IGN : Has there been a game released in the last 20 years that’s been more influential than Grand Theft Auto III? From its establishment of the open-world sandbox fundamentals to its critical role in reshaping videogames into a more attractive medium for mature audiences, GTA III’s shadow still looms large over almost every facet of the artform. If any game deserved a definitive edition that allowed fans to relive that revolution without squinting to ignore ancient graphics, it’s this. And yet, series creator Rockstar Games has decided to pay tribute to this modern gaming monolith and its two equally acclaimed PS2-era sequels, Vice City and San Andreas, by producing a collection of re-releases that cuts more corners than a Yakuza Stinger in a Liberty City street race. At best this trilogy is ill-conceived and half-finished; at worst it’s straight-up broken. If this half-baked Definitive Edition is anything to go by, I have to wonder if Rockstar reveres its own games as much as the rest of us do.
Worse still though, it appears as though The Trilogy has been abandoned by Rockstar and Take Two Interactive.
By today's standards, I'd argue that being half assed, having a couple patches, and being abandoned and ultimately left still half assed is infact up to standards.
Yesterday I watched a YouTube video that said the new Netflix iOS/Android versions have a series of visual improvements that significantly improve it and bring it much closer to the vision and mood of the original games.
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The Definitive Editions of GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas look better than ever according to fans
I've checked it out and there's a toggle there for original lighting when that's on you get the sun saturation back orange hues of San Andreas and tons more atmosphere in vc.
Seems to be a huge factor you lose dynamic lights and the overly out of the box he engine feel and the whole thing seems more artistically driven.
I hope this comes to the actual console and ps release eventually
Better to enjoy the games on PS2 least they weren't a pile of shit.
Out of curiosity what is the issue with this trilogy. I was looking to buy it cause san andreas is still my favorite and I've been itching for it. Is it broken?
The put little effort into the remaster. It's more of a port than anything. The graphics are barely any better while the colors make it look kinda cartoony
Let’s take a gander at the prospect of mobile gaming in 2024.
"The truly torturous rain effect, which made me feel I was being waterboarded with a can of silly string."
Brilliant. X'D X'D
"Too much w̶a̶t̶e̶r̶ silly string." - 5/10 IGN
I tried San Andreas for about half an hour and promptly uninstalled that mess
I hope Rockstar supports the game and fixes the bugs and improves on the issues.. I want to get my GTA Scarface fix and cba finding my PS2 in my wardrobe. Hopefully the quality of the product effects sales and can get it at half price in the Christmas sales.
Im still scratching my head that anyone thought this would be anything other than a quick cash-grab. Rockstar wont even give console players a frame-rate increase on RDR2 because they plan on charging full price again for that privilege. Their games are typically very good but their greed seeps into every corner of them and beyond.
Fact is, the vast majority of people who buy games have no idea what they are buying. People blindly preorder digital games in this era, further emboldening these companies. Until we stop preordering and hyping up games that havent even shown us gameplay, this wont change.
I’m nearly finished Vice City on PS4 Pro and it’s absolutely fine. No bugs at all so far. I wish it had better performance but overall I’m happy with it. Maybe I just picked the best one to start with, some of the San Andreas footage i saw was truly frightening however. Hopefully if gets somewhat cleaned up by the time I get round to playing it