Is GTA San Andreas Still Great? (GTA San Andreas Review)

In 2004 GTA San Andreas pushed the boundaries of what open world games could be. But now in 2021 how does it hold up? Is GTA San Andreas Still Great?

Throughout this GTA San Andreas review, I compare San Andreas to old and new games, to see how it holds up today and how it was ahead of it's time in 2004. I discuss all parts of San Andreas from narrative, to missions, to controls to the open world. And in the end I answer that final question: Is GTA San Andreas Still Great?

I avoided comparsions with 2004 San Andreas and the GTA San Andreas remaster as there's a lot of people doing that already. However, I did play the San Andreas Remaster briefly for this review and overall, I wasn't too impressed. It needs a lot more work. One day I hope we get a full remake of GTA San Andreas rather then a simple remaster.

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00:00 Intro
01:28 Narrative
07:44 Missions
14:34 Controls
16:33 Driving
18:20 Radio
19:15 Side Content
21:44 Lite-RPG Mechanics
24:50 Difficulty
27:24 Collectibles
31:24 Open World
36:41 Is GTA San Andreas Still Great?

Articles Used for to research this GTA San Andreas Review:

1. Dan Houser: The GTA San Andreas Interview - Eurogamer - July 2004 - (from Playstation 2 Magazine UK) (https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/interview_120704_GTADanHouser)

2.The Art of San Andreas - Eurogamer 2004 (from PlayStation 2 magazine UK)
(https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/interview_13072004_GTAAaronGarbut)

3. GTA San Andreas E3 Interview (https://www.gtasanandreas.net/news/single.php?id=176)

4.Creating the sound of GTA San Andreas (https://www.soundonsound.com/people/allan-walker-craig-connor-grand-theft-auto)

5. Los Santos interview (https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/i_gtasanandreas_ps2_aug2004)

6. The History of Love in Video Games (https://www.redbull.com/in-en/the-history-of-love-in-video-games)

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