Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition

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  1. SkinnyBoiNix
    Nov 13, 2021
    4
    Okay, rockstar, rockstar, rockstar. Oh dear. Honestly, you messed up. So where do I start? Like everyone else.
    The pros: Upgraded graphics, lighting, mechanics, etc. Addition of a weapon and radio wheel to make it easier which is awesome, cool.
    The cons: MANY. Downgraded textures, bro these models look more like fortnite characters than GTA characters. If you notice (Yes if you look    Okay, rockstar, rockstar, rockstar. Oh dear. Honestly, you messed up. So where do I start? Like everyone else.
    The pros: Upgraded graphics, lighting, mechanics, etc. Addition of a weapon and radio wheel to make it easier which is awesome, cool.
    The cons: MANY. Downgraded textures, bro these models look more like fortnite characters than GTA characters. If you notice (Yes if you look closely, tbh it’s really obvious), most to all of the characters emotion and facial expressions have been removed, most the time they just sit there looking dumb and speaking with no purpose. Oh AND it runs horribly sometimes, like under 60 hell under 40fps horribly. But what do you expect, it’s a glorified smart phone game and everyone knows it. To add on, buying the new one is just buying the original with a load of errors. Full new game price for something that’s hardly better than the original games.
    Honestly, my score is a 4/10. Why? Because I get to replay the game, these games will never be BAD. No bad remaster can make them bad, they’re always going to be good games. People will always enjoy playing the stories to them, no matter how bad the remaster is.    … Expand
  2. nortonnick0
    Nov 14, 2021
    4
    Not going to give this a 1 rating, but the more I play the more disappointed I can feel myself becoming. HDR is broken and this is the first time I have needed to switch of HDR fully off on my Series X. I have played SA for about 8 hours, and quite frankly I think I’m going to need to stop for now.

    The glitches have become fairly game breaking with bridges and geometry appearing and    Not going to give this a 1 rating, but the more I play the more disappointed I can feel myself becoming. HDR is broken and this is the first time I have needed to switch of HDR fully off on my Series X. I have played SA for about 8 hours, and quite frankly I think I’m going to need to stop for now.

    The glitches have become fairly game breaking with bridges and geometry appearing and disappearing all over the place. Many patches are going to be needed here before I continue to play.    … Expand
  3. Andreas1982
    Nov 15, 2021
    4
    Zum Glück Bestandteil des Xbox Gamepass. Während mir die Umgebung gefallen hat, hatten mich die NPCs schon abgeschreckt die völlig deplatziert wirken, als gehören sie nicht ins Spiel.
    Aber das die Figuren Plötzlich knallbunte Farben haben und Körperformen wie Muskeltexturen völlig ausgelassen wurden. Wäre die Umgebung die alte, wäre es wirklich schwer zu sagen welches das neue und welches    Zum Glück Bestandteil des Xbox Gamepass. Während mir die Umgebung gefallen hat, hatten mich die NPCs schon abgeschreckt die völlig deplatziert wirken, als gehören sie nicht ins Spiel.
    Aber das die Figuren Plötzlich knallbunte Farben haben und Körperformen wie Muskeltexturen völlig ausgelassen wurden. Wäre die Umgebung die alte, wäre es wirklich schwer zu sagen welches das neue und welches das alte ist.
    Der 16:9 Modus hat wenigstens geklappt. Die Original Trylogie mit 16:9 Support ist da definitiv die bessere wahl.    … Expand
  4. Demon_ofRa
    Nov 16, 2021
    4
    As someone who loves GTA Vice City and San Andreas, I'm disappointed to see how basic and careless this "remaster" is, it looks good that's something I can't deny, but the gameplay itself it's a total mess, the characters feel more vulnerable for some reason, the sound effects are totally crappy (Why would you add GTA SA sound effects on the vice city menu and the GTA 3, and I'm afraidAs someone who loves GTA Vice City and San Andreas, I'm disappointed to see how basic and careless this "remaster" is, it looks good that's something I can't deny, but the gameplay itself it's a total mess, the characters feel more vulnerable for some reason, the sound effects are totally crappy (Why would you add GTA SA sound effects on the vice city menu and the GTA 3, and I'm afraid it's not the only time where GTA SA sfx are in these games, feels like copy and paste stuff).
    Despite the ungodly amount of terrible stuff are present, there's some good stuff, but the bad things on them are more than the good ones.    … Expand
  5. luccoborl
    Nov 30, 2021
    4
    Una grandissima delusione, aspettative alte per questa trilogia che tanto bramavo di prendere, ma non appena ho visto il risultato finale sono rimasto stupito da tale bruttezza e incapacità da parte del team di sviluppo di realizzare una remastered perlomeno decente con all'interno giochi di quasi 20 anni fa. Piena di bug, questa trilogia non può essere altro se non un grande fallimento.Una grandissima delusione, aspettative alte per questa trilogia che tanto bramavo di prendere, ma non appena ho visto il risultato finale sono rimasto stupito da tale bruttezza e incapacità da parte del team di sviluppo di realizzare una remastered perlomeno decente con all'interno giochi di quasi 20 anni fa. Piena di bug, questa trilogia non può essere altro se non un grande fallimento. Fallimento che sicuramente poteva essere evitato se iniziato il lavoro un po' prima e magari dopo averci lavorato per un bel po'. Ma una cosa del genere fatta con così tanta pigrizia non andrebbe neanche giocata. L'unica cosa che si salva sono i giochi stessi… Expand
  6. Gamer_A_2323
    Nov 17, 2021
    4
    disappointing I expected much more from Rockstar, Although the games are good (because the originals are well made) and they do not have critical errors that I know they are mediocre games without desire and without any kind of respect for the consumer or the original games and what they represent
  7. iTz-SiNZ-v2
    Nov 18, 2021
    3
    GTA: The Definitive Edition for the most part has been a huge letdown. From poor frame rates, numerous bugs, poor updated models and more. The Rockstar Games of old are dead and gone. Replaced by a corporate machine that focuses on max profits for least effort. The Definitive Edition serves as a huge middle finger to the fans that have been requesting it for many, many years. Its worthGTA: The Definitive Edition for the most part has been a huge letdown. From poor frame rates, numerous bugs, poor updated models and more. The Rockstar Games of old are dead and gone. Replaced by a corporate machine that focuses on max profits for least effort. The Definitive Edition serves as a huge middle finger to the fans that have been requesting it for many, many years. Its worth noting that prior to release, Rockstar Games pulled all of the original games from stores and sent out cease and desist letters to modders, preventing them from continuing their work on these games and quite frankly doing a much better job at breathing new life into these old titles than Grove Street Games.… Expand
  8. mikep22
    Nov 17, 2021
    3
    There have been many examples recently of remade classic games, or even touched up. The biggest single issue with this release is the price point of £60. If you pay that money you expect much more to be done with the games then what has been done. Had these three been released in this state at say - £10-£15 - then you would not be seeing these scores. But at this pricepoint you expect theThere have been many examples recently of remade classic games, or even touched up. The biggest single issue with this release is the price point of £60. If you pay that money you expect much more to be done with the games then what has been done. Had these three been released in this state at say - £10-£15 - then you would not be seeing these scores. But at this pricepoint you expect the polish and work done that you would expect on a new release or full remaster.....and it isnt there. Just look at the quality of the RE2 remake, or even the Skyrim special edition, to see what is expected these days - and this is a long way short.… Expand
  9. B-Bog
    Nov 14, 2021
    3
    I only played San Andreas on Game Pass. Lots of problems with the graphics and the AI, but what bugs me the most is that the shooting hasn't been updated in any way. They just added a weapon wheel, otherwise it's still as janky as it was on PS2. Anybody who had hoped for a truly modernized version of these classic games is going to be sorely disappointed, unfortunately. I don't think I canI only played San Andreas on Game Pass. Lots of problems with the graphics and the AI, but what bugs me the most is that the shooting hasn't been updated in any way. They just added a weapon wheel, otherwise it's still as janky as it was on PS2. Anybody who had hoped for a truly modernized version of these classic games is going to be sorely disappointed, unfortunately. I don't think I can recommend that anyone spend money on this, especially not at full price, but if you have PSNow or Game Pass, you can try out one of the games and make up your own mind.… Expand
  10. LazyNinjaUK
    Nov 13, 2021
    3
    Unforgiveably bad, glorified ports of the mobile versions from 10 years ago with a slight lick of paint. This is how Rockstar treats the much beloved and revered original 3D trilogy by handing the games off to a developer whom either didn't care or wasn't given the support and budget to produce something better. Riddled with bugs, graphical glitches and horrible character models thatUnforgiveably bad, glorified ports of the mobile versions from 10 years ago with a slight lick of paint. This is how Rockstar treats the much beloved and revered original 3D trilogy by handing the games off to a developer whom either didn't care or wasn't given the support and budget to produce something better. Riddled with bugs, graphical glitches and horrible character models that somehow look worse than their two decade old originals. The much touted GTA V design elements that were supposed to help modernise these games amount to nothing more than a weapon wheel and passable aiming. It takes a special kind of ineptitude to make 20 year old games running on a modern engine to perform so poorly on the latest generation of consoles. The fact Rockstar have the gall to charge £60 for this dumpster fire and call it a "Definitive Edition" is laughable and just outright insulting. These games deserved so much better. Fans of these games desrved better. The only reason this score isnt zero is because the original games are still fun to play. Shame on you Rockstar.… Expand
  11. storygamer
    Jan 17, 2023
    3
    I understand all the bad reviews for Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. Nevertheless, I enjoyed playing all of my childhood classics on the current generation of consoles. Not much new content, partially ugly graphics and some songs of the classic games are missing. But the missions and style of the three games are undefeated. If you never played the first three 3D GTAI understand all the bad reviews for Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. Nevertheless, I enjoyed playing all of my childhood classics on the current generation of consoles. Not much new content, partially ugly graphics and some songs of the classic games are missing. But the missions and style of the three games are undefeated. If you never played the first three 3D GTA games, you should! But play the oldschool versions!… Expand
  12. ggabezera
    Nov 12, 2021
    3
    The good: improvements in lighting, shadows, vegetation, textures of environments and objects; addition of the GTA V weapons wheel.

    The bad: built on the smartphone versions, probably the worst versions of these games and retains bugs, glitches and questionable design choices from these versions; draw distance remains the same, but now without the fog. Result: when flying over Los    The good: improvements in lighting, shadows, vegetation, textures of environments and objects; addition of the GTA V weapons wheel.

    The bad: built on the smartphone versions, probably the worst versions of these games and retains bugs, glitches and questionable design choices from these versions; draw distance remains the same, but now without the fog. Result: when flying over Los Santos, you can see the other two cities in San Andreas, which creates the feeling of being in a small sandbox. In the other two games the feeling is even bigger. Not only that, but it also makes it more noticeable when objects that were previously in low polygons render right in front of you; facilitated minigames, removing the challenge from them (pool game, low rider battle, weight training); broken or missing animations (in any physical shape, whether thin, fat or muscular, CJ now always has the skinny animations); the "updated gameplay" is actually worse and less intuitive than the PS2 originals. Aiming is especially bad and NPCs get a glowing outline around their bodies when they're in your sights, much like a mobile game like Gangster City or other mobile GTA derivatives; Control mapping is not designed to cover all forms of locomotion. If you fix it for cars, it's bad for Hydra. Fix it for Hydra and it's bad for jetpack, etc.; chose to keep the cartoon art direction of the originals but the result, particularly as far as the character models are concerned, is something of a gigantic uncanny valley. With the exception of Claude, protagonist in GTA III, all other characters, including Claude himself in his appearance in GTA San Andreas, in addition to the other protagonists, minor characters and NPCs are not only weird-looking but less detailed compared side-by-side with the originals; aside from bugs in smartphone versions, it adds several new ones. From visuals to gameplay, in cutscenes and beyond; Terrible weather effects. Rain, for example, falls a layer behind the game's water, whether from rivers, lakes or ocean. That is, the raindrops "disappear" when they pass above the ocean from the player's point of view. Some players have reported headaches caused by looking at this rain effect for a long time. Clouds became JPEGs in a static sky, where before it was possible to go "inside" them while riding a Hydra, giving the feeling of high altitudes; the nitro of the cars doesn't do the increased motion blur effect, which used to bring a sense of speed; in GTA San Andreas, some weapons are as well detailed as the M4 rifle, while others like the AK47 are less detailed in the character's hand than those that adorn the interior of the Los Santos Police Station and, finally, the performance. The collection runs locked at 30 frames per second on 8th gen consoles and has frame drops even on high-end PCs or new gen consoles. GTA V is a game with much more information, textures and heavy effects to be read and has a much more stable performance within the same setup that struggles to maintain 60 frames in GTA The Trilogy.

    The summary: it's a trilogy that updates the graphics of the originals while maintaining fidelity to gameplay and art direction, though that means sacrificing improvements that would be welcome in these areas. It doesn't justify the price, nor the removal of originals from digital stores, as they are by no means worthy replacements.    … Expand
  13. DGS14
    May 16, 2023
    3
    claramente este no fue un juego de Rockstar, no tiene su sello de calidad pero son ellos los responsables de este desastre
  14. Captiosus
    Nov 13, 2021
    2
    Anyone who's worked in an office environment knows what happens when you lose the original copy of a document and have to make copies from an existing copy. Eventually you're making copies off of third or fourth level copies and the quality is severely degraded. Text is hard to read, margins are wavy, lines are crooked, there are marks on the page from copier issues. To get a decent copy,Anyone who's worked in an office environment knows what happens when you lose the original copy of a document and have to make copies from an existing copy. Eventually you're making copies off of third or fourth level copies and the quality is severely degraded. Text is hard to read, margins are wavy, lines are crooked, there are marks on the page from copier issues. To get a decent copy, eventually you have to cut up the *least worst* portions of existing deformed copies and tape them to a piece of paper before running it through the copier again.

    That's what this Definitive Edition is. A third or fourth generation copy of the originals that they took parts from other versions and taped together before releasing it. In this case, the CORE of the game are the already bungled mobile ports from several years ago, NOT the original versions. They lifted pieces from the X360 and PS3 ports, the first Windows port, and the original version and cobbled them together with old tape and spit. And the shoddy quality shows.

    Deformed NPCs, missing textures, texture glitches everywhere, idiotic rain textures, removal of elements like fog, no optimization for consoles or PC with scaled down NPCs and foliage making the world feel dead, audio cutouts and pops, frame rate stutters and drops, and, of course, a good third of the soundtrack missing.

    This is a bolted together glorified mobile game they slapped on 4K next gen consoles with a handful of minor graphical modifications they didn't properly QA and yet they have issues properly running on all platforms including beefy top end PC's. There's no excuse for that beyond being a cash grab.

    Asking $60 for this is an absolute joke. Grove Street Games can say they're enjoying all the negative feedback and are listening as much as they want -- the game should have NEVER launched in this state, and I doubt a few patches will fix it. All three need MAJOR overhauls and no amount of patching will change the fact that the core of these games are ports of the mobile versions, not the originals themselves.

    I'm very disappointed to see what's become of Rockstar over the last decade. They went from a studio with multiple beloved IPs ranging from niche to widely popular to being able to only put out two actual games (GTA5, RDR2), and coast for 10 years by milking whales with GTAO Shark Cards and constant ports of GTA5 to 'new' consoles. We lost franchises like Bully, Midnight Club, Max Payne, and Manhunt for this version of Rockstar Games. Remember the days when Rockstar was like, "Screw it, we're going to test our new in-house graphics and physics engines by making and selling a Table Tennis game!"? Those were the days.

    Do not reward them with your money for this. I'm generously giving it a 2 because a 0 feels too much like hyperbole and the addition of the radio wheel was decent, at least...    … Expand
  15. hamahama
    Nov 13, 2021
    2
    if you want for a good remake or definitive edition go to mafia ... gta san andreas is bad : graphics is not remastred it looks like ps 2 game , a lot of bugs and glitches .... 2/10 not more .. i hate you rockstar .
  16. DzmitryBoston
    Nov 19, 2021
    2
    I'm sure they know what they did. Shameful spit into gamers' faces. Don't even think about buying it.
  17. Lukeaka
    Sep 2, 2022
    2
    The game feel really out dated and are not very fun to play I thought I might be good to try them out I’ve never played them before they are awful San Andreas definitely feels better then the other two I can’t believe rock star would sell them it felt like a waste of money they really need to be remade fro, the ground up not remastered
  18. Jphillips86
    Nov 13, 2021
    2
    Something can be said for the improved lighting and updated look of the game. But any good feelings and nostalgia are completely nuked by the awful controls (we were promised GTA 5 shooting, Claude still can’t vault), misspellings, atrocious character models, terrible weather features (rain is impossible to see through) scaled back radio and failures to fix glitches and missteps from theSomething can be said for the improved lighting and updated look of the game. But any good feelings and nostalgia are completely nuked by the awful controls (we were promised GTA 5 shooting, Claude still can’t vault), misspellings, atrocious character models, terrible weather features (rain is impossible to see through) scaled back radio and failures to fix glitches and missteps from the original series. Do not buy.… Expand
  19. symr
    Nov 16, 2021
    2
    i know that its not a remake it is remastered. But the fact graphics are bad. There is many glitches and the animations are worse than original.
  20. Vinyonepvp
    Nov 17, 2021
    2
    Jogo lixo cheio de bug melhorem essa a merda Rockstar pelo amor ne eu sei que voces n trabalha desse jeito kk
  21. Mrmrbrin
    Nov 22, 2021
    2
    Incredibly poor. Hard to tell what has been remastered here except lighting and a control update. Being honest, Rockstar have led a legacy of their own, especially in attention to detail, which makes the cut corners here all the more apparent. Were they a less reputable publisher/developer this would be more easily overlooked. The thing is, we know they’re not strapped for cash. TheyIncredibly poor. Hard to tell what has been remastered here except lighting and a control update. Being honest, Rockstar have led a legacy of their own, especially in attention to detail, which makes the cut corners here all the more apparent. Were they a less reputable publisher/developer this would be more easily overlooked. The thing is, we know they’re not strapped for cash. They really shouldn’t be charging full price for this. Definitive.… Expand
  22. Arthuga
    Nov 23, 2021
    2
    Os jogos em si ainda são os mesmos jogos os bugs originais ainda estão lá ou seja por de baixo dessas texturas lindas ainda estão a mesma coisa com seus bugs e tudo mais, a pior parte são os novo bugs que deixaram passar ate parece que o jogo não foi testado apenas colocaram texturas novas e pronto está 100% oq para fã de longa data como eu e algo extrema mete decepcionante e incomodo, seiOs jogos em si ainda são os mesmos jogos os bugs originais ainda estão lá ou seja por de baixo dessas texturas lindas ainda estão a mesma coisa com seus bugs e tudo mais, a pior parte são os novo bugs que deixaram passar ate parece que o jogo não foi testado apenas colocaram texturas novas e pronto está 100% oq para fã de longa data como eu e algo extrema mete decepcionante e incomodo, sei que esses jogos foram feitos apenas para arrecadar dinheiro mas ao menos tivesse algum respeito conosco. minha recomendação e que se vc for comprar não compre não vale o dinheiro que estão pedindo, se cobrassem os mesmos R$14 que paguei pelo gta sa de xbox 360 ainda acho que seria muito caro.… Expand
  23. FrAgNuS
    Dec 20, 2021
    2
    Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…what?
  24. huszarka
    Nov 17, 2021
    1
    WHY cannot a Series X (the most powerful console) run 60fps these games with full graphics??? There is Last of Us 2 on PS4 Pro from the last generation, it looks beautiful and it runs ON THAT console 30fps. PS5 can run that 1440p with 60fps. This games look like ****, not as modern games and how cannot run 60fps? Why must I choose between 60 and 30fps with these graphics on presentWHY cannot a Series X (the most powerful console) run 60fps these games with full graphics??? There is Last of Us 2 on PS4 Pro from the last generation, it looks beautiful and it runs ON THAT console 30fps. PS5 can run that 1440p with 60fps. This games look like ****, not as modern games and how cannot run 60fps? Why must I choose between 60 and 30fps with these graphics on present generation consoles?????? It was not a good work, they must learn that they cannot gag us, gamers with low work AND full price!!! Pathetic work… Expand
  25. Gallbond
    Nov 27, 2021
    1
    это вам за удаление модов, сучары. бла бла бла балалабаб балаб бал бал бал бал балабабаабалалабабалабалалаба
  26. BrandonCR
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    Biggest fail from Rockstar Games! It’s a mess! It’s glitchy and full of bugs! And surely it’s not worth it 60 bucks (70 outside us). Lol it’s…
  27. through_the_nev
    Nov 12, 2021
    1
    THIS IS A F*CKING JOKE, right Rockstar, right?. Man I'm so disappointed, this is not a final product, is a Early Access game wich cost 60 dollars, full of bugs, glitches, really poor perfomance, lacks of the atmosferic ps2 style, horrible pop in and much more, PLEASE DON'T BUY this, this "thing"
  28. BradMorgan
    Jan 30, 2022
    1
    This is literally the worst remaster I've ever played. Bad controls that make the gameplay unnecessarily difficult, bad save points, character models that have not been updated and game breaking bugs that prevent you from finishing the game at all.

    Let it be clear that this is absolutely not worth your time and money. It's a shame to see how a legendary developers like Rockstar could    This is literally the worst remaster I've ever played. Bad controls that make the gameplay unnecessarily difficult, bad save points, character models that have not been updated and game breaking bugs that prevent you from finishing the game at all.

    Let it be clear that this is absolutely not worth your time and money. It's a shame to see how a legendary developers like Rockstar could make this ‘remaster’ and completely put their quality aside for this unfinished cash grab.    … Expand
  29. MrE380
    Nov 21, 2021
    1
    What even is this game? Why is it that the modding community does a better job at fixing the old games for free? Is it too late to ask for my money back?
  30. Stalksandr
    Nov 13, 2021
    1
    Игра очень темная, не знаю что они сделали с освещением, но это ужас. Также эти эретики вырезали возможность ввода чит-кодов. Даже повеселиться нельзя. Работают только бесполезные чиьы
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  3. Negative: 3 out of 11
  1. Eurogamer Italy
    Dec 8, 2021
    50
    Three important video games remastered without passion and care, affected by bugs and crashes: a missed opportunity.
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  2. SomosXbox
    Nov 25, 2021
    60
    GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition brings all the fun of the classic games of the series that has always seen its career rise. However, it shows a hard fall with this remaster due to a lack of work in its execution.
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  3. MondoXbox
    Nov 22, 2021
    65
    This comeback of the three GTA classics feels superficial and poorly optimized, although some improvements are clearly visible. It's not the remaster we were hoping for, but these are still immortal classics that can still entertain and sometimes even amaze. And sometimes that's all we need.
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