Wow, just wow

GTA Vice City is like walking into an ice cream parlour and asking for every flavour there is, some of them taste good, some of them are ok, while others make you want to throw up. Eventually you're full but by the time you're full the last five or so ice cream flavours you ate were ok at best and disgusting at worst.

This game feels dated and old but not THAT dated. It's mainly the shooting that feels dated. The game suffers from random difficulty spikes all around the game that can be really annoying at times. There's no aim assist so you have to hit your targets with pin point precision other wise you miss which does get annoying after a while. Other weapons use a lock on system which while it mostly works there are a few times where I can't get it to lock on to what I want to shoot which is annoying. The driving is still perfectly fine though and it's still really fun to drive through Vice City (also the busted mechanic is stupid, I don't know where else to say it so I'll say it here).

The soundtrack has to be the best out of any GTA game though. Literally any famous song from the early to mid 80s is here and it's glorious. The aesthetic is great as well, driving around a 80s at night with neon everywhere with low poly graphics is a really unique vibe that I haven't seen any other game try to replicate yet.

The story is nowhere near as good as GTA 5 or 4 though. Most of the missions feel like busy work which, while entertaining can be annoying at times and can add to a feeling that you're not really progressing in the game. Having this game be set in the 80s however makes it so that there's little to no political satire, which is a shame because it's something I adore about the HD area games.

Overall GTA Vice City while dated, is still a fun game to romp through with a few rage inducing moments. Could 100% see how this would be revolutionary in 2002 though.