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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat Trilogy Set!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2022
So lately a lot of old games have been going through the faze of being remastered for the newer gen console, whether with a slight new name or with remaster/definitive edition in the title. GTA was among them with this. following with a trilogy of 3 great classics for the ps2/xbox era and fully remastering them for the newer consoles. New graphics, sound and visuals all with much better controls.
So I decided to get this for the Nintendo Switch and PC to better get a feel for them. Since it was weird seeing a game like this or three to be exact for the Nintendo switch, with the switch compatibly in software. Dont get me wrong the remaster are great at reliving those memories from the past but that doesn't mean every remaster out there lives up to the classic or not, and believe me this trilogy has its fair share of issues but also some benefits.
Firstly starting with the switch version. Frame rates are up and down, and by that I mean sometimes it feels like its not as smooth, especially with a lot of things ongoing around you. similar to how Spyro the Reignited Trilogy was on switch, the motion in frames was slightly off by 5-8 frames. Now im not saying its unplayable because its not entirely true, but the small frame drops can be annoying sometimes. Now the PC version doesn't have this issue and I managed to keep 60fps continuous without it dropping. So I believe its just the switches hardware thats the issue and not entirely the game.
Secondly I want to talk about the soundtrack or radio tracks that have been changed, as in this trilogy most of the radio stations dont have all the tracks from the classic version. Looking further into this, It all comes down to copyright on the music with the artist/label, so its one of the things you have to loose out on. If however you have the PC version you can add the tracks back into the game but you will have to do a bit of modding to do so.
Thirdly is the graphics. On PC it looks stunning and you can add mods to further make the game look better, but on the switch your stuck as either 720p for undocked or 1080p docked and with the switch overall hardware the graphics dont look nowhere near as good as the PC version standard. But then again if you played the classic versions of these titles then its safe to say your used to these types of graphics being more SD rather then HD.
Overall I think its a nice trilogy set, and being on switch means its portable, so it definitely reminds me of playing on the PSP back in the day. So theres ups and downs but overall great games to play.
