Ugly as sin, ai aupscaled claymation lookin disgrace of a remaster. If people ever ask me for a prime example of a remaster done wrong, I'm pointing to the GTA trilogy in general.

Put the og games back on store fronts, Rockstar.

They can patch the whole "Definitive" trilogy as much as they like, but it'll never be the best way to play these games.

GTA III: Definitive Edition brings the classic back, but you can definitely feel the game's age now. The updated graphics look better than the original, but the controls still feel like driving a tank on roller skates. The animations are a bit... nostalgic, to put it nicely.

The missions? Well, they're really quite basic. You drive from point A to point B, do something, and then drive back. It's kind of like “coffee run” in game design. You can tell the ideas were fresher back then, but today the tasks often feel like an endless loop of repetition.

Despite all that, GTA III is still fun – even if it feels a bit dated now. The updated textures and lighting effects make it visually appealing, but the real fun comes from the chaotic freedom it still offers. Sure, it's not the smoothest experience, but who needs a Ferrari when you can drive through the streets in a tank?

All in all: 7/10, because it’s still GTA III, but there are definitely moments that will make you chuckle – or wonder what Rockstar was thinking.

Buggy but overall a decent way to play this game today. A lot of the flaws are just leftovers from the original version, which I have played previously so I'm less critical of those things. There are a lot of great additions that get overlooked by a lot of people, like a genuine aiming system or a map screen. Little modernisations that are taken for granted now but weren't a thing originally in this game. I wish they didn't rely so much on AI to upscale assets as there are a fair few textures that look terrible as a result, but it's better than nothing. Performance is also not particularly inspiring for a relatively light game visually.

But it's GTA III in a fully playable state, so go ham if it's on sale.

This game is too bad and boring, the worst GTA game ive ever played.
i tried to complete it 100% completion but i couldnt, you might miss some missions if u complete a certain mission in a different order.
Paramedic mission is a whole another suffering, if u looking for the 100% completion first thing you gotta do is completing the paramedic mission cause gangs get stronger and stronger with missions and you will suffer for hours trying to finish it, and the time is so tight in this mission.
The graphics is bad, many glitches and bugs. This game is a definitive edition of the old game but i feel like nothing changed just some small details.
I bought the trilogy bundle only for Vice City and San Andreas, but this game is an absolute garbage and I dont recommend anyone to play it.

At it's current state, I would definitely recommend playing GTA 3 The Definitive Edition Vs the Original.

PROS:
Better Graphics.
Quality of Life Improvements (Ex. Being able to fire your weapon while moving).

CONS:
Collision Physics - You hit something or get hit and you get ejected to outer space.
Street/Car lights are blinding in Ultra had to set it to Low but still looks good.

espresso 2 go almost made me ragequit

now this game is playable after 4 years some refinement had and bug fix has improved the gameplay.

Too old and outdated, feel like the beta for Vice City!

I love the GTA series but the timed missions are so bad. I will not be playing 3 its outdated and has the worst missions i have ever seen.