YouTube’s ENXGMA and Real KeV3n have shared two videos, detailing most of the graphical differences between the original and the remastered versions of GTA 3, GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas.
As we can see, the remasters feature better view distance, a better lighting system, and better textures. Moreover, they pack better 3D models (even for some environmental objects), and gorgeous reflections.
Now as I’ve already said, the new cartoonish look of the characters is debatable. Some will like it while others will hate it. However, Rockstar has added more polygons to all of the main characters. As such, they won’t look as blocky as in the original games. And yes, all of them have now proper hands.
What’s also pretty amazing here is that Rockstar has added new assets and textures to a lot of buildings. Not only that, but the remasters appear to have volumetric fog, as proper rain effects.
What this ultimately means is that GTA Trilogy The Definitive Edition is more than a re-release. In fact, it appears to be one of the best remasters we’ve seen to date, and the visual difference between the original and the remastered versions is huge.
Grand Theft Auto Trilogy The Definitive releases on November 11th.
Enjoy!
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Nice find, definitely quite a bit in improvement. I hope that with all those changes it can give us better and more mods. Especially with higher memory and all those things. The only problem I see are the devs have only published mobile games, and one sh*tty pc game. This is a source of concern for me. And they are a bit woke, to put it mildly. So I hope modders can restore the triggered shenanigans they took out.
ahahhahaha jew
I’ll need to see how much of the games they censored before considering a purchase. Especially since I already own the games…
Then don’t buy it
That’s the idea, champ.
physical switch release and i might consider it
Looks great!
I hope the game size won’t explode.
But it’s censored
who cares ? coz we spend all of our time staring at minute details like pixelated nipples covered with tape in GTA 3 and vice city, what a buncha weirdos lol
Censored is censored. It doesn’t matter what they removed the point is they removed it and then made all the original versions disappear.
If we use your attitude and thought process then we also need to censor every movie made before 2010.
In 2030 we will need to bump that up to 2015.
It never ends. You can’t judge the past by the morals and values of the present. That doesn’t mean you try and change the past.
Hell re4 VR was also censored for no good reason. “Modern audience” my a*s. The people they are making these changes for don’t even play games let alone buy them.
how do you know?
how so ? this is new info for me what is censored ?
In vice city one of the characters has a confederate flag on his shirt. It has been replaced with a cartoon skull and bones.
Well . . Lets hope we can mod it back
Do we have any info on whether they actually censored something beyond removing the radio channels?
Still they dont deserve a penny for messing with modders and mods
If you like their games, you buy them. Otherwise, don’t.
Mods and modders are fantastic, and great for the PC community. But that’s not a primary focus of game devs.
stop talking sense, that doesn’t belong on this site!
Translation: I am a console peasant couch jockey too stupid to know how to use the PC. I also have misplaced brand loyalty because of my low self-esteem.
I’ve played on PC longer than you’ve probably been alive lmfao.
I’m sorry differences in opinion cause your IQ to plummet.
Want to bet? I’m your step-daddy b*tch.
I like their games but i dont like how they hunted down decades old mods and legally threatened modders to try to secure the sales of this remaster
I agree with you there.
Take2 are scumbags with how aggressively they go after user generated content.
But imo I buy games if I like them. If it’s a game I really care about modding (like Skyrim for example) then I factor in how the developer treats modders into the purchasing decision.
They also censored these games
Excellent, day one buy.
Looks better then I expected. Definitely would be interested replaying after all these years…. but really don’t have any interest buying this on rockstar launcher :/
I will take the free version.
Of course it will look better than the originals. The originals were released 3000 years ago. Still the remarster looks like crap for 60 euros..
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a7c49c8699e2278cc9e60070fb1b5492881158a31461ebf3cd70f497dd332c45.jpg
wouldnt it be great if they released the psp games as well as dlc?
Will play only if it’s totally moddable.
I’m okay with those textures and models, but lighting and “color palette” are really atrocious.
San Andreas in particular is totally messed up.
It has some good potential if we can mod it. (and eventually uncensor it if necessary)
Kinda looks like Saints Row, now.
What an abomination
impressive 360 graphics.
lol still looks better than the new saints row.
Welcome to The Sims 4.
I hope modders can replace those ugly main Character face. I think George Michael fit for Tommy vercetti face..
I think the windows just have better texture now, I doubt they’re see through.
actually amazing post including legit criticism.
definitive doesnt look definitive to me, they should have called it remastered edition. gta sa sadly lost its atmosphere. the orange haze always was a gfunk style perfectly fitting the games thematics. lost atmosphere and aesthetics, gained graphics as expected and explained well.
yes i always wanted a edition where one can switch around between pc and ps2 era looks, but instead with every iteration of gta sa releases it got less like the original. same with vice city. its quite the shame. they also dampened the filter on deus ex human revolution back with the directors cut, thankfully that only dampened it, not entirely removed it. many are pissed off about filters or color schemes, but if they fit the mood and dont destroy the rest, one can always tweak them rather than get rid of them, or make em toggleable. but the big issue nowadays is, devs dont give many options.
PS2 color sucks. PC did it right.
PC looks much better. PS2 version has evening lighting like it’s 18:29, not 14:29 – that’s why I hate it. PC has it correct.
You just have nostalgia of playing PS2 version on CRT TV, doesn’t mean we should’ve stuck with that worst version.
P.S. This 2021 demake >>> PS2 version.
And many people disliked it. You can continue playing PS2 ver. and we’ll be playing PC one. Only we don’t preach to you and don’t mod PS2 version to be like PC.
The Orange Hue fits the game, its more California 90’s.
Yeah I know it’s 2021, but I didn’t make this, okay? ?
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The models are really off, i would take the low-poly original models rather than these
All those “upgrades” look like smearing expensive makeup on an old meth-loving hooker.
Definitive Edition? More like Definetly Sh1t3 Edition.
to all the below IQ80s out there: remaster. gimme all your money ahahahaha
Can always rely on people complaining here.
***amazing graphical improvements***
Make a post about teletubbies tomorrow if you’re a hostage with a gun to the head. Cause I dunno how could you write it otherwise.
How much is RockStar paying you?
Definitive Edition? More like Definetly Sh*t Edition.
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