GTA San Andreas Becomes Staggeringly Lifelike In Unreal Engine 5 Remake
A fan has created a staggeringly lifelike recreation of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in Unreal Engine 5. San Andreas is still considered the best game in the franchise by many fans, and while the Definitive Edition remaster disappointed fans last year, many would still like to see it get the remake treatment it deserves.
When Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was released in 2004, it soon became a fan favorite and often takes the top spot when ranking the games in the GTA franchise. Unfortunately, compared to today's standards, the graphics do show their age. When Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition was announced, including remastered versions of GTA: San Andreas alongside its other 3D predecessors GTA III andGTA: Vice City, many fans were expecting a significant graphical overhaul to bring it to current-gen devices. Sadly, when it launched, GTA: The Trilogy was a disappointment, with constant bugs, textures that had been run through an AI upscaler which caused bizarre changes to shop names and street signs, and missing features when compared to the original releases.
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Therefore fans have taken it into their own hands to give Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas the remake treatment they believe it deserves. A video from YouTuber TeaserPlay has showcased a vision of the titular city remade in Unreal Engine 5 to fully utilize its new features such as Lumen and Nanite which allow for dynamic, real-time lighting, in incredibly detailed photorealistic scenes. This footage was accompanied by CJ's opening voiceover from the game, so TeaserPlay put a new face to the voice by using footage from character artist Hossein Diba's CJ remake project
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