7 Video Game Sequels That Mocked Mechanics Fans Hated
7. The Driving - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Rockstar
Driving in the Grand Theft Auto series has always been a tough nut to crack. For some, Rockstar didn't get it right until GTA V, a whole decade after Grand Theft Auto III released on consoles.
However, long before Rockstar ostensibly perfected their driving mechanics in the eighth generation of consoles, they had a barb aimed directly at GTA III's driving its second sequel, San Andreas.
In the game's seventh mission, when CJ is linking up with other members of the Grove Street Families to perform a drive by, Ryder takes the opportunity to chastise the player for their poor driving, saying that the "East Coast" made him drive "like an idiot."
Granted San Andreas' driving wasn't anything to write home about either, but this is still a pretty great gag all the same.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
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