Even at this early stage in the game Grand Theft Auto 3 just feels right. The world of Grand Theft Auto 3 is totally bristling with life, so much so that it looks and feels like a real city that runs on its own, even after you turn off the console. People walk down the street and talk to each other. Businessman and women rush around in the morning and then stow themselves away at night when the prostitutes, thugs, and pimps take control of the city. The whole game runs on a diurnal-nocturnal system that takes place every half-hour (a half-hour in the game is equivalent to 24 hours realtime). Cars and trucks drive through the city obeying traffic lights, and fire trucks, ice cream trucks, and ambulances go about their business in everyday fashion. Many of these actions, you're probably thinking to yourself, were a big part of the old GTA series. It's true, they were, but in an old, arcade-style, 2D world that could only be seen from the eyes of a distant, high-flying bird. The tiny little sprite people are now fully polygonal, highly detailed people that are closer because of the closer third-person perspective. The once famous variety of cars is now even more grand, but one-time 2D sprite vehicles are fully outfitted in clean 3D, complete with gleaming hoods, totally destructible chassis, and with the ability to reach unprecedented levels of speed. Hell, you can even pull off stunts with these puppies. Now, you're truly immersed in the GTA world, standing right on the gritty, brutal streets of Liberty City, faced with the knowledge that you're about to commit brutal acts of violence, anarchy, and total destruction, and all for the fun of it.įlexible, Open Gameplay In Grand Theft Auto 3, players take on the familiar role of a low-level thug who must work his way up the Mafioso ladder to achieve greatness. When starting off, you get to name the character whatever you like.
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