I have to say; after playing through the main story line, which was very cool, I'm not too impressed with the map, when compared to IV.  Feel free to talk game play, but I'm specifically referring to the map and ambiance therein.  

 

IV's map is so detailed, has so many nooks and crannies I probably still have not seen them all, after playing for about 2-years.  There is just shit going down all the time all over the place in LC and you never know where you'll find the action or some weird random ped action.  The detail and all the things to see in LC is really amazing actually.  Been gaming since 1988, and have not seen anything like it.  Oblivion comes close as far as world detail level, but even then there are AI issues that kill the immersion.  Not with GTAIV.  

 

GTAV's map on the other hand, seems lacking in these very areas I describe above.  Kind of reminds me of an open world version of Need for Speed or something like that.  Good looking facades, but not much else.  Not a lot of foot traffic either, and the city itself is fairly straight forward, not much to creep around in.  A lot of the map is wilderness and water as well.  Very beautiful looking but not much to do there.

 

Anyhow, just my thoughts.  I dig the game, but I'll be returning to GTAIV once I'm done with RDR, which, by the way, is an unbelievable game!  Just awesome, too bad it didn't hit the PC.

 

Good day,

 

DrDetroit

I agree with you for the most part, I've been playing GTA IV since it first came out and I'm still finding things around the place that I've never seen before. For me however, San Andreas feels more alive than Liberty City ever did. There's always something going on, if it be muggings, police chases or even someone just stopping for a cup of coffee after a busy day at work. It just feels much more alive and realistic, possibly because it kind of broke away from the other GTA games and incorporated a lot more stuff from LA Noire - which was a great game imo.

Does "San Andreas" here mean GTA SA, or the SA in V?

Does "San Andreas" here mean GTA SA, or the SA in V?

I think they're referring to SA in V. 

SA in GTAV is what the reference is.  I guess I need to spend more time in free roam, as I just finished the main story.  

 

Love it though, very well done game in any event.  One thing that is really cool is the many more buildings you can enter (and rob!).  I truly can't wait for the PC to come out so you guys here can do your thing and mod the hell out of it.  

 

Good day,

 

DrDetroit

Edited September 30, 201312 yr by drdetroit

I don't know, but I seem to like the V map a lot more than GTA IV. It might be because I honestly like the beautiful views and country-side, though (in both the game and real life). GTA IV got boring, whereas I love taking my Jeep around in the mountains in GTA V and discovering the map.