is only good for mods anyone remember freedom fighters was one of the best game ever released underrated I miss the good old days gamer crew boys all we got now is dayz 😢
I remember being young and the last mission would NEVER load for me no matter what I tried. My disc copy. My mates and the rental stores copies were scratches so badly!! A few months later I bought another copy just to finish the last mission and OH MYYYY WAS IT SO SATISFYING!!
I bet gta san andreas will still be better than gta 6. Def not graphics wise, maybe not gameplay wise, but the story for sure. Its too good. This is what put R* on the map.
1. Grove Street was the real home for a lot of us growing up. 2. Vice city and San Andreas had soundtracks so good that GTA V soundtrack doesn’t even stand a chance. 3. Tommy Vercetti and CJ as protagonist spoke to the player way more than the three characters of GTA five ever did and that is why those two games will forever be gold. S tier classics.
Yo this was a beautiful video for real everything relating to real life events, the music & the whole story about the hood & it's a bigger world out there but not to forget where you came from idea. 5 stars man
I love the fact that you used danzig's song mother i was surperised when i recognized the guitar, currently playing SA in my android for the 7+ time, the first time i completed the main story of the game i was also surprised of how deep it was and not just car theft, shooting people and getting chased by the police
I'm the only person I know who actually complete this game. The friends I have that played this never even made it to San Fierro. I can imagine this is why it's deeper than most people remember
Your friends aren't traditional gamers huh. Getting to San Fierro isn't even difficult. If you said you have friends that never beat the game cause the Toreno plane missions or conquering enough territories to unlock the final mission, then that'd be more understanding lol
gta games go on for such a long time i never complete them, it amazes me that i never got passed 27% on gta5, stuck on those clowns respawning nightmare
Dude I remember when a friend stayed all of 2 weeks playing that game. His older brother painted the cover on a wall in their apartment, not his room in the living room.
It was the music. Every radio station was just dropping bangers. "FreeBird", "White Wedding", that one song about the man and the desert" GTA helped expand my music palette from more than just HipHop
I’m not American but 1) when I went to LA, it really was a “holly shieet” moment: I was able to recognize entire areas just by playing the game. Instead of creating fantasy worlds that require a huge amount of creative work, Rockstar really are masters of depicting reality into video games, including the vibe of the people. That gives them a natural coherence, plausibility and they can focus on the details. It’s honestly mind blowing and it really hits you when you remember the controversy of their titles. I was at the pier and could visualize playing “yep, I killed a lot of cops here.” 2) 17:15 I feel is an important lesson although I disagree about the whole identity journey, he was able to go through all this because he stayed true to his values, the chaos was around him and the journey was to rescue all of those who are important to him. Even if you still consider CJ a gansta by the end, he really is a good example whoever you are. Traveling and seeing other realities with an open mind really builds character and gives you opportunities that will take you where you thought it wouldn’t be possible, as long as you stay humble and keep good core values. 3) Vice City and SA really cultivated in me an openness, appreciation and love for the most diverse types of music while presenting my little digital world with a top tier music selection. I wouldn’t be the musician I am today if I hadn’t played those games. An excellent game but THAT is what I’m most thankful for.
I always keep coming back to playing GTA san andreas, its by far the greatest game ever! I only like GTA 5 for it's world than the story and characters.
You just can't explain that gut feeling, that vibe when playing gta games, especially san andreas Good times I hope I will get that feeling back someday
Happy 20th Birthday, San Andreas-you're almost old enough to legally drink alcohol in your own country now!
Are there any other games (especially older ones) whose narratives and themes are underrated?
Mafia III gets a lot of deserved criticism for its repetitive mission structure.
But the themes, story, and the gameplay driven narrative racism are exceptional imo.
@@hayk3000especially with how it shows some racist members are in it for the money and power over their hate with the accountant character or with the old man who was originally a friend of sammy
After five years in the east coast it was time to go home
scarface the world is yours is one of the best what if stories for a video game. what if tony didn't die and he was able to reclaim miami one by one all over again? it's a underrated and underappreciated game.
❤😂🎉
Its crazy Caesar and woozie care about cj more than sweet they always cheered him up whenever he feels down
Cesar is probably one of the biggest bros in any media ever. It's insane what he had done for CJ's sake, all of it
Well Sweets relationship is more like tough love.
That's why brothers aren't considered bros
Those are more brothers than Sweet ever was.
@@BlindBosnianno, woozie is the biggest bro, not cesar. cesar helped cj only if he himself profited by helping cj. but woozie really respected and cared about cj
20 years…. God help us all
86 likes, year I was born.
Can't change that 😮
time is running man
i remember like it was yesterday
christmas 2006 my brother and i got the PS2, we had to share it
our first games were GTA SA & Tony Hawk Underground
those were the times
still playing PS2 to this day occasionally
@@ergolin I somehow convinced my grandma to buy the trilogy PS2 set, I learned how to cuss out Ballers lol Grove for life
yea that one hurt…
Fuck..For real, I just had an existential crisis…literally…
Growing up in south central LA, im glad there’s a game that captures the vibe so well. Most games tend to veer more towards a Hollywood type of aesthetic. This game will always be a hood classic. Great video 👌🏽
Grew up in the Jungle, when it was white. Love this game.
Seen Rockstar's Sao Paolo Brazil? So fresh to see
@@chrishelbling3879okay great grandpa dont remind me of the good old days youll make me sad
@@TheRealRusDaddy ...the neighborhood of the Dingbat apartments in the Jungle (Baldwin Village?), the black asphalt alleys had white concrete rain gutters running down the center, and the apartments had interior courtyards, maybe with a pool. Found that exact look in a neighborhood in GTA 5, gave me goosebumps.
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Think SA is where the GTA series really found their own voice, III was really bare bones and the story really only served the purposes of the gameplay, just a little icing on the cake to make doing the missions more interesting, in Vice City the story has more flavor, more interesting characters and a voiced protagonist with some sort of personality, but ultimately the story is just Scarface and most characters are just one dimensional stereotypes. San Andreas has an advantage in many ways, the bigger map not only benefits the open world but also the voice of the game itself, having 3 different cities with their own culture and style means the game can ultimately create its own and original aesthetic, the first part of the game (in LS) is the usual 90's gangster hood movie but once CJ leaves Los Santos it becomes more interesting as the games vibe constantly changes. The countryside is a lawless place, the Catalina missions are basically Bonnie and Clyde. San Fierro is about racing and cars, the triad gangs and their rivalries and also where CJ starts becoming a business man (starts finding his voice). The desert is where the game reaches its peak in action, its about conspiracies and contains the games most outlandish moments, like stealing a jetpack from Area 51 or Riding a bike in a huge cargo plane to blow it up. It is also where you achieve Sweets freedom and release from prison. Las Venturas is more of a gangster movie, involving the mafia and naturally feels something like Casino (the 1995 Scorsese movie), This is where CJ achieves his success and the whole San Fierro/Las Venturas part of the game can be summed up as the Rags to Riches tale. Los Santos is where the heart of the story lies, the other parts of the game are the journey but Los Santos is the start and the finish, where most of the major plot points are set in motion and resolved.
The soundtrack also perfectly showcases the games unique atmosphere, in GTA 3 the stations were pretty random, either music from Scarface, techno beats or operatic pieces to give it that Mafia feeling, Vice City of course has a very beloved soundtrack but that is because it managed to get so many 80's hits on its soundtrack, the game purely relies on its 80's aesthetic.
San Andreas however, has radio stations that fit each city and the countryside, basically meaning that it has every popular genre that you could imagine existing in the 90's, all of the songs on the stations fit the game and some are pretty unknown, the game really encapsulates the diversity in 90's culture, from electronic music fitting the San Fierro underground racing scene to the alternative rock of the late 80's/early 90's, The country music and the classic rock of the 70's fitting well with the countryside, Gangsta Rap (Radio LS) the classic 80's Hip-Hop (Playback FM), Funk and even Raggae, its insane and all of the songs are memorable and really great. It is easily my favorite soundtrack from any GTA, the radio stations are a work of art in their own right.
Very good analysis!
I would give this comment a millions like if I could, super accurate and interesting analysis, loved the bit about the music changing based on location, something I noticed but rarely paid attention to.
And definitely has great songs and Hits, unforgettable soundtrack. I started listening to some songs on the radio station on my own 🤣🤣
👍👍👍
Dont forget about the New Jack Swing station!
San Andreas taught me that drugs were terrible for me and the whole country better than my schools anti-drug meetings.
How D.A.R.E. you! 😂
big cluckin problem mayne./
Ya for all the heat San Andreas took back in the day, it is Very VERY ANTI DRUGS, hard drugs atleast lol. Once you get past the sex and murder lmao
after 20 years this is still rockstar’s best game, it really is lightning in a bottle in every way.
i love the diversity of the map especially and how atmospheric the forest is, that haze in los santos, the fog in san fierro, the neon of las venturas, the quietness of the desert is all just perfect
with this and mgs 3 alone 2004 was a crazy year for gaming
out of all of rockstars games it's the only one that perfectly fits the description of a RPG
Not to mention World of Warcraft debuted in 2004!
If only it came out now so I can see San Fierro again on a grander scale. The fact they pulled off SA on a ps2 is crazy
san fierro was always my favorite part of SA
That last scene CJ going out, is him retrieving the bag of money that Tenpenny ran away with in the firetruck, hence after the show of credits CJ received $500,000
$250,000 not $500,000
I need to get back into San Andreas, loved it but got stuck on that annoying plane lessons bit
Were you on m&kb
@@teken49 What?
I was stuck at the mission with Zero and those annoying litle planes ^^
@@Guitaristmalakianthose aren’t required to complete the story dude 😭 unless ur trying to complete the game 100% or do the heist mission.
@@itsovert Really ? I though back then that you needed this mission in order to complete the story ^^'
I always knew it was deep. I've played it to completion probably 20 times. It's one of my favourite games.
It's arguably the best game ever
Same here mate, completed this game several times but I still have a lot of fun with it
Same. I just hope that remake finally happens. For Vice City and san andreas. Probably since they get remakes. GTA 3 will need 1 but kind of sucks. Claude doesn't speak.
Yes! I'd love to see every GTA dissected like this series.
The absolute documentary that IV would be 😅
@@SkydrawnIViv -meatriders- fanboys trying so hard not to mention iv for 0.0000023 seconds:
@Livinghopefulandhonest **twelvie saying**
@@SkydrawnIV I’m 14 genius, try again next time you waste of unprotected sex
@Livinghopefulandhonest r/woosh
I remember playing the game at a friends crib and seeing the people riot. I always thought “why are the npc’s acting so strange”
This made me laugh 😂
More often than not, people overlook how good of an actual story this game has. True rags to riches, with so many Philosophical questions that only ever got matched by GTA IV & the RDR series.
A true masterpiece on all fronts. Great video btw!
IV didn't have the saame progressive story and lagged in many places
Now I know you blind man, but you gotta see this
very good
I'm blind not stupid
I played this game on the ps2 while growing up, and never payed attention to the story. I have it on my phone now, and only just realized how bad ass CJ is.
Lmao same here
yea same dude i just played the game because it was another gta game for me i started with gta 3
Vibe and a half
All you had to do was follow the damn TRAIN!!
All my exes live in Texas..
And Texas is the place, i truly love to be.
And that's why I hang my hat/ in Tennessee
I’ve played this game so many times that now when I first start all over , I do 3 things first , get all 100 tags to get the weapons in the kitchen. Do the firefighter missions to become “fire proof” for when doing the mission were you kill big smoke ,and randomly go swimming to build up how long you can hold your breath 😂
Lol yes I'd practice holding breath for that specific mission where you need to swim under water for long duration of time to stay hidden
Police and ambulance missions sure help out, too. You can cheese them in the bone county towns.
iirc you need to train your diving anyways at some point. Because Woozie won't let you attempt his mission without upgrading your swimming
Welcome to The Jungle was absolutely perfect for this game
All the songs where straight bangers even the country music 😢
Every station was pure gold!
I used to be aboard the "GTA SA's story makes no sense after you leave Los Santos" boat but not anymore I guess. You connected so much so well, excellent video
This dude just outdoes himself with every new video essay he posts. Truly one of the most well researched video essays out there.
Spent so long in SA on PS2.. Loved the story! And appreciate you highlighting this side of it 🤜
Best console. Best game. Best of times.
if you played this game you had the best childhood
14:45 "I Know Your Blind But You Gotta See This"
- CJ
I was curious as to why I was being reccomended this, and then I realized you made that incredibly beautifully written TGTBTU video, this one was written just as impeccably.
Keep up the good work, you're a fantastic content creator.
After playing rdr2, i never realized how good the other gta stories were. This one was better than gta v.
As someone who has been playing this game since 2004 and still plays near daily it actually surprises me how many thing i run into regularly where im like huh thats crazy lol
Signs it's a great game
@@InfernalLeo777 The greatest of all imo, My walls are covered in framed posters and a ridiculous amount of GTA memorabilia
I remember hearing about a green bean dish, somewhere in the game..?
@@jesscorbin5981 you're probably thinking of the green goo
I'll have two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda.
I love how SA starts out like an early 90s hood movie, but then progresses to The Rock and Con Air by the time you reach the Mike Toreno missions.
Casino and a bit of godfather too.
There was a homage scene from con air. The biker policemen dropping his daughnout for the chase
This game deserves a proper remaster. GTA San Andreas has such an incredible story, it even deserves to leave the realm of games and become a movie.
Yea, I want this same game with better models and graphics
noone would disagree with you. And honestly I'd assume that a proper GTA SA remake would make Rockstar massive paper.
But considering that the definitive (dogsh!t) edition is a thing we probably won't even get one sadly :/
San Andreas is my favorite and my Angel’s favorite game since childhood. I played every version of this game including vita port and excluding most Defective Edition ports.
Your guardian angel likes GTASA?
I was born the same year this game released ......I replayed the game this year and man oh man I enjoyed the game so so much ...seeing your video rekindled my loe for te game once again .
Certified classic review for a classic videogame.
Just a week or so ago i watched your previous video on the real life history parallels of GTA san andreas and i thought it’d be cool if there were more detailed videos like your RDR2 ones on San Andreas and this video couldnt have come at a better time!
Love these analysis I hope we get an extended one in this format for gta 4 and 5
Real Pixels out here dropping straight bangers, as always 😩👌
Bro i was about to cry at 5:11
Pix, you have this uncanny ability to make me want to return to a game each time I watch one of your fantastic videos. Keep 'em up!
Mike Toreno and CJ are my 2 favorite characters in the game. Toreno fulfilling his promise to CJ is always great to see when I replay the game
When cj is at the airport 11:49 of the vid u can see when he picks up his baggage u can see in the back ground it says arrivals and it’s says the time and from liberty city, vice city, carcer city, Leith, Tokyo and Johnson
Another piece of art
I really enjoyed watching this 👍🏻
The San Andreas storyline is so underrated, honestly playing a ton of the definitive edition showed me how vast the world is, it was so ahead of it's time for open world games
Thanks mate, Kudos to the video. Brings back those after-school gaming moments, Late nights modding the game and replaying it another few times. Even as a kid, underlining stories had a great impact on us. Internet was not a strong feature of comfort back in Sri Lanka in those days. Yet, we managed Google and saw the resemblance of some of the real-time stories featured in the game. It was definitely way ahead ofitss time and I've a feeling it still does.
I actually had street gangs covering the entire map. Because of a cool glitch, you can do. And it will put games all over every single inch of the map. Including some red and blue ones. They are just normal gangs, though. You have to take a jet to a certain area and fly out over the water and tell it mirrors itself. And then I'm pretty sure you drown yourself. And when you respawn, you look at the map and Every island will be covered. If done correctly, but the longer you fly, the more areas are covered. I can't remember the exact area. You are supposed to do it and you're supposed to do it right when the gangs show up.
Never been this early to anything in my life. I was just rewatching all your Red Dead 2 videos too as I'm replaying the game for the first time since release.
Really good video mate, there’s a lot of his sort of video about it they’re usually someone that likes the sound of their own voice - rambling on about nothing - ultimately leaving one feeling annoyed. This one however, your video, really good!!
In 2019 I found my ps2 and got addicted again to gta sa same as when I first played it but with an Adult mind, the game is a masterpiece.
Your views don’t reflect in your subscribers. You deserve way more
It's hard to believe it's been 20 years...
I still remember watching the ad on tv before it came out
This game still give crazy nostalgic playing as child with your Playstation 2. GTA San Andreas one of those game was ahead of it's time.
The research, writing and editing in this video (essay) is impeccable. This deserves all the subs and likes it deserves!
Swear you can teach this in a class. It’s not often real events impact a hugely successful title like this. Great work here 👏
Nah it's as deep as I remember, everyone else just doesn't look past the surface
Great perspective, although I still find Sweet to be insufferable by the end of the game. I can't remember the exact line but what really set me off was when he said, "You've always been looking at for yourself," when CJ says everything he's done was for his family, which discounts just about everything CJ worked his ass off for the entirety of the game. Not only does he ignore the fact that CJ practically turned the Grove by himself at the beginning of the game, and worked hard to prove to that he's loyal to his family, he doesn't acknowledge once, everything CJ has worked for outside of the Grove, providing for his family so that the wouldn't have to struggle with finances like they were before CJ came along. Instead he insults his younger brother and drags him down with him because he refuses to see that there is more than the hood.
I get what Sweet is saying, family is important and always will be but that also means security is important, because of CJ's work they won't have to steal things off the street anymore but Sweet ignores this, ignores what Kendl has achieved and continuously berates Carl for daring to see things from a broader perspective.
Sweet taught me that some people are never satisfied. CJ’s weakness is chasing Sweet’s respect and validation and Sweet has done nothing to improve the gang’s situation. what did Sweet do for the gang all those 5 years, let it go to crap and CJ did more for the family in less time. Sweet is a crab in a barrel.
It was until he said all I wanted you to do was pay your debt was when sweet became a real gangster.
I wish CJ pushed back more cause family's important but also to Sweet family is just two-bit gangsters flinging shit at each other and he's got some sense of loyalty ingrained into his head by, I imagine, the people who raised them. I think it does happen a lot irl. That's the type of lifestyle that took their mom and brother
Still the best GTA game overall imo. At least open world wise. The game is a lot more fun to play without the story mode. Just flying jetpacks, having gang shootouts, customizing cars, racing cars, boats, flying planes, helicopters etc. going to casinos, looking for easter eggs and literally so much more to do outside the storyline. It might not have the best storyline but its the most entertaining game to play
But you have to follow the story mode to open up the map
@ well yeah no shi.. 😂
I’ve played the gta trilogy so many times especially San Andreas it’s so great going back to it every time
Still playing this game, its still amazing.
I was sceptical but when you said the word "capitalism" you truly proved yourself a real video essayist. In all seriousness i enjoyed the video, and defnitely made me think a little harder about this game.
The video itself is good, but usually on these type of essays when the word Capitalism is thrown out It kinda sours my mouth (for different reasons) but that's just my opinion.
San Andreas is about the journey.....
You snapped with that “today was a good day” !
Man it’s crazy how much we all loved two Scottish school boys dream of make a game wish they didn’t sell up they had imagination and vision now gta is only good for mods anyone remember freedom fighters was one of the best game ever released underrated I miss the good old days gamer crew boys all we got now is dayz 😢
Great video man, really enjoyed it and it reaffirms San Andreas as my favourite game.
This game looks flawless in 4K even though some animations are broken. 😢
This video sets a perfect reason why I love GTA San Andreas despite the game is literally showing its age.
I remember being young and the last mission would NEVER load for me no matter what I tried. My disc copy. My mates and the rental stores copies were scratches so badly!!
A few months later I bought another copy just to finish the last mission and OH MYYYY WAS IT SO SATISFYING!!
Big Luv San Andreas 20th year and counting
I bet gta san andreas will still be better than gta 6. Def not graphics wise, maybe not gameplay wise, but the story for sure. Its too good. This is what put R* on the map.
Once again, I have enjoyed your interpretation of this story
Damm I’m only 14 days older than this game but Damm the memories
1. Grove Street was the real home for a lot of us growing up.
2. Vice city and San Andreas had soundtracks so good that GTA V soundtrack doesn’t even stand a chance.
3. Tommy Vercetti and CJ as protagonist spoke to the player way more than the three characters of GTA five ever did and that is why those two games will forever be gold. S tier classics.
Yo this was a beautiful video for real everything relating to real life events, the music & the whole story about the hood & it's a bigger world out there but not to forget where you came from idea. 5 stars man
I love the fact that you used danzig's song mother i was surperised when i recognized the guitar, currently playing SA in my android for the 7+ time, the first time i completed the main story of the game i was also surprised of how deep it was and not just car theft, shooting people and getting chased by the police
I'm the only person I know who actually complete this game. The friends I have that played this never even made it to San Fierro. I can imagine this is why it's deeper than most people remember
Your friends aren't traditional gamers huh. Getting to San Fierro isn't even difficult. If you said you have friends that never beat the game cause the Toreno plane missions or conquering enough territories to unlock the final mission, then that'd be more understanding lol
@@loganbigmo I don't think that they found it difficult, they just never got to it bc they don't care
I was in the 3rd grade when this game dropped and beat it in a week!
Wow, there was only 9 years between this, and gta V. Incredible. And we have now played gta v for 11 years ...
What had me mad was Sweet doin all that “come back to the hood and fix it” talk, just to almost give up and smoke the pipe 🤦🏾♂️
“ spoilers ahead “ as if I haven’t played the game through 5 million times
gta games go on for such a long time i never complete them, it amazes me that i never got passed 27% on gta5, stuck on those clowns respawning nightmare
you just not used to proper length video games. how long full price video games should be.
great vid thank you , takes me back
I just recovered this legendary game and playing it once again!
Dude I remember when a friend stayed all of 2 weeks playing that game. His older brother painted the cover on a wall in their apartment, not his room in the living room.
Bro your videos are unreal
It was the music. Every radio station was just dropping bangers. "FreeBird", "White Wedding", that one song about the man and the desert" GTA helped expand my music palette from more than just HipHop
really good video!
Thank you for not using the defective edition for footage. That trilogy is visually hideous.
I can see that. They did improve on some textures but the look of the sunset. I know what you're talking about.
I’m not American but
1) when I went to LA, it really was a “holly shieet” moment: I was able to recognize entire areas just by playing the game. Instead of creating fantasy worlds that require a huge amount of creative work, Rockstar really are masters of depicting reality into video games, including the vibe of the people. That gives them a natural coherence, plausibility and they can focus on the details. It’s honestly mind blowing and it really hits you when you remember the controversy of their titles. I was at the pier and could visualize playing “yep, I killed a lot of cops here.”
2) 17:15 I feel is an important lesson although I disagree about the whole identity journey, he was able to go through all this because he stayed true to his values, the chaos was around him and the journey was to rescue all of those who are important to him. Even if you still consider CJ a gansta by the end, he really is a good example whoever you are. Traveling and seeing other realities with an open mind really builds character and gives you opportunities that will take you where you thought it wouldn’t be possible, as long as you stay humble and keep good core values.
3) Vice City and SA really cultivated in me an openness, appreciation and love for the most diverse types of music while presenting my little digital world with a top tier music selection. I wouldn’t be the musician I am today if I hadn’t played those games. An excellent game but THAT is what I’m most thankful for.
I always keep coming back to playing GTA san andreas, its by far the greatest game ever! I only like GTA 5 for it's world than the story and characters.
could you do a historically accurate video on the mafia games?
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I’m convinced that this whole video was a spoken word session 😂
Gta san andreas Stories should base on sweet and why he so loyal with groves streets ❤
You just can't explain that gut feeling, that vibe when playing gta games, especially san andreas
Good times
I hope I will get that feeling back someday
Damn after finish my fisrt play through of this game on my ps2 only a week ago, its weird seeing it in 1080p without composite artifacting.
Did a full playtrough for the first time ever last year. Great game
Amazing video. This game will always be a fond memory of my childhood. Its a big part of my life and you made it more profound. Thank you 🙏
“20 years ago…” Gahhhhh, right in the gut
amazing video
waitin for more like this one
Imo GTA:SA is one of the game where the diversity thing done right
Smart fecking analysis brother, this shi... Was deep