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Feb 7th, 2009 at 12:08:42 - Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas (PS2) |
Yesterday, I decided to play while waiting for someone to meet me on the 7th floor of the CDM building. This time, I wanted to play through more of the story, so I could better discuss the game. I had to start over again because there is no way to save (unless I brought my own memory card which I don't have). This time I went right for the missions, and I decided to play for an extended period so that I can write two different entries. I don't want to write three entries about the beginning of the game from the same point of view; it would be extrtemely redundant. Anyway, having played more of the game, I found it to be really enjoyable. I kept wanting to do more missions and advance the character throught the plot. I have a new appreciation for this game.
I received a comment on my first entry asking why I think that the Italian/mafia guys from previous Grand Theft Autos were better than the gangters from "the hood" in San Andreas. I don't how to respond to comments, so I'm doing it in this entry. I guess it's really just a personal opinion. I recently saw The Godfather (I and II), and I was really into the movies. I'm 50% Italian, and although my family doesn't have any ties to any mafia, it's fun to pretend. I like them better because they are classier, cleaner, have a better vocabulary, and they are more relatable. But from a more objective point of view, one group isn't necessarily better than the other at all. If you consider the end result of each's actions, you find that they're doing the same things. Both groups are presented with similar ethical choices which primarily consist of killing people. Each has its own way of doing things that occur at different times and places. I just like the cliche Italian guys better.
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Feb 4th, 2009 at 18:07:52 - Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas (PS2) |
I had to start the game from scratch because there was no memory card or save file. Right from the start, I knew the characters were all thugs. The previous GTAs have better characters, Italian Mafia kinda guys. It seemed like an interesting story, and the voice acting of Samuel L. Jackson really pulled me in. I call him Snakes Windu.
Anyway, I didn't get very far into the storyline, but being in the ghetto and hanging out with "gangstas" the player will be presented with tons of ethical choices. In my experience, I don't really focus on the missions; although that is the only way to advance the plot and the abilities of the character. I tend to stick to the free roam, open environment. Today, I primarily stole a few cars so that I could listen to the rock radio station. The real life music in the game is what I love most. Including tracks like Slow Ride, Baracuda, White Wedding, and more, the rock station is the coolest.
Som ethical issues I ran into were whether to obey the laws of the road. I did not. I was impatient; I hit several cars, light posts, killed several people, and totaled several cars. I didn't even have a weapon that entire game. That just goes to show you son't need guns and drugs to have violence, but the game will get to it later on. The ehtical choices aren't really choices other than to steal or to kill, but if you want to move on, you don't have choice.
I believe the values represented in the game are family/community - loyalty and sticking together; respect; power/being on top - "American dream" ideals; freedom to do whatever. It seems strange that a Grand Theft Auto game could possibly represent such values, but I think they do it in their own unique way. It my least favorite of the 3D GTAs, not including IV, but I think it still presents an enjoyable experience, at least sometimes.
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