[alooper21]

this is a good time to pay the tribute to rockstar games for playing all these years gta3 and vice city without buying them. by the time i had money to buy they were off the shelves. i bought a nice edition of san andreas, though and never felt sorry. now i'll sure catch up with it!

[asimov]

They're so damn cheap that fact alone should make you buy them. SA would probably be the best one to buy first, playing GTA 3 after GTA IV will be a little disspointing when you don't have the nostalgia factor.

[reform]

if you were going to play all 3 i'd still suggest playing gta3 first.

[walkover]

fyi: the printings in the trilogy box(pc version) was cut back, much thiner than the original ones.

only brochures, not like this

http://img.game.co.uk/images/productpages/325526pp.jpg

not for collectors.

[alooper21]

QUOTE (walkover @ Sep 27 2009, 16:24)

http://img.game.co.uk/images/productpages/325526pp.jpg

that's how i bought it, too, is just tooo awesome, i think i browsed that booklet 20 times, you read it once, ot twice then just gaze at the pictures or read some random page

[massrcor]

QUOTE (alooper21 @ Jun 16 2009, 02:09)

this is a good time to pay the tribute to rockstar games for playing all these years gta3 and vice city without buying them. by the time i had money to buy they were off the shelves. i bought a nice edition of san andreas, though and never felt sorry. now i'll sure catch up with it!

That was basically my exact situation. SA, then LCS, then VCS, then IV, TBoGT, TLaD.... then later I got the originals.

I just recently ventured to gamestop to get III and VC.
They're great! except the hardest thing about them are the primitive physics and controls.

Most of all you can't even get in a car near a cop without being busted, i'm going like 20 BAM! busted and drawn to a complete stop.

they are really fun and worth getting

[danjodan]

Yes,there is more to do in san andreas and vice city has great story and so does 3.
For GTA SA if you want to make the graphics look awsome there is mods that update the graphics with hi res textures and reflection.
Here is an example of San Andreas with graphics mods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-yzTHzhQlE

[onlyname]

Definately get the trilogy. GTA III, GTA VC and GTA SA were the legendary GTAs! Get it get it get it get it get it get it! But teh SA version might have some weird problems because its V2.00 and the audio gets messed up when it rains.

[ClaudeSpeed_ToniLeonefan1]

Any Grand Theft Auto trilogy that is either cheaper or just a little more expensive then the latest GTA game is a sure bargain, buy it and enjoy!!!!

[GTAgurlie1988]

You might be one of those people that can't go back. But on the off chance you are capable of getting past your addiction to higher level graphics, I'd say go for it. All three are awesome games! I'll be buying it as soon as I can afford it. I only got GTA for PC alone because it was all the local Best Buy had in stock.

[CCPD]

Definitely go for it. Those older games more than capable to hold their own. You won't be sorry.

[pyramid head]

QUOTE (Dogbreath @ Jul 28 2008, 16:03)

I just finished playing GTA 4 and am pondering buying the Trilogy pack that has GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas. Not sure if I will enjoy them though now after playing 4, especially since I have not played any of the older GTA games before I don't have any problem with older games and older graphics, I dust off old games all the time for my PC and original XBOX. I just wonder if I will be too busy noticing the the dated graphics and game mechanics to really enjoy the games in the Trilogy. I had a similar problem with Warcraft 2. It was one of my favorite games back in the day and decided to give it another play though after some friends got me into World of Warcraft. I got about 2 or 3 missions into it before I quit. The dated graphics and game play just didn't hold up anymore after I had played Starcraft, Warcraft 3, and WoW. Anyway, I'm just looking for some opinions from those of you who are familiar with the older GTA games. Do they still hold up after 7 years and GTA 4 or did I miss my window to truly enjoy those games?

Yes do buy them right now they are brilliant games that you must play, you might find them more enjoyable than GTA4 seriously though how could you not play any of the games from the trilogy over the last 9 years no offense but have you been living in a cave or something?

[farmer joe]

You Should 100% buy theese games they are brilliant. I wouldnt think twice about it.

[cyberwolf00233]

Gta 3 was the best gta of all time personally i like the graphics

[namor]

I had all five GTA games on the PS2 since they came out, yet for some strange reason I never had the time or inclination to play them for more than a few minutes at a time...far too complicated I thought.

Then, in the middle of last year I was made redundant, and over the XMas hols I was bored so popped in Vice City. Between then and now, I've completed Vice City, GTAIII, Vice City Stories, Liberty City Stories and have just completed San Andreas. Why had I not played these before, I don't know, but the sense of adventure, fun and nostalgia of the 80s and 90s has had me riveted to the TV set to the point I think I've lost the use of my legs, developed trigger finger in my right hand, and cost me a social life!!!!!

Any other game I play now on the PS2 will seem like utter disappointment. I'll have to connect up the 360 and fire up GTAIV and Episodes from Liberty City now. Not too certain whether they'll have the charm and senseof fun as the first five games. I've heard that they're too "serious"; but it'll be enjoyable to explore the all-new redesigned Liberty City.

Seriously, Rockstar should think about re-releasing the first five games on 360 and PS3 as a bundle for those that haven't delighted in the joys of the adventures of tommy, Claude and company.

[drr26]

I have got all GTA's on PS2 apart from liberty city stories, which I borrowed & completed the story

I would buy all of them, they are cheap nowadays, all have brilliant stories & people

San Andreas is probs the best as there is sooo much more to do

[Trevorwin]

Grand Theft Auto III was and remains very controversial because of its violent and sexual content.

[radioman]

QUOTE

But teh SA version might have some weird problems because its V2.00 and the audio gets messed up when it rains.

That is NOT the game, per say...It ONLY happens on XP SP3 and more specifically with Realtek HD sound cards. But, if you lower the Sound Accelleration to Basic or None, that is fixed...It does NOT happen on Vista and 7, as those do not have Sound Accelleration(unless you have Windows 7 with Beats Audio-but that is still controlled by Windows?)..This ONLY happens on the HD version of those cards with XP SP3, as I have the Original Realtek on my old XP Home laptop, and this is not a problem...Just a friendly heads up that this is NOT a problem with the game.

[Bad Girls]

I see quite a lot of people nowadays who obviously played the later Grand Theft Auto games first that claim that GTA3 is basically "sh*t" because it doesn't have as much content as Vice City, San Andreas and IV, so they obviously do not appreciate the nostalgic factor of those who played GTA3 when it came out in 2001 or at least had it as their first GTA game (like me, in 2003 when I was 10 - it formed part of my childhood). Is it dated? Of course it is. The graphics, physics, gameplay, vehicles, environment, AI etc. aren't anywhere near as good as the later installments, but it's still fun to pick up and play. Plus, I think the crap AI of the civilians makes the game even more fun. What's better than to blow up a car under a bridge and make everyone jump off or to 'push' someone in the water and make everyone go drown themselves?

GTA3 will always feel like my natural favourite, but Vice City is a close second. That game also has a great atmosphere - not that I was alive in the 80s but I feel it captures a 1980s essence really well with the amazing soundtrack, Miami setting and how they styled cars from GTA3 to make them look like typical 1980s cars, and of course the storyline.

San Andreas was great, the content was amazing and to this day I still get 'lost' exploring because I never quite learned the map off by heart, but I've always felt the storyline/theme was a massive let down. I never, ever liked CJ, he was rather soft/unbelievable for a GTA character (as is Niko to an extent) and I never liked the whole "black gangsta" thing in it, but it gets better as the game goes on as obviously you work for more people.

I think anybody that's mature enough to play GTA (not necessarily "old" enough) and enjoys sandbox games should have the pleasure of playing the GTA III trilogy. After GTA IV you may not appreciate GTA3/VC that much for the fairly dated content in both games, but if you can get over the graphics, then you'll most likely love GTA San Andreas as there's more to do in that game than IV and the environment is much bigger.

[john12]

If I would say, with year wise-1) vice city
2) san andreas
3) 3

Why? because your mind will think that how did catalina came in sa when you killed her in gta 3 and how did ken and kent paul came in vc if they were in sa. it confuse your mind. If i say, i reccomend to play gta 3 last so that ending makes your memories more good of all these games. Afterwards, go to gta4 era, i am starting with gta chinatown wars in ds and i think i will start with gta 5 after the realese, not gonna play gta 4. I can't give the answer why. anyway, why would anyway would again see liberty city after playing gta 3. i myself completed gta 3 10 times. i only have pc and ds. i started playing gta's at the age of 9.