What you need to know
- Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition is a collection of three classic Grand Theft Auto games.
- The game released with many bugs and glitches that left fans less than happy.
- The collection is now the worst user-rated Nintendo Switch title ever, with a 0.5 out of 10 score.
After being on the receiving end of backlash the likes of which has rarely been seen, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition on the Nintendo Switch is one of the worst user-rated Switch game ever. After its release on November 11, 2021, it became the focus of much ire, mainly due to poor optimization, bugs, glitches, graphical inferiority compared to the original PlayStation 2 titles, and more.
gta san andreas "definitive edition" 💀 pic.twitter.com/zsE1NHNhHUgta san andreas "definitive edition" 💀 pic.twitter.com/zsE1NHNhHU— wes (@wescopeland_) November 12, 2021November 12, 2021
Though no official Metascore is available, as there are not enough critic reviews to generate such a score, users have begun to give their own opinions on just how dissatisfied they are with the collection. The game received a cumulative Metacritic user score of 0.5 out of 10, based on 449 ratings from users who claim to have played the game. Many called the collection a "cash grab" and predicted the "end of Rockstar" on the basis of the company's seemingly poor quality control compared to its previous standards.
Basic game features are noticeably worse in the three titles than they were in the originals, such as the rain mechanic in GTA: San Andreas. The rain appeared to be a layer atop the rest of the game as opposed to fully integrating with the overworld, making it unplayable for players due to poor field of vision. It was so bad that modders ended up fixing it on other platforms, before Rockstar themselves could.
Modders, not Rockstar, have fixed the GTA Trilogy’s ugly-ass rain: https://t.co/cEpU6R9yGV pic.twitter.com/9IzoQvj5atModders, not Rockstar, have fixed the GTA Trilogy’s ugly-ass rain: https://t.co/cEpU6R9yGV pic.twitter.com/9IzoQvj5at— Kotaku (@Kotaku) November 15, 2021November 15, 2021
This is the worst looking rain I've ever seen in a video game. pic.twitter.com/JF8DrZ2Nd8This is the worst looking rain I've ever seen in a video game. pic.twitter.com/JF8DrZ2Nd8— GmanLives (@GmanLives) November 12, 2021November 12, 2021
Rockstar has since pulled the game from PC online store platforms in order to "fix" the game by "removing some files", though no word exists on whether the Nintendo Switch version will get the same treatment. For now, it seems as though Rockstar will have to do a lot of work to make the games as "Definitive" as they originally marketed them to be, if player satisfaction is anything to go by.
Play through three iconic GTA games, on the go.
Though not without its hiccups, this collection includes three games not previously seen on Nintendo consoles: Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. If you're looking to play the games that defined your childhood on the go, this is the way to do it.
