Everybody loves Vice City!

[Brisco Bold]

Originally posted by soundwave
Poland was Hitler's bitch too and you don't see me saying the "Third Reich OwNz!!!"

[MVS]

Well, they did own Poland for a spell, that's true.

IBL.

[Mzo]

I really like VC, but it does NOT deserve the 3 10s EGM gave it. God, that pisses me OFF!! ARGH!!

Anyway, the fact that the vomit-inducing blur made it into the game as a default option makes it a 9.5 out of sheer incosiderateness (is that a real word, Sam?).

[Yoshi]

Vice City was one of the more enjoyable games of 2002. It had visual flaws, it had glitches, and it was essentially GTA3 in the 1980s, but so the fuck what? Do you buy games for their technical polish, or do you buy them because they are fun? I paid $50 for my PS2 VC, and in May I will pay $50 for the PC version to experience it all over again (hopefully with the bugs fixed). Revolutionary or not, there are not many better games out there.

[Brisco Bold]

I personally liked III over VC (I think it had something to do with the story and slight play-control quirks), but I can't deny that the game was good. I also can't deny that people found it enjoyable.

But, I can't deny that selling 8.5 million is the result of an agressive ad campaign. Not saying there's anything wrong with that. But people crying about how their fav game didn't sell well, should question the publisher of said neglected game's advertising campaign.

[MVS]

I think 3 had a lot more style that VC.

Maybe it's the look of the city, or the feel, or just the atmostphere, but I prefer that to VC's one.

I might get the PC VC, if it has the editing type stuff in it.

[Brisco Bold]

VC seemed more commercialized than III. That sounds like a super vague comment, but that's the best I can do. MVS was right: something about the feel of the game was different.

[Mamoscott]

While I wouldn't go so far as to call Vice City a bad game, I will say that it never should have been released in such a glitchy and unfinished state. It certainly deserves to sell a lot of copies, but you can bet your ass that I'm going to think twice before shelling out another fifty dollars for the next GTA game.

[DarkCrow676]

Only after a few mintues of playing VC I knew there was no way in hell I was going to pay $50 for it. As many people have already stated there was just a certain feel to it I didnt like. VC is an ok game but if I had to chose between it and GTA:3, then I'd rather play 3. There were certain aspects of the game that were great, such as the soundtrack, blowing out tires, shooting through windshields, etc., but the game still did not feel right.

[gamevet]

I've never owned a Grand Theft Auto game, period. Maybe when GTAIII hits $20, I'll purchase it, but the game sounds rather repetetive for my taste.