# GTA Vice City: Best game I have played on PS2! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 27, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vice-city-best-game-i-have-played-on-ps2/177705 "2003-05-27T04:19:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LiveOctopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LiveOctopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOctopus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vice-city-best-game-i-have-played-on-ps2/177705/21 "2003-05-28T02:23:51Z")
Question about the PC version: I’ve got a 666MHz CPU, 384mb RAM, a 32mb GeForce 2, and Win98. I run GTA3 pretty smoothly. Would I have any problems running Vice City on the same system? Used to be that I could pick up any new game and already be sure I could run it on that system, but sadly, those days are finally behind me. Before anyone asks, I have looked at the system requirements, but usually they might as well have been compiled by chimps for all that they relate to actual performance. I’m hoping someone else has tried to run it on a low-end system and can tell me what to expect. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vice-city-best-game-i-have-played-on-ps2/177705/22 "2003-05-28T02:27:33Z")
GTA VC seems to run more smoothly that GTA 3, by most accounts (including mine). You should be OK if 3 ran well, **LiveOctopus**. ---
**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vice-city-best-game-i-have-played-on-ps2/177705/23 "2003-05-28T03:56:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Optihut \* > \*\*Hmmm, I don’t agree, skaterboarder87: I felt like all the things I liked about GTA3 were changed completely around (licensed music vs self made music, a “talking” main character, 80s vs 90s, no more working for and pitting gangs against each other)… And yet Rockstar pulled it off and delivered another great installment that _doesn’t_ feel or play like a mere add-on. > Just my 2 cents. \*\* Gah, I said don’t make me a list, heh. Anyways, if you’re playing GTA simply for the music you’d be better of purchasing the OST. While the music was great, it did not add nor detract to the gameplay in my experience. A “talking main character” is also a very minor point in my book. Sure, it makes the game more cinematic, but we’re not playing GTA to watch movies, right? And the whole gang thing is merely a minor facet, some people actually miss that feature. Anyways, I really do hope RockStar spends more than a year on the next sequel and offers up a whole new experience. Btw, am I the only one who preferred the city of GTA3 to GTA: Vice City? Vice City is just too flat for me (sans the sand dunes). ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vice-city-best-game-i-have-played-on-ps2/177705/24 "2003-05-28T06:07:56Z")
I actually agree with **skaterboarder**. I loved GTA III and player the heck out of it, but got tired of VC pretty quickly. All the flaws in the first one that I could ignore because of the “newness” of the experience, seemed magnified in the second one. The crappy AI, the way people would just “pop” into exsistence whenever you turned your back. After the success of the first one, I expected a lot more polish on the second. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vice-city-best-game-i-have-played-on-ps2/177705/25 "2003-05-29T16:03:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by skaterboarder87 \* > \*\*I really do hope RockStar spends more than a year on the next sequel and offers up a whole new experience. > > Btw, am I the only one who preferred the city of GTA3 to GTA: Vice City? Vice City is just too flat for me (sans the sand dunes). \*\* GTA: San Andreas (the expected title of the next game) is indeed planned for 2004. GTA: 4 is rumored to be a launch title for the PS3 in 2005. And well, Vice City is supposed to be flat, just like Miami. ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vice-city-best-game-i-have-played-on-ps2/177705/26 "2003-05-29T17:13:14Z")
I remember reading somewhere that GTA 4 was going to be new and innovative, because they’re starting from scratch. To me, Vice City is just Disc 2 of GTA III. ---
**Author:** ![skaterboarder87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@skaterboarder87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skaterboarder87)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vice-city-best-game-i-have-played-on-ps2/177705/27 "2003-05-29T17:27:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ElwoodCuse \* > \*\*GTA: San Andreas (the expected title of the next game) is indeed planned for 2004. GTA: 4 is rumored to be a launch title for the PS3 in 2005. > > And well, Vice City is supposed to be flat, just like Miami. \*\* I’m well aware, but the point is irrelevant. I didn’t like Vice City’s environment as much as GTA 3’s. Simple as that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gta-vice-city-best-game-i-have-played-on-ps2/177705.md?page=1)