Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition

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  1. Mrcheesytaylor
    Nov 16, 2021
    8
    I gotta say its an improvement of these great past games. Im happy they improve the graphics of the gameplay and upgraded the controls of gameplay of the current GTA present controls.
  2. RubenXillo
    Nov 17, 2021
    8
    GTA THE DEFINITIVE EDITION a pesar de contar con multiples bugs (de los cuales la mayoria de hecho solo hacen el juego mas divertido) y de algunos modelos de personajes que dejan que desear, y el error mas grave de todos, la lluvia la cual ya fue corregida por los modders. GTA THE DEFINITIVE EDITION es un remaster que vale la pena, quizas no por 60 dolares pero sigue siendo un trabajo muyGTA THE DEFINITIVE EDITION a pesar de contar con multiples bugs (de los cuales la mayoria de hecho solo hacen el juego mas divertido) y de algunos modelos de personajes que dejan que desear, y el error mas grave de todos, la lluvia la cual ya fue corregida por los modders. GTA THE DEFINITIVE EDITION es un remaster que vale la pena, quizas no por 60 dolares pero sigue siendo un trabajo muy bueno con varias cosas que arreglar por parte de los desarrolladores, un poco mas de supervicion de rockstar no hubiese hecho daño, pero realmente vale mucho la pena… Expand
  3. MarioGAMING543
    Nov 19, 2021
    8
    I have waited 72 hours to play this just to find out that the Rockstar Launcher had gone in maintenance.

    Then another 72 hours to wait for the game to come back on PC.

    PC messed up launch, the rest the game is pretty good for PC, except the bugs.....
  4. Badino
    Nov 24, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I Miss Old RockStar. O jogo está quebrado e mesmo que arrumem foi cortado muita coisa do game original.… Expand
  5. Firge
    Nov 25, 2021
    8
    I hear everyone saying the trilogy has a lot of technical problems, and if it's true, I haven't noticed anything. I mean yes, the models look a bit weird, the rain is terrible but I haven't really seen anything else. I played the trilogy and it was a pretty good, with very few problems, from what I experienced. People do exaggerate a lot over games, and they aren't focused on enjoyingI hear everyone saying the trilogy has a lot of technical problems, and if it's true, I haven't noticed anything. I mean yes, the models look a bit weird, the rain is terrible but I haven't really seen anything else. I played the trilogy and it was a pretty good, with very few problems, from what I experienced. People do exaggerate a lot over games, and they aren't focused on enjoying them. It's not a good game necessarily, it has a lot of bugs, but I still didn't care. Unless some of the bugs affect your gameplay, then it's a bad game. I didn't have bugs ruining my game, and I somehow managed to enjoy it, even though people are saying its terrible.… Expand
  6. LatinCritic13
    Nov 13, 2021
    7
    Grand Theft Auto III is one of the finest pieces of video game open world literature ever made when it first came out 20 years ago, and after 20 years later we finally got the GTA III: Trilogy remastered just in time for its 20 years anniversary and... it's nowhere close as masterful you might've thought it'll be. Sadly, this 20 year anniversary port has technical issues involvingGrand Theft Auto III is one of the finest pieces of video game open world literature ever made when it first came out 20 years ago, and after 20 years later we finally got the GTA III: Trilogy remastered just in time for its 20 years anniversary and... it's nowhere close as masterful you might've thought it'll be. Sadly, this 20 year anniversary port has technical issues involving gameplay, bugs, heavy rain, and typos on signs/billboards and of course endless amounts of frustration that involves the shooting mechanics. The gameplay features still feels exactly the same and fluid as the PS2 ports which is great. The graphics and upgraded textures with lighting and environmental upgrades is an incredible upgrade, but in terms of gameplay performance - the frame rate is just embarassing on PS5 after turning on performance mode. Everything else about this trilogy is a nice touch from porting the classic Renderware engine to Unreal Engine 5 after Rockstar merged with Epic Games after the success of Fortnite and I can see why Rockstar chose UE5 and I am indifferent about it. For those that are wondering about the OSTs for all three classic GTA titles, most songs are not affected as most of them got renewed in terms of licensing and I am glad most of the songs from GTA VC are still there. If I was being completely honest, this game needs a lot of patches to fix the gameplay presentation and they should bring back the classic control and aim shooting scheme from the PS2 era. As a lifelong fan of Rockstar Games, I am starting to worry about the future for Rockstar and I don't know if I can call this 20 year anniversary remaster a cash grab or not but I am starting to have doubts in them after one of the great veteran Rockstar leads left the company. And to be honest, GTA III: The Definitive Edition deserved better. Overall, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition is what I call a 20 year anniversary remaster that look superb thanks to the modern technology that brought the best out of the GTA3 trilogy, but it doesn't feel like a proper revamped Rockstar remaster we know anymore.… Expand
  7. Luahanseng
    Nov 17, 2021
    7
    GTA 3 Def Ed on PS5
    Game Completed : Nov 17, 2021
    Playtime : 17 hours Overall, it is an amazing nostalgic experience if you are one of those die hard GTA fan during its prime. people have mix opinion of this game but i keep myself in the developers shoes and understand what they are really trying to create. from the get go, this is not a 10/10 remastered game but you have to    GTA 3 Def Ed on PS5
    Game Completed : Nov 17, 2021
    Playtime : 17 hours

    Overall, it is an amazing nostalgic experience if you are one of those die hard GTA fan during its prime. people have mix opinion of this game but i keep myself in the developers shoes and understand what they are really trying to create. from the get go, this is not a 10/10 remastered game but you have to understand that this is 3 big epic GTA games bundled in to one. I believe the developers goal is to update the game's visual while preserving its core recipe of what made this 3 games epic and classic and provide its gamers the nostalgic feel and i believe they were able to achieve that. But its far from perfect. after playing couple of hours, you will notice some lazy work from the developer like the rain, physics, pop-ins. The performance is not acceptable for a current Gen.

    Positives:

    i like the driving and road symmetric way better than GTA5. they change this from new sandbox driving games i don't understand why. i like the mission phasing and its immersion to the world map is way better than GTA5. again they change this. To be more specific, they let you experience the first few missions in the 1st area before you get to the next. this way, it lets you appreciate the change of scenery from time to time and get you more excited how big the map you have yet to explore. The story is surprisingly not bad for a 20 year old game. The story of GTA is supper bad. The character design as i mentioned earlier, is a preservation of nostalgic art style.

    Negatives.

    I hate the radio track if not as bad as GTA5. the performance (FPS) is unacceptable , glitches and lazy remaster in some instances.

    driving realism - 8/10
    road symmetric and traffic lights realism - 8/10
    story - 8/10
    mission phasing and its immersion to the world map - 8/10
    Sandbox - 8/10
    graphics - 8/10
    Radio station - 4/10
    Character design - 8/10
    gameplay/bugs/glitches - 6/10    … Expand
  8. hatoving
    Nov 16, 2021
    7
    While certainly not the best way to experience these three iconic games, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition still brings three wonderful content- and action-packed games you can still enjoy. The graphics can be dazzling, looking really stunning, especially Vice City. The little touches by Grove Street Games, better known by War Drum Studios, are really nice. The onlyWhile certainly not the best way to experience these three iconic games, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition still brings three wonderful content- and action-packed games you can still enjoy. The graphics can be dazzling, looking really stunning, especially Vice City. The little touches by Grove Street Games, better known by War Drum Studios, are really nice. The only real complaints are of course the infamous bugs and some really bad models that really need to patched out. I would've given this I higher rating if it weren't for the minimal amount of bugs found in different versions of the game, some visual, most often or not game breaking bugs, some horrible models and...no User Music for the PC version? Really?!

    Anyway, this is overall a great way to experience these games. Just wait for Grove Street Games to patch these out and I'm we'll get the real Definitive Edition everyone wants without **** about it. :)    … Expand
  9. AndyFtw12
    Nov 19, 2021
    7
    For sure it's not what we expected. The vegetation is beautiful, the rain it's ok but it is too exaggerated and it's buggy, the fov is removed and that it's sad and awful.. if there was a little fog so that only the city you were in could be seen, it was perfect.. but without the fov the game it's strange for me. The character models is pretty sad and disappointing.. for example look atFor sure it's not what we expected. The vegetation is beautiful, the rain it's ok but it is too exaggerated and it's buggy, the fov is removed and that it's sad and awful.. if there was a little fog so that only the city you were in could be seen, it was perfect.. but without the fov the game it's strange for me. The character models is pretty sad and disappointing.. for example look at "Denise", in original game and look at her in "Definitive Edition", for sure it's a dissapointing downgrade, just a little modders will do a better job, if would hire a few modders it will be awesome. It's not bad game at all but there are so many bugs and problems with the game, i hope they fix the game soon.… Expand
  10. nathanbrinker
    Nov 18, 2021
    7
    The games are good but it's just a reason of the original games and certain things got removed and certain missions are now harder.
  11. Milstation
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    Das spiele ist ja akzeptabel also nicht was besonderes geworden, finde persönlich die Beleuchtung ist sehr schlechter geworden aber sonst alles gut
  12. Sclarke18
    Nov 13, 2021
    7
    Big improvement on graphics overall but that's it really. Loads of bugs and gameplay should have been improved more. I feel a remake would have been better for these games.
  13. Biggame28
    Nov 13, 2021
    7
    The remasters aren’t perfect. Overtime I’m sure rockstar will fix the bugs. Those complaining about the lack of swimming in GTA 3 and Vice City… you couldn’t swim in the originals either. These games are fun and very true to their originals.
  14. Superunknown_80
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    Pretty much what you’d expect but with prettier, more colourful cities. Unfortunately, while the environments look improved the character models are just too blocky and at worst, tragically odd looking. The gameplay is slightly smoother but then it had to be or we’d revert to the older cheaper versions.
  15. Elpapumaisgraso
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    Una polla el juego, lo único bueno es el tío gilipollas en HD:vvvvvv +100lince que buen pack prro hail grasa >:y
  16. GoGoNUKEM
    Nov 15, 2021
    7
    It’s all I really wanted. The earlier 3 were almost unplayable. To me, they didn’t age well. All I really wanted was updated controls. I also got a nice bump in resolution, and 60fps. There’s a nice fresh coat of paint, too. So model screw ups here and there, but I’m still appreciative. $20 absolutely worth it considering the originals still for $10…emulated
  17. anthonydean
    Nov 16, 2021
    7
    Honest Review: I've only played San Andreas from this trilogy, and it's not too bad, there's a few bugs here and there but nothing major, I'm on an original xbox one so performance isn't the best, in places it gets to 60fps but in most places, it's a little stuttery, the controls had to be changed from Modern Alt to Modern when doing a mission involving the jetpack because the RB used toHonest Review: I've only played San Andreas from this trilogy, and it's not too bad, there's a few bugs here and there but nothing major, I'm on an original xbox one so performance isn't the best, in places it gets to 60fps but in most places, it's a little stuttery, the controls had to be changed from Modern Alt to Modern when doing a mission involving the jetpack because the RB used to lift the jetpack was pushing it to the right at the same time which was pretty much impossible to complete the mission, overall I'd give San Andreas a 7, I'm sure the other titles will be somewhat of the same quality.… Expand
  18. Acid175
    Nov 22, 2021
    7
    As a first time player to this game I enjoyed it a lot, the colours in the definite edition are unlike any other rockstar game, it really adds a wow sensation. After beating gta 3 the only problem I really had was that there were invisible walls that I would crash into in every 2nd mission and that’s really the only problem I had with this game.
  19. N64Lizard
    Nov 23, 2021
    7
    I wouldn't say the game is unplayable, people are never happy. They told you what you was getting and people still moan. The bugs though I can't defend. Needed a bit longer in development, another great game rushed by greedy AAA company's.
  20. EvilEye
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
    This remaster makes the beloved trilogy very playable on modern consoles, but it's plagued with technical difficulties and bugs which is a shame. I'm enjoying the games a lot because of the nostalgia, but for a 2021 remaster it's kind of unforgiving that this is what we got, especially for 60 € pricetag.

    Games are 10/10
    Remaster 3/10
    I give this 6/10
  21. fazlolah
    Nov 13, 2021
    6
    It's obvious Rockstar is getting lazy
  22. hector_bcn98
    May 23, 2023
    6
    Habiendo jugado solo Gta 3, se hace tan frustrante depender tanísimo del azar para superar las misiones... El juego parece ir a doble velocidad, no tiene checkpoints, la conducción es regulera tirando a mala, los coches se incendian a la mínima, todo el mundo te ataca, los policias te embisten y es casi imposible acabar una misión si aparecen, no marcan los territorios en el mapa... O elHabiendo jugado solo Gta 3, se hace tan frustrante depender tanísimo del azar para superar las misiones... El juego parece ir a doble velocidad, no tiene checkpoints, la conducción es regulera tirando a mala, los coches se incendian a la mínima, todo el mundo te ataca, los policias te embisten y es casi imposible acabar una misión si aparecen, no marcan los territorios en el mapa... O el juego original era mucho más mediocre que los que vinieron después, o lo sobredificultearon para alargar la duración.

    La remasterización deja muchísimo que desear en cuanto al nivel gráfico, artístico y el rendimiento... Se ha mejorado, pero la sensación de que el juego va a una velocidad de más debido a los 60fps sigue ahí. Una verdadera lástima.    … Expand
  23. Sophietamu
    Nov 21, 2021
    6
    Es ist nicht das beste remastered aber man kann es spielen besser als nichts!
  24. Deager
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
    All of these games are seem really nice with new graphics but the controls and mechanics are old. I expected new gameplay from Rockstar Games.
  25. SparkySyndicate
    Nov 13, 2021
    6
    6/10 for the sake of old times... GTA Trilogy - The Definitive Edition has an identity crisis, suggesting that not a lot of thought was put into remastering the game. It feels half-baked, and I can't understand what they developers were trying to achieve. For starters, it is A LOT PRETTIER to look at, the colours and reflections are a massive improvement from the original. But does it feel6/10 for the sake of old times... GTA Trilogy - The Definitive Edition has an identity crisis, suggesting that not a lot of thought was put into remastering the game. It feels half-baked, and I can't understand what they developers were trying to achieve. For starters, it is A LOT PRETTIER to look at, the colours and reflections are a massive improvement from the original. But does it feel better? That's objective... I personally enjoyed playing the SA remaster, it brought back a lot of memories, but I simply can't convince myself that these three titles are worth $60. Speaking relatively to the price, the money they demand can't be justified. Gameplay hasn't changed much, they have managed to retain the "feel" of the original games (to a respectable extent), but is that a valid reason to excuse R*'s lethargy? No. I was expecting more from a top-of-the-shelf 2021 AAA title, and they have disappointed me and many other loyalists alike. One of my major criticisms of the "remaster" is quite simple: It should've been a remake instead. R* have pretty much mastered open world graphics with GTA V and fluid physics with GTA IV, and both titles are almost a decade old. When they have such tools at their disposal, why did they deliver a sub-par video game? It does have some positives to it, like a MUCH higher drawing distance and better textures, but overall, it hasn't improved much. The games, and frankly R* themselves, are in troublesome waters... First they disappointed the player base with E&E, and have totally dropped the ball by destroying the faith old-timers had in them by butchering legendary titles. The advancement is negligible and unimpressive, and is massively overpriced for what it offers (not to mention the countless bugs and glitches, it is 2021 R*). You might wonder why I've rated the game 6/10? It felt good. I believe it is the nostalgia, reliving my childhood memories. When I was playing the game, I wasn't thinking about most of these things, because it made me feel like a kid again... But don't let nostalgia take away the fact that the "remaster" is nothing more than a cheap mod (and guess what? mods don't cost $60! in fact, they don't cost anything at all). And with T2 constantly gunning down modders left, right, and center, these legendary titles might never get the remake they deserve...… Expand
  26. Woshet
    Nov 13, 2021
    6
    Un buen juego creo que rockstar debió aprovechar su tiempo en gta 6 y no lanzar una remasterización ya que no añade nada es lo mismo solo con mas gráficos que no sorprenden demasiado además quitaron el modo multijugador,que bueno era incómodo pero era cool jugar con tu mejor amigo o con tu hermano pero eso ya no se puede pero bueno
  27. Diktor_Karpov
    Nov 14, 2021
    6
    Almost everything is normal but... After 2 playable days nobody can't play because hot coffee code and etc.... My expectations have coincided with real. It's remaster and not new game. Old versions is going bad on win10. And I dislike any amateur mods. This remaster is given me hope to get back on Groove Street and sunny Vice) Of course new versions has so many bugs and I would like to seeAlmost everything is normal but... After 2 playable days nobody can't play because hot coffee code and etc.... My expectations have coincided with real. It's remaster and not new game. Old versions is going bad on win10. And I dislike any amateur mods. This remaster is given me hope to get back on Groove Street and sunny Vice) Of course new versions has so many bugs and I would like to see the patch which given us best changes… Expand
  28. YoHaNMeTaLBr
    Nov 14, 2021
    6
    It's a ok game. It's good because it's the same old GTA. But talking about the graphics, the city is beautiful and the textures is way cleaner than the original games.
    We can't tell the same when we look at the characters. They look like Play-Doh toys lol. The rain looks like it's raining milk
  29. Vitinhozzs
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
    O Jogo ele tem muitos bugs mas não deixar de ser GTA tá sendo legal jogar mesmo com os personagens que não atrapalha em nada, a chuva fei de mais tem como jogar com ela não, mas mesmo assim não deixar de ser legal a jogatina.
  30. Thiagosrr
    Nov 15, 2021
    6
    The remastered is good in grafcs, but is bug, the fps down for 15 in desempen mode, is a **** ever time the fps down
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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. PLAY
    Feb 23, 2022
    60
    Warts-and-all remasters that accept the failings of the original games and make amends where possible, but ultimately too flawed to live up to the name. [Issue#9, p.82]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    40
    From the Definitive Edition of the iconic GTA titles emerged a technically unfinished remaster, which remained halfway. The content is and will always remain timeless, but the way to get to it and to enjoy it is simply not good.
  3. IGN Adria
    Jan 20, 2022
    30
    A textbook example of how not to remaster games from the PlayStation 2 era, these defective "definitive" releases are just desecration of three classic titles that deserve much better treatment.
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