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Wildstar's Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas (PS2)
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| [September 21, 2009 08:25:29 PM]
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I started a saved game. After spending the last session just exploring the environment I started to work on the missions again. The next mission was to stop a rival gang as they went around the neighborhood and did drive-bys. Again I reminded more of vigilante justice more than anything else. But then after the mission to get weapons the next one was to go into the Ballas area and do our own drive-bys after killing many from the rival gangs it’s just a simple matter to have the car repainted and the police are no longer looking for us. I had more trouble doing this mission the going after the car with the Ballas gang members. While under the guise of protecting your neighborhood I can understand confronting the rival gang. I cannot understand the reasoning behind going into the rivals neighborhood and asking them to retaliate. It is possible that you are performing a preemptive strike. To me it still sounds a lot like premeditated murder.
Over all I am still unsure of what the draw is to this game. Perhaps the overall sense of freewill that the player has is the draw. It is not as linear as many games. I do not believe that there is a time limit involved in which you have to complete the main story line. I am still unsure if I will ever pick the game up again. I will admit I am more likely to play a game that is a little more fantastical.
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| [September 20, 2009 12:19:13 PM]
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I started the game back up and loaded my save game. Was able to move around much better this time around and was able to get more into the missions available. So most of the missions I have taken so far seem to revolve around the Grove Street gang trying to take back the streets from rival gangs. Again I am reminded that the purpose is to clean up the streets and not just for chaos.
Was able to drive around more it seems that I am not the only one that has problems controlling the car it seems that some Non Player Characters (NPC) also have trouble I saw many people hit light poles and other vehicles. I have also noticed that the police do not seem to care if you run a red light as long as you don’t hit them.
I am still learning what the excepted moral code is for San Andreas. There is some talking going on by the NPCs but I am not sure if it is being directed at me or just whoever is nearby. I have started to listen to the radio more. There seems to be a relaxed view on what is accepted on the radio as drug references and language seem to be the norm. I am still unable to get much into the story and may just try to explore the game before I continue on the missions.
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| [September 19, 2009 11:08:42 AM]
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Loaded the game and watched the opening cut scenes. So I will be playing a character named CJ and it seems that he left San Andreas 5 years ago. The reason that he left was not made clear yet but perhaps it is part of the main story. He returned to San Andres because his mother was murdered. It is hard for me to understand some of the dialog that goes on during the game but I get the general idea. Over all the gameplay seems to be lacking but that might just be me being used to first person shooters. After getting CJ to his house I have to visit a grave and then we are being attacked by members of a rival gang. As the gang chases using a car we grab bicycles to try to get away. I finely made it.
So after some more playing getting used to the control system somewhat I also figured out how to put the subtitles on so I can understand more of the dialog. The city is divided by neighborhoods with gangs controlling most. The Grove Street gang the one CJ used to be part of seems to have a different outlook the other gangs depicted. They seem to want to clean the streets up some and remove the dealers and violence.
There seems to be a difference in the morals of the gang members and that of the rest of the population on what is considered normal behavior. The police are depicted as being corrupt a long with the other gangs with their concerns over money and power. While the Grove Street gang seems to want to return things to an earlier way. Thou their methods may be going against the excepted American morals.
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