Grand Theft Auto III PS2 Review

[@Mangombage]

This is oddly satisfying to witness a review from back when the game was released, this game without a doubt changed the gaming industries look on video games.

[@ihatemyjob9502]

ground breaking just like the matrix film (1999)

[@Threeprosgames]

True youtube and social media didn't exist when this happened good times

[@gamingchannelA1]

They did such a good job they created a matrix

[@LuckyGreenGamer]

Claude's voice actor was great

[@Homeslice-op3kn]

Reaper Flix huh?

[@zofalipaslajda]

@@Homeslice-op3kn it was a joke, man.

[@adriansimpson652]

😂

[@PeaksEdit]

@Clyde Speed claude speed is from gta 2 Claude is gta 3

[@PeaksEdit]

Only grunts ugh!

[@KaneRobot]

Jeff using the worst "ill" to describe things in the game.

[@McDouchebag22]

I too would describe this game as a lot iller

[@Robby1990-q8i]

lol at people ripping on jeff for using the word ill

[@geneticallysuperior6738]

This review is so early 2000s, I love it.

[@jk-474]

Jeff went with the Eminem bleach blonde look here 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MBM1117727]

It's so ill!

[@tomivalkonen1343]

One of the best moments in gaming for me when this came out. This review hyped me up so much. I was already huhe fan of GTA and GTA2 but GTA3 was on another level. 😎✨🍻

[@cronodoug]

The feeling of discovery and innovation of seeing something like this 20 years ago is not the same today. Today it only matters to know if the game will not be destroyed by microtransactions like the current crap.

[@TheCodedtestament]

The fact is, GTA III is the video game equivalent of Nirvana's Nevermind. This is the one that broke the mold and changed the entire industry. Love it or hate it, you have to appreciate the fact that GTA III is just as important as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Pac-Man or Space Invaders.

[@werdle92]

Nirvana was trash

[@malletUsergaming]

@@werdle92 your opinion vs the whole world

[@philosophicalmousetrap]

The difference is that GTA 3 was good

[@akcjaxd7863]

Guys keep in mind, this review was recorded before KZbin went online, before facebook, 9/11 was still very fresh topic, Apple was on Microsoft's life support, and a lot of people in most developed parts of the world like North America and Europe still didn't have access to the internet.

[@hellinterface6721]

GTA 3 came out in 2001 bud. A lot of people in the "developed" parts of the would you are talking about actually had broadband by then. If you didn't have at least dial up internet around that time you were either completely out of the loop or just poor af.

[@folksurvival]

​@@hellinterface6721False.

[@acetown2263]

@@hellinterface6721 My little town in Canada never got broadband until 2004/5 and a lot of people didn't bother with dialup before that. My family had it, but our use was pretty limited since my parents used the phone often and we couldn't have both in use lol.

[@estertreier2779]

They had an access to the Internet back in 2001 in Europe lol.

[@MrWolfSnack]

00:42 "Iller" I remember that slang!

[@ogbee9690]

gta 3 is still amazing tbh. that classic atmosphere can't be beat

[@Monumentum616]

Eminem has really let himself go.

[@mryagami8448]

You gotta lose yourself....

[@CarlJohnson-st3zp]

AM fat shady yes am the fat shady

[@thebiglebootski357]

M&M

[@denimchicken104]

Not so slim shady

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

Awesome to see this, unbelievable to see how ''old'' this review already looks, the quality the cars on the street.. Awesome though, really awesome. I was like 9 in 2001 didn't play Gta 3 or even know Gta untill 2004, best time of my life when i found out about it. I bought a Ps2 and gta3 as soon as i could!

[@AyaxTelemonio]

Good times, old times

[@karlmanning2603]

This game sounds like it can continue to be a successful franchise.

[@GcD9179]

Yeah but it's gonna be many many years before we see part IV. What will they do in the meantime?

[@TheMetalman781]

2021 and Jeff is still a threat

[@dr.loomis4221]

He reviewed this in between making deliveries for Domino's...and he's all the iller for it

[@swiftymagee]

Had to watch this video just for blonde-haired Gerst!

[@xRJx720]

Love this game can’t believe it’s been 20 years

[@BridgeTheGap81]

When he said the most violent game you'll see in a long time. You have to realize when this game released in Oct 01 it was a real sensitive time. So back then it made sense.

[@user-mw4qi1kx3o]

LOL 2018 is sensitive af

[@ekonamare7219]

Haha compared to now 2001 was far far less sensitive than nowadays, the world was way better back then.

[@idk-6816]

This was 10 years ago oh my Are you still alive?

[@HayaTheHater]

none of you never heard of Manhunt

[@dwightallison2025]

@@idk-6816 lol yes

[@RyenDeckard]

It just makes the game a lot iller

[@Se7enBeatleofDoom]

2001 was such a kick ass year!

[@ogbee9690]

well, 9/11 happened, so... I prefer 2002

[@3rdeyefocused]

1998, 1999 and 2000 were so much better 😎

[@dr.loomis4221]

@@ogbee9690 A bunch of yuppies died...big deal

[@livebooty]

@@ogbee9690 I don’t think 2001 was a great year bad stuff happened

[@jacobcg5489]

"The iller your crime spree gets" 3:46 😂😂😂

[@Yeevle]

I remember trying to get this to work on my old ass PC. It was sublime at the time.

[@liquid3600]

What's with the Domino's delivery driver polo shirt?

[@usmanahmed6927]

Haaaha

[@just_a5.7]

when is this game coming out.

[@b1xst3r65]

2001

[@larkisahhh6902]

2034

[@themadtitanthanos]

2077

[@zayteer1657]

2069

[@MoonwalkSA]

jeff's hair is fucking killing me. i'm going to die from this, please send help

[@reflekshun]

Loooool

[@retrogta3692]

1:54 he should have said spoiler alert first

[@shioq.]

I wonder if Jeff still uses the word "ill".

[@Banzeken]

3:25 The odd camera angle in this specific stunt jump suggests that the version being recorded here was either the incredibly limited 1.40 PAL version of the game (with pre-9/11 content in it) or possibly a slightly earlier preview version of GTA3. [EDIT: The footage has some funny slow-down and other minor details that make me think it’s probably a debug build of some sort.]

[@elephantB1rd106]

I’m shocked if people watched this video in 2023

[@TheFingledorf]

Noostaliga

[@blackwll8547]

Hunter platin did a good job with clauds grunting sounds lmfao

[@voxelamateur]

0:59 - "as such, it's definitely not for kids" - lol, I first played it when I was 10, and my brother was 7.

[@sersiniokyte5558]

I was 7 when I played both GTA 3 and VC, though I wanted San Andreas.

[@MrRhysReviews]

I still love this game but its been ages since iv played such a memorable GTA, I found GTA DS veeeerrrry FUN and gave me the same feeling GTA III did when i first played it.

[@GoodGames.]

Gta Chinatown wars great game

[@Songbearer]

@clipsryan Considering Jeff Gerstmann is running one of the best online gaming media websites these days while GTA3's time has come and gone, it makes sense that more people are going to be here to see what Jeff used to be like rather than GTA 3 (Which most people are familiar with by this point)

[@xpresslotodo460]

Imagine how he would react if he sees Cyberpunk 2077 violence

[@brandonlopez8950]

This guys really a pioneer for this review

[@Ponimaju]

the fuck was he thinking with that hair...and those sunglasses...shirt is fresh ta deff doe

[@hotepkiller1180]

This Jeff guy is going places

[@MenaceGaming759]

Love Grand Theft Auto 3 grew up with this game on the PS2😀

[@cellardoor9882]

"You can beat people with bats, you can beat people with hands" lmfao

[@DarthBlitzer]

"most violent game you'll see in a long time", wow, we were really naive back then weren't we?

[@adriansimpson652]

Yea Imagine Last Of Us 2 being a thing in 2001.

[@AlamoOriginal]

Before GTA 3, violent and mature games are rarity, most revolves only arround cliche violents like carmageddon or doom, GTA 3 is something that changed it

[@paperclip9558]

It was 2001, aka the most traumatic year for most American. R* sure is had a balls to release the game at all in that year. Bad memory about Columbine shooting is also still lingering too.

[@angrymobsters1599]

Funny enough, two years later the same company released Manhunt. Arguably one of the most violent and brutal games ever made. 🤣

[@d.fortner6653]

I miss these times you can sure tell it was 2001 but grand theft auto 3 is a classic though I wonder where jeff is now it's been so long since I seen him reviewing a game.

[@Atlacomulco91]

D. Fortner giantbomb.com

[@livebooty]

Yeah grand theft auto 3 is a classic

[@ManasD30]

4:38 did you notice that fence is transparent and not opaque. Rockstar changed it during development

[@chinmayadangale414]

The odd thing is, this video was uploaded 7 years after the game's release. And it's been 15 years since the video's upload.

[@nicholasstroman9558]

The game that changed my video game life lol

[@livebooty]

The game gta 3 had great bad guys bro great times

[@mrbungle3310]

Its a key game for open world games...however it has a lot of flaws...Vice City improved a lot and San Andreas perfected the formula

[@jacksizzle8937]

Damn I remember when this game dropped it was ill as shit

[@thegoldencat7]

"Iller".

[@thomasellis6683]

You wrote this quite a while ago

[@xavierc21]

still love, still play it, still one of the best games ever!!!!!

[@Quakmaor]

oh the memories

[@DarkWebTrappin]

One of the greatest blue prints in gaming

[@rokkdinface]

Back in the day, man.

[@adriansimpson652]

Jeff was a great reviewer. Better than that other guy that reviewed Gta 5

[@Take-A-Ride]

Hydraulics on the beta Esperanto??

[@Retrovintage9812]

Claude's voice actor is amazing

[@DonCramon]

so many memories :)

[@theDumbSmartGuyXxX]

dammit, i can't wait for tje release on this game. just bought my psw

[@bobafruti]

I like Jeff stealing cars KZbin 1911 style with the piano playing, it's classic.

[@Threeprosgames]

Damn youtube didn't exist when this review was made

[@Thorpe]

Internet videos before KZbin was a thing.

[@ideationnation467]

"Definitely not for kids" Never stopped me from playing it

[@matto95]

Jeff's the man

[@MarshDanni21]

has anyone notice a guy instead of catalina in the start of the video where they run to the car and if you freeze it at the right moment you can see a man in the suit with a bag of money (duh) weird though I just think that there wasnt catalina til much later

[@lilmattere]

im 13 and ive played this game lots and its sooo fun

[@bitcoincryptofreedom3652]

Have great fond memories from this game:)

[@jassykat]

It's a pain to play now but at the time it was something else.

[@tomivalkonen1343]

I still play it every few years or so and evey single time have a blast. 🤷🏼 I can understand someone not liking it though. Even loving remaster trilogy with it flaws and all.

[@sexy2020ish]

Its fun to play. I never got bored

[@novarules100]

i started playing when i was 5

[@cappythedoge]

just bought the game, really hope i enjoy it!

[@hash-slingingslasher1374]

The illest of games

[@terriblecoughing4767]

Eminem had too much of mom's spaghetti

[@JuicyPlayer]

Jeff’s hair!

[@thedayofquicksilver6930]

"Iller" 🤦🏻 It's ill, not iller. 😂 That slang word died off quickly. 😅

[@187BURNZY]

WTF hes going for the slim shady look

[@colehall2209]

Its been 20 years...

[@MaciejSkywalker]

I wonder what this guy is doing today

[@Inextremis]

Anybody know the music playing during the review?

[@nicksoslatt1963]

* Has some really good voice acting. * * main characters voice missing *

[@WWFrawiswar1999]

was thinking of trying to pick this up but I do not think I would ever play though it again, even though i love gta series

[@kacman11]

gerstman used to have blonde hair?????? thanks for posting the review

[@coondogtheman]

they need to make a GTA game with geo mod like red faction so you can shoot a rocket launcher at a building and it blows a hole in it like some of the newer war games like mercs.

[@Mista-Smith]

I'm feeling iller after this review

[@glx3846]

It’s such a great game!

[@socxobbi]

yes brother

[@tylerboy565]

Only thing I can think of is go to your cheapest game store and buy a new copy for around $5 :P

[@ruth4831]

jeff is awesome

[@doublezeroduck]

How many times did he say ill?

[@turnright1131]

Remaster otw??

[@afgaviria]

was that greg miller??

[@nabilnabil-ib4rr]

Grand Theft Auto 3 PS2 Zedd Selena Gomez I Want You To Know

[@holla9823]

anyone notice his voice is higher? hahaha jeff should say "iller" more often

[@stefan0453]

when a guy says its "realistic" butt ok i thought that too

[@freshestclips]

THIS GAME IS SOO OLD WTF! I REMEMBER BACK THEN I PLAYED IT.. xD

[@justinpayne426]

They do have GTA 3 for mobile in Android devices

[@xianscion4271]

Yes. You can actually download it for free through Apk + Obb files.

[@nabilnabil-ib4rr]

Zedd Selena Gomez I Want You To Know March 10 2015

[@zayteer1657]

???

[@jimbo601]

if you want a game that is like you can play it play and play it thengo with 3

[@sanbornolsen]

I wonder if this guy still alive

[@zayteer1657]

Dead

[@valentinzivkovic3640]

How did he die he must be maybe in his 60's now

[@oscarbokoblin2917]

He's 48 as of 2024

[@Justinretrogaming2.0]

They made GTA III for mobile devices

[@johndawhale3197]

Heat (1995) is not "R" rated...

[@IronMaidenFan65]

guys. when he says "not for kids" he means young kids, like 8 and 9 year olds. If you were playing this game at 14, whatever, i started at 13. If you're parents let you play this at 7 or 8, they are obviously too dumb too look at the title, or know what a grand theft auto is.

[@Boki199611]

cool outro