12+ Things In Old Gta Games That Are Missing In Gta V

23 Jan 2024 — 4 min read

Some GTA games from the 2D era are too old to cover, and some 3D universe titles like GTA Vice City Stories and GTA Liberty City Stories are not very different from the original games.

Because of these reasons:

Only three GTA games—GTA III, GTA Vice City, and GTA San Andreas—are considered when comparing against the offline story mode of GTA V, not GTA V Online.

Interaction with Vehicles:

You can move cars in GTA III, GTA Vice City, and GTA San Andreas, which is not possible in GTA V. You cannot push cars forcefully in GTA V.

You can ride NPC cars in GTA III, Vice City, and GTA San Andreas, which is not possible in GTA V.

In San Andreas, CJ can even stop cars anywhere, which is not possible in GTA V due to ragdoll physics. You are not allowed to stop cars on the road.

You can dodge traffic in GTA III and Vice City, but don’t try it in GTA V. The car may crash, and you will die, ending the game.

Hijacking Vehicles:

You can hijack stylish bikes in GTA Vice City and San Andreas, but in GTA V, hijacking is more simplistic.

In San Andreas, CJ is more brutal while hijacking vehicles, but in GTA V, this brutality is missing.

Exiting Moving Bikes:

You can jump off moving bikes in GTA Vice City and San Andreas in a stylish way. Tommy and CJ have unique animations, but this is missing in GTA V.

Safehouses:

Old GTA games offer multiple safehouses. Claude has 3 in GTA III, Tommy has 9 in Vice City, and CJ has 37 in San Andreas. In GTA V, each character has only one active safehouse.

Missing Weapons:

Weapons like flamethrowers, SMGs, chainsaws, spray paint, shotguns, fire extinguishers, and dual pistols existed in older GTA games but are missing in GTA V.

Paramedics:

Paramedics are more useful in older GTA games. In GTA III, Vice City, and San Andreas, they actually save lives. In GTA V, their role is far less effective.

Useful Trains:

In GTA III, Claude can use trains for transport. In San Andreas, CJ can hijack trains. In GTA V, trains serve little practical purpose.

Missing Side Missions:

Older GTA games include paramedic, vigilante, and firefighter missions with varied scenarios. GTA V lacks many of these missions despite having usable vehicles.

NPC Reactions:

NPCs can dodge traffic and bullets in older GTA games. In GTA V, they mostly panic and run.

Bullets can break limbs in GTA III and decapitate NPCs in GTA Vice City.

NPCs can raise their hands at gunpoint and dodge bullets in older GTA titles, unlike GTA V.

Missing Places:

Older GTA games feature locations like car crushers, malls with interiors, working gyms, and functional airports, which are limited or missing in GTA V.