<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
compilation	O
of	O
three	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
:	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
follows	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
Claude	B-Application
in	O
Liberty	O
City	O
;	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
set	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
features	O
ex-mobster	O
Tommy	O
Vercetti	O
in	O
the	O
titular	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
;	O
and	O
San	O
Andreas	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
follows	O
gangster	O
Carl	O
"	O
CJ	O
"	O
Johnson	O
within	O
the	O
fictional	O
state	O
of	O
San	O
Andreas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two-year	O
development	O
focused	O
on	O
maintaining	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
;	O
the	O
physics	O
code	O
was	O
copied	O
from	O
the	O
originals	O
,	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
used	O
to	O
automatically	O
upscale	B-Algorithm
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
added	O
several	O
colouring	O
,	O
weathering	O
,	O
and	O
lighting	O
effects	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
assets	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
11	O
November	O
2021	O
;	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
are	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
contains	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
:	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
Liberty	O
City	O
,	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
;	O
it	O
follows	O
a	O
silent	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Claude	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
betrayed	O
and	O
left	O
for	O
dead	O
by	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
during	O
a	O
robbery	O
and	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
for	O
revenge	O
that	O
leads	O
him	O
to	O
become	O
entangled	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
of	O
crime	O
,	O
drugs	O
,	O
gang	O
warfare	O
,	O
and	O
corruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
set	O
in	O
1986	O
in	O
the	O
titular	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
(	O
based	O
on	O
Miami	O
)	O
,	O
follows	O
mobster	O
Tommy	O
Vercetti	O
who	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
released	O
from	O
prison	O
and	O
becoming	O
caught	O
up	O
in	O
an	O
ambushed	O
drug	O
deal	O
,	O
begins	O
slowly	O
building	O
an	O
empire	O
by	O
seizing	O
power	O
from	O
other	O
criminal	O
organisations	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
titles	O
are	O
remastered	O
for	O
The	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
rebuilt	O
lighting	O
system	O
,	O
upgraded	O
vehicle	O
and	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
new	O
navigation	O
and	O
heads-up	O
display	O
designs	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
shadows	O
,	O
reflections	O
,	O
and	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controls	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
match	O
those	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
checkpoint	O
system	O
was	O
improved	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
an	O
automatic	O
restart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
gyro	B-Application
aiming	O
and	O
touchscreen	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Grove	O
Street	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
its	O
former	O
name	O
War	O
Drum	O
Studios	O
,	O
Grove	O
Street	O
Games	O
previously	O
developed	O
mobile	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
trilogy	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
San	O
Andreas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
of	O
the	O
trilogy	O
to	O
update	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
outdated	O
assets	O
;	O
in	O
comparison	O
,	O
San	O
Andreas	O
was	O
much	O
easier	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
art	O
department	O
had	O
learned	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
program	I-Application
to	O
upscale	B-Algorithm
textures	O
before	O
making	O
manual	O
adjustments	O
;	O
producer	O
Rich	O
Rosado	O
estimated	O
over	O
100,000	O
textures	O
were	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
added	O
navigation	O
feature	O
was	O
implemented	O
using	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
as	O
well	O
as	O
analysing	O
the	O
routes	O
taken	O
by	O
the	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
required	O
some	O
manual	O
adjustments	O
;	O
the	O
team	O
found	O
these	O
implementations	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
easy	O
wins	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
trees	O
and	O
foliage	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
interior	O
design	O
elements	O
,	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
higher-quality	O
assets	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
;	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
them	O
to	O
naturally	O
blend	O
into	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
avoided	O
making	O
the	O
games	O
look	O
too	O
realistic	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
characters	O
—	O
whose	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
data	O
was	O
coded	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
caricaturised	O
wire-frame	B-Algorithm
models	I-Algorithm
—	O
would	O
look	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rockstar	O
announced	O
the	O
trilogy	O
on	O
8	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
month	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IIIs	I-Application
original	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
confirmed	O
the	O
music	O
matched	O
the	O
trilogy	O
's	O
most	O
recent	O
re-releases	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
30	O
songs	O
missing	O
from	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
San	O
Andreas	O
collectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
who	O
bought	O
The	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
through	O
the	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
Launcher	O
were	O
eligible	O
to	O
receive	O
one	O
free	O
Rockstar	O
game	O
between	O
20	O
December	O
2021	O
and	O
5	B-Application
January	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
11	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Switch	O
on	O
11	O
February	O
2022	O
;	O
all	O
physical	O
versions	O
were	O
initially	O
scheduled	O
for	O
7	O
December	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
supports	O
Nvidia	B-Device
DLSS	I-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
versions	O
display	O
at	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
with	O
up	O
to	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
19	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
allowing	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
support	O
;	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
later	O
in	O
January	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2022	O
;	O
in	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Rockstar	O
's	O
parent	O
company	O
Take-Two	O
Interactive	O
updated	O
the	O
mobile	O
release	O
window	O
to	O
its	O
2023	O
fiscal	O
year	O
,	O
ending	O
31	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
11	O
November	O
at	O
10	O
a.m.	O
Eastern	O
Standard	O
Time	O
(	O
UTC−	O
05:00	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
error	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
caused	O
pre-orders	O
to	O
unlock	O
at	O
midnight	O
locally	O
,	O
granting	O
players	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
access	O
more	O
than	O
24	O
hours	O
before	O
planned	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
information	O
discovered	O
by	O
data	B-Application
miners	I-Application
,	O
journalists	O
suggested	O
those	O
files	O
included	O
the	O
removed	O
radio	O
station	O
songs	O
,	O
hidden	O
notes	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
San	O
Andreass	O
controversial	O
Hot	O
Coffee	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Definitive	O
Edition	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
based	O
on	O
forty-six	O
and	O
eleven	O
reviews	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
based	O
on	O
fourteen	O
and	O
eight	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Justin	O
Clark	O
was	O
confused	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
Rockstar	O
Games	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
high-quality	O
and	O
detailed	O
games	O
like	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
,	O
would	O
publish	O
a	O
remaster	O
"	O
that	O
turns	O
its	O
most	O
iconic	O
games	O
into	O
app	O
store	O
shovelware	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoids	O
Dan	O
Roemer	O
wrote	O
the	O
updated	O
visuals	O
"	O
look	O
pretty	O
solid	O
"	O
,	O
particularly	O
praising	O
the	O
neon	O
signs	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
Rants	O
Christopher	O
J	O
.	O
Teuton	O
said	O
the	O
games	O
"	O
look	O
better	O
here	O
than	O
they	O
ever	O
have	O
before	O
"	O
,	O
excluding	O
mods	O
,	O
though	O
noted	O
the	O
increased	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
in	O
San	O
Andreas	O
made	O
the	O
map	O
feel	O
simpler	O
and	O
smaller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGamer.coms	O
Josh	O
Wise	O
found	O
the	O
improved	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distances	I-General_Concept
and	O
lighting	O
removed	O
the	O
dirtier	O
mood	O
of	O
the	O
originals	O
,	O
with	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
San	O
Andreas	O
missing	O
the	O
"	O
grey-green	O
murk	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
beer-tinted	O
haze	O
"	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeuxvideo.coms	O
Joffard	O
felt	O
the	O
improved	O
lighting	O
system	O
highlights	O
the	O
themes	O
of	O
each	O
game	O
:	O
the	O
darker	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
bright	O
colours	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
and	O
dusty	O
roads	O
of	O
San	O
Andreas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Machkovech	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
called	O
the	O
lighting	O
the	O
"	O
best	O
part	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Middler	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
Chronicle	O
felt	O
it	O
"	O
captures	O
the	O
vibe	O
perfectly	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
though	O
noted	O
the	O
sunlight	O
was	O
occasionally	O
too	O
bright	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Ogilvie	O
thought	O
the	O
lighting	O
was	O
inconsistent	O
,	O
enjoying	O
the	O
neon	O
lights	O
of	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
and	O
the	O
general	O
reflections	O
in	O
cars	O
and	O
puddles	O
,	O
but	O
criticising	O
the	O
intense	O
shadows	O
and	O
distracting	O
rain	O
effects	O
;	O
The	O
Guardians	O
Keza	O
MacDonald	O
called	O
the	O
rain	O
effects	O
"	O
so	O
ugly	O
that	O
they	O
obscure	O
your	O
view	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpots	O
Clark	O
said	O
they	O
render	O
the	O
games	O
"	O
virtually	O
unplayable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
Rants	O
Teuton	O
criticised	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
cinematic	O
and	O
top-down	O
camera	O
angles	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shive	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
liked	O
Claude	B-Application
's	O
new	O
character	O
model	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
Tommy	O
looked	O
"	O
too	O
young	O
"	O
and	O
some	O
NPC	O
models	O
"	O
look	O
like	O
horrible	O
mutant	O
abominations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
reviewers	O
recalled	O
encountering	O
technical	O
errors	O
and	O
crashes	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardians	O
MacDonald	O
wrote	O
the	O
"	O
remasters	O
feel	O
less	O
stable	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
;	O
Teuton	O
of	O
Screen	O
Rant	O
found	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
unstable	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technicas	O
Machkovech	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
advanced	O
hardware	O
like	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
,	O
and	O
criticised	O
the	O
"	O
botched	O
"	O
high	B-General_Concept
dynamic	I-General_Concept
range	I-General_Concept
;	O
Push	O
Squares	O
Sammy	O
Barker	O
noted	O
significant	O
frame	O
rate	O
drops	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
particularly	O
criticised	O
for	O
its	O
technical	O
flaws	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
PJ	O
O'Reilly	O
censured	O
the	O
awkward	O
shooting	O
controls	O
,	O
frequent	O
frame	O
rate	O
dips	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
though	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
graphical	O
upgrade	O
for	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
lighting	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
Vice	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Middler	O
of	O
Video	O
Games	O
Chronicle	O
denounced	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
's	O
low-quality	O
textures	O
and	O
lower	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
compared	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Machkovech	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
pricing	O
and	O
frame	O
rate	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
noted	O
he	O
experienced	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
hardware	O
crash	B-General_Concept
in	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
in	O
2023	O
,	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotguns	O
James	O
Archer	O
called	O
the	O
games	O
"	O
still	O
a	O
bit	O
crap	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
technical	O
glitches	O
and	O
bugs	O
,	O
performance	O
issues	O
,	O
poor	O
lighting	O
and	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
common	O
frame	O
rate	O
drops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Journalists	O
noted	O
a	O
general	O
backlash	O
from	O
players	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
unusual	O
look	O
of	O
some	O
updated	O
character	O
models	O
,	O
textual	O
errors	O
on	O
in-game	O
surfaces	O
,	O
issues	O
related	O
to	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
increase	O
,	O
and	O
model	O
and	O
physics	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
industry	O
sources	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
backlash	O
resulted	O
in	O
Rockstar	O
shelving	O
remasters	O
of	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
and	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
instead	O
increasing	O
focus	O
on	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
physical	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
charted	O
sixth	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
's	O
weekly	O
boxed	O
charts	O
;	O
67	O
per	O
cent	O
of	O
copies	O
sold	O
were	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
remainder	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
third-best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
sixth-best-selling	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eighth	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
20th-best-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
game	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
placed	O
17th	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
