What Do I Do Now?

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Well, I have good news and bad news concerning this game. Just this past Saturday evening, I finally beaten San Andreas. The bad news? I tried to reload my game, and the loading failed! Can you believe that crap? I played through the entire game with just one save file. So all the ones telling me that I need a new Memory Card to fill all the way with San Andreas, I think I proven them wrong that only one file can be put on to be used throughout the game. I've played Final Fantasy 3 (Final Fantasy 6 - Japan) and I played so long trying to find everything, and the clock read 99:59. I completed San Andreas for over 84 hours doing bonuses and finding everything, making money, completing the final mission... all to have it gone. I'm already awaiting GT4, so what do I do now: replay the entire game (all at least 80 hours), or just be proud to beat the game and move on to some other game I haven't beaten yet?

Loved San Andreas. It brought so much variety that it almost completely overshadows Vice City. C.J. goes from a dude who left Los Santos for Liberty City, all to come back and be rich and made. The final mission took a lot out of me and really challenged my endurance. In fact, I'd call the final mission a big mini-game because it seemed like its own game. You know, go to the final showdown, go through the building, beat the big guy, get out, chase someone, take down people from behind and above... all into one mission. It felt like its own game.

So once again, what do I do now? Replay the entire game or leave it alone and celebrate?
 
Heck, I'd start it again just to remember some of the missions and dialogue in the game.

And I thought Vice City had great replay value...
 
I would do the games again from the beginning and do it as fast as you can. Faster than the first time.

Or you could eagerly wait for GT4 if you've got patience (I haven't look at my sig).
 
Depends how you feel, really. If you feel like another slog at completing the game again, and you don't mind seeing the same stuff again just to get another feel of the story, then I'd go right ahead and play over again. However, if you can't be bothered, don't have the time, or you know you'd get excruciatingly bored, then I'd bask in the glory and do as you wish.
 
....and yet another illustration why you should rotate saves among 2 or 3 save slots (always save over the oldest), so if this happens or you accidently save over a save, you only lose a few hours of progress at most.
 
I keep a copy of my current gamesave on another memory card. I learned that after accidently saving a Gran Turismo 3 game over a 100% complete game.
 
Damn... that sucks... Well... GTA was always great for multiple play throughs (I beat GTA3, VC 4 times each...)

Only problem is the massive number of tags, pics, hshoes, oysters, car imports... I finished all of them and I would not want to do them over... (100 packages from the other ones are easy to remember but this game murders ya)...

I'm hesitating to play through again cause its way to hecktic to get all that done... (And possibly the death of my PS2 which got a bit sloppy from the game already)

A casual play through would be better... To much stuff in the game....
 
Hey, thanks to everyone for your support. Currently, I'm leaving San Andreas alone. Vice City and San Andreas is a lot of work. Personally, I'm inclined to calling San Andreas an RPG. Think about it. You have people who want you dead even if not in a mission, you can recruit a team of your own, go all around the world (in this case, the state of San Andreas), have several towns nearby, leveling up your character, I'm simply inclined to call it an RPG than an action/driving game.

Thanks for your help, but for now, I'm not restarting San Andreas. If you still have your own advice, carry on. But for now, I'm leaving it alone.
 
Every single GTA is actually classed as an RPG. ;)

By the way, Vice City is not that much work, in my opinion. GTA 3 was more work. I'm planning on starting a new Vice City game soon. I've decided it's much better than San Andreas. Better replay value, and a more appealing storyline to me, personally.
 
imagine VC with SA features and huge map, VC was the roxors with storyline and characters, but other than that VC hasn got a chance. Id play SA again if I were you.

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I'd have to imagine a bigger Vice City. Saying that Vice City is supposed to be Miami in (presumably) 1985 or 1986, the first thing I'd do is get out of the 1980s setting. Let's say the present. Vice City would be the first city, then you can go to Daytona Beach (would go wonderfully with the "Hotring Racer" cars), and maybe have some other cities. Maybe for college sports fans, you can have the University of Miami, the University of Florida, and the Florida State University (Hurricanes, Gators, and Seminoles respectively). I think if Rockstar redid Vice City in the present with much more to do and Tommy Vercetti was as talented as C.J., Vercetti would basically RULE Florida!

And you're right, Jimmy. GTA3 was more work, and here's why. There's so many more ways to get OWN3D by whomever's after you in Liberty City. I hated being in Portland until I finally got to Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale. The one that will get you upset will be "Expresso 2 Go!" where you have to take down those SPANK-dealing stands and you have 7:50 to take down all the others. And while it's fun getting into all sorts of trouble in any GTA, the FBI and Army are perfect. Their MP5s and M4s will pwn you every time in GTA3. You may have a chance in Vice City. But in San Andreas, I never really caused that much havoc. I REALLY hated how weak the Rhino tank was in San Andreas.

And I said that San Andreas is more like an RPG than Vice City and in Liberty City. I really loved the game, but if I had a chance to play it again and two to three months, I'd want to make Grove Street Families the tightest set in Los Santos. Pardon my ghetto there. Got a little Carl Johnson in me, seemingly :lol:!
 
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By the way, Vice City is not that much work, in my opinion. GTA 3 was more work. I'm planning on starting a new Vice City game soon. I've decided it's much better than San Andreas. Better replay value, and a more appealing storyline to me, personally.
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i haven't played VC in a long long time.. i will definetly go back to playing SA for a while after i get 1st place on Burnout 3 at cyberscore :D

i agree that vice city has a much more appealing story and better characters, but i have always preferred the side missions to the main story missions.. and since SA has so much more to do, SA = VC x 10

if anyone is tired of GTA and looking for something to hold them over til GT4, burnout 3 would be a great choice.. and if you enjoy competing for high scores, its very popular at cyberscore.net
 

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