Interestingly, this happens in one other re-release: the mobile version. For example, hedges are now solid objects, which cut off a lot of the shortcuts I used as a kid, and when falling into water from a great height in this newer version of San Andreas, you don’t sink then submerge (as you do in the original game) but just land on the surface. Plus, you’ll find numerous subtle cut corners in development, which still hurt a helluva lot. It also covered up some minimal shapes and textures in the distance, which are obvious now. With the multiple biomes of San Andreas, it feels like you’re exploring a glorified battle royale map. It all helped each game feel bigger in scale, but once removed in this remaster, the illusion is broken. In the original games, fog was utilised to mask the older consoles’ technical limitations, but at the time, Rockstar went the extra mile and designed its maps around the fog. I don’t need to list these issues, as the GTA subreddit is already doing a great job of cataloging everything.Īs for draw distance, the strange decision has been made to eliminate all the distance fog, so you can see the entire map from wherever you are. Character models vary from contorted monstrosities to downright hilarious-looking NPCs, and texture upgrades come with a tonne of spelling mistakes.
Let’s test Zelnik’s “take the time to do the very best job we can” line, as it’s become more and more apparent that the visual upgrades have been run through some AI upscaling without any human interaction to double-check its work. This is supposed to be the “definitive edition” of the classic Grand Theft Auto trilogy, but that claim, along with Zelnick's comments earlier this year, wouldn’t even pass Maury’s lie detector test from the The Maury Show. We’ve already covered the glitches that can be fixed with updates and continual QA testing to find and squash other bugs, but let’s talk about something all the more problematic. I watched the trailer, read all of the marketing spiel, and got just as excited as you -but what did we really get? (Image credit: Rockstar Games) False advertising killed the radio star In the first hour of each of these games, I watched Tommy (and his sausage fingers that would make even Prince Charles blush) get yeeted across Vice City by a lamppost Cesar channel his inner Salad Fingers with some nightmare fuel-level digita along with Ryder’s mutilated skeleton in San Andreas and Claude go through some kind of “Honey, I Shrunk The Kids” adventure as he emerged from a safehouse at half the size. “Did the QA team even get to touch this game before it was released to the public?” That’s the question I found myself asking on numerous occasions. The team created something special 20 years ago, and going back to play these three classic GTA titles helps you realise that- for about 10 minutes. The promise of “GTA V style controls” is not fulfilled anywhere near as much as Rockstar’s promotional material claims. Sure, some cracks are starting to show - shooting in Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City is still cumbersome and swimming still feels like steering a small boat in San Andreas. Going back to these worlds helps you realise just how ahead of its time the core gameplay in these titles was.
From auto-saving progress and the chance to immediately restart a failed mission (albeit with no mid-mission checkpoints), to the weapon and radio station wheels, alongside the highlighted mini-map route to your next destination, all of this is appreciated. If you played the old games, you’ll feel right at home with the arcade controls and appreciate the small quality-of-life adjustments.
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