Mafia III

 PC
Metascore
62

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 31
  3. Negative: 3 out of 31
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  1. Everyeye.it
    Oct 17, 2016
    80
    Mafia 3 is a title that should be tried to the end to be appreciated. The story of Lincoln Clay is worth to be played, because too often the narrative plot is put aside in favor of high resolution textures and stunning special effects.
  2. Ragequit.gr
    Oct 16, 2016
    80
    Extraordinarily dark writing and an impeccable sense of time and place coupled with the greatest licensed video game soundtrack to date, make Mafia III a creative triumph. Its mechanical shortcomings will only apply to gamers concerned with Twitch heroics more than living through one of the most interesting time periods of recent history. A very solid recommendation.
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Nov 9, 2016
    78
    Removing two thirds of cookie cutter content, and giving Lincoln’s character some real depth, other than a one-dimensional sociopath avenger, would have been pretty nice. [Nov 2016]
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  5. GameCrate
    Oct 18, 2016
    78
    If anything, I think the game is worth checking out for the story alone. It’s unfortunate that the gameplay is so much of a slog that some players may not think the story is worth the trouble. However, if you have the time, the extra coin, and love mob stories, this tale has a satisfying end.
  6. The Games Machine
    Oct 13, 2016
    75
    Mafia III keeps its promises in the powerful story and setting, but fails in getting the same results on the technical side, as well as in several details of the gameplay.
  7. IGN
    Oct 10, 2016
    75
    Mafia 3’s strong characters and confident storytelling kept me engaged, even if the gameplay rarely delivered anything but bog-standard and repetitive open-world action. That’s a bummer, because Lincoln is an incredible protagonist and New Bordeaux is a fantastic setting thematically, and it would’ve been great to see them put to better use.
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  1. Ars Technica
    Oct 11, 2016
    Worst of all, the game seems to be rendered at a far lower resolution than I was setting it to, looking like a 720p game blown up to 1440p. It's a bizarre mix of occasionally good looks contrasted with some supremely bad ones, and it tops off an already lacklustre game.
  2. Kotaku
    Oct 18, 2016
    Mafia III’s story is often told with impressive subtlety and personality, despite occasionally being prone to cringe-worthy clumsiness.
  3. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Oct 9, 2016
    It’s just so self-sabotaging at every point. Astonishing amounts of work have gone into this, to creating such a vast detailed city, writing an apparently infinite story, building something on such scale. And then this has been dramatically let down by the dreadful AI, a woeful inability to edit, and the mindnumbing monotony of its identical missions. I’m fascinated by it, but I absolutely cannot recommend it.

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#11 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#48 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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User Score
3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1740 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 349 out of 1740
  2. Mixed: 387 out of 1740
  3. Negative: 1,004 out of 1740
  1. Chapa9dj
    Oct 7, 2016
    4
    Poor quality port. The only thing this game has going for it is the music and the location.
    Its a generic open world game with a world that    Poor quality port. The only thing this game has going for it is the music and the location.
    Its a generic open world game with a world that feels absolutely empty and lifeless. Graphics are nothing to write home about, there are many problems and bugs in the game, not to mention the awful 30 fps lock. What were they thinking?

    Not even a real Mafia game. Just a pathetic studio trying to push an agenda behind a remarkable franchise. Shameful and disgusting at the same time.
    Save your cash and spend it elsewhere. Get Gears Of War 4 instead.

    I cannot believe another franchise is going down the toilet, such a disappointing year 2016 is turning out to be.    … Full Review »
  2. Schnoor1987
    Oct 7, 2016
    0
    The picture is blurry and it looks like a very old game. I have the GTX 1080 so this is bad and it´s not ok. This is a sad day for pc gamersThe picture is blurry and it looks like a very old game. I have the GTX 1080 so this is bad and it´s not ok. This is a sad day for pc gamers all over the world. Another developer who releases an unfinished game or were not qualified enough to make a playable game. The Game developers just released a big POO and i bought it. ;(… Full Review »
  3. vidyarebiews
    Oct 7, 2016
    1
    I got the game not expecting too much, but I was still sorely disappointed with the overall product.

    -30 fps lock -bad graphics and    I got the game not expecting too much, but I was still sorely disappointed with the overall product.

    -30 fps lock
    -bad graphics and textures that keep glitching
    -constant crashes on a high-end rig
    -gameplay is clunky and generic

    Story itself deserves more than a bullet point. It seems to me that the people in charge of writing the story wanted to make political statement and not create a meaningful story in the Mafia universe. In the earlier two games, you took the role of a starting mobster and slowly grow in rank and become a respected member of a crime family. In this game, you take the role of a young black man who starts to rid the world of evil, racist white people. It's a black writer's power fantasy and has little to do with the original games of the series, no matter how much Vito is present in the game. It bugs me that an unskilled hack managed to hijack the series name to use it as a crutch in order to make a political statement.

    The soundtrack is kind of decent, though, as is the fact that you can refund the purchase if you bought it through Steam anf if you have played the game for two hours or less. A solid 1/10.    … Full Review »
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