Mafia III

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  1. thekillergreece
    Oct 23, 2016
    4
    While the game has SOME good stuff, it has a lot bad stuff. First and foremost is the Police A.I. If gangsters are opening fire at you, the cops will instantly open fire at you and you will get wanted status. That's very strange, even Hangar 13 themselves said they will react to gangsters but in reality they dont, false advertising.

    Then there are some bugs which arent that bad or    While the game has SOME good stuff, it has a lot bad stuff. First and foremost is the Police A.I. If gangsters are opening fire at you, the cops will instantly open fire at you and you will get wanted status. That's very strange, even Hangar 13 themselves said they will react to gangsters but in reality they dont, false advertising.

    Then there are some bugs which arent that bad or something but since Mafia II had less and less bugs and graphical bugs, why Mafia III has a lot of these bugs?

    When the game ends, you have nothing to do. In M2, you could do anything, eat at restaurants, mess with the cops (Getting pulled over, tickets, etc), going to wash your car, etc, in Mafia 3, you absolutely do nothing, it's practically over.

    4/10, not recommended to buy unless on 20$ discount.    … Expand
  2. ximik
    Oct 14, 2016
    4
    Mafia 3... he parent is very good game, but this.... Graphics 2007 year, gameplay 2010, nothing new, very poorly gameplay. Not interesting. Not reccomend, obviosly
  3. Sceptic
    Oct 30, 2016
    4
    How can such an excellently crafted world with a brilliant soundtrack and decent driving and shooting turn into such a snooze fest with the most repetetive mission structure seen for quite some time?Granted,the prologue and a few missions are a little different but come on!I just don't understand how the developers built a fantastic world to play in but forgot to put the play intoHow can such an excellently crafted world with a brilliant soundtrack and decent driving and shooting turn into such a snooze fest with the most repetetive mission structure seen for quite some time?Granted,the prologue and a few missions are a little different but come on!I just don't understand how the developers built a fantastic world to play in but forgot to put the play into it.Unforgiveable.Points for soundtrack and world only.… Expand
  4. Jon_P
    Oct 29, 2016
    3
    I thought the reviews of this game were unfair, and really gave this game a chance. What bothers me the most is that the first few missions of this game are actually great. And then it gets AWFUL. In other words, the game sucks you in just enough so that you will make it past the return policy expires, and then you're stuck with an ugly, buggy, extremely boring and frustrating game. OneI thought the reviews of this game were unfair, and really gave this game a chance. What bothers me the most is that the first few missions of this game are actually great. And then it gets AWFUL. In other words, the game sucks you in just enough so that you will make it past the return policy expires, and then you're stuck with an ugly, buggy, extremely boring and frustrating game. One of the most unpolished pieces of garbage to come out in the last ten years. I was really excited for this game. How utterly disappointing.… Expand
  5. Gileq
    Oct 15, 2016
    3
    First of all - Mafia I was far, far, far better. NPC behaviour are completly broken, stealth mode is a joke, side mission - all the same. Again - lets play Mafia I - it is how it should be done.
    Just another 'AAA' with hype before release, and crap after.
  6. Sap-ete-10
    Dec 11, 2016
    1
    First of all - Mafia I was far, far, far better. NPC behaviour are completly broken, stealth mode is a joke, side mission - all the same. Again - lets play Mafia I - it is how it should be done.
    Just another 'AAA' with hype before release, and crap after.
  7. mikehettfield
    Nov 3, 2016
    4
    Pretty deficient, i will pass the poorness of the execution if it was not full priced, the historical value is there but is not enough to overcome all the problems and graphical issues.
  8. HazeSpire
    Oct 16, 2016
    4
    There's great story somewhere beneath the pile of repetitive, BORING gameplay. It's the biggest disappointment of 2016 for me. The opening was excellent, it's like playing two different games. I'd like to get to know Lincoln's story, but I can't stand running errands that look and work the same over and over and over again. "Hours and hours and hours of content" said the dev in oneThere's great story somewhere beneath the pile of repetitive, BORING gameplay. It's the biggest disappointment of 2016 for me. The opening was excellent, it's like playing two different games. I'd like to get to know Lincoln's story, but I can't stand running errands that look and work the same over and over and over again. "Hours and hours and hours of content" said the dev in one interview prior to release. Now I know what they meant. I threw in the towel after a dozen hours or so. Can't do it anymore, it feels like second job and I don't have enough time to play the good games out there. Such a shame. :(… Expand
  9. HunWarrior
    Oct 11, 2016
    1
    Shame but lets start with positive things. The game have decent control over the character and the cars, beside that the story also sounds good but nothing more.
    The game suffer from lack of features and details that resent almost in every game this days and I not mention the differences compare to his competitor.
    Mafia 3 have huge graphical problems like: shadow of objects, blurry view    Shame but lets start with positive things. The game have decent control over the character and the cars, beside that the story also sounds good but nothing more.
    The game suffer from lack of features and details that resent almost in every game this days and I not mention the differences compare to his competitor.
    Mafia 3 have huge graphical problems like: shadow of objects, blurry view and object specially delay to clear the blurry from object that comes from far to close distance, colors, lights and reflection of light on cars and different elements etc...

    There is no basic details in the game like: footprint, if you come out from the water you wet the ground or leave wet footprint, the blood on clothes are painted ridiculous, if the car hit you, you barely fall or not at all! no bullets left on the ground. the car barely damaged, if your car turned upside down and want to get out from the car its just teleport you out., interact with items, like opening fridge in mafia 2 even if its useless its give you feeling of freedom and lack of many similar little details that we expect to have in games at 2016. People bagged to bring back fuel option from mafia 1, it is so hard to implement ? i don't think so. The in game dialog between the rackets with fixed camera from above without moving characters just standing and talking without changing a single camera view is ridicules and remind me the games of 2000's... compare to his open world competitor game I feel this game like godfather the game vs GTA 5. Where is the details people ?! mafia 1 was famous about the details and giving realistic feeling of atmosphere. the mafia 3 gives nothing but "gang" game with poor graphics and unrealistic like saint row and simple as godfather. Customization ? not yet! we have to wait for the update and maybe DLC to include it ... shame.. should be built in out of the box. remember 2016...

    Full of bugs is not a big problem because after a few months they can patch it but it has holes like death star ... even in BETA games i can't see such mistakes and so unpolished games... there was any QA during development ?!

    It's a shame that after so much time waiting we get so cheap game that shame of the industry of open world games at 2016. I would be smarter to delay the release date until they completely test the game and adding all the further coming customization options and more...

    Personally I am very disappointed from the game.    … Expand
  10. GarethK
    Jan 8, 2017
    4
    An incredible narrative ruined by a lackluster game. Occasional bugs can sometimes mean traipsing across the map to try again. AI tactics don't mesh well with the controls meaning on many occasions I found myself overrun and unable to aim at the enemies quick enough. Cheap difficulty spike in the form of enemies becoming bullet sponges
  11. Mr_Human_Guy
    Dec 13, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was sad when I first played this game, sucked in by the hype like many other mafia fanboys.

    Controls are handy and driving doesn't feel too sluggish, and the characters aren't as annoying just really dull.
    Story is your standard revenge plot. Side missions are so god damn boring. Go there kill some dudes get this truck do it again rinse and repeat. Some other missions require you killing some mob boss like in Vito's secondary mission. Separating is easy. 9 districts 3 under bosses.

    There are some enjoyable moments, like killing the southern union and the river boat scene when taking over the french ward and the large amount of bugs that make some missions hard to complete. But the rest of the game is boring. 4/10 only buy if you want to see the bugs.    … Expand
  12. splitpolygon
    Oct 13, 2016
    4
    I scored mafia a four for its great story-line, storytelling and even better characterization. The game-play however leaves something to be desired; low res textures and over-heavy load of motion blur. The game does not look crisp and instead everything looks out of focus and blurry.
  13. drghost
    Oct 19, 2016
    2
    Mafia III attempts to lump Italian Americans and immigrants into the "privileged white" demographic, and paint them off as the powerful institutional racist group that is actually made up of Anglo-Saxon Americans. Especially in that time period, Italian Americans and immigrants experienced a great deal of racism and discrimination themselves. They were not in a position to even enactMafia III attempts to lump Italian Americans and immigrants into the "privileged white" demographic, and paint them off as the powerful institutional racist group that is actually made up of Anglo-Saxon Americans. Especially in that time period, Italian Americans and immigrants experienced a great deal of racism and discrimination themselves. They were not in a position to even enact institutional racism - because, to a certain degree, it applied to them as well.

    And yet, here, we see a massive over-simplification and, furthermore, falsification of history. Italians are thrown into the same category as white Anglo Americans, when simply it just was not the case. Largely, they were victims of discrimination as well. This game disregards all of that and points the finger, wrongly, at them as powerful racist discriminators. It's an injustice to a people who were on very much the opposite side of that fence.

    Speaking of New Orleans, the largest American lynching took place there. Except it was Italians that were lynched.

    To further push this agenda of shoehorning Italians into the institutional discriminator role, we see Anglo faces appearing as stand-ins for Italians. Apparently real Italian faces weren't "white" enough to feel like proper racists. Look at Tony Derazio's face. Couldn't look any LESS Italian. Actor/ model's name: Gibson Frazier. Enzo Conti - modeled after: Matt Gottlieb. Lou Marcano - modeled after: Brad Leland. Olivia Marcano, Erin Matthews. Frank Pagani, Jack Conley. Giorgi Marcano, Mercer Boffey. Leo Galante, Frank Ashmore. Tommy Marcano, Christopher Corey Smith. Like, seriously? Are you kidding me? I could go on an on. What do all these names have in common? They're all Anglo - none even remotely Italian.

    You want my opinion? Here it is. Leave games about American cultural history, rife with symbolism to our current social climate, to Americans who actually know about it.

    The devs wanted to tell a tale of racism. Excellent. We need to have that discussion. But they chose the wrong context for it. They used an existing franchise that they had lying around to attach their idea to, and needed to use the titular demographic, Italians, for something. So, they demonized them as racists and shoehorned them into their storyline - even though it's damaging and historically inaccurate.    … Expand
  14. fang11
    Nov 19, 2016
    3
    Giant paragraph warning, I was pretty upset with this game.
    Pro's:
    Beautifully curated soundtrack. Really sets the 60's scene. The story is personally one of the best I've ever experienced. Kept you hooked if you could get past the gameplay mechanics. Adding onto the story, the voice acting and character development was really excellent. John Donovan may just be one of my favorite    Giant paragraph warning, I was pretty upset with this game.
    Pro's:
    Beautifully curated soundtrack. Really sets the 60's scene.
    The story is personally one of the best I've ever experienced. Kept you hooked if you could get past the gameplay mechanics.
    Adding onto the story, the voice acting and character development was really excellent. John Donovan may just be one of my favorite video game characters ever.
    The map itself was pretty cool. It fit the description of being pseudo New Orleans.
    Large shootouts, despite how sparse they can be, are much improved in contrast to Mafia 2. Aim assist is still a meme though.

    Con's:
    Painfully repetitive gameplay mechanics. I remember the first thing I thought when I got past the first district was "Christ, I hope I don't have to do that again." Sure enough, you have to do it again for every district. It basically goes like this:
    Talk to a contact, you get a set amount of monetary damage to cause to a racket. You do that by killing enforcers, interrogating people who work for the racket, and destroying various goods. Eventually after causing enough damage, you kill the racket boss. Done. Repeat for the next racket(2 in a district), and that's a complete district. You then do that for another 8 districts(9 in total), and then game over. In other words, it's boring/maybe even annoying.

    The next biggest con in my opinion is how "empty" the open world is. There's nothing to do, nothing to interact with.You simply just want to go directly from Mission A to Mission B. Once you beat the game, you'll find yourself never playing it again. In other open world games such as GTA 5, you can still mess around in singleplayer for hours after the story is over. They just have that true open world feel to it.

    The NPC's are laughably challenged. I couldn't count how many times I took out giant globs of enemies by stealth killing them one by one. The stealth system is OP in that manner. You hide behind something, whistle, and kill the poor sap that comes over to investigate. Just by milking that, you can seamlessly kill every enemy in a mission.

    The graphics honestly feel past-gen. The skybox looks like it was watercolor painted by a 5 year old, and the lighting frequently bugs. Texture pop in is a real issue, and draw distance is poop. Not to mention FPS is locked at 30. No soft body physics on cars, so you can drive off a cliff and come out with a few paint scratches.

    That's about all I have to give. In a nutshell, the game was just a big fat disappointment. Definitely not worth the $60 I paid.    … Expand
  15. Sabbatum
    Oct 14, 2016
    3
    The game has great characters, great story, smooth voice acting, but...

    ... Come on guys we're under 8th generation of video games. WTH did Hangar13 did with that game that could be a masterpiece is unbelievable. The game has potential, A LOT, but has a lot of poorly refined graphics with some ps1/ps2 textures that is just like a punch in my eye, and I will not tell about the lightning    The game has great characters, great story, smooth voice acting, but...

    ... Come on guys we're under 8th generation of video games. WTH did Hangar13 did with that game that could be a masterpiece is unbelievable. The game has potential, A LOT, but has a lot of poorly refined graphics with some ps1/ps2 textures that is just like a punch in my eye, and I will not tell about the lightning and particle effects that are just a joke.

    All that technical details aren't alone, they get all together with a lifeless world which has no interation with nothing if you compare with previous game of same franchise.

    Well, resuming: This game is the failure of the year, maybe the decade.    … Expand
  16. LabiusMaximus
    Oct 10, 2016
    2
    Great soundtrack, but I already had a large vinyl collection and nothing beats that. The game is an expected disappointment. A dog scat rolled in choc icing is still a dog scat. Likewise, the tunes can't hide a poor game. A great shame as Mafia one on PC and later, Mafia 2 on x360 were thoroughly enjoyed. I anticipated this iteration to fail because it went SJW, with plenty ofGreat soundtrack, but I already had a large vinyl collection and nothing beats that. The game is an expected disappointment. A dog scat rolled in choc icing is still a dog scat. Likewise, the tunes can't hide a poor game. A great shame as Mafia one on PC and later, Mafia 2 on x360 were thoroughly enjoyed. I anticipated this iteration to fail because it went SJW, with plenty of virtue-signalling to media conditional zombies in advance of release. The audience for this particular game, the paying kind, is majority white and gaming is not PC. It is fun. The two concepts are semantic antonyms. It is distinctly unfunny in the current cultural context of media whipped anti-White and police hatred, with riots and racially incited murder at sky high levels, only this time it is black on white.The FBI crime figures are sombre reading. Th hypocrisy of stereotyping white Italian mafia types is well pointed out by others here. Given the gameplay also suffered technical and creative issues, I wonder, did the team's management decide to also have 'diversity' quotas in the programming team? Karma.… Expand
  17. Mover
    Oct 11, 2016
    1
    Played 2 hrs of Mafia3, it doesn't seems to get any better because after the patch 1.01 my fps barely even 30 fps and my game was freezing when i was aiming or driving and crash at almost every single save point.

    Story is good and all but the AI in game are just bunch of idiots walking around even i set it on hardest difficulty. The view point + view distance was just more screwed up    Played 2 hrs of Mafia3, it doesn't seems to get any better because after the patch 1.01 my fps barely even 30 fps and my game was freezing when i was aiming or driving and crash at almost every single save point.

    Story is good and all but the AI in game are just bunch of idiots walking around even i set it on hardest difficulty.

    The view point + view distance was just more screwed up then i thought.

    The Graphic all were so pixelated and without high textures at all, and i wonder why you even need high resolution setting when everything were almost the same as low resolution.

    Conclusion:
    This game is a waste of time and money, i rather play a solid game with freezing and crashing, with great graphic and fps.
    Don't even buy this if you don't want to go though all this stupid issue they have before even publishing it.So i refunded it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZokdmzvDGA    … Expand
  18. Cyper
    Oct 14, 2016
    1
    This game is not worthy the Mafia heritage. Not because the main protagonist is black and not sicilian - but because the game itself share's more simliarities with games such as Watch Dogs and Saint's Row than Mafia. Truth is, even GTA V closer to the Mafia formula than MAFIA III.

    Why? First off, the formula is 30% Mafia and the rest 70% of the formula is copied- and pasted DIRECTLY    This game is not worthy the Mafia heritage. Not because the main protagonist is black and not sicilian - but because the game itself share's more simliarities with games such as Watch Dogs and Saint's Row than Mafia. Truth is, even GTA V closer to the Mafia formula than MAFIA III.

    Why?

    First off, the formula is 30% Mafia and the rest 70% of the formula is copied- and pasted DIRECTLY from the typical, generic gameplay, themes, features, style and mechanics you see in all other games. You can use xrayvision and see enemies through walls by pressing a button (they glow read) which is copied from Batman. The ''brutal takedown'' are directly copied from Hitman including many HUD-elements such as ''Trespassing'' appearing on the screen when you enter restricted areas. Weapons on the ground has glowing icons over them. The game even borrow ''one punch, one kill'' from GTA V; punch a person one time and the fall down dead. It is directly copied - and there is too much of it. The screen feels littered with HUD elements.

    Secondly, the game is dumbed-down. Xrayvision might fit in Batman, but certainly not in a mature (at least supposed to be mature) gangster game such as Mafia. Neither does the devs love for Hollywood explosions fit into the game; no it does not make sense that a car explodes just because you put a few bullets into it. A part from the fact that the game is dumbed down in terms of aids for the player, the AI is dumbed down as well. AI is dumb as rock; they are more or less deaf, blind and lacks shooting accuracy. Shootouts becomes a shooting gallery.

    Third, in terms of story, Lincoln Clay is a black Vietnam-vet with superhuman abilities. Lincoln Clay is a lone-wolf, one-man army. The whole gameplay evolves very much around a vietnam vet literally going RAMBO and takes down whole crime syndicates on his own. The storytelling is good though - and cutscenes is what makes it worthwhile playing at all. But then there is just repetetive missions that has very little to offer. Typical gameplay is running to cover - mow down enemies - and maybe sprint towards them in full speed to use a quick stealth-takedown aided by a bombastic sound effect to it. Or jump out of a speeding car watching it crash into the bad guys and then and exlode.

    Fourth, In terms of graphics, the game is nothing special. There is as a matter of fact many issues. The skybox is horrible, there is pop-ups, low resolution textures, and the screen game is drenched in a orange-tint. Graphics is generally not a big deal - gameplay is what i consider most important. But Mafia III got does nothing of it right.

    Final verdict: Mafia III is not a special game. It is certainly not worthy the Mafia heritage.    … Expand
  19. blahhhh
    Oct 12, 2016
    2
    A real disappointment for me. I buy just about every "living world" game that comes out. And either I was wrong to think that this was part of that genre, or the marketing was wrong.

    Yes, it takes place in a city. And yes, there are pedestrians and cars out there. But the hallmark of the living world genre is that you aren't *required* to go from mission to mission. Rather, there are    A real disappointment for me. I buy just about every "living world" game that comes out. And either I was wrong to think that this was part of that genre, or the marketing was wrong.

    Yes, it takes place in a city. And yes, there are pedestrians and cars out there.

    But the hallmark of the living world genre is that you aren't *required* to go from mission to mission. Rather, there are always fun minigames and diversions for you to do in addition to the main missions. Franchises like GTA and Assassin's Creed really exemplify this.

    In the 5 hours I played this game, I don't think I encountered any of these "pick up" games. It was all main mission.

    Even worse, the main missions weren't even fun. The last one I played involved me picking up cargo dropped in a river. The bad part was that there was no game there at all - just moving the boat over the cargo and pressing "square". No one tried to stop me, no time limit, nothing - I could have been rearranging icons on my desktop.

    I give the game 2 stars because the graphics are nice.    … Expand
  20. PapaEmeritus
    Oct 14, 2016
    2
    It's bad pretty much all across the board (other than the music). Hopefully though, other developers will play it and learn what NOT to do when developing their own games. There is a lot here to learn what not to do. Hangar13? Give it up. Developing games isn't for you. You all should go and find another career. You suck.
  21. ak_arora
    Oct 14, 2016
    3
    The graphics are very bad, blurry at best. And the game feels a Beta release due to the glitches. Does not draw any inspiration from Mafia 2 and is a huge step backwards. Gameplay is vert bland.
    +1 for music and storytelling.
  22. tre618
    Oct 21, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game ant fun at all mafia 2 was a lot better y'all messed up with this one you cant even get gas no more cant even wash your car not i wished who made mafia 2 would have mad this one cant eat drink pay cop tO get off you cant even buy close the only good thing about it is that you can free roam wish i like that on mafia 3 but anything beside that i dint like it at y'all might as well pull it off shelves and make it all over again… Expand
  23. jerrymimus
    Oct 21, 2016
    0
    One of the worst games I have ever played. It is buggy and boring beyond belief. Could have been great but it seems the developers just bothered with graphics and story. Would have been worth more if I could just watch the story as a movie...
  24. dimedrol_by
    Oct 16, 2016
    1
    The AI in conjunction with the highly repetitive gameplay ruin the atmosphere completely. You break a car window and a witness runs to a phone to call the police, You chase him and kill him before 10 other witnesses yet noone gives a f*ck - they only care about broken windows. Your ammo wagon sometimes arrives right in the middle of an enemy place. Next thing that happens they startThe AI in conjunction with the highly repetitive gameplay ruin the atmosphere completely. You break a car window and a witness runs to a phone to call the police, You chase him and kill him before 10 other witnesses yet noone gives a f*ck - they only care about broken windows. Your ammo wagon sometimes arrives right in the middle of an enemy place. Next thing that happens they start shooting at it like there's no tomorrow yet the driver doesn't care, he just sits relaxed and waits for you to come buy his stuff. When you're trying to penetrate a hostile facility and get noticed, enemies open fire but the passers-by pay no attention, yet if you pull your gun they get all excited. You clean a house from enemies and drive away, then you return and everybody is just where they were like you've never killed them. And so on and so forth. This is like GTA 1 or 2, nothing nearly close to GTA V which is 3 years old.… Expand
  25. ClockworkLooney
    Oct 16, 2016
    4
    In one word, it's dull.

    Specifically: It is lacking in polish. It looks SPECTACULAR, especially in the cutscenes, and the general audio design is also spot on. But the gameplay... it's so... lackluster. It is hard to move properly, hand-to-hand combat is boring to do, and extremely repetitive (though gunplay is pretty entertaining, and is of a decent quality) driving is a nightmare (I    In one word, it's dull.

    Specifically: It is lacking in polish. It looks SPECTACULAR, especially in the cutscenes, and the general audio design is also spot on. But the gameplay... it's so... lackluster. It is hard to move properly, hand-to-hand combat is boring to do, and extremely repetitive (though gunplay is pretty entertaining, and is of a decent quality) driving is a nightmare (I flipped the black car you get right at the start, which is supposed to be //your// vehicle in an early mission, and didn't see it ever again) and the missions... GOD THE MISSIONS. it's the same thing over, and over, and over, and over again.

    Difficult to play, difficult to endure, and difficult to continue playing in general. If you are genuinely interested in the story, and don't mind repetition, pick it up - otherwise, your money is better spent on a more well-polished game: I'd suggest Uncharted 4, or Grand Theft Auto 5.    … Expand
  26. BarryZut
    Oct 9, 2016
    2
    This game is just a huge dissapointment on all fronts. Where to begin.
    For starters, the game is just not finished at all. Bugs, pop-ups en game crashes from the start. One patch isn't enough for al the faults that are in the game.
    The gameplay itself is soon becoming repetitive and boring. You are just doing the same thing over and over. That isn't so bad because the driving and    This game is just a huge dissapointment on all fronts. Where to begin.
    For starters, the game is just not finished at all. Bugs, pop-ups en game crashes from the start. One patch isn't enough for al the faults that are in the game.
    The gameplay itself is soon becoming repetitive and boring. You are just doing the same thing over and over. That isn't so bad because the driving and shooting is a blast. But the AI is just the worst I ever met in a game.
    Also the world isn't very much alive en is just there for screenfilling. The only fun and good looking part is the bayou.
    This game only deserves a 2 because of the soundtrack, driving and shooting part. The rest is just a awful mess. Maybe with a patch or 8 you can have fun with this game.    … Expand
  27. dunnyone
    Oct 11, 2016
    1
    Mafia 3 confused me, as I had to keep checking the date on my physical calendar while playing, as the graphics and gameplay are from the early PS3 era.

    1 point for music, which is brilliant 0 for characters (they all suck) 0 for story (it's as cliched and predictable as it gets) 0 for graphics (filled with glitches, terrible performance) 0 for fun (it's the same effing mission x    Mafia 3 confused me, as I had to keep checking the date on my physical calendar while playing, as the graphics and gameplay are from the early PS3 era.

    1 point for music, which is brilliant
    0 for characters (they all suck)
    0 for story (it's as cliched and predictable as it gets)
    0 for graphics (filled with glitches, terrible performance)
    0 for fun (it's the same effing mission x 100. There is nil variety)
    0 for Atmosphere (they soooo badly want to be GTA, but the streets are empty and filled with copy paste people)

    Who are these robots giving the game 10/10? No, just no.    … Expand
  28. wrinklysword
    Oct 14, 2016
    0
    Signed up to write a review.Wasted $60.By far worst game I have played.It is like No man sky for October month. Gameplay is too repetitive. Don't judge book by its cover.
  29. MrFlankster
    Oct 9, 2016
    0
    Unplayable. Took an hour to install (No biggie). Played it for about 30 min, then it crashed. Rebooted. 30 min later. Crashed. Called PSN, they said they have had several calls about it. TOOK IT BACK AND GOT MY $$ BACK.

    I will say that the part that i played.... was horrible. It's not a Mafia game. The graphics are last gen. Before I played this, I played Mafia II to get caught up. When    Unplayable. Took an hour to install (No biggie). Played it for about 30 min, then it crashed. Rebooted. 30 min later. Crashed. Called PSN, they said they have had several calls about it. TOOK IT BACK AND GOT MY $$ BACK.

    I will say that the part that i played.... was horrible. It's not a Mafia game. The graphics are last gen. Before I played this, I played Mafia II to get caught up. When I booted up 3, the graphics looked the SAME as the PS3 version. It was buggy. Random people in the city would be floating in the middle of the street and my car couldn't drive over/through... or under them. Shadows were grainy and would pop in and out randomly. I could go on... and I really only played under an hour of it. This was THE game I was looking forward to all year just because I loved the last one. Now what. Boo Hangar 13. Boo.    … Expand
  30. Muze92
    Dec 3, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only good point of this game is its satisfactory brutal takedowns.. Apart from that, here's a list of what I hate most about Mafia III:
    - clunky, rocking-boat driving mechs reminded me of GTA 4, had to switch to simulation driving.
    - no effin' MANUAL SAVE SLOTS!!! it's a horrendous exp if you're going for platinum.
    - no replay value at all since you needed to play the game at least twice for platinum.
    - intro is almost a carbon copy of GTA V's intro but a poorly done one.
    - shotguns are OP in this game and you'll be in critical state after a single blast from it.
    - whoever gets the racket DOES NOT matter, whoever gets the district will takeover them anyway.
    - half of the trophy list are story-related. a few requires multiple playthru.
    - most of the enemies are bullet-sponges as they barely stagger after being shot at.
    - cutscenes are not as gruesome as the trophy description i.e. burned Tommy Marcano beyond recognition, gutted Lou like a catfish.
    - if you messed up the spare/kill racket informants/bosses, you will have to start over.    … Expand
  31. dpc
    Oct 11, 2016
    4
    Mafia III really is a disappointment. As I started, the story and characters - which are truly fantastic - drew me in. The gameplay and graphics immediately threw me out. But the presentation and unique take on an open world crime game was so riveting, I powered on. Then I was driving and noticed none of the tires were on the road, the car literally hovered above the ground. Sigh. That'sMafia III really is a disappointment. As I started, the story and characters - which are truly fantastic - drew me in. The gameplay and graphics immediately threw me out. But the presentation and unique take on an open world crime game was so riveting, I powered on. Then I was driving and noticed none of the tires were on the road, the car literally hovered above the ground. Sigh. That's when I got annoyed and all the technical flaws came piling on. The draw distance is terrible. The gunplay, while sorta fun, is repetitive and too loose to be accurate. I didn't (and don't) want to dislike the game. In fact, I'm upset that I won't be able to see Lincoln's awesomely compelling story. It's just not worth the headache for all the sloppiness. Spend your money on a game that is playable and has taken the extra time to put care into their product.… Expand
  32. loveling
    Oct 11, 2016
    2
    this game suck, bad game, I feel a waste of money when i buy this game, bad graphics as a old game not a game in 2016, Repetitive gameplay only drive and shoot , drive and shoot , I had the first 2 hours of fun with this game but after that game give me boring, I am very disappointed with this game, I like mafia 1 and 2 but 3 is bad in series , if one wants to own this game, you shouldthis game suck, bad game, I feel a waste of money when i buy this game, bad graphics as a old game not a game in 2016, Repetitive gameplay only drive and shoot , drive and shoot , I had the first 2 hours of fun with this game but after that game give me boring, I am very disappointed with this game, I like mafia 1 and 2 but 3 is bad in series , if one wants to own this game, you should consider carefully.… Expand
  33. GamerZero
    Oct 12, 2016
    0
    As a fan of the series all I can say is don't waste you're money on this garbage game because if you're expecting a Mafia game (and who wouldn't be) you will be very disappointed.
  34. specstorm
    Oct 9, 2016
    2
    Interesting that all the reviews with 10/10 are on accounts that only reviewed mafia 3 or their first review was mafia 3. This game looks good and has some fun elements, but the bugs and crashes just ruin it. An unfinished product will always get an extra low rating.
  35. ElHard
    Oct 9, 2016
    2
    A very good history, good placed in 1968, nice music and... no so more. The gameplay is tedious, boring, the graphic environment is ugly, like a ten years old game. The AI is the worst for a tihis kind game. Ridicolous in many scenes. And bugs... many bugs. Glitches, falls to Windows... But over all this problems, tedious action. I'm very sorry for buying. It is unfinished, needs manyA very good history, good placed in 1968, nice music and... no so more. The gameplay is tedious, boring, the graphic environment is ugly, like a ten years old game. The AI is the worst for a tihis kind game. Ridicolous in many scenes. And bugs... many bugs. Glitches, falls to Windows... But over all this problems, tedious action. I'm very sorry for buying. It is unfinished, needs many patches. I feel cheated. If it were not for the story and the music, the game deserves a zero.… Expand
  36. JohnRedPepper
    Oct 10, 2016
    0
    The moment i noticed hardly any pre release copies had been sent to critics, alarm bells rang aloud and now after playing this for nearly a total of 24 hours game time, I can see why. An unpolished and bugged filled adventure, which clearly was not even close to being ready for release. It's obvious the glorious pre release reviews were paid ones. The lighting is so poor there's parts ofThe moment i noticed hardly any pre release copies had been sent to critics, alarm bells rang aloud and now after playing this for nearly a total of 24 hours game time, I can see why. An unpolished and bugged filled adventure, which clearly was not even close to being ready for release. It's obvious the glorious pre release reviews were paid ones. The lighting is so poor there's parts of the game you can't explore at night because it's just to dark, I thought maybe this was added as a nice slice of realism, but when the goons could see me and shoot at me, I knew it was just c grade game development. The driving mechanics are shockingly bad and what should be the distinct sound of an American muscle car of that generation, sounds more like a chihuahua trying to pass wind. The sun looks more like a super nova that's on a collision course with earth, it's that unrealistic and blinding. In general the weather affects have that feeling it's 2006 not 2016. It's just a woeful attempt at trying to cash in on the previous 2 mafia games, which I'm not sure that the developers realise, that you actually were a part of the mafia. The soundtrack is great and the cut scenes are some of the best you'll see. Voice acting is very good, not much after that is a positive. it's an open world game, yet you have no interaction with it, you can't buy weapons from shops, food, drink, clothes, haircuts and all the things I thought open world games were about. The only clipping in this mafia, is when you're in sneak mode and you disappear into walls. What a terrible effort after promising so much, but that's gaming, it's a disgrace and good reason to never pre order anything.… Expand
  37. noirfx
    Oct 13, 2016
    0
    Do not waste your money on this bugged low quality piece of crap. Don't let beautiful visuals fool you, gameplay is so repetitive, dull and boring. They could start fixing hundreds of bugs, but they decided to bring some pathetic DLCs.
  38. Kel42
    Oct 9, 2016
    0
    In truth it doesn't quite deserve a zero. I mean the music is good. But that's about it. The score is to offset these fake 10/10s. This game is a big mess. Such garbage. I can't believe we're still preordering games, when lots of them come out like this. It's full of glitches, the graphics are horrendous, the shooting and movements are clunky, the list goes on. I just can't believe peopleIn truth it doesn't quite deserve a zero. I mean the music is good. But that's about it. The score is to offset these fake 10/10s. This game is a big mess. Such garbage. I can't believe we're still preordering games, when lots of them come out like this. It's full of glitches, the graphics are horrendous, the shooting and movements are clunky, the list goes on. I just can't believe people are giving an honest score when they give it 10/10.… Expand
  39. libso
    Oct 12, 2016
    0
    Feels like I'm playing Grand Theft Auto San Andreas on PS4 with same graphics that the game was released that year. All I can say is, Zero, Zero, Zero. Everything sucks, Even camera, FOG, Field of View, Texture quality in range and all sucks.
  40. Aoz1978
    Oct 9, 2016
    0
    The game is so broken the graphics are crap on xbox one it makes me sick that i would pay for this game
    No wonder hanger 13 waited to send copies to be reviewed it sad when i think homefront is a better game bla i will trade this crap game in blaaaa
  41. Sheev
    Oct 10, 2016
    0
    A buggy unfinished mess of a game. This was quite possibly my most anticipated game of the decade being a big fan of Mafia 2. Unfortunately it lacks the complexity of it's predecessor and ends up feeling like a half baked GTA clone. Remember True Crime: New York City? Well Mafia III is essentially a modern day version of that game.

    If there's an upside to it being released in 2016 it's    A buggy unfinished mess of a game. This was quite possibly my most anticipated game of the decade being a big fan of Mafia 2. Unfortunately it lacks the complexity of it's predecessor and ends up feeling like a half baked GTA clone. Remember True Crime: New York City? Well Mafia III is essentially a modern day version of that game.

    If there's an upside to it being released in 2016 it's that some of the bugs can be fixed with updates, but it shouldn't have to be this way. What ever happened to games being released in a finished state? I personally blame Microsoft and Sony for introducing DLC, making it the norm so to speak. Maybe the reason why so many games feel so shallow these days is that developers think they can "fix" them later. Well you can fix the fps, you can fix a few of the bugs, but there are some things you just can't fix like the industry.    … Expand
  42. EmilyMonster
    Feb 19, 2017
    3
    I thought this was suppose to be an opne world game, but I am 3 hours in and the only "open world" thing about it so far is sometimes you drive to a specific location with no side missions or anything. I am bored out of my mind and am going to quit if it doesn't pick up in the next 30 minutes. Kill some people, cutscene, drive somewhere, cutscene, kill more people, cutscene. Follow thatI thought this was suppose to be an opne world game, but I am 3 hours in and the only "open world" thing about it so far is sometimes you drive to a specific location with no side missions or anything. I am bored out of my mind and am going to quit if it doesn't pick up in the next 30 minutes. Kill some people, cutscene, drive somewhere, cutscene, kill more people, cutscene. Follow that pattern over and over and that is what this game is. The story so far is powerful in depicting racism, but that is about it. I have seen many bugs, biggest being while driving, a car just got crushed by god I guess and was halfway in the ground.… Expand
  43. AngryFarmer
    Oct 9, 2016
    3
    Ok where do i start??
    The hype was winning me over
    I bought it on my PS4 (not Pro) put the disk in updated the update 1.02 Started the game... Then it all went down hill.. The textures are smudged The lighting is in chromo black and white in some lighting like shops and daylight spots.. The weather is horrble... The FPS is a joke i dont get all the excuses i was playing WATCHDOGS    Ok where do i start??
    The hype was winning me over
    I bought it on my PS4 (not Pro)
    put the disk in updated the update 1.02
    Started the game...
    Then it all went down hill..
    The textures are smudged
    The lighting is in chromo black and white in some lighting like shops and daylight spots..
    The weather is horrble...
    The FPS is a joke i dont get all the excuses i was playing WATCHDOGS a 3 plus year old game and that was between 50-60fps what the Hell is Hanger 13 doing?? im not happy its like they made this game long sighted it is horrible i can only play it for a hour of so till my eyes are messed up..
    The rumour of the framerate is Sony have yet again made you want the Pro which to me is a joke.. So if i want 60fps i need a new console costing over 400 pounds?
    so lets put this in the spot light Sony are now saying Cap frame rate so they need new consoles to get the full potentail out of a game? So we have been ripped off again...... Before the PC fan boys jump in trolling heres the deal breaker just reading the patch is popping errors up on some peoples software and over priced hardware makes me realise everyone is suffering..
    ive been hyped on this game for my ps4 since launch was told.. After playing GTA5 on ps4 after ps3 the Graphics were pure eye porn but WTF went wrong here with M3 ? I think i know
    Lack of programmers and CEOs getting pressure off sony and Microdaft ( yes i did put daft)
    I would love to put full marks but i feel ive been ripped off and my days of gaming has come to an end i moved over to new Gen as im not a lamb conned into pc graphic cards and money sponges you with every release... I dont know if 2K and Hanger 13 will get the framerate back to 60 fps on ps4 but im not holding my breath looks as im going to complete it and trade it in forget the game 2 was amazing but 3 is another sucker punch in the balls... 2K hang your head in shame .. .Pull your finger out ill rather have a few errors at 60 fps than nothing and horrible blurred framerate after sticking my pc through my ps4 the frame rate was 22Fps    … Expand
  44. dr_yev
    Jan 12, 2017
    3
    When I played this game for the first time, I really liked it. I could see the bugs and the flaws pointed out by others but they seemed negligible in the face of the setting, mostly the music. Apparently, I exhausted the good parts of the game during the first couple of hours. When I played it for the second time it was a chore. The bugs become more obvious, the acting qualityWhen I played this game for the first time, I really liked it. I could see the bugs and the flaws pointed out by others but they seemed negligible in the face of the setting, mostly the music. Apparently, I exhausted the good parts of the game during the first couple of hours. When I played it for the second time it was a chore. The bugs become more obvious, the acting quality diminished, and it becomes obvious that the game is riddled with plot holes.

    The combat with the stupid AI is fun at first since the weapons have a nice feel to them but it gets old very quickly as bugs like being seen through walls become more prevalent.

    Such a shame! This could have been a fantastic game if they spend more time working out the kinks.    … Expand
  45. shiftyman
    Oct 9, 2016
    1
    great soundtrack, and the cutscenes are pretty neat, but that's all this game has to offer. The lighting is horrid, driving mechanics/damage is woefully bad, AI is so outdated, the weather pattern looks like it's on a timer, For an open world game there's basically no interaction with it. Plus you'd expect a title like Mafia 3, it would actually mean you're in the mafia, not some lone dudegreat soundtrack, and the cutscenes are pretty neat, but that's all this game has to offer. The lighting is horrid, driving mechanics/damage is woefully bad, AI is so outdated, the weather pattern looks like it's on a timer, For an open world game there's basically no interaction with it. Plus you'd expect a title like Mafia 3, it would actually mean you're in the mafia, not some lone dude hell bent on revenge against them. Biggest bust of 2016 so far.… Expand
  46. LucasOutland
    Mar 28, 2017
    4
    Predictable and boring story with only few interesting missions, most of game is must do repetitive occupation of territory missions. Boring and repetitive combat. You feel open world like it's empty and you're alone in the city. At the end, this game have no more content so there is nothing else to rate.
  47. zx2781
    Oct 12, 2016
    0
    I see this as a huge step back for the Mafia series that was put in the hands of an inept studio. Bullet points for me:
    Pros:
    1. Soundtrack. Adds to the overall atmosphere. 2. Open World with full ability to go everywhere. Cons: 1. Graphics. Look dated and washed out. Worst lighting I have seen in a game with an orange sheen at sunrise and sunset. Plugged in Mafia II to make sure this    I see this as a huge step back for the Mafia series that was put in the hands of an inept studio. Bullet points for me:
    Pros:
    1. Soundtrack. Adds to the overall atmosphere.
    2. Open World with full ability to go everywhere.
    Cons:
    1. Graphics. Look dated and washed out. Worst lighting I have seen in a game with an orange sheen at sunrise and sunset. Plugged in Mafia II to make sure this was not in my imagination. It is not.
    2. The writing. Horrific usage of modern phrases and contemporary theme of discussion not used in 1968. The overall story structure is sophomoric and did not have the hook and engaging feel of Mafia II.
    3. Prepare to be preached at. I don't care what anyone's social and political view point is until they throw it in my face after I just paid sixty bucks. At the beginning disclaimer they state they will be using racist and inappropriate subject matter to create authenticity. They do that well by:
    a) Degrading African Americans.
    b) Making sure everyone knows how bad Caucasian people are.
    c) Pushing the fact that America is evil...especially in 1968. Evil attackers of attackers of Vietnam. Corrupt and evil white men running the country.
    If you are going to preach your view point to the recipients of your story at least make it believable. The writers in this game embarrass themselves.
    4. Overall game play gets repetitive and boring. Does not have the dark drama feel of previous titles. Mafia has never been a real deep game outside of the story line. If you remove the an engaging story as they have there is not much left.
    5. Language. I would have lumped this with the writing but it deserves mention on its own. Prepare to hear totally unnecessary and over usage of the most profane vulgarity for no reason other than to try to be cool. Again I point out the almost sophomoric and immature writing I have had to sit through. I don't mind this language if used to make a point but all of this is severe overkill.

    Wait for Watchdogs 2 or replay GTA. This is in no way worth anyone's time or money. Is Studio 13 responsible for this trash? Hard to say and I have wasted enough time with this title.    … Expand
  48. expain
    Oct 10, 2016
    0
    неописуемо ублюдская игра, в ней плохо практически всё, даже не смогу описать всего, продавать альфа-версию игры за полную цену нужно иметь очень много наглости
  49. jewz
    Oct 12, 2016
    4
    Complete embarrassment. Everything about this game is at least 8 years out of date. It's like playing a bad Saints Row 2 clone from 2009. Looks, runs, plays like ****
  50. BrothaJeff
    Oct 19, 2016
    2
    I'm very sad that this game didn't live up to it's predecessors. It's actually nothing like the previous games.... All the beautiful details are gone in this game. The game feels like a empty husk of a shell. By details I mean the little things that immersed you into the game like being able to hit a car with a bat or punch a car and deform it. Seeing shattered glass fall around the carsI'm very sad that this game didn't live up to it's predecessors. It's actually nothing like the previous games.... All the beautiful details are gone in this game. The game feels like a empty husk of a shell. By details I mean the little things that immersed you into the game like being able to hit a car with a bat or punch a car and deform it. Seeing shattered glass fall around the cars when you shoot them and they have actual physics and fall off the car as you drive. In Mafia 3 if you shoot the trunk bumper with enough bullets the car will explode... In Mafia 1 you could unload a lot of bullets all over the car, riddling it with them. But once you shot at the engine of the car then it could explode. Mafia 2 you could shoot the gas tank cap and explode a car. Filling up gas is gone. Eating food is gone. Interacting with things in your house is gone. Paying off the cops is gone. Speeding tickets are gone... The AI in this game is so bad... The cops are imbeciles... In mafia 2 when you walk over a body your legs would actually walk on top of it. In Mafia 3 you just clip through the bodies... There is no longer a wanted person, wanted car and star levels system... I could go on and on. Just really disappointed and sad... The game didn't even feel like you were in a mafia... Wish the original studio just worked on this game... Or wish they could just remaster Mafia 1.

    I gave it 3 stars because the cut scenes were great and the voice acting was great and the music was great. That's it. :'(    … Expand
  51. Pushistick
    Oct 19, 2016
    0
    Pros
    - Soundtrack

    Cons
    - There is no mafia atmosphere
    - Ugly low res textures in many places on max graphics
    - Horrible shooting mechanics
    - Driving controls are unrealistic and floaty.
    - Game crashes

    That game has no right to be called “Mafia”. Real name for this trash is “New Bordeaux Vermin”.
  52. jankonrad
    Oct 18, 2016
    2
    Good storytelling with great cut scenes, interesting (but not necessarily likeable) characters, but the repetitive gameplay, the completely useless open world, with absolute zero chances to interact with, and the underwhelming visuals ruined the game completely for me. I didn't even have the desire to see how the story ends. Very disappointed.
  53. shooty_stealy
    Jan 4, 2017
    3
    short review DON'T BUY THIS GAME its not worth it buy mafia 2 its so much better even 1 its sad that 14 year old game is more enjoyable please don't buy this but if you really want to try it out well its worth $15 SAD I KNOW
  54. iIIPLATINUMIIi
    Oct 9, 2016
    3
    this game is hot trash. it is full of bugs, horrid sky boxes, crappy lighting, unpolished and unfinished. this game oozes rushing. mafia 1 and 2 were about u the player being in the mafia. it had class and immersion to it. the 2 games had some nice ideas and had room to grow and improve too form a awesome sequel but no. what we got was a game that took 10 steps backwards and took a bigthis game is hot trash. it is full of bugs, horrid sky boxes, crappy lighting, unpolished and unfinished. this game oozes rushing. mafia 1 and 2 were about u the player being in the mafia. it had class and immersion to it. the 2 games had some nice ideas and had room to grow and improve too form a awesome sequel but no. what we got was a game that took 10 steps backwards and took a big steaming dump on a series that is now dead. 2k has killed of the series with this one game. i seriously doubt they will even bother releasing a sequel. the game is more open with a much larger map but the missions are repeat and repeat. driving is rubbish and features like getting chased for speeding are gone. ai is dum and have no awareness at all. the open mechanics feel like they were ripped straight out of ubisoft game. world feels empty and lifeless etc. shooting mechanics are alright but the shotgun is pretty the only gun u need as u will go through missions like a breeze due to the game feeling really easy even on hard mode. story is decent but should off been under a game with a different game because the only that has anything ot do with the mafia game is your killing mafia members and eventually killing bad mr im racist boss. do not buy this game until its cheaper and when the updates come out that fill all the missing features this unfinished game missed out.… Expand
  55. Jezus
    Oct 9, 2016
    0
    Trash game. Mafia 2 was much more better than this peace of sht. It's actually really hard to spot the difference in graphics, lol. 6 years ahead and Mafia 3 looks even worse. From the first game Mafia series were about realism and atmosphere. But without all little details and lots of arcade elements game is much less immersive, and can't really be distinguished from GTA. It is likeTrash game. Mafia 2 was much more better than this peace of sht. It's actually really hard to spot the difference in graphics, lol. 6 years ahead and Mafia 3 looks even worse. From the first game Mafia series were about realism and atmosphere. But without all little details and lots of arcade elements game is much less immersive, and can't really be distinguished from GTA. It is like **** GTA clone.… Expand
  56. EHG15
    Dec 6, 2016
    2
    Muy malo este juego no se sabe que quiere hacer muy aburrido y repetitivo quiere ser un GTA pero se queda muy corto en todo los aspectos esta es una muy buena manera de matar una gran saga como lo era Mafia.
  57. ssgamer87
    Oct 8, 2016
    1
    I wanted to rate it zero, but i love the mafia series on a whole and wanted to commend the devs for their effort on the excellent audio track and excellent if not superb vehicle physics. Rest is deep fried cow patty shoved into the customers face. un-optimized piece of garbage. played both the ps4 and pc version. both are awful. Please don't make games anymore and move on to pachinkoI wanted to rate it zero, but i love the mafia series on a whole and wanted to commend the devs for their effort on the excellent audio track and excellent if not superb vehicle physics. Rest is deep fried cow patty shoved into the customers face. un-optimized piece of garbage. played both the ps4 and pc version. both are awful. Please don't make games anymore and move on to pachinko machines like Konami.… Expand
  58. jeff101
    Oct 9, 2016
    4
    I went out and killed gang members, took over areas of the city to expand my gang and killed many police officers and civilians along with doing brutal melee kills to people. Then I went home to play Mafia III on my PS4 its an average game at best.
  59. Epicly
    Oct 8, 2016
    0
    I was really looking forward to this game.. Paid the hefty price of 50$ and couldnt wait to play the game, but I didnt fell like I was getting what I paid for sadly... Its kinda like going into a 5 star restaurant and getting a happy meal, Mafia III is a huge let down, It has bad graphics, and I mean... REALLY BAD GRAPHICS, it looks like a 2010 game, yes the cutscenes are well made, butI was really looking forward to this game.. Paid the hefty price of 50$ and couldnt wait to play the game, but I didnt fell like I was getting what I paid for sadly... Its kinda like going into a 5 star restaurant and getting a happy meal, Mafia III is a huge let down, It has bad graphics, and I mean... REALLY BAD GRAPHICS, it looks like a 2010 game, yes the cutscenes are well made, but everything else stinks of 2010 (Playing on a high end pc).

    Honestly, I wouldnt even pay 10$ to play the game, Might be the biggest let down of 2016... *Sopping*    … Expand
  60. criticvideogame
    Nov 16, 2016
    4
    Mafia 3 a bad game that is not recommended the only good thing that has the game is its atmosphere and its graphical section artificial intelligence very bad the city feels as if you had nothing to do the missions are very repetitive and many technical problems in brief A bad game.
  61. hardkotian
    Oct 17, 2016
    1
    This is a disaster. It's a fraud. Don't buy it. Tons of bugs, stupid game process, repetitive "missions", lack of mechanics & customization. Everything is the same, multiplied. Delete it if you have already purchased it. Refund if you still can. Believe me, it's unbearable. Close it. Run.
  62. partyintheback
    Oct 8, 2016
    2
    Starts out well with great looking cutscenes, a fun opening, then it descends into an incredibly repetitive and buggy open world game after a few hours. The cutscene graphics are also deceiving because the gameplay graphics, particularly the ugly skyboxes, don't impress. Just buy the soundtrack instead of the game.
  63. UselessThing
    Oct 8, 2016
    1
    I was a big fan of the first two Mafia games but this is definitely not what I wanted from a continuation of the series. I guess I am just not the target audience.
  64. Nexcz
    Oct 8, 2016
    0
    30 fps lock, bad old graphic, crashing in cutscenes, AI is incredible stupid, main character is not sympatic, no original Mafia gameplay, bugs, terrible optimization overall.
  65. LiberalShill
    Oct 8, 2016
    1
    Save your money. Gameplay is buggy. Plot is totally NOT mafia. Why not Italian? All these things really make it seem like a bad GTA clone rather than a mafia game.
  66. theirrelephants
    Oct 8, 2016
    0
    Awful combat, awful driving, awful mechanics in general. The sole reason to 'explore' buildings seems to be pointless collectibles that have a huge icon above them so every moron knows that they can interact with them. The only saving grace is the soundtrack, but since I don't care about music unless it's absolutely killer (say what you want a mass effect 1 and 2, but the sound was quiteAwful combat, awful driving, awful mechanics in general. The sole reason to 'explore' buildings seems to be pointless collectibles that have a huge icon above them so every moron knows that they can interact with them. The only saving grace is the soundtrack, but since I don't care about music unless it's absolutely killer (say what you want a mass effect 1 and 2, but the sound was quite literally perfect in both of those games), they're not getting a point for that.

    This is a GTA rip off with worse gameplay in every single way, and worse graphics to boot. Despite the okay car physics, I still found it a massive pain to navigate around in a vehicle to the point where I was fondly remembering GTA 4.

    I have nothing to say about the story, because I was expecting it to be awful, and it was. Maybe you'll like it if you hate white people, but I don't think that's a very large market, and if it is then it's certainly not for video games. It's a shame the game mechanics are terrible too.

    They took what was bad about Mafia 2 and just made things worse. Mafia 1 was a great game, and it has devolved with every subsequent release. This is no exception.

    I doubt there will be a mafia 4 at this rate, and that's a good thing.    … Expand
  67. RagingR
    Oct 11, 2016
    0
    Sad, I feel like I had to make an account to get a point across. Fake 10s are laughable, comparing story narrative to Last of Us etc. It's just a prank brooo. This game had great potential but it was executed horribly.

    PROS- Soundtrack Vehicle controls Voices MAIN STORY CONS- EVERYTHING ELSE. AI dumb as hell side missions, worthless and boring. Filler missions, even worse.    Sad, I feel like I had to make an account to get a point across. Fake 10s are laughable, comparing story narrative to Last of Us etc. It's just a prank brooo. This game had great potential but it was executed horribly.

    PROS-
    Soundtrack
    Vehicle controls
    Voices
    MAIN STORY

    CONS-
    EVERYTHING ELSE.
    AI dumb as hell
    side missions, worthless and boring. Filler missions, even worse.
    Graphics, 2010
    Rendering distance skyrim very low
    customization? added to dictionary
    replay value? refund
    Bugs, but these are fixable so I stay fair and keep em out.

    Overall a 6 but seeing so many fake reviews 0.0.    … Expand
  68. AdiMundo
    Oct 8, 2016
    3
    This game is a disgrace. It looks like a late PS2 game. It's repetitive. It's boring. It's at 30 fps in freaking 2016 = a joke. I feel ripped off. It was the last time I pre-ordered a game.
  69. Rocketman64
    Oct 18, 2016
    2
    This game is hot trash. I really expected more out of this game, and some the ideas in it are great. But the game is so repetitive and hard to play that I found it nearly impossible to finish. The game has quite a story but it is not worth going through all the **** in the game play to get to that story. If you really need your mafia fix, get HBO and watch the sopranos, because unlike thisThis game is hot trash. I really expected more out of this game, and some the ideas in it are great. But the game is so repetitive and hard to play that I found it nearly impossible to finish. The game has quite a story but it is not worth going through all the **** in the game play to get to that story. If you really need your mafia fix, get HBO and watch the sopranos, because unlike this game it is actually well made. I would criticize it more but the game was so bland all I can think of is how I have just wasted 40 **** hours of my life.… Expand
  70. LuckyLuky
    Dec 29, 2016
    0
    This is game about a complexed racial afro shooting and burning and running over innocent white females and men. Its a game made with hate in mind. Shame it has a real good soundtrack, but i wont let my kids play it. It has NOTHING to do with a "Mafia" game, just the name.
  71. Code2ILL
    Jul 2, 2020
    3
    Mafia 3 starts off strong. Its characters, setting, presentation and sound are exceptional but are let down all too often by bugs. Once the long but very satisfying intro ends, the game-play becomes a repetitive mess. Cut scenes bring a great tone to the missions but once you are handed the reigns and get through 4 or so missions you soon realise that there isn't much to do in this world.Mafia 3 starts off strong. Its characters, setting, presentation and sound are exceptional but are let down all too often by bugs. Once the long but very satisfying intro ends, the game-play becomes a repetitive mess. Cut scenes bring a great tone to the missions but once you are handed the reigns and get through 4 or so missions you soon realise that there isn't much to do in this world.

    There are no customisation options for the character or vehicles as of yet or an option for fast travel, so once you've driven around the map for a couple of hours, you will notice how empty and dead the world actually is. Mafia 3 has by far the worst lighting effects and sky-box I think I have ever seen in a video game.

    The game is a technical mess and the game-play never lives up to the highs of the story.
    Wait until it is patched and goes on sale.    … Expand
  72. easymarketing
    Feb 26, 2017
    4
    I think Mafia works well but not so steady and cool like mafia 1.Also in my personal thought resolution and high definition of game is not better with less controls on game.So gamers needs more good controls over raceing cars in mafia III.The point at end is game reacts in a blurry and scrap
  73. triplex01
    Oct 19, 2016
    0
    NOT A MAFIA GAME

    This game has as much to do with mafia as any of the GTA games. You are some thug who fights other thugs and that is pretty much it. Driving is bad, the camera movement when driving makes me sick. Sounds are not very good. Graphics are meh, blurry textures and crashes. Menu is awful. This game would be better off if it was named something else but even then it    NOT A MAFIA GAME

    This game has as much to do with mafia as any of the GTA games. You are some thug who fights other thugs and that is pretty much it.

    Driving is bad, the camera movement when driving makes me sick. Sounds are not very good. Graphics are meh, blurry textures and crashes. Menu is awful.

    This game would be better off if it was named something else but even then it would be mediocre.    … Expand
  74. erpekechana26
    Nov 4, 2016
    0
    este juego es malisimo ha supersado en bugs a watch dogs y eso era dificil y es aburrido y tiene graficos de ps3 y una iluminacion de ps2.............
  75. paddystudmuffin
    Nov 18, 2016
    4
    I think the 69 this is currently getting on metacritic is very generous. It plays and looks poor. As a ps4 release its not good enought at all. What's with the cheap looking hud and text? Very poor options as well. It also took like 12 hours to install. This is meant to b AAA r u kidding. I reckon if this was released last generation it would be even lucky to get 69! Good -I think the 69 this is currently getting on metacritic is very generous. It plays and looks poor. As a ps4 release its not good enought at all. What's with the cheap looking hud and text? Very poor options as well. It also took like 12 hours to install. This is meant to b AAA r u kidding. I reckon if this was released last generation it would be even lucky to get 69! Good - cutscenes Bad - everything else. Very disappointing just traded in for watch dogs 2. It's a 4 I'm afraid. Below average.… Expand
  76. hagato
    Oct 10, 2016
    0
    Created a metacritic account to tell you how trash this game DONT BUY THIS GAME all the people giving it 9 and 10 have to be hangar 13 employees are something its straight up unplayable and the few times it does play right it looks like a ps3 game in 2007 the gameplay is the most repetitive i've ever seen its fun the first few time but after the 6th your like wtf isn't there something elseCreated a metacritic account to tell you how trash this game DONT BUY THIS GAME all the people giving it 9 and 10 have to be hangar 13 employees are something its straight up unplayable and the few times it does play right it looks like a ps3 game in 2007 the gameplay is the most repetitive i've ever seen its fun the first few time but after the 6th your like wtf isn't there something else to do....NOPE. This game symbolizes everything wrong with video game develpoment in 2016. DONT BUY THIS GAME… Expand
  77. stormboy
    Oct 8, 2016
    0
    Had high hopes for this game But what is available.Devoid of any excitement and beauty story
    Friends partiality aside
    this game
    nothing+
    just negatives
  78. EvGeniyIlyin
    Oct 8, 2016
    0
    по всем фронтам недочеты... первая мафия в которой нет русской локали... графика на пс4 оставляет желать крайне лучшего... сюжет - я еще не закончил ее, но не цепляет пока.... куча багов... мелкий текст если играть на большом телеке в зале... крайне разачарован... сожалею о предзаказе по фуллпрайсу... достойно талько распродажи... может к тому времени и патчи поспеют (Вот за ремастередпо всем фронтам недочеты... первая мафия в которой нет русской локали... графика на пс4 оставляет желать крайне лучшего... сюжет - я еще не закончил ее, но не цепляет пока.... куча багов... мелкий текст если играть на большом телеке в зале... крайне разачарован... сожалею о предзаказе по фуллпрайсу... достойно талько распродажи... может к тому времени и патчи поспеют (Вот за ремастеред Лост Хевена на движке схожем с ГТА5, я б хоть щас два прайса выложил)… Expand
  79. fallouts
    Oct 8, 2016
    0
    This incompetent dev can't even be bothered to optimize a game for fixed hardware. This game has wonky performance, regular crashes, poor draw distance, poor car handling and average graphics. Don't give those money who don't deserve it. Buy this on sale or better yet wait for the complete edition since they have chock full of DLC planned already. What a let down.
  80. sityoazzdown
    Oct 16, 2016
    7
    If you're expecting GTA, avoid at all costs. If you're looking for more of the same (Mafia 2), big chance you'll be disappointed, too. But overall, this is an ok game with an amazing cast of characters that has one of the best voice acting and cut scenes this generation has to offer. It elevates the story from a simple revenge quest to a real authentic journey for the protagonist and it'sIf you're expecting GTA, avoid at all costs. If you're looking for more of the same (Mafia 2), big chance you'll be disappointed, too. But overall, this is an ok game with an amazing cast of characters that has one of the best voice acting and cut scenes this generation has to offer. It elevates the story from a simple revenge quest to a real authentic journey for the protagonist and it's surrounding cast. The graphics in this game and particularly the cut scenes are also among the best this generation has to offer, especially for an open world. Graphics and story-wise, this game is superb (did I mention the voice-acting?). However, the gameplay is nothing to write home about. Missions consists of killing lieutenants and capos of one Mob boss, so then you can kill him. You have to drive to set location, and for the most part kill everyone, and then drive to another location and do the same, over and over again before the game decides you can kill one boss, in order to move to the next boss. Gunplay is your textbook third person shooter and nothing to write home about. The A.I is horrible though, especially in terms of detecting you. Stealth is meh because of it, but is passable. There are a few good things about gameplay though. There are a lot of interesting locations within each mission; For example, I'll be on a cruise ship for one, a firing range for another, a grocery store,etc. The three "major" bosses in this game also all have interesting themes and are all unique and fun. I will also add in the driving in this game is on point, it's tight and responsive; however it's a shame the open world is only there for collectibles. I also enjoyed how you can assign your underbosses districts, and the more districts you assign to them, you can gain the list of perks they have to offer (guns, vehicle mods, etc). To end, this game is a big grind fest, but is passable because of the story and interesting themes and locations set within each mission. If you don't care about story in a game and don't like to grind, avoid this game at all costs. If you don't like to grind but enjoy a good story, rent or watch the cut scenes on youtube or something. To me, I personally liked this game, passable gameplay, but an amazing cast of characters and story made up for it.… Expand
  81. giorgo
    Nov 4, 2016
    3
    Esto falla más que una escopeta de feria... claro, luego nos hincharán a DLC y parches y aquí no ha pasado nada.
    Luego os quejáis de los Indies, pero por lo menos los tienen mejor puestos.
  82. EvanGeistfeld
    Oct 7, 2016
    2
    Maybe it is just the copy I got. Graphics look last gen, Buggy as can be, NPC'S are dull, boring, and game play seems repetitive. I see everyone giving it a 10/10 rating, but I just couldn't find enjoyment out of this on the PS4.
  83. Nasos
    Oct 7, 2016
    1
    Weak and non necessary try to use Mafia franchise name to earn some money
    This game have nothing with original Mafia
    Lot of bugs and awful graphics and boring gameplay makes this game total waste of time
    Buy it next year, when it will be on sale for 20-25 dollars
    Don't even think to purchase it now
  84. PalkovicofPal
    Oct 7, 2016
    0
    Very strange narrative: Mafia 3 lofts a very heavy handed narrative of fighting a strain of oppression endured by black characters, which would be fine, if it didn't confusedly stage Italian Americans as facile, blank-faced, and one-dimensional characters only attributed with a characterization of being seething racist criminals that ought to be mowed down. It's a very weird juggling actVery strange narrative: Mafia 3 lofts a very heavy handed narrative of fighting a strain of oppression endured by black characters, which would be fine, if it didn't confusedly stage Italian Americans as facile, blank-faced, and one-dimensional characters only attributed with a characterization of being seething racist criminals that ought to be mowed down. It's a very weird juggling act that this game tries to perform by lofting a prejudicial angle upon the backs of another stereotype.

    The game itself is locked at 30 fps, has poor lighting, and skips often. I would wait for a patch if you're into games with nonsensical, and frankly, hypocritical and ham-fisted stories. Did not enjoy this game.    … Expand
  85. Vadim1989
    Oct 19, 2016
    0
    Mafia 3 has a great story and setting but what holds the game back is poor driving controls and graphical problems such as NPCs poping in from nowhere, poor lighting and poor textures, the gameplay also feels very repetitive with locations being recycled for missions.
  86. Revelation216
    Oct 11, 2016
    5
    The first hour of the game is good, the game introduces you to the story (which is good) but then when you're supposed to take over the city, the game starts to become horribly repetitive. You do it in the same way over and over again. It's really boring after 3 hours. The AI is really bad too, the enemies are deaf and blind.
    The story isn't bad, but the fact that the game is so    The first hour of the game is good, the game introduces you to the story (which is good) but then when you're supposed to take over the city, the game starts to become horribly repetitive. You do it in the same way over and over again. It's really boring after 3 hours. The AI is really bad too, the enemies are deaf and blind.
    The story isn't bad, but the fact that the game is so repetitive makes me feel that the "take over the city" thing is just to make the game longer. I was really hyped for this game after Mafia 2 but unfortunately this game isn't as good as its old brother.    … Expand
  87. Woad_Brah
    Oct 7, 2016
    0
    Buggy as all hell, dated graphics, simplistic and clunky controls... This game was nowhere near ready for release.

    Furthermore, this isn't even about the Mafia. It's more like a Black Lives Matter Terrorist Simulator.
  88. xuixuixui
    Oct 10, 2016
    2
    Халтура, графика плохая, оптимизация плохая,геймплей скучный,атмосферы и деталей нет, музыку вставили "чтобы было" персонажи прописаны хуже чем в гта 4, позор!
    Hack, bad graphics, bad optimization, boring gameplay, atmosphere and details not insert music "that was" worse than the figures registered in GTA 4, shame!    Халтура, графика плохая, оптимизация плохая,геймплей скучный,атмосферы и деталей нет, музыку вставили "чтобы было" персонажи прописаны хуже чем в гта 4, позор!
    Hack, bad graphics, bad optimization, boring gameplay, atmosphere and details not insert music "that was" worse than the figures registered in GTA 4, shame!
  89. robert357
    Oct 7, 2016
    1
    This game is garbage. Boring, bugged, ugly. They just recreate Mafia 2 DLCs. Even more! Those DLCs are playable than Mafia 3. Just don't waste your money and time.
  90. Kanonymous
    Mar 17, 2017
    4
    An interesting story, but tarnished by the poor performance of the videogame, and the sad system of generic missions, which will make us repeat again and again the same activities. Exhausting.
  91. MikiPsx
    Mar 21, 2017
    0
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  92. makitololi
    Mar 27, 2017
    0
    This game is bullcrap. **** of ****s. of **** of **** of **** of **** of **** of **** It's purely garbage.
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  93. Jaka
    Oct 11, 2016
    2
    please this game isnt done yet needed another 6 months of polishing up lights are glitchy including trafiic lights everything is bad lol im sorry but id rather play gta 3 or driver 2 whats the go with this game voice acting story soundtrack car mechanics. but than has absolute poor detail amongst other things just dont make sense including rendering thats piss poor lol like yous put yourplease this game isnt done yet needed another 6 months of polishing up lights are glitchy including trafiic lights everything is bad lol im sorry but id rather play gta 3 or driver 2 whats the go with this game voice acting story soundtrack car mechanics. but than has absolute poor detail amongst other things just dont make sense including rendering thats piss poor lol like yous put your hard work on one half of the game including the bayoa than got drunk off your heads and made the rest either that or on the green magic. the ai is a clear example… Expand
  94. francek
    Oct 16, 2016
    6
    I have to rewrite my review after playing the game for a while. The game itself isn't that bad. The story is quite good, characters are interesting, some missions are exciting, the open world is vast and with quality soundtracks it does give you the feel of authenticity. But unfortunately the game has some tehnical issues like overblured visuals which suffer from some low textureI have to rewrite my review after playing the game for a while. The game itself isn't that bad. The story is quite good, characters are interesting, some missions are exciting, the open world is vast and with quality soundtracks it does give you the feel of authenticity. But unfortunately the game has some tehnical issues like overblured visuals which suffer from some low texture qualities. The other problem is strange lightning with problematic exchange of brighter and darker colors. Also side missions look quite repetitive and collectibles are kind of pointless but the main story gives you drive.… Expand
  95. Vangan
    Oct 10, 2016
    5
    So booring game. Reminds me Saboteur and Assassins creed 1. Cant play it after 2013! GTA V wich is so much better, that you cant even compere those two. Also game have too many bugs. Every 30-40 minutes Of gameplay I am having strong willing to delete that **** from my ps4.
  96. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    4
    Oh boy. The first hour of the game was extremely strong. And the story is actually really good. The Combat omg is terrible and the missions are horrible. It is clearly seen that this is a first time developer with the sky box looking like a NG64 game.
  97. patatus
    Mar 11, 2017
    3
    en resumen el juego que se ha cagado en la saga mafia la IA es una basura tiene una cantidad de bugs digna de un juego de ubisoft le pongo un 3 porque la historia es interesante pero es que todo lo demás es una basura
  98. SNESStarter
    Oct 7, 2016
    0
    Awful. This isn't Mafia at all. It's a GTA rip-off that is so poorly done that I wouldn't even pick it up from the garbage bin. Technically, it's a failure. Story wise, it's a failure. Character wise, it's a failure. What does this game have to even do with the Mafia like the first two? Disgraceful.
  99. Jodle
    Oct 7, 2016
    0
    This game have nothing common with older Mafia games and if is this mafia game it s really bad i m disappointed. Please give this franchise back to original developers 2K Czech they know how to make proper Mafia game.
  100. troller19
    Nov 6, 2016
    2
    Zero atmosphere. I wanted to play as a mafia family member not some gang thug sh*t. Im fed up with next gtas. I desire mafia, true mafia. I want to see man in the suits not thugs.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 67 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 46 out of 67
  3. Negative: 0 out of 67
  1. GameCritics
    Jan 29, 2017
    60
    Its stealth is too repetitive, its gunfights too familiar, and its driving too boring to support anything else that’s going on. Despite how clever it manages to be in portraying the conquest and control of a criminal enterprise, the nuts-and-bolts missions feel like busywork, and it never fully explores the most interesting aspects of its setting. It’s better than Mafia II, but that’s damning it with faint praise.
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  2. Edge Magazine
    Dec 14, 2016
    60
    This is a game whose best moments are diluted by a torrent of filler, whose beauty is obscured by its technical shortcomings, and whose obvious potential is squandered by a lack of polish. That weird orange sky is, alas, the least of its problems. [Christmas 2016, p.110]
  3. CD-Action
    Dec 12, 2016
    70
    It could have been a really great sandbox for one evening. It’s a shame the developers decided to extend it by over a dozen completely redundant hours, because they had fresh ideas for around one fifth of the campaign and made the rest of the game repetitive as hell. [12/2016, p.48]
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