Enjoying Vice City

**Timbuk2** · 26-12-2007 4:12pm #1

Hi everyone!

Some of you may remember I posted here a while ago asking whether it was a good idea to purchase Vice City for the PC after fully completing San Andreas. There wasn't one person who advised against it, so I bought it on play.com.
I must say I am really enjoying it. The graphics are good - they don't seem cheesy after SA. I love the whole 'bright' atmosphere of it, especially when the sun is rising or setting. The map is smaller than SA, but you hardly notice it as it is detailed and there are lots of places to go and things to do
The two things I miss are swimming and being able to climb over fences, but they're such small things they're not even factors affecting the overall enjoyment of the game. Also the music isn't great but I just listen to the user tracks player instead.

Overall would suggest this game to anyone who hasn't played it yet

eggplantman · 26-12-2007 4:25pm

i had it on the ps2 but lost it,so i am thinking of getting it again for the pc.

**Timbuk2** · 26-12-2007 4:31pm

I hear the graphics are better on the PC version than on the PS2 but I don't have the PS version to compare it to so I'm not sure if it is true

eggplantman · 26-12-2007 4:35pm

id say the pc graphics are better because the pc has a bigger processor.

**Timbuk2** · 26-12-2007 7:34pm

Plus the GTA games always come out later for the PC than the PS2

AlphaMale 3OO · 01-01-2008 3:52pm

the music isnt great? you speak blasphemy! i think its the best of all the games.

the_syco · 01-01-2008 7:52pm

forbesii wrote: »

the music isnt great? you speak blasphemy! i think its the best of all the games.

You listen to the music? I always put short cuts of my favourite tunes into the music directory, and played them.

AlphaMale 3OO · 01-01-2008 9:25pm

i had a ps2 so i couldnt, but i wouldnt have anyway. because the soundtrack is perfect for the atmosphere and even if i could many of my favourite songs did not exist in 1985.

grimm2005 · 02-01-2008 8:05pm

forbesii wrote: »

i had a ps2 so i couldnt, but i wouldnt have anyway. because the soundtrack is perfect for the atmosphere and even if i could many of my favourite songs did not exist in 1985.

have to agree, the radio channels and music fit perfectly into the games story and setting, not to mention it has the funniest channels out of the 3 next gen gta's by far.
I had music in the user radio station aswell but found myself barely actually using it due to the great quality of the in game stations

tman · 02-01-2008 8:09pm

eggplantman wrote: »

id say the pc graphics are better because the pc has a bigger processor.

The graphics card in a pc plays a huge part as well, Vice City looked class at the time when running at a solid framerate at a high resolution, with FSAA up full...

Definitely my favourite of the GTA3 series, and one of my fave games of all time...

**Timbuk2** · 04-01-2008 5:50pm

OK I'm the only one that doesn't like the music lol! I'm possibly too young to like that sort of music.

I run Vice City on the computer @ 1280x1024x32 with full Draw Distance and full brightness. Runs as smooth as a frozen pond in the Antarctic.

stevire · 05-01-2008 1:52pm

Every GTA is way better on the PC... When you have it complete theres always plenty of modding to be done!! Fun never ends

Beekay · 05-01-2008 5:32pm

I have to say Vice City had the best soundtrack of all the GTA games. And i was only born in 87 so they aren't from my time.

Enjoying Vice City

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