Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Update quietly adds new feature

Grand Theft Auto TrilogyThe latest update now allows players to run and shoot while using shotguns, assault rifles, and flamethrowers. While Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Definitive Edition had a very rocky start when it was first released, the developers' continuous support for the title has saved the remake.

Grand Theft Auto TrilogyThe November 2024 patch introduced a list of changes that brought the game in line with the better received mobile ports. These updates include a classic lighting option that restores the look and feel of the sky from the original titles, as well as fixing several bugs that are said to improve the overall player experience. One big new feature not mentioned in the patch, however, is one that hasn't been introduced in any of the other versions.

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas almost had a very different map

A developer who worked on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas reveals that the game's map was almost very different in a significant way.

Twitter user Besk posted a list of changes not mentioned in the latest Grand Theft Auto Trilogy update, which includes the ability to run around with multiple weapons from Grand Theft Auto. The mobile ports and the classic versions did not have these features, making the Trilogy unique versions. It wasn't mentioned why this feature was specifically introduced in this version, but it's a change that fans agree with. However, one user asked why this feature was not included in the new one San Andreas. Another user answered that San Andreas uses different shooting mechanics than the other two titles.

What other changes were introduced in the latest Grand Theft Auto Trilogy update?

While many would say that the ability to drive and shoot could be the biggest update that the developers could introduce, Besk actually discovered more changes that were left unlisted. Except to fix GTA Trilogys game-breaking bugs, graphics and animations were improved. Some of these items include tweaking CJ's soda animation, adding various details to the map graphics, and the ability to pause during cutscenes in all three games, among others. A bug that allowed players to jump to other islands early on has also been fixed, ensuring that these areas are only accessible once certain progress has been achieved.

Besk also shared that Rockstar may have a new team to deal with bugs and issues. It is interesting to note that a visual change found by various members of the community is that some of the Grove Street Games logos are missing on some screens. Grove Street Games has been responsible for GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition since the announcement, so some players were surprised to hear this news. However, Besk clarifies that Grove Street Games were the ones who introduced the hundreds of fixes included in the latest patch, and that the team was never removed from the actual credits. Still, all the updates shared by Besk make it look like GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition may be closer to the modern experience players had hoped for when the game was released.

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition

Three iconic cities, three epic stories. Play the genre-defining classics from the original Grand Theft Auto Trilogy: Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas updated for a new generation, now with across-the-board improvements including brilliant new lighting and environment upgrades, high definition textures, increased draw distance, Grand Theft Auto V-like controls and targeting, and more, bringing these beloved worlds to life with all new levels of detail.

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition includes:

Grand Theft Auto III: It all starts in Liberty City. With the revolutionary freedom to go anywhere and hit anyone, Grand Theft Auto III puts the center of the criminal underworld at your fingertips, if you're brave enough to take it.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City: Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair and pastel suits comes the story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Grand Theft Auto returns with Tommy Vercetti's tale of betrayal and revenge in a neon-drenched tropical city full of opulence and brimming with opportunity.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Five years ago, Carl 'CJ' Johnson escaped the haze of Los Santos, San Andreas…a city tearing itself apart with gang problems, drugs and corruption. Now it's the early 90s. CJ must go home – his mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart, and his childhood friends are all headed for disaster. When he returns to the neighborhood, a couple of cops frame him for murder, forcing CJ on a journey that takes him across the state of San Andreas, to save his family and take control of the streets in the next iteration of the series that changed everything.

Released

November 11, 2021

Developer

Grove Street Games

Engine

unreal engine 4, unreal engine

ESRB

m

PS Plus Availability

N/A

OpenCritic Rating

Weak

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