Mafia III

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3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1740 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 349 out of 1740
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  3. Negative: 1,004 out of 1740
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  1. 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
  2. Pivotul
    May 5, 2020
    0
    Booooooooring repetitive missions just to extend the absolute lamest story ever upto 20 hours and then gets you stuck on a glitch. 110% would never touch another game in this series
  3. 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.
  4. Crimert
    Apr 5, 2020
    6
    The story wasn't as deep as the Mafia II. The gameplay was repetitive. Also, the bugs in this game were really making you annoyed. I couldn't enjoy this game much. 41hrs on record.
  5. Hoaaeinshrt98
    Apr 2, 2020
    9
    Amazing Story
    Amazing Graphic
    Amazing Characters Amazing Gameplay
    I Love This Game...
    I Love Lincoln Clay...
  6. PanMrkvicka
    Mar 31, 2020
    5
    They tried. But it surprised me I expected utter **** and it wasnt that bad it even had its moments but still its plain and boring, still gunplay wasnt that bad it was enjoyable even if it was simple as hell, driving was nice and story was just ok. Its repetitive nature brings it all down and discourage you from finishing it.
  7. EloSosig
    Mar 11, 2020
    0
    This game have no story its awful the 1-2 hour was good but the other missions are CRAP like do the samething again again again
  8. dandalis
    Feb 28, 2020
    6
    Altough the game was a mess in it's launch period, after patches that have come, the game is in a much more acceptable and playable state. And while the game in terms of tone and setting is quite different compared to previous Mafia games, Mafia 3 still offers a decent experience if you're willing to give it a try.

    Where Mafia 3 stands out the most is in its mature story telling. It's    Altough the game was a mess in it's launch period, after patches that have come, the game is in a much more acceptable and playable state. And while the game in terms of tone and setting is quite different compared to previous Mafia games, Mafia 3 still offers a decent experience if you're willing to give it a try.

    Where Mafia 3 stands out the most is in its mature story telling. It's rare to see a AAA game that deals with such heavy political themes as racism in 1960's american south. They're present in both story and gameplay, where you get a certain treatment by cops and other NPC's. It's mostly done pretty well, considering that in this day and age where many agressive ideologically driven gaming industry and media pundits demand games to be preachy with ''progressive'' themes and ask for objectivity to be thrown out of the window for their bias confirmation. Mafia 3, for the most part, handles the strong political themes with a balance, if only with few times when they feel like they're being too heavy handed. The core story aspect is based around vengeance, and it's pretty satisfying to take down the mob one bit at a time. The documentary styled cinematic narrative aspect felt really well done aswell, as the game delivers the story with real time events and from a future perspective, where certain characters retell their stories from times, when you as Lincoln, were on your revenge path during the game.

    Gameplay wise Mafia 3 is a rather mixed bag. It involves quite a lot of repetition, doing same objectives over and over to advance the plot. Though, with the game being more in line with something like GTA, it can be tolerable, for me as a GTA fan atleast. Gunplay is somewhat fun, though the gun sound effects are quite lacking and dont deliver that satisfying ooomph. Driving takes up a lot of gameplay as the game pushes you to go from one point to another, i can say that i atleast appreciate that the driving model was made to somewhat resemble how the cars of the 60's handled, with heavy steering and weighty feeling during cornering. However it works best for slow to moderately fast cars, the supercar car types at high speed really dont feel satisfying to drive, with a feeling that the driving physics are almost falling apart. I'm glad that Hangar 13 kept the collection of Playboy magazines in the game, 1960's had some mighty fine ladies. Another positive is the soundtrack, Take Two has licensed some really nice music for the game to enhance the recreation of the time period.

    Taking over districts by bringing down the members of mafia's chain of command and taking over their businesses one by one was pretty satisfying, and the subplots of each of the underbosses were unique and pretty interesting. Well, maybe apart from the fact that the game doesnt give you a choice in whether to spare or kill the underbosses, as most of them you're being forced to kill, while the lives of a couple of them you're forced to spare. Satisfying aswell was the mechanic in how you need to assign the districts to one of your own of the 3 underbosses, that you recruit during the game, the fact that they can turn on you, if you dont give them districts to run, was a bold move aswell, though i managed to keep all 3 happy. I was happy to see Vito coming back and having him as my underboss, at times i wished you could play as him instead, as i really liked him in Mafia 2. Lincoln himself isnt bad either, he's a likeable, bad arse force of nature.

    The game world, that consists of New Bordeaux city and the bayou swamp lands, is quite well made, with nice attention to details and successfully give you that 1960's american southern vibe and atmosphere, but from a gameplay standpoint, the world really lacks when it comes to things to do in it, there is little incentive to keep playing Mafia 3 after you finish the story, as the game world doesnt come close to the sand box freedom and fun that GTA open worlds offer.

    In it's latest build the game runs fairly well and isnt as buggy as in the launch period. Though they haven't changed how weird the skybox looks and the unnatural looking and feeling shift from clear weather to rainy one still remains.    … Expand
  9. TprAgile
    Nov 3, 2019
    7
    it deserves this point because of cinematic scenes and documentary scenes. but in major part of this game, you do same thing
  10. jelikey
    Oct 16, 2019
    7
    A generic revenge story without much plot. Console style gameplay (3p shooter with lure and kill actions) Dumb AI (the AI will wait for you to kill it and never actually try to kill you) Badly optimzaed game Repetatative missions Dead Open world Main char with good apperance but lacking in deepth and motivation Then this is the game for you. Unless ofc you
  11. Hagal
    Sep 30, 2019
    1
    A Mafia game where you´r not the mafia!? could be the worst idea since paywalls...
    Then we have the other aspects of the game, which does not make it any better.
  12. EaglEBeKA
    Sep 27, 2019
    8
    Скажу я так я полностью проходил мафию 1 2 или 3 раза мафию 2 1 раз а вот 3 тию 3 раза почему потомучто атмосфера хараша музыка супкр сюжет и режиссура на месте но да есть минусы ето физика автомобилей и однообразные мисси но стрельба хороша вид машин хорошы все те баги доработали я играл во все части каком то смысле я олдфаг но мне 3 часть понравилос и я до сех пор не знаю тех задротовСкажу я так я полностью проходил мафию 1 2 или 3 раза мафию 2 1 раз а вот 3 тию 3 раза почему потомучто атмосфера хараша музыка супкр сюжет и режиссура на месте но да есть минусы ето физика автомобилей и однообразные мисси но стрельба хороша вид машин хорошы все те баги доработали я играл во все части каком то смысле я олдфаг но мне 3 часть понравилос и я до сех пор не знаю тех задротов олдфагов что говорят ранше было лучше… Expand
  13. ODHAWKINS64
    Sep 20, 2019
    8
    Well clearly this review is going to be the black sheep... but I really enjoyed Mafia 3! So much so, that I even bought all 3 of the DLC's that were released. I can understand why people became frustrated with this game as it can be very repetitive, buggy, and the AI can be really really dumb at times, but overall I thought it was great fun. Good levelling up system keeps you engaged withWell clearly this review is going to be the black sheep... but I really enjoyed Mafia 3! So much so, that I even bought all 3 of the DLC's that were released. I can understand why people became frustrated with this game as it can be very repetitive, buggy, and the AI can be really really dumb at times, but overall I thought it was great fun. Good levelling up system keeps you engaged with new weapons, perks and safehouses. I enjoyed the stealth element of the game as well as going in all guns blazing! I thought the storyline was very engaging and the soundtrack is brilliant. I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this, especially as I read such negative reviews beforehand. But for £15 it's certainly worth a shot!… Expand
  14. FabioFisher
    Sep 5, 2019
    9
    Excelent playability!! Amazing cars, soundtrack and characters. Not boring side missions!!
  15. jlh
    Sep 2, 2019
    5
    Picked this up for the PS4 on some sale a month or three back and finally got around to playing it. What a waste. You've got a great script. You've got some really great characters. You've got a great city and surrounding areas to play in. Driving around is fun. But

    Every Mission Is The Same Damned Thing. Dafuq? Need to steal a truck? Sneak in, whistle, kill someone,    Picked this up for the PS4 on some sale a month or three back and finally got around to playing it. What a waste. You've got a great script. You've got some really great characters. You've got a great city and surrounding areas to play in. Driving around is fun. But

    Every
    Mission
    Is
    The
    Same
    Damned
    Thing.

    Dafuq? Need to steal a truck? Sneak in, whistle, kill someone, sneak a little closer, whistle, kill, sneak a little closer, yeah, you got it.

    Kill someone? See Steal A Truck (SAT)

    Interrogate someone? SAT

    Take over an area? SAT

    I mean, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Once you do, I don't remember, maybe the 2nd or 3rd mission in the game, every other mission is exactly like that. How do you have such great characters, and such a great setting, and absolutely zero creativity when it comes to missions?

    Minor nits? The music. Why can't I crank the music up separate from everything else? Why is the music forced to be the same volume as the screeching tires, or the dialog?

    Why can't I save a car? Not far along to see if Burke can enhance my car, but it's kinda irrelevent as I can't seem to save a car anywhere. Yeah, google might help here. But if I need google to explain gameplay then you've failed.    … Expand
  16. feather7
    Aug 25, 2019
    5
    I can say that Mafia is bad game. But, it can be compared with previous mafia 1,2. This game has a big problem regarding using Ubisoft f**k method I mean go and kill this gang, then again and over and over and over. After 4-5 times of this sh**t you has good mision with some cutscene. And then again. If you like game like latest farcry then this game maybe will be ok for you. I hate gameI can say that Mafia is bad game. But, it can be compared with previous mafia 1,2. This game has a big problem regarding using Ubisoft f**k method I mean go and kill this gang, then again and over and over and over. After 4-5 times of this sh**t you has good mision with some cutscene. And then again. If you like game like latest farcry then this game maybe will be ok for you. I hate game with this method. I feel like in work not like in game. I want play for fun, not for work. This style is for MMO RPG.… Expand
  17. 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.
  18. New_Horizons10
    Jul 31, 2019
    7
    This isn’t the best chapter of Mafia at all. Obviously the graphic is disappointing for a game of the current generation and even for the previous one. I don’t think that in 2016/17 a software house can sell a game that look like this and ask for 70 $ or € or whatever. Moreover, trying to don’t mind the low texture quality, we will still encount lighting bugs, enormous pop-up effects andThis isn’t the best chapter of Mafia at all. Obviously the graphic is disappointing for a game of the current generation and even for the previous one. I don’t think that in 2016/17 a software house can sell a game that look like this and ask for 70 $ or € or whatever. Moreover, trying to don’t mind the low texture quality, we will still encount lighting bugs, enormous pop-up effects and low framerate moments, and all this even on ps4 pro. I felt like I was playing with a strobo light pointed on my face, so I definitely recommend epileptic people not to play it. Nevertheless, I like the fact that you can literally smell the 60’s. Unless people don’t disappear while you’re looking them, you can see how the streets are full of life, lights and colours. You can hear people discussing in bars and along the street, so you’ve always the impression of looking at something alive. There are even appropriate collectibles for the setting, which can be magazines like Playboy or Hot Rod, music albums and communist propaganda manifests. The soundtrack is beautiful and perfect for the setting. The whole world is well defined and rich of particulars, but the defects that I previously said ruin a big part of all this. The gameplay is funny but nothing special. The driving isn’t too bad, but the pointing system is so horrible that I had to activate many aids. Moreover, the fact that you’re constricted to repeat many times the same actions can make the game repetitive after a while. The plot is very poor and simple, but I didn’t expect more from a game that tells about mafia. In the end i gave a rating of 7 just because I loved too much the other chapters and because I think that a rating of 3.6 is too low. I didn’t give more because it would have been just too much for this game. I didn’t play any dlc but I hope they’re better than that.… Expand
  19. REEDDLES
    Jul 19, 2019
    5
    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 5
    -Atmosphere: 6 -Characters: 6 -Graphics and design: 5 -Gameplay: 7 -Sound and Music: 7 -Bugs: 8 -Interface: 8 -Completeness of the world: 7 Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment): -Freedom of choice: 0 -Coop in Story mode: 0 -Multiplayer: 0 -Mods and the ability to change the game: 0 Scores from 1 to 10,    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 5
    -Atmosphere: 6
    -Characters: 6
    -Graphics and design: 5
    -Gameplay: 7
    -Sound and Music: 7
    -Bugs: 8
    -Interface: 8
    -Completeness of the world: 7

    Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment):
    -Freedom of choice: 0
    -Coop in Story mode: 0
    -Multiplayer: 0
    -Mods and the ability to change the game: 0

    Scores from 1 to 10, the higher the better    … Expand
  20. SetPatrone
    Jul 18, 2019
    5
    As a person who values story, context and the general feel of the mood in the game I would say story ended as soon as you got released in to the open world to help your future crew. Story started again during the end and that was it. The worst thing that destroyed story mid game was the predictability, you knew what you would have to do rest of the game until the end after helping 2 crimeAs a person who values story, context and the general feel of the mood in the game I would say story ended as soon as you got released in to the open world to help your future crew. Story started again during the end and that was it. The worst thing that destroyed story mid game was the predictability, you knew what you would have to do rest of the game until the end after helping 2 crime bosses. Interrogate then kill, interrogate then kill, follow then interrogate then kill. Visuals were good especially the rain, money last value pretty quick, only 1 or 2 weapons were cool to use, cars were interesting, but after a while only grind remained.… Expand
  21. ondrej_aiden
    Jun 29, 2019
    10
    actually the best game i have ever played. I really enjoy the story, gameplay should be better, but it is still funny. Riding is funny too. And the best thing about this game is soundtrack. I enjoy every song in this game. And DLC Sign of times is funny too.
  22. Efesys
    May 17, 2019
    1
    Terrible degradation, laziness of all project participants, not a drop of respect for the players and fans of the series and the responsibility for the product, worse than any GTA or mafia 1.2.
  23. CenkAlp
    May 6, 2019
    4
    Hikaye = 6
    Oynanış = 3
    Grafikler = 7
    Sesler = 6
    Keyif = 3
    Atmosfer = 2
    Süre = 3
  24. Memphis_ST
    Apr 12, 2019
    7
    The game left a good impression. Writers and artists have done great job, as well as actors who played the main characters (+ awesome soundtrack), but the game designers disappointed. In general I enjoyed the game and I hope see the Mafia 4.
  25. 13sins
    Mar 29, 2019
    5
    as much as i love the mafia series, this one just ruined everything.
    -plain boring revenge story ( good character development though)
    -gameplay gets boring after the first 3 hours, cause you have to repeat the same kinda side missions to get into the real things
    -the AI is stupid
    but at least it runs decent and has some good graphics.
  26. LVL_35_BOSS
    Mar 4, 2019
    10
    that´s how mafia works
    lvl 1 crook ------> lvl 35 boss
    my review mush be 75 caracters long so i diceded to fill the review with a carrot cake recipe 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (315g) 1 cup granulated sugar (200g) 1 cup light or dark brown sugar* tightly packed (200g) 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda. 1 teaspoon baking powder. 1 teaspoon salt. 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon. 1/2    that´s how mafia works
    lvl 1 crook ------> lvl 35 boss
    my review mush be 75 caracters long so i diceded to fill the review with a carrot cake recipe

    2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (315g)
    1 cup granulated sugar (200g)
    1 cup light or dark brown sugar* tightly packed (200g)
    1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda.
    1 teaspoon baking powder.
    1 teaspoon salt.
    2 teaspoons ground cinnamon.
    1/2 teaspoon nutmeg.    … Expand
  27. Pharaoshka
    Mar 1, 2019
    3
    The game completely disappointed me. Awful shooting physics. Awful physics of cars. The story of how Lincoln Clay kills everyone in its path. This is not like a real story! In this game, Lincoln Clay in the role of Rambo brings everyone. this is not realistic. I will play Mafia 2 with great pleasure. Part 3 completely disappointed me.
  28. aldenor
    Feb 24, 2019
    2
    Good story but it's unplayable when it's 30 fps lock. Plus it's get kinda boring after a while
  29. Papa_Fritz
    Feb 12, 2019
    7
    Недавно прошёл игру на PC и могу сказать, что это довольно хороший продукт. Всё не решался его купить из-за отзывов а-ля 0 из 10. Игра не без минусов, но явно не то, что я вижу в отзывах. Отличная, порой даже душещипательная история, жизнь определённых слоёв общества показана неплохо, мотивация главного героя порой хромает, но выражена довольно понятно. Ниточка событий теряется только,Недавно прошёл игру на PC и могу сказать, что это довольно хороший продукт. Всё не решался его купить из-за отзывов а-ля 0 из 10. Игра не без минусов, но явно не то, что я вижу в отзывах. Отличная, порой даже душещипательная история, жизнь определённых слоёв общества показана неплохо, мотивация главного героя порой хромает, но выражена довольно понятно. Ниточка событий теряется только, если выполнять часто побочные задания. Я лично уже почти потерял смысл всего происходящего по главной истории, но во время забил на побочные квесты до самого конца. В общем ни сюжет, ни мотивация героев у меня не вызвали негатива.
    Графика и техническая сторона тоже не вызвали, НО... не встретив за всю игру ни одного бага (было лишь пара вылетов на рабочий стол) я решил, что люди просто клевещут на игру. Потом у знакомых я всё таки увидел эти баги... баг на беге и багом погонял. И оружие пропадало и люди в небо улетали и машины по воде ездили... у меня такого не было, поэтому занижать оценку с моей стороны глупо. Физика в игре, конечно же, не на высоте. Не реалистично, можно сказать, но игра и не претендует на симулятор реальной жизни.
    Для меня эта игра очень взрослая, на уровне второй части, только более современная и на твёрдые семь баллов. И ни балом меньше.    … Expand
  30. Zeratex
    Feb 11, 2019
    1
    a Disgrace for the Mafia franchise, so bad.

    Bad gameplay and trash story, bad characterization.

    Drop this and dont ever come back. Such waste of a game.

    1/10
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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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