A rare Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas animation depicting several gang member NPCs kicking and shaking player vehicles has been recently rediscovered by a player, sparking conversations about many of the title’s forgotten details and features. Players are returning to San Andreas to experience the groundbreaking, PS2-era sandbox after the disastrous release of the GTA trilogy remaster that failed to satisfy fans and sowed doubts about future releases. Of the three remasters, GTA: San Andreas received the most criticism. In response, some players have chosen to return to the classic edition of San Andreas to bring back nostalgic memories of the mid-2000s and to enjoy the title’s original atmosphere and numerous features without changes or inconsistencies.

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Released in 2004, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is considered one of the greatest games of all time, thanks to its memorable characters, iconic moments, and features that have kept the open-world sandbox timeless for almost two decades. In the years following launch, players have discovered new ways to experience GTA: San Andreas’ world and expand its gameplay by making the most out of its booming community, which continues to excessively create new mods for the title. To show its gratitude, Rockstar Games released GIFs to celebrate the GTA trilogy remaster, adding a handful of moments and memes, including San Andreas‘ “Here we go again.“

On Reddit, user wili_8262 claims they’ve discovered an extremely rare NPC animation in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, something they hadn’t seen even after playing the title for 15 years. During the clip, the player can be seen parked in the middle of the road. The Ballas, a rival gang group, aggressively kicks, shoves, shakes and shoulder-bashes their vehicle in a unique animation sequence that appears to be perfectly animated or motion-captured. Believed to be rare, one player has pointed out that the animation is new to most players due to it being a semi-cut behavior for the gangs in GTA: San Andreas that only works during certain missions.

San Andreas is almost two decades old, but players continue to make new discoveries that can attract returning fans. Similarly, players recently discovered a long-lost Pokémon Easter egg in San Andreas that features numerous obscured, yet copyrighted, images of Pokémon characters. Unlike the gang animation, these Pokémon images were removed in later editions and only appear for players who own the PlayStation 2 version of the game.

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Despite being a PS2-era game with limited features and visual capabilities, GTA: San Andreas includes many hidden details and a compelling world that offers something for everyone, especially those inquisitive enough to search for them. While many have been disappointed in the GTA Trilogy remaster, Rockstar is now issuing fixes to bring the game up to the mark expected by fans, which could indeed one day make it the definitive way to play San Andreas for years to come.

Source: willi_8262/Reddit

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