Why couldn t you swim in GTA 3 and Vice City?

Because those games used water as a barrier, and as a hazard in some missions, and lots of stuff was left unmodeled because they knew you wouldn't see it. Adding swimming to those games would require more than just modifying the character to swim.
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Why can't you swim in GTA 3 and Vice City?

Claude and Tommy were NEVER meant to swim. Due to technical limitations at the time swimming wasn't a part of the series, so Rockstar improvised and provided in-game reasons as to why it wasn't possible.
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Why can t Tommy Vercetti swim?

Rockstar didn't see the need to program swimming

GTA Vice City is a video game. Developers at Rockstar programmed all of its nuances and features. Rather than incorporating swimming, somebody decided that it would be easier to program characters drowning. There are fewer animations involved in this method.
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Can I swim in GTA Vice City?

There is no such cheat for swimming in GTA Vice City. The players can directly get in the water to start swimming. But you will notice that the players swim extremely slowly in the game. The first thing that the players can do is use the “ONSPEED” cheat code in order to speed up the gameplay.
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Which GTA can you not swim in?

However, its contemporary Grand Theft Auto Advance and the subsequent Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories do not allow swimming (in Advance, invisible barriers prevent the player from entering any pool of water by foot no more than the shore though the player can drive into the water in which they will be Wasted, ...
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They Actually Fixed GTA Trilogy 2 Years Later! (Definitive Edition)

Why can't i swim in GTA 3?

Why can't you swim in GTA 3 and Vice City, even after Definitive edition came out? Because those games used water as a barrier, and as a hazard in some missions, and lots of stuff was left unmodeled because they knew you wouldn't see it.
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Can we swim in GTA 4?

Yes, but not underwater.
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Is GTA 3 or San Andreas better?

San Andreas is best. It has a bigger map, wider range of things to do, interesting storyline, great music. Just try it, you'll see how great it is.
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Is GTA Vice City better than GTA 3?

Vice city has better vehicles and a better soundtrack. More colorful, more flamboyant characters and Tommy is a maniac. Gameplay is marginally better in vice city but pretty much only slight improvements in combat and running mechanics.
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Can CJ swim in GTA?

Unlike CJ's standard swimming controls, heading underwater requires the use of two buttons. Once in a body of water deep enough to dive in, press the Circle / B / Left Mouse Button to go beneath the surface and then hold X / A / Space to propel CJ forwards.
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Is Tommy Vercetti mentioned in GTA 3?

While tommy never actually appears in gta 3,he is the only reason that the forellis are so weak and unpowerful in gta 3's storyline.
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Does Tommy Vercetti say the F word?

Tommy is no exception to this rule but unlike the other GTA protagonists that would follow him, he does not say the F-word.
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Is Tommy Vercetti a bad guy?

For many players, Tommy Vercetti is one of the most evil, if not the most evil, Grand Theft Auto protagonist, alongside Claude Speed and Trevor Philips. However, unlike Claude Speed, Tommy actually cares about his close friends and is not as chaotic. Also, unlike Trevor Philips, Tommy is not a torturer nor a cannibal.
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Why can t Claude talk?

Over on Twitter, Obbe Vermeij, who acted as Rockstar North's technical director during GTA 3's development, was asked why Claude never spoke during the game. In response, Vermeij simply said, "At least part of it was that we had to cut corners. The audio dept were busy as it was".
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Why is GTA Vice City not for kids?

VIOLENCE: MODERATE In this game you play as a criminal with the ability to roam a city doing whatever you please. You can run over, shoot and beat down civilians and cops on the street as much as you want with the reward of a small amount of cash.
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Are there sharks in GTA 3?

Like other animals in the game, live sharks are only present in GTA V.
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Which GTA is the hardest to beat?

San Andreas, despite being one of the most beloved video games in history, is the hardest of the lot when it comes to the GTA franchise.
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Is GTA 3 longer than Vice City?

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City's story has been regarded as a timeless improvement over Grand Theft Auto 3's thanks to its star-studded cast, intense plotlines, and dramatic moments. Its story only takes 19 hours to play through, bringing the story of both of the first titles up to 34.5 hours.
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Is GTA 3 shorter than Vice City?

Well GTA 3 is fairly easier and shorter game as compared to vice city. I could finish GTA 3 in a day with the use of cheat codes. The vehicles are better in vice city in terms of speed and handling. There are more challenging missions in vice city (though these are a few) as compared to GTA 3.
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Is GTA 3 older than San Andreas?

Playing The GTA Trilogy Chronologically

To enjoy the Grand Theft Auto franchise in chronological order, players will need to start with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, then move on to GTA: San Andreas, and finally end with Grand Theft Auto 3.
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Is GTA 3 successful?

It became the best-selling video game of 2001, and sold over 14.5 million copies by March 2008.
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Is San Andreas a sequel to GTA 3?

While the stories are largely unconnected, San Andreas concluded a trilogy that started with Grand Theft Auto III, allowing Rockstar to explore the 1980s (Vice City), 1990s (San Andreas), and early 2000s (III).
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Is GTA IV kid friendly?

GTA is an M rated series for a reason. It is not recommended for kids.
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Can you get drunk in GTA 4?

Grand Theft Auto IV. In GTA IV, drinking will usually result in both Niko and his accompanying friend leaving drunk, staggering and tripping over. The effects of the activity are made worse with the camera swaying about. The cost of drinking in a bar is between $50 and $100, depending on the "class" of the bar.
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Can Niko Bellic swim?

The protagonist is Niko Bellic—a tough 30-year-old Eastern European war veteran who is convinced by his cousin, Roman Bellic, to come to Liberty City. Can Niko swim? Yes. Just not underwater.
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