Mafia III

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3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1740 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,004 out of 1740
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  1. CapitanJancen
    Aug 20, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As Idiot Abroad said: "Being honest with you, it's not a great wall, it's an alright wall. It's the Alright Wall of China"
    That's exactly how would I describe Mafia 3...

    First, the pros. Graphics-wise, it's really nice. The city is well made and the buildings are well modelled. Interiors are also nice. The whole atmosphere of the city is very well captured, but it feels a bit strange to make such a detailed city only for driving around and killing people. Main characters are nicely modelled as well, but the 'generic' ones can be very repetitive sometimes. Car models look nice, but some of them are quite bland.

    Soundtrack is amazing. Radio stations have a lot of bangers and the ambient music is great as well, and it’s dynamic and it works pretty well!

    Gameplay is both good and bad. Gunplay would be the highpoint only if your opponents wouldn't be able to outshoot you , an ex-CIA Vietnam War veteran. They can shoot precisely even from the weirdest positions. Driving is...weird at least. Simulation doesn't feel like a simulation at all, which is baffling given how the previous two Mafias could do it pretty well. And you can't store them, because you can only unlock some of them from the predefined list. But the tuning is quite okay-ish, the only problem there is that it doesn't matter, because of the rubberbanding every AI driver uses. Opponents are sometimes Einsteins, sometimes dumbos. Nothing in between. You can lure them to one corner and kill them all there without them noticing something's happening and that they shouldn't go there. Police is also weird. They lack all the features present in the older games. They either don't care or shoot. When they decide to do something with you, in 10 seconds there's a half of NB's police department on your back. That's not because of racism, that's not because they're funded by Marcano, that's just dumb game design. Also, you can't outrun them, even with a faster vehicle, because of the rubberbanding I've mentioned. And one other thing, car chases are even more annoying because of enemy's pinpoint precision, which enables them to destroy your tyres in 5s at the distance of 100m.

    The biggest problem with the game is the story and missions.
    Spoiler ahead!
    Main protagonists are quite okay written, the best one is obviously Donovan. The others are...meh. Even Lincoln, he looks more like a killing machine than a person. I understand why he’s like that, it just feels weird and unnatural. The dubbing is well made tho.
    The prologue is great, although a bit confusing because you're jumping between past and present. After that, prepare for the most generic and repetitive gameplay ever. Basically the plot is about how Sal Marcano betrayed (and almost killed) you, so you seek revenge. To get to him, you need to kill all of his underbosses and friends. And you can achieve that by capturing districts in the city.
    BIG SPOILER AHEAD!
    All of the district capturing goes like this: meet with two informers, they tell you what two rackets are present in the district and what you should do to them, then the missions spawn on the map. Each district has two different rackets. You need to do certain damage to them to lure out the racket owners. All the missions are: Kill, get info from someone, destroy/steal stuff. Usually, there's one 'unique' mission per racket, which has a different plot but it involves the same stuff as the other ones. After you deal enough damage to the rackets, the racket owner will go out from hiding (usually to a place which you've been to, which is a genius move by him given the fact that you're already familiar with the place). You kill him and then you do the same with the other racket owner. After you kill both of them, you can now deal with the Marcano‘s underboss.
    Honestly, the big missions (killing important people, planting bugs to cars, saving people etc.) are well made and enjoyable, but they take up like 15-20% of the gameplay, which is a problem for a game named Mafia. Mafia was always about the story and missions.
    And that’s the other problem, it’s not a Mafia game. You don’t play as a mobster. You don’t run a mafia. Hell, you’re a black guy (no racism), so you wouldn’t even be able to be a made man. I’m not saying that the story is bad, it’s just badly implemented into the game. Which is a shame, because if you look at the game’s DLCs, they are exactly what Mafia III should be. They have great story, unique missions and quite fun gameplay. The DLCs are much better than the OG story, which is sad. If I give Mafia III 6/10, the DLCs are 8/10. It’s a shame, because they clearly wanted to make a good game, but they stopped halfway through the process.

    So yeah, it’s an okay Mafia.    … Expand
  2. IamNader
    May 9, 2023
    7
    Actually it is a good game because it has good details if you look at it - 7/10
  3. Alvelian
    Dec 16, 2022
    5
    Как по мне это худшая игра во франшизе. Более того она совсем не про мафию. 2к попытались бадаться с ГТА но у них это явно не получилось. Подача истории очень хорошая и смотреть видеовставки на ютубе было довольно интересная, но играть в эту игру просто невыносимо.Как по мне это худшая игра во франшизе. Более того она совсем не про мафию. 2к попытались бадаться с ГТА но у них это явно не получилось. Подача истории очень хорошая и смотреть видеовставки на ютубе было довольно интересная, но играть в эту игру просто невыносимо.
  4. LucAsDePique
    Nov 13, 2022
    7
    Not the best of the franchise. Not the greatest story, not the greatest gameplay. But the 60s ambiance is really good, the musics are really well used and the characters well written. If you only play for the story, this is a great game. i can't wait to see mafia 4
  5. F0rZ3r0
    Oct 30, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… Expand
  6. Agslynx
    Oct 10, 2022
    6
    This game had all to be a great game. But the développers had succeed to make a Boring game with the long ride and the repetitive actions. What is a pitty!
  7. Kuzya_Zeleniy
    Jul 15, 2022
    6
    I remember when this game came out, everyone criticized it. 6 years have already passed and I decided to pass it. And I must say that this is still a raw game.
    The picture is full of cuteness, it feels like I started the game on the refrigerator.
    And no matter how many patches are released, no matter how hard 2K Games tries to fix bugs, they will still remain. It's been 6 years and    I remember when this game came out, everyone criticized it. 6 years have already passed and I decided to pass it. And I must say that this is still a raw game.
    The picture is full of cuteness, it feels like I started the game on the refrigerator.
    And no matter how many patches are released, no matter how hard 2K Games tries to fix bugs, they will still remain. It's been 6 years and they're still there. The bodies fall as ridiculously as possible, and the mirrors are just a shame. How can an experienced game company not make good mirrors in the game?
    The main character, Lincoln Clay, is not the most charismatic character.
    The plot is very raw.They wanted to prove to us the philosophy of life, but unfortunately it didn't work out. And the gameplay is not bad and the game was comfortable to play, but the bugs spoiled it all the same.
    Also, the atmosphere is gone. Mafia 1 and Mafia 2 were famous for it, but unfortunately not Mafia 3...
    The missions are as similar as possible. There are only 4-5 interesting tasks in the game.
    And the most important thing. Mafia always differed from other games in that it was not a GTA clone. The mafia could make a very good competition. But Mafia 3 put the series to shame and is now considered a GTA clone.    … Expand
  8. fake_nikpap
    Jul 14, 2022
    7
    While this game deviates from the format, the story of revenge shown isn't something original but it's done well and presented nicely. Everytime you kill someone and work your way up the list, the kill is awesome. It gets tedious after a while, but the gameplay makes up for the game loop.
  9. Rustick
    Jun 23, 2022
    5
    Сюжет затягивает в начале, но потом идет геймлейная тоска, игру не выдержал и дропнул, хотя в начале даже понравилась, графика супер мыльная
  10. Highlander117
    Mar 24, 2022
    5
    First of all, it's not as bad as some people say, but here we go.

    First the good parts: the story is good, nothing to look down on. Solid characters. Good setting. Good music. Now the bad part: the gameplay is pretty repetitive. For some, it's not that bad, but for me it just seems a bit lazy ( I mean its good but not after you done it for the 100th time). Graphics for the "    First of all, it's not as bad as some people say, but here we go.

    First the good parts: the story is good, nothing to look down on. Solid characters. Good setting. Good music.

    Now the bad part: the gameplay is pretty repetitive. For some, it's not that bad, but for me it just seems a bit lazy ( I mean its good but not after you done it for the 100th time). Graphics for the " definitive edition" are pretty bad. I don't know what they are doing. The settings are really lackluster. There is no real menu for the underboss system, which is the big thing in the game. There is also no menu to check your character stats or what upgrades you got. In general, buying upgrades is really weird. And finally (maybe it's just me), the world feels a bit lifeless.

    Overall, it comes down to an average score. But only because the story is not trash, it really carries the game. If you don't mind the repetitive stuff, then I would say it's slightly above average (6/10).    … Expand
  11. ZzTopNemesis
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    Score: 7.8

    First game of the franchise i've played, and i really loved it. I still remember, i cracked it the first time i played and spent a lot of hours on it. Then i discovered there were DLCs, and i just kept trying to find a way to donwload and use them... Some years later i bought the complete game with all DLCs and spent around 60 hours with it all. Very very fun, yes the    Score: 7.8

    First game of the franchise i've played, and i really loved it.
    I still remember, i cracked it the first time i played and spent a lot of hours on it. Then i discovered there were DLCs, and i just kept trying to find a way to donwload and use them...

    Some years later i bought the complete game with all DLCs and spent around 60 hours with it all.
    Very very fun, yes the gameplay loop is repetitive, but it didn't bother me.
    The story was phenomenal and the soundtrack too.

    I recomend it but only if you don't mind doing some repetitive ****    … Expand
  12. Game-master1
    Jan 9, 2022
    6
    My scores for this game
    Story : 5/10
    The beginning of the story is very good, but between the beginning and the end of the story it is very boring. Graphics : 8/10 The game graphics were natural and good for me. Musics : 10/10 The game songs are the same as the songs of that time. Details : 6/10 The details that were very cool to me were lacking in the Mafia version. Game play :    My scores for this game
    Story : 5/10
    The beginning of the story is very good, but between the beginning and the end of the story it is very boring.
    Graphics : 8/10
    The game graphics were natural and good for me.
    Musics : 10/10
    The game songs are the same as the songs of that time.
    Details : 6/10
    The details that were very cool to me were lacking in the Mafia version.
    Game play : 5/10
    The gameplay becomes very repetitive and boring after a short time.
    Variety : 6/10
    After the end of the game, there is no place to earn and you have to continue the same dull work.
    Characterization : 8/10
    The characters in the game are well chosen and natural, and apparently it is a true story.
    Optimization : 3/10
    The game has too much frame drop and was not compatible with my graphics, so I gave it a score of 3
    Bugs : Bugs while driving and bugs that get stuck in some missions.
    Note : 2KLuncher need :/
    Overall score : 6.3/10
    I recommend to some extent.    … Expand
  13. PatchWurk777
    Dec 31, 2021
    5
    This games story is amazing, but the gameplay holds it back so far that I couldn’t finish it because it’s just so repetitive. Graphics are bad, specifically skyboxes. DLC is pretty good though.
  14. petrkozak13
    Dec 12, 2021
    6
    Not a bad game by any means, just not a very interesting/engaging one. I expected way more.
  15. ajosanyi
    Aug 21, 2021
    7
    The definitive edition is a very good game. Most bugs have been fixed. There are very few Bug. The story is very good. The vehicles are well controlled. The game can become repetitive after a long time. Many times you do the same thing in the game. I recommend buying it at a discounted price.
  16. Patryk3101
    Jan 22, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ## Base game

    - Terrible graphics and optimization
    - Tedious grind to get story missions
    - Boring gameplay loop
    - The story might be okay if the grind would be less boring

    ## Faster, Baby!

    - Nice story
    - Short
    - A lot of driving action

    ## Stones Unturned

    - Boring story
    - Op guns from the start
    - New island
    - Rambo gameplay

    ## Sign of the Times

    - The most boring one
    - Weak story poorly shown but with potential
    - Investigation gameplay lacks involvement    … Expand
  17. Portal244
    Dec 28, 2020
    6
    Скажу сразу, все эти баги, вылеты и проблемы с оптимизацией прошли мимо меня, так как не играл в игру в 2016, а познакомился уже непосредственно с переизданием, при прохождении проблем не было, всё работало нормально. У игры ужасно скучный геймплей, бесконечные однообразные задания по истреблению тупых болванчиков и захвату территории, при этом очень недурной сюжет. Поставлю игре палецСкажу сразу, все эти баги, вылеты и проблемы с оптимизацией прошли мимо меня, так как не играл в игру в 2016, а познакомился уже непосредственно с переизданием, при прохождении проблем не было, всё работало нормально. У игры ужасно скучный геймплей, бесконечные однообразные задания по истреблению тупых болванчиков и захвату территории, при этом очень недурной сюжет. Поставлю игре палец вверх за сценарии и классное дополнение про оккультистов, вообще хочется похвалить сценаристов Hangar13, но рекомендовать тратить свои человеко-часы не могу, жизнь слишком коротка ,лучше поиграйте во что-нибудь другое, ведь всё, что нам отмерено - путь кометы Галлея.… Expand
  18. phantlower
    Nov 25, 2020
    5
    Berbat baş karakter berbat bir görev dizaynı bu oyun mafia serisine ihanettir sırf oynanışı için 5 veriyorum.
  19. twobadcrew
    Oct 29, 2020
    6
    Good story/scenes and some fun gameplay moments, harbored by a lack of imagination of what to fill the other 15 hours of gameplay with. The majority of your time will be spent doing the same repetitive sets of side mission.
  20. Pace2506
    Oct 1, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Play Mafia 3 and this is my review.
    The most interesting part of this game, like all mafia games, is the stories, you follow Lincoln Clay, a Vietnam war veteran that wants to revenge his friends and family death. The story is good but a little bit worse than the last two mafia games, as you're not the mafia himself and the one who want to take down the mafia.
    The graphic is somewhat mediocre, the texture is muddy and the system requirement is really high.
    But the most negative aspect of this game is the game is too repetitive, taking down business and the leader so the high ones come out so you can kill, rinse and repeat, the game is full open world yes but nothing much you can do in the world anyway.    … Expand
  21. LironesAlviento
    Aug 2, 2020
    5
    Lineal y repetitivo, aunque tiene sus cosas buenas, ambientación, historia pero no llega a convencer del todo...por lo menos a mi.
  22. Mailspare
    Jul 30, 2020
    6
    Well, it's playable, but far, very far from previous Mafia games. Driving is bad, missions are repeating and boring, the story is average. I hope they will not fick Mafia Definitive Edition with this.
  23. Punchy
    Jul 24, 2020
    6
    It was a really good mafia game with a lot of potentials but it was never used to it's maximum, pushing boundaries of what a real game as this looks and feels like. A whole bunch of repetitive game that is not that rewarding and leaves a sour taste while playing. It gets really boring fast but I have to go to say that music is really good. I think I still prefer Mafia 2 than this wholeIt was a really good mafia game with a lot of potentials but it was never used to it's maximum, pushing boundaries of what a real game as this looks and feels like. A whole bunch of repetitive game that is not that rewarding and leaves a sour taste while playing. It gets really boring fast but I have to go to say that music is really good. I think I still prefer Mafia 2 than this whole buggy mess to be honest.… Expand
  24. DiegoParedesHD
    Jul 18, 2020
    5
    Tercera parte de la saga mafia.
    Esta tercera parte ha tenido un bajon considerable con respecto a la primera y segunda parte.
    El port a pc actualmente es bastante mejor a cuanto salio aunque sigue teniendo una optimizacion mediocre.
  25. Alex_Stone
    Jul 8, 2020
    5
    Не настолько плоха, как все о ней говорят, я бы сказал, что находится примерно на уровне второй части. Техническая часть ужасна, сюжет тоже не очень интересен, как по мне, истории мести нужно очень постараться, чтобы таковой стать, да и итальянской мафии там уделено не очень много времени. Сюжетные скриптовые миссии тоже мне не показались особенно интересными, у меня вообще былНе настолько плоха, как все о ней говорят, я бы сказал, что находится примерно на уровне второй части. Техническая часть ужасна, сюжет тоже не очень интересен, как по мне, истории мести нужно очень постараться, чтобы таковой стать, да и итальянской мафии там уделено не очень много времени. Сюжетные скриптовые миссии тоже мне не показались особенно интересными, у меня вообще был “Стокгольмский синдром” во время их прохождения, я все думал, когда же они закончатся, чтобы меня опять отпустили гриндить. Но если от всего этого закрыться и просто играть, можно получить какой-то кайф от не самых плохих ДЛЦ, покатушек на неплохо сделанных (правда, с ужасной физикой) моделек машин, перестрелок (с плохим ии и их моделью повреждения) и т.д.… Expand
  26. edpema78
    Jun 17, 2020
    6
    El peor juego de la saga con diferencia, el gameplay de los tiroteos es bueno, pero las misiones son muy repititivas... la historia esta bién, y la optimización para pc deja mucho que desear
  27. MugZter
    Jun 16, 2020
    5
    My thoughts on Mafia III PC (Steam version)

    I have got the game, but only because I wanted to see for myself the issues at first hand. To begin with I now have to agree wholeheartedly with a number of people that this is not a Mafia game. The whole layout structure and how the game plays is very similar to games like Saints Row from 2009 some GTA-IV elements and even a smidgen of    My thoughts on Mafia III PC (Steam version)

    I have got the game, but only because I wanted to see
    for myself the issues at first hand. To begin with I
    now have to agree wholeheartedly with a number of people
    that this is not a Mafia game. The whole layout structure
    and how the game plays is very similar to games like Saints
    Row from 2009 some GTA-IV elements and even a smidgen
    of Ubisoft similar open world games. There are similar
    mini maps also the flashing red on the mini map when
    you are wanted by the police...and yes you've guessed
    it..."Lose the cops!"...gameplay is so GTA it is
    unbelievable.

    As a game that should not even have the word Mafia in
    the title it is passable for something to do. If the game
    had been released under another name I might give it
    possibly a 6/10 - yes the graphics (once you do a few
    tweaks and occasional groans under ya breath) are OK
    but not ground-breaking.

    The game itself is a cliché "revenge story"
    There is nothing new that has not been done in
    other similar games. Another point I would like
    to make - "cutscenes" hoish! I loved the cutscenes
    of the first game and yeah some of them in the
    second game, but here they jump out at you
    when you least expect them and the pop up
    tutorial just grates on me (would rather have a
    key you can press if needed) - But as it stands I am
    giving it *4/10 because of the misleading manner in
    which the devs have gone about the making and
    release of this game.    … Expand
  28. Pangrat
    Jun 8, 2020
    7
    this is the most divisev game of this series. The best story ever in gangstar/mafia story( since Mafia 1). Highlits:
    *best simulation car driving
    *best radio stations with commentary
    *best story driven in a game
    *great shooting mechanism
    Bad:
    *so much repetitive missions(beside DLC)
    *repetitive actions
    *youMUST complete this **** side underboss actions to forward storry action
  29. Kotofon
    May 31, 2020
    5
    Намеренно растянутая одинаковыми мини-квестами "приедь-убей/сожги/укради-уедь, повторить 10 раз". Игра мне этой механикой со скучным, однотипным захватом территорий напомнила Assassin's Creed Syndicate. Только это тогда будет Syndicate на максималках. Там то хотя бы было много сюжетных квестов, а в мафии вообще караул (миссий 6-7 по сути, ну что это...). Причем основные сюжетные миссии,Намеренно растянутая одинаковыми мини-квестами "приедь-убей/сожги/укради-уедь, повторить 10 раз". Игра мне этой механикой со скучным, однотипным захватом территорий напомнила Assassin's Creed Syndicate. Только это тогда будет Syndicate на максималках. Там то хотя бы было много сюжетных квестов, а в мафии вообще караул (миссий 6-7 по сути, ну что это...). Причем основные сюжетные миссии, вышли даже более интересными и проработанными, чем в предыдущих частях. Цветовая палитра - полный кал. Про многочисленные баги, и печально известные отражения в зеркале и так уже все в курсе. Игра надоедает по сути через часа 4, как-раз из-за ебан*того решения менеджеров, а настоящая ее продолжительность часов 25. Под конец уже чувствуешь себя зомби, который не осознает что делает, просто без задней мысли. Прошел с трудом.… Expand
  30. Lazyyybone
    Apr 19, 2020
    7
    반응이 엄청 나빴지만 느와르를 좋아하는 나에게 있어서 대부와 마피아 게임은 해볼 가치가 있다고 느껴서 해봤음. 오히려 마피아2보다는 마피아 3의 컷씬과 스토리들이 영화보는 것 같아 매끄럽고 좋았고, 선택할 요소들 그리고 그 시대에 있었던 18가지 범죄들, KKK 고증 등이 역시나 너무 잘 되어있어서 재밌었음. 다만 확실히 왓치독, GTA 보다는 메인 스토리를 제외한 다른 게임요소는 조금 부실했던 게 맞는 듯.반응이 엄청 나빴지만 느와르를 좋아하는 나에게 있어서 대부와 마피아 게임은 해볼 가치가 있다고 느껴서 해봤음. 오히려 마피아2보다는 마피아 3의 컷씬과 스토리들이 영화보는 것 같아 매끄럽고 좋았고, 선택할 요소들 그리고 그 시대에 있었던 18가지 범죄들, KKK 고증 등이 역시나 너무 잘 되어있어서 재밌었음. 다만 확실히 왓치독, GTA 보다는 메인 스토리를 제외한 다른 게임요소는 조금 부실했던 게 맞는 듯.
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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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