Mafia III

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3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1740 Ratings

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  1. Jack91
    Oct 24, 2016
    4
    After so many years of waiting it's as though they have applied a Watch Dogs feel to the game. The graphics are nice in places but even now the Illusion engine from Mafia 2 is better. It has gone incredibly towards the arcade side, and not in a good way. Repetative gameplay that for me at least does not immerse me in the game, and I'm incredibly disappointed this was the end product. ThisAfter so many years of waiting it's as though they have applied a Watch Dogs feel to the game. The graphics are nice in places but even now the Illusion engine from Mafia 2 is better. It has gone incredibly towards the arcade side, and not in a good way. Repetative gameplay that for me at least does not immerse me in the game, and I'm incredibly disappointed this was the end product. This is not Mafia and once again a company like this, takes what was a good franchise and goes in reverse… Expand
  2. 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 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    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.    … Expand
  3. rattlehead
    Aug 7, 2019
    4
    Mafia III is like a bad mix of Ubisoft grind and GTA V game mechanics. Mafia I was better in almost every way. It even makes Mafia II look good.
    What a waste for such an outstanding soundtrack.
  4. coth
    Oct 7, 2016
    4
    4/10 for robbing pricing policy in developing countries. Wonder why they don't try to rise prices 5-10 times in US, if they so need to repay spendings?
  5. skeith
    Nov 5, 2016
    4
    Although this game sets in an open-world, I feel like the devs had not fully utilize it. There aren't many things to do in New Bordeaux. Gameplay gets old very very quickly, and the missions are very repetitive. Story wise, it was meh. Maybe it is the lack of content, the game forces you to play those what are supposed to be boring repetitive side missions to progress further into the mainAlthough this game sets in an open-world, I feel like the devs had not fully utilize it. There aren't many things to do in New Bordeaux. Gameplay gets old very very quickly, and the missions are very repetitive. Story wise, it was meh. Maybe it is the lack of content, the game forces you to play those what are supposed to be boring repetitive side missions to progress further into the main story. I am sorry 2k, but this game is really disappointing.… Expand
  6. Tubey
    Oct 8, 2016
    4
    Thoroughly mediocre. Muddy, dated graphics and no innovation on show here - indeed, this is a massive leap back from Mafia II and is basically a poorly done GTA clone.

    At the time of writing, an FPS patch is in place to fix the 30 FPS lock, but not only was the fact the game wasn't released with that already in place shocking enough, it won't fix the issues the actual game has. It's    Thoroughly mediocre. Muddy, dated graphics and no innovation on show here - indeed, this is a massive leap back from Mafia II and is basically a poorly done GTA clone.

    At the time of writing, an FPS patch is in place to fix the 30 FPS lock, but not only was the fact the game wasn't released with that already in place shocking enough, it won't fix the issues the actual game has.

    It's lazy basically. Everything about the game is formulaic, paint-by-numbers laziness to capitalise on a franchise. In a post Steam refund world, I'd be amazed if this wasn't returned en masse, as this is a AAA priced purchase for a D- product.    … Expand
  7. Batmandude46
    Aug 2, 2017
    4
    This game is a huge letdown. The story is the only redeemable factor of this game. Everything else is **** especially the glitches, the gameplay, and how fricking repetitive it is
  8. BoxedPanda
    Oct 12, 2016
    4
    Gameplay:
    -Kill goons
    -Get mini boss's attention -Kill mini boss -Take control of place -Give place to associate -Repeat Game would be better if it wasn't missing features from the last game like clothes customization and car customization (although car customization was teased to be implemented in the game). I hate how I can't let my hair grow out, Lincoln looks good with a full    Gameplay:
    -Kill goons
    -Get mini boss's attention
    -Kill mini boss
    -Take control of place
    -Give place to associate
    -Repeat

    Game would be better if it wasn't missing features from the last game like clothes customization and car customization (although car customization was teased to be implemented in the game). I hate how I can't let my hair grow out, Lincoln looks good with a full head of hair and a strong beard. There should also be a garage for that sweet car I stole from Tickfaw Harbor, but nah, game doesn't let you.

    30 FPS lock on launch is garbage, and it takes an awful lot of ram (reduces all of my other running processes, making them unresponsive, and takes up 60%). I can say the Witcher 3, a game with three times more content, takes up less ram (40% with responsive processes) while not causing me a near blue screen. (I'm on a standard 8 gigs.)

    Controls are solid and general mechanics (on-foot, driving, shooting, stealth) are not bad at all.

    Historical accuracy and setting is always a plus.

    It's K. I waited for this game ever since 2011, but it's not living up to my hype. I'd be fuming if I didn't get this for free, and remember guys, the rest of the game will come out within the course of a year. Yeah, lmao, stuff that should be base game is DLC, I would've given this a five but I'll just leave it at a 4.    … Expand
  9. Ramiro1992
    May 14, 2020
    4
    This game is mediocre at best. The enemy AI is very bad and some of the enemies act like they are blind.
    I dont understand why they used that poor idea of a 60s veteran that came back to New Orleans and became a "mafia" member. The story is repetitive and looks like something made in a hurry, many games have similar storylines, so this game story is not enjoyable.
    I should mention that    This game is mediocre at best. The enemy AI is very bad and some of the enemies act like they are blind.
    I dont understand why they used that poor idea of a 60s veteran that came back to New Orleans and became a "mafia" member. The story is repetitive and looks like something made in a hurry, many games have similar storylines, so this game story is not enjoyable.
    I should mention that the missions are boring and repetitive, even some places are very similar and all you do is kill guy after guy, it becomes very action-centered and frustrating because of the lack of variety and the lack of ideas of the developers.
    The main character is boring and bland, he lacks personality and the npcs are not better, they behave like dumb robots. This game is also poorly optimized for PC, The driving mechanics are good but they are very unrealistic because when you hit other vehicles they act like a ramp instead of making your car bump.

    Good (+):
    + Nice graphics in some places.
    + Good variety of weapons.
    + Good driving mechanics

    Bad (-)
    - Painful AI, some enemies do not react to your presence.
    - Very unrealistic combat and driving animations.
    - Repetitive and boring missions and characters.
    - Uninteresting main charcter and storyline.
    - This game is locked in 30 fps and it has many bugs.
    - Mafia 1 has better animations and it is more realistic,

    For further info ust type "Mafia 3 crowbcat" on Youtube

    4/10    … Expand
  10. ZombieTech
    Jun 26, 2017
    4
    I originally gave this a thumbs up review... though for the life of me, I can't recall why. Game has okay graphics and decent open-world sandbox play... but becomes damn near painfully repetitive. You go into a neighborhood, attack smaller businesses, work your way up, then take out the neighborhood boss to liberate said neighborhood. Then wash/rinse/repeat.

    Even the storyline itself    I originally gave this a thumbs up review... though for the life of me, I can't recall why. Game has okay graphics and decent open-world sandbox play... but becomes damn near painfully repetitive. You go into a neighborhood, attack smaller businesses, work your way up, then take out the neighborhood boss to liberate said neighborhood. Then wash/rinse/repeat.

    Even the storyline itself wasn't that bad... and originally I had a kick in taking out racist groups and such... but I coudn't bring myself to even finish the game, and even the thought of reinstalling and pushing myself to finish it brings back flashbacks of the overly dull repetitive and grindful nature of my last time attempting to play this game... and to me, that's not enjoyment, it's painful mind-numbing boredom. :-/

    It's sadly like a AAA-level facebook and/or mobile game at best. -_-    … Expand
  11. dabyd1304
    May 11, 2017
    4
    No es un desastre de juego. Pero si es una vergüenza que sea secuela de esta saga. De haber salido como IP nueva, quizá se vería con mejores ojos. Pero si te atreves a ponerte el nombre, tienes que aceptar la responsabilidad que ello conlleva.
    Es divertido a veces, tiene un par de puntos bien llevados, pero tiene tantos apartados mal hechos que temo haber visto como enterraba la saga    No es un desastre de juego. Pero si es una vergüenza que sea secuela de esta saga. De haber salido como IP nueva, quizá se vería con mejores ojos. Pero si te atreves a ponerte el nombre, tienes que aceptar la responsabilidad que ello conlleva.
    Es divertido a veces, tiene un par de puntos bien llevados, pero tiene tantos apartados mal hechos que temo haber visto como enterraba la saga Mafia.
    Puede entretener. Pero si juegas por ser fan de los dos anteriores... olvídate, será la decepción del 2016.    … Expand
  12. tomuch4u
    Feb 19, 2017
    4
    I liked it for the first two hours, but then it just turns into shooting sections over and over for the rest of the game. Fire the level design team..
  13. muzmuz
    Sep 14, 2018
    4
    A GTA-style game that fails to engage on virtually all fronts. Mafia 3 is a cliched, boring, non-creative and poorly executed entry to the franchise. It's also annoyingly unoptimized for a 2016 game and that says a lot.
  14. ThatBoyJackie
    Nov 14, 2016
    4
    Game sadly feels like an unfinished product. A lot of technical difficulties, slighlty outdated graphics and more technical problems. Story on the other hand is good, but after an hour or two game got extremely repetetive, to the point of being a chore, not a fun experience
  15. HeadyWook
    Nov 24, 2016
    4
    Buggy game. Unimpressive graphics and gameplay. Extremely repetitive and doesn't feel like they were creative at all. The plot started off eerily similar to GTAV and you spend the rest of the game repeatedly shooting a warehouse of people over and over until you beat the game. Pretty boring, couldn't even finish the game.
  16. SharkTankGamer
    Oct 7, 2016
    4
    The game is fun but visuals are locked at 30 frames and the graphics are all blurry and grainy. Once again a PC game is limited by the consoles. Game play and story is solid tho but i wont give it more than a 4 until they fix the fps lock and hopefully give it a graphics update to make it not look like ****
  17. xpxt
    Oct 8, 2016
    4
    This is a good game, but not the Mafia. Riding disgusting. I added one point for great music. Shooting is boring and uninteresting. I'm not going to blame the schedule. Almost nothing has changed since the last part.

    The plot is simply repeating the robbery from GTA V, and the story itself seemed charged with GTA SA. We're playing for a black guy who grabs areas. I was waiting for    This is a good game, but not the Mafia. Riding disgusting. I added one point for great music. Shooting is boring and uninteresting. I'm not going to blame the schedule. Almost nothing has changed since the last part.

    The plot is simply repeating the robbery from GTA V, and the story itself seemed charged with GTA SA.

    We're playing for a black guy who grabs areas. I was waiting for this game and placed his hopes. Sadly they did not materialize.    … Expand
  18. commandercool
    Oct 8, 2016
    4
    Simply its not even half way for PC, feels like pre alpha or something, really disappointment, do not buy Pc version its not worth it even with 60 fps, i doubt that a major texture fix its done, this is really REALLY bad for an AAA(?) game
  19. XapaRon
    Oct 10, 2016
    4
    La verdad me encanta la saga de mafia, los primeros me parecen muy buenos, pero este desentona mucho, creo que hacer el juego mundo abierto no estuvo bien, ya que, la recreación esta bien, pero falla en que el mundo no hay mucho que hacer en realidad si no estas de misión no hay nada que hacer, no se puede customizar el personaje, no hay minijuegos, ni minitareas al azar en el juego, muyLa verdad me encanta la saga de mafia, los primeros me parecen muy buenos, pero este desentona mucho, creo que hacer el juego mundo abierto no estuvo bien, ya que, la recreación esta bien, pero falla en que el mundo no hay mucho que hacer en realidad si no estas de misión no hay nada que hacer, no se puede customizar el personaje, no hay minijuegos, ni minitareas al azar en el juego, muy poca interacción con el mundo. En resumen el mundo es aburrido.

    Relacionando con la historia me parece bueno, el juego si tiene algo que contar, posee buenos personajes y buen desarrollo de estos. Muy buena ambientación y banda sonora.

    Lo malo seria, por la parte técnica, gráficos que parecen de la generación pasada y peor diría yo, no a la altura de los actuales, mala optimización para lo pobre que es en temas de gráficos, añadiendo que no puedes jugar a unos 60 fps estables con una PC gamer de gama alta, la IA también muy mala, no representa un reto en el sigilo es muy fácil colarse en instalaciones enemigas.

    Entorno a la jugabilidad, es buena, es cómoda, las ejecuciones violentas me parecen bien, pero lo que haces en el juego es siempre lo mismo, colarte en un edificio y matar a un objetivo, lo que cae en que en el juego siempre estarás haciendo lo mismo, muy monótonas las actividades y misiones.

    El juego en verdad no esta a la altura de un AAA y te hace recordar que 2K no esta a la altura de Rocktars Games.    … Expand
  20. Ozore
    Oct 10, 2016
    4
    Great soundtrack for not so great game.
    + Nice scenes and historical survey
    + Great music
    + First hour of gameplay

    - Somehow boring
    - Some textures are just out of date
    - Game crashes
    MAKE THE CITY MMO SANDBOX TO MAKE MONEY!
  21. Revelation216
    Nov 3, 2016
    4
    So, the first 3 hours are good but that's it, you know exactly how the game is going to end. All you do is take a zone and go to the next one, and the way you take these parts of the city is ALWAYS the same way. It's a shame that this game has the "Mafia" tittle because mafia 1 and 2 were great but this game, just a repetitive garbage.
    You can't do anything in the world of mafia 3, only    So, the first 3 hours are good but that's it, you know exactly how the game is going to end. All you do is take a zone and go to the next one, and the way you take these parts of the city is ALWAYS the same way. It's a shame that this game has the "Mafia" tittle because mafia 1 and 2 were great but this game, just a repetitive garbage.
    You can't do anything in the world of mafia 3, only the same boring missions.

    GG    … Expand
  22. Lonely_Eagle
    Jan 25, 2017
    4
    There are too many glitches. I'm disappointed. Developers made completely new style of 60th. I loved Mafia 1, it was al capone's time. Unfortunately, Mafia 3 and Mafia 1 are absolutely different games.
  23. BenFoldsLaundry
    Oct 2, 2020
    4
    One of the most disappointing games of all time. Incredible location, time period, music, cars, atmosphere, political and racial undertones. All for nothing as the story is beyond repetitive. It's one long grind. The only interesting mission is in the very beginning. Where's all that great story telling the first Mafia had? The gameplay is awful. Enemies are beyond stupid. There's no joyOne of the most disappointing games of all time. Incredible location, time period, music, cars, atmosphere, political and racial undertones. All for nothing as the story is beyond repetitive. It's one long grind. The only interesting mission is in the very beginning. Where's all that great story telling the first Mafia had? The gameplay is awful. Enemies are beyond stupid. There's no joy in this game. Can't think of a worse flop from a series that I loved.… Expand
  24. Wintur
    Jun 25, 2017
    4
    Very poor game and a huge let down. Repetitive missions throughout and a below average story line. Main character was decent and side characters were ok too, but nothing really must have. Gun play was nice but the game lacked features and was riddled with bugs. It is a chore to complete and I wouldn't even recommend buying it if it is on sale. The Devs act like nothing is wrong with it andVery poor game and a huge let down. Repetitive missions throughout and a below average story line. Main character was decent and side characters were ok too, but nothing really must have. Gun play was nice but the game lacked features and was riddled with bugs. It is a chore to complete and I wouldn't even recommend buying it if it is on sale. The Devs act like nothing is wrong with it and release DLC instead of patches. The game took out features from Mafia 2 and overall just was not fun.… Expand
  25. CenkAlp
    May 6, 2019
    4
    Hikaye = 6
    Oynanış = 3
    Grafikler = 7
    Sesler = 6
    Keyif = 3
    Atmosfer = 2
    Süre = 3
  26. Chronik808
    Apr 24, 2022
    4
    Opravdu zatím nejhorší díl série. Mafia 3 je venku od října 2016 a dodnes trpí docela vážným postižením, kterému jsem z počátku nevěřil ale postupem času jsem pochopil. Grafika je dobrá, ovládání vozidel jak v předchozím díle dobré a příběh jakbysmet. Vskutku základ by tady byl.
    Hru bohužel ničí lagy, bugy i pády . ♥♥♥♥♥ jde na první pohled vidět že tady asi málo platili vývojáře, protože    Opravdu zatím nejhorší díl série. Mafia 3 je venku od října 2016 a dodnes trpí docela vážným postižením, kterému jsem z počátku nevěřil ale postupem času jsem pochopil. Grafika je dobrá, ovládání vozidel jak v předchozím díle dobré a příběh jakbysmet. Vskutku základ by tady byl.
    Hru bohužel ničí lagy, bugy i pády . ♥♥♥♥♥ jde na první pohled vidět že tady asi málo platili vývojáře, protože jenom zde můžeme nalézt texturu omylem umístěnou "trošku vedle,,. Jako kdybych si v práci řekl "no už jsem to tam dal tak je to jedno. Nebudu tady zmiňovat vše ale jsou zde ukázkové chyby jak se to nedělá, nebo jak se nato ♥♥♥♥.
    S Mafií jak si pamatujeme to má společný jen název. Kdyby alespoň fungovalo vše jak má. Na to ale 2K očividně ♥♥♥♥ a Hangar13 už zřejmě neexistuje.    … Expand
  27. MiguelD
    Sep 5, 2023
    4
    To be honest... 4 years after launch and this game is still full of glitches and crashes very often. The gameplay is repetitive and predictable. The only 2 good things? The story cutscenes and Vito Scalleta... . Other then that, it's not really worth playing.
  28. 34m2121
    Jul 4, 2023
    4
    Kendini tekrar eden oynanış,Berbat görevler,Vasat hikaye ve karakterler,savaş mekanikleri o kadar kötü değil hatta iyi,harika müzikler, kötü sürüş deneyimi
  29. Zeneko90
    Jun 2, 2022
    4
    Nettes. Spiel es hat echt viel Spaß gemacht. Mehr davon! Nicht zu lang, nicht zu kurz. Genau richtig.
  30. basic123
    Oct 16, 2022
    4
    A a big let-down since the first two Mafia games. While I loved Mafia I and Mafia II, this game bored me really quick. The story is boring and the gameplay repetitive.
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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
  1. BaziCenter
    Feb 10, 2017
    60
    Mafia III isn’t necessarily a bad game, but it is definitely not a true heir to the Mafia series. The story is rich and the gameplay is satisfying (although it’s nothing special), but having played the previous games in the series (especially the first one), I never felt like I was playing a Mafia game.
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  2. PC PowerPlay
    Feb 8, 2017
    60
    The story and characters are excellent and the game is enjoyable, but the open world detracts from the experience rather than adding to it.
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  3. games(TM)
    Dec 18, 2016
    60
    The story and characters are excellent and the game is enjoyable, but the open world detracts from the experience rather than adding to it. [Issue#257, p.62]
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