GTA III: The Definitive Edition - OUT NOW

[Lioshenka]

4 hours ago, REVENGE777 said:

something of this drastic of a caliber change.

It's too early to tell. R* have released so little about the game that it's open to different interpretations. You have high expectations based on the R* statement, I just think it's going to be GTA 3 packed with mods. We'll just have to wait for the screenshots and videos and see then.

[REVENGE777]

2 hours ago, Lioshenka said:

It's too early to tell. R* have released so little about the game that it's open to different interpretations. You have high expectations based on the R* statement, I just think it's going to be GTA 3 packed with mods. We'll just have to wait for the screenshots and videos and see then.

My expectations are pretty low. Updated controls and visuals overhauled and brought into the 21st century. Idk how those expectations are high. If it was the same as the mobile ports for the 10th anniversary, we would’ve seen sh*t a long time ago

[Mr.ClaudeFan]

I really, really hope methods to obtain special vehicles weren't fixed lmao. I'm dreading having to get the bulletproof Cheetah again

[Zello]

I hope LCS is part of the package somehow. From everything we've seen leaked It's not but I hope it is.

[Lizard_8]

People say they want a normal Dodo, but I'd rather want to stay with previous variation, because at least Dodo had its charm.

[benceNyiri]

Hereby I challenge Rockstar with my mod

Who's gonna win? Will the official release be better? What do you think?

 

 

[Earthbound]

6 hours ago, benceNyiri said:

Hereby I challenge Rockstar with my mod

Brave.

[_iPhaze]

I was just thinking, I wish that they would add something like Halo done in the past.  The push of a button you could go back to the original game, or play it and in an updated remastered. I'm not sure what they call it, I guess it's called seamless game transitions?

[Karl_Esto]

Perhaps it might be not possible or not planned at all but I would of like to see, what would the Staunton Island &  Shoreside Vale safehouses interiors look like, plus let us visit Luigi's Sex Club 7 & Kenji's Casino, since we never got to visit them inside. Like that would be one of my wishes for the DE of this game.

[Dom.]

I really hope the Dodo doesn't get changed. It's iconic.

 

 

22 hours ago, benceNyiri said:

Hereby I challenge Rockstar with my mod

Who's gonna win? Will the official release be better? What do you think?

 

 

Overly reflective wet roads does not equal better graphical quality.

Edited October 18, 2021 by LeakyLine

[Lizard_8]

On 10/15/2021 at 6:28 PM, lefantome said:

Bring back Darkel!

 

I can only imagine if Rockstar would seriously bring back the Darkel, it would look like Hot Coffee V.2 with no doubt.

[_iPhaze]

It would be cool if they added the friends feature to this game too, where I could call up the other characters and go and do things with them, whether it be a killing spree or grabbing some Burger shot. I always wanted to go and pick up 8-ball. Since his hands are all messed up, I'll drive, brother. Maybe we can hit the hospital and have those checked.

[CynicalMexican]

5 hours ago, _iPhaze said:

It would be cool if they added the friends feature to this game too, where I could call up the other characters and go and do things with them, whether it be a killing spree or grabbing some Burger shot. I always wanted to go and pick up 8-ball. Since his hands are all messed up, I'll drive, brother. Maybe we can hit the hospital and have those checked.

 

I kinda want this too.

 

It makes the most sense in San Andreas given all the miscellaneous activities. Imagine being able to invite Sweet, Zero, etc. with new dialogue lines.

[DODI3OG]

5 hours ago, _iPhaze said:

It would be cool if they added the friends feature to this game too, where I could call up the other characters and go and do things with them, whether it be a killing spree or grabbing some Burger shot. I always wanted to go and pick up 8-ball. Since his hands are all messed up, I'll drive, brother. Maybe we can hit the hospital and have those checked.

Yeah, right. The trilogy would be more fun if we could go out with friends every now and then. Maybe they can make it work without adding dialogue for those conversations when you pick them up....

[Lunar_Twisted]

I would not be surprised if they get rid of the loading screens when traveling between islands. Hopefully we get some teaser screenshots soon. I hope they change the police cars back to blue like in the pre-release.

[Bloodytears1666]

13 hours ago, CynicalMexican said:

 

...new dialogue lines.

 

Monologues mostly

[lazloisdavrock]

So glad this game is getting the attention it deserves for its 20th birthday. 

[_iPhaze]

8 hours ago, lazloisdavrock said:

So glad this game is getting the attention it deserves for its 20th birthday. 

 

I agree, I'm very excited to see this release. These games mean a lot to me.

 

... Oh and I hope my friends are still hanging out down here. I wonder if they're going to have the same hidden packages. If these people are not even in the game I might puke.

 

Edited October 20, 2021 by _iPhaze

[benceNyiri]

On 10/18/2021 at 8:20 PM, LeakyLine said:

 

Overly reflective wet roads does not equal better graphical quality.

Haha no, indeed. However, according to the storyline there's some heavy rainfall during the intro. That stays on the road for a while, but it soaks up eventually - as you can see later in the video. 

 

 

Also, there's a little bit more to it:

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𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥:

- heat haze effect around hot surfaces, for eg: vents, fire, damaged car, etc.

- cascaded screen-space ambient occlusion

- improved per-pixel lens flare

- roads get wet after rain and puddles form (yay) and will eventually soak up, and for eg. it will soak up much faster when it's sunny than when it's cloudy, and puddles get real-time rain splashes

- rain is more visible around lights and is smaller

- thunder/lightning adds dynamic light to all objects/peds/vehicles

- flamethrower can burn the ground

- gunshots leave marks on the ground

- blood pools of dead peds reflect light and other objects

- explosions leave a burn on the ground

- all vehicles and peds receive light from all sources

- weapons and explosions emit light now

- I've modelled and added random trash on the street (for eg. Punk Noodles boxes and Sprunk)

- I've modelled a bunch of grass patches and scattered it across the map, also added more vegetation in general

- vegetation is animated accordingly to the current windiness

- dynamic variance shadows (not just peds and vehicles, but also buildings cast realtime shadows) and it's also affected by the weather (for eg. it's less prominent shadows when it's cloudy)

- improved firetruck water cannon (transparent and refractive water)

- added window lights at night that turn on at random times

- added a lot of (far) lights, for eg. on top of buildings and all lights are visible across the map, but also animated ones around the red light district clubs, etc.

- added a lot of road texture variations with a custom non-repeating texture algorithm: road cracks and chewing gum/newspapers on the road

- high (cirrus) clouds will appear when it's getting cloudy after sunny weather

- all road surfaces reflect light (sun, lamps, fire/explosion) per-pixel properly

- all water surfaces have proper reflections and refraction

- improved explosions: flying debris, lights, etc.

- pickups (health, armor, bribes, adrenaline, etc.) have a custom full-screen animation

- the car you drive will emit light that reflects off surfaces per-pixel

- many objects have custom reflections that reflect light in a special way

- very distant objects (like the mountains in the background) appear blurry

- rampages have a custom full-screen animation

- blood on screen when player gets hit

- tiles are reflective in subways

- fire hydrants will make a puddle of water if crashed

- all weapons reflect lights too

- etc. etc. + all features from re3, like free cam, water splashes on screen and no loading between islands of course

𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲:

- gangs react better to threats (for eg. if a gang member is attacked then nearby gang cars will chase you as well)

- taxis can have lights on - people get into empty taxis

- random ambulances are added, they deliver injured people to the hospital in portland

- police cars may chase other peds

- there are passengers in cars etc. etc.

 

[loseruser]

I can only hope that the GTAV controls rumor is hinting only at control schemes and not gameplay, and hope it can be toggled back to classic mode if preferred. Spent way more time with the classic control schemes than the new ones in the HD universe. I certainly hope that rumor does not hint that they'll be adding ragdolls and a 'take cover' button like GTAV's gameplay. These universes are too far apart to work together and I trust Rockstar are smart enough to know that these old games are quite untouchable. I do quite like the static camera and movement/animations and barebones physics engine. I can only expect they'll control and behave exactly as their originals just look much prettier, and actually launch and be playable into the distant future without having to patch them.

 

Hard to say what if anything could be added to these games. I don't think they need anything more. No new missions, no new content, no multiplayer. They're finished packages. I am however excited to see what the "You weren't supposed to be able to get here" sign is going to look like this time.

 

I also fully expect III's radio stations to be untouched. Vice City and San Andreas' radio are kind of a wrap. I don't at all expect to hear Billie Jean etc. in these games again, unless Rockstar really wants to fork the cash over out of pocket to license them again. I see these remasters in very little light as a passion project, more as an attempt to wring some more cash out of these old games to please Take Two shareholders since they have not released anything in a fair amount of time, but they do have grand opportunity here to surprise us. Time will tell.

[Acidify]

Windows 10?! Ha, I'm still running on Windows XP! Is it finally the time to upgrade 

[Donald Lov]

Here's hoping Mr.Love's fate after a mysterious disappearence will at the very least be hinted at if not directly revealed. Though, if you're familiar with the figure who served as primary inspiration for Donald, it's not that hard to imagine #LOVE2024

[Lioshenka]

On 10/18/2021 at 10:59 PM, _iPhaze said:

It would be cool if they added the friends feature to this game too, where I could call up the other characters and go and do things with them, whether it be a killing spree or grabbing some Burger shot. I always wanted to go and pick up 8-ball. Since his hands are all messed up, I'll drive, brother. Maybe we can hit the hospital and have those checked.

 

Yu vont to go bowling?

[_iPhaze]

Lol, it was only a matter of time before someone posted the bowling comment. I wouldn't mind if that was an Easter egg, but the whole friend's future would be interesting, could be I mean. Especially to get more of a backstory from those characters.

[Jimmy]

1 hour ago, Notorious_Jack said:

Here's hoping Mr.Love's fate after a mysterious disappearence will at the very least be hinted at if not directly revealed. Though, if you're familiar with the figure who served as primary inspiration for Donald, it's not that hard to imagine #LOVE2024

I highly doubt anything would change in the canon/plot as this remaster is basically an engine upgrade to bring the game onto newer tech/standards. I wouldn't mind some easter eggs from HD Era though.

[_iPhaze]

From the list of the trailer I am 50/50, it looks as expected, but yes it is still too early to make any judgment. Now I am wondering are the pedestrians going to have ragdoll physics? Same with the player? Either way I'm going to purchase it, because I'm a huge fan. Hell, I am playing GTA III now. 

[stayprivee]

They better bring back the classic death squish sound, it’s so iconic. 
 

 

[_iPhaze]

4 hours ago, chrometokyo said:

They better bring back the classic death squish sound, it’s so iconic. 
 

 

 

Oh man, this absolutely has to still be part of the game. Another thing I would love to see is once in awhile you would run one over and he would be bent like a U shape. Next time this happens I'll snap a quick photo of it cracks me up every time. It's like the tire snaps the bottom of their spine and their legs and head are sticking up.

[GTAKid667]

Just been listening to the song "Grand Theft Auto" that appears on Lips 106 (and of course is the theme song of the first game!) and it reminded me that the ESRB description for the game includes the lyrics from the song as an example of a profanity:

7 hours ago, Spider-Vice said:

 

But of course players of the original will know that in the game Lips 106 and Head Radio feature censored versions of their tracks. Does this perhaps indicate we're going to get the uncensored versions in DE?

[Yinepi]

On 10/18/2021 at 2:59 PM, _iPhaze said:

It would be cool if they added the friends feature to this game too, where I could call up the other characters and go and do things with them, whether it be a killing spree or grabbing some Burger shot. I always wanted to go and pick up 8-ball. Since his hands are all messed up, I'll drive, brother. Maybe we can hit the hospital and have those checked.

Problem with this is that Claude has no friends. 8-Ball isn't Claude's friend, in fact 8-ball betrayed Claude by putting a bomb in a car.