I mean yeah, the story became a bigger focus in an attempt to make the game more cinematic. But it lost a lot of the open world silliness that made San Andreas more of a video game and less of an “experience”.
Ive always felt like if a sequel to San Andreas continued in the same direction, the game game we would have gotten would be Saints Row 2. That game felt like volition saw San Andreas and thought, “oh yeah we can do that better”. Serious story to bind the game together, but silly gameplay to keep you exploring the open world.
I mean yeah, the story became a bigger focus in an attempt to make the game more cinematic. But it lost a lot of the open world silliness that made San Andreas more of a video game and less of an “experience”.
Ive always felt like if a sequel to San Andreas continued in the same direction, the game game we would have gotten would be Saints Row 2. That game felt like volition saw San Andreas and thought, “oh yeah we can do that better”. Serious story to bind the game together, but silly gameplay to keep you exploring the open world.