Vice City Stories: The Weakest GTA?

[Tranque]

My favorite has to be hmm either San Andreas for the Customizability or LCS actually because it added depth to old characters like Maria, Toni, and of course Donald Love . But meh i also liked how San andreas set up Salvatore's Paranoia. Anything with good character devopment i like. VC wasnt my favorite, i mean it was fun, but it was like tommy never changed, he was greedy no emotions really except anger and happiness from getting money or some sh*t. VCS improved tons on character development in VC because Vic changed from a guy who didnt really want in with the drug game but reluctantly did so to a crime mogul. A lot of people say the GTA plot is shallow but i dont, i mean they are all really Rags to Riches stories but its the journey from rags to riches that makes the game.

[agoraphobia]

i loved doing lance's missions, it was just great seeing the 2 brothers in many "oooh shiiit" moments

[GodBen]

VCS is exactly what I thought VC should have been. I followed the pre-release of VC for a long time and even got a PS2 just to play it, and even though it was a good game and its expanded features made it better than III, I found the storyline weak and it just petered out after you killed Diaz. I don't know where people get off saying that VCS has a bad story when VC only had half a story, a bunch of properties you had to buy that had nothing to do with each other, and a final mission with a betrayal that felt incredibly forced.

 

I felt VCS had a pretty good story, even if it was a bit too short. Vic is currently my favourite protagonist, even if he does whine a bit too much. Even the little things such as putting neon lights on the skyscrapers went a long way towards making me appreciate the game more. Playing VCS I imagine I felt the same way that most people felt when playing VC.

[BixDugan]

Storylines aren't super high on my list of "what makes a good GTA game".

 

Are the missions fun? Yeah.

 

Lots of humor in the cut-scenes? Yep.

 

Side-missions interesting? Si`

 

Some good, difficult missions that NO ONE will pass on the first try. Oh Yeah.

 

Lance: "I'm Okay. I fell on a some soft bikers!"

 

And of course, maybe THE BEST line ever delivered in a game.

"This is the M-4. M for MotherF&%#$#!"

 

[GodBen]

I'm not saying that a storyline is the be all and end all of a game, I think San Andreas is the best GTA game and that's because of the unprecedented freedom that the game gave you with all its extra features. The storyline was pretty stupid in that game.

 

But when people complain about VCS the two things they complain about are the glitches and the story. The glitches are annoying, I'll agree, but the storyline wasn't half bad.

[Gadzooks]

I think VCS is the most underrated GTA. It has so many little things that made me so happy to play it. Like there were finally police men in the helicopters and when you shot them down you got the cops gun and nightstick. And then there were binoculars which I loved. And the fact that Vic Vance actually had a heart and wasn't some brainless thug and he had remorse for his drug dealing and killing. Even though Tommy is my favorite character, Vic Vance is the best character in terms of character structure and personality.

[PyroHazard]

Come on, any sane person would say that GTAIV is the weakest of the games due to it's exclusion of the planes and jetpacks.

 

Anywho, I agree with the consensus that VCS was the weakest. Not only is it mind numbingly frustrating with no help of the PSP's control scheme, but also because the story was laughable (although it did shed some light on a few things Vice City omitted to mention...)

 

Then again, San Andreas' story was laughable after you got out of Los Santos but at least it was fun to go along with it.

[Toni.Cipriani]

Of course your entitled to your opinion and if you feel VCS was the weakest link in the GTA series then that’s fair dues.

 

Personally I feel San Andreas was. SA went over the op in terms of land size, things to do and abilities most of which were requirements to get the best out of your gaming. Vice City had the perfect balance and VCS is like a junior version of this and in many ways a good alternative, it was a great game for Rockstar to experiment with new features such as the empire building one of which with further work could become a very detailed and useful feature for future GTA’s.

 

VCS also filled in many unanswered questions that came from VC, it also gave us a better idea how and why some characters are they way they are and why the city changed in certain areas due to various events.

San Andreas' features (and CJ's gangster style of work) were really touching. But the feel and the storyline were completely diffent. Miami in the 80's was the perfect setting, and we couldn't argue the slightest between Vice and San An. Vice City is an obvious choice. The storyline was incredible, and the missions were eager.

 

VCS, I didn't really get to play it. It might even be awkful determined by story line and use of technical graphics. It's a remake, and you can't miss Vice with Jet Ski's. It's a dream feature.

 

LCS, didn't get to play that either. But Liberty City with bikes is a must see.

 

I'd say GTA Advance is the most weak gta ever. I borrowed it, and it's so disappointing, that it makes gta1 sound like an ultimate game.

[ybakker]

And of course, maybe THE BEST line ever delivered in a game.

"This is the M-4. M for MotherF&%#$#!"

I completely agree. I fell off my chair laughing. Oh god... the nostalgia...

 

I can't really compare GTA's. It's just not right. All GTA's are so freaking good.

 

This is what I think:

VCS was great.

LCS was great.

SA was great.

VC was great.

3 was terrible... (honestly, R* was testing things out, they started out with GTA3, and it was great. But now, I have absolutely no urge to replay GTA3, unlike all the others.)

[soydog2]

i dont think vcs was the weakest gta , it may have had a few glitches but still was a intersting game to play.

 

 

[Forelli_Boy]

I actually prefer VCS among the GTAs for the atmosphere. You really felt like it was Vice City in the 80s, and for once, multiple stations on the soundtrack actually set the mood.

[woozie92]

I like VCS as much as VC but i still think VC visuals are better than VCS, they look so smoth compared to VCS, i think it has to do with the renderware. Also anyone else find it strange that they changed the Police Maverick color but the police cars remained the same? I wish the police cars were white like in beta VC...

[gohan__14]

Common you guys. Every GTA game was great, maybe some were a bit better, others a bit worser, but a GTA game is a GTA. They all were great. To to compare them to some other series (not only gta clones) and you'll see that GTA serie is trully a masterpeace. Even the GTA: Advance which doesn't look that good, but the story line simply is great. Of course there were many missions that were quite boring, but in the end it's becomes very good. As for GTA: VCS... Try to think what would happen if it was released instead of any other games (except maybe LCS, i doubt the position would change). Try to think if VCS was released instead of VC, but on every console. VCS would be gold for shure. And what would happen if VC would be released on psp insted of LCS or VCS? The same that happened to VCS now. So let's just say they were all great. It's a fact, which will never be changed .

[Hrimfaxi]

Everything is great in VCS. I just wish the storyline wasn't so "rushed," for lack of a better word.

[creeepers]

i like vcs more than lcs,lcs has toni while vcs is vic.

vic wasn't a good guy at at the beginning but he was an azzhool at the end.whats the heck,he came from the army anyway.toni just got to lc with vincenzo.

i don't like spain so much.and the missin name,"balls".that was the funniest moment i ever had

[Viva Gta San Andreas.]

I'm still half way through the game... well, I'm onto the second island about 8 missions through. Hope the game doesn't suddenly stopped - I've already spent about 13 hours playing it.

 

I played GTA 3 when it first came out, I was younger then and never really liked to hire it from the video shop. I never really got into the game due to the sh*tty character (in my opinion). I could barely see anything on the screen, so I just got bored within 4 hours.

 

I bought VC - loved it, bought SA - loved it. But see, I hate playing the games i've already played... I can't pick up SA now and enjoy it.

 

When I played VCS I was hooked straight away because it gave me those memories of when I really started playing a GTA game (VC). Although, I feel like VCS is still an old game. Like, it's taken them a a few years to release it or something. The graphics are pretty lame compared to the games now (on ps2, that is). It feels like VCS was a rushed game - just to sell to the market while we wait for GTA IV. That said, I am enjoying VS at the moment, but I know I will not want to play it - oh so soon.

[sadisticon]

I'm not finding the story weak at all; at least it's there. I like the GTA series for its pop culture irreverence and over the top violence plus the open world aspect lets my simple little mind go over the cities again and again, looking for something new - looking to get lost or start trouble and play cat and mouse with the cops.

 

By the way I thnk our navigational skills are much improved by gameplay of this type -agree?

[james iz ere]

Personally, i found the first three GTA's pretty broing. Probably because i was much younger then, the first GTA game i really got into was GTA III, but i HATED the claude speed guy he got on my nerves nodding etc. bloody mute.

 

Then VC came out, i liked the game except for on mine it messed up, the mission when you take-over diaz's mansion i failed it the first time went to it again and it was impossible to get in.

 

Then SA, i loved this game one of my fave GTA's, it took me ages to complete this one, although i eventually did and yet there was so much more to do, good but bad in my opinion, although i do think it was too much of a game, you can have to much of a good thing.

 

LCS next, I quite liked this just the fact it took me about 9 hour to complete and altogether 21 hours for 100% completion. But recently i found out how to get a helicopter in without the use of a cheat device.

 

VCS, brilliant about as good as VC, better than GTA III and its predesescors.

[brucewayne909]

VCS is my least favorite GTA (not including the first 2). The story was mediocre, the final mission was crap, the glitches were devestating even after updating to 3.02 and for some reason it didn't carry the same brilliant atmosphere that the original had. I still enjoyed it though as it is a solid PSP game and a good GTA.

[Chickstick]

VCS is still a very good game but it is certainly the weakest of the 3-D GTAs.

[james_root]

vcs was great. liberty city stories is the weakest.

[Rashon.]

vcs was great. liberty city stories is the weakest.

Couldn't have summed it up better.

[james iz ere]

If it was the weakest GTA then GTA must be tearing it up with profits been as it sold loads.

[Ja750]

vcs was great. liberty city stories is the weakest.

Couldn't have summed it up better.

I find them equal