Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition

 PC
Metascore
49

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. The Games Machine
    Nov 23, 2021
    63
    While it isn’t without merits, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Definitive Edition is also plagued by many technical problems. You might relive some nostalgia if you’re a fan of the classics, but new players should wait for Rockstar to release some patches before diving in.
  2. GameStar
    Nov 16, 2021
    58
    Even if the charm of the originals reveals itself every now and then - these masterpieces deserve a better remake.
  3. GRYOnline.pl
    Nov 22, 2021
    55
    It's hard to shake off the feeling that someone wanted to get money from nostalgic fans. GTA Trilogy - The Definitive Edition is an interesting but painful journey. I liked revisiting Vice City the most - new graphics suit this game more than the other two.
  5. Worth Playing
    Dec 7, 2021
    50
    I cannot currently recommend Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition on the PC, and a lot has to happen until I do. The truth is that I've had a decent amount of fun with this remaster; part of it is based on nostalgia, and part of it is based on some ridiculous, unavoidable bugs that weren't as frequent as I'd feared. Given all of these issues and the abysmal performance of the three games on the PC, I'd stay away from the trilogy until several major updates have been released. Even then, this remaster may not be for everyone.
  6. GameSpace
    Nov 29, 2021
    50
    Overall, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition was set up to be one of the best things for GTA fans and it failed to hit that mark. It will now be remembered as a failure to launch title but I am sure Rockstar will step in and continue to fix some items within their game world.
  7. PC Invasion
    Nov 18, 2021
    50
    Two of the three games are still pretty great, but this is one of the most brazenly offensive cash grab releases I've seen in recent memory.
  8. GameSpot
    Nov 18, 2021
    40
    The more important question is whether these Definitive Editions are the ideal way to experience the trilogy, and that is a resounding "Hell no." No matter how the vaunted feature list looks, there are scant few creative decisions implemented for these ports that make themselves at all superior to the other versions released over the years. It's hard not to think about the games that this trilogy would inspire--stuff like Mafia, Saints Row, Yakuza, Sleeping Dogs--and how well each of those series have been preserved and updated. The fact that the Godfather of open-world crime sagas has been outclassed so thoroughly in that regard is infuriating enough to push fans into a rampage. Thankfully, it's raining outside.
  9. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 7, 2021
    30
    Rockstar dropped the ball on this remaster. The cars and other moving models look like plastic toys and the cities look like polished excrement. The contrast between the environment and the models is horrible and the list of bugs is long and obnoxious. Quality of life changes are the only redeeming part of this remaster that does no favours for fans or newcomers. Skip it until they either fix it or let the moders do their job.

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0.6

Overwhelming dislike- based on 6058 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 105 out of 6058
  3. Negative: 5,739 out of 6058
  1. MuhBroment
    Nov 12, 2021
    1
    Thanks so much Rockstar! You made a re-release that is worse than the original games! Wait you also took down mods AND the original games?Thanks so much Rockstar! You made a re-release that is worse than the original games! Wait you also took down mods AND the original games? Thank you again. Awesome stuff. Go **** yourselves R*… Full Review »
  2. OkayNowImAngry
    Nov 12, 2021
    0
    This trilogy and the way Rockstar handles things is most pathetic, disgusting thing i have ever seen in modern video game history. This isThis trilogy and the way Rockstar handles things is most pathetic, disgusting thing i have ever seen in modern video game history. This is next level bad. Why is Rockstar Launcher still down? Over a day? Are you kidding me? ....… Full Review »
  3. NoHopeLeft
    Nov 12, 2021
    0
    Rockstar just proved that there's absolutely no hope left for that company. All talented people have clearly left Rockstar long time ago.Rockstar just proved that there's absolutely no hope left for that company. All talented people have clearly left Rockstar long time ago. Whoever made this remaster have absolutely no talent. Nothing. They didn't improve any of the main problems of original games, while this was PERFECT opportunity for this. San Andreas was best they could do in 2004. It was revolutionary. Is this remaster best they can do now? Even if they wanted to keep original feel, they failed, because there's none of it. They removed all the fog and they think that's okay? Map looks like minecraft now. What the hell? Even GTA 5 doesn't have that much draw-distance. No game should have so much draw distance and even then, every game has some fog covered areas, etc. You are not supposed to see EVERYTHING on map. That completely ruins the immersion. By the way San Andreas map is not actually that small, it is pretty big, they just managed to ruin the immersion by removing any atmosphere. In gta 3 and vice city you still can't climb over anything, still can't swim. This makes no sense. You could have just copied San Andreas swimming and climbing animation and add it to 3 and Vice City, but i guess they are not talented enough to do that with 2 years of development time. All they can do is making ugly inconsistent textures and copy pasting same Palm trees all over the maps.… Full Review »
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