Progressing from Grand Theft Auto III to Vice City felt like a vibrant breath of fresh air. Stepping out of the grey, cold, dark Liberty city (New York) into the sunny neon-lit sea front of Vice City (Miami) was a massive improvement. Like my playthrough of Grand Theft Auto III Definitive Edition I aimed to complete the game without the use of cheats like I did in the past.

Much has been updated in terms of game mechanics such as the character models, car handling, weapon behaviour and storyline cutscenes. There is also the welcome addition of helicopters and motorbikes. Soaring over Vice City in a helicopter is a great way to traverse and enjoy the islands. Vice City does share some shortcomings with GTA III though, such as: easily being riddled with bullets, not being able to swim, very few markers on the map letting you know where places are and very few Ammunition shops to top up on weapons and armour.

Most of the iconic 80s music remains from the original game with some exceptions such as Michael Jackson’s ‘Billie Jean’. I absolutely loved returning to this game with these tunes in the background. Vice City felt a bit shorter than GTA III, there is a lot to do with side missions, I did as many as I could comfortably do then went for completion. I still have many games (including San Andreas) to work through so I was not going to spend too much time grinding away the side missions as I did in the past.

The storyline and cutscenes are vastly improved from the previous game thanks to the fact Tommy Vercetti (the game’s protagonist) is voiced by the late and great Ray Liotta and not a silent protagonist. Ray is also supported with a star studded cast of actors including Danny Dyer!

Had a great time revisiting Vice City, it brought back many good memories, the game just isn’t as fun without the use of cheats though.

Played from – to: (2021-11-19 – 2021-11-24) - Beaten on PC via keyboard.
‣ 6/10 – The shirts look like tablecloth.
‣ Game Audio / Soundtrack - 7/10
‣ Graphics – 7/10
‣ Atmosphere – 8/10
‣ Main Story / Characters – 6/10
‣ Side Activities / Exploration – 8/10
‣ AI – 3/10
‣ Ragdolls / Physics – 4/10
‣ Movement – 3/10
‣ Voice acting – 10/10
‣ Combat –4/10
‣ Final notes: Somehow this game feels better, but I am pretty sure it is not because of the phenomenal work done to modernize it, but simply because it was newer and less broken than GTA III. A big help is the setting for the game. Vice City feels and looks more alive and vibrant. The added talking protagonist is also a big help in storytelling. Here the graphical overhaul looks decent, but I still dislike how glossy and doll like majority of the new character models look. Somehow their faces have less emotion and detail which again is impressive to accomplish. For me GTA: Vice City is definitely better than 3, but fundamentally this game is as equally bad in its gameplay design as III was. Missions usually have timers or unfair rules that can quickly end your progress if you mess up. The whole design of missions is bland and needed a rework not just a slight modernization and a new coat of paint. Again this Definitive edition is nowhere near what a definitive edition of a legendary game should be. It’s laughable that Rockstar gave the port to a fucking C tier company that makes mobile game ports, because this remaster feels like an upscaled mobile version of the game. Combat is enhanced. Sure, the game is modernized enough to be playable in this modern age, but the combat is still pathetic and awkward, boring, generic. If they put more effort into making this game modernized, they would have given you a more refined combat, maybe just copy assets from GTA V, at least then it will function properly, because what we have here is the ability to aim where you point your mouse. AMAZING. Again, it is very sad that half of the legendary songs are now missing, but thankfully there are still some bangers left. Lastly, I will just mention that half of the vehicles you use control like wet noodles on ice. Did that make sense? I don’t care half of the missions are ruined, because you have time pressure, and the vehicles control horribly.

This is one of the greatest games of all times and everyones debate is: Vice City or San Andreas? For me I favour San Andreas but Vice City is on that level for a reason. I think the debate came down to one this: The environment. I preferred the SA atmosphere but the vibrant colourful coat of neon all around the city is so beautiful.The story in itself is amazing, the voice acting is legendary (R.I.P Ray), the side stuff ranged from mediocre to amazing and the Miami feel to the game gives you something different. Legendary game among a trilogy that ranks as the best trilogy of all time. Btw I don't care that's it's the definitive edition it's still the same in my book.

Is Vice City still worth playing now? Probably not, even though I like how the missions are quick and immediate compared to later GTA's. I didn't mind the lack of in-mission checkpoints at first, but there were too many times I had to restart due to a bug or the NPC getting stuck in corners. Sometimes, it was hard to understand what I was supposed to do for some missions. I was hoping this Definitive Edition to improve the controls and fix some of the bugs, but it looks like things got even worse.

I am aware that many people are attached to this game as it was a major step forward for the series and showed the potential of open-world games, but it undeniably aged poorly. The plot is alright, but again nothing that will change your life or that I would consider worth revisiting if you have seen enough mob movies.

It worked fine in the beginning but after around 3 hours I just gave up with this game. It literally feels like I'm playing a roblox game and the world is just so dead. The NPC's don't even react to the environment and the character models gets more and more annoying the more I play. At some point the combat also gets annoying for the fact that they couldn't even make a decent corsair. Rockstar also censored the word "haitian" as it is "offensive" so whenever it comes up, the characters just go silent for no reason and just stare at each others. And these are the same people who used to give no fucks and produced Manhunt 2 as a fuck you even though the first game got banned. I am so disappointed that I wanna hide the game for the rest of my life in my steam library. Don't make my mistake and buy this game.

GTA Vice City era até então, o mais mal visto em meus olhos, até que eu joguei essa versão, e ele é muito bom! O mapa é simplesmente incrível, lindo, relaxante, aconchegante, e que mesmo pra um jogo antigo foi muito bem feito, eu nunca joguei o jogo original, e eu sei que no quesito gráfico os dois jogos são bem diferentes mas eu vou dar minha opinião baseada nesss versão. Essa escolha de cores claras e vivas te fazem ter mais disposição pra jogar, diferente do GTA 3 com todo aquele cinza e aquela cidade morta e sem graça, diferente do GTA 3 tbm, eu não passei raiva no trânsito com esse, e nem tive que me preocupar com a máfia explodindo meu carro com uma 12, a única coisa que me irrita é a quantidade de coisas pra fazer pra alcançar o 100%, mais doq o GTA 3, mas eu vou tentar, enfim, eu definitivamente não esperava gostar tanto desse jogo.

wonderful game. my first experience with Vice City and I love it. the vibes are just immaculate. feels so much better than III. Ray Liotta leading the superb voice cast helps with that, but the soundtrack, the bright lights, the sun, the beach, the characters, the story. it all just fits together as a package much better than III did for me, which I played for the first time recently as well. And I actually wanted to do some of the side content as well, partly because I just wanted to hang out in Vice City and drive around--- but also because, unlike in GTA III, I didn't feel like the game was trying to fuck me over just for playing it. This is my favorite of the three from that era, by far.

Herkesin küçüklüğünde oynadığı bir klasik. Ama oynayanlarının da %90'ından fazlası bitirememiştir. Çünkü bu oyun bizim zamanımızda insan katletme oyunuydu hikayesine çok giren olmazdı. Ama artık zamanı geldi ve bu oyunun hikayesine el attım bu sefer. Ve iyi ki de atmışım. Çok korkuyordum , efsanevi GTA oyununun hatta özellikle benim favori GTA oyunum olan Vice City'nin sadece bir çocukluk takıntısı olma ihtimali karşısında. Ama hiç de öyle değilmiş. Mükemmel bir oyun. Her görevi birbirinden güzel hazırlanmış , kendi içerisinde her birinin değindiği bir şey var ve bunu kendisine özel olan mizahi tonuyla yapıyor. Küçükken bilmezdik tabi bunu. Dondurma fabrikası aldığımızı hatırlardım ama nereden bileyim o araçta aslında uyuşturucu sattığımızı felan. Kendi içerisinde bunun gibi her görevin bir setting'i var ki çok güzel. Neyse , definitive Edition getirdiği faklara bakmak gerekirse ; oynanış oldukça modernize , genel grafikleri bu zamana göre iyi hale gelmemiş hatta tercih edilen tarz olarak kötü gittiği bile söylenebilir , hikaye ve görevler aynı kalmış içine edilmemiş. Kısacası Remake seviyesinde bir iş yok bu oyunda. Sadece modernize edilmiş ve üstüne en küçük ekleme yapılmamış yavan bir iş olarak kalmış. Buna rağmen efsanevi Rockstar'ımızın tam para istemesi biraz üzücü. Yani hala müthiş bir oyun ama bir Türk gencinin bu parayı vermesini istemem. Kısacası oyun hala taş gibi ama almayın. Öneriyorum ama aynı zamanda önermiyorum.

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GTA VICE CITY o brabo, diferente do GTA 3 que é todo cagado em jogabilidade e mecânicas, esse aqui recebeu um grande UP levando em considerável que ele foi lançado um ano depois, as missões são bem dinâmicas tirando as finais, a história é bem interessante e engraçada com algumas piadas bem encaixadas, personagens com personalidade própria, e uma gameplay bem OK, a unica coisa que me fez quase quitar do game foi um bug que ocorreu na missão Cop Land, onde o seu amigo tinha um clone e logo a pos o termino a missão dava como concluída e 10 sec depois aparecia que você fracassou e o Save simplesmente não abre mais a partir dai, sorte que eu tinha criado um Save manual 3 missões antes e conseguir recuperar o meu progresso até ali, tirando isso eu indico totalmente esse game pela sua história e gameplay.
Nota 8/10

3. oyundaki problemlerin çoğu giderilmiş, özellikle araç kullanımı, silah mekanikleri, hikaye ve görev çeşitliliği açısından bayağı geliştirmişler açıkçası. Yan görevler ve çete görevleri keyifli. Oyunun müziklerine ve atmosferine değinmem lazım, radyolar aşırı iyi. Radyosunda Slayer çalan başka oyun bulamazsınız. Atmosferine zaten diyecek bir şey yok herkes biliyor zaten. Ama grafikler önceki oyunda olduğu gibi aşırı göze batıyor be. Özellikle Tommy abimiz kürtlere benzemiş berbat olmuş görünümü. Ayrıca kapaktaki hanımefendi çok güzel.