Well, I picked up my copy about six hours ago, and played it for about five hours. So far, it seems really cool. I actually preferred GTA III to Vice City, but so far, the game seems to have improved on Vice City in some key areas. I'm not sure yet how I'm going to feel about the whole 'stat' thing. I don't really want to have to stop to find something to eat every few hours or spend a whole lot of time training up my muscle stat. So far, it seems like that aspect is going to be okay, but I'm sort of reserving judgment until I've played a bit more. The frustrating thing about Vice City were those missions/side quests that were just a little too difficult -- they seemed to depend too much on luck rather than on skill, and it remains to be seen if San Andreas will fall into the same trap. In any case, it's a great game so far.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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