Bigger or smaller then San Andreas?

[Ghostchild]

There has probably been at least one of this topic, but I didn't see any on my quick tour through the topic in this forum so I'd post it. Do you want Gta 4 to be bigger or smaller then San Andreas?

I personaly think it should be larger, but if it's gonna make the details and feel of places then I'd rather have it small and detailed. But if they can maintain the detail in the landscape than I'm all for larger.

I'd like there to be some islands though. Like an island you have to fly to or take boat to, or maybe many islands, like on Fiji or something. nd not those small island like that one right outside of San Fierro, I mean like a LARGE island. That has mountains and all!

Oh, and I know everyone complains about "you'll get lost" and all that. But what's better than just driving around and then suddenly your in a completly new place that you've never been? Even if you've made all the missions you'll still find new places. That would've been cool!

[Chris]

I think it should be around the same size but with everything much more detailed with more stuff to do, like stunting places. And maybe they should put an actual stunt park in the game.

[PeeWee]

I think it should be bigger because i think the bigger the city the more of an adventure you get.

[CJ Homie]

Bigger but I'd still like more building and places to go into. Definitly keep the countryside/desert stuff as well.

[UnleashTheFury]

I would definitely like the game to be bigger, but if they could make an even more detailed city the size of SA, I would go for that. Like being able to enter houses would be cool etc.

[Ghostchild]

Yeah, my thoughts on the size of San Andreas and then I'm only talking about San Fierro, I think the size of San Andreas is kinda big in one way, and that is that San Fierro got kinda boring or.. it's like one style allmost all the way through the city. So if they can't maintain the detail I'd say smaller, but I think R* can maintain the detail IF they take theire time. I'd rather hope they took their time with the game then release it too early.

[Noodle Pudding]

I want it as big as they can get it while making it as detailed as all the other games for PS3.

[mvi]

Ah god I hate these topics, yes bigger, but not at a loss of detail, also they should work in a bit more in the way of buildings into the game.

[Ghostchild]

Ah god I hate these topics, yes bigger, but not at a loss of detail, also they should work in a bit more in the way of buildings into the game.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well, as far I as know, you don't have to reply to them if you hate them.

[mvi]

Don't try and be a smart ass. Just because I'm sick and tired of them doesn't mean I'll stop posting, god spas would be no where near his 4k if he did that

[Spaz The Great]

Don't try and be a smart ass. Just because I'm sick and tired of them doesn't mean I'll stop posting, god spas would be no where near his 4k if he did that

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Exactly. There's a difference between not liking a thread and being tired of seeing the same one over and over.

This is an absolutly stupid question anyways. What dumbass, in their right mind, would say smaller? WTF?

[mvi]

Nah interiors come second to size, if you had a complete city the size of vice city that every place had an interior, it still wouldn't be as fun as sa. SA had that freedom where you could just burn down the highways and spend ages looping the 3 islands, where as you can do that in vice pretty fast

[Ghostchild]

Well, I don't want to get into a fight. But if you hate them, but your still gonna post in them, then you don't need to complain. Just write "Bigger.". You'll still get the post count.

I'm not trying to be a smart ass, I'm just tired of people complaining. And if this topic has been brought up before, please just say so, and I'll try to tell a mod to close it or delete it.

Oh, and many people want it to be smaller or about the same size (just look at PyrOxide). I'll say some arguments for that side too if you'd like..

- One bad thing about having a large city is that you can't get to know that city your doing missions in untill you get to a new one, and then suddenly you find yourself lost in all of the places.

- Another bad thing about a large game is that, allthough the people that make the game know that hhey have to consentrate on it, bigger size does, either you like it or not, cause less detail in he landscape. You can look at many large games that don't have as much detail to it all. Much of the landscape gets repeted, this has to do with the soze of the game in.. like.. bytes, right?

It gets pretty boring if you spent hours diving down the highway in Sa, but you only saw the same things? Wouldn't you think?

.. and as said, I'm very sorry, if this topic has been brought up here before!

.. oh, and, I don't think there's any point in posting if your just for the post count. "Post when you can give a meaningfull reply to the topic" - That's what I say.. But that's only my opinion, though.

Edited July 28, 2005 by Ghostchild

[tommy vercetti guy]

Yeah, True Crime:Streets of LA has a giagantic enviroment even larger than San Andreas, but like you said, everything gets repeated. I was driving on a street and noticed I keep seeing the same bars, the same house, the same diner, the same verything.

And about the size, I dont realy care, as long as it is a good one.

[Ghostchild]

Yeah, and that's what I saw a small tendency of in San Fierro, especially in the middle of the city. It's the same white houses with the "straight forward"-streets. It's a great city, don't get me wron, but it has a small tendency to be repeativ, but that's only my opinion of it.

[mvi]

Many people want it smaller? They must be idiots, it's like removing bikes and planes from gta 4. And I think most people find being in a big city you haven't been in before one of the thrills of the game, learning your way around, seeing things you haven't seen before.

[Ghostchild]

Yeah, I agree with you, but not everyone does. And to be honest I can actually see why they don't agree with us, but I still think our reasons weigh more then theirs.

[Dave1]

The bigger the better!

I see no reason to make it smaller.

[Gerard]

Make it bigger, but not twice the size of SA. Timescales one thing we'll have to take into consideration - if you want seven cities, all individually detailed, no two streets the same, then it'll take many years, especially if they do interiors. Four cities is enough, with two main rural areas (maybe countryside and desert again, maybe a large beach area, maybe a large plain, maybe mountainous). Make at least public buildings accessible: Town hall, police stations, hospitals (Like SWAT 3's hospital), Libraries, Office blocks, landmarks (statues, famous buildings).

[Edds]

I'd like a map around 4 times of San Andreas. But the idea of numerous cities would suck. Maybe 2 cities will do, but this time, they're huge. Around times of Los Santos is perfect. The ACTUAL scale, in other words.

[mvi]

I don't think a GTA game will ever approach city size, I mean San Andreas was the size of a normal town, 6km sqaure, but cities are huge. I'd say in the region of 1 1/2 to 2 times the size of San Andreas but with 3 cities, and I agree with xenon on public buildings. And Rockstar North will now have serious experience at making gta, the size increase between vc and sa was quite lovable, but I think a gta game can only be so good. Alternately if they made say 3 islands far apart requiring plane flights and fast boats then that would also be great, gta archipeliga, (note that's meant to be a a not an o)

[nickchico]

Definately bigger. GTA4 is going to be on the ps3 so i dont think that anyone should be worrying about the detail, if anything its going to be way better even if the state (or maybe country) is 4 times bigger than GTA:SA

[Righty]

I'd like to have it as big as possible without loosing any details. I'd love to see something that was huge though ... something that takes like a half hour to get across.

[tyler]

if they make the map smaller i'll be pissed. they should make the game take place in a whole country with like five states the size of san andreas. i thought san andreas map was too small. i memorized the fricken map in like a week. (Just like i memorized liberty and vice city in like 2 or 3 days.

[Airashii]

I'd like to see something the size of SanAndreas, only with an extra big island and for them to be a little further apart.