The Most Underrated GTA Game

[@Wakeupcj]

This was the first gta I ever owned as a kid. Fuck that forklift mission. I was 8 years old and got stuck on that mission for weeks. Now I’m 24 and I’m actually forklift certified. God damnit.

[@josesy-_-boi8354]

LMFAO FR. Boomshine Blow Out. I tried to get passed that mission since I started playing at 8 years old, and only finished it at like 10 or 11. The quadbike race mission with Luis was the other mission I couldnt get past, so it was just those two and the ones after to get to the next city

[@ASTRO29]

Yo me to 24

[@_Majoras]

even with savestates that forklift mission is brutal

[@derekgardner6601]

Victor Vance and Niko Bellic are the most human protagonists of the GTA franchise.

[@tacos4419]

GTA VCS pioneered the businesses aspect of GTA V online.

[@GreenLeefMusic]

Yep and so did GTA VC iirc

[@stephenhughes5156]

Vice City did it first right?

[@Dragonfury3000]

Vice City did it first but it was more basic.

[@P.Trick93]

it was extremely basic. You bought the Property and did some sidemission type missions

[@MerlautJones]

@@stephenhughes5156 Yeah Vice City did it first. Empire buildings were a mixture of that, and the gang warfare from San Andreas.

[@guilhermelaviola8079]

Vice City Stories is my favorite GTA. I love the 3D era so much! I wish Rockstar could bring it back with larger maps and dozens of more missions.

[@DrModGTA]

One of the top 3 GTA's IMO. The vice city vibes but more polished with more features, so good. The fact that it was portable on PSP?? Even better. Huge shame this game will likely never be remastered.

[@Jasm783]

Heya 😂❤

[@hippyopium]

It won't be remastered, but with AI increasing the ease of decompilation workloads we might get a native port. Similar to Mario64 being ported to the psp and pc and majoras mask being released as a native pc port. Only a matter of time before you are playing it native on your future desktop

[@mikemclintock3893]

I dug my PSP and my game collection out of our closet a few weeks back, I had left the battery in and it ruined the PSP. I bought one off eBay, a 3000, in great shape and have been playing and just finally beat MGS Peace Walker. I had 36 games, one case was empty and that was GTA Vice City Stories. I was checking the Game Sale subreddit and someone was selling the game loose for $18. It arrived a couple of days ago. I've also bought The Warriors, Driver 76, Scarface, Tiger Woods 10, and Burnout Legends. They are supposed to all arrive in the coming days. Sorry for the novel but I have been having such a blast playing my PSP, been playing it more than my PS5! Trying to decide which game to start, Vice City Stories or Manhunt 2. Love this channel Kevin, it has helped feed my love of the PSP, and I hooked up my PS3 thanks to your videos. Started playing the Telltale Back to the Future game. Keep up the good work!

[@valentinzivkovic3640]

Love the colors of the game

[@exodus3504]

The style is just top tier

[@obamna9657]

this game is like a DLC to vice city

[@NineOneTwenty]

Completely agree, great sound track, great atmosphere and great characters, totally underrated…

[@istvanpolgar5141]

Playing it right now for the first time! Perfectly described the game, would love more videos like this!

[@BobbyCarillo]

Maybe just me but VCS somehow feels more like the 80s than first Vice City, something about the atmosphere and those sunsets makes VCS feel more 80s

[@nawazeeshali4340]

VC opens with Billie Jeans, the dancing party in the Malibu Club (not accessible in VCS) and all were 80s features

[@vlad_47]

yes the sunset in VCS is magical

[@MerlautJones]

@@nawazeeshali4340 That's my only annoyance with VCS. I can't enter the Malibu or Pole Position Club. 🙃

[@seniorpink8613]

I can feel it coming in the air tonight

[@agentsmith6161]

I think you "Want To Know What Love Is" : )

[@agentsmith6161]

Man of culture!

[@JayFallout3]

Its a masterpiece plain and simple. Due to its release date it was forgot for the most part. GTA III is the most difficult game of the series.

[@rodrigoramirez2010]

This man’s videos give me life. They also remove it from my wallets since I’ve been rebuying old Sony consoles and games but I can’t wait to play all of them again

[@ashkanten]

Cousin Ed with Intern Lazlow: V ROCK🗣️🤟🤟

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

Everyone says CJ is the badass with a heart of gold nothing gets more badass than enlisting in the marines he was nearly the most straight forward protagonist in a GTA game I honestly think if his brother wasn't there he wouldn't have died in Vice City

[@vlad_47]

Marines? Fort Baxtor is a Airforce base

[@tristanchuey]

@@vlad_47well it’s considered a army base, but most army bases house many different types of branches

[@91Definite]

You mean Vince

[@freddy_is_thetruth]

It turns out that Sgt was corrupt towards the end. Thats sad because you got people like that in the military. Alot of people dont join for the right reasons.

[@vlad_47]

@@freddy_is_thetruth Its Martinez point to Vic in the first cutscene. "Why did you join Vic? To shoot people?"

[@someguyoninternet802]

the PS2 is easily my favorite console of all time, nostalgia and the amount of games (classics)

[@xHighRoller]

fr

[@alkhoaja]

like max payne, GTA San Andreas, god of war and many more

[@Officialchristophermorris]

Literally still play that Console till this day... there's something about the PS2 that'll just make u not let it go🥹🙏❤️

[@istvanpolgar5141]

Best console of all! 😊​@@Officialchristophermorris

[@airboruto23]

every reply in this thread gets a like for being very true and valid

[@tomaszpawowski8571]

DO NOT SKIP CHINATOWN WARS. It's one of my favorites and I beat every game in the series. But I think that the DS version is better.

[@stephenhughes5156]

They werent that hard back in the day because everyone used cheats lol. Either way, that run Rockstar went on in the 2000s was just insane. I hope you've played The Warriors.

[@Asaylum117]

Altough I think this GTA game is one of the hardest ones, especially on handheld/PSP, because some missions in Vice City Stories feel very unbalanced & unfair. But I still have fun playing Vice City Stories on my PS Vita.

[@daleleombruni2004]

"Like ric flair on shrooms" this is why i always watch you.

[@dr.pepperphdindeliciousnes1396]

Great game. Awesome protagonist, cool 80s vibe, killer soundtrack and a bunch of added extras from the original Vice City. The Vice City atmosphere is my favorite of the 3d gta era.

[@RepublicofNvidiaGamers]

I still don't understand how people ignore GTA Liberty City Stories. Literally the most underrated one.

[@jmr2373]

I did not like the vibe as much compared to VCS stories

[@RadeonX0X]

I think LCS sold as many if not more copies on the PSP than VCS so I wouldn't say it was ignored, perhaps less talked about. For me LCS had its own charm but VCS just turned the dial to eleven. It packed so much content into the VC map and introduced some much needed quality of life features over LCS.

[@nawazeeshali4340]

You have 0 knowledge on what is underrated, GTA LCS sold 8 million copies on PSP alone and is the highest selling PSP game ever and has modern mobile release, VCS came at the end of PSP life cycle and had half the sales figure and doesn't have modern mobile release, go look up underrated in a dictionary!!

[@jmr2373]

@@nawazeeshali4340 people Have to chill

[@vlad_47]

People tend to appreciate the 80's aesthetics of VC and VCS more and just ignore the dark and gritty vibe of LC on both GTA 3 and LCS. o I love the 80's and everything sure, but Liberty City has an equal place for me, especially Portland in GTA 3, that place just reeks of crime and the mob.

[@Guns7469]

I absolutely love the ps2 visuals.

[@VideoGameTypeBeat]

Definitely the most underrated 🔥🔥🔥

[@VanFresco11]

Never change Kevin your videos are a highlight for me everyday man

[@timmothyjennings]

Chinatown wars is a must play.

[@unchi1999]

Only thing i hate though is the damn Papi Don't Screech mission. 🤦‍♂️ God don't get me started on that mission as i used to scream so much at this mission as a kid and boy do i still have nightmares about it even to this very day.

[@MacyP]

Played this when I first got my PSP GO and it’s probably my favorite GTA game I’ve played. GTA 4 and this might have the greatest stories imo

[@KozenaDrzka]

Yes it is. Best 3D era GTA right after GTA SA.

[@rafaeladrr1821]

You always make me laugh, I'm happy I've found your channel, congratulations from Acre, Brazil

[@anthonyherrick452]

Chinatown Wars is also damn good 👍

[@jello783]

Ur my favourite KZbinr keep up the great videos🤩

[@aerton091]

Great take on VCS. Great video.

[@sulik6228]

been playing an emulated version on PC and oh boy i wasn't ready for the difficulty. this game beats every hard mission from any other GTA by a wide margin. even casual seeming missions where you simply have to drive around will make life hell for you.

[@GreenLeefMusic]

Dang i need to give this game another go. 😮 I bought it on PSP when it was first released and never did more than probably 20-25 missions as I was too heavy into just causing random chaos and especially using CheatDevice by Edison Carter on it. I loved flying cars/tanks/motorcycles at warp speed so fast that the refresh rate of the PSP screen would ghost heavily 😂 but yeah there was so much you could do with it that I had too much fun with it. You could flood or drought the entire map with raising/lowering water levels, lower/raise or even reverse gravity, and i think there is no sky boundary as you can fly upward until the screen glitches and even goes pitch black, plus hundreds more options. I also got LCS afterwards but found myself enjoying VCS a lot more. It was so mind blowing having these games on a handheld. I recently got a PSP again (blue PSP-2001) but the thumbstick was hard to go back to after years of having better thumbsticks on every other handheld I have. I now prefer emulating it for the most part. There is a newer CheatDevice Remastered plugin that works on both PSP hardware and PPSSPP on PC (maybe Android too?) & that was fun to experience again. I will also definitely try beating the entire game now after this video (without cheats). Thank you for bringing more eyes to this masterpiece. 🙏

[@yanis7272]

I totally agree. This game is highly underrated. Great OST, the main character is interesting, and we can swim ! Swimming in Vice City, which has a lot of water, is a real benefit

[@nawazeeshali4340]

@@yanis7272 Gang business was a great add-on too

[@robertatkinson1347]

Totally hear you when you say how underrated this game is as it really is awesome, also toally hear you when you said about the soundtrack, as there's no way I would be into 80s music as much if it wasn't for this game and Vice City 🥰

[@DerEchteLinke]

GTA Chinatown Wars (DS) is really nice.

[@donk918]

In college me and a high school buddy was the only people who had psps. Gta stories was such a huge launches for us because we could wirelessly link up and have 1 on 1 death matches. I had more time in liberty city stories than I did gta 3. Vice city though, will forever be the goat. The radio, the big name actors. I had the t shirt, I put my time in lol.

[@CornyPuddle]

My favorite is the biker story in gta4. I was watching sons of anarchy at the same time. They were good times

[@SideTrackTVOfficial]

This the next game on my list! Another awesome video keep em coming!

[@sonnypuleo7903]

first gta game i owned was vice city on ps2 in 2010. the copy i bought glitched out on me and i returned it. bought san andreas and the same thing happened. returned it and the only gta game available at my gamestop for ps2 was vice city stories. it was literally the best game i ever played at the time. fast forward 14 years and i have all five 3d universe gta games and vcs is still my favorite.

[@theretrouniverse]

I feel ya on the recording dialogue man. I have to stop so many times because I keep bumbling through speaking

[@Milty2001]

I remember getting vcs and lcs for the psp they came in one package, vcs is very underrated even though the story, soundtrack and the business empire were fantastic, the difficulty was all over the place i remember getting stuck during unfriendly competition and light my pyre those missions were hard on psp.

[@KobatheASMRbiker]

Tested this out on the PCSX2 emulator as well with Liberty city stories and they look pretty awesome when upscaled! Highly recommend doing a video on the PCSX2 emulation sometime

[@louisewilliams1258]

Chinatown Wars was the only GTA game I ever completed. 😝

[@brandonrparsons]

Nice vid man, what the hell was that outro hahaha

[@chibha96]

I'm replaying this game on PPSSPP on my Windows 10 Laptop / Mini PC and Android Phone and Tablet. It works like a charm. I think one should play GTA Vice City which will complement this game. This GTA edition has more nuanced game mechanics such as Vic being able to swim, unlike Tommy who drowns in water.

[@Datakrashcollective]

Thanks bro for driving the prices up… AGAIN.

[@edge1000]

@@Datakrashcollective right this game is already super expensive for no reason. Its not rare at all

[@brahmanwithin6623]

@@edge1000I bought the PS Vita gta collection (LCS, VCS and CTW) last year for £28.99

[@edge1000]

@@brahmanwithin6623 The ps2 version a CIB copy goes for about $60 at the moment

[@edge1000]

@@brahmanwithin6623 A CIB copy on ps2 goes for around $60 right now.

[@Datakrashcollective]

@@brahmanwithin6623 ya got robbed

[@TheTruthBeToId]

I like VCS a lot more than the first one because of the music. That Egypt song was a banger.

[@BlackSmith6969]

What a nice channel name you got lil bro, "BASEMENT GAMER" kinda reminds me of my kids hidden in my basement

[@derekknowles5805]

This game made me rage a couple times when you had to use the forklift to move the crate of guns when the warehouse is on fire and health goes down fast

[@FreeAimDog]

4:20 lol that sentence error, dont worry i have the same issues nowadays too with mixing up my words.

[@elijahconger1233]

Such a good game and I’ve been wanting them to do something with this title. I can’t even get my ps3 download since they lost licensing many years ago.

[@r4microds]

this title had alot of the tech developed during GTA:SA, and then ported down to a portable console. Truly insanity.

[@peterpetrov5073]

I loved it man, you can have your own business

[@MrDanny2552]

This game is generally 80 bucks on ebay

[@lillordakira9752]

I'm glad that I beat this game before playing Vice City to get both stories in order.

[@fredrailsback2081]

You're missing out if you haven't played China Town Wars

[@RiC3R69]

My GTA Tire List San Andreas VCS LCS iVs VC V 3 and ignoring the 2D ones

[@Crob9577]

Dude you make some great shit. I appreciate it 🤙

[@j4meson1]

This game is pretty good bro. I also recommend ctw.

[@marcellushamilton6493]

Kevin why am I just now finding this channel?

[@hasetian]

Goated game, Goated Video

[@zollyy]

The game is great but if you like to collect games now is the time to buy this. It will eventually shoot up in price the older it gets.

[@justincox119]

Chinatown is underrated as it utilizes money aspects very well

[@justincox119]

But graphics are top down but it's alright GTA just like lcs

[@vpgclassic]

I still wish we had gotten a San Andreas Stories on the Vita

[@TherealDCAvenger]

Gta chinatown wars is a must play I recommend it a lot

[@Des_Zee]

Chinatown wars is worth playing. Play it on the DS which it was made for. I actually bought a DS just to play that game. I enjoyed it more than GTA 4.

[@marczoeteweij552]

U should play China town wars on the PSP (or ppsspp if thats ur thing with beter graphics etc.) its a great game, very immersive!

[@andytweedy4026]

I got this game for a buck in mint condition at a local pawn shop very lucky just didn't come with the case plays great

[@OutoftheHatGaming]

This is the only other one that I beat without cheat codes though. The other one was San Andreas and Liberty City Stories

[@SerschSP999]

When they released it it cost 20 euros compared to GTA 5 which cost 60 back then

[@johnnyangel4258]

No no, that flying school in San Andreas was a nightmare… was then and is now!

[@vlad_47]

With the controller its easy, on the keybord its a nightmare

[@dumitrelcojocariu3479]

Amazing!

[@jesscorbin5981]

These types of snack you mentioned at the end there, according to a study, are neurotoxic. I know we still fall for them but ya

[@TheHammerOfRogues]

Funny you say that, I'm actually playing San Andreas at the moment and I just did the flying school! I HATE flying a plane on that game, it's ridiculous! The little RC plane mission is a bitch aswell. I never want to fly a plane ever again in a GTA game.

[@Behdad47]

You do need to play Chinatown Wars. It's different yet feels the same.

[@metalnuck3181]

I know everyone almost always picks San Andreas but Vice City is easily my favourite. All the 80s movie references just make it that much more enjoyable. Vice City Stories was a great treat as well.

[@rustysqueezebox8]

Still have my original day one psp copy

[@pauliewalnuts5803]

Good video, but just me that thought the GTA 3 radio sucks? I can’t think of one song which was good

[@benjaminandrews8148]

I find it Hilarious that this wast the first gta I ever played lol

[@nastudragneel6023]

This GTA is my nightmare, but still great game

[@BugsyVercetti]

I want it for ps2😢

[@mursaleensaleem1806]

love this game

[@blastechee-3546]

Jalapeno Cheetos is where it is at.😃

[@bl_ckmatt3374]

LCS hands down but VCS I need to play too

[@squeeps8900]

Felipe took over the world via ps2 gems

[@Rihcterwilker]

I miss when gta games used to be inspired by movies. This one, particularly, oozes atmosphere, and playing on a psp felt so novel. Gta V was a big letdown, storywise, and i have no hopes for modern Rockstar and gta VI.

[@freddy_is_thetruth]

Its best to just save before doing every mission

[@32add]

fight me but this is my favorite game on the PSP and it's definitely on my top 10 games of all time and I just grown up on it And yes I grew up on a PSP :)

[@Kiwi_2k24]

this game was may fav on the PSP besides Fight Night NY 🥹

[@veelkus5417]

I really want and need this game on ps5

[@Gamersveiw]

Man this game used to cost only 15$ , like 4 5 years ago no it's dame near 150 😊

[@tristanchuey]

Hot take! I think this game’s soundtrack is better than GTA VC. This game is the reason I love Teddy P and Roy Ayers

[@Something33422]

It is i alwas prefer Vice City over Liberty City, the colors, atmosphere, map. One of the best radio station and songs in GTA. Plus many new feautures. More similar to GTA SA able to recruit gang members. Take over business "similar to territory in SA". And then do side mission stuff

[@shaykitoffe6411]

BOTH of the Stories are better than their originals IMO

[@thecringe1762]

Chinatown wars is really good so you should play it

[@Officialchristophermorris]

OKAY!! So far Peeps are talking about VCS lately this Year... *AS* *THEY* *SHOULD!* And Yes, *Criminally* Underrated Game... BEST Stories Prequel... and BEST 3D Game along with SA💯❤ Vice City Stories not only need more Love, but need to be treated like SA's Level of Memes & Popularity and stop Sleeping on this Gem, *IT* *HAS* *PHIL* *FREAKIN* *COLLINS* come on now😩