GTA3's Gloomy Atmosphere

[@adamfull3181]

The atmosphere and the weather in gta 3 always made it so nostalgic and glowing street lights so 2001

[@shumov1852]

Yep bro

[@robroy6374]

exactly. takes me right back to 2002-03.

[@garagenextdoor807]

Exactly that, so 2001 i felt that 100%

[@adamfull3181]

@@robroy6374 100% always remember playing back in them days need go back sometimes replay it still got original high definition one doesn’t feel the same got have that nostalgic feeling

[@robroy6374]

@@adamfull3181 exactly. the definitive edition sucks. for one thing, the character model faces are all wrong. I will stick with the original GTA 3, takes me right back to 2002.

[@czardaster3261]

GTA 3 Atmosphere + 90s drum n bass music = Perfection

[@JGYoutube0]

Hold tight DJ Timecode and MC codebreaker. Big up to all the junglist massive.

[@WindiChilliwack]

Don't forget to add the Planetarium! We're gonna stay up ALLLL NIGHTT!

[@MEGATBLAZER]

It fits with Reef's scary movies instrumental too. Big up to MSX FM!

[@20thcenturyspirit]

Ok boomer

[@Arborpress]

If you ever watched MTV’s downtown (animated show) it also portrays the urban city life as gloomy with thrown in d&b

[@creamstars8300]

4:03 - 4:54 Holy shit the chills. You don't get this kind of feel in games that much anymore.

[@alpersoylu00]

which radio plays in that time?

[@hendricnurcahaya3435]

​@@alpersoylu00Rise FM

[@alpersoylu00]

@@hendricnurcahaya3435 thx man

[@DanFourts]

@@alpersoylu00 Rise FM

[@Sebaseen]

Lately I played this song and it literally got me crying. Such good memories of it in this game ❤

[@lillfetisverige]

"I know a place on the edge of the red light district where we can lay low, but my hands are all messed up so you better drive brother."

[@hobnoblegend6646]

Me and my best mate literally bang this line out to each other on a reg 😂

[@Koronuru]

8 Ball: My hands are messed up! Also 8 Ball: Opens the car door with his "messed up" hands.

[@youdontcare1872]

The fog shitty and grey weather made this GTA so special! damn i' remember being a kid,you couldn't see clearly on the tv screen because of the dark/grey weather on the game if you also didnt fully darked your room too lmao even if the little light is in the room,you couldnt see shit on the screen cuz its almost always rainy gloomy weather...damn miss those days!

[@glitchtvtr]

Was this the PS2 experience?

[@youdontcare1872]

@@glitchtvtr yes lmao

[@Name-tn3md]

Probably you didnt know how to adjust brightness

[@mainaccount9873]

How to describe this atmosphere it's spooky and causes a sense of uneasiness but at the same time it's not overwhelmingly big and gives the players a sense of calmness and predictability, it's a haunted hell and a peaceful paradise at the same time in a strange way , what are some other games with this type of beautiful immersion?

[@glitchtvtr]

I could say Max Payne 1-2 is the closest one. I get this "mild horror" feeling in Alan Wake, Control (Remedy), Limbo, Inside, Little Nightmares 1-2. For the uneasiness, Half-Life 1. For the dark atmosphere, Devil May Cry 3.

[@JANIKOWSKII]

The old western game GUN on ps2/xbox

[@urbanproductions4852]

silent hill, metal gear solid 1 also had the gloomy atmosphere.@@glitchtvtr

[@tbaproductions123]

Silent hill 2

[@Mastakilla91]

Vice city is the same, just in a colorful wealth vibing way.

[@sustheshm2726]

This gta is my favorite,its atmosphere is truly unmatched and hits harder than the other gtas for me

[@Shibadib]

The gta 3 haters will never understand

[@mohamedaminekhadhraoui6417]

Im a huge gta 3 hater and I understand how amazing this game is. It’s also a piece of fucking shit for different reasons tho.

[@ismiismael]

​@@mohamedaminekhadhraoui6417 can i know pls why u hated

[@mohamedaminekhadhraoui6417]

@@ismiismael have you played the story mode of this game? There’s quite literally no way on earth they playtested any of this doodoo

[@coltgun876]

@@mohamedaminekhadhraoui6417 My only problem with GTA 3 is the hard missions. Compared to the other 4 PS2 GTAs, GTA 3 had the hardest missions of all of them and I remember getting so mad at the mission "Espresso 2 Go" that I ended up throwing the PS2 controller across the room. I hate getting mad playing a game and GTA 3 knows how to do just that sometimes. It's still a great game though but my favorite has to be Vice City.

[@mohamedaminekhadhraoui6417]

@@coltgun876 it's an unbelieavable game outside of the missions but the story is 50% of the experience and they werent just hard they were completely broken (and every other game had better missions

[@Bazzemboi]

I hate how the mobile version lost this amazing feel!

[@veygathis]

i first played mobile version so i didn't even noticed the gta3's atmosphere's creepy..

[@yunjin909]

The atmosphere is kind of still there imo, but definitely better than the Definitive Edition with the Simpsons Hit & Run atmosphere.

[@Bazzemboi]

@yunjin909 I mean looking back at the definitive as u said, its a lot better now lol

[@Violetix5326]

​@@BazzemboiAtmosphere in mobile version is way too blue

[@TheAbbeyoftheEveryman]

@@yunjin909Perfect way of describing gta 3 defective edition, hit and run atmosphere 😂

[@burpo9]

I'm usually not a fan of tints, like how everything gets orange or muddy in GTA IV, but I love the teal in this game. It looks the way a lot of movies released around Y2K looked, and the sound of rain with Trance / DnB radio stations compliments the shit out of it.

[@glitchtvtr]

"The Matrix" tint. Still loving it.

[@NaldinhoGX]

The amount of feelings this game's atmosphere brings me is indescribable. Rockstar surely knows how to build atmospheres for their games. Fantastic video!

[@laudithlopezdefuenmayor3705]

For me Gta 3: Dark,Gloomy depressing Gta VC: Sunny and happy the beach paradise! Gta SA: Dark but not sad

[@BobHairEnjoyer]

Except GTA IV...

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

​@@laudithlopezdefuenmayor3705 GTA 4: Gritty and dark GTA 5: Brighter in the outside, but darker in the inside.

[@BOSSDONMAN]

@@poweroffriendship2.0GTA V feels artificial in a sense

[@BOSSDONMAN]

There's something about that inhouse made song playing at 2:00 (Stripe Summer) complimenting the atmosphere

[@VandergriftMoefies]

And THIS is why GTA 3 is one of my fav GTA games, THIS specific vibe that only this game had (and the first Max Payne). So it's awesome that they completely removed this vibe from the Definitive editions and replaced it with the vibes found in the sims 2 and 3... -_-

[@glitchtvtr]

Agreed. Here's a quick comparison by just Gesha, between 1:49 - 2:42 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp2bdn6aeLaGl6c

[@VandergriftMoefies]

@@glitchtvtr Thanks for the recommendation, mate! They can patch that game all they want but as long as they ain't adding in that gloomy atmosphere, I couldn't care less. Hell, the definitive edition doesn't even have newspapers lying around anymore, let alone reacting to the cars and wind like it did in the classic version (nothing reacts to the wind anymore). What a mess.

[@zebracherub]

You should give Manhunt a try. To me GTA3/Max Payne 1/Manhunt 1 is the perfect gloomy trilogy.

[@VandergriftMoefies]

@@zebracherub For sure mate and of course I know about Manhunt. Hell, most Rockstar Games up to GTA4 have a pretty gloomy vibe to it. I'm sad the new GTA will be another colorful, bright and wacky type of game instead of it being gloomy again.

[@royeaston6067]

Vice city and San Andreas I think are better. But gta 3 is completely different.

[@overcastskyline1747]

the ps2 had the blueish green tint and the ps2 version of vice city had a warm tint to it like you were watching it through a 80s television.

[@CDbiggen]

My first PS2 game. Such powerful memories; the game blew my mind. Good old dad getting me 18 rated games when I was 10 😆

[@Roadwarrior92]

Same, instead my mom bought me this along with gta3 and vice city at Christmas and the ps2 to actually play them🎄

[@nostalgiafilled5180]

I was even younger when they bought me the game. Our parents were cool

[@Milty2001]

This game was gritty and dark at the same time I'll never forget the first time cruising around in the rain and watch npcs walking around and fighting or gangs shooting each other

[@TheBlackScatPack]

Stuff like this is why GTA3 is my favorite. You can’t beat the grungy gritty atmosphere

[@arielshtern4125]

Anyone else thought this was going to be a video essay?

[@glitchtvtr]

Sorry for the disappointment LOL. I not a native English speaker but I might make essay videos later.

[@DJGabrielGato]

R.I.P. GURU

[@dhairya6357]

The intro takes me back to the old days everytime

[@hamhasmech5893]

as a child i always traveled to the countryside where my dad's brother had a laptop. i always brought my gta 3 disc because he always uninstalled the game from his pc. every time i heard the train near luigi's club i got the chills. great memories

[@Mirokuofnite]

I got this game on launch back in the day. The atmosphere always brings me back to the winter of 2001 playing this game with my friends in my bedroom.

[@smerfdzikus2334]

I was always thinking "Why gta 3 is so dark?" Is the New York setting the only reason? I suppose the answear is: 9/11 crisis, uncertain future, new technology coming in and crime that is everywhere. Liberty City is a really bad place to live, its truly "worst city in America". Gangsters and drugs everywhere, corruption, polluted water and air,suicidal bombers. Even if gta 4 is set in fictional New York too, i must say that gta III has a unique atmosphere. I love it.

[@maxim196]

But....GTA 3 got released only one month after 9\11

[@angrycinnamontoast794]

@@maxim196 that the final release. Gta 3 was supposed to be released way earlier

[@gabrielmartines3510]

In GTA 4, LC is not "the worst place in America".

[@smerfdzikus2334]

@@gabrielmartines3510 it still feels depressing

[@gabrielmartines3510]

@@smerfdzikus2334 It sure does, though TBOGT kinda contradicts what GTA 4 and TLAD established for the atmosphere.

[@brosettastone7520]

5:24 *cat jam emote*

[@SammEater]

And then the remastered completely killed the atmosphere with those stock Unreal Engine effects.

[@christiand2426]

They did us dirty with that one.

[@ruprrrt]

GTA 3 HAD THE DARKEST ATMOSPHERE and it was amazing. Early 2000s is on top

[@jetstreamdefalpha5411]

It had that jungle mix vibe, which was fitting for that era

[@glitchtvtr]

I don't get it

[@nostalgiafilled5180]

@@glitchtvtr I think he refers to the aesthetic surrounding the jungle/electronic culture at the time

[@spideyrockinhypercrimson]

Yeah I get what you mean like old Far Cry or Just Cause but with 90’s japanese vibes

[@240p_is_enough]

How did grove street games fuck up so bad without any advice, direction or input from anyone at rockstar fucking incredible

[@Nepu-fan]

The damn greed is the reason

[@SeriousDragonify]

Yet the brainlets say DE has great graphics. Modern fetuses know nothing about classic game to even know about "graphics"...

[@commie_remover]

@@Nepu-fan Untalented developers is the reason, not greed.

[@HenryThe2ndAnimator]

4:03 oh.... my.... god....

[@darkl3ad3r]

I will never forget the day I played this for the first time back in 2002 on PC. Blew my freaking mind having access to a whole city to cruise around in, get out and attack NPCs, explore, do stunts, steal cars, etc. To say it was ahead of its time is a colossal understatement. A truly revolutionary game, no, a work of art.

[@neeear]

great video, man. gta iii brings so much memories, i miss the old days

[@ChechenAssassin]

when it's raining and the game's color is so dark green-ish it looks so creepy in my opinion. as if you're not safe anywhere in liberty city. the same also happens in saints row 2.

[@glitchtvtr]

I have played Saints Row 2 but I don't remember the rain effect. Maybe because I was playing missions quickly to end the game, and didn't hang out in it's open world.

[@ChechenAssassin]

@@glitchtvtr respect

[@frizzyrascal1493]

The best GTA until this day.

[@milesromanus7041]

*Yup, I've been drinking again* Great video btw, very relaxing. I know the atmosphere is very eerie, but it's also somehow relaxing

[@glitchtvtr]

Agreed. 11:30 felt relaxing. I would like to spend time on a wharf like that.

[@milesromanus7041]

@@glitchtvtr how do you walk though? You use some mods?

[@glitchtvtr]

@@milesromanus7041 Normally when using gamepad, by slightly moving Left Analog Stick to forward. However I'm playing with keyboard&mouse so I used "Classic Axis" mod, it makes Left Alt button to walk. That's also how I move the camera without moving my character. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKC5eXtqZbl4m9E

[@milesromanus7041]

@@glitchtvtr thanks a lot! This mod is perfect

[@glitchtvtr]

@@milesromanus7041 It was quite clunky when using weapons but I liked it for recording scenes.

[@urbanproductions4852]

Love the comments on this video, exactly how it made me feel as a kid and today still. My fave GTA.

[@gideont1144]

if only the definitive edition had the gloomy atmosphere instead of the tropical atmosphere

[@yetanotheruser1989]

My favourite in the series by far. Between the visuals and the soundtrack, the atmosphere created in this game really immerses me in a way so many other games can't.

[@ziggazaggar]

this atmosphere and gta 4’s atmosphere is actually unbeatable, 2 of the best gta games ever imo

[@juanitacrenshaw127]

This game is like a 00s Rated R Action Crime film

[@princelevi3733]

I always love playing this game when it rains outside back in the day

[@zombiedeutsch]

My first ever gta to play and my all time favourite gta.

[@rainonsuburbs]

Damn... You can feel it

[@thrashsetkp6979]

Graphic still look better than the new up date for the definitive edition

[@TheYounqStunnuh]

GTA 3 was so gloomy I thought it was based in Seattle for the longest time growing up lol

[@paydaymelon1544]

I only like the original versions of all the old gta games, there is something nostalgic about them.

[@victorvance2573]

I remember how i excited i was when this was first announced back in the days especially seeing the first screenshots. And man did this game keep it´s promises.

[@hellbeast6666]

Winter night, me with my friends and gta 3 on ps2. This game is very nostalgic for me

[@DeXx_The_Reaper]

The "dEfInItIf" edition looks like it's made of fucking LEGO. You could make another video called "The Fortnite atmosphere of GTA 3's remake 20 fucking years later"

[@glitchtvtr]

Copying from my oher commeny : Here's a quick comparison by just Gesha, between 1:49 - 2:42 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rp2bdn6aeLaGl6c

[@James.chalmers]

This game is one of a kind and the hardest ever gta game don’t care what anyone says…

[@TheCh0senOne]

then you listen to chatterbox to lighten the mood

[@vladivf]

I had no idea there was a cemetery in GTA III... And I spent hundreds of hours playing that game...

[@carlosnery2276]

wait... what?

[@ShawnReed-ny1hd]

​@carlosnery2276 its in Staunton island..funny thing is i didn't know that until I played liberty city stories which came out 5 or 6 years later 😂

[@Fernando-cn2xb]

5:00 just perfect….

[@leedowling1448]

ahhh yes the good ol ps2 era grimy ran down shithole, games today just can't match the atmosphere of games like GTAIII, Max Payne and Manhunt or even the warriors, where the tech limits at the time somehow made the games more grimy and darker giving a sense of hopelessness and defeat which we all felt in the 2000s be it from 9/11 or the financial crisis, some would say thats for the better but for me, gaming needs to be bleak and depressing in a believable way again, sure we have horror games but part of you knows that shits not real but we've all been to ran down shitholes like liberty city, carcer city, and the city max payne is set in, we all know places like it and it gives a true sense of dread

[@glitchtvtr]

Facts! Max Payne is set in New York City and Liberty City is the same but had to change name. Both based on real world, not a fantasy world. There are no elves or mages, there are street gangs, crackheads and puppet master businessmen.

[@spoodurmin9742]

The Warriors game perfectly mirrors the grimy vibe of 70s NYC that the movie portrayed.

[@Jonathan_Freeloader]

Damm thnx 4 makin' this vid ..the atmosphere was always immersive af n dark like Tim Burton's Gotham ..when I 1st got this game I played 4 so long I fell asleep n woke up 2 a windy thunderstorm under the Callahan bridge (I believ I was waitin' 4 the weapon 2 respawn so I could reload) ..when I woke up I felt like i was really livin' in the game cuz the engine was still runnin' n chatterbox was still playin' haha

[@skullzarenice5]

honestly the only thing happy sounding in this game is the mission complete music

[@glitchtvtr]

Most of the Head Radio and Lips 106 songs are happy!

[@zebracherub]

I love it so much ! Of course much of the impact has to do with the fact I was just a kid, but GTA3 made an incredible impression on me. You should try Manhunt too.

[@bcbsquad2763]

Let’s talk about the fact that I get depressed and nostalgic when I moved out from Portland for Staten Island and feel like this places I stayed for so long(because I don’t had memory cars at this time) dosnt want me anymor realy put me in an depresion feeling a fear of unknown of a bigger place where is the only thing that’s is sur is crime and no trust

[@deatharrow1994]

well the game does take place after 9/11 so it kinda fits

[@OnlySatt]

20 years

[@VSEMPIZDETS]

22.)

[@bcbsquad2763]

Even the sound of the poping text is freaky

[@ryangosling8962]

How freaky, exactly?

[@SchoologyGames]

I was so young playing this game that I didn’t really play it unless my older sister was with me because the gloomy atmosphere freaked me out😂 I stuck with vice city for the most part for that very reason

[@batcaveloner1383]

I thought vice city had more eerie liminal spaces lol

[@martinpalm5]

NYC was like this when I drove to it for the first time in the 90's. back than NYC was a lot dirtier, the air had a lot of smug. I will never forget the skyline, it looked right out of a dystopian movie.

[@Aven-Sharma1991]

I liked playing this game at night with the lights off and all nice and comfortable..there was something so relaxing and cozy about playing this game at night, maybe it was due to the in game gloominess which matched the night time

[@Marcus_Bryant1999]

5:21 KEEP RISING TO THE TOP

[@brosettastone7520]

For reeeaaal such a banger

[@beepst]

They totally ruined the atmosphere in the new edition. I'm glad I still have the old one.

[@afro_souledits2382]

This was the early 2000s 🔥💯 Fade away hit different in a cheetah downtown

[@paul0bezerril314]

I grew in the very early 2000s so this is so like a time tunnel

[@Riseroseriot]

Takes me right back to my elementary and highschool days damn

[@Greg2thaBosher]

First ever game I got on Play Station 2; for my 9th birthday on 5th March 2002, well I got the console on my birthday and then the game 5 days later on Mother’s Day in the UK, going around Crawley town looking for it and one shop not giving a flying fuck that I was half the age playing it and was more interested in telling me his favourite Nas song ‘cause I had on an “Illmatic” T-Shirt and trackies, then playing the game on the Tuesday after it, hard to believe that was 21 years ago, they don’t make games like this any more, this will always be my favourite “Grand Theft Auto” game

[@ReaganLodge]

We never really did get to Aruba...

[@EmirhanCelebi]

Hi, im Misty.

[@user-fs6pj1nz4f]

​@@PedroCosta-zk8mblmao this Game was full of sex jokes the ones with María and Asuka too lol

[@daniil06133]

5:23 Liberty City driving + Rising to the top = perfect atmosphere

[@asnsk]

Cool video! Thank you :) Amazing unique vibe.

[@glitchtvtr]

You may like this video too kzbin.info/www/bejne/b32slaOYjaaFnaM

[@DZme5]

Yep, I've been drinking again.

[@TheRealAaronFinn1]

I remember 4 used to get so much grief when it came out for its atmosphere, people seem to forget that liberty city is SUPPOSED, to feel this way, claude and niko "werent supposed to be here"

[@Whoami00194]

Hopefully the next GTA that will take place in Liberty City retains the gritty and dangerous vibe that 3 and 4 had

[@SCSA3.16]

17:01 lmao.. tried to take down the upper helicopter but took out the down one

[@Brandonrios365]

3:36 Why does Misty got moves.

[@glitchtvtr]

Because no one can mess with Luigi's girls

[@Brandonrios365]

@@glitchtvtr Luigi doesn’t even need to hire Claude to defend her. He’s literally a chauffeur and that’s it.

[@user-cq5sg9cb4t]

To have New York presented in such a way a month after 9/11? Quite the timing. Quite the match.

[@MrFrye12345]

Playing this game on the ps2 on a box tv is peak gta 3 experience

[@deixos2224]

9:29 sunniest day in liberty city

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

It can get very sunny but usually only for a short time and near the sea

[@Xorberax]

GTA3’s atmosphere is so under-appreciated

[@DocSportello838]

This and the first manhunt are the most hardcore games Rockstar ever did.

[@adid.5585]

Aah yes, the place where it was cloudy and raining most of the time. The sky was rarely clear, and when it was, you rarely saw the sun because of all these tall buildings surrounding you. Definitely a gloomy place to live in.

[@nillazilla22]

This game and gta 4 both really have a Great atmosphere.

[@nillazilla22]

They might be on two different consoles and made two different years but both of them still have that charm.

[@nillazilla22]

Gta 3 bc of its gloomy atmosphere and gta 4 for its story.

[@nillazilla22]

And idc you telling me that vc sa or gta 5 are better cool whatever kid I don’t want to get in a fight with a 5 year old.

[@nillazilla22]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3TdeYtmfLh_eM0 here’s a great song form the late 2000s.

[@TayRich93]

The same feeling i have for gta 3 is for saints row1&2 I just CAN'T get over those games 😫 ❤

[@meatbug8611]

Very similar to manhunt probably because lorewise they are close to eachother

[@Whoami00194]

I wonder if Bullworth in Bully is close to Carcer and Liberty because some days Bullworth has an atmosphere (especially on PS2) kinda similar to this

[@meatbug8611]

@Gabriel-gn2ni it could be the case since in GTA IV some NPC'S can have a bullowrth jersey I know it doesn't mean much but it's something

[@mohamed0776]

Video is 17:38 minutes long ayyyyyee i’m like hey wassup hello

[@BHFORSAKEN]

This soon is gonna blow up

[@juanitacrenshaw127]

You Enfffienct Killer I Like That In The Man - Asuka Kasen 2001

[@juanitacrenshaw127]

Remember No One Messes With My Girls - Luigi Goterill 2001

[@midnightdimensions13]

It would be creepy to someone who has never played it as a kid. But to me, this was a safe place that made me feel cozy which is hilarious considering what goes on in the story.

[@_jont_]

bence atmosfer çok hoş

[@Sqdlow]

This is how I remember the game. Can't believe how butchered this aesthetic was in the remaster. All the reverb, green-ish grey tones. Fog and mist. Agh inject it all in me veins!

[@rei_frajernami_philleotardo]

claude at the trial after the bank robbery: judge: sir do you admit that your like guilty n all that shit claude : "..."

[@wojakthecrusader1410]

I prefer atmosphere in this game honestly. Rather than vice city and san andreas. Those two game too bright it kinda hurt my eyes.

[@jumpman366]

I love that Stripe Summer song lmao

[@bio-plasmictoad5311]

Arc sodium vapor lights

[@BrentynMacMillan]

Where does the car come from?

[@Atomix7_137]

Looks like half-life 2 beta

[@FeekyChucker]

this was my first gta game, i remember that the first thing i loved was being able to get in and out of a car at will, and the comfortably realistic weather. the game couldve displayed itself on a bright and colourful, sunny day. but it didnt.

[@KingSNAFU]

GTA 4 had nothing on GTA 3 when it cames to a gloomy ambiance. That being said, it seems so weird looking back to see Liberty City with such a bright setting in GTA LCS.

[@theharwoodbutcher70]

GTA IV's atmosphere fits with the game

[@ShawnReed-ny1hd]

1998 was a better time 😂

[@lukehaggar]

A masterpiece ✨️