Mastery #6. Grand Theft Auto III
I've been a member of this community since 2017 and am very familiar with the site's motto: “To master the game means to complete absolutely everything in it, plus a couple extra hardcore challenges". I've never shared this belief and still think that sets should cover only the game itself, but this set has shown me another perspective - perspective of players who believe in RA's motto.
I'm a huge fan of GTA 3, so I was really excited when this set came out. But all my excitement vanished the moment I saw the achievements. So I just shrugged and went to play other games. Two years later, I decided to come back and play this set because by now it has earned a reputation as one of the brutal sets on the site. And oh boy, this reputation is well-earned.
I had so much fun with this set. I learned how to fly Dodo, I saw the famous Ghost Town, I won a race with top down camera and played many missions in ways I would never even thought of in my normal playthrough. Since majority of achievements are focused on missions, and missions in this games are relatively short, I've almost never experienced frustration with this set.
But what impressed me the most is the feel of community. Almost every hard achievement has a ton of comments of people sharing their strategy, tips, and experience. Those two years since the set release and the difficulty of these achievements have brought fans of this game together to solve the challenge. And that alone makes this set absolutely amazing experience.
Now I understand the idea behind site's motto and this set for me is 9 out of 10. It's just not for everybody, but for the hardcore fans who want to get a little bit more out of their favorite game.