Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 46
  3. Negative: 10 out of 46
  1. Hobby Consolas
    Nov 17, 2021
    80
    The nostalgic value of this collection is beyond any doubt, they are three masterpieces that today are still very funny (and with a sensational script), but this remastering has fallen short in many respects, and has technical flaws.
  2. Atomix
    Nov 16, 2021
    80
    Despite the complaints and all, the reality is that Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition is a pretty good remastered of three great PS2 classics. Something important to understand is that this are just remastered with few changes, not remakes.
  3. Hey Poor Player
    Nov 15, 2021
    80
    Even though a new coat of paint can’t cover every imperfection (and creates a couple new ugly streaks in the process), Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy is still a serviceable update for three absolute classics. With the quality of life improvements and visual upgrades, it’s still a fine way to enjoy three amazing games beloved by so many.
  5. JeuxActu
    Nov 14, 2021
    80
    GTA Trilogy The Definitive Edition is a worthy remaster (and not a remake, do not confuse) of the classic GTA opus that defined the open-world genre. It's far from perfect, but it does make a 20 year old game widely playable nowadays.
  6. SpazioGames
    Nov 23, 2021
    76
    The compilation isn't the most beautiful or detailed addition to the series, but it plays the smoothest. If you're prepared to overlook, or at least work around, the faults, GTA The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition is well worth considering.
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  1. Polygon
    Nov 22, 2021
    Is this the best way to experience these three games? Probably not. You’ll have to break out a PS2 for that. Is this a strong facsimile that will (hopefully) be updated to be more palatable in the future? Absolutely.

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User Score
0.9

Overwhelming dislike- based on 4152 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 99 out of 4152
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  1. RockstarisOver
    Nov 12, 2021
    0
    This is it! This is the end of Rockstar, this is just too much. This is unacceptable in so many levels, i cant even find the right words. ThisThis is it! This is the end of Rockstar, this is just too much. This is unacceptable in so many levels, i cant even find the right words. This so called definitive edition is one of the most pathetic remasters of all time, especially considering how amazing Rockstar used to be. They were the top. They were the best there ever was. They showed to other developers what can be done. I just cant believe that the end of Rockstar would be like this. This remaster is extremely ugly, buggy and has so many issues with character models, etc. They didnt improve almost anything. AI is worse than ever, no swimming for 3 and Vice City, no climbing ladders for San Andreas, no cover system, nothing new. Where are there quality of life improvements and *much more* that they promised in NewsWire article? And now they ask 60 dollar for this. Whoever worked on this have only slight experience in photoshop, thats it. They have no idea how to program new things. This is most amateurish product, billion dollar company has ever released. I absolutely dont care that Rockstar North didnt work on this. They hired the studio, they green lit it, they were okay to release it in state like this. Its all on them. Everything. Now Rockstar Launcher has been down over a day, i cant even play Red Dead Redemption 2, because it asks me to connect to internet and i cant do that, because launcher is down. This is ridiculous. They have milked GTA Online over 8 years and thats all they are capable of for now. Yes Red Dead 2 was great, but that was 4-5 years ago. Thats a long time. I have zero hope for GTA 6, absolutely none. I bet it will be with short story and extreme focus on online, i mean who know, maybe whole game will be just online, but im pretty sure they will design GTA 6 map, so it would mostly fit for online. This is the end of Rockstar. This is the end of one of my favorite video game companies of all time.… Full Review »
  2. hall261
    Nov 12, 2021
    0
    The original style and aesthetics are completely lost. Game design and visual design are destroyed. You can compare frame-by-frame, and theThe original style and aesthetics are completely lost. Game design and visual design are destroyed. You can compare frame-by-frame, and the original will be better, except for some technical points like textures resolution, drawing range, 60 FPS, etc. But it can't even be recorded as a plus, for the for the remaster released in 2021, it should be by default, lol.
    Now all the games look equally bad, like a mix of Roblox and Fortnite. The original trilogy strove for realism, as far as the PS2 allowed. You made an ugly cartoon.
    GSG you don't have a sense of taste, you just stuffed a bunch of modern technologies, but don't bother to use of them properly, which is why the remaster looks worse than the originals. Shame    … Full Review »
  3. GtaFanMan69
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    To say that I am disappointed is to say nothing. Once again I was convinced that Rockstar is not the same, since they give their great gamesTo say that I am disappointed is to say nothing. Once again I was convinced that Rockstar is not the same, since they give their great games to just anyone.
    1) Bad optimization
    2) Horrible character models
    3) Bugs
    4) Unreasonably high price
    5) Intimidation and lawsuits against moderators
    All this makes you give a bad rating to your game.    … Full Review »
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