Whats The Storyline?
Carl Johnson finds himself coming back to San Andres after spending five years in Liberty City. He left his neighborhood in the ghetto of Los Santos after the death of his brother, Brian, who died in a tragic incident. Carl’s older brother Sweet Johnson blamed him for the death, leading to a period of estrangement that is broken by the sudden passing of his mother. On returning home for the funeral, Carl finds his family, both blood and gang (The Orange Grove) in disarray. Sweet Johnson and his sister Kendall are at each other’s throats. His former crew — Sweet, Smoke, and Ryder — have fallen from power on the streets, and now are besieged by both rival gang factions and internal quarrels. Carl, not wanting to get back into the street life he was once in, corrupt cops play heavy upon them. Events come to a downward spiral, Johnson soon finds himself on a frantic adventure across San Andreas to preserve his family, gang, and his own life. (Paraphrased from Game Informer Issue 134)4.
