So this was one of the most straight fowards GTA's of its time, it helps that it was made for PSP so it had to be succint, but i gotta admit as mutch as i love GTA San Andreas and the Original Vicecity they were too long and their mechanics too dificult for me at the time.
VC Stories was probably the first GTA i got to see the ending credits and i gotta admit i dont remember a single beat about the story witch probably in addition to be a PSP game first adds to the reason its not well remembered, but what i do remember it its having a better Vrock station then the original VC, that holds up TO THIS DAY! and it finally showing up a few of the members from Love Fist BEFORE they appeared in GTA V, most people dont remember that, but i do. All in all i had friends who never played the original VC but played this one, so i think it was a good entry point to gta for them, the only sin it has, mutch like liberty city stories is that it takes place in the same city so you'll already know all the corners before seting foot int it, only the cars are period specific and some stores are different.