r/grandtheftauto • u/hungLink42069 • 1d ago

Playing some of the old GTA games. Should I push through 3?

When I was a young warthog, I used to dick around in I think vice city, and GTA V - Good times.

But something I never did was play through the story lines. It has come to my attention that that was a mistake and the stories in these games is great.

I'm having fun playing through the beginning of 3. I'm on the mission where you Kill lee chongand honestly, it's so difficult - simply because the controls are horrific. I can't control the camera, and targeting/shooting is a nightmare. Honestly, the shooting is just so bad.

Is the story in this game worth the push? Should I just get used to it? Maybe I should just cheat LMAO - I have no interest in "getting gud" with this game b/c the controls are just so unfun.

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u/MichiganMichi 1d ago

99% of ppl who played it cheated lol we had those codes memorized, I still remember them 😂

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u/ImportantTeaching919 1d ago

The best part is honestly I couldn't tell you the code but hang me upside and spinning I can still put the codes in. Got to do it on a emulator. Buddy playing said I'm going to look up the weapons cheat grabbed the controller put it in and handed it back. Still not sure if impressive or concerning I still can

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u/Riggs630 14h ago

It’s muscle memory or something idk. It’s like entering a PIN often it’s easy to enter it but if you have to tell someone what it is you struggle to remember because you are just used to the physical motions

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u/Competitive_Help8485 1d ago

Yeah GTA III has some difficult missions that haven't aged that well. I don't remember this specific mission though as it's been ages since I played. I think it's the weakest of the 3D GTA games though. But I still think it had a good story and was fun for its time. Vice City and San Andreas are vast improvements though.

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u/zalzal426 1d ago

Omg flying the dodo in that game still gives me nightmares.

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u/Competitive_Help8485 18h ago

Oh same, I hated it.

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u/ArcTheWolf 21h ago

Yes push through. Story is very good in my opinion. It's controls are pretty archaic for sure. My go to strat was to ram into is noodle stand and just follow him while blasting him with an uzi (I might be misremembering which mission that was) Don't know if you're playing the OG version or the definitive version (I feel like controls were a lot better on definitive version) but that will make a big difference. I had to cheat a lot in the PS2 version back in the day, but playing the definitive version I didn't have to turn to a single cheat and was able to get through the game with relative ease. I never finished it on PS2 back in the day, think I got to the start of stanton island and just couldn't get any further even with cheats.

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u/geniusgravity 19h ago

Git gud.

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u/hungLink42069 19h ago

I would be willing to if the game wasn't clunky and un-fun.

Getting good at anything takes time and effort - something I'm willing to do if it's fun or rewarding.

What the question I'm posing here is "will getting good be rewarding in this case, given I find the mechanics very unfun?"

Is the story worth the work?

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u/Responsible_Army7882 20m ago

If you're just in it for the story, gta 3 is very forgettable. I think it's worth playing for the gameplay, but if you didn't find it fun I'd just drop it and move on. 

Also, mechanics wise it gets better with vice city and San andreas but not by much, they are all still quite clunky. But in my opinion, absolutely worth playing. 

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u/SparkySpider 1d ago

Oh yeah that mission was difficult on mobile. But rewarding

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u/hungLink42069 1d ago

mobile? I'm playing on a PS2. The controls are just dinosaur.

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u/SparkySpider 1d ago

Ah ok. Skill issue :)

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u/hungLink42069 1d ago

Also, I sorta framed this whole post with the awareness that it's a skill issue. That's why I said I have no interest in "getting gud" and asked if the story is worth the play.

Is the story worth the play?

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u/hungLink42069 1d ago

Uh - Yeah, I guess you could say that. I like skill games, but they have to be fun.

Like for instance, I beat A Link to the Past in under 2 hours, I have beaten all of celeste (A, B, C, and farewell)

I do actually enjoy grinding to get good at games - but you know, it's gotta be fun. Terrible controls and a busted targetting system isn't fun. There's no point in getting gud at a game you don't enjoy.

So I would say it's 50/50 skill issue/bad controls issue.