I'm guessing that they will never work with Grove Street Games ever again in the future if they ever decide to work on a new remaster project for one of their older titles (i.e GTA 4, Max Payne 3, Red Dead Revolver and Bully)
@@Maverick_Jones45 i mean grove street games made the remasters of the games for xbox 360, ps3 and mobile and those remasters are one of the worst remasters people had ever played and rockstar still worked with them so i don't think rockstar didn't learn the message after the 7th gen remasters.
The Run N Gun feature was a shocker an actual gameplay enhancement instead of a mere graphic improvement, that slightly adds a glimmer of hope for Tommy swimming
I suppose the term "better late than never" can apply here, but 3 years after the fact is pretty freaking ridiculous, I would've imagined getting this update within the year it released at least.
Says one of two things 1. They had a small team working on the games 2. GTA VI is on track to release in 2025 so they could spare maybe a whole studio to do these
@@Gonzas97 CyberPunk is an original game made and fixed by the same developer. GTA DE Trilogy was remasters made by a shitty developer and then eventually fixed by R* not the same
The optimization/performance is MASSIVELY improved as well, at least on PC. Much higher frame rates and smooth frame times. It's not a stutter fest anymore. It's wonderful.
I respect Rockstar for releasing it nonchalantly and not making a big announcement over it and expecting/acting entitled to a pat on the back for it. They're usually very pretentious and sit on their high horse when it comes to promoting their projects. I might finally give the definition edition a try. I have not played it before, only the originals
@ultimatecontagion i agree and i blame unreal engine because unreal engine makes all games made on unreal look the same because they use the same templates and lighting
I'm still pissed Rockstar approved this and released it. That was so out of character from them. I still wish we got full ground up remake just like Mafia Definition Edition and Resident Evil 2. "Nostalgia" is a horrible excuse for this mess.
Do you know how long it would take them to do a remake from the ground up for a GTA game? Not to mention the amount of money, time, and resources that would be required for it. Resident evil and Mafia are completely different and are nowhere near as large-scale as GTA, you guys have zero knowledge as to how game development works lol. If yall want remakes of the older GTA games, then let Rockstar cancel GTA 6 to work on remakes/remasters, like how most dev studios are doing nowadays... and yet people still complain 😂
Rockstar haven't been the same for a while, since the main names are out, kind makes sense to act different, hopefully some of the essence continue, because GTA VI have a lot to lose of rockstar doesn't keep the GTA feel intact.
@@Stylebender1989you have a lot of points, mate. But rockstar could do it without cancelling other games, the amount of content they djd for GTA Online for example.. that alone took the place of large scale dlcs for GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2's single player. But If it's to make a GTA San Andreas in a stylised way.. let's say.. like the fan made GTA San Andreas the definitive edition trailer made by the 80's guy.. like, ok, it's a trailer.. but the amount of accets there, put together by one single person, shows that this style of remaster (using a newer engine, of course) could be made without the same amount of time it would require for a GTA VI scale game. Really, they can re use a lot of stuff with some overhauls, double down on atmosphere stylization and even use the same voice acting style or even the same voices with some enhancements. Add in some challenges, some new easter eggs, restore the soundtrack to it's fullest.. this could easily be a 4/5 years job, If they take like 5% of the staff from a new main game, working with the people who does dlcs. Would be an easy trade. Since online content is cheap cash grab.
This is a Win win for an update like this for the Definitive Edition. If this isn’t the final update than that would be nice to see if they do more Definitive Edition Updates with quality of life improvements like improving some character models.
@@NuclearWintr that's the mentality rockstar has had, and why gta online and rdo were a joke. They're just catering to lowest common denominator casuals. Like Jake Paul or Kim Kardashian fans.
You right. About update in general and publisher behavior in general. But video author cheer to much for new option. Exact this one is just nostalgia effect option. Its not an most important. And no. It is not look better. Especially in SA. Sun is not orange (it is white) and overbright so much. This is usual incorrect lights pseudo-beuty graphics become standard. Aside of nostalgia it would be awful. Classic lights off looks much more natural. Its just optional settings, not an improvement, not fixing. Speaking in matter of facts and proper terminology. .And just one of this 3 updates changes (reminder that 3ven o PC eafh game are remain separate, unlike most of modern PC ports remasters, and all of sufh Duos/Trilogies on consoles are separate).
That's why GTA 4 looks very distinct and when you go ahead and do mods it makes the game look over saturated and the foliage becomes ugly. The only thing now that needs to change is some tweaks to the lighting to improve it and character model improvements
@@anthonykagreed. I hate it when mods (and sadly remasters) strip out creative aesthetic filters or other small nuances that nay not be inherently “realistic” in the name of trying to make the game look as photorealistic as possible. Like when you’re playing GTA IV and sometimes the game starts to look really grey and borderline black and white. Rockstar didn’t put that in there because it was vividly “realistic.” They did it because they know it artfully conveys a mood and feeling. And they always miss the point when that gets stripped away in the name of realism.
Changing the lightning was actually the best thing they could have ever done. I dont know why but when I played San Andreas on the PS2 it always felt like the gameplay was played at summertime and it made me enjoy it so much more. It feels so warm and just fits to the city. With the lightning changes the actually made my nostalgia of my childhood come back.
The moment you realize it took 3 years to fix simple problems that we have been begged for but in 4 years we went from GTA SA to GTA4. 20 years ago… what a joke but at least something got done.
@@papayer I don’t drink but I did felt the need to drink when you le boyfriend made a really stupid comment and the day you were born,I just couldn’t believe the fact that my son had Down syndrome 😂😂😂😂
I genuinely thought this game had been abandoned so it was a very nice treat to come home from work yesterday and see a video detailing this, this is a big update and fair play for doing it as now for me personally my biggest issue with the definitive edition has now been rectified but ofcourse at the same time it should've been like this from the start.
I’m sure the firing of gsg and getting epic games on board to fix it took some time, I’m sure there’s a small team working on making it better still take 2 really could’ve left this game to die the way it was after letting go of gsg, at least deserves some respect like cdpr fixing cyberpunk for 3 years
@@kenrickkahnnot how it works on an old ass game they’ll have to remake it from the ground up with GTA 5 engine nobody got time to do that since they’re working on GTA 6
@@kenrickkahnGSG were really done dirty there; they were given a short amount of time to remaster 3 beloved games to be up to a standard of modern games. Rockstar didn't even give them access to their tools (like RAGE engine)
The purple sky in the desert and LV at night is finally back with the classic lighting on SA. The classic lighting in general, just damn! Just plain better, and much closer to what the original went for.
Updating a remaster to fix it 3 years after launch is just a perfect summation of the state of AAA right now. Hopefully they'll fix some of graphics and character models as well.
I hope the physics,animation and glitches are fixed. The only thing I want is to play this masterpiece of trilogy in 60fps or more without crashing or bugging which the originals did
I think the fact that rockstar games added in the classic lightning and other helpful changes, when they were able to take it from grove street games, just shows that Grove Street games does not have the same vision for the game as everyone else. The fact they changed the lighting in the first place is ridiculous
Same with Mercedes face, and fix the skin and reflection of the models. Like Lance Vance looks to dark. I think the skin just needs to show more facial features, lighting, and lines like the PS2 versions. I don’t mind that “cartoonish” look like how you see on loading screens or the cover arts from the box art but they could at least make it look like how GTA4 and GTA5 did, or even Bully.
Rockstar gotta update the npcs giving back their original weapons not the water down weapons to make it easy for gamers & stop giving us full health & armor for every mission
Yeah, they gotta get rid of the checkpoints & autosave too, don't make it optional, get rid of it entirely. I wanna drive back to my house to save on my own damnit!
@@themenacingsloth yeah. just make it inconvient like how it was in 2004. they didn't have checkpoints or an autosave most likely due to hardware limitations. Removing them would be stupid.
For the most part a very welcome update. However, at 10:20, I do think the original's sky is more realistic, given how much light pollution Vegas has. If anything, the sky is still too clear.
This update makes me so happy - I was already planning to get the Definitive Edition of the games, having played the originals when they were released, but with this update I can't wait to get it! Thanks for this video, it makes me so happy!
@cadehowell2162 Absolutely agreed. Liberty City Stories is easily one of my favorite games of all time overall. More than deserving of a move to modern consoles
Still play them on my psp occasionally what gems those games are, I think once rockstar realizes the DE are up to par and finished updating them they could possibly do both city stories in the future
Is it just me or do the updated models look more like the originals as well? Before CJs hair had this weird cutoff at the top near his forehead, smoke's face looked really heavily shadowed and Sweet's face looked too stretched. Now the models actually look like their originals with the same proportions just a fresh coat of paint and much smoother textures. Does anyone else think so? Or am I tripping.
i feel like rockstar crew was probably done with gta 6, cheered and got too motivated after that being proud of themselves and went on to fix some major bugs and missing stuff that trilogy had
I think that what happened.. They are finally done with GTA 6 so now they are seeing what they can do to fix these games to save face cause they want to win fans back over..
This is what I think of when it comes to remastering a game. Improve graphics and improve gameplay like adding new mechanics. I might give the games a try now. Thanks for the update.
GTA 3 and VC are definitely easier now cause of the run and gun feature, oh how a simple feature would’ve saved me from raging so much as a kid with the oh ps2 versions lol
It's nice to see that they didn't abandoned this game to stay broken but I'm still not satisfied.. This remastered could be just as good as Saints Row The Third Remastered.. But I do think about getting VC remastered, run and gun around would definitely be fun there.
One of my major turn off was the absence of classical lighting in San Andreas and the foggy atmosphere without which they game looked ugly and bad. I’m glad they actually brought it back and made it better
Still upset they didnt fix the pants glitch in San Andreas, when you put on tall boots and pants the pants always change to 'gray pants' with no way to fix it
@@borissirob-yeven modern, workstation type desktops/laptops are more than capable to run the originals, and with skygfx graphics mod over of ENB's/Reshades that is
a great improvement, but its still annoying that these games are ports of the mobile versions, still feels weird and clunky in certain areas on PC compared to the original PC version.
Huh, I'm actually surprised this update's pretty satisfying as a whole. Doesn't excuse that this wasn't what we got 3 years ago but at least there's some progress here. The new run & gun mechanic seems to only apply to the player from what I'm seeing in the footage, which isn't a bad thing per se. I've played through the OG GTA3 with a "move while shooting" mod installed and I realized real quick that was a terrifyingly awful idea to implement in practice as virtually anyone with a shotgun, an AK47, or an M16 can easily mow me down. Here, this feels more balanced instead of a nightmare to play through.
Honestly if they touch up the textures (tire smoke, dirty city roads, Elvis newspapers), fix up whatever they can of the gameplay (which I think they already fixed how quickly cars blew up on mobile), and just generally match the new game's models to the old game, just the feel, like weather effecting trees and stuff, and I wouldn't be mad anymore. I get they had to do something to keep the IP where they need it and keep it relevant, and the mod burning sucks, but at least they're updating it at all. This is a good step in the right direction. For sure.
About the point you made about not letting Rockstar get away with updating a three year old game and being obligated to fix the game right away: They did. Obviously due to the sheer scale of bugs and how messy everything was I am surprised they managed to get as much ironed out as they did. Them updating the game three years later shows that even though they did their due diligence they were not going to stop there and make sure that these incredible games will get the love they deserve. Plus at the time they would have probably been busy with finishing up GTA VI's development. Either way I feel like Rockstar deserves appreciation for not doing what many other studios would have done by half-assing their game.
They still need to fix the camera in aircraft you can't look up and down you can only pan around the vehicle. Also CJ still can't super sprint. But other than that all the major bugs appear to have been fixed.
Glad to see it's not totally abandoned. Maybe it'll actually look good at some point. If Rockstar really is trying to fix this I might actually pick ti up at some point.
To a certain extent, this is cool that they did something better with it, but personally, before the update, the visuals were clear and not polluted with all the realistic visuals blinding you in certain situations. So honestly, I'd probably turn all that stuff off, keep the performance and graphics on the highest setting, and play the game without distracting visuals.
The running and gunning feature for VC and III is honestly crazy. I think they even went through the effort to put new animations in for it. Crazy what happens when you get Rockstar to I don't know... actually work on their games?
They basically turned it into the mobile Netflix version I played all three games on mobile using the Netflix version, and since launch, all three of them already had features like classic lighting and the Run N Gun feature, it's nice to see they've finally implemented them to the PC and console versions
6:40. Be glad they even did an update people crying about "o this should of been day 1 update" better be glad Rockstar even did anything with this 3 years later with their lazy asses.....
@@madhunter6420 did you even played it? At least it looks better and doesn’t crash compared to the “remastered” port in mobile version released in 2014
They still need to restore 2 Player co-op
The game is still not complete without it
I doubt they would
Press l1 💏
There not gonna change it I prefer definitive edition than the originals
@@meatbug8611there not duhhhhh
@@ross3695_basedhax Facts.
Notable thing to mention: Grove Street Games is no longer mentioned on the title screen after this patch
GSG Deserved to be abandoned after Definitive Edition incident
@@izzatsufian2796 They’re not even worthy of the name “Grove Street Games” 💀💀💀
@@izzatsufian2796 not to mention their awful ports
Good that rockstar fired those guys
Rockstar took 3 years to flush that toilet, good riddance!
The moment you realize definitive edition is already 3 years old
I remember the day the trailer of trilogy was released Like it was last year
The run and gun feature is chefs kiss
We're living life on triple speed now 😢@@tawfik524
About 4% of life
It's actually wild😂 I thought it was like 2 years or less, but 3??
The best part is gotta be the fact that they removed all references to Grove Street Games in the credits lol, Rockstar is really pissed at them.
Mustve fired them and took over and their going to try and “fix” their failed remaster
I'm guessing that they will never work with Grove Street Games ever again in the future if they ever decide to work on a new remaster project for one of their older titles (i.e GTA 4, Max Payne 3, Red Dead Revolver and Bully)
Rockstar finally getting rid of the mess they made
@@Maverick_Jones45 i mean grove street games made the remasters of the games for xbox 360, ps3 and mobile and those remasters are one of the worst remasters people had ever played and rockstar still worked with them so i don't think rockstar didn't learn the message after the 7th gen remasters.
Rockstar should be pissed at themselves, they approved the Trilogy to be released in the state it was
The Run N Gun feature was a shocker
an actual gameplay enhancement instead of a mere graphic improvement, that slightly adds a glimmer of hope for Tommy swimming
Tommy not able to swim is canon bro
Quality of life stuff like that is what we should have gotten instead of….whatever the fuck we got on release😂
tommy can't swim because of shark infested water
they already made a lore reason of tommy and claude not being able to swim, btw.
It could be nice if the way the lack of swimming is improved, giving you a small chance to go back to shore safely. Like in rdr2 when you play as john
I suppose the term "better late than never" can apply here, but 3 years after the fact is pretty freaking ridiculous, I would've imagined getting this update within the year it released at least.
Says one of two things
1. They had a small team working on the games
2. GTA VI is on track to release in 2025 so they could spare maybe a whole studio to do these
This also applies to cyberpunk 2.0, but its like people forgot that this is not the way to do things, but they still waste 60$ with no issues
@@Gonzas97 CyberPunk is an original game made and fixed by the same developer. GTA DE Trilogy was remasters made by a shitty developer and then eventually fixed by R* not the same
@@GoldenJoe9176 cyberpunk2077 still has a lot of things to fix
@ such as?
The optimization/performance is MASSIVELY improved as well, at least on PC. Much higher frame rates and smooth frame times. It's not a stutter fest anymore. It's wonderful.
you might’ve just* convinced me to get it on pc. I was thinking of getting a steam deck or ROG Ally so this would be nice to play on there
@@mgf909 I'm playing on ally and it's really improved performance wise smooth now
true,big jump from 60-90 fps to 160 fps ,in 2k,and more stable
@@adycoke2 what graphics card do you have?
@@adycoke2no one needs 160 fps lmfao! Can barely notice 120fps lol
I respect Rockstar for releasing it nonchalantly and not making a big announcement over it and expecting/acting entitled to a pat on the back for it. They're usually very pretentious and sit on their high horse when it comes to promoting their projects. I might finally give the definition edition a try. I have not played it before, only the originals
The definitive edition is a solid buy.
Respect? Them? For that? Are you stupid?
Nah, I'm still sticking to the originals. DE can never be fixed no matter how hard Rockstar or modders try.
@ultimatecontagion i agree and i blame unreal engine because unreal engine makes all games made on unreal look the same because they use the same templates and lighting
After 3 years there's nothing to b proud of
I'm still pissed Rockstar approved this and released it. That was so out of character from them. I still wish we got full ground up remake just like Mafia Definition Edition and Resident Evil 2. "Nostalgia" is a horrible excuse for this mess.
Do you know how long it would take them to do a remake from the ground up for a GTA game? Not to mention the amount of money, time, and resources that would be required for it. Resident evil and Mafia are completely different and are nowhere near as large-scale as GTA, you guys have zero knowledge as to how game development works lol. If yall want remakes of the older GTA games, then let Rockstar cancel GTA 6 to work on remakes/remasters, like how most dev studios are doing nowadays... and yet people still complain 😂
Rockstar haven't been the same for a while, since the main names are out, kind makes sense to act different, hopefully some of the essence continue, because GTA VI have a lot to lose of rockstar doesn't keep the GTA feel intact.
stop asking for remakes and remasters just let them work on their future games remakes do nothing but delay them and waste money
@@Stylebender1989you have a lot of points, mate. But rockstar could do it without cancelling other games, the amount of content they djd for GTA Online for example.. that alone took the place of large scale dlcs for GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2's single player. But If it's to make a GTA San Andreas in a stylised way.. let's say.. like the fan made GTA San Andreas the definitive edition trailer made by the 80's guy.. like, ok, it's a trailer.. but the amount of accets there, put together by one single person, shows that this style of remaster (using a newer engine, of course) could be made without the same amount of time it would require for a GTA VI scale game. Really, they can re use a lot of stuff with some overhauls, double down on atmosphere stylization and even use the same voice acting style or even the same voices with some enhancements. Add in some challenges, some new easter eggs, restore the soundtrack to it's fullest.. this could easily be a 4/5 years job, If they take like 5% of the staff from a new main game, working with the people who does dlcs. Would be an easy trade. Since online content is cheap cash grab.
"this was so out of character for them"
Mate, they have been doing shit like this for almost a decade
This is a Win win for an update like this for the Definitive Edition. If this isn’t the final update than that would be nice to see if they do more Definitive Edition Updates with quality of life improvements like improving some character models.
Don't massìve updates defeat the purpose of a "definitive" addition?
Don't drink the Kool aid. They just want to win back fans prior to gta 6.
And I prefer if they also update the skeletons as well because it's obvious they're just reusing outdated ones
@@ssheeesshwhy are you complaining? This is only a positive
@@ssheeesshThey don't need to win fans back. GTA6 is already gonna sell millions.
@@NuclearWintr that's the mentality rockstar has had, and why gta online and rdo were a joke.
They're just catering to lowest common denominator casuals. Like Jake Paul or Kim Kardashian fans.
I respect how you criticise when a bad job was down, but also give praise just as immediately when a remedy is made.
Thats why hes the professional 🫡🫡
@josephdawggie real. Also I made a typo lol but don't want to cause the comment to be marked as edited
that *remedy* being made is just being pure *entertainment*
You right. About update in general and publisher behavior in general. But video author cheer to much for new option. Exact this one is just nostalgia effect option. Its not an most important.
And no. It is not look better. Especially in SA. Sun is not orange (it is white) and overbright so much. This is usual incorrect lights pseudo-beuty graphics become standard. Aside of nostalgia it would be awful.
Classic lights off looks much more natural. Its just optional settings, not an improvement, not fixing. Speaking in matter of facts and proper terminology.
.And just one of this 3 updates changes (reminder that 3ven o PC eafh game are remain separate, unlike most of modern PC ports remasters, and all of sufh Duos/Trilogies on consoles are separate).
Finally, an actual update
The most glaring removal that no one talks about is the dumbed down blood. No more blood splotches just a pool on the ground now.
Imagine that "Lighting" in games makes a huge difference.
That's why GTA 4 looks very distinct and when you go ahead and do mods it makes the game look over saturated and the foliage becomes ugly. The only thing now that needs to change is some tweaks to the lighting to improve it and character model improvements
@@anthonykagreed. I hate it when mods (and sadly remasters) strip out creative aesthetic filters or other small nuances that nay not be inherently “realistic” in the name of trying to make the game look as photorealistic as possible. Like when you’re playing GTA IV and sometimes the game starts to look really grey and borderline black and white. Rockstar didn’t put that in there because it was vividly “realistic.” They did it because they know it artfully conveys a mood and feeling. And they always miss the point when that gets stripped away in the name of realism.
Changing the lightning was actually the best thing they could have ever done.
I dont know why but when I played San Andreas on the PS2 it always felt like the gameplay was played at summertime and it made me enjoy it so much more. It feels so warm and just fits to the city. With the lightning changes the actually made my nostalgia of my childhood come back.
The graphics are still cartoon trash
@@BigSmoke-ew5tdit always looked cartoonish
The best minor update in this update is that they removed the GSG logo when opening the game Lmao 🤣
They’re still in the end credits
The moment you realize it took 3 years to fix simple problems that we have been begged for but in 4 years we went from GTA SA to GTA4. 20 years ago… what a joke but at least something got done.
Take a drink every time Professional says classical lighting instead of classic
How did it go?
Take a drink everytime nobody gives a shit.
Update everyone died due to alcohol poisoning 😂
I’m getting there too 😂
@@meangravy9286 You just wanted an excuse to damage your liver and tell a bad comeback.
@@papayer I don’t drink but I did felt the need to drink when you le boyfriend made a really stupid comment and the day you were born,I just couldn’t believe the fact that my son had Down syndrome 😂😂😂😂
I genuinely thought this game had been abandoned so it was a very nice treat to come home from work yesterday and see a video detailing this, this is a big update and fair play for doing it as now for me personally my biggest issue with the definitive edition has now been rectified but ofcourse at the same time it should've been like this from the start.
Graphics are still cartoon trash
The new dev team did a great job! 🎉
Correct me if I'm wrong, but they're the same team on LA Noire VR.
Perfect
new dev team? where'd you hear that one?
@@Waffles_Syrupbecause grove street games got removed from the credits
@TenkabitoShien Tbf, Rockstar practically set them up to fail.
@@martinsoelsepp5569mismanagement moment
Its crazy how this took 3 years to finally get it fixed.
I’m sure the firing of gsg and getting epic games on board to fix it took some time, I’m sure there’s a small team working on making it better still take 2 really could’ve left this game to die the way it was after letting go of gsg, at least deserves some respect like cdpr fixing cyberpunk for 3 years
They seem to have fixed some bugs as well, like the police station in San Fierro. It was completely broken because of some invisible wall or path.
There’s still bugs
@@BigSmoke-ew5tdno shit
I wish character models got changed as well, they still look like they came from kids cartoon
for everything else you can play GTA 4 but you cant fly planes or buy safe houses any about 15 other things you cant do with Niko
The GTA 5 graphics should have been the choice..
@@kenrickkahnnot how it works on an old ass game they’ll have to remake it from the ground up with GTA 5 engine nobody got time to do that since they’re working on GTA 6
@@kenrickkahnGSG were really done dirty there; they were given a short amount of time to remaster 3 beloved games to be up to a standard of modern games. Rockstar didn't even give them access to their tools (like RAGE engine)
Now it's much more respectable. They've seriously done a good job, hope they keep improving them
This is still garbage
@@BigSmoke-ew5td yeah, got used to it and saw there's still a lot to improve
The purple sky in the desert and LV at night is finally back with the classic lighting on SA. The classic lighting in general, just damn! Just plain better, and much closer to what the original went for.
Updating a remaster to fix it 3 years after launch is just a perfect summation of the state of AAA right now. Hopefully they'll fix some of graphics and character models as well.
That run and gun feature looks so fun. Im actually going to buy the ports now
I hope the physics,animation and glitches are fixed. The only thing I want is to play this masterpiece of trilogy in 60fps or more without crashing or bugging which the originals did
That’s about damn time! Better than playing on your phone.
I think the fact that rockstar games added in the classic lightning and other helpful changes, when they were able to take it from grove street games, just shows that Grove Street games does not have the same vision for the game as everyone else. The fact they changed the lighting in the first place is ridiculous
Even though the original is better, I think the Definitive Edition deserved updated after 3 years of error
Lol you funny
the fact we can run and gun without having the use of a mod in vice city is a really nice add, same goes with 3, they should had already been in there
This update is a real improvement from when it first come out, now all rockstar needs to do is fix Denise's character model.
Same with Mercedes face, and fix the skin and reflection of the models. Like Lance Vance looks to dark. I think the skin just needs to show more facial features, lighting, and lines like the PS2 versions. I don’t mind that “cartoonish” look like how you see on loading screens or the cover arts from the box art but they could at least make it look like how GTA4 and GTA5 did, or even Bully.
3:35 is this what you are here for? I gotchu
It looks so good because Rockstar finally told Grove Street Games to jog on and just fixed the game themselves lol
And it’s still garbage
they didn’t say to continue, they just took the project from them and gave it to others, those who made rdr 1 on PC
Rockstar gotta update the npcs giving back their original weapons not the water down weapons to make it easy for gamers & stop giving us full health & armor for every mission
They also need to fix the target system as well. In the original san andreas, you can actually see their health when you lock on to them
Yeah, they gotta get rid of the checkpoints & autosave too, don't make it optional, get rid of it entirely. I wanna drive back to my house to save on my own damnit!
@@themenacingsloth yeah. just make it inconvient like how it was in 2004. they didn't have checkpoints or an autosave most likely due to hardware limitations. Removing them would be stupid.
@@TKMacsta Dude I know that, it was sarcasm replying to the 1st guy who wanted to get rid of other advantages
For the most part a very welcome update. However, at 10:20, I do think the original's sky is more realistic, given how much light pollution Vegas has. If anything, the sky is still too clear.
This update makes me so happy - I was already planning to get the Definitive Edition of the games, having played the originals when they were released, but with this update I can't wait to get it! Thanks for this video, it makes me so happy!
Seriously you are gonna buy this? The graphics are still garbage
@ I didn’t ask for your opinion, Big Smoke.
@ I didn’t ask for your reply
Still have my fingers crossed for Definitive Editions of the Stories games once GTA 6 launches.
If any games deserve a remaster, it's those two games
I rather they leave them alone than ruin them, but we will see.
@eternal_learner9943 Whether they turn them into Definitive Editions or not, they deserve to come to modern consoles
Big facts both those games are amazing. I prefer liberty stories over gta 3. It got alot of hate
@cadehowell2162 Absolutely agreed. Liberty City Stories is easily one of my favorite games of all time overall. More than deserving of a move to modern consoles
Still play them on my psp occasionally what gems those games are, I think once rockstar realizes the DE are up to par and finished updating them they could possibly do both city stories in the future
They left the entire sentence where Tenpenny tells Hernandez how to deal with a known threat
HAHAHAHHAHA hey Hernandez, THAT is how an experienced officer deals with a known threat
Guess this is like the GTA equivalent to Halo MCC getting fixed. Although 343 Industries and Grove St. Games can foxtrot off.
Is it just me or do the updated models look more like the originals as well? Before CJs hair had this weird cutoff at the top near his forehead, smoke's face looked really heavily shadowed and Sweet's face looked too stretched. Now the models actually look like their originals with the same proportions just a fresh coat of paint and much smoother textures.
Does anyone else think so? Or am I tripping.
The mp5 and pistol holding animation are kinda broken ngl they should fix that too.
I feel the filters help a lot with the models, because I don't think they made changes to the models, besides fixing some animation rigging
@xman40100 maybe that's it, but to me they genuinely look better, guess I need to look for up-to-date videos or photos.
No it’s just you the models still look garbage open your eyes
@@BigSmoke-ew5td why are you on every comment complaining for no reason lmao go outside buddy
PS2 emulation is still my favorite way to play these. PCSX2 2.2 is incredible.
Pc port will always be my favourite
@@meatbug8611pc port 😂😂
@@khari3133 pc port is fine... after you add mods to fix it
@@egg14able44 yeah without mods it’s dogshit
@@egg14able44if you need mods to fix, then is not fine
Now pay for the music licenses to get the missing songs back in there. Until that happens, it will never truly be a "definitive" version
Never going to happen. Better rely on mods for that
If they bring back all the songs they removed I will think about getting this game
OG PS2 is still the best version!
The run and gun feature is huge for me so this is a W
But I also think they should slow down sound when you pick up an adrenaline
The new lighting really shows off that LA smog.
They still need to add vice city stories and library city stories.
i feel like rockstar crew was probably done with gta 6, cheered and got too motivated after that being proud of themselves and went on to fix some major bugs and missing stuff that trilogy had
idk why ppl are always so negative but it's good that they're finally fixing this game
I think that what happened.. They are finally done with GTA 6 so now they are seeing what they can do to fix these games to save face cause they want to win fans back over..
I miss when having a fully functioning game on release was an industry standard.
2:20. I don't care if my mother dead or not they would never see me back in that city again if cops were that corrupt.
Looks beautiful now that’s how it should have looked in the first place
There’s more to fix, but it’s a step in the right direction, I hope they roll out a few more of these updates in the coming months
Makes everything look more cinematic, for sure.
With run and gun feature for 3, I can shoot mafia shotguns while running away from them.
Dude I was JUST thinking the other day lookin at these 3 titles “I wonder when the next update” *tada*
This is what I think of when it comes to remastering a game.
Improve graphics and improve gameplay like adding new mechanics.
I might give the games a try now.
Thanks for the update.
GTA 3 and VC are definitely easier now cause of the run and gun feature, oh how a simple feature would’ve saved me from raging so much as a kid with the oh ps2 versions lol
moving with 2 handed weapons in 3 & VC is crazy, wonder how this would effect speed runs
It's nice to see that they didn't abandoned this game to stay broken but I'm still not satisfied.. This remastered could be just as good as Saints Row The Third Remastered..
But I do think about getting VC remastered, run and gun around would definitely be fun there.
why saints row 3 remastered is so good?
@@Gastonepisellone coz they actually took their time into reworking the models to work better with updated graphics.
@Gastonepisellone they overhauled the graphic to the point that it looks more like a remake in my opinion, you can check a comparison
They should update the characters models too. It looks horrible . They look like they are made of rubber
Quite literally clay modelling, especially Tommy.
Nah they look better with the classic lighting on when it’s off they look horrible gives me ps2 vibes
I am shocked that some influencers that dissed this trilogy haven't MADE A VIDEO about this... props to you PRo!
I'm getting hope that the Definitive Edition will actually get more and more better as time goes by, this update was a treat.
Yeah now Gta 3 with good light effects looks like sunny in GTA Liberty City Stories graphics
If only they had GTA 4 physics and detail
Bruh, the trilogy are 3d universe. That's impossible
The street poles still fall through the ground when you hit them which is such a huge distraction
One of my major turn off was the absence of classical lighting in San Andreas and the foggy atmosphere without which they game looked ugly and bad. I’m glad they actually brought it back and made it better
Still upset they didnt fix the pants glitch in San Andreas, when you put on tall boots and pants the pants always change to 'gray pants' with no way to fix it
Still prefer the original game
Not on ps5 though
@@borissirob-yplay on pc
@@borissirob-yeven modern, workstation type desktops/laptops are more than capable to run the originals, and with skygfx graphics mod over of ENB's/Reshades that is
@@adlibbed2138 imo DE looks better on PS5 than the original on PC
Ohh 4sho
Character models need more work before I'd take the plunge, doubt the full soundtrack will ever be available but that would be the icing on the cake.
It’s starting to become the definitive edition. Only took 3 years.
a great improvement, but its still annoying that these games are ports of the mobile versions, still feels weird and clunky in certain areas on PC compared to the original PC version.
Not only the mobile versions, but also PS3 and Xbox 360 versions
Huh, I'm actually surprised this update's pretty satisfying as a whole. Doesn't excuse that this wasn't what we got 3 years ago but at least there's some progress here.
The new run & gun mechanic seems to only apply to the player from what I'm seeing in the footage, which isn't a bad thing per se. I've played through the OG GTA3 with a "move while shooting" mod installed and I realized real quick that was a terrifyingly awful idea to implement in practice as virtually anyone with a shotgun, an AK47, or an M16 can easily mow me down. Here, this feels more balanced instead of a nightmare to play through.
The update gives the game a more natural tone when the sun reflects off the clouds in s.a.
Honestly if they touch up the textures (tire smoke, dirty city roads, Elvis newspapers), fix up whatever they can of the gameplay (which I think they already fixed how quickly cars blew up on mobile), and just generally match the new game's models to the old game, just the feel, like weather effecting trees and stuff, and I wouldn't be mad anymore. I get they had to do something to keep the IP where they need it and keep it relevant, and the mod burning sucks, but at least they're updating it at all. This is a good step in the right direction. For sure.
There is still no baked in lighting on the buildings' windows at night FFS, just streetlights and cars
With the state these games were in, I wouldn't be surprised if this update took 3 years to create.
It could have been. This is the 20th anniversary of SA with the trilogy released three years ago.
😂
This looks a MILLION times better.
Amazing update finally. Took years but the games are all way better now.
About the point you made about not letting Rockstar get away with updating a three year old game and being obligated to fix the game right away: They did. Obviously due to the sheer scale of bugs and how messy everything was I am surprised they managed to get as much ironed out as they did.
Them updating the game three years later shows that even though they did their due diligence they were not going to stop there and make sure that these incredible games will get the love they deserve. Plus at the time they would have probably been busy with finishing up GTA VI's development. Either way I feel like Rockstar deserves appreciation for not doing what many other studios would have done by half-assing their game.
They still need to fix the camera in aircraft you can't look up and down you can only pan around the vehicle. Also CJ still can't super sprint. But other than that all the major bugs appear to have been fixed.
Glad to see it's not totally abandoned. Maybe it'll actually look good at some point.
If Rockstar really is trying to fix this I might actually pick ti up at some point.
Run and gun in Vice City?! Thats so based and cursed
Finally! Grove Street Games has actually come through for once.
Not them, Rockstar they took out their name in the beginning I am guessing they fired them
Love you pro it’s my annual gta phase
Half the music is still missing, the character models still look like shit, and the violence is still censored. So in other words, still not worth it.
Some of the artists has passed away and the estate is asking for too much money to have their music in the game..
To a certain extent, this is cool that they did something better with it, but personally, before the update, the visuals were clear and not polluted with all the realistic visuals blinding you in certain situations. So honestly, I'd probably turn all that stuff off, keep the performance and graphics on the highest setting, and play the game without distracting visuals.
The running and gunning feature for VC and III is honestly crazy. I think they even went through the effort to put new animations in for it. Crazy what happens when you get Rockstar to I don't know... actually work on their games?
7:00 Pro, I'll do you one better. We should petition to get the originals back!
Also make some tweaks to the game to make them playable on modern PCs because I always face constant CTDs, losing my saves
@Pearloryx YES!
Well... online petitions are not the most reliable way...
They basically turned it into the mobile Netflix version
I played all three games on mobile using the Netflix version, and since launch, all three of them already had features like classic lighting and the Run N Gun feature, it's nice to see they've finally implemented them to the PC and console versions
I'm glad they wiped grove street games from the credits
I just love how much more the colors POP in this new update on every game. Makes it feel more alive and vibrant.
the moving and shooting looks so weird 😂
But it feel so right man! It just looks that way but it feel so right..
6:40. Be glad they even did an update people crying about "o this should of been day 1 update" better be glad Rockstar even did anything with this 3 years later with their lazy asses.....
Turns out the update is just a ported version from Netflix mobile version to all consoles.
ofc
@@The-Red-Menace No 😂 the entire defective edition is a mobile port on unreal engine. its the worst version to play
Nintendo didn't receive the update lol
@@madhunter6420 did you even played it? At least it looks better and doesn’t crash compared to the “remastered” port in mobile version released in 2014
@@Pearloryxright
I still find it annoying that the classic controls for this game is still broken
I hope Claude can get a crouch animation and bail out animation
This is how they should have looked on day 1
Yay! We finally got the update for old gen today Xbox/PS4 🎉❤
Thanks rockstar just took 3 years to get it right!! No excuses but I’ll definitely give it another try