At this point, fans see the disaster that was the launch ofGrand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Editionin one of two ways, either a hilarious portrayal of a botched job that’s meme worthy, or a sad indictment of the state of the industry. In any case, one thing that’s certain is that the remaster will almost certainly go down asone of the most disappointing games of 2021. Alongside this, Rockstar Games is frantically putting out numerous updates to fix some of the many, many problems, yet players are still experiencing some pretty serious bugs.
In theGrand Theft AutosubReddit, user Jorin0L uploaded a short clip fromVice City, which shows them during a racing mission, zipping through the streets trying to reach checkpoints. However, viewers will notice that the player’s health begins to drop rapidly, despite them not taking damage, until they eventually die and fail the mission. There seems to be no reason behind this, with the user miffed that this seems to happen every time they attempt the mission, thus rendering it impossible to finish.
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One theory in the comments suggests that one of themajor glitches inGTA: Vice Cityis causing the game to confuse the mission with something water-based. Essentially, it’s been speculated that it’s treating the car, and the player, as being underwater, with the rapid reduction in health being similar to what happens when protagonist Tommy is drowning. This is just a theory, however, and in general, it just seems baffling that Jorin0L, and maybe other players, would be experiencing such a game-breaking bug which renders this mission dead in the water.
A couple ofofficial updates have been rolling out for theGTA Trilogy, which addresses some of the bigger issues that have been plaguing the remaster since it was released on November 11. However, the above example is probably one of many that are still making the games difficult for fans to enjoy. It has caused untold disappointment among the community, with the reputation of Rockstar Games, and the developers of the remaster, Grove Street, diminishing somewhat.
Even with theclassicGrand Theft Autogames making a comeback, it’s still not enough to undo much of the damage that’s been done, especially as the originals are only available on PC, and only for those who have, or plan on purchasing, the Definitive Edition. It’s going to take both the developer and publisher a long time to crawl their way out of the mess that the remaster has left in its wake.
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Editionis available for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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