One of the most iconic,imporant and impressive games i ever played,this is one of the most important games for my culture,really is the most important,sure you have your cs 1.6,pes 6 and other gta games,but none compare to the sheer amount of legacy and fandom this game gets,also i played with a mod that recreated the ps2 version on pc

Gameplay 8,75-9/10
is weird to talk about gameplay on a game like gta cause it has a lot of parts to it,like the game kinda has it all and most of it does pretty great,sure is not as good as gta 4 but it still extremely impressive especially for the time,good shoting,driving,movement,etc

Weapon tier list:https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/san-andreas-weapons-3272/3426670


Graphics/Aesthetics 8,5/10
a time capsule ,it captures well like a early 90s feel without feeling to old and i like the orangy color pallete the game has

Missions 7,5-8/10
The levels themselves,or missions,are i think an improvement over vice city or other open world game of his era but it still has its problems with a lot of mid missions and some outright horrible ones,even though now you get more great ones and more amazing ones

mission tier list:https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-missions-1417180/3427342

Map 10/10
since it is a open world game,instead of level design i will be talking about its map and the use of it.its flawless,you have everything on this map,three vastly different cities that each feels really big,a big ass forest a desert and a lot of towns and since technically the map isnt that big,even though it feels massive,it doesnt have a lot of unused useless space,is pretty tight,especially comparing this to gta 5 map that divides in two parts the city and the rest.

side content/replayability 8,5/10
even though most of the side content are like feathers from assasins credd,with the graffitis,horshoes,etc you still have a lot of fun side stuff to do and sure you will not get a new game by replaying it it still if fun

Ending 8/10
solid,a satifying end and it leaves a sweet taste

Soundtrack/Sound effects 10/10
one of the best soundtracks in gaming,the feeling of the vastly amount of quantity and quality those radio give me is hard to replicate,especially radio x,radio los santos and kdst

Radio tier list:https://tiermaker.com/list/music/gta-san-andreas-radio-stations-60330/3427350

Story/Writing/Characters/Lore 8,75/10
one word,charisma,like ryder for example is just so one of a kind and funny,smoke is wise and also funny,sweet is loyal and likeable and so on,these characters really gave the game a lot of heart even when the game had pace issues or the storyline just got kinda boring,also i like the way they introduced los santos and the amount of characters and lore it was introduced,and just a likeable and funny game in general

Character tier list:https://tiermaker.com/list/video-games/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-characters-62663/3426661

overall,one of the most important games for my culture and with reason,fucking great
10/10