Old GTA games worth it?

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Depends on how rigid you are in terms of graphics etc. The gameplay and stories are great :)

I'd even recommend you to buy GTA 1-2 ^^

GTA 3 is OK, Vice City is really great; played it a lot before. I have bad memories for San Andreas, but, objectively there is a vast map and a lot of fun in San Andreas. $7.50 is a steal, insta-grab them!

Note: Characters' hand fingers are glued, keep in mind :3

i summed up your name, your question and "no nostalgia bias". i'm really confused at the moment.

For now, GTA3 is too old, I'm afraid. It is too much like GTA4, so despite my love to it I think it's the weakest game from the point of view of a player new to the series. Though it's still good, can't deny that. GTA: Vice City represents 80's in all the glory. Funny missions, references to some famous movies and overall feeling can be a great fun for you. But you still can't swim. GTA: San Andreas is a huge sandbox with a 90's style. Incredible amount of possibilities, less serious, much more crazy and full of dumb fun. If you liked The Ballad of Gay Tony and Saints Row games, you may very well like this game.

Personally, I liked Vice City and San Andreas more than IV and V. Sure, the graphics aren't pretty in comparison, but the games are old, and those graphics were great for their time.

I woul definatly recommend GTA vice city, and San Andreas. ive played GTA III and although it started out alright at the half point of the game when plot starts going down EVERY FACTION HATES YOU and without an invincibility cheat you can no longer have much fun roamin as every gang member and mafia person WILL try to kill you some with GRENADE launchers which will insta kill u if ur in a car

Vice City is the best from the GTA series, IMHO.
SA was fun, but a bit too much running around at times + insanelly annoying plane missions.
GTA III, for me, is a little gem. I loved how gloomy and kind of depressive the game was.

Recently played 3 again and it really hasn't aged well at all to be honest and you will probably need cheats as person below says, can't even use cover or anything lol. It isn't worth playing now to me at least/. Vice City and San Andreas are still definitely worth playing though.

I wouldn't recommend any of them really...I loved them in their time...but the age shows and if you're anything like me you like the more modern games and appreciate graphical quality, better gameplay and just generally better games.

No, I got the entire GTA Complete Pack which contains those three plus GTA 4 for 3 TF2 keys which is only $5.40 if you buy them from someone on steamtrades for $1.80

Vice city and sa are just simply great and the two major games which I can link my childhood with

Since the old GTA games are better and feel more along the lines of SR1+2 I would have to say yes, go for it.

Gta: Vce City and San Andreas are still awesome, Gta 4 and EFLC and GTA5 are overrated. SR 2,3,4 are better.

Anybody remember doing this in GTA 2?

As games are evolving, I'm getting used to modern games but I still say yes, the old ones are worth it.

GTA San Andreas is still amazing, there are complete overhauls to bring its graphics (close) to the level of GTA IV. GTA Vice City is my favorite from the series, it has the amazing 80s vibe to it, the setting and the music is brilliant but its also really out of date. GTA III is "alright" with quite bad graphics haha. I grabbed the GTA Complete pack (III, VC, SA, IV, Liberty City Stories) for 4.5 keys(around $8) on steamtrades.

San Andreas is awesome and pretty nostalgic. But as a new player I can't say if you'll like it or not.

As a new player, I'd say no. These games are great if you played them back in their time, they still are great for nostalgia. You might not like them as a new player after all these years though.

And yet no mentions of GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City Stories and no GTA Chinatown Wars either. I wish they were ported on PC...

I thought TS is talking about GTA 1 and 2, not about 3-VC-SA D:

Vice City is really awesome, my favorite game in GTA series.

Yes they're great, there's also mods to improve the graphics tremendously for SA. SA alone is worth it.

GTA1+2 free, so worth a shot.

Vice City definitely one of the best.

GTA SA is ok, but in my opinion map was a bit too large

GTA3 was great then, but cannot say, because its long time since i played

GTA 2 was my absolute favourite - still is.

Relevant, hopefully.

I say yes, but GTA is a good series. It really depends on how you feel about taking a step back in time. They are excellent games in their own right. They are a different type of fun than the HD version. They are a more cartoony, but still killing style vs GTA 4 where you feel like you are in a real world. If all else fails I'd recommend watching like a GTA 3, GTA Vice City, or GTA San Andres playthrough on youtube. I recommend watching SSoHPKC playing them if you want an idea of how it is. I enjoy his sarcastic humor.