Liberty City Stories - GTA 3's Second Chance

Hey there! It's Doug!
Just when I thought I'd experienced all that the 3D GTA Universe had to offer, I finally tried out Liberty City Stories and had a much better time than I thought I would considering I expected this to be something like a copy and paste of GTA 3. But to my surprise, it was so much more than that, because in my opinion, LCS takes some of the things that made Vice City and San Andreas so great, and it applied them to the world of Liberty City to give GTA 3 the second chance it deserves. And over this video's 17 minutes, I'll tell you how. I hope you enjoy!
Also, I just wanna give a quick shout out to @1DERER1 for allowing me to use his remaster of LCS' theme song in this video. Check it out when you get the chance! • GTA Liberty City Stori...
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0:00 - Introduction
2:42 - The Godfather of Grand Theft Auto
5:21 - Storyful Superiority
13:01 - Imperfectly Impeccable
15:16 - Epilogue

[@thicboibigsmoke7220]

God the 3D era really had a completely different vibe for every single game, and nailed it every time. How the fuck they revisited the same city, with the same time period (or near enough) and make it feel TOTALLY different is beyond me. The feeling the 3D era gives me is just a warm fuzzy feeling all around tbh

[@jytvreal]

GTA 4 even though it was the first game in the HD rage era, still felt like the characters were cool, the city's atmosphere felt warm and fuzzy too

[@silentopinion]

The GTA Stories games helped me see how much change can occur in a city within so little time.

[@JussiValtanen]

How can you say GTA III music sucks? I mean Flashback FM, 80's classics, Game Radio with gangstarap, Kjah with reggae. GTA III Radio is a figging 00's banger collection

[@DougTheDog6]

I’ve tried listening to it on multiple occasions and I remember REALLY trying to like Game Radio specifically, but I just can’t bro haha. I’ll tell you right now that I’m a huge rock fan and can enjoy a bit of rap music too, but sadly, GTA 3’s soundtrack just didn’t appeal to my music taste. I’m positive some people love that game’s music, but unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll ever be for one of them lol

[@YoungBasedChefBeezy]

@@DougTheDog6I get that bro lol too bad you didn’t like I feel like if the remastered version was an ACTUAL remaster and expanded the radio it would’ve been way better

[@brodcock9793]

"MSX FM UP IN YOUR MANOR!" But fr tho GTA3 radio stations slap.

[@ddsjgvk]

It has the Scarface oat

[@BretuLauk]

III's Flashback , Head, Lips, MSX, Rise are all hard af. Game is good but weakest out of all rap radios in GTAs. They're all good but the tracklists are too short and you get tired of the repeating songs sooo fast. LCS radio is better though. But GTA III has some of my favorite songs in GTA.

[@SirThomas_II]

LCS was a game I spent far too much time on as a kid simply because it was a portable game. I got to see everything that happened to the city and why it looks how it does in 3. One mission I could never make it past was killing Vincenzo on the boat while everyone had chainsaws only to realize the revolver one shots the enemies

[@DougTheDog6]

That mission was so fun, I loved the arcadey feel with the top-down perspective. One of the most unique missions in the whole game lol

[@lbclutcher1351]

That mission was very much fun. It literally gave the vibe of chainsaw massacre

[@idkyet4924]

yeah that mission was almost impossible for me as a kid, i remember when i found out about the revolver too and that rush of dopamine when i finally beat it

[@weedandwater]

My dumbass did it with a shotgun. They kept getting so close! 😂

[@Disappearingboy1039]

Wasn’t there also another mission with a chainsaw at one of the warehouses just around the corner from Vincenzo’s as well? Shit was hard because the dude was fast and killed you quick

[@Natureboy1235]

Driver is older than GTA. GTA was heavily influenced by the first two driver games

[@DougTheDog6]

Thanks for the correction. I forget if I said this in the video or not, but I wasn't playing video games yet by the time GTA 3 released (San Andreas was actually the first video game I ever played lol), so couple that with the fact that I didn't do as much research for this video as I typically do for things like this (which I'll absolutely take the fault for), and I'm not too surprised I made a mistake like that. Still though, considering how mainstream Grand Theft Auto was in the early 2000s, I'd still say its influence on the gaming sphere helped forge a path for the other franchises I mentioned

[@Natureboy1235]

@@DougTheDog6 No problem! Your video was great.

[@LePetitGarage]

GTA was out in 1997 , driver in 1999

[@Hidden_lvl]

The later driver games started adding guns and such. They're influenced by GTA. GTA had 2 games and an expansion before the first driver released. The only thing people can mention is GTA going 3D

[@SpongeChadSquareJaw]

​@@LePetitGarage Gta in 1997 was top-view, as GTA 2, that was released in 1999. The same year when third-person view Driver was released, 2 years before GTA 3

[@LaggySnake]

I've played pretty much ever gta game, but for some reason the nostalgic feeling is the strongest with this one.

[@DougTheDog6]

Just curious, was this the first GTA game you’ve played or watched someone play? I know I personally feel the most nostalgia for San Andreas, the first game I’ve ever played, and Vice City, which I remember watching my brother play a lot

[@LaggySnake]

@@DougTheDog6 I'm pretty sure 3 was my first one. I don't remember whether LCS was a game I played before or after Vice City. I was real young when I played the 3D era games, but maybe I'm not that nostalgic over San Andreas is because I still often play it the most out of any GTA game.

[@h.b1908]

@@LaggySnakeLCS is such a good game. Very nostalgic

[@moonwalker905]

​@@DougTheDog6gta vc 4- life

[@glencurtis6052]

I couldn't wait for this to come out on PS2, back then it was unbearable just waiting 2 years for a new GTA game. Are you going to cover Vice City Stories and The Ballard of gay Tony

[@TrippingHawk]

TBF rockstar has said countless times that III was essentially the practice run to see if a full 3D sandbox could even be done and if people would enjoy it. They mention multiple times that there was no blue print or any other existing game to build on, so it was all just guessing and taking shots in the dark.

[@DougTheDog6]

That’s exactly my point. GTA 3 was them dipping their toes in the water and seeing what they could do with a 3D open world game, throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks. And once they found out what worked and what didn’t, they used that experience to make the best games they could going forward. It’s okay for GTA 3 to not be as good as its successors, because it *was* the blueprint, and without that foundation, we don’t get games like Vice City, San Andreas, LCS, VCS, GTA 4 & 5, Bully, Red Dead 1 and 2, and so on

[@Miltypooh2001]

I remember playing lcs on psp along side vcs, the thing I like about it was its mafia theme combined with a Dark story, everyone you meet either dies or disappears from the rest of the game.

[@DougTheDog6]

I don't know what it is about a good mafia theme that can make any medium of entertainment so compelling! LCS definitely did a way better job at making a good mafia story than GTA 3 ever did, so much so that I'm really thinking about playing it again even though I just beat it not too long ago. Also, you just did a great job at describing GTA 4's story with the whole 'everyone either dies or disappears' thing, which I think is one of the reasons why that game is so good as well

[@bowkatiewow]

LCS is my favourite GTA game. Not a popular opinion but it’s so good. I can’t think of a part of the game that I didn’t enjoy.

[@stevenbaxter9099]

I love the whole dark mafia vibe too it. Certain gta games feel like cartoons

[@MerlautJones]

VCS is my favorite, but LCS is the most nostalgic for me since it's the first GTA I had beat, and did a ton of the side activities in.

[@stevenbaxter9099]

@MerlautZone vice city stories is good but its hard af I've never been able to complete it

[@khaledrehan822]

The nostalgia tells me that vice city is better but my heart always holds 3 highest

[@coments101]

Both are the nostalgia lol, LCS and VCS blow VC and 3 out of the water. honestly my top 5 GTA games are LCS, VCS, 5, San Andreas, and 4 in that order.

[@khaledrehan822]

@@coments101 congratulations

[@ShawnReed-ny1hd]

​@@coments101you smoking funny stuff if you think vcs is better than vice city..hell vcs isn't better than 3

[@coments101]

@@ShawnReed-ny1hd Bro what? VCS is crazy good, the radio, gameplay, everything is great. What about VC is better other than the story? 3 is literally worse in every way too.

[@Roverjoe]

I was Playing GTA IV recently and actually saw a Pedestrian Hail a cab and it it pulled over and picked them up.

[@DougTheDog6]

Really? I’ve been playing GTA 4 for over 10 years and I swear I’ve never seen it before, but considering how immersive that game is, it makes sense to miss one of the little details like that lol

[@Nades_]

I loved GTA3, it was incredible for the time it released. Not my favourite but they all are very nostalgic to me.

[@georgelopezmemes]

Gta3 skill issue lol. LCS is underrated though

[@DougTheDog6]

Wow, 500 views and 40 likes in just 10 hours. In the past 5 years of making videos, this is by far my best-performing video in such a short amount of time, and I just wanna thank everyone for all the love! It's been a blast getting to read all of your comments throughout my shift at work today, and I'm glad I could finally respond to them now that I'm home haha. Also, just wanna say real quick that it's gonna be a little while before I'm able to post my next video essay (I've got a video that's very important to me in the works that will be coming out next), but if you'd like to see something similar to this, feel free to check out this video essay I made on Thrillville and Thrillville: Off The Rails back in February! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnK3l6V7YseHZ7s Anyway, thanks again for all the love everybody! I hope you all have a great day!

[@scarlettNET]

I actually really love GTA III because of how different it is. Especially how it looks and plays. It's very arcade-y and "pick up and play". Although I do agree the story is terrible. It was originally gonna have a *way* better story but Rockstar changed a bunch of random shit around and turned it from a genuinely good crime drama into a big joke. Check out GTA Series Videos' video about the GTA III design doc if you haven't already.

[@DougTheDog6]

I’ll definitely have to check that out! And I know what you mean as far as the arcadey aspect of GTA 3. It’s definitely not a bad game to drop yourself into and just mess around, but as someone who’s main purpose in a video game is usually to beat it, well, let’s just say it wasn’t very enjoyable trying to achieve my main purpose lol

[@zackzettler4425]

To truly appreciate GTA3, you had to play it when it was released. Playing it now and comparing it to the games that improved upon it, is just not the same and never will be. It's definitely the worst of the 3d GTA's, but I still love going back to it because of the nostalgia. I've been playing GTA since the first one, and it blows my mind how it has been 10 years since GTAV released and the rest of the entire series was released within 12 years. GTA6 better be worth the wait.

[@DougTheDog6]

That’s exactly my point. I firmly believe that GTA 3 was a great game back when it first came out, but since I’m not lucky enough to have that experience, it’s very hard to find enjoyment out of it because I’d already played San Andreas, GTA 4, and GTA 5 by the time I finally got around to GTA 3 And yeah, it’s insane that we’re officially past 10 years of GTA 5, but I’m 110% confident that when GTA 6 comes out, it will be the absolute best game of all time until we get a GTA 7. Who knows about how Online will be, but single player is gonna be one hell of an experience, and I can’t wait for it

[@dorenjackson1166]

You took the words out of my mouth. I remember being amazed playing GTA 3 as a kid. Ofc I didn’t know what I was doing & couldn’t get complete the game but getting a high wanted level was fun. I even love other Rockstar games like Bully, Warriors, Manhunt, etc. As for GTA6 I’m patiently waiting as well. I think GTA online was the worst thing to happen to the series but I’m not mad at it. I just feel like that is a main reason why we don’t have 6 yet

[@DominatorLegend]

In short: GTA III was amazing for it's time, but has aged horribly. Also, I have zero hopes for VI. Rockstar has gone full longnose and will no doubt push that EGS score as hard as they can. Hell, I don't even think V was that good, it's the worst 3D/HD entry in the franchise IMHO, and doesn't even have III's excuse of being old and prototypal.

[@jessquiatchon2204]

@@DominatorLegend And yet GTA online still has full lobbies 10 years after...

[@GlycerinZ]

yep, I bought GTAIII in 2002 and it was amazing at the time.

[@cloudy_shane]

No way! KZbin algorithms actually work for a change! That was a very good video to watch. I'm not a very big fan of GTA, but Liberty Story is as good as you describe it. I tried it once through PPSSPP and spent 4 hours playing. Definetly the definitive GTA III experience. Haven't touched it since, but that's just because I'm not that into GTA. The only GTA I've actually beat is Vice City on Xbox, and that's my personal favourite. Hope your channel grows! Keep up the good work.

[@DougTheDog6]

I like the idea of "the definitive GTA III experience", because LCS is definitely the true definitive edition of 3 in my opinion Anyway, thanks a lot man! I put a lot of time into putting this video together, so I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it!

[@lowkeychains]

Real

[@Ghostwarrior-wc1ri]

GTA lcs was my childhood ps2 game. Also I think the lcs gta has the best theme song.

[@DougTheDog6]

Honestlyyyy. I don't even have any nostalgia for it, but since I started hearing it while loading up the game for this video, I can't get enough of it!

[@merkcityboy834]

I remember my first KZbin post aww congrats😊

[@UnwiseWings0973]

This video was great. Love your comedic approach to the commentary, it kept me laughing all through my lunch break!

[@mikemurdock7234]

LCS is the one GTA game I've sunk the most hours into on a PSP. A couple things I can note - On PC, you can look around in GTA 3 with mouselook, even if you are using the lock-on system. The PC games used traditional controls of the mouse to move camera around, but also had manual aim option for all the weapons. The only thing LCS don't manage to do well with GTA 3's world is the atmosphere. The Silent Hill style fog effects and weather are absent, along with the lighting. But that has more to do with the limitations of the PSP. I wish so badly Rockstar would've released a port of both LCS and VCS on PC to let modders fix them back in the day. But I have given up on Rockstar all together after those god awful "definitive editions" they released. Those were bad enough, but even worse was them outright going to war with modders who spent nearly 20 years fixing stuff in GTA 3, and then delisting the originals to try and force people to buy the crappy remasters.

[@Domstar97]

Just finished this game for the first time, really enjoyed it. Back in the day I didn't own a PSP or PS2, just GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas on PC. LCS aged fairly well, but it was quite tough compared to newer games, kept dying a lot :-D

[@VailingD]

It was one of my first GTA games along with 3 and SA and VCS... so many memories of msking cheat sheets

[@brickboy127]

absolute banger of a video mate, love your essay style and it would be premium to see you cover Vice City Stories.

[@DougTheDog6]

Was just looking through the comments of this video again and figured I should let you know that I actually went ahead and made that Vice City Stories video. You should check it out if you haven’t seen it yet!

[@brickboy127]

@@DougTheDog6 no worries mate, yeah I checked it out when it came out, always good to see people covering unknown classics

[@safsnake]

i played the crap out of lcs during the entirety of the last decade and i still do, it has its flaws but i love it (theres also the nostalgia factor)

[@ethanweaver1]

Liberty city stories was my into to GTA if I’m not mistaken on the PSP. It could have been vice city stories but either way I played both games about the same time and adore both of these, super nostalgic

[@Lucas_Fidalgo]

This is the best Liberty city stories review I've ever seen, and I remember not liking gta 3 when I first played it lol

[@markedmanmist]

I Believe GTA LCS & VCS Run in the VC Engine, Both explaining why the cars handle better, and why there are bikes. Lore-Wise by 2001 they banned bikes in Liberty City.

[@DougTheDog6]

I’m pretty sure they run on the same engine as GTA 3 as well based on AI behavior and the way the protagonists move. I feel like the reason for better handling and the inclusion of bikes more comes down to Rockstar’s ability to tweak and program in new features. And yeah, I heard about the whole bike ban thing, which I thought was a really clever way to explain the lack of them in 3 haha

[@markedmanmist]

@@DougTheDog6 Yup, But the engine is up to speculation, unless somebody has a Hex Editor or something.

[@merkcityboy834]

Yeah that’s just a bs cover did much deeper an darker rabbit hole that’ll never explained.

[@markedmanmist]

@@merkcityboy834 Understandable

[@sirtangy]

I remember buying this for PS2 back in the day and finding it alright, my biggest issue with it was the framerate being absolutely abysmal, but later when I used my copy to make an ISO file and played it on PCSX2, it was fantastic! I have it in 4th place on my GTA ranking.

[@akovalev1999]

Man I had all the important cheat codes literally ingrained in me as a kid. I can't believe I played this game on the PSP. Looking back it was pretty incredible that they could fit such a game into that little thing. Thanks for uploading. PS I can't stand GTA3 either and the first time I played it was on an iPhone 4

[@courteousshmuck]

A very subtle video explanation! I kinda like Doug to explain every bit and paying his homage as well as showing any lacks of it. You know, sometimes you have to root for the underdog, isn't it?

[@1DERER1]

Great video man, fantastic insight into LCS!

[@virgilhalacu]

i LOVE your videos because of this ! thanks for bringing my memories back

[@DarkenedX08]

GTA 3 Rise FM and MSX fucking slapped.

[@EmptyDude111]

That and gta 3s version of flashback fm. The whole scarface soundtrack which was one of my favorite movies when i first played gta 3

[@zaydzayyad8029]

Lips 106

[@SkiiZa.Killah]

Good stations but the LCS version of these two were better imo

[@DarkenedX08]

@@SkiiZa.Killah Outside of Rise FM, I do agree. MSX 98 was goated.

[@SkiiZa.Killah]

@@DarkenedX08 I love House Music ngl and imo the only really memorable track from 3’s Rise FM is Score. I feel like both are the same radio but have very different music genres

[@zacquinn]

love yo content, just subbed. Looking forward to your future videos!

[@DougTheDog6]

Thanks man! I appreciate the love!!

[@Hamzakarim00]

i really loved liberty city stories and vice city stories two veeery underrated games

[@BobbyCarillo]

One of favorite GTAs, always liked it more than GTA3, don't get why most prefer GTA 3 over LCS.

[@DougTheDog6]

I feel like it’s because LCS is looked at as just a PSP port so people don’t wanna give it a try (at least that was my excuse for the longest time), and that’s why I wanted to make this video, because GTA players who’ve avoided it should absolutely give it a chance

[@VailingD]

​@@DougTheDog6its mostly due to it being only on PlayStation hardware. But it deserves more recognition

[@chainz983]

I actually played LCS on a legit psp back in the day, it took a lot of getting used to since there was no second analog stick to turn the camera around. San Andreas will always be my favorite gta game but theres something about the dark, gloomy and cloudy atmosphere of 3 and LCS

[@Lufefe]

This was the first ever GTA game that I bought & played back when I was 11 years old & it was such an enjoyable game. I’m actually happy I bought this before GTA 3 because it was soooo much better as an introduction to the series. (GTA 3 is probably the worst money I’ve ever spent on a video game in my life & I probably traded it in for Hitman, I think) 🤣

[@CodeGamer1]

I will say, being colorblind, the triangles when targeting were much easier to see in LCS for me, I guess green getting darker to black was easier for me to see than green turning to red, maybe that's why they did it.

[@DougTheDog6]

That's not even something I had considered at all. I never thought about how that could make it easier for people with color blindness like yourself, but still, I wish there could at least be a toggle option

[@RollingPow0420]

Bruh gta 3’s flashback fm was what defined my music tastes. 80s pop songs and a taste for scarface.

[@NiGaThE]

RISE FM HAD THE BEST MIX I HAVE EVER HEARD IN A VIDEO GAME !

[@DougTheDog6]

As someone who loves rock music and appreciates good rap music, all I can say is that LCS' radio didn't really appeal to me, but everyone has their own tastes in music so I respect your opinion brother!

[@NiGaThE]

I definitely understand what you mean . for a disco/house /rap head like my self they implicated lives mixes from Dj clue and rogar Sanchez which is mind blowing to me at the time@@DougTheDog6

[@genzeuronymous7787]

I feel the same way about vice city stories and vice city, i feel like vice city was rushed and there was so many missed opportunities to make it better and vcs fixed alot of that but not all like map for example, i wish they added the gator keys to vcs at least.

[@oldrobloxguy7827]

I love this game! I recently got a psp and have been playing through this and im amazed how rockstar managed to make a game like lcs on the psp!

[@tracyclements1467]

Eminem had to slow himself down because they couldn't rap as fast as him.

[@NateMcCoy1194]

I was lucky enough to have played GTA III when it came out and it quickly became my favorite game to play until I played GTA SA. Which became my favorite game to play until IV. I really believe comparing it to the installments that came after is not only disingenuous to the game itself, but also to what the game represents. And to be fair you covered that portion of your video. And I guess everything is subjective but when I was a kid in 2001 playing it at my friends house almost daily until my parents got me my own copy, and just seeing how the game was in comparison to the games I was playing at the time (Crash, Tomb Raider, Madden, racing games here and there), it was crazy. Plus, and I know I’m very much in the minority on this take, I very much enjoyed the story. Plus I still listen to Chatterbox FM when I need a laugh 😂. But it’s your opinion and it’s all good. Keep up the good work

[@DougTheDog6]

Thank you bro, I have to say that you are by far one of the more respectful GTA 3 fans I’ve interacted with in this comments section lol. And I feel you with Chatterbox, that station is hilarious haha

[@supercrash131]

engaging for the algorithm, you're entertaining af

[@DougTheDog6]

Thank you brother! 🙏🏻

[@ramza675]

I just finished this game and found this video by chance. LCS is a great game, also enjoyed VCS

[@stringsandsprockets7845]

Thats is one of the best titles ive heard to describe GTA:LCS. Great work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. The video is also well made

[@DougTheDog6]

Thanks a lot man!!

[@christopherlarock9062]

As always, the soundtrack was awesome. And the missions are amazing. Passion of the heist?

[@DougTheDog6]

Passion of the Heist was a good one haha

[@bfitz7038]

GTA 3 was a great game for its time. Had a good storyline based on real life gangs and the theme tune is unforgettable.

[@lavenderllamamusic]

I wanna say i've definitely seen pedestrians hauling taxis in GTA IV, but then again, i might be misremembering it. I do recall seeing pedestrians already in cabs

[@DougTheDog6]

Some other people have pointed out pedestrians hailing cabs in GTA 4, but I swear I’ve never noticed it in my 12 years of playing lol

[@rarebrockstark6219]

As someone who has over 20 hours into GTA III exclusively on steam... yeah LCS is better. Shame it wasn't ported to PC

[@canespastico]

luckily it can be emulated on pc

[@dagameplayer]

I really want to play GTA Liberty City and Vice City stories again. Heck. I wish they'd give us San Andreas stories too.

[@Takejiro24]

I may agree with most of what you say about GTA 3 (especially with its aiming on consoles, my gosh is will that always be a headache) but I WILL NOT accept you slandering its music! 😤☠️ Also, I'd be really interested in hearing more about what you dislike about GTA 3's story (even in comparison to LCS). Nice vid. 👍

[@6joe16ful]

Back in elementary school, everyone loved San Andreas, others like vice city, but liberty city stories was my shit. I Had the ps2 port. I really like the strict mafia story.

[@Disappearingboy1039]

Man I loved this game so much as a kid. Game came out when I was in middle school and was my first intro to GTA. I’d like to think owning a PSP and GTA LCS was analogous to owning an N64 and any Mario game… they just went together and it was weird if you didn’t have it. Great soundtrack too, listened to every station multiple times over. Coq Au Vin with Richard Goblin plays in my head on a weekly basis and I’m nearly 30 now…

[@zxyn7]

Gta 3 is the most creepy, gloomy, unforgiving Gta and I love it for that reason, they will never be able to recreate the atmosphere of that game

[@blue94rose]

I first found out about GTA LCS on some random internet search when I first played GTA VC and then 3(my friends gave me those games) and I was very upset with GTA 3 since NYC is my most favourite place in the world and the game was too bad, like cars were very unsafe and I felt it will explode on the first crash and also the city was dark and empty and I had this glitch where there was no way to save the game, like even at the safe houses you get the menu but it won't save. But when I Played LCS, on ppsspp around 5 years ago, I absolutely loved how bright it was, the cars looked really good and I loved the designs of the wheels, even though it's difficult playing GTA on a keyboard, I liked it. I love all GTA titles especially vice City, 4 and San Andreas, and they hold an important place in my heart 💜 great video!

[@Maverick_Jones45]

Hey man. Loved this vid and I would love to see u talk about GTA Vice City Stories which was the prequel to GTA Vice City and imo its the most criminally underrated GTA Games of all time

[@PortlandMan]

Ngl I thought Liberty City Stories was only released on PSP, and I also confused it with Episodes from Liberty City.

[@DougTheDog6]

Until recently, I also thought it was a PSP exclusive and that only VCS was ported to PS2. I swear it’s some kind of Mandela Effect lmao

[@PortlandMan]

@DougTheDog6 Probably is mate because I definitely remember it only being released on PSP and that's why I never played it

[@LexiVAD]

I love Liberty City Stories, I've never finished because I'm a lazy silly head, maybe this summer I'll do it justice

[@richmandudyt2925]

schlagg was one of the reasons GTA III was so heavily changed in 2001

[@victorhugofranciscon7899]

GTA 3 sucks balls, I had to cheat a tank to beat the aimbot AI in the last mission of that game

[@jayl9482]

Would love to see more like this bro

[@weswhite6058]

I love LCS, it’s like if 3 and SA had a baby

[@47KRoman]

Sadly LCS is the only GTA on PS2 which don't support analog buttons (missing it especially in cars for throttle control but it might work for brake I think which is really odd), probably because PSP didn't have it. VCS has analog throttle again.

[@draculastraphouse7863]

I got LCS for PSP and I liked it so much that I also bought it for PS2, If you like GTA 3, you will really like Liberty City Stories although I wish they could've added more things to it

[@ZeptoBST]

This was my first GTA game, as well as my first PS2 game. I have so much nostalgia for it. So much so that I went ahead and worked on fixing bugs in the unofficial decompilation project (which sadly is no longer public thanks to R*, I wish more people could experience the game on PC).

[@DougTheDog6]

I had no idea such a thing existed! Hopefully you guys are able to find a way to publish it someday

[@sekim4660]

bro gta lcs has some of the best ganster rap in all gta

[@error_404.69]

To play the devil's advocate, the mobile version of LCS can be decent if you use a Bluetooth controller

[@DougTheDog6]

I always forget you can actually use controllers on phones lol

[@keifujitora6587]

And they upscaled the graphics a bit too Fog effects being better, along with the lighting

[@alexwethington7764]

Great video as always doug

[@LorshZontek]

Oh wow, I finally met someone that hated GTA 3 more than me lol, and even then I don't hate it but instead just find it really poorly designed and in general annoying.

[@Chiraqvids]

i remember hearing alot of indian/arab music in this game

[@musicaleuphoria8699]

Radio Del Mundo which plays mostly in taxis. Love that station.

[@NinjaskKing]

As a GTA 3 enjoyer I’ll say Liberty city stories is better than GTA 3 in pretty much every way. I notice most seem to prefer III over LCS nobody can really give me a reason other than “oh it’s just a PSP game” yeah one of the best PSP games that’s more elaborate than the console counterpart

[@atharvasflashcrafts7705]

Amazing video. This game was always described as the crappy psp port of GTA 3. I'm glad you too think that this is an actual improvement to GTA 3. And I love long videos like these. Kinda good for watching while eating something 😂

[@DougTheDog6]

I feel you bro, I always love to pull up something like Schaffrillas or Scott the Woz while I eat hahaha

[@Nick-kc6bt]

VC & SA features and physics = LCS.

[@AshleyCutab]

I love this game it was the first GTA game in played as a kid back on the PSP

[@Binyotrobenski]

The weird anti Chinese rant at the start was kind of unnecessary

[@DougTheDog6]

If you’ve seen my channel, you know my humor 😂. Besides, I wrote the script for this way back in like February or March when the spy balloon was relevant, hence why I went down that route lol

[@mrcocoloco7200]

​@@DougTheDog6 Understandable, just be careful with going the Donald Trump route, because of his words. He got a lot of Asian Americans & Immigrant killed.

[@BIGwillTHEGAME]

KZbin Recommended I played this game on all platforms.

[@rnvwscks]

This is my first GTA game and the first time I discovered open world games. I still remember being absolutely mind blown on how you can just drive around ang punch people as a 12 year old kid.

[@aftermath20]

Vice City Stories is even better

[@Fuakh]

Liberty City Stories is pre Harambe. We still on the bad timeline.

[@DougTheDog6]

“Liberty City Stories, released in 11 BH (before Harambe)…”

[@prestinexd8004]

I never played Vice or liberty city. Just the Stories games on the psp. Watching this video brings back memories.

[@InitialAA]

Great video bro. Subbed.

[@philatio3535]

Didn't realize a lot of people hadn't heard of this one. Was born in 1999 and played Vice City a few times in 04ish (not missions just fucking around on my older cousin's PS2), rented Vice City Stories once in about 08, then the first copy i had of any GTA game was LCS toward the end of 08 probably? Got San Andreas then 3 not very long after that. Got a copy of VCS for my PS2 when i was like 11 (2010/2011) or so (already had a PS3 bc RDR was my favorite at the time, still is esp. so after 2, but they didnt have the ports for the 3D ones out yet tho). GTA IV was definitely at the end of its run when i got that copy of VC or VCS it but i got it at a flea market so ofc it didn't work. Loved IV tho, still play it occasionally to this day. Love V too for different reasons but Rockstar's just ran it into the ground at this point. Always found the RDR games more fun/interesting but everyone's got their preference. Gotta say, 2's online mode was disappointing to say the least, they wasted a lot of potential by sinking everything into V even tho it was a way older game. Typed a little much lol. But never realized LCS was that unknown at the time. Makes sense, SA and VCS are way better/kinda overshadowed it. But that was basically my introduction to the GTA Series and Rockstar as a whole. Also played a lot of Bully around the time i was also playing LCS/3/SA a lot, wanna see a sequel of that (or maybe just a similar series not linked to the first one) but also don't want them to prioritize that over/cause delays for GTA 6 and hopefully eventually RDR3. Not gonna lie didn't like LCS much when i had it but can't deny i had a good bit of fun with it seeing as it was my first time having a GTA game i could play whenever. SA was my favorite but still have fond memories of LCS

[@sersoft_corp]

A couple of years ago, lcs actually got ported by fans to the pc but take two took them all down, if you can find re lcs beta 6 it's totally playable from start to finish, but moddb only has a re-upload of beta 5 which had a lot of game-breaking bugs still fun to play around with though.

[@DougTheDog6]

That sounds like Take Two 🙃 but I never knew about that! Hopefully I can find a way to get my hands on beta 6 someday, that sounds awesome!

[@jubeaumont6305]

You forgot to mention that LCS uses the same excellent driving physics as gta4. Well, it came out before 4 but you get what I mean, the cars drive better than they do in gta5 ffs

[@rafaelzavros4391]

Great video. I played LCS a lot on my psp years ago, and was the first GTA I've ever played prior to San Andreas on the PS2. Question: I haven't played the PS2 version of LCS, would you say its better than the PSP? I would guess yes due to more powerful hardware.

[@DougTheDog6]

Sadly I can’t really answer that because I’ve never played LCS on the PSP (neither the emulator nor the original hardware), but I can only imagine the PS2 version would be superior due to the better hardware as well as the fact that it released later, which you’d think would give them the opportunity to patch any existing bugs

[@RedFriction]

Psp version is superior ithink

[@BIGUZIX]

Sindacos and the ferrelles are in an crime war.

[@yniekac8851]

I never played the stories games due to only owning an Xbox and PC. But I am always intrigued by them. And will play them soon via emu

[@DougTheDog6]

I had both a PS2 and a PSP but I still never really got the chance to play them either when I was younger (apart from the odd time my brother or cousin would bring one of them while visiting), but now that I’ve finished LCS and am currently working towards finishing VCS, I can confidently say they’re both really fun games. I hope you end up enjoying them like I have!

[@CodyMyers0]

I started this video off disagreeing with you, but at the end I agree, this game did better justice to Liberty City than GTA III did. But I do still disagree with you on the fact that even though it’s dated and the worst of the trilogy, GTA III isn’t a terrible game. Great job though, you’ve earned a new sub :)

[@DougTheDog6]

Thanks a lot bro!

[@beegdonkey5750]

You should play Vice City Stories

[@DougTheDog6]

I very much plan to! I was actually gonna make this video on both Stories games initially, but considering my contrasting stances on GTA 3 and Vice City, I felt LCS deserved a video by itself. But now that I'm finished with this project, I'm definitely gonna be going through VCS sometime in the near future. Maybe I'll even make a video essay on that one, too!

[@sebthederg5459]

Keep up the amazing work! I'd love to see a video covering tomb Raider Legend or Underworld

[@DougTheDog6]

I’ve actually never played a Tomb Raider game believe it or not, but I’d be willing to try it out!

[@sebthederg5459]

@@DougTheDog6 ayeee hell yea, tomb Raider underworld has some wild ports, most notably the ps2 one

[@florinszasz5506]

i ended this game for 100% many times, i even had printed maps with hidden packages and jumps. You forgot in this game is snow if u reach lvl 9 at car salesman side mission! Also i had a helicopter saved from a mission in garage.

[@DougTheDog6]

I had no idea about the snow! I’ll have to go back in and unlock it, that sounds awesome!

[@florinszasz5506]

@@DougTheDog6sad part is it happens until u cancel the mission is not permanent

[@DougTheDog6]

@@florinszasz5506 Dang that sucks. Is there a cheat code or anything that can reenable it? If not, someone’s gotta create a modded ROM for the game to make a snow version of LCS

[@florinszasz5506]

@@DougTheDog6 from what i know there is a cheat device hack and a debug menu mod for the game. I never used them but there are even for psp emulator from what i remember.

[@nialllappin4159]

Flashback FM in GTA 3 is god teir music

[@ElectroPotato]

The reason behing the gameplay improvements behing both Vice and Liberty City Stories is that they used the San Andreas version of the RenderWare engine.

[@MrWARRIORMONKS]

Graphics are rough on this on my ps2 - especially with my aging eyesight. I"m going to give it another go this week after I get my ps2 to HDMI dongle thing. Thanks for the video!

[@Drayton226]

5:13 it's call me Kevin

[@zxyn7]

Gta LCS uses gta vice city’s engine thus why the game is way more refined

[@imaginox9]

I really loved playing LCS, it was my second GTA game after San Andreas and I still have my PS2 and the CD if I want to play it again, + the emulated PSP version on my PC. It has to be one of my favourite 3D era game. Not my fav as this crown goes to San Andreas but one I enjoy replaying. A little fun fact: most of the ringtones you can buy in GTA 4 come from the GTA LCS soundtrack, more specifically Head Radio and Lips 106. And the hosts of LCS Lips 106 (Cliff Lane and Andee) also host Self Radio in the PC version of GTA 5. Also I absolutely LOVE LCS's version of Flashback FM, hosted by Reni Wassulmaier (who will give you missions in VCS) and which will play bangers by Giorgio Moroder.

[@DougTheDog6]

I never knew that GTA 4 had ringtones from LCS, I’ve only ever recognized the pager ringtone in that game from GTA 3 haha. And now you’ve got me wishing I’d played through VCS first since I didn’t know Reni (who really grew on me as a character in that one) was a DJ in LCS. Now I’ve got more of a reason to play through it again lol

[@imaginox9]

@@DougTheDog6 It's the more musical ringtones available on the ringtone website in GTA 4 (not all but most of them), I've heard so much LCS Head Radio and Lips 106 that I instantly recognised them when I first played GTA 4 and went through that website ^^ ! A similar thing is present in GTA 5 btw: Franklin's default ringtone come from the GTA 3 soundtrack (I think the song is called "Bump to the music" or something like that)

[@nsawatchlistbait289]

I played the Re: LCS version of the game and unfortunately didn't finish it