• Grand Theft Auto 4
  • -vs-
  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
  • Grand Theft Auto 4 is better than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
    Overall Comparison
    San Andreas was popular in my mind for it's insanely large map and amount of pure freedom it gave the player, but after playing Grand Theft Auto 4 it just seems too arcade like to me.

    The Euphoria physics engine in Grand Theft Auto 4 is a ground breaking part for sandbox games as all their driving feels fake and the games had a very artificial feel to them. Not that it's bad to have a fake feel to a game, after all they are just GAMES but GTA4 brings a sense of realism to Libery City. For instance, driving feels like driving in real life, and pushing people down stairs and watching them fall down them differently every time is amazing.

    The vast map size in San Andreas is an upside, but when I go back to play it and mow down innocents in my truck, the repeating death animations are annoying. If I want to hit somebody, I want them to fly, not fall to the ground over and over. Physics, physics, physics. 

    The Euphoria engine is mostly what makes Grand Theft Auto 4better than San Andreas. Not only is Liberty City almost exactley like New York City, it feels real, and it is fun even though the map isn't as large as San Andreas.
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  • I loved how dynamic all those little things were in GTA4.  Some part of me missed the RPG elements from San Andreas, but once I started getting into GTA4, I really didn't miss them. 

    And yea, pushing people down the stairs (and onto the subway tracks) is very fulfilling because of the great physics.
    justin
    justin  Level 29It's All RelativeJournalistWeblog CommenterAlways RightExtra Commentary
    1/18/2009 1:01 pm
    • I don't really miss the semi-RPG style San Andreas had because I never found myself actually using it effectively, i.e. I gave Carl pink hair and made him fat etc... :P
      Dervy
      Dervy  Level 3
      1/18/2009 1:01 pm

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