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GTA: Vice City - The Best Grand Theft Auto?

KeenGamer: ''GTA: Vice City is arguably the best Grand Theft Auto game. It's my favourite & I want to share why. Through a combination of music, story & gameplay, Rockstar had created a true gem that still manages to trigger memories of first playing the game seventeen years ago. Let's shed some love on one of the best games of the 21st century.''

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LucasRuinedChildhood1685d ago (Edited 1685d ago )

I love Vice City but gameplay-wise, San Andreas is far, far better. You can free roam and use cheats in San Andreas for hours but VC gets boring much quicker.

San Andreas had:
- more vehicles (harrier jets, planes, monster trucks, quads, combine harvesters, bikes, tractors, trains, etc)
- swimming
- parachutes and skydiving
- new, crazier cheats
- vehicle customization
- character customization (haircuts, tatoos, clothes)
- a much more varied map with urban areas, mountains and the countryside.
- Eating and working out at gyms
- skills/light RPG mechanics like fitness levels and firearm accuracy
- casinos
- more minigames (pool, basketball, etc)
- NPC interactions and reactions
- different melee combat styles
- Gang warfare system
- More detailed building interiors
- House robberies
- more weapons
- It had dildos before Saints Row

Not even close.

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Gaming1011685d ago

You're right about everything you listed. Those are all feature related, and the features just grew every game. If features made the game, GTA 5 would be best just because it has the most features. GTA Vice City has the most charm. The characters are super memorable, the music was the best of any game ever from a licensing standpoint, I mean you just can't beat the time period, the Scarface tributes, the hilarious radio talk shows (best ever by far) the voice acting, the dialogue, it was all great. Sure GTA 5 has more of everything, but so what?

MONOLITHICIDE1685d ago

My favorite. 3 is a close second then san andreas

nucky641685d ago

absolutely - LOVED vice city back then and always hoped for a remake.

InKnight7s1685d ago

Rockstar won't ever remake, either remaster or sequel in same setting with another main character.

Profchaos1685d ago (Edited 1685d ago )

It's so hard to pick the best GTA each Iteration brings something unique.
But overall my favourite iterations have.been period pieces like vc and SA for the soundtrack and feel and ironically IV is now old enough to be a period piece it's in 2008 there was mobile internet but no one had it the iPhone was only a year old and it sucked which actually makes IV an interesting game to revisit today

But honestly it's all about the music play any GTA on mute an it's a little boring.

nowitzki20041685d ago

Either that or SA. Calling either one the best is fine imo

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GTA Vice City Was Supposed To Be A GTA 3 Mission Pack

GTA Vice City was never meant to be a standalone game, instead it was originally planned to be a mission pack for GTA 3

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XiNatsuDragnel175d ago

Oh wow that's crazy I would've love gta 3 2 disc pack tbh.

P_Bomb175d ago

Vice City was my first GTA. Game changer!

CrimsonWing69174d ago

My second favorite GTA in the series.

Profchaos174d ago

I've lost count at how many times I've played VC over the years it's a masterpiece that is still within most people's top 5 GTA games.

I wouldn't be shocked if it was actually intended as a expansion pack given the tight timeline 12 months from the launch of GTA 3 and the fact that VC clearly recycled many assets and the second half of the game was rather unstructured
buy businesses do 3 missions accumulate money but more until you have all of them some assets didn't even have missions like pole position.

however I'm glad it became its own thing it became bigger than 3 every would have been and lead to a 80s revitalisation that occurred around the early 200s

Si-Fly174d ago

“That is still within most people’s top 5 GTA games.”

Praise indeed 🤣🤣🤣

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GTA+ Subscription Will Feature Android/iOS Titles

GTA+ members will be able to access Android/iOS entries according to a new app description on the Microsoft Store.

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GTA Vice City's Silent Hill Mod Feels Like A Weird Dream

An old and mythical Silent Hill mod for GTA Vice City has been restored by a YouTuber and is available to play on PC or the original Xbox.