[Naren]

Originally Posted by Azyiu

Interesting. As far as I understand, those type of missions are usually referred as R3 missions for how they are triggered in games. I have the Brady guide or what not for most of those games, and those type of missions are all referred to as the R3 in them.

On top of that, if you check out the FAQs on sites like Gamefaqs, they are also usually referred to as R3 as well. For examples...

GameFAQs: Grand Theft Auto III (PS2) R3 Missions Guide by Aaron Baker

GameFAQs: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2) R3 Missions FAQ by greatone10

By the way, I know this is off topic and kind of meaningless, but I've got all a 100% on all those 5 PS2 GTAs, yay!

5 PS2 GTAS? I only know of 3 PS2 GTAS (GTA3, GTA:VC, GTA:SA).

Well, I've never read a FAQ on any of those games nor have I read any guides on them. I still have the PC version of Vice City, but I don't have any of the other ones anymore. The fact is that they are never referred to as R3 missions in the games or manuals for the games. I remember the taxi missions being called "taxi mission" and the police missions being called "vigilante missions."

I was trying to imagine what "R3" could stand for. "Really Radical Races"? "Running Red Rattlers"? "Riffing Rippling Rodeos"?

[Azyiu]

Originally Posted by Naren

5 PS2 GTAS? I only know of 3 PS2 GTAS (GTA3, GTA:VC, GTA:SA).

Well, I've never read a FAQ on any of those games nor have I read any guides on them. I still have the PC version of Vice City, but I don't have any of the other ones anymore. The fact is that they are never referred to as R3 missions in the games or manuals for the games. I remember the taxi missions being called "taxi mission" and the police missions being called "vigilante missions."

I was trying to imagine what "R3" could stand for. "Really Radical Races"? "Running Red Rattlers"? "Riffing Rippling Rodeos"?

Yes, sir, 5 PS2 GTAs, and they are: GTA III, GTA Vice City, GTA SA, and in 2006 and 2007 Rockstar released two games on the PS2 that were ported from the PSP platform. They are GTA: Liberty City Stories and GTA: Vice City Stories. (I don't think the latter two games were released in the Japanese market)

Ahhh... you said you have the PC version, and I think that explains why the term "R3" does not ring a bell for you. For those PS2 games, you trigger most of those side-mission by pressing the right analog stick or the so-called R3 buttom. That is why usually or sometimes those missions are referred to as R3 missions.

[Naren]

Originally Posted by Azyiu

Yes, sir, 5 PS2 GTAs, and they are: GTA III, GTA Vice City, GTA SA, and in 2006 and 2007 Rockstar released two games on the PS2 that were ported from the PSP platform. They are GTA: Liberty City Stories and GTA: Vice City Stories. (I don't think the latter two games were released in the Japanese market)

I was not aware that the "Stories" games had been released on the PS2. I was only aware of them on the PSP.

Originally Posted by Azyiu

Ahhh... you said you have the PC version, and I think that explains why the term "R3" does not ring a bell for you. For those PS2 games, you trigger most of those side-mission by pressing the right analog stick or the so-called R3 buttom. That is why usually or sometimes those missions are referred to as R3 missions.

Yeah, I have the PC version of Vice City. I had the PS2 version of GTA3 and I played my friend's copy of GTA:SA (I've never owned San Andreas).

I just don't refer to things in games by the button or key you push to do it. "Hey, man, that square-circle-circle-L2-R1-ex move is so sweet!" "You mean 'sonic boom'?" "No, dude. The square-circle-circle-L2-R1-ex move!" "I believe that's called 'sonic boom.'"

And I never really thought of the police things as "missions," either. I just thought of it as "going vigilante." And I definitely couldn't think of the taxi things as missions, since it was more like a mini-game where you saw how many people you could pick up in the short amount of time you're given, with the pay increasing for each one.

That's why R3 did not ring a bell to me. Mainly because I've never heard people name missions after buttons, though.

[Azyiu]

Originally Posted by Naren

That's why R3 did not ring a bell to me. Mainly because I've never heard people name missions after buttons, though.

I am with you for the most parts, and this is the only occassion I actually refer to something by button. Hell, almost everyone (if not all) on those GTA forums call that R3s for different reasons, I'd say, why not?

As for the two Stories games, you don't really miss anything; they offer very little new features. I got them just because I consider myself a big fan of the series and because they are cheap. (USD 20 each)

P.S. I thought you said your company did something to the network, and you could no longer surf the net or something while at work? Or have you found a way around that?

[Naren]

Originally Posted by Azyiu

I am with you for the most parts, and this is the only occassion I actually refer to something by button. Hell, almost everyone (if not all) on those GTA forums call that R3s for different reasons, I'd say, why not?

As for the two Stories games, you don't really miss anything; they offer very little new features. I got them just because I consider myself a big fan of the series and because they are cheap. (USD 20 each)

Yeah. I never bothered with the Stories games because A) I thought they were PSP-only and B) because I thought they looked like kind of sub-par versions of Vice City and GTA3, both of which I owned.

As for the "R3" nonsense, I've only been to the GTA forums once and that was just to ask for help on getting Vice City to work in Vista on my new PC. Once they helped me get it working, I never posted there again. I had a total of 2 posts and I looked at a total of maybe 3-5 threads, all in technical help section.

Originally Posted by Azyiu

P.S. I thought you said your company did something to the network, and you could no longer surf the net or something while at work? Or have you found a way around that?

Shhhhhhhhh. They did, but don't tell anyone. I'm not.

[7 Dying Trees]

Well, i got vice city and san andreas again for my PS2, so I am going to replay them, as the replayability on all of them is awesome

[Azyiu]

Originally Posted by 7 Dying Trees

Well, i got vice city and san andreas again for my PS2, so I am going to replay them, as the replayability on all of them is awesome

No doubt In fact, I just replayed and completed (@ a 100%) both VC and SA about a couple of months ago... they are still fun to play!!! Before GTA IV came out, I was working on a master save for both VCS and LCS. I got that done with VCS, but that game gets boring real fast for me... LCS is ok, but after getting everything on the first island done, I just felt like putting it down for a while...

[Naren]

^And that's exactly why the Stories games are the only GTA games I haven't played. They looked boring. I guess it's cool that there are handheld GTA games with impressive graphics and sound, but still...

[Azyiu]

In a nut shell those Stories games are alright, and they are actually quite fun. What I kills off the "fun" factor for me are some of the missions and glitches.

While I don't expect anything spectacular in those games, some missions (mainly side missions) just bored me to death!!! Sure, if you only care about the story missions, they are mostly alright. But if you are going for a 100%, some of those side missions would make you think twice...

As far as glitches, LCS was pretty well done without too many noticable ones, but that cannot be said about VCS. The latter is a bug / glitch fest!!!

Honestly, VCS has all the potentials to be a really cool game, but R* did a half ass job on QC...

[Naren]

I love the point in GTA games where you just start getting rich. I'm 26% through GTA4 and I have around $32,000, going up every minute. Can't wait to hit the million dollar mark.

Running away from cops is annoying, though.