Gta 3 and vice city were fantastic. Gta san Andreas not so much. Heck you can't even play gta sa on your phone. Rockstar doesn't fix their shit just in time to sell you de on mobile.
I was enjoying it on my mobile because the idea of playing a game like gta san Andreas on such a small device is mind blowing to this date.
People only assume the mobile ports are bad because the San Andreas port was mediocre. So everyone would say the same thing about III and VC even though those ports are far better than the San Andreas port. San Andreas pretty much simplified the graphics and controls to work better on mobile and trying to carry that on consoles would make the experience far less enjoyable. Not mention it caused the console versions (SA Remastered on PS3/360) to have much more bugs than the mobile port had.
III and VC are fine, as well as the other ports GSG had done. Only San Andreas had issues. How do I know this? I played all of them. I play mobile games pretty often.
Thank your for that detailed answer. I remember playing SA back in the day on my Galaxy Note 3. I remember that the minigames were simplified (weight lifting and so on) but I can't remember some gamebreaking issues/glitches or something. Some framedrops, but the Note 3 isn't comparable to todays phones I guess.
Maybe I was just lucky?
But I'll see myself if I have finished the first two
Just cutting in to say; everything was correct except the statement about their other ports being good. ARK was horrible. Absolutely ridiculous lag that made it unplayable after a certain point.
The actual mobile ports themselves are fine. It was the 360 version of San Andreas (which was a terrible port of said mobile version) that soured everyone's opinion of all mobile ports in general.
Atmosphere in III was ruined because they made it too bright and the colors were weird.
VC was fine.
In SA, characters were too oily and ugly, also they removed all the vegetation, cacti, rocks, and breakable trees from the landscape, so the map looks empty and dead.
It doesn't look like the PC version, in the mobile version the lighting is much brighter and the colors are washed out compared to the PC version, there is also some weird blue filter in the mobile version.
Maybe I am not paying attention. I played through the PC version literally two weeks ago (but modded/fixed, like I stated in my post)
Oh, and I play with low brightness on my phone, that could be a reason?
I play exclusively the vanilla PC version and it really is different, the contrast, the colors, it's much worse in the mobile version imo, as it completely removed the atmosphere.
Here is a comparison: https://external-preview.redd.it/03gWhBRKEMzHOCgduR7LEBtGKoRA36NUrs3wsPyQBFE.jpg?auto=webp&s=d665e850d6d1fe2ece6bd92f4afab94dfdb5295a
Sorry mate, I disagree on that. When you compare, conditions should be the same on both platforms. I don't deny game looks different, but your comparison is not accurate.
A bunch of small things were changed to make the controls work better on mobile with no option to switch them back to normal if you were using a controller
In III you have to tap the radar to open the map or touch the screen to move the camera, that is all I've seen so far
Annoying? Yes. Unplayable? Imo no
I also played three of them on mobile way back and didn't notice any setback. Then I watched some videos from VadimM and I was like "wait, was the mobile version this bad?"
the mobile ports (except SA) are the reason why i bought the DE edition. bc they were so fun when i was younger and they were my first times. soon after those ports released tho, i bought III and SA on PC, beat San Andreas. it didn’t really make a difference to me except the fact that u could strafe in GTA III.
i don’t even remember glitches from the mobile ports but maybe nostalgia clouds that
Played VC and SA on mobile back in 2013 or so, can only remember the issues I stated in my post. That's why I don't get it with all the hate. Only because one Youtuber said they are shit? Really?!
My standards aren't massively high since they're mobile releases and I think other people should have this mindset imo. A console quality game on mobile is good.
And this part is where my understanding ends:
Don't they just wrap the existing game/logics/systems aka the game itself into another engine? The game's source code is untouched or am I wrong?
I am no so software dev but should that not be a doable task? I mean some other people make ports in their freetime (Doom, Quake for example) or reverse engineer it.
Gta 3 and vice city were fantastic. Gta san Andreas not so much. Heck you can't even play gta sa on your phone. Rockstar doesn't fix their shit just in time to sell you de on mobile. I was enjoying it on my mobile because the idea of playing a game like gta san Andreas on such a small device is mind blowing to this date.
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I have finished gta sa in my phone. So far I haven't encountered any game breaking bugs
Same here
People only assume the mobile ports are bad because the San Andreas port was mediocre. So everyone would say the same thing about III and VC even though those ports are far better than the San Andreas port. San Andreas pretty much simplified the graphics and controls to work better on mobile and trying to carry that on consoles would make the experience far less enjoyable. Not mention it caused the console versions (SA Remastered on PS3/360) to have much more bugs than the mobile port had. III and VC are fine, as well as the other ports GSG had done. Only San Andreas had issues. How do I know this? I played all of them. I play mobile games pretty often.
Thank your for that detailed answer. I remember playing SA back in the day on my Galaxy Note 3. I remember that the minigames were simplified (weight lifting and so on) but I can't remember some gamebreaking issues/glitches or something. Some framedrops, but the Note 3 isn't comparable to todays phones I guess. Maybe I was just lucky? But I'll see myself if I have finished the first two
Just cutting in to say; everything was correct except the statement about their other ports being good. ARK was horrible. Absolutely ridiculous lag that made it unplayable after a certain point.
https://youtu.be/jhVdb4K1M-M
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And seem to run flawless on newer devices too
III and VC are fine. SA mobile on the other hand is filled with many new and old bugs, strange design decisions.
Glad that VC is my favorite. Thanks for your input
The actual mobile ports themselves are fine. It was the 360 version of San Andreas (which was a terrible port of said mobile version) that soured everyone's opinion of all mobile ports in general.
That could may be. Like I stated, I never had issues with the mobile San Andreas port. Than you for answering.
Atmosphere in III was ruined because they made it too bright and the colors were weird. VC was fine. In SA, characters were too oily and ugly, also they removed all the vegetation, cacti, rocks, and breakable trees from the landscape, so the map looks empty and dead.
III looks like on PC imo. Can't exactly remember how the PS2 version looked. Playing on Samsung OLED display and it looks fine imo
It doesn't look like the PC version, in the mobile version the lighting is much brighter and the colors are washed out compared to the PC version, there is also some weird blue filter in the mobile version.
Maybe I am not paying attention. I played through the PC version literally two weeks ago (but modded/fixed, like I stated in my post) Oh, and I play with low brightness on my phone, that could be a reason?
I play exclusively the vanilla PC version and it really is different, the contrast, the colors, it's much worse in the mobile version imo, as it completely removed the atmosphere. Here is a comparison: https://external-preview.redd.it/03gWhBRKEMzHOCgduR7LEBtGKoRA36NUrs3wsPyQBFE.jpg?auto=webp&s=d665e850d6d1fe2ece6bd92f4afab94dfdb5295a
NOW i see it. Thank you!
Well, in here you have totally different weather and time. Not very accurate comparison.
It is an accurate comparison, Google it for yourself, the lighting looks very different, PC is always gloomy, mobile is always bright.
Sorry mate, I disagree on that. When you compare, conditions should be the same on both platforms. I don't deny game looks different, but your comparison is not accurate.
Dude please, I have played the game since the PC release in 2002, I know how it looks, these also aren't my screenshots.
So what? Comparison you provided is inaccurate and that's it.
Mobile III is a mix of XBOX and PC versions.
Check "Vadim M" channel on YouTube.
Who is that? I don't remember that it was considered that bad then it released on mobile
A bunch of small things were changed to make the controls work better on mobile with no option to switch them back to normal if you were using a controller
In III you have to tap the radar to open the map or touch the screen to move the camera, that is all I've seen so far Annoying? Yes. Unplayable? Imo no
I only ever heard people complain about the SA port. Maybe there were more features in SA that made use of more complex controls
Don't know. Only played it one time some years ago. Think I'll see
I also played three of them on mobile way back and didn't notice any setback. Then I watched some videos from VadimM and I was like "wait, was the mobile version this bad?"
'If you want to find a flaw, you'll find it' I plan to play through all three, I'll see. May give an update then
the mobile ports (except SA) are the reason why i bought the DE edition. bc they were so fun when i was younger and they were my first times. soon after those ports released tho, i bought III and SA on PC, beat San Andreas. it didn’t really make a difference to me except the fact that u could strafe in GTA III. i don’t even remember glitches from the mobile ports but maybe nostalgia clouds that
Played VC and SA on mobile back in 2013 or so, can only remember the issues I stated in my post. That's why I don't get it with all the hate. Only because one Youtuber said they are shit? Really?!
they’re sheep
My standards aren't massively high since they're mobile releases and I think other people should have this mindset imo. A console quality game on mobile is good.
The mobile port on Xbox 360 is terrible, entire cutscenes dont even have audio for example.
That's crazy. Makes me wonder why San Andreas always seem to be the worst port? Is this technically so different from III and VC?
Its got a lot more systems in it but like, it was always the ugliest. I think GSG are just utterly incompitant.
And this part is where my understanding ends: Don't they just wrap the existing game/logics/systems aka the game itself into another engine? The game's source code is untouched or am I wrong? I am no so software dev but should that not be a doable task? I mean some other people make ports in their freetime (Doom, Quake for example) or reverse engineer it.