mizerable
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Post by mizerable on Aug 9, 2012 3:44:10 GMT -5
I just remembered this, but Ambulance missions in GTA 3 were ridiculous. Either you had the foresight to complete them before you get access to Staunton Island, or they were impossible. You couldn't do them in Portland because of the Mafia and their god damn Shotguns, you couldn't do them in Staunton Island because the injured pedestrians would spawn in areas outside of the Ambulance's reach, and you couldn't do them in Shoreside because the time constraints are unrealistic compared to the layout of the island. It's a pain in the ass because of what you said, but also because a lot of the spawning points for the patients are usually in areas that allow for the ambulance to tip very easily. This is also a major, in fact worse problem in Vice City. The only way I was able to beat it in III when I first beat the game was by spawning so many Rhinos that it completely got rid of the traffic allowing me to speed to any destination and then carefully maneuver over to them and make a mad dash back. Surprisingly, the ambulance missions are easier in San Andreas (if you do it in the rural town) and actually a lot of fun. I'll nominate the pizza deliveries in Vice City as well...those were a pain in the ass. I was also never a fan of the firefighter missions, especially in III. Going back to the San Andreas races, these were by far the most difficult; Even the "expert" in the video had difficulty with that. You have to literally luck out some times that the other drivers f*** up. This is probably the hardest race in the game, let alone in the series, just based on terrain, turns and the people you have to race against. This wouldn't be so tough if the roads weren't so treacherous. Oh and the bikers are kamikazes who drive like they're carrying a bomb. Once you get on the freeway, you're good...but man oh man, getting there is a pain. In fact, if you're in 4th place or lower, you might as well restart the race because they're likely WAY ahead. That first part of the race is just so damn treacherous, especially given the car they give you. Another pain in the ass because of the sharp turns. And this one wouldn't have been so bad if your opponents were so unrelenting. They are very good in this race, so you cannot make any major mistakes. I'd also say driving school where you have to drive your car around the city under the time limit and not have any damage caused in order to get the Gold Medal...that was somewhat hard.
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Post by Back to being Cenanuff on Aug 9, 2012 11:25:22 GMT -5
I never had a lot of trouble with the Zero missions, or pretty much any other mission in SA that people have been mentioning. What I did have a lot of trouble with was killing Gizzy as he was escaping the Pleasure Dome. I think it was, you had to kill him without destroying his cell phone, so you couldn't just blow his car up. You had to make him get out of it, and that involved flipping the car, or getting it to stop long enough to pull him out. Man, that was a pain in the butt.
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mizerable
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Post by mizerable on Aug 9, 2012 12:14:54 GMT -5
I never had a lot of trouble with the Zero missions, or pretty much any other mission in SA that people have been mentioning. What I did have a lot of trouble with was killing Gizzy as he was escaping the Pleasure Dome. I think it was, you had to kill him without destroying his cell phone, so you couldn't just blow his car up. You had to make him get out of it, and that involved flipping the car, or getting it to stop long enough to pull him out. Man, that was a pain in the butt. Shoot his tires out before he gets in his car (you can actually do this before the confrontation cut scene). When he drives on all 4 flats, he's a sitting duck.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2012 13:37:15 GMT -5
f***ING Escort Service from GTA III. My god. People think Vice City, SA, and IV are hard? Go back and experience the most frustrating and hair-pullingly difficult missions in GTA III. Escort Service is awful. I hate escort missions in general, but whenever you're trying to protect a car from a hail of bullets all the way from Stauton to Shoreside Vale, it's almost hopeless.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Aug 9, 2012 14:34:18 GMT -5
I hate ANY flying mission in San Andreas, including the school. The controls are so hair-trigger, it's not even funny.
Though,as much fun as it is, man that game could be annoying at times.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Aug 9, 2012 14:51:47 GMT -5
f***ING Escort Service from GTA III. My god. People think Vice City, SA, and IV are hard? Go back and experience the most frustrating and hair-pullingly difficult missions in GTA III. Escort Service is awful. I hate escort missions in general, but whenever you're trying to protect a car from a hail of bullets all the way from Stauton to Shoreside Vale, it's almost hopeless. Here's a little trick for Escort Service: stand on the roof of the armored car and let it drive with you on top. Equip your M-16 and pick off the gunners and blow up the vans until you're in the tunnel. Once the roof gets too low, jump off and walk to the other side. You'll be told to get to the end of the tunnel and scout. Get just far enough and when the van takes off again, don't move-the game won't spawn any new enemies if you stay in the tunnel.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Aug 9, 2012 15:07:37 GMT -5
And also, not one single thing about Hilary King in Vice City made sense. That was a blatant case of padding and even they had to know that.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Aug 9, 2012 15:15:18 GMT -5
And also, not one single thing about Hilary King in Vice City made sense. That was a blatant case of padding and even they had to know that. I hated that race with him, not only because it was a pain in the ass, but because of the set up for it: "We're doing a bank job, we need you to drive." "I'll drive, but you have to beat me first." "Well, if I beat you, then f*** you, I'll drive myself." Then, of course, he gets his stupid self killed and you end up driving. f*** him.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Aug 9, 2012 15:21:26 GMT -5
And also, not one single thing about Hilary King in Vice City made sense. That was a blatant case of padding and even they had to know that. I hated that race with him, not only because it was a pain in the ass, but because of the set up for it: "We're doing a bank job, we need you to drive." "I'll drive, but you have to beat me first." "Well, if I beat you, then f*** you, I'll drive myself." Then, of course, he gets his stupid self killed and you end up driving. f*** him. Exactly. It was hard as hell and made no sense at all.
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mizerable
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Post by mizerable on Aug 11, 2012 1:26:47 GMT -5
f***ING Escort Service from GTA III. My god. People think Vice City, SA, and IV are hard? Go back and experience the most frustrating and hair-pullingly difficult missions in GTA III. Escort Service is awful. I hate escort missions in general, but whenever you're trying to protect a car from a hail of bullets all the way from Stauton to Shoreside Vale, it's almost hopeless. Here's a little trick for Escort Service: stand on the roof of the armored car and let it drive with you on top. Equip your M-16 and pick off the gunners and blow up the vans until you're in the tunnel. Once the roof gets too low, jump off and walk to the other side. You'll be told to get to the end of the tunnel and scout. Get just far enough and when the van takes off again, don't move-the game won't spawn any new enemies if you stay in the tunnel. Another trick is to just drive to Shoreside as soon as possible, don't even bother with the escort because he'll do just fine until you exit the tunnel and once he does, you'll be more than ready. I don't know if it's a glitch but he doesn't take any damage if you're not with him until he exits the tunnel. Here's a mission that is IMPOSSIBLE. Beat the game with all the missions beaten, then proceed to start a brand new game and get to D-Ice's mission, "Uzi Money". It's impossible to beat. You literally cannot do it.
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