Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition

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Top Critic Average

12%

Critics Recommend

PC Gamer
93 / 100
Game Rant
2 / 5
IGN
5 / 10
GameSpot
4 / 10
Hardcore Gamer
3 / 5
Nintendo Life
4 / 10
God is a Geek
5 / 10
VideoGamer
6 / 10
Creators: Rockstar Games
Release Date: Nov 11, 2021 - Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition Review Summary

WeakCritic Consensus

Despite being named the "definitive edition," this package utterly fails at meeting player expectations.


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Critic Reviews for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition

Near-perfect at everything it does, but wisely limits its remit. A great conversion.

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There are great stories here, memorable characters, fun missions, and the tools players need to create countless hours of their own entertainment. The foundation of GTA Trilogy is comprised of three of the best games ever made, and so there is inherent value, especially for newcomers. But while the core gameplay of GTA Trilogy is truly incredible, the overall package feels rushed and haphazard. Those desperate for old school GTA on modern consoles should check the collection out, especifically if the promised Grand Theft Auto Trilogy fixes come through, but everyone else can safely skip it.

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GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition is defective, disappointing, and surprisingly disrespectful to three classic games and their many legions of fans.

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Rockstar's remastered trilogy is, appropriately, an absolute car wreck of creative neglect.

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Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition is a collection of three of the greatest games of the early 2000s.

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Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition on Switch delivers three of gaming's true greats in a shockingly rough package that manages to suck pretty much all of the fun out of Rockstar's stellar crime epics. This is a poor port, a shoddy, stuttery, low resolution mess full of bugs, glitches, audio problems and more besides. If can grab this one on any other platform, we'd advise you do so or, at the very least, hold off until it's been patched and hopefully improved in the future. As things stand, this is a very, very long way from 'definitive' - this isn't the way we want to remember these games.

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Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition is anything but definitive, with too many issues that simply cannot be overlooked.

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If these games shaped or changed you, you might find the notion of their being shaped and changed, in turn, an unwelcome one.

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Industry Coverage

Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Update Adds New Feature That Was Not Mentioned in the Patch Notes

Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Update Adds New Feature That Was Not Mentioned in the Patch Notes

The Grand Theft Auto Trilogy update quietly adds one huge game-changing feature that was not mentioned in the latest patch notes.

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GTA: The Trilogy - Definitive Just Got A Major Update Three Years After Its Release & It Looks Better Than Ever

GTA: The Trilogy - Definitive Just Got A Major Update Three Years After Its Release & It Looks Better Than Ever

Finally, some better lighting!

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GTA Trilogy Update Removes Original Devs From The Start Up Screen After Disastrous Launch

GTA Trilogy Update Removes Original Devs From The Start Up Screen After Disastrous Launch

Bizarrely, a new update three years after launch has removed Grove Street Games from the start-up credits.

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