Ah, GTA3... the game that accidentally brought me back to MOTU. I've commented about the game feeling weird. They fixed the Vigilante glitch from GTA3 where you paused next to the target and the target would get off the car, making Vigilante a bit harder. I gave up on Ambulance missions, because, it's too freaking hard to beat without cheats... but I'm getting ahead of myself... let's do the usual review. I'll use the 10 point system because videogames
Graphics:
One shouldn't expect PS4 graphics here. Sure there are upgraded elements, but it doesn't look as good as say, GTAV for PS4.
Here's a YouTube video showcasing the difference in graphics.
They're decent... almost first third of the PS3 era.Taking in consideration that this is a PS2 game, I give it a 7.0
Sounds and Music:
So, GTA3 kept ALL the tracks intact. Even Flashback FM kept the entire Scarface Playlist.
To my knowledge No Voice Actors were replaced and none were brought back to redo lines.
10.0
Controls:
Here the game shows its age. Being the first 3D game of the series, meant it experimented with some things that were polished or changed on further games. I tried both classic and modern controls and my brain gets confused. Muscle memory sometimes goes to the opposite version. You can notice how rough thongs were in GTA 3 in conparison to the more responsive GTAV.
6.5
Gameplay:
Open world game with rudimentary melee fighting and gunplay. Rudimentary driving and let's not talk about flying... fucking Dodo!! You'd have to sell your left testicle to Satan to fly that thing.
Holy Ass crackers!! It actually flies!! Back on topic: So you were betrayed and left for dead by your psycho now Ex-girlfriend... she kinda broke up with you with a shotgun to your chest. Wade through Liberty City's underworld, wreaking chaos amongst the criminal gangs and organizations in your quest for revenge... Whoops! Got ahead of myself here... Escort missions, fetch quests, asssassinations you name it. But more often than not these missions will have things like: unforgiving time limits, paper vehicles that need to be undamaged, moronic AI partners with suicidal tendencies. Also, everything is rough, since it's the first 3D game and Rockstar was experimenting a lot here. So I have to give it a 7.5
Fun Factor:
Despite it being VERY ROUGH around the corners and having some Unforgiving Missions:
Espresso 2 Go
S.A.M.
Kingdom Come
Grand Theft Auto
Rigged to Blow
The Exchange...
Fuck The Exchange with a rusty spoon... I just can't beat it without cheating... I can't use cheats, because that blocks the trophies. While I don't care about reaching Platinum in every game, I kinda want to beat them the first time without cheating to obtain the most trophies possible.
Despite the high level of frustration that the game brings forth, it IS quite fun on the stuff that gives you some leeway... 8.0
Overall:
Nostalgia goggles did a huge number on the game. It's a lot clunkier than ai remembered. A lot harder too... then again, on PS2 I abused of the cheats or my little disc friend called Codebreaker. Despite all that, the game gets a 7.8 as its final score. It's good, just not as good as I remembered. In addition that the Remaster has a couple of issues on its own
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