Different engine, nicer graphics and lots of fun: The new GTA Trilogy
from Rockstar Games offers classics with contemporary elements.
Actually, the revised version of GTA 5 for Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X
/ S should appear on November 11, 2021. That didn't work - but there are
replacements. Because on the same day Rockstar Games published a collection
with new editions of the first "three-dimensional" Grand Theft Auto: GTA:
The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition.
GTA 3 was the first such series part, it was released in 2001 and takes
place in Liberty City (New York). GTA Vice City followed a year later and is
set in a city reminiscent of Miami. GTA San Andreas was launched in 2004.
The location was primarily Los Santos, the fictional counterpart of Los
Angeles, which is located in the fictional state of San Andreas.
The three games are separate programs that we can download individually.
There is a separate trophy list for each. A comparison of the file sizes for
the PS5 version also gives an impression of the respective size: GTA 3
requires around 5.44 GB, GTA Vice City is 11.31 GB and GTA San Andreas is
22.97 GB.
The games have almost doubled with each episode - which is not only
recognizable from the file size, but also from the overview map that has
grown comparably with the respective episode.
However, there are similarities: All of them are no longer based on the
original runtime environment, but on the Unreal Engine. The options menu is
always the same - if we haven't overlooked a detail, this really applies to
the last sub-item.
All three games are controlled in exactly the same way, like GTA 5. This
means that in the console version, for example, we use the triggers to
accelerate and brake our car; with us it just felt right from the first
moment. Alternatively, we can also select the classic controls (which,
incidentally, are discreetly reminiscent of Red Dead Redemption 2 in
parts).
At San Andreas, this system is initially used as long as we are on the
bike. As soon as we sit in a car, however, we have the controls we are used
to from GTA 5 again. Important: All three have the now familiar navigation
line with which we are guided to the next location.
The graphics have been revised in all three games. In the trailers from
Rockstar Games you can see where the differences are. There is no option to
choose the original look in the new editions.
Despite the same technology and options: The character of the original
graphic can also be seen in the Definitive Edition. GTA 3, for example,
doesn't look like a current game at all, but looks extremely poor in detail
for today's viewing habits - you shouldn't start with the wrong expectations.
There are visible improvements in the field of vision, textures and the
lighting system, among other things. The latter, however, does not prevent
some areas from being too heavily shaded, especially in San Andreas, so that
little can be seen in some cutscenes. There are also improvements in
environmental effects such as water and weather, and trees have a little
more detail.
All games have the original soundtrack and English voice overs with
subtitles. Especially with GTA 3, the voice mix is - as in the original -
very strange, the voices are sometimes barely audible.
All games do not offer the continuous soundscape that we are used to
nowadays, but sometimes silence for minutes in cutscenes, which feels
strange. Some songs are missing from the radio stations, which is hardly
noticeable.
The most important playful change is the already mentioned full support of
a navigation line when driving a car. In addition, there are now revised
reset points for the missions: If we die, which can happen quickly in view
of the high level of difficulty, we can repeat the task immediately without
having to go to the scene again.
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