The voice acting is simply amazing. Unlike most video games, much of the voice acting is done by fairly famous names, including Joe Pantoliano, Michael Rapaport, Kyle MacLachlan... Each delivers some of the best voice acting found in anything animated, let alone video games.
This game was an industry changer!! In 2024, I don't understand why this game is shaded when compared to Vice City & San Andreas. Even with a silent main antagonist, it takes zero away from this experience. Skip the "definitive edition" version. This original version just has a certain character when played in its original form. The ONLY knock that I'd give, are certain "quality of life" controls. Otherwise, don't short this game.
The end-all, be-all of console action games. Period...For me GTA3 is the best action game I have ever played on a console system and I highly recommend it to adults (the intended audience of this game) who know the difference between good and evil.
Adding to the frustration is the fact that your targeting system is practically useless, and the vehicle physics model is annoyingly floaty. [Jan 2002, p.78]
The first time I saw Grand Theft Auto III, I realized two things:
One, I absolutely had to buy a Playstation 2 - just to play this game.
Two, this game was unlike any I'd ever seen before, and was going to change everything (this turned out to be pretty accurate).
While it hasn't aged that well, due to the improvements with how open-world games are made (framerates, draw distance, etc.), I'll rate this on how I considered this when it released, as I feel that's only fair.
The open world of Liberty City and its different areas, each populated with both civilians and members of certain gangs or criminal organizations is a stroke of genius. It makes the world feel alive and reactive to your presence. If you're at odds with that gang, they open fire on you upon seeing you, and this can negatively affect your ability to complete missions if you have to travel through enemy territory.
There are a lot of different ways of making money - driving taxis, completing jobs for criminals, and delivering emergency vehicles to the crane by the docks - and, while the only way to spend your money is on armor and firepower, back then it didn't really matter and was a lot of fun. (I mention this because with more recent iterations you can actually buy other items like clothing or vehicles).
The voice actors list for this game include Joe Pantoliano and Michael Madsen, among others, and they actually did a great job portraying their respective roles. While the silent protagonist is meant to portray the player (you), this was later changed in sequels to give the character more agency in the story (more impact and so they would seem less like a doormat).
The gameplay was decent for the time (but it did improve with every iteration), and despite some missions being more difficult than others, the entire game could be completed without the use of cheats if you actually put forth an effort.
There are a number of games that have changed the landscape and, without a doubt, GTA III is one of them.
I remember watching my best friend play this game when it came out and being mesmerized with how badass and innovative it was. Taking control of a character who commits crimes for the mafia and other gangs… and you’re the protagonist? Blew my mind.
Playing this game now… it was nostalgic for me. However, I realized quickly that GTA III probably ranks at the bottom of the series (not including GTA I or II). The graphics are very block-ish with some rendering issues that show throughout the game where textures struggle to blend in time with the frame rate. The controls are also something that, while you can understand over time and grasp quickly, they could be much better.
Here are my bigger gripes with this game. One, Claude can’t swim? So any time you may accidentally drive into the water or mistime a jump, you’re dead. Which brings me to the second flaw: if you die in a mission, you don’t get to retry that mission. No. You wake up at the hospital (or police station, if you’re arrested), and you need to backtrack to the source of the mission and do it all over again. I found this to be very time-consuming, and I’m so glad they fixed this in upcoming games.
Overall, this game can be fun - whether you want to play the story or cause mayhem for the thrill of it. I think GTA III is a really good game, but not as great as I remembered it being as a kid.
Graficos para su epoca: 7/10 los personajes les faltan dientes y tienen manos con dedos pegados
Jugabilidad: 8/10 un apuntado automatico porque aun no habian juegos que adapten bien los shooters en consolas asi que fue bien implementarlo
Mapa: Mundo abierto 9/10
Misiones: 7/10 estan entretenidos
El juego esta bueno pero envejecio mal por sus posteriores entregas por eso un 7
L'un des premiers jeux en monde ouvert mais malheureusement aussi... l'un des pires ! on passera sur le fait que le jeu soit bien moche -y compris pour son époque- mais pas les graves problèmes de maniabilité ! en effet, GTA3 se manie comme une merde à pied, comme si chez Rocktarte, on avait pas (encore) compris comment faire un TPS correctement... c'est pourtant pas la mer à boire mais ils n'y arrivent pas... et d'ailleurs ils n'y sont jamais arrrivés par la suite... ou les suites !
Ainsi, par exemple, lorsqu'on veut regarder avec le stick droit, le jeu passe en vue subjective ! c'est putain de n'importe quoi... et pendant qu'on vise, de gros crochets entourent les cibles qu'il faut faire défiler manuellement ! aucun réticule à l'écran, aucune visée libre... évidemment. De toute évidence, GTA3 est un TPS foiré, foireux et injouable ! D'ailleurs, alors que la conduite reste tout-à-fait correcte, le problème de la vue se repose en voiture : trop zoomée et brutale avec le stick droit !
Ce n'est pas le pire (même si ça y contribue) car par ailleurs le ton général du jeu très caricatural est souvent pénible, toutes les voix sont en amerloque (caricatural) avec plein de gros mots pour faire genre (ou style ?) et côté "soins", c'est juste... "va te faire foutre". De toute façon, en cas d"échec, le jeu ne pardonne rien et n'a prévu aucun checkpoint : il a juste prévu "va te faire foutre" en te téléportant à l'hosto ou chez les flics, en te piquant une partie de ton fric et en te piquant... toutes tes armes !
Il faudra donc recommencer la mission du début bien sûr, ce qui veut dire bien pire que cela en fait : repartir de l'hosto, aller racheter un flingue, aller voir le con qui te donne la mission,puis aller sur le lieu de la mission... ; sinon recharger carrément la sauvegarde d'avant, ce qui implique d'avoir encore ses armes mais de se retaper le trajet jusqu'au con, puis d'aller sur le lieu de la mission etc...
De toute façon, GTA3 ne sauvegarde jamais tout seul et il faut régulièrement retourner à la planque pour simplement... sauvegarder. On croit rêver... Pour le reste, trop de missions en temps limité et de scripts destinés à te les briser menues afin de te faire recommencer une quantité de missions de merde hallucinante...
Je mets 2 quand même pour la ville, les radios et la conduite des bagnoles, arcade mais bien faite ! c'est tout ce qu'ils ont jamais réussi à bien faire : la conduite dans leurs villes de merde...
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