GTA 3 First Impression
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on May 16, 2002 at 3:26:47 AM
Gamespot has their first impressions up of GTA 3 for the PC!
The PC version of GTAIII is roughly the same as the PlayStation 2 version. The real improvements come in the obvious areas. For starters, the graphics are, of course, much crisper and cleaner than those in the PS2 version. The game can run in resolutions up to 1600x1200, and the game can run in 32-bit color. The textures are nice and crisp, and on the test system we used--a Pentium 4 1.8GHz with a GeForce3--the frame rate was pretty smooth. Options menu sliders let you adjust things like draw distance, and you can toggle the blur effect used throughout the PS2 version on or off. The game also allows some slight modification. You can create skins for the game's main character, and you can create your own radio station using your MP3 collection. You can also view replays of your past antics at any time and save those replays for later viewing or sharing. The loading times have also been greatly shortened, now taking no more than a couple of seconds to load up things like mission briefings.
I will be getting this game as soon as it comes out so expect a review near that time as well.[PAGEBREAK]
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The PC version of GTAIII is roughly the same as the PlayStation 2 version. The real improvements come in the obvious areas. For starters, the graphics are, of course, much crisper and cleaner than those in the PS2 version. The game can run in resolutions up to 1600x1200, and the game can run in 32-bit color. The textures are nice and crisp, and on the test system we used--a Pentium 4 1.8GHz with a GeForce3--the frame rate was pretty smooth. Options menu sliders let you adjust things like draw distance, and you can toggle the blur effect used throughout the PS2 version on or off. The game also allows some slight modification. You can create skins for the game's main character, and you can create your own radio station using your MP3 collection. You can also view replays of your past antics at any time and save those replays for later viewing or sharing. The loading times have also been greatly shortened, now taking no more than a couple of seconds to load up things like mission briefings.
I will be getting this game as soon as it comes out so expect a review near that time as well.[PAGEBREAK]
Read more of w00t at Gamespot.