Errr isn't that exaggerated, I've played through SA many times and all you need to do is eat up to half fat at start and train for 5 misn in the schools at start and you're sorted for the rest of the game really (don't need full strength/stamina really half is enough).
Although the driving, the city, the interaction and the physics are better, SA is still the better game imo. More to do, more humor and a superior world ( yes I love cruising around the countryside so what
?).
GTA VC also replaying it atm but that isn't that good tbh, the driving sucks and the world is absolutely tiny
. Only good thing is the characters/story & music really.