A dedicatedGrand Theft Auto: San Andreasplayer has finally completed one of the game’s most difficult side challenges, the City Slicking mission, after almost 20 years. Released way back in 2004 during the sixth console generation,Grand Theft Auto: San Andreasbrought the legendary series’ open-world crime gameplay to a fictionalized take on California and Nevada to tellthe story of Carl “CJ” Johnson- a former member of the Grove Street Families gang who is drawn back into his old life following his mother’s murder.San Andreaswas met with near-universal acclaim upon release and is still considered by many to be one of the best entries in theGrand Theft Autofranchise.
Like with any mainlineGrand Theft Autogame, there is plenty to do withinSan Andreas’s three fully explorable cities. One of these side activities is Driving School, a series of driving tests that CJ can complete to unlock new vehicles. The final mission is called “City Slicking,” and it requires the player to travel from one side of San Fierro to the other and back without damaging their car. This is ultimately easier said than done due to a time limit of one minute and 40 seconds - meaning that CJ has to speed his way across the large city without banging into any NPC-controlled vehicles along his path.
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Many players have had a difficult time completingGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas’s City Slicking mission, including Reddit user helinze. However, they finally managed to complete it a few days ago, sharing a screenshot of the “challenge complete” screen on the Gaming subreddit to celebrate their accomplishment. Other users with painful memories of failing the challenge commended helinze for beating the challenge and shared their own stories of playingSan Andreas. Some bemoaned the Super GT car used during the City Slicking mission, which is said to handle poorly and add to the already difficult task of making it through San Fierro on time.
Fans recently had another chance to take on this notoriously difficult challenge inGrand Theft Auto: Trilogy - Definitive Edition, a remastered version ofSan Andreas,Grand Theft Auto 3, andGrand Theft Auto: Vice Citythat was released across all current systems in the winter of 2021. While playing through these three genre-defining games on modern hardware was initially an exciting prospect for many, the compilation shipped with countless game-breaking bugs and glitches thatleftGTA Trilogy - Definitive Editionas one of the most infamous launchesin recent memory.
This hasn’t stoppedGrand Theft Auto: San Andreasfrom being one of the most beloved entries inRockstar’s pioneeringGrand Theft Autoseries, especially for those who grew up struggling with the notorious City Slicking challenge. At least helinze has finally managed to clear it after 20 years, giving them a fun story to share with their fellow gamers during the long wait forGrand Theft Auto 6.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Editionis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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