Why does GTA San Andreas feel bigger than GTAV?

Plus, you could argue that the countryside feels bigger in SA, because the storyline and side-missions make a better use of the environment.

San Andreas's draw distance is trick that R* put to give San Andreas's state much bigger feeling. They made it like that because if they used ...

GTA San Andreas often feels bigger than GTA V for several reasons, despite GTA V actually having a larger map: 1. Diverse Terrain: San ...

And finally due to graphical limitations the draw distance is very limited compared to the draw distance in GTA V giving the illusion the map is ...

Since it is so much bigger than GTA: San Andreas' map, Grand Theft Auto 5's version of San Andreas comes across as empty compared to the ...

San Andreas' map looks more artificial and video-gamey from above. But it also opens up more directions for long-distance travel. The map is ...

I've done lots of exploring, I agree that technically GTA V's map is probably actually bigger, but with GTA San Andreas having the three cities ...

GTA V's map is easily twice the size as San Andreas', and to say the only interesting part is the City is your own opinion. I seem to find ...

Hey Family! In this video we take a look at the reasons why GTA San Andreas is better than GTA V. Even if GTA 5 (2013) remains the most ...

Yes there is a lot more substantial "Vinewood Hills" area, and yes the port and the airport are far larger, but GTA SA's Los Santos still feels ...

a smaller map can feel bigger then a factually bigger map, take on this sugestion for example. ... 200 Miles in length - a jet that lets you go ...

Gta San andreas map still feels huge. But my problem with GTA 5 map is half of it feels dead and Boring and hopefully in GTA 6 the Map is ...

... is probably better than average but I feel like it gets a lot more credit than it deserves. All of these complaints apply to GTA V as well.

Weird how the San Andreas map feels bigger than GTA V's. ... The player would travel between the cities using trains and planes. (Gta 1 and ...

The geometry alone is more interesting than what San Andreas offered, with winding roads and multiple highways to drive on. Get out of your car ...

A difference in size between GTA 5 and GTA San Andreas ... GTA 5's countryside is bigger than GTA San Andreas's entire map. It should go without ...

"The actual size of the map doesn't really matter when the perception is telling you otherwise" EXACTLY! GTA V and San Andreas are probably ...

Los Santos simply 'pops' in a way that a brutish approach to more modern graphics couldn't achieve, and it was just a matter of getting the ...

Yep, Hollywood is probably close to 1.5x the size of GTA V's rendition of Los Santos and all of San Andreas could easily fit between Redondo ...

For example, Carl becoming overweight will cause him to move slower and be rejected from some missions. The statistics make San Andreas feel all ...