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Grand Theft Auto III review
Platform: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, iOS, Android
Release Year: 2001
Developer: DMA Design
Publishers: Rockstar Games
Genre: Open-world, Action-Adventure
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[@ManinTidyWhities]

Funny to imagine that GTA 3 is the first GTA game to be 3d, but also the last part of the 3d universe story

[@fabolousninenine30]

chronologically thou. I loved seeing Claude and Catalina in SA lol

[@rickyrosay33977]

Although catalina was such a bitch in GTA SA (Nervously looks around hoping Catalina doesn't kill me)

[@harisakma5733]

@Doctor Spaceman GTA 4 and 5 are set in the HD universe, while GTA 3, Vice City, Advance, Liberty City Stories, and Vice City Stories are set in the 3D universe.

[@p_Hak]

And Vice City Stories was the last game in the 3D universe but was the first part of the 3D universe story

[@chayfrank3049]

@@p_Hak yeah lol

[@seanieboi3100]

GTA 3 is almost 18, old enough to play itself.

[@stinkywizzleteets4740]

GTA 3 is old enough to watch porn and smoke cigarettes.

[@nvada.9945]

Congratulations... You've played yourself

[@apkidlafirm522]

and now we chate watches that play this kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6TaiWNpf7h-otE

[@k-baye6292]

But you already know it was playing iself by age 11.

[@SolidSmurf91]

That’s what she said

[@illiteratethug3305]

That jazz piano intro is still the best music ever put in a GTA game

[@chrizz8164]

Ehhhhhhh, I personally perfer Vice Cities theme

[@dovic2293]

i liked gta 4's them song the most

[@Jolgeable]

Liberty City Stories' theme is good as well. =)

[@lonttugamer2939]

@@Jolgeabley favorites are GTA III, San Andreas and IV, but San Andreas just because of the nostalgia. III and IV have (in my opinion) the best intro music in the whole series.

[@skyscall]

The very first Grand Theft Auto had the best theme song IMO. It was a full hip-hop track with lyrics and everything. Definitely worth a listen

[@Cod4Wii]

The open world game that started it all...

[@robbiefazle7802]

And the most important to start it all.

[@robbiefazle7802]

And the most important.

[@tensevo]

I would say the open world that went mainstream. Plenty of open world games prior to this.

[@sensacionsombria5125]

@@tensevo yes, but none of them were as open and amazing as GTA 3

[@ihatetheinternetitsawesome3578]

@Gecko Kosai ight kid

[@santiagoibarra1137]

I don't know why but i fckin love your videos, the music, explanation, etc.. You deserve more subs

[@Riyakuya]

Agreed! He is really pro at this. Love watching his videos :).

[@DukeTheRebel]

Santiago Ibarra SAME

[@BreadBun3015]

You know that's the music from the game right? If you like the videos for the music, listen to the Soundtracks of the GTA games

[@roydevriess]

I wanted to start typing this, but yeah. I feel the same! I wish he did all the games I know from the past

[@matteoclementi]

He is really good in what he do, but this is the nostalgia.

[@Steven_Askin_1105]

GTA III- Mafia GTA: Vice City- Drugs GTA: San Andreas- Gangs GTA IV- Family GTA V- Heists

[@varun_shankar]

GTA 4 - REVENGE

[@carlrygwelski586]

What about 1 and 2 bitch

[@SuperDuperNick]

Actually: GTA III: Revenge GTA Vice City: Business GTA LCS: Mafia GTA VCS: Drugs GTA 3 is revenge because Claude is not Italian whilst Toni from LCS is and is a valued member in the Leone Family, spending the whole game helping his boss Salvatore while Claude worked for many different gangs in Liberty City to get him closer to the girl that betrayed him. As for the 2 Vice City games, yes both games have drugs and businesses but I feel like VCS has a LOT more drug related missions and Tommy spends most of Vice City trying to build up his business empire and reputation in Vice City, while Vic did a lot of missions that involved cocaine/drugs and became involved with drug kingpin gangsters despite his objection towards drugs. Yes I know empire building was in VCS too, but businesses became revolutionary in Vice City whereas we already knew about it in VCS although the ability to customize the business was cool

[@emericdion]

Carl Rygwelski damn why so mad😂its both mafia

[@carlrygwelski586]

@@emericdion hahahah jk jk

[@isaacster5027]

Didn’t mention the soundtrack, game fm is basically what made a ton of underground rappers more popular

[@tendollarextreme8628]

Isaac Badell-Riviere MSX FM made dnb popular

[@nekipeh7373]

Scarface soundtracks!

[@blingking501]

Msx FM was made by moving shadows records, there was also a msx98 in liberty city stories. These radio stations got me into drum and bass!

[@tendollarextreme8628]

blingking501 I love moving shadow records.

[@blingking501]

Ten Dollar Extreme half of the msx songs are on midnight club dub edition aswell. I have both the moving shadows 99.1 and 99.2, the second album featured a interactive thing for the Rockstar game Thrasher. EDIT: tell a lie it's 01.1 and 99.2.

[@BrickedUpp]

I always thought Claude was a mute by choice. I still think that.

[@ermacjones4821]

Claude was awesome, I like him and Tommy over all the others.

[@matteoclementi]

@@ermacjones4821 what about Toni?

[@kyletanking]

Matteo Clementi he just fat Claude

[@matteoclementi]

@@kyletanking nah he is Italian, Claude probably not. So much different characters.

[@mattc2306]

Claude is the Gordon Freeman of GTA.

[@mannyjeanpierre4062]

the nolatagia was strong with this one. reason why i got a ps2 over gamecube

[@tendollarextreme8628]

Manny Jean Pierre Good choice

[@trashboat1814]

Jesn pierre polnareff

[@Ceielo]

I was all Nintendo from NES to N64. GTA3 made me get the PS2 the day after I played it.

[@SLAAMIT]

i mean i had both so

[@josesosa3337]

Because of nostalgia and other reasons I will always lean towards the playstation.

[@cool00333]

love when you review old games man it brings back memories

[@johannesmertens7028]

Yeah we need more

[@karriemaa]

I'll never forget 13 year old me being truly amazed by this game when it came out. Played the hell out of it and it truly revolutionized gaming.

[@windycityassasin5236]

I'm with you bro this consumed me for hours ahah

[@GlennDavey]

"I know a place on the edge of town where we can lay low, but my hands are all messed up, so you better drive brother!" the start of a beautiful journey

[@DickotheClown]

When Catalina says to Claude "sorry babe, I'm an ambitious girl..." I thought she called him Dave. For YEARS, I called him Dave... WHY did I think Dave was a cool name

[@DickotheClown]

Jnota El juego lirical I hope you didn't embarrass yourself by calling yourself that in a game with friends like I did lol

[@badsiknius4862]

this shit made me laugh xd

[@frenchlasagna8138]

I thought it was Tommy from gta vice city.

[@mikeoxlong1387]

I always knew him as tommy vercetti 😭

[@DickotheClown]

@@mikeoxlong1387 at least that makes sense lol Dave makes no sense

[@LordMarluxia11]

I shiver when I listen to that theme music. Great videos!!

[@AWISECROW]

The twin towers World Trade Center were never in the game at any stage of development. Great review regardless!

[@sdsocal2374]

AWiseCrow he shouldn‘t spread false myths

[@pelvisdrones237]

The developers said that they took it out in an interview but no map render has them anywhere so it's a 50/50 type of thing

[@gregoryberrycone]

@@sdsocal2374 ive also read in an interview that 9/11 wasn't the reason the dodos wings were clipped

[@toshkokanzas]

@@gregoryberrycone it was, rockstar didn't want people reenacting 9/11 by crashing the plane into the skyscrapers

[@thundageon5962]

Don't forget MGS2, because they remove the twin towers segment due to 9/11 during development

[@stephenelder3162]

That music in the intro mission gets me hype every time

[@Protoman85]

The worst mission to me: S.A.M. Going all out there to the airport just for maybe 2 shots at a flying target, missing then doing it all again was infuriating. But man, GTA3 is legendary. It was so damn fun just rampaging and driving around.. GTA killed racing games for me, when I can drive around running over people and changing cars, why would I ever play a regular racing game again?

[@truck-a-bout1958]

Bloody hell this channel is sweet childhood nostalgia heaven.

[@vesselinkrastev]

It's worth collecting the hidden packages to get weapon and armor pick-ups at your safehouses. Completing the ambulance missions gives you a health pick-up and infinite sprint. Not sure completing this is worth it for the reward but I kinda like the challenge. Your stamina also increases the more you print. Eventually, you should get a notification saying you've maxed it out.

[@1994CPK]

I only finished all the side missions in san andreas. Maybe I'll do it for gta3 on its 20th anniversary

[@andreaemma74]

0:46 Seeing the Rockstar logo on Nintendo box art is *CURSED*

[@iamjohnporter67]

Ah yes this is the game that got me into the GTA series. Back when there wasn't a map menu.

[@Superschemer34]

I never played 3. I started with vice city

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

back then we used brains to remember things

[@TheBlockerNator]

I love this game, sure it's got it's flaws (No map, can't bail out of cars), but those are to be expected for the first time making a game like this. To me though, the absolute WORST part of the game? The one thing i'm glad didn't carry over? The Gang's hostility. How, As you progress through the game, the more gangs that start to hate you, the multiple gangs will outright SLAUGHTER you. It is such a pain. Especially when i was a kid. I was about 6 when i played this game. My dad always did the story missions, but i just focused on running around and exploring the city. And i remember, any time i'd go to Portland, i'd get killed like, instantly. So i avoided the area. And just to be a dick, my dad saved in Portland. And i was too scared to play anymore. lol. Actually, i also remember my first time playing. He got me and car and gave me the controller. And in 5 minutes, i already ran someone over. I was crying because i thought i really did murder someone, and my dad told me i was gonna go to jail. He even had my mom knock on the front door. (Keep in mind, as a kid i didn't get the difference between games and reality)

[@simonsp92]

This is fucking scary. A six year old that cant tell the difference between games and reality shouldn’t be Playing any gta game.

[@TheBlockerNator]

Yeah, i actually got to play a lot of violent games as a youngster. Even Resident Evil, which scared me so bad (the first zombie) that i took the game and hid it. It's weird, because those things, didn't scare me as bad as they should've. Gta never really gave me nightmares, the game i was most scared of as a kid was WCW Mayhem. The intro to that game really creeped me out.

[@archivedaccount5990]

That's interesting. I was 4 when I first played GTA III (along with Vice City) and all I did was mostly drive around. I remember seeing one of the cutscenes when my dad was playing through the story, and then asked "what's a dumb bastard?" To which I sat in a corner for swearing.

[@slamjackson2137]

I assume because it was a direct sequel to GTA2. Those early top down GTA’s placed a heavy emphasis on your relationship with the different gangs. You had to be strategic with who you did business with because it could mean falling out of favor with a rival gang.

[@g2.a6]

LMAO thats a type of dad i aspire to become. I just love messin around with my little brother, it brings me so much joy!

[@nerminc.1713]

GDA.

[@TFrills]

I'm really glad someone else commented about that.

[@TheFurryInShambles]

I love the "crime does pay" title. So cool.

[@ColourShedProductions]

When I got GTA 3 off the PS Store, the title in the menu description said 'Crime Does Pay'...

[@TheFurryInShambles]

ColourShedProductions Ah true. I haven't played it for so long even though I beat it on PS3. By the way since you mentioned Midnight Club on your video. Don't forget to review Midnight club. 😮 PS: Can I add you on PSN?

[@Gonken88]

In 2001 I sold my dirt bike and bought a PS2 with MGS2 and GTA3. I don't think I've ever been more hyped and happy. Remember it like yesterday.

[@UnstoppableEmpire]

its alright they added the "Sanchez" in Vice City

[@someguy8951]

You made a good choice my friend

[@greciasoleble]

I remember being impressed by the liberty that gta3 gave me in a video game back in 2001, is still one of the best game of all time for a good reason.

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

that's why it's called Liberty City

[@_xail]

"GDA THREE"

[@user-ku1yf5hf4s]

Ur GTA reviews are always so awesome. Can't stop watching them over and over again.

[@Dreammaster695]

People forget it was gta 3 that make gta popular not the ps1 games, or vice city or San Andreas it was already well known when vice city came out so we should thank this game for what we have today

[@YouFightLikeACow]

My first GTA game and so much fun. Difficult and stinted, but so revolutionary.

[@7Be]

One thing I love about this game is that they roast you for cheating. I'm pretty shit at gaming. My hand eye coordination is garbage. So I used cheats constantly to beat it. Thing is, they have a counter that shows all your stats and rates your position based off of them. If you cheat all the time you get labeled "don of all liars" or something like that. It's fucking hilarious.

[@UnlimitedProduction1]

One of my favorite gaming moments in my life was when this game came out, one day I got home from school and saw my dad playing it and he said "look what I got you". I flipped out as he got me GTA 3. At the time I was 11. My parents weren't even close to strict and never cared about ratings or anything like that so they got games like these for me in that time before I would be able to buy my own games

[@roarkedunn2688]

I remember being very excited when I finally got the plane off the ground and across the island. I also remember trying to figure it out took at least 2 hours

[@yume5338]

Just imagine what this game could have been without 9/11. Asking the important questions...

[@tendollarextreme8628]

Yume It wouldnt be that different.

[@lordmegatron65]

Yume I know right... George Bush ruins everything!!! #bushdid911

[@MTNDEWGANG]

According to devs, articles, interviews, it was only 1% that changed during the whole 9/11 fiasco, some of the files that were made are still in the game (ps2/PC). If you want, look up "Vadim M" on KZbin, he goes very in depth on this very topic in a video. Hope it helps! Edit: here's the link to the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZXMdHWCnqyel6M

[@archivedaccount5990]

The cop cars probably would've stayed blue.

[@vieri031]

Rockstart had to change their game cuz USA destroyed their own building. Sad

[@VonTaylan]

I FOKKIN LOVE THIS CHANNEL!! THIS DUDE NEEDS MORE SUBS!

[@foxhound5702]

Most people don't know this or flat out never realized this but GTA3 and Manhunt are actually connected to each other... During the final cut scene of Manhunt, the Journalist mentions the questioning of a police officer named Gary Schaffer. This is a reference to a radio bit in GTA3 where the DJ of Lips 106 mentions "police chief Gary Schaffer in nearby Carcer City" who is being indicted about some missing witnesses... Carcer City and Liberty City are basically right next to each other....

[@malletUsergaming]

Yes this is true and very cool

[@GabrielOmassi]

I loved the freedom gta 3 gave me. No handholding. You had all the agency to play anyway you wanted. Didn’t tell you where to stand or how to complete missions. Didn’t force you into ppls cars or fail if you slightly go outside the bounds of what the mission wanted. Even his complaint of not knowing where to go cause the map didn’t tell you. Learning the map was part of the gameplay. Learning the city was part of the story telling. Becoming a citizen of this violent town. If you saw a dot was placed in a strange part of the map you know it for sure it must be on another island. Perfectly finding the bridges because you memorized the whole area was what it was all about. Gaming was diff back then for sure.

[@UnstoppableEmpire]

after completing the first mission you had the option to continue story mode or... Explore the rest of Liberty City!

[@pow1983]

i like the fact in GTA III and all the way up to GTA 4 the cars damage easily, it made you drive better or have to change car. In GTA 5 the fact u can right your car is terrible, makes it far too easy and boring.

[@IndiBrony]

I have to agree with pow. I hate in-air controls and the ability to flip your car back over because it just means you can drive like an ass and not get punished for it. I was watching some kid play MGS on KZbin a little while back and he had no clue what to do, because the game didn't hold his hand through it by giving him a radar with a destination point on it, or giving him on-screen prompts on what to do with weapons etc. It was cringe-worthy to watch. Games don't help you improve anymore because there's no challenge to them in comparison to old titles. Even GTA is guilty of it. I remember a handful of missions from the PS2 era which were absolutely rage-inducing due to their difficulty, but GTA4 and 5 have been disappointing in their lack of difficulty. I got to the end of both of these games and thought 'wow, that was it?' because I'd simply breezed through everything in a few hours.

[@terrorbite8610]

pow1983 basically yeah. I was doing the paramedic vigilante and the ambulance was smoking bad on level 4, so me being a badass, jk, I went through the whole thing without blowing up.

[@LoverOfManyArts]

Cars damaging easily made the experience more frustrating and annoying

[@dovic2293]

no it was more realistic then how it is now

[@dovic2293]

i have to agree games back then made you think before your next move and they were challenging now a days games are easy and hold your hand the whole way through which i don't like at all and games are starting to be wayyyyy to realistic in a way were there is stuff in the game you can do in real life and games should not be that way games are supposed to be unreal and fantasy like to were you can only do stuff in the game that you CAN'T do in real life i hate how games have become in today's world that's why i stick to older games that and the fact is now a days you don't really own your games any more you are just renting them.......

[@ColePrediger]

I remember the first time I played this game...it blew my fuckin mind! Still fun to this day!

[@mihaiiuliu865]

Wow... the jazz intro gives me so many memories 😔😕

[@retrocouchgaming4408]

Got a cool channel here mah dude, subbed. Thanks for the entertainment. Binging your rockstar series whilst at work

[@TheHungarianHooligan123]

The original cover artwork was dope.

[@jacobcraft123]

I remember getting this game when i was 11 or 13 , such a fun , violent , bloody game n GTA 3 was the one that got me hooked on Grand Theft Auto for life , played every single open world one gta 3 , vice city , san andreas , lcs , vcs , 4 & 5

[@samjuri]

gta 5 is less realistic than gta 4

[@reinorekkakuski2312]

Yurislav 7.62 but more fun in my opinion

[@MrMadshepherd]

Gta 4 is the best GTA. Through realism, subtle humour, great characters, immersion and intrigue.

[@skullxslayer2260]

Gta 4 is shit

[@augakem]

@@skullxslayer2260 GTA IV is the shit.

[@EEJyung105]

the only reason gta 5 is more fun is the online features

[@Bleuhefner]

GTA 3 is like the first IPhone.. the one that started it all 🙌🏻

[@Reshi9984]

and then downgrading while upgrading at the same time

[@Yungbeck]

I'll never forget starting this up for the first time. Incredible experience. I replayed it recently and I'm going for the platinum!

[@nekipeh7373]

For me, this is still best GTA. So what?!

[@quentindugger5389]

Whoa let's not get crazy here..

[@zumizm1]

vice city for me

[@JimmyJames10-k7v]

Nikola Peh best? Wtf no gta 3 is trash gta 4 vice city San Andreas gta 5 all better than gta 3

[@yeahhaey478]

@@JimmyJames10-k7v He's allowed to love a game whether you like it or not.

[@user-uo8ny1kj4c]

@@zumizm1 YES

[@tommycipriani2254]

I can't bitch about GTA 3, it was the game that started it all. Certain missions I hated, but I always looked at GTA 3 as the beginning of gaming and the end of 90's crime movies.

[@richardhewit215]

I played it when it came out, and I'm playing it again now. It's still brilliant.

[@whatbrettdid]

Recently downloaded it from PSN. Almost 20 years old and it still feels good. I was such a small boy when I first played it.

[@robbiefazle7802]

Nice review. This game is one of my favorite games of all time.

[@mathewm6294]

This game was what got me to buy a ps2 in the first place, I actually got my hands on this game before I had the console. I bought the last copy in stock at my local Kay Bee Toy Store, but had to go to another town to get my ps2 as KB was out of stock. I had to go to a new Best Buy in Union City to get my console, and I picked up Max Payne to have another game to play...oh and this was in April of 2002, when I was barely 19...

[@ImEazyE]

i always hated the driving, especially the collisions in this game, but they improved it in further games

[@mattcarpenter7202]

I had a physical map when I was younger and had all the gun shops and shit marked with a sharpie

[@balazs.menlauer]

Just found his channel 4days ago, since then I watch his reviews and cant understand how he has only 10k subs. World class reviews and atmosphere, great thing to include the original OST in the backround. I am having huge chills to the gta3 theme song :D

[@InternetRob]

Balázs Menlauer well it's good that he's growing, he's on 15k subscribers now and he totally deserves it. Within 1 - 2 months, that's amazing growth.

[@thunter992]

Unfortunately I think its because he doesn't flood, begin or end with the "don't forget to like and subscribe" which I like that he doesn't do but may be big reason because he has the views

[@elmerfudd8721]

The Gang cars were the toughest ones. Cartel Cruiser and Yardie Lobo were my go to's. The Van's that the Project Gang had(The Niners?) Were strong but sucked to drive and flipped over easy.

[@seniorchip8950]

My favorite thing about gta 3 for some damn reason we’re the male pedestrian death sounds. They would make the funniest sounds and screams in the game I swear😂

[@nickarias9771]

🤣

[@IOxyrinchus]

I remember playing this game for the first time, it was so much fun. I remember laughing my ass of when rampaging through the city and wreaking havoc. Sure, it’s a bit dated, but still it’s an awesome game (San Andreas is probably my favourite though)

[@MaytayMaya]

Guy: what makes Scotland a good country? Beautiful highlands? Free healthcare? Me: NO WE GOT GTA!

[@suckmykiss333]

You know it ma man, there's actually a street in Edinburgh called Grove street ;)

[@lonttugamer2939]

@@suckmykiss333 i wanna be there

[@weirdeurasianboy8091]

And a dude who is stuck on a roof

[@suckmykiss333]

@@lonttugamer2939 I'm from Glasgow but my sister lives there. Visiting this weekend so I'll take a pic of it ;)

[@user-uo8ny1kj4c]

@@suckmykiss333 plz upload it

[@priuskiller]

I don't really enjoy this game but I'm glad it exists as it would be the blueprint for better games in the GTA series as well as open-world titles to come.

[@buddymckay3486]

I remember this game blew my mind back in 2001. We had never seen anything like it and our parents were furious when they saw how violent it was. It was a completely different era in terms of gaming and culture in general.

[@matteoclementi]

THE REMASTERED IT'S FINALLY OFFICIAL! Can't wait to replay it again and again.

[@jackcravford8744]

I completed GTA SA twice on 100% (now i have 85%), LCS, VCS, VC and III without cheats. And i found III brutal challenging, hard, aggressive and fun. On this game, it is really creepy, to get four stars. I love Chatterbox and Rise FM. I love that retro-futuristic atmo.

[@AceD500]

Ahh year 2002 after nagging my mom & dad to purchase computer finally come over And the first game ive managed to play its was GTA3. Today are very outdated but back them. Its masterpiece.

[@nightmarezer0507]

Can't sprint for more than 5 seconds? Boy you are doing it wrong. Mash the button instead of holding it. Unlimited Run. You are welcome. Edit: Some of the controversy was purposely created by Rockstar to do just that increase sales.

[@kuro9410_ilust]

back in the day no one knew this unless you have a strategy guide and in san andreas they patched it out

[@nightmarezer0507]

@@kuro9410_ilust was common knowledge at least everyone i knew knew how to do it.

[@someguy8951]

Isn't that the tactic for every 3d gta game apart from San Andreas?

[@nightmarezer0507]

@@someguy8951 Thats what I thought. Everyone I knew did it. Think I figured it out due to frustration.

[@DJNightcoreHD]

My favorite GTA game. Also, drifting the Blista is always fun.

[@bluecellspy]

Most of those “trial and error” issues can be resolved by reading the briefing. It tells you the location/area you’re supposed to go.

[@kuro9410_ilust]

well, will most players even read the briefing? i had same problem as him bcs after mission the game gives no promopts of what to do

[@CDubya.82]

I still have my copy before it was pulled off shelves for a bit in Australia. Those times car delivery missions were hell but Ive completed the main story so many times now. I love the game and still play it on my now modified ps2 fat with ssd.

[@Gamesta100]

It's funny how before it released I didn't think this would be very good. Why did I think it wouldn't be that good? I thought that because the game was going to be 3D that the violence and adult themes would be drastically toned down. I'm so glad I was wrong lol

[@TEFFTPATTERN]

So I just said F-it during quarantine and decided to buy the trilogy on my PS4 Pro... Now I swear, every time I try to play GTA 3 it feels just way too dated and bad and I give it up. But that's on PC. Something about this with that same classic controller style from the original, the console, sitting in front of the TV, having all the time in the world to play and hang out... and maybe most importantly, NOT using cheats (something I never really followed through with as a kid) it's been one of the coolest experiences playing a video game I've had in awhile. There's a good deal more old school video game style stuff, which means less of Rockstar's famous invisible boundaries and conditions for auto-failing a mission. So you really can get creative and tackle many of the missions any way you want. Being older now, this has brought out a whole new side of the game that I just never really bothered to dig into when I was a middle schooler doing rampages and passing the controller to a friend on Wasted screen, and only doing the bare minimum to beat missions without taking time to explore/enjoy them. GTA is always a bit of a 'time capsule' which made this return to GTA 3 really interesting... they didn't do quite as much as future games in terms of that but there were so many late-90s nostalgia things that brought out a lot of memories. Like seeing one of those "DVD CD VHS Giant Store"like FYE was IRL, or just seeing a lot of those late 90s model cars (corvettes and diablos etc) the radio stations were awsome. Some of the music on the electronic stations almost sounds like it could be semi-current, which is pretty cool. Anyways this game gets tons of criticism now, and it's widely said to not have aged well. I can't really dispute that if there's no nostalgia attached to your playthrough, but with the nostalgia factor I have loved replayng this for some reason this time around in 2020, with the PS4 one.

[@ermacjones4821]

Lol I used to love using the flying cars cheat to fly a Cheetah across the broken bridge to get to the locked areas.

[@-u-hj2mt]

watching your videos feels so good, makes me very comfortable. you deserve a lot more.

[@pp3k3jamail]

💥💥I remember playing his game back in 2003 I used to pretend that liberty City was Philadelphia because that's where I'm from, and we have the liberty Bell that was a huge symbol of the civil war. Also a lot of that City reminded me of Philadelphia the over the head train system the underground train system etc

[@malletUsergaming]

You are partially correct since that was one place that inspired liberty city

[@Godfad]

So much nostalgia for this game. Back in the days it really felt like a revolution in gaming. I've spent so much of my childhood in Liberty City...

[@apexgt4]

I got a GTA online ad before this lol

[@JacobScott0000]

Great review. I just played through it all again for the first time in 19 years and I was surprised how much fun it still is, even with my modern day gaming standards. There is a gritty, grimy vibe to gta 3 that none of the other games have quite captured. The cheats are fun, too; make the NPCs all aggressive towards you and run for you life! 🏃‍♂️

[@zakoshi]

I don't know why but I never see anyone talk about the Grand Theft Auto 1960 UK that was on the PS1 it's like the original two but British and in the 60's

[@circuitmoon137]

"It was underwhelming in the eyes of Rockstar fans which is unthinkable to assume today." Oh boy have the times changed.

[@Levan4KGaming]

GTA games were so good when you would play using cheats, absolutely fantastic !!

[@abscessedcadaver8221]

Walker Johnson using cheats in GTA V is pathetic, because it's a easy game.

[@Levan4KGaming]

Well not if you are rampaging

[@nogidoki3325]

I played every game in the series except gta 4,Maybe in some day... i didnt played the mobile version of the 3D universe games but i played most of them on their own consoles and did go thru all of gta 2 jobs and gta 1 for some few hours. Gta 2 is harder than Gta 3 and its really not becuase of the top down view or the physics are differant(the way you control your character on foot can ramp it up a little tho),its becuase some of the jobs can have really specific and demanding requirements for them and it gets harder the more you prograss. The only gta 3 missions that were hard to me was Bomb da base act 2,espersso 2 go and the exchange. gta 5 can be actually really easy if you get used to how the game works,you will have some trouble with some things and die sometimes becuase its easier to die in 5 than in the previous games(imo) that said 5 is not really much appreciated to me,its good but it lacked alot of things that could made it better which is kinda disappointing.

[@dovic2293]

i beat gta v on xbone 360 with no cheats at all and for me the game was easy the only gta games i have yet to beat is gta1 gta 2 and gta chinatown wars and the only reason why i haven't beat them yet is because i don't like the top down view and how the controls are in the game ie how the characters moved or the controls wen driving it just seemed way to awkward but other then those 3 games i mentioned i have beaten all the other GTA games

[@limemyth]

Pão It’s hard on mobile because the controls are cramped.

[@zackvanhalen]

Can we all be honest and admit that Lazlow is the true star of the franchise?

[@haydengnichols1275]

I think i was about 8 years old when I first played this in 2003. It was actually my brothers game... the missions were much to difficult for me to do after the introductory ones, but it sowed the seed of imagination. I would just roam the city for hours.... After this, every other video game felt so restricted & on rails. Tony Hawk was one of the only other games that gave me this sense of freedom. EVERYONE was playing either this or Vice City. Every house that had a gaming console was playing GTA! Ahhh the memories

[@tgj42495]

I feel so lucky to have able to play the GTA games in order starting from 3 as they came out. I was only 6 or so when starting 3, so didn’t really have a clue or understanding what I was witnessing and making myself apart of. It was just simply amazing, all of them. This one has a special place of nostalgia for me though, especially that intro song. They all do. Can’t wait for 6

[@b4realgaming683]

Congratulations on 800 subs

[@jrpggolf]

I ‘meber when this was THE game. My mom wouldn’t let me play it; I was too young at the time. It took almost 2 decades, but I finally played it. #TakeThatMom

[@GlennDavey]

People don't give the original enough credit, it had 3 cities and so much replayability. Was a great introduction to the series at the age of 14, and it feels like the games grew up with me

[@someguy8951]

Gta 1 was replayable?

[@AlfieTrevor4444]

It doesn't have 3 cities it has three islands that are all part of Liberty City

[@derekknowles5805]

I hated when the mafia always shoot at me and kill me in one shot my car explodes

[@nickarias9771]

Those 12 gauges always got me every time those mobstas are packing heat 🔫

[@brup123]

In the UK, at least initially, the retail copies came with that original non-windowed cover art. I have one myself still. I do remember they changed to the windowed style later but for a while at least they did indeed ship early copies with the non-windowed art.

[@thunter992]

I think he was speaking for the US standards

[@verakleban7112]

Thank you for your work! This one brings the nostalgia so hard, my first game ever! In 2003 my mom brought the disk with GTA III from her co-worker and I was 7 years old. My god and what’s more important - I was a little girl! My mom certainly didn’t discriminate haha. GTA III has some unique vibes, well, when you’re a kid you can see so much!

[@thundageon5962]

This is probably one of the most important games of all time because this game changed open world gaming forever

[@apictureoffunction]

It's incorrect to say the Houser brothers wanted to get into music. They started their careers working for BMG Records in the UK, as their father was a higher up there. Sam and Dan Houser worked for BMG Interactive, which was a division of the record company BMG Records, that was dipping it's toes into making games in the early 90s. BMG Interactive eventually partnered up with DMA Design on "Race and Chase" which was a PS1 title that would change it's gameplay and title over time, being renamed into Grand Theft Auto.

[@meercat4559]

The definitive edition of this is my favorite video game.

[@JmKrokY]

1:40 Then they proceeded to fit GTA San Andreas into that same console 3 years later

[@hgsqu33zy]

I have a Request can you make a video on True Crimes Streets of L.A.😎

[@Richiefreshhh]

The game that started it all !!

[@drakonzik5051]

Watching these videos in anticipation of the remastered trilogy

[@lakraswayat]

IDK why but when i played this game for the first time I thought Claude was Toni Cipriani for some reason until the Toni Cipriani missions

[@StuieHunter]

I'm so tempted to play GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas for the first time. I've played 5, and I'm playing 4 now and I love them both.

[@UnstoppableEmpire]

yeah even i played gta games for the first time in 2020 (excluding chinatown wars demo on IOS). i own all without a dollar spent on theyre on my pc. order of games i played was 1) San Andreas 2) III 3) Vice City 4) GTA, GTA 2, GTA LONDON, GTA ADVANCE 5) Liberty City Stories 6) Vice City Stories 7) Chinatown Wars 8) GTA IV 9) GTA V 10) GTA IV: Episodes from liberty city. ive done all missions for all these games except the old 2d games in line 4. God Damn we have been missing out on alot of fun before 2020 my favourite video game series EVER.

[@AdamAus85]

Always glad I bumped into Body Harvest on N64. What a revelation of a game, loved it!

[@el_reydeltamps]

I don’t even know how many times I watch this video

[@BlackBullPistol]

Gamers that hate GTA III are kids that didn't grow up with the game itself. I still play III, Vice City and IV but not SA because I overplayed it too much 😂