GTA 3 and Vice City heading to PSN?

AdamD

Is GTA:SA worth buying on PSN? Is it still as fun as it was back in the day? Do the graphics look that bad?

Opinions would be appreciated thanks!

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AdamD wrote: »

Is GTA:SA worth buying on PSN? Is it still as fun as it was back in the day? Do the graphics look that bad?

Opinions would be appreciated thanks!

I was moaning earlier in the thread about how bad it looks, but after a while you get used to it. And yeah, it's still pretty good fun to play. All in all I'd say it's worth downloading.

Beefy78

It does look dated but you kind of get used to that after a while. My biggest issue with replaying SA a couple of years ago, and why I ultimately abandoned that attempt, was the controls. They're just so awkward and clumsy and they feel more dated than even the graphics.

There's a mission about half way through Los Santos where you have to climb a fence and then shoot some guards down near a warehouse and I just couldn't think through the controls quickly enough to stop myself dying every time I tried. Nothing about how the game handles feels natural.

That said I'm going to move onto SA straight after my current play through GTA 3 so I'm hoping the controls will feel a bit more natural this time.

If you can get past his the game looks and how it controls then it's still one of the biggest and best games ever made.

AdamD

My name is URL wrote: »

I was moaning earlier in the thread about how bad it looks, but after a while you get used to it. And yeah, it's still pretty good fun to play. All in all I'd say it's worth downloading.

Beefy78 wrote: »

It does look dated but you kind of get used to that after a while. My biggest issue with replaying SA a couple of years ago, and why I ultimately abandoned that attempt) was the controls. They're just so awkward and clumsy and they feel more dated than even the graphics.

There's a mission about half way through Los Santos where you have to climb a fence and then shoot some guards down near a warehouse and I just couldn't think through the controls quickly enough to stop myself dying every time I tried. Nothing about how the game handles feels natural.

That said I'm going to move onto SA straight after my current play through GTA 3 so I'm hoping the controls will feel a bit more natural this time.

If you can get past his the game looks and how it controls then it's still one of the biggest and best games ever made.

Thanks lads, just started downloading it now. 4.2gb :O

4 weeks off now having just done my exams, time to complete this for a 3rd time! :cool:

Mackman

Graphics don't bother me at all. The controls will take a bit of getting used to alright. Especially when driving. It's back to X for accel, and square for brake. Weird not using the triggers

Ferris_Bueller

Lads is there any way of purchasing this without having to use a credit card? Can you buy vouchers or anything like that?

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Ferris_Bueller wrote: »

Lads is there any way of purchasing this without having to use a credit card? Can you buy vouchers or anything like that?

You can get pre-pay cards in Gamestop

http://www.gamestop.ie/PlayStation%203/Games/7860

Personally I use 3V vouchers, but you might be waiting a while for them to send you out a card

Beefy78

If you have a Paypal account you can buy PSN cards on ebay and the code will get emailed straight to you.

Zero-Cool

Vice City is heading to PSN next week for €9.99. I really wish San Andreas was €9.99 as well.

http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/48501/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-coming-to-psn-next-week.html

Soby

Bet me too , excellent news

Penn

Brilliant news. Downloaded it for the iPad but haven't played it yet. Far prefer to play on the PS3 though.

Zero-Cool

Penn wrote: »

Brilliant news. Downloaded it for the iPad but haven't played it yet. Far prefer to play on the PS3 though.

Yeah, I had a go of GTA 3 on a 10 inch tablet and it was a balls to play. give me a joypad and big telly any day.

Paulyh

I'm downloading SA, anyone know if you can use the old cheats on it???

Soby

awful for the iphone anyway , awful :P , pursume Vice city was like SA for the consoles , you could lock on , got it for the PC and its not the same . I must confess Vice City is the only GTA i never played :P

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Paulyh wrote: »

I'm downloading SA, anyone know if you can use the old cheats on it???

You can but they'll more than likely mess up your game-saves.

Paulyh

My name is URL wrote: »

You can but they'll more than likely mess up your game-saves.

Yea I think I remember something about that with the original game.
Might go for it without the cheats first.
You cant beat having an endless supply of weapons and ammo, and going a rampage!!!

Penn

Soby wrote: »

I must confess Vice City is the only GTA i never played :P

You are in for a f*cking treat, my friend.

McSheez

Anyone reckon they might bring em out on Vita? Would pay for that but I've bought multiple copies of all of them before (think I payed for SA 4 times through the years) and just can't bring myself to fork out yet again to play on a console.

jd007

Can't wait for this, been far too long since I've played Vice City

ollie1

Awesome news Didnt think it was going to come out for ages.

gnfnrhead

Paulyh wrote: »

Yea I think I remember something about that with the original game.
Might go for it without the cheats first.
You cant beat having an endless supply of weapons and ammo, and going a rampage!!!

Cheats do nothing to the save. Using them on the newer games locks achievements/trophies but the old game do nothing other than a notice that does nothing more than try to discourage you. They are 100% safe.

Doing Max Payne 3 now so I'm considering going back to the III era again afterwards. Still never got LC Stories or VC Stories so I might get them.

steve_r

gnfnrhead wrote: »

Still never got LC Stories or VC Stories so I might get them.

Are LC/VC stories on PSN? (Can't check at the mo myself). Only two games in the series that I'v never played!

Show Time

I have been telling my Godson for years how good this game is and i can't wait to play it again.

jd007

steve_r wrote: »

Are LC/VC stories on PSN? (Can't check at the mo myself). Only two games in the series that I'v never played!

nope I don't think they are. afaik they were released for psp and then for the ps2 later.

ollie1

Cant wait to cruise around on the Faggio What day is the game out?

Penn

Already out on PSN last week.

polarbearhead

is it as good as I remember? or has it dated terribly!

gnfnrhead

polarbearhead wrote: »

is it as good as I remember? or has it dated terribly!

Havent played the PSN versions but the PS2 versions are still awesome. It'll take you about half an hour to get used to the controls again but after that it's still great.

Beefy78

Picked up Vice City in the GTA sale. Just booting it up now for the first time in maybe eight years. I'd forgotten how amazing the intro is with the C64-style graphics and Video Killed The Radio Star in the background. Fantastic.

Roar

How much is Vice City on PSN?

Beefy78

Normally £7.99/€9.99 but it is half price for a week ending today with 10% off for PS+ members so I got it for £3.60 yesterday.