Beyond that though, there's still so much to like about the Trilogy post-update. Little things, like animations for the way CJ swims and rides his bike in San Andreas look more natural and authentic, and there have been apparent changes to cloud and fog that give the world a more realistic appearance. Remember when you could stand at the top of Mount Chiliad and see the edges of the map? It still can happen, but it's definitely better now.
The visual and collision bugs have been cleaned up considerably as well, although a few do still exist. They're no longer an issue for us really - but we'll admit that we're not massive fans of the visual style that the GTA Trilogy employed compared to the originals, and even with the Classic Lighting, the overall look remains a divisive part of the collection. And of course, Rockstar probably can't do much about the missing songs in the soundtrack.
This is less of a "Review" and more of a "Talking Point" because we've only dabbled with each game since the update arrived last week, but on Xbox Series X it's been a good experience in the 60FPS "Performance" mode with Classic Lighting turned on. The question remains whether it's worth actually buying though, even at the discounted price of £21.99 / $23.99 in the Xbox Black Friday Sale. So, we're going to put the question to you!
If you're playing these games, are they worth it at that price in your opinion? And if not, what's holding you back from a purchase? We'd love to hear from you in the polls and the comments section down below.
If You've Played The GTA Trilogy Post-Update, What Do You Think? (366 votes)
- It's amazing, SO much better now!19%
- It's definitely an improvement, yeah42%
- It's playable now at least!15%
- It's better, but still not that good really14%
- I still think it's pretty awful!11%
Would You Recommend It For £21.99 / $23.99? (360 votes)
- Definitely! 100% would buy for that price!26%
- Yeah, I probably would to be fair28%
- Maybe? It's hard to say14%
- It's an OK price, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it15%
- No, that's still far too expensive for what it is!17%
If You Haven't Bought It Yet, Why Not? (340 votes)
- My backlog's just too big to be honest!17%
- I was waiting to see what this patch was like10%
- The initial reviews and bugs put me off22%
- It's too expensive14%
- I don't really like the visual style5%
- Classic GTA is great, but do I need to play it again?23%
- I don't really care for these three games4%
- Other5%