![]() Brewster wouldn't approve.įor me, Liberty City’s problem was never one of escalating crime but escalating boredom. I felt I was being handed the same old bucket and spade in a bigger sandpit and it left me cold. As the tech improved between the PS2 and PS3 generations, the lack of engaging systems in those ever-expanding environments made them feel more empty than ever, even as I marvelled at the scale of Rockstar's sandbox. ![]() Bell-Air Vinewood (Image: Rockstar)įor me, Liberty City’s problem was never one of escalating crime but escalating boredom. ![]() GTA IV was the most recent entry I'd played, but the slow life relaxation of my tiny Animal Crossing town felt so much more engaging. Pondering the digital spaces presented in both, I reached the conclusion then that Bell Air - my New Leaf village - was infinitely more fun than any GTA city. The release of GTA V was scheduled for the following year and my young(er) gamer brain was bouncing between these two very different video games at the time, franchises that seemed on the very opposite ends of some spectrum or other. Oddly, this coincidental scheduling got me thinking back to 2012 when I was playing the then-new Animal Crossing: New Leaf and had GTA on the brain. The 2.0 update has got me hooked again, and I haven't even got around to trying Happy Home Paradise DLC, which launched just a week prior to GTA. However, my time was limited, so I used the 90 minutes I had to potter around my Animal Crossing island instead. That the studio would release this collection - one that encapsulates such a significant portion of its legacy - in a state anything less than nigh-on perfect is baffling.ĭespite the negativity (and perhaps a little because of it) I thought about dipping into GTA over the weekend and seeing the game firsthand. We're not talking about a tiny indie dev struggling to find the time, budget and resources to make ends meet here Rockstar built an empire on this franchise and has the resources to make something special, something worthy of the 'Definitive Edition' label. For Nintendo gamers who have waited years to be able to play a fully-3D Grand Theft Auto of any sort, it's infinitely sad to see these classics arrive on Switch like this. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.The wider gaming internet is currently in a funk of bitter disappointment due to the launch state of GTA The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition, an anniversary package which, unfortunately, isn't so definitive. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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