Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas

[Concept]

An observation I made which shows the amount of detail in San Andreas is leaving CJ alone. When you move him again, he'll briefly sing to himself, and I think whichever is your most (or last) listened to station, is the tune's lyric that gets recited.

Apart from that and having a stint on the bookies, I've been buying more houses in backwater towns and next to a beach on my return to Los Santos.

Whilst buying my new house I also bumped into a girl called Helena at the firing range who is now CJ's new girlfriend. It kind of reminded me of Shenmue when Nozomi rings up one time... Although the experience was linear, the spontaneity (or the implied case of it) was impressive. This has been echoed slightly in terms of San Andreas' romance scenario/s.

On a different issue... Another thing which Rockstar North has tightened up are things disappearing as soon as you turn your back on them. I've managed to go fair distances away when I've been knocked off my bike and been able to retreive it. Same goes for car chases.

[Penguin_Lad]

Where's the firing range?

[ThoseOfTheUnlight]

Depends which you mean - theres a firing range in the Ammunation in San Fierro, which you can use to level up your abilities.

[lazychu]

Where's the firing range?

There's one at the Ammunation in Los Santos.

Edit:Guess there's one at each then. Just done the pistol and SMG challenges in Los Santos.

BTW, how important is it to get it on with Denise?
Will I miss any missions of useful stuff if I just ignore her?

Also, I really enjoyed doingJust Business and Mad Dogg's Rhymes earlier. Lets hope they keep up the mission variety and quality.

[Concept]

Where's the firing range?

On top of a small roof in Blueberry. You can't use it - She was just shooting her gun there.

[Concept]

There's one at the Ammunation in Los Santos.

Edit:Guess there's one at each then. Just done the pistol and SMG challenges in Los Santos.

BTW, how important is it to get it on with Denise?
Will I miss any missions of useful stuff if I just ignore her?

Nope. Girlfriends are another optional side-mission. It's up to you if you want to see what happens (or not) as far as I know.

Anyone been to the private showing at the strip club in Los Santos yet?

Rockstar have set it up like an MTV music video with the camera angles you can choose from. Tsk.

[ThoseOfTheUnlight]

Wonder if anyone could help me out.

I got the downloaded version when it came out to play it early. Ive done about 20 hours, and am about to order the game, either the US or PAL version - I dont fancy losing my save game!!

Anyone know if the PAL or US versions are compatible with the saves from the D/L'ed version?

[Zanza]

I just love it when your going the wrong way on a highway, and cause a crash, and within 10 seconds theres a traffic jam with 20 odd cars piled up smacking into each other, and flipping over.

[Ravon]

I have put a few hours in today.. i took some hooker for a **** .. the started hitting the bitch..lol. she pulled a gat on me and started to pump my ass with lead.. that was funny

[disco-tom]

Anyone know if the PAL or US versions are compatible with the saves from the D/L'ed version?

As the Yar (first time I've used that new fangled terminology ) version is NTSC, I reckon you'll be needing to purchase an NTSC copy to continue your saved game.

I've had a private lap dance at the Pig Pen and it was as **** as the one in VC. Meh, you'd think what with all this Mother ****ing this, Mother ****ing that and all the sensless killing, they wouldn't be ashamed of a little nudity. Aside from me appearing a sad **** for mentioning it, it does seem less real of a world without it...

[JammyD]

Oh man, this has me so distracted. Just when I think it's not different from VC, it catches me off guard with a new challenge or a new turn of events.

I love travelling on the mountain bikes, dunno why really, I hate cycling normally. I not sure about the girlfriend tho, she's keeps calling me 'fool' after me rescuing her and everything


The Driver 3 pisstake bit is well funny also

[Olympichero]

Aye Disco, I was confused about that too, especially since there is one bit of nudity later on in the game but then none in the rest.

[Penguin_Lad]

I also felt hard done by at the Pig Pen. You can't even take pictures in the private dance.

My camera goes EVERYWHERE with me.

[disco-tom]

I reckon we should petition Rockstar to bring out a special edition with proper bo nekid strippers and press passes so that budding photographers can take snap shots, tbh.

[Olympichero]

Aye, after paying $40 to this girl in a strip club only for her to bend down and pick it up I thought I deserved some more action. So I got on the platform and tried to initiate some sort of mating ritual but the guards there started shooting me .