The motorcycle cops can now shoot you from their vehicles, which I think really raises the stakes of low level chases, although the presence of certain types of NPCs in places the base game never put them, like women in gowns in the middle of the desert, is just a strange addition on the part of the mod’s creators. What I don’t like, is how the mod swaps your rival gangs, the legendary Ballas and Vagos for “the cops” which makes certain missions really frustrating because you’ve no idea who’s an enemy gang member and who’s a police officer. Some of the more iconic instruments of dishing out pain have had their bland, low-res textures replaced to look far more menacing, and that’s something I can appreciate, especially the gorgeous gold plating added to the Desert Eagle. What not a gimmick however, is the modifications that Copland makes to the weapons and NPCs. These seem pretty cool at first glance, but since they don’t really serve any functional role within the game, they’re really just a gimmick more than anything. It also significantly expands the playable areas of the game, adding an entire island, a massive building in the heart of downtown Los Santos, and perhaps most unusual of all, a theme park on the summit of Mount Chillad. The sky textures, rather unfortunately, remain unchanged, so you’ll still spend a good part of your play through looking at a glitchy, flickering background that’ll break any possible immersion that this game from 2004 could still make you feel. The clunky and uninspired vector map of San Andreas is replaced with a sleek and gorgeous satellite map, which in my opinion, looks substantially more refined than even the ones in GTA IV and GTA V. The mod significantly enhances the textures of the base game, particularly the streets and waterways. Instead, this is an analysis of a mod called Copland that was developed in 2006 and brings some much needed vitality to an otherwise perfect work of art. To rate a game I hold in such regard would be sinful that would be like me asking you to review your grandma. And perhaps the video game I hold in reverence above all else, is GTA San Andreas.īut this isn’t a review of GTA San Andreas or how I hold it responsible for destroying my pre-pubescent brain with its cynicism and liberal attitude towards massacring hookers. As someone who spent a good deal of my childhood playing video games instead of accruing friends, developing a marketable skillset, or making my parents proud, they’re something I take very seriously. But declare yourself a gamer in my presence just because you once played Ludo King on your dad’s iPad and sort of liked it, and I will smite you with every fibre in my being. Insult me, and I’ll ignore it or cry when nobody’s looking, strike me and I’ll turn the other cheek, conspire against me, and I will not even bat an eye.
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