GTA 3, Vice City & San Andreas remastered in development

[RaccoonBiceps.♡]

Just wanted to share this and wanted to know your thoughts

[Xautos]

Publicado originalmente por RaccoonBiceps:

GTA 3, Vice City & San Andreas remastered in development

I have GTA 3 and VC and never really played them, compared to other games from the time, GTA 3 and VC are highly primitive in design. It would be great to get a proper remaster of SA though, i just hope the remaster doesn't change the character of what it is.

SA had some limits i never really liked. you drive one of those camper vans off the side of Chiliad and when it finally comes time for it to explode, it has despawned off the map, in fact the the whole 125m distance to spawn and depawn objects is often frustrating and the limited amount of spawns as well.

SA also had a constant sound bug, especially when raining or during explosions. So i hope these issues are at least rectified.

Publicado originalmente por ☠️ Marshall Mason ☠:

Curious if they are going to revoice the games. Lot of expensive talent in those games. And wondering about the radio stations, since they would need to relicense that music for a remake/remaster.

They lost it on a couple games, like SA.

No need to revoice any of it as there are audio techniques that can improve the quality of the various lines of spoken dialogue. But yeah, new licences are needed and some artists might not wish to lease out their music tracks a second time, so i hope there is a replacement if needed.

[HALO_run]

not really news to be fair, as i kid i like then as of now i hate them

[Holding These Alligators Down]

That's cool but i hope they're remakes instead of remasters because those games are classics but they are rough as hell to play today.

[////]

ever since gta 3 i have no idea why people are still playing the series. the world is as far reaching as vision in vanilla morrowind, and ai is only as good as it is set to help players lie to themselves better. scripting is possible in the game, but since everything is the same urban setting, i still have no clue how it is possible to dump so many hours in it. it's m rated game for little kids, what is just sick. but it kinda reflects on where the world is going, right?

[Ramonkey]

Oooh I would like that!

[Incarnate]

Publicado originalmente por Miss Ann Thrope:

I'd rather see remakes than remasters.

With remasters, the developers tend to just slap a fresh coat of paint onto the original product and sell it for the price of a brand new game.

I can see your argument. New content would be nice.

But then why not just start new? If you aren't going to get Ray Liotta or use any eighties music then why even bother remaking it? Just make actual DLC for GTA V.

[Xautos]

Publicado originalmente por ////:

ever since gta 3 i have no idea why people are still playing the series. the world is as far reaching as vision in vanilla morrowind, and ai is only as good as it is set to help players lie to themselves better. scripting is possible in the game, but since everything is the same urban setting, i still have no clue how it is possible to dump so many hours in it. it's m rated game for little kids, what is just sick. but it kinda reflects on where the world is going, right?

SA is the best GTA game ever. I hope Rockstar spare no expense bringing GTA SA up to standards and giving it a much needed boost if it is a simple remaster.

if it 's a remake, i hope the GTA V map is used with some massive expansion across to San Fierro and Los Venturas. new characters, the whole bit. If the remake is a smashing success, perhaps Rockstar could add GTA V SP expansion DLC's, that brings the other cities to the world and some brand new stories in each city, distinct and different and no connection to character of the other cities.

[lightwo]

Source? I heard they took down certain mods, but no confirmation of a remaster coming. It's likely, but I'm still waiting for an official announcement. Rockstar is very slow on delivering anything lately, and file lawsuits left and right against modders.

[eram]

why give something to loyal customers when you can charge for it...

GTA remasters were originally intended to be a bonus for players that purchased the next-gen ports of GTA 5 and GTA Online, but that plans have changed and the titles are now expected to be bundled together into a potentially digital-only release for a late October or early November launch on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PC, Stadia, and mobile - although the PC and mobile ports may slip into next year.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-12-gta-3-vice-city-and-san-andreas-remasters-reportedly-in-the-works-for-release-this-year

[Captain Morgan]

A big NO, thank you very much! San Andreas remaster was a disaster (HD + port), the licenses expired and the soundtrack removal of both Vice City and San Andreas had been outrageous, the degrades like removal of resolution options and breaking of compatibility sucked rat a$$es etc. Besides it might not be a remaster but a remake and gameplay elements to change, in order to fall in line with HD era; well, i hated the realistic wannabe approach, i enjoyed the fun gameplay of the 3D era titles.

I prefer my V1.0 pirated San Andreas, even if i have the 2.0 retail legitimately purchased, because it has mod support and i can activate the Hot Coffee. Remaster can gtfo.

[lightwo]

I read this time. Nope, probably not spending a dime. Yarr.

[Xautos]

Publicado originalmente por Captain Morgan:

A big NO, thank you very much! San Andreas remaster was a disaster (HD + port), the licenses expired and the soundtrack removal of both Vice City and San Andreas had been outrageous, the degrades like removal of resolution options and breaking of compatibility sucked rat a$$es etc. Besides it might not be a remaster but a remake and gameplay elements to change, in order to fall in line with HD era; well, i hated the realistic wannabe approach, i enjoyed the fun gameplay of the 3D era titles.

The HD improved version isn't a remaster. It was something cobbled together and clearly Rockstar didn't put any real effort into it.

An actual remaster would be a different matter in that they will have to strip out parts of the original game and code and and rebuild it, this includes going from an ancient 32 bit system to 64 bit so it can work properly with modern hardware and OS. i'd imagine pulling out some of the dinosaur audio solutions and what not is also on the table and replacing them with a better standard.

In all that i can't imagine they'd leave some of those ancient limitations in place as computing back then isn't a fraction of what computers can run these days, so there is a very marked improvement to be found across the board as far as what can be developed out a lot more.

[Phirestar]

Oh boy, a remastered bundle?

I’m sure that we’ll be seeing tons of major graphical improvements, QoL additions, and bug fixes that will make these the definitive editions of those games. It will be a perfect package for both new and old fans alike, on par with other great remasters of recent times such as Dark Souls: Remastered and Kingdoms of Amalie: Re-Reckoning.

[lightwo]

Funny how it will reportedly be done in Unreal if there already exists RAGE, their own engine.

[R-]

The GTA Series needs a reboot.GTA didnt´d developed since San Andreas. I would like a new Rockstar Ip more but would be fine if the GTA Series would get a Reboot.