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April 15, 2008 6:12 PM

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Let's refresh this chatty thread up in this business. A bit more late tonight.

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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- mockery
  
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  April 15, 2008 6:14 PM
  
  I never got into san andreas for some reason. It felt too much like I had to do real work before I could go have fun...
  - Thresher
    
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    April 15, 2008 7:11 PM
    
    I agree. Never really got past pedaling around on that lameass bike before I got bored. I don't want to have to do real work to play a game.
    - djkenohki
      
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      April 15, 2008 10:09 PM
      
      I went through the game 3 times without doing any of that shit. In all honesty, there is no need to do any training or eating because it only adds a slight advantage here or there.
      
      The only upgrades that are worth it are for driving and weapons. And these get better over time. Everything else can be ignored.
- RobFlinn
  
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  April 15, 2008 6:15 PM
  
  I've never cared for any of the 3D gta games, give me the classic top down versions any day
  - electroly
    
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    April 15, 2008 6:16 PM
    
    i always sucked at that game because your view didn't rotate as the car did, but you still had to do left-right in terms of where the car was facing. if i was driving down the screen, i was pretty much guaranteed to run into a building when i came to a turn :(
  - daedraug
    
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    April 15, 2008 6:29 PM
    
    The top-down games had a pure fun factor that the 3d ones haven't (and won't, I think) replicated, but I still enjoy the new ones. Mostly nostalgia I think.
  - mindshot
    
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    April 15, 2008 6:31 PM
    
    GTA 3 allowed you do that, not sure how practical it was while doing missions but im sure u could just fuck around in that mode
    - renegade732
      
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      April 15, 2008 7:02 PM
      
      GTA3 had a lot of bridges which made it annoying to use. The crazy fast arcade fun factor was gone too.
- [deleted] 1724198649
  
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  April 15, 2008 6:16 PM
  
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- Dravenport
  
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  April 15, 2008 6:20 PM
  
  IM STUCK TRYING TO FLY THE FUCKING AIRPLANE WITH MY GODDAMN KB GODDDDD
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    April 15, 2008 6:22 PM
    
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  - oHnOES
    
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    April 15, 2008 6:23 PM
    
    get a gamepad. it works 100000% better
    - Dravenport
      
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      April 15, 2008 7:35 PM
      
      this is the only thing id be using it for =/
  - daedraug
    
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    April 15, 2008 6:30 PM
    
    Tap the keys, realize you change your path with every press, you don't need to hold down the keys. It's not that hard once you get the hang of it.
  - oatmela
    
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    April 15, 2008 6:35 PM
    
    i was stuck there for like 3 weeks. Second time through I passed it in like two nights.
    - oHnOES
      
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      April 15, 2008 7:03 PM
      
      yep i can pass flight school usually with all silvers on my first try
  - Bonestormm
    
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    April 15, 2008 7:23 PM
    
    Worst part of the game, no question.
  - thetangent
    
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    April 15, 2008 7:49 PM
    
    Seriously, WTF is wrong with you people? IT'S NOT THAT HARD!
    - pyide
      
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      April 15, 2008 7:51 PM
      
      i dunno. i actually liked flying in that game now and then. strafing runs in the fighter and skydiving from the jet. i used a gamepad though. i can't imagine flying or even driving with the keyboard only.
      - thetangent
        
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        April 15, 2008 7:59 PM
        
        Flying is my favorite part of the game, and I NEVER found controlling it via keyboard difficult. I am genuinely confused by how many people have trouble with these parts of the game.
        
        Dravenport
        
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        April 15, 2008 8:04 PM
        
        good for you
- [deleted] 834985142
  
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  April 15, 2008 6:26 PM
  
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- oHnOES
  
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  April 15, 2008 6:34 PM
  
  i just got out of los santos. i need to do the mount chilliad challenge which i fucking hate
- Simulacrum
  
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  April 15, 2008 6:44 PM
  
  I busted out Saint's Row again and finally finished it in anticipation of GTA IV.
  - Rich McNinch
    
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    April 15, 2008 7:00 PM
    
    Some of these activities are getting to be a challenge.
    - Simulacrum
      
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      April 15, 2008 7:57 PM
      
      Yeah the level 5s are real annoying.
- MacemanInTW
  
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  April 15, 2008 7:39 PM
  
  I'm thinking about going down to the computer market and picking it up. I know I saw an english copy somewhere there a while back.
- neodoom
  
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  April 15, 2008 7:46 PM
  
  GTA:SA is the only ps2 game i have left but no working ps2 ;|
- slax0r
  
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  April 15, 2008 7:52 PM
  
  Vice City is the only one I played all the way through. I think the soundtrack had something to do with it.
  - oHnOES
    
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    April 15, 2008 7:56 PM
    
    the sound track in SA was horrible... vice city is definitely the best
- Rice-Rocketeer
  
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  April 15, 2008 7:54 PM
  
  GTA: SA sucks, in my opinion.
- NFXFSX
  
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  April 15, 2008 7:55 PM
  
  I still need to beat the last mission in SA. It is fucking lame. >:(
- RikiTiki2
  
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  April 15, 2008 8:12 PM
  
  I liked SA. fun thing to do: put on gimp suit and get a police motorcycle and do vigilante mission. bonus points if your takedowns are done with kung fu
- AltZero
  
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  April 15, 2008 9:38 PM
  
  I tried to play it again on PS2 (OMG TEH GRAPHICS! MY EYES BURNED!)
  
  Booted up PC version instead and fooled around for a bit, but couldn't really get into it.
  - AltZero
    
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    April 15, 2008 9:40 PM
    
    On a related note. I dont usually pre-order games, but Gamestop gave me 20% bonus trade-in credit since I put it towards GTA4 pre-order.