jackwanders Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Being about halfway done with GTA: San Andreas now, I'm amazed at how huge the game is. Talk is made about how much more vast the map is than the previous games, but I was curious to get a real look at the difference. When I played GTAIII I was all, "this game is huge!". When I played Vice City I was all, "this game is huge!", and so on and so forth, so I couldn't really see how the map could be so much bigger. I found three maps (all original maps by Rockstar) and scaled them to compare the sizes. I only made two assumptions: - Each map is to scale. - One traffic lane is the same width in each of the three games. Here's the result: Damn. I spent so much time wandering around Liberty City, and to think that the whole of Liberty City could pretty much fit inside Los Santos is just crazy. Vice City is twice as big as Liberty City but still only about a third of San Andreas. Crazy. Anyways, just wanted to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMeK Veteran Posted November 17, 2004 Veteran Share Posted November 17, 2004 woh that is biig cant wait for it to come out on the pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCandyMan Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 woooot i new it was big.... but never that big.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCheese Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 For some reason, I always though vice city was smaller than liberty city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanSmith68 Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 you probably thought that because vice city was on like two islands and liberty city took place on like three islands, I didnt really play vice city that much, but I noticed vice city seemed smaller because it was just two island things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mx Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 can't wait for the pc version :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoXY Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 wow....that's big dude..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 sweet! pc pc pc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenEye Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Thanks for posting that dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay_ Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Yeah Rockstar had said a while ago that San Andreas would be three times larger than Vice City in terms of map size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeIvan Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Yeah is huge!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawx Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I think San Andreas feels smaller. I'm not sure why.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Its a good thing and a bad thing. Good thing, more space to screw around and do stuff in. Bad thing, missions take SOOO LONG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugg3t Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 crazy, still, the game is bugged out...BUT for the size of the game i guess its ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favvi Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 i think you just pursuaded me to keep my ps2 instead of selling it :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagosilva29 Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 I think San Andreas feels smaller. I'm not sure why.. When I played the game in Los Santos, I had the same feeling too because it looks like the typical ghetto environment... Small streets, small alleys and small houses with small backyards... Anyway, thanks for the map comparison, d00d! (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 wooooti new it was big.... but never that big.. 584938748[/snapback] It's almost as big as my... ... facination with the Half-Life 2 hype :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emo Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 whoa i dont really play console because i dont own any, but this game has made me think about getting ps2.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 whoa i dont really play console because i dont own any, but this game has made me think about getting ps2.... 584940357[/snapback] This plus MGS3 would be enough for me to grab one..:yes:s: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwanders Posted November 18, 2004 Author Share Posted November 18, 2004 This plus MGS3 would be enough for me to grab one.. :yes: 584940429[/snapback] I sold my busted PS2 almost a year ago. GTA:SA made me buy a new slim PS2, and I'll be picking up MGS3 on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sesh Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 [halfontopic]anyone with idea's on the XBOX release date?[/halfontopic] that is HUGE. i loved vice city and how insanly giagantic it was. Is this new one like the first one? with three different area's and gangs and the like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4M3R Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 That is a big area to explore, can't wait for the PC release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Thanks man, I was waiting for someone to actually do that. (Y) I'll pick up San Andreas some time later though, I'm obsessed with Halo2 :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Hrmm well thanks for the comparison, ive finished all the GTA's, SA included, and I was getting the feeling it wasnt as big as it looked, but heres the proof. I guess because I pretty much fly wherever I go in the game now so it seems so short. Cheers man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwanders Posted November 18, 2004 Author Share Posted November 18, 2004 [halfontopic]anyone with idea's on the XBOX release date?[/halfontopic]that is HUGE. i loved vice city and how insanly giagantic it was. Is this new one like the first one? with three different area's and gangs and the like? 584941322[/snapback] GTA:SA has three full cities...Los Santos (LA), San Fierro (San Fransisco) and Las Venturas (Las Vegas). Yeah, Vegas ain't in California, but a city based on Oakland ain't too exciting. Los Santos has a number of gangs, and SF has the Triads and some Vietnamese gangs. Don't know about LV, but I imagine it's more mob territory with the casinos and whatnot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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