man how can this channel be so tiny, the content creator did a tremendous job at getting all sorts of info and also keeping his voice engaging, managed the watch the whole thing!
Maybe because he has 6 videos and the key to growing a channel is consistency and I’m 5 minutes in and it’s all just bitching about outdated game mechanics
even before he was called Claude, people used to call him Fido until Rockstar confirmed his name was Claude. Fido is what Maria calls him a few times in the cutscenes.
He's called Fido because characters in the game called him it, notably Maria. Fido is a popular dog name, and he was called that because it was an analogy to Claude being an obedient dog that does what he's commanded to do by his masters without question
The construction worker also says, “Where’s my damn tools?” Lol. Me and my friend who work construction always say that to one another when we’re looking for any tool. Good memories
Christmas 2001, I got a PS2 that came with Max Payne and GTA 3 included. Guessing my parents didn’t realise how violent games could be considering I was 11 years old at the time. 😂 Love going back every now and then to play these games though, the nostalgia hits different every time.
My dad didn't mind 4yo me committing gory murder in GTA Liberty City Stories, but grounded me when Toni said "fuck" And then like 10 years later he got mad at me when I cut off someone's head in Fallout 3
I like the way this guy narrates. He has this endearing almost neurotic charm to it instead of trying to emulate that plastic TH-cam documentarian style voice everyone seems to pass around. Great job on this video.
The reason why these games were so big is because prior to 2001, we only had 3D platformers and we just got out the 16bit era playing shooters and platformers. So to play an open boxed game where you can platform and shoot was mind blowing bro. Its probably hard for you to see, but GTA 3 still feels new to me after playing sega throughout the 1990s
Can confirm. Unless you experienced the shift, it's hard to put into words what going from the biggest games being things like Banjo Kazooie, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Resident Evil 2, Final Fantasy VII, or Goldeneye where, at most, you'd have a single hub world or map with segmented levels or just mission-by-mission progression, was like. Then comes GTA 3 where, yeah technically there were open world games before it, but not quite to that level of immersion and detail. There was no hub world, you were in THE world. Well, just a whole city but still that was wild. It also wasn't procedurally generated so it still wasn't the biggest map to date but the scale, density, variety and, most importantly, the feeling of liveliness and activity was unmatched at the time. And you can always tell when a game is big and groundbreaking because usually it spawns the term (blank) clone. Every open world driving/shooter game made afterwards was automatically labeled a GTA clone. That says a lot.
The algo brought me here, it’s very rare for a small channel to keep me reeled in, let alone for more than 30 minutes! I look forward to Vice City, San Andreas and IV! You’re all over the place like my own head, which keeps me engaged. Subbed my dude!
I was 11 when I saw GTA3 the first time. It was also the first PS2 game I ever saw. It was 2002 in my cousins house and he started the game up, drove the starter car down the bridge and immediately ran over 5 pedestrians. Upon hearing the *squish* sound I laughed uncontrollably for about 5 straight minutes. When I regained my composure I had begun my decades long love for the PS2
"I bought a PS2 to play GTA 3." This was me earlier this year. And just as you mentioned, I could play it via many different outlets. I wanted pure PS2 originality. I have been loving it!
Excellent overview with personality & lots of historical background information. As a GenX old fuck, by 2000 I was in my early 20's and thought I was done with video games. I mean we had an Atari 2600 in the house for everyone and the first console I asked for to be "mine" was an NES in 1986. I bought a Sega Genesis later on and got a PlayStation 1 after it had been out for a few years. I've always got the next generation consoles well after they've been out because by then they've had subsequent iterations released with bugs ironed out (the slim consoles, etc) and you can get the gens big AAA games used on disc or on PSN sales. In early 2002 I kept hearing talk of this "GTA 3" game from friends, etc. When I saw it in person I was blown away...it's really hard to get across how big of a leap the PS2 was. I defy people to stand 8 feet away from their big HDTV and tell the difference between a PS4 and a PS5 game...the differences are minute at best. Great review that made me remember the rage inducing futility of some of the GTA3 missions... I've still never beat it. Subbed and going to watch the Vice City review. Keep doing work brother...
The real charm with this version is the rage-inflicted scratches on the DVD leaving to the PS2 having trouble streaming in textures as you'd drive around fast, yet all the invisible collision objects are still present.
I played this in an electronics store when it came. I was 11 and my mind was blown. I got it for christmas, without memory card. So I had to play the first few missions over and over again.. Loved it, holds a special place in my heart!
I agree. I bought a PS2 for that very reason. I was 17. My friend begged me to go over to his house because I was on the fence with buying the ps2. He wanted me to play GTA3 and Metal Gear when they launched for the PS2. I actually remember it being a cold and cloudy day. The feeling that game gave me was crazy. After Columbine and 9/11, I remember thinking, “Is this legal to do this in a game” …I loved it for that
GTA fans trying to find excuses to gatekeep the classic games "These new fans are never gonna understand how dark and griddy the OG were, they have to travel back to 2001 and play on PS2 with CRT, amiright?"
The cheat codes made this game 10/10. Dope channel m8. GTA 3 was the first game I played on ps2 at around 8-9. I never really shook the intrusive thoughts of throwing grenades into crowds since then
This was the first video I've watched from your channel and absolutely enjoyed the shit out of it. Loved your edits and sense of humor so very much, so on to the video on Vice City! Subscribed and can't wait to see more! :)
I’m going through a health issue right now where I’m not sure of my outcome unfortunately, and your videos has been helping me through some dark nights, thank you so much for making me laugh
GTA3 is by far my favorite game because it transformed gaming FOREVER. I played GTA2 and London 69 and loved those games. Little did I know what was coming.
I always loved this game, its dark and gloomy atmosphere, whenever I am feeling that type of vibe, I always think of this game as a nice place to go to. still glad it is talked about in 2024 and this is a great video you made about it, keep up the good work~
Finally someone who isn't just shitting on gta 3, a year ago i also played it on my ps2 and it was enjoyable and not as bad as people make it out to be
I expected this channel to have WAYY more subscribers after watching the video, then scrolling down to click like. Good luck, you're doing a great job with this content!
Imagine the pain I faced when I never knew I needed a memory card and I had to restart the whole game just to get bored and give up and commit war crimes......
Great fxn video. Great fxn commentary !!! I had a laugh... " so ive decided to drive my car of the bridge in the water, weeeeeee .. Just do one more thing for me my brother. After that u gonna be a made man, just do this one last thing for me my guy but it turns out BETRAYAL " haha OMG. THAT IN THE NAVY EDIT WITH ARTHUR JUST KILLED ME. i love this!
Playing for the sake of an "academic" perspective is a POV I didn't consider and I definitely agree. You echoed a lot of the issues (yet appreciation) for the game that I had. Great video, man. Rooting for you to blow up soon.
I really enjoyed the humor, the edits, the commentary and the honest opinions lol. Great work here. Looking forward to more! Also, please consider picking up Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories on the PS2. You’re doing such a great job on these ones, it would be a crime for you to not play the Stories as well.
I respect what you’ve done here. I have incredible memories of some of these old games, but with the way the controls were back then and how some missions were borderline impossible, it can be really, really hard to try to go back and replay them sometimes.
My favorite thing about GTA3 is the dark gritty atmosphere. And the Definitive Edition basically ruined that by making it way too bright and cartoony which is still why I prefer the original. The original PC version also fixed some of the issues you had such as allowing free aim on all weapons
Trust me: Get the original mobile versions of the GTA games (NOT the netflix definitve bullshit). Connect your phone to a TV or Monitor + use a bluetooth controller = Best way to enjoy the trilogy titles.
The Map thing was never an issue really. This was the first of it's kind really, so you spent so much time free roaming before attempting most of the missions, so you soon got to know where 8balls shop was or Marco's bistro etc.
I recently picked up the ... definite editions. There's something to be said about the convenience of checkpoints and a somewhat helpful mini map. That said, I played the hell out the original and I'll never forget the time I got my dad to buy a copy for me as a 16 year old. He acted like such an undercover cop that day.
I know this game is dated now but when it was new it was mind blowing. I couldn't believe it. You got to figure that's why Vice city came out so quick. They knew and got better.
I got GTA 3 in November 2001 just after the release. It blew my mind as a kid. I played GTA 1 with my friend and then I bought GTA 2 and was kinda disappointed it was still top down. But GTA 3 was revolutionary. Then I was hyped for Vice City and I’ve bought every GTA game since.
22:04 I used to play with normal aiming as a kid, my brothers both played inverted tho and I was tired of switching it back so I actually tried inverted and yeah… now I play inverted. I probably could switch back to normal, it only took me about an hour to get used to it, and funnily enough it was Halo that I decided to try it with so this Halo 2 clip hit home.
Claude feels like a really evil, silent, psychotic, serial killer version of Mark zuckyberg. He also can not be reasoned with at all, which makes him even more horrifying.
@@talibong9518 It doesn't need to be planed. Most stories are not thought from beginning to the end. As long as it's not a retcon, I don't see a problem a story can't be build over time.
The first GTA I played when I was 6 years old back in the early 2000s that made me fall inlove with the GTA franchise. The only GTA I haven’t played yet is GTA 1 and GTA 5. Also about the Ped phrases, I thought when you said your favorite you were going to say “My mother’s my sister!”
The mission where you have to find all the coffee carts across 3 islands on a timer but they wouldn’t show until you were near them was insanely difficult
While GTA 3 has undoubtedly aged the worst of the original 3D trilogy, I still think it's my favorite of the bunch. It was definitely a huge stepping stone for Rockstar, and led to many more great games down the line, including GTA, and all the other series of games Rockstar made.
Man, you just unlocked a memory! FYI: We never used that map. We failed so many missions that we had the areas memorized 😅. Damn I feel old😅 This came out in my 11th or 12th grade year😬👴🏾
I like to play Vice City Stories (set in 1984), Vice City (set in 1986), San Andreas (set in 1992), Liberty City Stories (set in 1998), then "3" (set in 2001) and go back around.
21:33 Lol, this is why I loved the Definitive Edition version of GTA III. Maybe an unpopular opinion, but the updates they made to this one in particular make it way more worth playing than the old PS2/XBox versions imo. For San Andreas, I still prefer the PS2 version though.
Just found this video as I just played and got to 100% on GTA III in the last few days for the first time in my life (I played it a tiny bit when I was younger with cousins, but never more than an hour or two total). I’m also a huge fan of Rockstar and got my start with San Andreas back on Xbox, then have eagerly played the hell out of IV, RDR and V. Life got in the way and so it’s on my list to get to RDR2 at some point this year before GTA VI. That all said… holy hell you are an absolute trooper. I played the Definitive Edition and so many of the issues you experienced with controls and checkpoints have had major quality of life upgrades. I’m about to start Vice City. Can’t wait to come back and watch your vid after all is said and done for that one. *Edit* I got excited and made this comment before finishing the video so I didn’t get to the last few minutes. 😂 it’s interesting you commented on the moodiness because I was getting this weird nostalgia feeling this week that felt off and finally clicked that the original version was just *so* different visually.
Oh my god, you are fuckin hilarious XD The way you explained Rockstars recent games and how they don’t want you to be creative, had me fuckin wheezing 🤣 Actually about the Classic Lighting only being on the phone version of the DE? Funny you should say that, a very recent update added all the fixes from the mobile version to the console versions and now EVERYBODY is basically saying the Definitive Edition has finally been fixed.
This game was incredible when it released but it was also very controversial. It was on the news with people showing concern for having such a realistic game being so violent. They showed clips of some of the worst things you could do in the game and made it out to be the worst thing on the planet. The visuals were damn good and the freedom the game gave you was quite impressive.
As a kid, my cousin gifted me his PS1 with a chinese mod chip that allowed you to play burned CD‘s and stuff. Played GTA 2 for hours and around 6 years old I played GTA 3 on the PS2 at another cousins place and my mind was blown. I never got past the first few missions, so I restarted the game every time and just drove around Portland. GTA III‘s feeling and ambiance remains unmatched IMO.
Why do people these days just assume that a game has to let you beat every single objective on your first run and that if you can't do it, it's somehow this huge issue? Do people actually like playing games anymore or do they just like filling in checklists?
As someone that has both the Originals and the Definitive Edition versions on consoles. I'd only recommend the original for the aesthetics, the soundtrack (If you have the original originals), and the vibes. The only one that holds up to modern standards is GTA San Andreas. I'd rather tell new players to get the Definitive Editions instead because, yeah the soundtrack got borked but the actual gameplay on consoles is better. GTA 3 DE actually has an in-game map. The latest patches fixed most of the issues, and the only game that ended up still suffering from the Definitive Edition woes is GTA San Andreas The Definitive Edition (that version still is a bit rough compared to the original) Either that, or get the original PC versions any way you can.
agree, when i was younger i hated the no checkpoints in old gta games (i also had first started witht he mobile editions and then gta 5) and only actually finished the 3d trilogy on the DE editions. Now got some cracked versions of the ogs on pc and just finished vice city, cant lie if it wasnt for nostalgia due to those old mobile ports i wouldnt have come back to them.
I still remember the first time i have played GTA3, i knew the earlier version but man, i was floored! Shooting a bazooka at a bus? Running down people in sidewalk? That was the wildest game ever! you should look up "state of emergency", another crazy rockstar game that would never be approved today, also "manhunt"..... :)
This game really forced you to learn the layout of the city. I remember consulting the paper map quite a bit, until I memorized where everything was. Back in the day when it came out, I think it was understood that the selling point was this big open world that felt alive and so all other mechanics, such as combat, were acceptable as being half baked. Nobody would expect a game to do everything well in those days; just get the main focus down and the rest was a bonus. It's amazing today what a little time capsule this game is. It's been many years since I played it, since I lost my PS2, but I remember it fondly. I think that checkpoints in GTA5 ruined the series, but I'll admit that letting you instantly start missions over is a nice addition for the "Definitive Edition". Hell, I'm 38 and I remember playing the original GTA a bit. I never got to own but it saw my cousin play it and friends rented it a few times. To me back then even GTA1 was amazing for its big city with all these people and cars and the free roam. Same with GTA2, so I remember the hype and amazement when 3 came out. I had so much fun in this and Vice City in particular just exploring the city looking for hidden weapons and packages.
Some things I want to comment on since I finished the game yesterday for the first time: 1) With the Espresso-2-Go mission the timer only starts if you destroy 1 stall. So what I did was find all stalls first so they are marked on the map and then destroy them 1 by 1. 2) The aiming problem you mentioned is not present on the PC version because it has free aim. (Yeah I played the PC version. I found the original GTA Complete Pack on a steam key reseller site for about 40 bucks which is relatively cheap if you take into account that these games are not available on steam anymore)
I loved Grand Theft Auto, I remember reading about in magazines and playing the demo on Computer, it was awesome, I got the full game on PSX, I remember taking out the maps on the floor and mapping out my drive to the goal. It sucked when you took the wrong bridge or similar! Grand Theft Auto 3 I bought on launch day, it was awesome that one too!
You’ve probably already figured this out because this is a six month old video, but Claude is actually named Claude officially after San Andreas. Claude actually makes a cameo in San Andreas and Catalina actually calls him Claude. I’m sure you already knew that, but hey, I just gave you my contribution in a comment form lol
GTA 3 came out in 2001 on the playstation 2, i remember buying it at Blockbusters lol and was amazed by it, played it for hours and almost completed it years ago getting to 96 percent but it is hard to get to that point including all side missions, i have recently bought a copy having not played it for years
I was 11 when I started playing GTA: Vice City Stories, the first Grand Theft Auto I ever played properly, and at 12 I started playing GTA IV and then episodes from Liberty city and I was also 16 as well when Grand Theft Auto 5 was released as well.
24:41 Okay woah woah woah woah woah... Salvatore escapes when you didn't kill him from the club and he was basically in a pretty safe zone with the edge to fail your mission and you still passed? This was anyone's dream.. how the heck did you.. o.o
man how can this channel be so tiny, the content creator did a tremendous job at getting all sorts of info and also keeping his voice engaging, managed the watch the whole thing!
Thanks so much! Hopefully the channel won’t be so small soon!
It’s always the small channels that are the best
@gtamanvids thank you ray
@@ihavenothoughts np dawg
Maybe because he has 6 videos and the key to growing a channel is consistency and I’m 5 minutes in and it’s all just bitching about outdated game mechanics
Yo the feeling of first playing the GTA 3 on the PS2 not knowing what to expect was phenomenal .
What an experience it was
It was like if someone made a time machine
Suprised to see you back
Great to hear more videos are coming
somehow palpatine returned
even before he was called Claude, people used to call him Fido until Rockstar confirmed his name was Claude. Fido is what Maria calls him a few times in the cutscenes.
I came looking for this comment lol, Until recently myself and a friend thought his name was Fido
He's called Fido because characters in the game called him it, notably Maria.
Fido is a popular dog name, and he was called that because it was an analogy to Claude being an obedient dog that does what he's commanded to do by his masters without question
I forgot about that name, Fido. Yeah before it was confirmed as Claude, we also thought it was Fido lol good times
U should mention rockstar confirmed it in SAN ANDREAS
San Andreas is all state, but San Fierro is reminds San Francisco in 3D era
I appreciate you getting actual footage from the PS2, it hit me with a wave of nostalgia compared to other ytbers getting footage from the PC port.
Nice! So glad people are into that
Loved every minute of this, you’re hilarious dude and the editing is so tastefully done. Neeed more videossss
The "In The Navy " line is a Village People reference because the guy that says it is usually a construction worker
The construction worker also says, “Where’s my damn tools?” Lol. Me and my friend who work construction always say that to one another when we’re looking for any tool. Good memories
This game blew my 12 year old mind when I first played it in early 2002. My friend brought it over and I didn’t want to stop playing.
Christmas 2001, I got a PS2 that came with Max Payne and GTA 3 included. Guessing my parents didn’t realise how violent games could be considering I was 11 years old at the time. 😂
Love going back every now and then to play these games though, the nostalgia hits different every time.
My dad didn't mind 4yo me committing gory murder in GTA Liberty City Stories, but grounded me when Toni said "fuck"
And then like 10 years later he got mad at me when I cut off someone's head in Fallout 3
@@rikiishitoru8885lol
@@rikiishitoru8885Hahhah😂😂
I like the way this guy narrates. He has this endearing almost neurotic charm to it instead of trying to emulate that plastic TH-cam documentarian style voice everyone seems to pass around. Great job on this video.
thanks dude, it'd be impossible for me to sound like a proper documentarian or video essayist anyway lol
Dude’s gonna have a heart attack when he discovers emulation
You what!?
Emulators lack the grit and vibe of the original 🗿
@@sultim7570yeah right
playing PS2 version on a emulator makes no sense today
better emulate XBOX version, or play vanilla pc version with minor fixes
@@badluck747 Why doesn't it make sense today? I ask because I was considering playing it on emulator on Mac.
The reason why these games were so big is because prior to 2001, we only had 3D platformers and we just got out the 16bit era playing shooters and platformers. So to play an open boxed game where you can platform and shoot was mind blowing bro. Its probably hard for you to see, but GTA 3 still feels new to me after playing sega throughout the 1990s
That's how I saw it as well.. Something you'll never experience again.
You definitely had to be there. I'd give anything to go back to that time.
Can confirm. Unless you experienced the shift, it's hard to put into words what going from the biggest games being things like Banjo Kazooie, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Resident Evil 2, Final Fantasy VII, or Goldeneye where, at most, you'd have a single hub world or map with segmented levels or just mission-by-mission progression, was like. Then comes GTA 3 where, yeah technically there were open world games before it, but not quite to that level of immersion and detail. There was no hub world, you were in THE world. Well, just a whole city but still that was wild. It also wasn't procedurally generated so it still wasn't the biggest map to date but the scale, density, variety and, most importantly, the feeling of liveliness and activity was unmatched at the time. And you can always tell when a game is big and groundbreaking because usually it spawns the term (blank) clone. Every open world driving/shooter game made afterwards was automatically labeled a GTA clone. That says a lot.
I love listening to someone complaining about the controls that i grew up eith being normal. Makes me feel so damn old
I grew up with the PS2 games and GTA IV, and I always wondered why they didn't use R2/L2 for driving before
@@rikiishitoru8885bruh, same thing. I remember the first time i played GTA 4 and i lost my shit when the acelerate button was R2
The algo brought me here, it’s very rare for a small channel to keep me reeled in, let alone for more than 30 minutes! I look forward to Vice City, San Andreas and IV! You’re all over the place like my own head, which keeps me engaged. Subbed my dude!
Hell yeah dog, glad you’re with the vibe lol
Me too, I’m a sucker for quirky GTA retrospectives (damn that’s very specific)
I was 11 when I saw GTA3 the first time. It was also the first PS2 game I ever saw. It was 2002 in my cousins house and he started the game up, drove the starter car down the bridge and immediately ran over 5 pedestrians. Upon hearing the *squish* sound I laughed uncontrollably for about 5 straight minutes. When I regained my composure I had begun my decades long love for the PS2
"I bought a PS2 to play GTA 3." This was me earlier this year. And just as you mentioned, I could play it via many different outlets. I wanted pure PS2 originality. I have been loving it!
i feel weird when people older than me never played games that i spent my whole childhood on
After 2 years the legend returnss! Loved all of your Mafia vids btw
Ayyy thanks dog, I appreciate you sticking around!
No problem! You've really improved with your editing and storytelling!@@ihavenothoughts
Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🥺 I’ve got more stuff on the way
Excellent overview with personality & lots of historical background information. As a GenX old fuck, by 2000 I was in my early 20's and thought I was done with video games. I mean we had an Atari 2600 in the house for everyone and the first console I asked for to be "mine" was an NES in 1986. I bought a Sega Genesis later on and got a PlayStation 1 after it had been out for a few years. I've always got the next generation consoles well after they've been out because by then they've had subsequent iterations released with bugs ironed out (the slim consoles, etc) and you can get the gens big AAA games used on disc or on PSN sales. In early 2002 I kept hearing talk of this "GTA 3" game from friends, etc. When I saw it in person I was blown away...it's really hard to get across how big of a leap the PS2 was. I defy people to stand 8 feet away from their big HDTV and tell the difference between a PS4 and a PS5 game...the differences are minute at best.
Great review that made me remember the rage inducing futility of some of the GTA3 missions... I've still never beat it. Subbed and going to watch the Vice City review. Keep doing work brother...
The real charm with this version is the rage-inflicted scratches on the DVD leaving to the PS2 having trouble streaming in textures as you'd drive around fast, yet all the invisible collision objects are still present.
I played this in an electronics store when it came. I was 11 and my mind was blown. I got it for christmas, without memory card. So I had to play the first few missions over and over again.. Loved it, holds a special place in my heart!
if you didnt play these games back then theres no way you can replicate that feeling and that vibe playing it today
I agree. I bought a PS2 for that very reason. I was 17. My friend begged me to go over to his house because I was on the fence with buying the ps2. He wanted me to play GTA3 and Metal Gear when they launched for the PS2. I actually remember it being a cold and cloudy day. The feeling that game gave me was crazy. After Columbine and 9/11, I remember thinking, “Is this legal to do this in a game” …I loved it for that
@@DuggieDug111crazy to think how innocent america was to most things back then considering nowadays
I remember a friend had me, and another friend sleep over. We watched the original fast and furious, and played GTA3 all night..
GTA fans trying to find excuses to gatekeep the classic games
"These new fans are never gonna understand how dark and griddy the OG were, they have to travel back to 2001 and play on PS2 with CRT, amiright?"
@@audax117 griddy? Do they even teach English anymore?
The cheat codes made this game 10/10. Dope channel m8. GTA 3 was the first game I played on ps2 at around 8-9. I never really shook the intrusive thoughts of throwing grenades into crowds since then
This was the first video I've watched from your channel and absolutely enjoyed the shit out of it. Loved your edits and sense of humor so very much, so on to the video on Vice City! Subscribed and can't wait to see more! :)
Thank you! Hope you like the rest
@@ihavenothoughts Oh I did, very much! Can't wait for more! :)
The little bit about “getting the edge” killed me lmao the look back to see if you got the edge, just to run into a wall is so relatable
"IN THE NAVY!" 😂😂😂😂😂 that shout out was too funny
There's no need to feel down
We're going to Aruba.
My TOOLBOX
@@Shushkin You can sail the seven seas
I see pain in your future!
I’m going through a health issue right now where I’m not sure of my outcome unfortunately, and your videos has been helping me through some dark nights, thank you so much for making me laugh
Hey man, I’m sorry to hear that. Glad I’m helping a bit I suppose. Hang in there my friend
@ don’t stop with your content, you have a great channel man
this video was amazing man, please continue your journey trough the series
I’m working on my next video right now, thanks for the support!
This is the only video in a while that actually made me laugh. Good job for a small channel broski
My story was that I went from GTA II to GTA III... gta 3 was amazing at its time
GTA3 is by far my favorite game because it transformed gaming FOREVER. I played GTA2 and London 69 and loved those games. Little did I know what was coming.
You're doing gaming right in my eyes. Getting hands on with the history of it. I love it
Always nice to see a fellow academic ❤️
I dunno man, I still play the OG GTA 3 to this day, it holds up a lot for me, but I guess what’s because I was there at the time.
I always loved this game, its dark and gloomy atmosphere, whenever I am feeling that type of vibe, I always think of this game as a nice place to go to. still glad it is talked about in 2024 and this is a great video you made about it, keep up the good work~
Finally someone who isn't just shitting on gta 3, a year ago i also played it on my ps2 and it was enjoyable and not as bad as people make it out to be
I expected this channel to have WAYY more subscribers after watching the video, then scrolling down to click like. Good luck, you're doing a great job with this content!
Imagine the pain I faced when I never knew I needed a memory card and I had to restart the whole game just to get bored and give up and commit war crimes......
Dude, you got a new subscriber here 😂 Damn man, that energy. Keep it up ! Haven’t laughed this hard in a while
Damn. 8 hours late. But I’m here g. 🔥 let’s get this a good video before bed.
Let’s goooo
Literally same 😴
Great fxn video. Great fxn commentary !!! I had a laugh... " so ive decided to drive my car of the bridge in the water, weeeeeee .. Just do one more thing for me my brother. After that u gonna be a made man, just do this one last thing for me my guy but it turns out BETRAYAL " haha OMG. THAT IN THE NAVY EDIT WITH ARTHUR JUST KILLED ME. i love this!
Playing for the sake of an "academic" perspective is a POV I didn't consider and I definitely agree. You echoed a lot of the issues (yet appreciation) for the game that I had.
Great video, man. Rooting for you to blow up soon.
Hey thanks! Glad you liked the video
I really enjoyed the humor, the edits, the commentary and the honest opinions lol. Great work here. Looking forward to more!
Also, please consider picking up Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories on the PS2.
You’re doing such a great job on these ones, it would be a crime for you to not play the Stories as well.
I hope your channel grows a lot, really enjoy these videos. Snappy pace, entertaining narration and a solid breakdown of the game mechanics.
Great review. And amazing, you even finished the first GTA! 🤯It was too hard to me, so I used to play it just for the fun of creating chaos.
That experience of going from 2D to 3D was like visiting the future for a 12 year old in 2001.
I respect what you’ve done here.
I have incredible memories of some of these old games, but with the way the controls were back then and how some missions were borderline impossible, it can be really, really hard to try to go back and replay them sometimes.
Yeah the controls were pretty bad and some of the missions were insanely hard lol
My favorite thing about GTA3 is the dark gritty atmosphere. And the Definitive Edition basically ruined that by making it way too bright and cartoony which is still why I prefer the original. The original PC version also fixed some of the issues you had such as allowing free aim on all weapons
Trust me: Get the original mobile versions of the GTA games (NOT the netflix definitve bullshit). Connect your phone to a TV or Monitor + use a bluetooth controller = Best way to enjoy the trilogy titles.
The Map thing was never an issue really. This was the first of it's kind really, so you spent so much time free roaming before attempting most of the missions, so you soon got to know where 8balls shop was or Marco's bistro etc.
yeah and the islands are small enough that it's easy to memorize most of the locations and routes
7:00 Rockstar sells the original pc trilogy on their website. They are buried though, so you have to look pretty hard to find them.
someone needa find a link
That monologue about San Andreas in GTA 1 had me so lost for words
Only true legends remember when Claude was called Fido
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Toni was called Fido in GTA LCS too
I recently picked up the ... definite editions. There's something to be said about the convenience of checkpoints and a somewhat helpful mini map. That said, I played the hell out the original and I'll never forget the time I got my dad to buy a copy for me as a 16 year old. He acted like such an undercover cop that day.
I know this game is dated now but when it was new it was mind blowing. I couldn't believe it. You got to figure that's why Vice city came out so quick. They knew and got better.
Homie came back almost 3 years to drop this banger
I got GTA 3 in November 2001 just after the release. It blew my mind as a kid. I played GTA 1 with my friend and then I bought GTA 2 and was kinda disappointed it was still top down. But GTA 3 was revolutionary. Then I was hyped for Vice City and I’ve bought every GTA game since.
22:04 I used to play with normal aiming as a kid, my brothers both played inverted tho and I was tired of switching it back so I actually tried inverted and yeah… now I play inverted. I probably could switch back to normal, it only took me about an hour to get used to it, and funnily enough it was Halo that I decided to try it with so this Halo 2 clip hit home.
Claude feels like a really evil, silent, psychotic, serial killer version of Mark zuckyberg. He also can not be reasoned with at all, which makes him even more horrifying.
I love that you talk like Steve Brule. Instant follow dude. Keep it coming please.
The reason Salvatore Leone tries to get rid of Claude is because the last time he trust someone he was betrayed. This "someone" was CJ by the way.
Shoehorned explanation. It wasn't planned like that, but it just makes sense after SA
@@talibong9518 It doesn't need to be planed. Most stories are not thought from beginning to the end. As long as it's not a retcon, I don't see a problem a story can't be build over time.
The first GTA I played when I was 6 years old back in the early 2000s that made me fall inlove with the GTA franchise. The only GTA I haven’t played yet is GTA 1 and GTA 5. Also about the Ped phrases, I thought when you said your favorite you were going to say “My mother’s my sister!”
The mission where you have to find all the coffee carts across 3 islands on a timer but they wouldn’t show until you were near them was insanely difficult
i had the edge until looking behind me i lost the edge words of a legand
While GTA 3 has undoubtedly aged the worst of the original 3D trilogy, I still think it's my favorite of the bunch. It was definitely a huge stepping stone for Rockstar, and led to many more great games down the line, including GTA, and all the other series of games Rockstar made.
So true
Man, you just unlocked a memory! FYI: We never used that map. We failed so many missions that we had the areas memorized 😅. Damn I feel old😅 This came out in my 11th or 12th grade year😬👴🏾
I just bought a ps2 again it was a fantastic decision
I love your style. Lol entertaining video 😂
I like to play Vice City Stories (set in 1984), Vice City (set in 1986), San Andreas (set in 1992), Liberty City Stories (set in 1998), then "3" (set in 2001) and go back around.
21:33 Lol, this is why I loved the Definitive Edition version of GTA III. Maybe an unpopular opinion, but the updates they made to this one in particular make it way more worth playing than the old PS2/XBox versions imo. For San Andreas, I still prefer the PS2 version though.
Just found this video as I just played and got to 100% on GTA III in the last few days for the first time in my life (I played it a tiny bit when I was younger with cousins, but never more than an hour or two total). I’m also a huge fan of Rockstar and got my start with San Andreas back on Xbox, then have eagerly played the hell out of IV, RDR and V. Life got in the way and so it’s on my list to get to RDR2 at some point this year before GTA VI.
That all said… holy hell you are an absolute trooper. I played the Definitive Edition and so many of the issues you experienced with controls and checkpoints have had major quality of life upgrades. I’m about to start Vice City. Can’t wait to come back and watch your vid after all is said and done for that one.
*Edit* I got excited and made this comment before finishing the video so I didn’t get to the last few minutes. 😂 it’s interesting you commented on the moodiness because I was getting this weird nostalgia feeling this week that felt off and finally clicked that the original version was just *so* different visually.
Its insane to me that there are young people who've never played the original gta trilogy.
The part when you were shooting the wrong plane make me laugh so hard HAHAHAHA
I didn’t struggle with half of what you did, but I remember the coffee stands being an absolute pain.
I feel bad for you’re childhood
Oh my god, you are fuckin hilarious XD
The way you explained Rockstars recent games and how they don’t want you to be creative, had me fuckin wheezing 🤣
Actually about the Classic Lighting only being on the phone version of the DE? Funny you should say that, a very recent update added all the fixes from the mobile version to the console versions and now EVERYBODY is basically saying the Definitive Edition has finally been fixed.
Hey thanks so much guy! Yeah definitive edition looks awesome now!
This game was incredible when it released but it was also very controversial. It was on the news with people showing concern for having such a realistic game being so violent. They showed clips of some of the worst things you could do in the game and made it out to be the worst thing on the planet. The visuals were damn good and the freedom the game gave you was quite impressive.
As a kid, my cousin gifted me his PS1 with a chinese mod chip that allowed you to play burned CD‘s and stuff.
Played GTA 2 for hours and around 6 years old I played GTA 3 on the PS2 at another cousins place and my mind was blown. I never got past the first few missions, so I restarted the game every time and just drove around Portland.
GTA III‘s feeling and ambiance remains unmatched IMO.
Why do people these days just assume that a game has to let you beat every single objective on your first run and that if you can't do it, it's somehow this huge issue? Do people actually like playing games anymore or do they just like filling in checklists?
i laughed way too hard at “michael madsen from Bounty Law”
Yep I remember being in the 6th-7th grade when this came out and we played it non stop!! San Andreas was amazing too ngl
As someone that has both the Originals and the Definitive Edition versions on consoles.
I'd only recommend the original for the aesthetics, the soundtrack (If you have the original originals), and the vibes. The only one that holds up to modern standards is GTA San Andreas.
I'd rather tell new players to get the Definitive Editions instead because, yeah the soundtrack got borked but the actual gameplay on consoles is better. GTA 3 DE actually has an in-game map. The latest patches fixed most of the issues, and the only game that ended up still suffering from the Definitive Edition woes is GTA San Andreas The Definitive Edition (that version still is a bit rough compared to the original)
Either that, or get the original PC versions any way you can.
agree, when i was younger i hated the no checkpoints in old gta games (i also had first started witht he mobile editions and then gta 5) and only actually finished the 3d trilogy on the DE editions. Now got some cracked versions of the ogs on pc and just finished vice city, cant lie if it wasnt for nostalgia due to those old mobile ports i wouldnt have come back to them.
I’m sure the pc version is the best, glad I got the original experience tho
I still remember the first time i have played GTA3, i knew the earlier version but man, i was floored! Shooting a bazooka at a bus? Running down people in sidewalk? That was the wildest game ever! you should look up "state of emergency", another crazy rockstar game that would never be approved today, also "manhunt"..... :)
nice vid! vice city is my favorite game of all time
This game really forced you to learn the layout of the city. I remember consulting the paper map quite a bit, until I memorized where everything was. Back in the day when it came out, I think it was understood that the selling point was this big open world that felt alive and so all other mechanics, such as combat, were acceptable as being half baked. Nobody would expect a game to do everything well in those days; just get the main focus down and the rest was a bonus. It's amazing today what a little time capsule this game is. It's been many years since I played it, since I lost my PS2, but I remember it fondly.
I think that checkpoints in GTA5 ruined the series, but I'll admit that letting you instantly start missions over is a nice addition for the "Definitive Edition".
Hell, I'm 38 and I remember playing the original GTA a bit. I never got to own but it saw my cousin play it and friends rented it a few times. To me back then even GTA1 was amazing for its big city with all these people and cars and the free roam. Same with GTA2, so I remember the hype and amazement when 3 came out. I had so much fun in this and Vice City in particular just exploring the city looking for hidden weapons and packages.
GTA 3 my favorit playstation game as a child. Amazing when they went from 2D to 3D 💪
I'm a gta veteran. On God I literally been playing them since the birds eye view of the game when they talked like mikey mouse in fast forward
Some things I want to comment on since I finished the game yesterday for the first time:
1) With the Espresso-2-Go mission the timer only starts if you destroy 1 stall. So what I did was find all stalls first so they are marked on the map and then destroy them 1 by 1.
2) The aiming problem you mentioned is not present on the PC version because it has free aim. (Yeah I played the PC version. I found the original GTA Complete Pack on a steam key reseller site for about 40 bucks which is relatively cheap if you take into account that these games are not available on steam anymore)
Describing the map was so SPOT ON
I have a gut feeling 'this is it', boss! Subbed. Hope you make it big! 🤙🏼
Wow! Thank you so much, I hope so too!
I like the fact that it really is captured on a PS2, you went through all the trouble for that authentic feel!
Thanks! The authenticity was very important to me for these videos
Nothing better than pushing the disc tray button and putting the disc in.
You're underrated, im subscribing
I loved Grand Theft Auto, I remember reading about in magazines and playing the demo on Computer, it was awesome, I got the full game on PSX, I remember taking out the maps on the floor and mapping out my drive to the goal. It sucked when you took the wrong bridge or similar!
Grand Theft Auto 3 I bought on launch day, it was awesome that one too!
It’s fun to watch someone get introduced to a game I love 💯
Also the way why Salvatore betrayed Claude is because a Thing because of San Andreas . You will find it out with CJ ;)
You’ve probably already figured this out because this is a six month old video, but Claude is actually named Claude officially after San Andreas. Claude actually makes a cameo in San Andreas and Catalina actually calls him Claude. I’m sure you already knew that, but hey, I just gave you my contribution in a comment form lol
Lol yes I did, thank you for your engagement
@@ihavenothoughts of course! Love your channel!
We are going to Aruba !
GTA 3 came out in 2001 on the playstation 2, i remember buying it at Blockbusters lol and was amazed by it, played it for hours and almost completed it years ago getting to 96 percent but it is hard to get to that point including all side missions, i have recently bought a copy having not played it for years
I was 11 when I started playing GTA: Vice City Stories, the first Grand Theft Auto I ever played properly, and at 12 I started playing GTA IV and then episodes from Liberty city and I was also 16 as well when Grand Theft Auto 5 was released as well.
24:41 Okay woah woah woah woah woah... Salvatore escapes when you didn't kill him from the club and he was basically in a pretty safe zone with the edge to fail your mission and you still passed?
This was anyone's dream.. how the heck did you.. o.o