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Pardon the pun, GTA III literally changed the game. This really was revolutionary when it came out 20 years ago. Paved the way for the future GTA series which is arguably the biggest gaming franchise of all time, best, and the most profitable.

The PS2 Trilogy remaster (III, VC, SA) is rumoured to be released in October to coincide with the 20 year anniversary of III. I'm interested to see what it'll look like, and how it'll play.

I would say GTA III is probably my favourite game of all time, it's certainly not the best GTA in terms of story, even gameplay, but for what it was, and what it is i still think it's up there with some of the greatest games of all time.

What are other peoples experience with GTA III?

I've been routing a 100% completion Speedrun for Console (PC is different to speedrun because of the replay feature which allows you to manipulate the game a lot more, and skip a pretty big chunk of missions). It's fully optimised, hoping it takes around 9 hours, with good RNG around the 8 hour mark would be great for a first run. Anyway, here's the list and order -


Portland
First USJ (1)
Luigi’s Girls (L)
Get Ambulance
Take Misty to Luigi's
Paramedic - SPLIT
Don't Spank ma Bitch up (L)/Drop off Ambo
Enforcer/Deliver Enforcer
M16 Rampage (1)
Drive misty for me (L)
The Crook (death/bust if needed)/Moonbeem i/e/Shotgun Rampage (2)
The Thieves/Package (1)
Mike Lips (J)/Supa Save Package (2)/Rocks House Package (3)/Uzi Alley Package (4)
Rail Jump Package (5) Joey package (6)
Chunky Lee Chong (J)
Van Heist (J)
IP Taxi/Cipriani's Chauffeur (J)/Uzi Rampage (3)
The Wife (death/bust if needed)/Coach i/e
Her Lover (death/bust if needed)
Cipriani’s Chauffeur (J)
Taking out the Laundry (T)
Non-Linear - Vigilante/Firefighter/Rocket Rampage (4)/Grenade Rampage (5)/Cop Car i/e
Dead Skunk in the Trunk (J)
Banshee/Packages (7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)Clip Tunnel (13)
Turismo/Package Opposite Sals (14)
The Getaway (J) (06:00-14:00)
Mafia Massacre SPLIT/Ak Rampage (6)
The Pick Up (T)
SCAM (T)
Chaperone (S)/Cheetah/Package (15)/Warehouse USJ (2)/Water USJ (3)
Cutting the Grass (S)/Sal Package (16) Jump Down (17)/Bobcat/Mule i/e
Pump Action Pimp (L)
I Scream, You Scream/Deliver Ice Cream Truck i/e
Triads and Tribulations (T)/AK/Armour
The Fuzz Ball (L)/Packages(18)(19)(20)(21)/Docks/Warehouse USJ’s (4)(5)/Packages Chinatown (22)(23)(24)/Packages (25)(26)(27)/Call Bridge USJ’s (6)(7)
Trial by Fire
Rail Track USJ (8)/Package Head Radio Roof (28)
Diablo Destruction
Big N Veiny
Blow Fish (T)/Package (29)
Patriot Playground
Bomb da Base I/II (S)/Rumpo i/e/Packages (30)(31)
Last Requests (S)

Staunton
Sayonara Salvatore (A)/Blista i/e/Cop Car/Subway Package (32) SPLIT
Bling Bling Scramble/Packages (33)(34)/Glass USJ (9)/Packages Museum (35) Below cop Station (36) Church (37)/Arm Cop Car
Under Surveillance (A)/Package Kenji Roof (38)/Drop down for M16
Kanbu Bust-Out (K)/Packages Cop Station(39) Alley (40)
Packages Glass Building (41) Roof (42) Sniper Rampage (7) Package Car Park (43)
Grand Theft Auto (K)/Package Kingdom Come (44) Package Blista (45) Package Liberty Camp (46)
Uzi Rider
Multistorey Mayhem/USJ (10)
Paparazzi Purge (A)
Pay Day For Ray (A)/ Package Park Mini Bridge (47)
Silence The Sneak (R)
Arms Shortage (R) Package (48)/Barracks OL
Two Faced Tanner (A)/Docks USJ (11) Package Docks (49)
Casino Calamity SPLIT
Non-Linear Vigilante/Molotov Yakuza Rampage (8)/Grenade Yardie Rampage (9)/Firefighter/Package Fire Station (50) Rampages Liberty Camp (10) Park (11)
Ride in the Park/Package Basketball Court (51)
Evidence Dash (R)
Deal Steal (K)/Packages Hospital (52) Fort Staunton Frame (53) USJ (12)
Shima (K)/Package E2G Stall (54)/Diablo Stallion
Smackdown (K)/Get 2 Cop Stars/Park Diablo Stallion
Liberator (D)/Package (55)
Waka Gashira Wipeout (D)/Package Car Park (56)
Gone Fishing (R) Get Barracks OL Before/Mafia Car
Gang Car Round Up/Rockets Yardies Rampage (12) (bridge spot)/Package Off Bridge (57)
Kingdom Come/Yakuza Flamethrower Rampage (13)
ADITO (D)/Packages Docks (58) Rocks (59)/Safehouse FBI Car Drop off/Pick up BF Injection

Staunton/Shoreside Vale
Grand Theft Aero (D)/Drop off BF Injection/Packages Construction site (60)(61) SPLIT
Escort Service (D)/Packages Small Bridge (62) Grass Drop (63) Underground Car Park (64) Up Stairs (65) Small Opening (66) Under Bridge (67) Stadium (68) Lift Bridge (69) Broken Bridge (70) USJ Broken Bridge (13) Package Underpass (71) USJ Rock Jump (14) Package Corner (72) Package Ally Fence (73) Package Cop Station (74)
Import/Export (randomly/as and when) - Vigilante/Packages Dam 1 (75) 2 (76) Rampage Run over Cartel (14)/Packages Subway (77) Behind Sign Airport (78) USJ Bait 1 (15)/Package (79) USJ Bait 2 (16)/Package Container (80)/ Flamethrower Rampage (15)
Uzi Money
Roof Nines Shotgun Rampage (16)/Packages Door Opening (81) Between Walls (82) Wichita Gardens M16 Rampage (pill) (17)
Toyminator
Rumpo Rampage/Package (83) SPLIT
Rigged to Blow/Package Behind Phone Box (84)
Bullion Run/Package Behind Garage (85)
Firefighter/Packages Decoy Hiding Spot (86) Next to Truck (87) Package on Roof (88)/Rocket Rampage (18) Blow up Cars Rampage (19)
Rumble/Package Rumble (89)
Gripped
Marked Man (R)
Loves Disappearance (D)
Bait (A)/Sniper Rampage (20)
E2G (A)/Deliver Dodo/Package Shoreside Hospital (90)
SAM (A) Packages Airport (91)(92)(93)(94)(95) USJ (17)(18)(19)(20)
The Exchange (C)/Packages Mansion (96) Houses (97)(98) Dam Stairs (99)(100)
Drive to Gripped Spot For Staunton Death Warp
Tank/Yankee/Pony - DONE/SPILT/STATS 100%


(yeah it's a bit of a tl;dr )