With
Grand Theft Auto 5 - Rockstar's latest in the sandbox series - set in the sprawling countryside and suburbia of fictional state San Andreas, it's difficult not to cast our minds back to 2004, when we were following "CJ" Carl Johnson around Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas in his quest to unravel the plot surrounding the death of his beloved mother. True enough,
Grand Theft Auto 5 is a stand alone game in its own right - it has already been revealed that we are to be treated to certain features that are new to the franchise entirely, like the
apparent ability to play tennis. Then again, a certain amount of nostalgia has been injected into the latest in the behemoth that is the GTA franchise, with the re-emergence of certain features from
GTA: San Andreas, like the ability to fly planes, climb a mountain, race dirtbikes and parachute from dizzying heights. With that being said, here are five more features from
GTA: San Andreas that we'd love to see again in Rockstar's latest iteration. Click "Next" to travel back to 2004.
5. Weight Fluctuation
GTA: San Andreas presented gamers with dilemmas that they were already quite accustomed to in reality, namely: "To gorge on a burger, or go to the gym?" In the above picture, you can see all three extreme body types players could either strive for or succumb to. Obese, regular, or greased up meatball. These weight classes were attained by either going to the gym, and using exercise machines such as the treadmill or stationary bike, by lifting weights to pump some iron or visiting one of the many fast food establishments such as 'Burger Shot', 'Well Stacked Pizza Co' or 'Cluckin Bell'. From there, players could choose to build up weight classes or burn fat by taking part in a variety of button mashing mini-games, or eat until their character quite literally threw up. We think it'd be brilliant if this feature returned to GTA: 5. Too many video games these days thrust a pre-selected, unchangeable character upon us and force us to follow them through a storyline. In San Andreas, we could choose exactly how our protagonist looked, from the clothes he was wearing through to the bulk they adorned. From the first trailer released for the title, we caught a glimpse of an outdoor gym - whether we can use it, and whether or not it will affect our weight class remains to be seen. We think though that this feature lends the series a fantastic touch of realism. One of the best parts was NPC's making fun of us if we were overweight during missions!