My years of gaming experience started back in 2007. My first game was GTA Vice City Deluxe version (with real cars mod). It was a internet cafe in a small town when I lived at my grandmother. This club was in a Soviet-era, half-abandoned building of a former taxi dispatcher's office. My elder brother took me to play and from that moment my world was turned upside down. Besides Vice City I played one of the old NFS games, I can't remember which one, I think it was Underground 1 or 2, I can't unlock that memory. I could have played any of the noughties titles available at the time, but I made the obvious choice for myself.

A little later we got a used PC at home, I remember with what joy I then greeted my dad who spontaneously brought home that white Pentium 4 computer with a square monitor and German keyboard layout. The same day I ran to install my only favourite game at that time - old but gold GTA VC. And what was my surprise when I went to my favourite City again, drenched in bright Florida sunshine and sparkling with neon signs of Ocean Drive, and there were no my favourite licensed cars there. Especially the legendary Lamborghini Diablo. But I did not despair, and continued my adventures already in the original version of the game. Pulling on his light Hawaiian shirt, my character sent me on one of the most memorable virtual journeys of my childhood. In the shade of the palm trees of a prototypical 80's Miami, I spent day after day forgetting about everything in the world. It was summer holidays and I wasn't even that interested in going out with my friends, I just wanted to go home and disappear into this world of pixels and textures. Later I learnt about many other interesting games of that era, and spent a lot of time in them. But specifically Vice City is like the first sех - the most vivid and memorable. Then I became addicted to video games, becoming a gamer I discovered a wonderful world of entertainment. That was my 2007, a time that I remember with both a pleasant and a wounding feeling. They don't make such games anymore, and modern projects in general don't feel the way they used to, there is no such childish joy of playing a crooked pirate game on a barely breathing computer.

Later I also discovered other games of Grand Theft Auto series - III and San Andreas. Although at that moment IV was released, my system requirements would not have pulled that novelty. By the way, I played 4 for the first time in 2014 when I got it on Steam. It was one of my first licensed games.

Unfortunately, being a kid I missed out on the classics, having played GTA and GTA 2 very little. It's now an unplayable piece of nostalgia pie. Still made with love, but already hard and stale :(

Thank you Rockstar Games for a happy childhood and the best franchise in the gaming industry though! I will never forget those warm carefree days.

The following will be a review in original writing by way of exception.

Мой многолетний игровой опыт начался в далеком 2007. Моей первой игрой была GTA Vice City версии Deluxe (с модами на реальные машины). Это был компьютерный клуб в небольшом городке когда я жил у бабушки. Клуб находился в советском, полу-заброшенном здании бывшей диспетчерской такси. Мой старший брат тогда отвел меня поиграть и с того момента мой мир перевернулся вверх дном. Помимо Vice City я тогда еще поиграл в одну из старых NFS, не могу вспомнить в какую именно, кажется Underground 1 или 2, никак не могу разблокировать это воспоминание. Тогда я мог поиграть в любые доступные тайтлы нулевых, но я сделал для себя очевидный выбор.

Чуть позже у нас дома появился поддержанный PC, помню с какой радостью я тогда встречал папу, который спонтанно принес домой тот белый комп на Pentium 4, с квадратным монитором и немецкой раскладкой на клавиатуре. Я в тот же день побежал устанавливать свою единственную любимую игру на тот момент - старую добрую GTAшечку. И каким же было моё удивление, когда я снова зашел в уже полюбившийся мне Город Грехов, залитый ярким Флоридским солнцем и сверкающий неоновыми вывесками Оушен Драйва, а там не оказалось моих любимых лицензированных тачек. Особенно легендарной Lamborghini Diablo. Но я не отчаялся, а продолжил свои приключения уже в оригинальной версии игры. Натянув свою светлую гавайскую рубаху, мой персонаж отправил меня в одно из самых запоминающихся виртуальных путешествий моего детства. В тени пальм прототипа Майами 80-х, я проводил день за днем, забыв обо всем на свете. Это как раз были летние каникулы и мне уже даже было не так интересно гулять на улице с друзьями, я просто хотел поскорее прийти домой и раствориться в этом мире пикселей и текстур. В дальнейшем я узнал про многие другие интересные игры той эпохи, и провел не мало времени и в них. Но вот конкретно Vice City - она как первый секс - самый яркий и запоминающийся. Тогда я пристрастился к видеоиграм, став геймером я открыл для себя удивительный мир развлечений. Таким был мой 2007, время, которое я вспоминаю с одновременно приятным и ранящим чувством. Таких игр уже не делают, и современные проекты уже в целом не ощущаются так, как раньше, нет этой детской радости от игры в кривую пиратку на еле дышащем компе.

Позже я также открыл для себя и другие игры серии Grand Theft Auto - III и San Andreas. Хоть в тот момент и вышла IV, мои системные требования ни за что бы не потянули ту новинку. К слову, в 4 я впервые сыграл в 2014 году, когда мне её подарили в Steam. Это была одна из моих первых лицензионных игр.

К сожалению, будучи ребенком я пропустил классику, поиграв в GTA и GTA 2 совсем мало. Сейчас это уже неиграбельный кусок ностальгического пирога. Все еще приготовленного с любовью, но уже твердого и просроченного :(

Однако, спасибо Rockstar Games за счастливое детство и лучшую франшизу в игровой индустрии! Я никогда не забуду те теплые беззаботные дни.

I haven't played the PS3 version and my introduction to the game only happened now. So I don't know the smallest differences between the 2012 version and the remake. I know from discussions that the original music has been changed, most likely due to license expiry, as is often the case with games. I agree that the old music was much better and soulful, but it's not a big problem because there is already a mod that brings it back. Look for it in the guides - "Music Restoration Mod". I also installed a mod that brings back the original picture in the main menu, because I think it's more aesthetically pleasing than in RePOP.

https://steamoss.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3335222034

I recommend playing specifically with the restored music. Just check out these masterpieces: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAFE5C9C564253BB5

https://steamoss.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3332506402


Let's get to the game itself. This is a very funny, colorful and dynamic "Hack and Slash" that will not let you get bored. Yes, it's not long, it takes exactly 8 hours to complete, butt each level is more interesting than the previous one.
The most interesting here is the dialogues, i guess. It is the expressions and jokes of the characters that make the game so much fun. There is a lot of black and vulgar humour and it just makes the mood lift.

Sometimes it's very silly, and I'm glad of that. Because they don't make games like that nowadays. I think you know what I mean, reader. But this is a remake of a 2012 game, so there's nothing wrong with the characters and their sense of humour. I remember a few jokes about Japanese, Katy Perry, Stephen Hawking, iPod, Facebook, Chip and Dale, and many others. Modern characters don't joke in that style and don't look as beautiful as the main character. That's really what we've lost. Or we've changed ourselves. This game caught my heart because it's about as good as being under the skirt of an American cheerleader. I'm serious.
A nice addition is that Juliet has many different outfits, so getting through each level becomes even more varied.


I have beat the game with DualSense and it was a great time, especially with the OST of the original Lollipop Chainsaw.
I felt this high school vibe, and also in an American setting. It reminded me of my last high school years, those adventures and that time in general - the 2010s, which I find more interesting than the 2020s. The world was really different before 2020 and I was once again convinced of that by playing a game from that era.

https://steamoss.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3334302530

Originally posted by Juliet Starling:

These zombies suck ♥♥♥♥ at driving.