

As the game which introduced stealth options to the GTA franchise, San Andreas also incorporated a noise meter during CJ's burglary escapades. San Andreas' burglary missions aren't bad. For a side mission that only appeared in GTA once, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' home invasion mechanics were actually fairly strong at launch. San Andreas' Home Invasions Could Be Better If Rockstar Games is remaking Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, these GTA side missions deserve more variety. Occasionally players will also find weapons or money in NPC homes, but there are very few unique items and standout locations.

While many of the larger mansions do offer larger amounts of items to burgle, GTA: San Andreas' burglary missions mainly consist of CJ collecting things like television sets, VCRs, stereos, and microwaves. Related: How GTA 5's Grove Street Compares To GTA: San Andreas Likewise, the amount of items CJ can steal inside NPC homes, while not terribly lacking, still became repetitive to collect over time - especially when players are finding the same low-end stereos in fancy Las Venturas mansions as they are in the Los Santos slums.

While the amount of different home interiors was novel when GTA: San Andreas released (especially on the heels of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which had comparatively few interior locations) players would quickly find themselves revisiting the same floorplans and decorations in multiple houses across San Andreas.

The main problem with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' burglary missions is that they lack a large amount of variety. Burglary in GTA: San Andreas is unlocked early in the game through a main story mission with Ryder and then rarely mentioned again, but (if players know where to look) there are opportunities in both San Fierro and Las Venturas for home invasions as well. If there truly are remakes of Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the way, Rockstar Games could potentially improve the franchise's most enjoyable and underused side mission: burglary.
