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Posted August 9th, 2005
Donny_GTA
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  In a way, Grand theft auto: san andreas is an RPG, but not exactly a full-fledged RPG. Short and simple.

   An RPG, also known as a 'role playing game' includes such games such as Final Fantasy 7 and Kingdom Hearts. In Grand theft auto: san andreas, you control your image, from eating food to picking out the clothes that you wear. You also control the rate of experience by training with certain weapons, stamina and muscle. These attributes are similar to that of an RPG, as you control your rate of experience..

   Another reason that Grand theft auto: san andreas relates to RPGs aside from the freedom to customize your character, is the dating subplots. By accumulating successful dates with certain girls, you slowly attain a higher percentage with her, which at a higher level includes benefits from driving her car to 'having coffee' with her, with a special suit once you reach 100% with a girl. This rate of 'earning' is like an RPG.

   One more reason that Grand theft auto: san andreas is like an RPG is the weapons. At the beginning, you start off with little to no weapons. As the game unfolds, you have access to more powerful weapons, like the minigun or combat shotgun. Like RPGs, you can exchange weapons of the same type.

   One critism that I have in this arguement is that the clothes that you 'equip' dont really have any physical property. For example, the clothes that you buy at Binco, suburban, etc. changes your sex appeal and respect, it doesnt increase your attack power.

   In a way, yea. Grand theft auto: san andreas is similar to an RPG, but that's just my opinion.  

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Posted August 10th, 2005
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Donny_GTA
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One more reason that Grand theft auto: san andreas is like an RPG is the weapons. At the beginning, you start off with little to no weapons. As the game unfolds, you have access to more powerful weapons


Tell me what action game hasn? been like this since the beginning of time.

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2na wrote:
Donny_GTA
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One more reason that Grand theft auto: san andreas is like an RPG is the weapons. At the beginning, you start off with little to no weapons. As the game unfolds, you have access to more powerful weapons
Tell me what action game hasn? been like this since the beginning of time.
GTA1, 2 and 3.

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Posted August 10th, 2005. Updated August 10th, 2005
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GTA you start with a basic pistol for the start of most missions if that.

GTA 2 gave you a bit more, but flamethrowers and such you had to work for.

GTA 3 was progressive; gear was giving or became available at the ammo stores.

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Donny_GTA wrote:
For example, the clothes that you buy at Binco, suburban, etc. changes your sex appeal and respect, it doesnt increase your attack power.


How would changing your clothes make you stronger, or better with a weapon?

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i would sya it is a action RPG maybe if thats not a genre it could be a new one but i would call it a rpg in some sense
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scully wrote:
Donny_GTA wrote:
For example, the clothes that you buy at Binco, suburban, etc. changes your sex appeal and respect, it doesnt increase your attack power.


How would changing your clothes make you stronger, or better with a weapon?


Like in Diablo? Wear the Magical T-Shirt of Dexterity to get a 5% higher chance of hitting the target when shooting? And in combination, the Black Sneakers Of High Speeds and the Golden Pants of Fortune? Great idea...would give the game another totally ridiculous touch.

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Posted August 11th, 2005
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scully wrote:
Donny_GTA wrote:
For example, the clothes that you buy at Binco, suburban, etc. changes your sex appeal and respect, it doesnt increase your attack power.


How would changing your clothes make you stronger, or better with a weapon?


In some games for example, clothing could make you more aerodynamic. Take for example in real life with those tight jogging clothes that athletes wear. That reduces wind resistance. I havent played much RPGs, but I bet there are some out there which include attack enhancing clothes.

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Posted August 11th, 2005
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That has to be the most fucking annoying avatar ever.

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Agreed.

Touge, that was fucking hilarious.

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I mean holy shit that is annoying, it? almost hypnotic.

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Donny_GTA wrote:
scully wrote:
Donny_GTA wrote:
For example, the clothes that you buy at Binco, suburban, etc. changes your sex appeal and respect, it doesnt increase your attack power.


How would changing your clothes make you stronger, or better with a weapon?


In some games for example, clothing could make you more aerodynamic. Take for example in real life with those tight jogging clothes that athletes wear. That reduces wind resistance. I havent played much RPGs, but I bet there are some out there which include attack enhancing clothes.


What the fuck, oh yeah I'll wear fucking skin tight clothes and suddenly run fast, yeah, not gonna happen, is it really?

Never, EVER, refer to ANY GTA game as and RPG... It's one the few games which isn't geeky, don't try and bring down to the level of lame RPGs, please, fucking, please.

Oh yeah, let me just 'pop a cap in thou's ass with my +3 AK.'

Fucking.

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Touge summed up that avatar quite well.

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GTA is not an RPG.

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ummmmmmm but az any of yous actually noticed when yous ride a bike your level goes up uhoh 

JJHW wrote:
Donny_GTA wrote:
scully wrote:
Donny_GTA wrote:
For example, the clothes that you buy at Binco, suburban, etc. changes your sex appeal and respect, it doesnt increase your attack power.


How would changing your clothes make you stronger, or better with a weapon?


In some games for example, clothing could make you more aerodynamic. Take for example in real life with those tight jogging clothes that athletes wear. That reduces wind resistance. I havent played much RPGs, but I bet there are some out there which include attack enhancing clothes.


What the fuck, oh yeah I'll wear fucking skin tight clothes and suddenly run fast, yeah, not gonna happen, is it really?

Never, EVER, refer to ANY GTA game as and RPG... It's one the few games which isn't geeky, don't try and bring down to the level of lame RPGs, please, fucking, please.

Oh yeah, let me just 'pop a cap in thou's ass with my +3 AK.'

Fucking.


ey is yous takin da piss out of me coz i play pokemon or somethin? i'll ave yous know dat rpgs are for real wicked angry one time i was playin mgic da gatherin wiv my boys at da local comic store convention it was for real wicked coz i kicked is batty and he cried like a bitch. anyfin past gta3 is complete mainstream crack one off and obviously not geeky coz it is mainly consumed by brain-dead jive suckas who also dig purchasein udda stuff dat is rubbish and controvesial like maralyn manson tea

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Posted August 13th, 2005
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Super Troll - Yes, we all know your bike skill increases with the more time that you spend riding it.

JJHW - Dont be sure about the tight clothes thing. It'll make you run faster then if you have baggy clothes on.

Donny_GTA - In some ways, yes GTA is an RPG. But hey, it also fits into many other genres. GTA is also a shooting game, a driving game, a stealth game, a sim/dating game, and a crazy DDR knockoff.

...and 2na, you were right with one thing. Raza has one annoying avatar.

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    		maybe its a action game with shooting game, driving game, stealth game, sim/dating game, crazy DDR knockoff elements included in it... cant really be politically correct with a gta game. it sorta makes its own genre. not bound to any other genre in general. bleh.
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    		Actually Frag, I can't find that particular rule in the user agreement or the rules.

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