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.
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.
@@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
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.
The sight of the GTA San Andreas logo emblazoned on a gaming magazine cover sparked an excitement in me, even before the game's release and without any knowledge of what it entailed.
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!
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
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
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 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.
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 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 .
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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!!
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!!
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.
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 😢
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.
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
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
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 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.
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
It has done this every game shows you how real life really is if you read between the lines whether youre a gangbanger, mob hitman or bank robber the govt. has a use for you and will allow certain things even freeing people if their needs are met.
This was my favorite game growing up but for some reason in 2020 I was obsessed with the 90’s and this game was perfect from the music to the cars they drive to how cinematic every cutscene is and how big this game was at the time this is in my opinion Rockstars best game and I can say that without the nostalgia goggles 🐐
Now when you think about it, Ballas wins at the end of the day (GTA V).. so did all that for Nothing ! Anyway San Andreas is still the best GTA for me. Dope history mode with a lot of iconic missions, local multiplayer and so manny things..
Different universes but I feel you. Lots of theories have been made about that. Whether Sweet died in the HD universe, whether CJ eventually returned to San Fierro and Las Venturas after a while because he did prefer life there.
its more a mechanic than a product of the game, but the fact that the ps2 controls are analog on the face buttons really adds a lot of depth and immersion to the game.
I actually thought i loved gta 5 the most but something about vice city and san andreas are so great. I like the definitive edition better (besides when it crashes) because i like the free aim option. I guess Tommy and CJ feels less like a human unlike Michael, Trevor, Johnny and Luis. Franklin and Niko were the closest to the old gta protagonists.
Ever thought how CJ looks happier and more fulfilled in San Fierro and Las Venturas because he's doing his own thing without his brother? The gang is clearly important for Sweet but CJ really didn't care beyond doing it for Sweet and it shows
Yeah, CJ is the type of guy who wants to make it out of the hood and have money and be successful. and Sweet's the type of guy who wants to live in the hood til his last breath, and considers the hood to be what their life is. He looks down on CJ for "running away from where he was raised"
@@loganbigmo I think it's more than that. CJ wasn't in LC working a clean job. The difference between being a criminal for Groove Street and being a criminal in San Fierro is that he doesn't have to follow his brother around and try to prove himself to Sweet
.......I believe I asked for an in depth analysis on Rockstar's true magnum opus Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (2006) on your previous Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video. I understand if the game is far too complex to deeply analyse, this inferior game you analysed instead is a far shallower title than Rockstar's 2006 masterpiece.
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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.
❤😂🎉
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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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
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 🤣🤣
👍👍👍
The sight of the GTA San Andreas logo emblazoned on a gaming magazine cover sparked an excitement in me, even before the game's release and without any knowledge of what it entailed.
Yes! Those Game Informer cover stories from back in the day were so exciting. I miss those days.
it's the Diploma font magic
You have a way with words
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.
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!
20 years…. God help us all
86 likes, year I was born.
Can't change that 😮
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
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! 😂
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
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 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
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 😂
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 need to get back into San Andreas, loved it but got stuck on that annoying plane lessons bit
Were you on m&kb
@@Ozifio 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 ^^'
Spent so long in SA on PS2.. Loved the story! And appreciate you highlighting this side of it 🤜
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.
This dude just outdoes himself with every new video essay he posts. Truly one of the most well researched video essays out there.
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.
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
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
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 .
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?
Welcome to The Jungle was absolutely perfect for this game
Now I know you blind man, but you gotta see this
very good
Best console. Best game. Best of times.
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!
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
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.
After playing rdr2, i never realized how good the other gta stories were. This one was better than gta v.
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!
Love these analysis I hope we get an extended one in this format for gta 4 and 5
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.
Certified classic review for a classic videogame.
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!!
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!!
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.
Your views don’t reflect in your subscribers. You deserve way more
if you played this game you had the best childhood
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 😢
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.
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
Real Pixels out here dropping straight bangers, as always 😩👌
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.
All my exes live in Texas..
And Texas is the place, i truly love to be.
Still playing this game, its still amazing.
Another piece of art
I really enjoyed watching this 👍🏻
I’ve played the gta trilogy so many times especially San Andreas it’s so great going back to it every time
I think gaming peaked with GTA San Andreas
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.
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.. 😂
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 🤦🏾♂️
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.
Big Luv San Andreas 20th year and counting
Damm I’m only 14 days older than this game but Damm the memories
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.
This video sets a perfect reason why I love GTA San Andreas despite the game is literally showing its age.
You snapped with that “today was a good day” !
I'd say this one has the best story
Once again, I have enjoyed your interpretation of this story
I just recovered this legendary game and playing it once again!
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
It's hard to believe it's been 20 years...
Did a full playtrough for the first time ever last year. Great game
Gta san andreas Stories should base on sweet and why he so loyal with groves streets ❤
great vid thank you , takes me back
It has done this every game shows you how real life really is if you read between the lines whether youre a gangbanger, mob hitman or bank robber the govt. has a use for you and will allow certain things even freeing people if their needs are met.
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.
“ spoilers ahead “ as if I haven’t played the game through 5 million times
Oh yes. It is definitely deep in some places of the ocean in GTA San Andreas
Nah it's as deep as I remember, everyone else just doesn't look past the surface
I remember the gta San Andreas ads on tv when I was 10 😭 I wish I could go back to those times
could you do a historically accurate video on the mafia games?
Bro your videos are unreal
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.
Real Pixels never miss
*Most Ambitious Game I've Ever Played To This Day* 🙌
amazing video
waitin for more like this one
My favorite game of all time
This was my favorite game growing up but for some reason in 2020 I was obsessed with the 90’s and this game was perfect from the music to the cars they drive to how cinematic every cutscene is and how big this game was at the time this is in my opinion Rockstars best game and I can say that without the nostalgia goggles 🐐
Now when you think about it, Ballas wins at the end of the day (GTA V).. so did all that for Nothing ! Anyway San Andreas is still the best GTA for me. Dope history mode with a lot of iconic missions, local multiplayer and so manny things..
Different universes but I feel you. Lots of theories have been made about that. Whether Sweet died in the HD universe, whether CJ eventually returned to San Fierro and Las Venturas after a while because he did prefer life there.
Real Pixels is a busta. Straight Busta.
its more a mechanic than a product of the game, but the fact that the ps2 controls are analog on the face buttons really adds a lot of depth and immersion to the game.
You earned a new sub, great analysis!
I did get back to it. The graph is shaytt.
I actually thought i loved gta 5 the most but something about vice city and san andreas are so great. I like the definitive edition better (besides when it crashes) because i like the free aim option.
I guess Tommy and CJ feels less like a human unlike Michael, Trevor, Johnny and Luis. Franklin and Niko were the closest to the old gta protagonists.
really good video!
I hope gta 6 quenches the hunger for a San Andreas
What do you mean?
@ I hope the new GTA 6 goes above and beyond and fills the void of GTA San Andreas which was so playable
@@debo6012 ah, gotcha. yeah, i hope so too
Probably my all time favorite game from my childhood so nostalgic
Ever thought how CJ looks happier and more fulfilled in San Fierro and Las Venturas because he's doing his own thing without his brother? The gang is clearly important for Sweet but CJ really didn't care beyond doing it for Sweet and it shows
Yeah, CJ is the type of guy who wants to make it out of the hood and have money and be successful. and Sweet's the type of guy who wants to live in the hood til his last breath, and considers the hood to be what their life is. He looks down on CJ for "running away from where he was raised"
@@loganbigmo I think it's more than that. CJ wasn't in LC working a clean job. The difference between being a criminal for Groove Street and being a criminal in San Fierro is that he doesn't have to follow his brother around and try to prove himself to Sweet
As a kid, i did know the story
Nicely put. Great video!
Great analysis
I know I played this game, but I don’t remember any of this.
How long is the story of San Andreas? I always assumed its like the span of a year-great video btw
A real masterpiece I bought this game like four times beautiful memory PlayStation 2 🔥🔥💯💯
.......I believe I asked for an in depth analysis on Rockstar's true magnum opus Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (2006) on your previous Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video. I understand if the game is far too complex to deeply analyse, this inferior game you analysed instead is a far shallower title than Rockstar's 2006 masterpiece.
The Truth is out there..... 👽👾🛸☮️
Last time I was this early Red Dead 2 had just released.