Mafia III

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. AgentAnderson
    Sep 9, 2018
    4
    Very few good things are in this latest Mafia game. The best thing was the story. There was a very good twist that I did not expect, and glad I did not read too much into the game beforehand. The late 60's setting in Louisiana is also good, driving from the city, to the suburbs was very good. Your CIA buddy, Donovan, was a great addition as was the priest. With the ending credits cutVery few good things are in this latest Mafia game. The best thing was the story. There was a very good twist that I did not expect, and glad I did not read too much into the game beforehand. The late 60's setting in Louisiana is also good, driving from the city, to the suburbs was very good. Your CIA buddy, Donovan, was a great addition as was the priest. With the ending credits cut scene, I was hoping for a Donovan/CIA game to be made.

    The bad? Just about everything else. AI is either too stupid or too smart. A few times you can change position in combat and they may lose sight of you and still shoot at your last position. Most of the time, they can see where you go. Even though this is not the place for rating add-ons, I need to mention that they should have been released with the game. One of them makes no sense as you rebuild your dad's bar and get no income back from it. Another allows you to grow marijuana and profit a bit from it, although you have to drive across the map to harvest it. Also, you cannot activate the DLC until well into the game. Profits from the grow farm do not add up, especially with the money you put in to upgrade the farm. If you collect Trophies, you will have to replay the game yet again to easily get at least 3 trophies.    … Expand
  6. 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 ****
  7. 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
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. 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
  12. witcher6999
    Aug 19, 2018
    4
    Очень слабая поделка, на фоне которой Мафия 2 выглядит шедевром.
    Набор скучных однотипных заданий которые обычно делают в подобных играх как побочные, здесь являются сюжетными, это просто пздц. Скучнее говна нужно еще поискать, хотя сама стрельба в игре и геймплей реализованы достаточно неплохо.    Очень слабая поделка, на фоне которой Мафия 2 выглядит шедевром.
    Набор скучных однотипных заданий которые обычно делают в подобных играх как побочные, здесь являются сюжетными, это просто пздц. Скучнее говна нужно еще поискать, хотя сама стрельба в игре и геймплей реализованы достаточно неплохо.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. brat1111
    Jul 16, 2018
    4
    The graphics seem to come apart at times, the character in-game look like a cardboard cut-out sometimes and the cars all float LOL. The driving is horrible and the car you drive slides all over the place unless you enter ''slow''-mode. There is no excuse for the crappy driving mechanics because you spend a lot of time on the road in this game and driving should be fun and smooth.

    That    The graphics seem to come apart at times, the character in-game look like a cardboard cut-out sometimes and the cars all float LOL. The driving is horrible and the car you drive slides all over the place unless you enter ''slow''-mode. There is no excuse for the crappy driving mechanics because you spend a lot of time on the road in this game and driving should be fun and smooth.

    That being said, the takedowns are brutal, the stealth is fun at times and I like the story and some characters.

    The price has dropped significantly now and I purchased my copy for 12 pounds. If you don't mind a lot of bugs and want to try this game out for yourself, now is a good time, in my opinion, but my advice would be to just skip this one.    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. visiblelight7
    Apr 9, 2021
    4
    Gave it 4 points for the story and atmosphere but i quit playing the game.

    I am not racist at all yet when I buy a "mafia" game, I expect to be part of it. Especially the third instalment. I played mafia 1 and 2 because I wanted to be an italian in the italian mafia. Playing a black guy and exploring racism isnt a freakin mafia game. I am sorry to all my good and lovely blacks. Thats    Gave it 4 points for the story and atmosphere but i quit playing the game.

    I am not racist at all yet when I buy a "mafia" game, I expect to be part of it. Especially the third instalment. I played mafia 1 and 2 because I wanted to be an italian in the italian mafia. Playing a black guy and exploring racism isnt a freakin mafia game. I am sorry to all my good and lovely blacks. Thats like watching movie about slavery and switching the script and instead focusing on life as a coloniolist. You ruined a series man    … Expand
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. brendo214
    May 22, 2019
    4
    Never before have I played a game with such repetitive gameplay. It had one thing going for it, and that was Donovan. But that even got messed up in the ending I got.
  24. Faxthtax
    Mar 22, 2020
    4
    This game looks great and plays allright.
    The problem is: It´s dull, boring, repetitive... VERY repetitive and buggy.
    All missions progressions are like this: You talk to a guy, you travel to 6-7 different locations and damage the mobs assets until you get access to some guys to shake down. Then you whack the lieutenant mobster. Rinse and repeat until you kill the guy at the top. End of    This game looks great and plays allright.
    The problem is: It´s dull, boring, repetitive... VERY repetitive and buggy.
    All missions progressions are like this: You talk to a guy, you travel to 6-7 different locations and damage the mobs assets until you get access to some guys to shake down. Then you whack the lieutenant mobster. Rinse and repeat until you kill the guy at the top. End of story.
    You get bored of driving around (there is no fast travel), you get bored of the constant rain, you get bored of using the crowbar 50.000 times for a B&E. The only thing to get you going is the story, and in the end i just skipped the cutscenes. I was bored to death. i just wanted to finish the game to get some Achievements.
    The AI is pretty dumb too. Especially on the civilian NPC´s who literally throw themselves like suicidal idiots in front of your car "to get away from your path". They are standing around like idiots otherwise. God knows how many people i ran over. Also in the end, i did not care to kill civillians. Brought a little more fun to it.
    The Police is even worse, You can speed past a patrol in 130, smash in to cars and clip down posts, they don´t care. Laziest morons in lawenforcement. But you run your car right up their asses they get angry.
    Enemies has the most common sense. but you find the tactics of hiding behind the corner and whistle them to you for silent knife takedown early. You will discover this fast to become dull and repetetive. It is more fun to go in guns blazing. Some take cover, some just run straight at you.
    At least they gave each weapon different balance. Each feels different to fire.
    Cars does not get fun to drive until you aquire sportscars. You can upgrade them in garages, but the upgrades are lackluster, and does so little for your car.
    This is a game for the overly patient gamer.. I myself just played this an hour at the time after a certain point
    It´s boring, This game is a failure on many levels. BUT, the game has a terrific soundtrack. two tracks by The Rolling Stones, who charges an arm and a leg for music licensing. So i guess we know where the money went.    … Expand
  25. gvller
    Oct 11, 2018
    4
    Fun game play for the first 2-3 hours. Very repetitive gameplay the rest of the game, though. Felt more like a mobster on Roblox than in this game. Really good and interesting story, though. Wouldn't recommend this game to anyone, if you want to experience the story you can watch all cutscenes on youtube.
  26. pytlar
    Dec 2, 2018
    4
    Looks nice, but so empty. We have just few additional activities, and all of them are so boring, so repetitive. The whole game is just one level, and then they just copy and paste it few time. Not to mention bugs and extremely bad AI
  27. tank_rus66
    Nov 6, 2021
    4
    Это трэш. Игра не заслуживает внимания, куча багов, ужасный геймплей, затянутая.
    Из плюсов красивые сюжетные ролики и неплохие геймплейные решения в дополнении. В остальном игра ужа на, не тратьте время.
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. naveedesahar
    Jan 2, 2018
    3
    I know people have difference of opinion but I honestly feel bad for people who enjoyed this game. I pity on them for have such a bad taste in video games. I tried extremely hard to enjoy this game but failed miserably. I enjoy staring at wall more than i enjoyed playing this game.
  31. 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
  32. Ldt1
    May 20, 2020
    3
    Finally got round to checking this out as i loved the first 2 games, the opening hour is great good story, nicely told, cool missions, but that changes so quickly, the gameworld looks ok nothing special but passable, driving is again ok its usable, but after another couple of hours i had had enough the whole game is drive somewhere shoot a load of guys using a very poor gunplay/ oldskoolFinally got round to checking this out as i loved the first 2 games, the opening hour is great good story, nicely told, cool missions, but that changes so quickly, the gameworld looks ok nothing special but passable, driving is again ok its usable, but after another couple of hours i had had enough the whole game is drive somewhere shoot a load of guys using a very poor gunplay/ oldskool cover shooter style, rinse and repeat and thats all it is,after 3 hours i sat there thinking to myself im so bored this is crap. it earns an extra point for the awesome soundtrack, but instantly loses it again as it feels like the devs done everything possible to stop you enjoying yourself, the same as towards the end of last gen companies couldn't get away with knocking out another brown/ generic fps game anymore, this gen we have all had enough now of big / empty open worlds with boring point a to b missions, a generous 3
    graphics 5
    sound/ music 9
    gameplay 1    … Expand
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. filip92
    Jul 9, 2022
    3
    Game with so much potential. One of the most repetitive games i've played. Rinse and repeat. It had some good moments from time to time, but overall the whole game is a waste of time. It has good cutscenes and a good music. This should be done much better because the main character is good.
  36. HTGamer
    Jul 30, 2019
    3
    Mafia 3 is a game with quite some potential, that ultimately disappoints.

    Mafia 3 is a story-focused game with an interesting cast of characters. Mafia 3's setting is the late '60s southern USA during the Vietnam War. The protagonist is a Vietnam War veteran who's returned home, so he's got quite some skills when it comes to combat and guerrilla tactics. The developers even included    Mafia 3 is a game with quite some potential, that ultimately disappoints.

    Mafia 3 is a story-focused game with an interesting cast of characters. Mafia 3's setting is the late '60s southern USA during the Vietnam War. The protagonist is a Vietnam War veteran who's returned home, so he's got quite some skills when it comes to combat and guerrilla tactics. The developers even included full racism and the language of the era in the game's themes. Some people may be offended by the racist language, but this gives the game authenticity.

    Purely judged as a game though, Mafia 3 is lackluster. It's not just the game's bugs (these have been addressed since launch) or its "unfinished graphics" (a frequent criticism). Gameplay is the problem, because it's just like every other Rockstar game. Controls are imprecise (you have the option of having aim assist on High or Medium settings or turn it off) and button layouts make little sense (why use the Triangle button for climbing, when everybody uses the X button instead?). The enemy AI is a joke, more like cannon fodder. And the mission design is both uninspired and repetitive.

    All in all, Mafia 3 is a game that may appeal to those looking for a game with an interesting story or unique period setting. But be prepared for some tedious gameplay.    … Expand
  37. Linzo48
    Nov 18, 2016
    3
    I actually feel ashamed and embarrassed for owning this game. Yes, that's how bad it is. You really gotta wonder what the hell happened when they were developing Mafia 3.
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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.
  41. 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
  42. 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.
  43. 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
  44. 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.
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. WalkingMoore
    Jan 7, 2018
    3
    One of the most anticipated games of the year. It was developed for 6 years. And what they got in the end? A spoiled masterpiece.
    Minuses:
    1.Suzhet: went to fight, returned another person. Close people were killed - went to take revenge, along the way to carry and killing half of the city. About character, behavior, charisma, intellect of the main character, I generally keep quiet,    One of the most anticipated games of the year. It was developed for 6 years. And what they got in the end? A spoiled masterpiece.
    Minuses:

    1.Suzhet: went to fight, returned another person. Close people were killed - went to take revenge, along the way to carry and killing half of the city. About character, behavior, charisma, intellect of the main character, I generally keep quiet, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

    2. Horrible monotonous missions, which bring only boredom. All the tasks from the section "come there-then - kill that". And nothing more. Already after three hours the game is terribly annoying. From the present mafia, there is nothing left. It's more like a godfather.

    3. Feels that the game is damp. The number of bugs is just off scale. And the hero now and then gets stuck in the textures. A car with ammunition in general has the property to stop anywhere, whether it be at least the middle of the road.

    4. Perhaps the most important disadvantage is a mediocre schedule. No, I'm not at all a person who only plays games with perfect graphics and all the time comes to the stones in games and digs, saying "Why so few pixels?". Simply, the very fact that the schedule has remained unchanged since the days of Mafia 2 leads me into true discontent. And in places it became even worse. Yes, in that game it was smart and even now looks very pretty, but for such a long time the developers had to create something amazing. Games about Drake and Lara Croft simply erase Lincoln Clay in powder.

    5. Artificial intelligence. Guys in the yard in 2016, in the end. It is very embarrassing for such a misunderstanding. Lincoln, crouching, goes immediately to several victims, and being literally a meter away from them, in three seconds manages to kill them all, and they did not even understand what happened. Well, is that it? And there is still the police, which often do not care if you violate traffic rules or not.

    6. The management of the car was spoiled by the addition of a navigator. So, for example, I do not want to go by arrows, but I like to make a route myself, as I wish.

    7. But this is already a claim to our legalizers. The most terrible subtitles. Not only do they have a small font, they are also shown as a solid block several frames before. It is replaced by 4 or 5 pictures, and the subtitles do not change. I personally would like the information to flow as the words are pronounced by the characters. Yes, they even did not translate the news on the radio, so the simplest thing, well

    8. I'll just say that a lot of chips licked with GTA, Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs.

    9. A small menu settings, corrupted brutality and charisma Vito, a feeling that it's not him, but his clone and much, much more. All the minuses can not be listed. And everywhere scattered money, even on the toilet bowl, except tears of laughter do not cause anything.

    I could close my eyes to many blunders, if in the game at least something was done perfectly. But alas. Is that the atmosphere of the game, and even then it is some kind of holey. To play, of course, the game is possible, but the pleasure, as from the previous parts obviously will not. So just kill time and that's it. I recommend it only out of respect for the very line of games. Mafia 3 should definitely be nominated for "The Disappointment of the Year". I was waiting for this game most of all, I liked the mafia first and even more, I was just delighted, the mafia 2. I expected an excellent continuation of the history of Vito and Joe, but got this ... I'm very disappointed, the developers just killed me in the fan .

    The final score from me is 3.5 / 10. A terrible mediocrity and disappointment for all the fans of the cult of the mafia.    … Expand
  48. Maxttvd
    Jun 17, 2020
    3
    Triste o método do qual a d sequência de Máfia II foi tratada, deplorável.
  49. Mindurbidniss
    Feb 17, 2022
    3
    Such a letdown. Full of bugs and repetition. Hanger 13 doesn't deserve this license. Also the soundtrack everyone praises doesn't have enough songs so you'll be tired of it by the second hour of play just like everything else in this game
  50. Br_AgSs
    Apr 15, 2019
    3
    Its sad to see the comparism between Mafia II and Mafia III , because Mafia III its such a bad game. Countless bugs, bad optmization, lame story, stupid driving, bad and boring combat, such a shame
  51. direfol
    Jun 27, 2020
    3
    Баги,мыло,машины появляются прямо перед тобой,унылый геймплей,тупейший ии,сюжет тупо для галочки.Это позор. НО если уж совсем делать нечего - играть можно.
  52. Virginiadicky
    Jun 26, 2020
    3
    I really wanted to like this game, but the tropes and stereotypes of blacks and whites were too much to build three dimensional characters and the game breaking glitches (getting stuck in the middle of the wall during a shoot out) made me stop playing the game after about fifteen or so missions. Play the first two but this one is like a b movie combined with a bad indie game
  53. Soma-Cruz1
    Apr 30, 2023
    3
    Story seems good but the amount of bugs is outrageous.
    Even a few years after release the game is very broken and requires frequent restarts to continue playing.
  54. 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
  55. 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
  56. 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.
  57. BogdanXdd
    Oct 20, 2018
    2
    Very disappointed. I just couldn’t play the game. I am a huge fan of Mafia 1 and 2 and i had huge expectations for this game. The only good thing i experienced about this game was the soundtrack. I can’t comment the story because the gameplay didn’t let me experience it. Just **** Don’t waste your time!
  58. ragerino
    Jan 16, 2022
    2
    Let me start with the good things. The technology used seems to be good. Congrats to the dev team.

    That being said, the game has some major issues. First of all the lack of a fast travel system. The amount of driving from A to B is really tiresome. Many times I only had to drive somewhere to do a short dialogue to finish a mission which is ridiculous. After some while the missions    Let me start with the good things. The technology used seems to be good. Congrats to the dev team.

    That being said, the game has some major issues. First of all the lack of a fast travel system. The amount of driving from A to B is really tiresome. Many times I only had to drive somewhere to do a short dialogue to finish a mission which is ridiculous. After some while the missions become super repetitive and annoying.

    The next issue is the soundtrack. While the selection is really good, it does not contain enough music tracks or speech bites for variety. Which leads to the next issue. The game doesn't seem to remember the radio station. After I got tired of constantly listening to the same track, I wanted to just have the radio off. This needed to be done whenever I entered a car.

    The worst part are the bugs. Sometimes the game just crashes. Sometimes I had to repeat a mission because it did not trigger properly. Sometimes I got stuck behind bushes which are impenetrable (hitting a bush with a car is like driving against a wall). Lot's of trophies are glitched.....

    All in all the game is a mess. It's almost like the game designers wanted to make a driving Assassins Creed game, just much worse. Some trophies are glitched. Loading a checkpoint sometimes is fast, and then suddenly slow (same checkpoint, e.g. in races). I am glad that I didn't pay the full price. I got the Mafia bundle heavily discounted.

    TL/DR: Awful, Buggy, Boring, Repetitive, Waste of time    … Expand
  59. 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
  60. MaxPayneIsGod
    Aug 30, 2018
    2
    A sub-par GTA clone with technical issues and gameplay problems.
    The soundtrack is pretty neat, the violence is particularly brutal but as a complete package Mafia 3 misses the mark.
    Could've been really good, but, well, its not.
  61. 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
  62. 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
  63. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    2
    A decent story, but excellent voice acting made this game barely a 2. The gun-play is also solid, but everything else is a boring, awful, repetitive grind. What a shame.
  64. 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!
  65. 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
  66. 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.
  67. 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.
  68. 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
  69. byterMC
    Nov 11, 2016
    2
    Disappointement of the year 2016. A game which is so good in the first 5 hours turns into the with same repetitive trash all the time. And let's don't even talk about the technichal difficulties this piece of garbage has.
  70. 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.
  71. 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.
  72. 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.
  73. 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
  74. 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
  75. 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.
  76. EdwardTomBoy
    Nov 19, 2018
    2
    Mafia III is a game that proves how repetition can kill a potentially great video game. There was so much potential with its great setting and amazing characters. The story is good enough to keep me engaged. However, that’s about all the game truly has going for it. It gets repetitive, boring, and just feels like a chore after the prologue.
    The 1960’s setting is done very well and is    Mafia III is a game that proves how repetition can kill a potentially great video game. There was so much potential with its great setting and amazing characters. The story is good enough to keep me engaged. However, that’s about all the game truly has going for it. It gets repetitive, boring, and just feels like a chore after the prologue.
    The 1960’s setting is done very well and is handled with great respect. The dedication to the time period is extremely refreshing. The characters are all unique and well voice acted. They all feel like they belong in the time period. But that’s where the positives end. The gameplay is mediocre with okay shooting mechanics. The driving feels weighty and accurate for the vehicles of that time period but ended up with me spinning out a lot.
    What’s possibly the worst issue with the game is how boring it gets. The missions are all repetitive and follow the same formula: Go to a district, cause a certain amount of damage, deal with the local boss, repeat. I did this a total of 18 times and the only variations are the items I needed to damage/destroy.
    In conclusion: the setting is great, but the missions are boring. If your interested in seeing an accurate depiction on the 1960’s then you might want to give it a try. If you’re looking for a fun gameplay experience then there are many other games to choose from.    … Expand
  77. TsunamiWavegod
    Jul 22, 2021
    2
    The bad:
    Absolutely broken engine
    Huge step back from mafia 2
    Boring cookie cutter missions bland graphics
    Bad AI
    Awful shooting mechanics

    The good:
    Decent stealth mechanics
  78. iCyanRyu_
    Aug 7, 2020
    2
    Finished the story 3 times. Some trophies won't unlock. I really love the story; it's very interesting and eveytime I feel like I want to know what will happen next so I continue to the next mission. But the game missions are repetitive. No fast travel. Glitches still exist even after 4 years. I cant save the game so I can restart from a checkpoint... so yeah. Terrible game
  79. Poriboshe
    Sep 15, 2019
    2
    Просто ужас. Не порадовала меня не графика, не сюжет НИЕГО. Но стоит отметить, что стрельба создана здесь весьма и весьма не плохо.
  80. Elpato1995
    Sep 30, 2019
    2
    Nur ein ödes und langweiliges game. Hat fast nichts mit der brillanten reihe von mafia mehr zu tun.
  81. Fersay
    Oct 15, 2019
    2
    What a garbage. This game is a low quality GTA game. Sucks sucks to the end. Piece of shi**
  82. Samergaming
    Jun 18, 2022
    2
    From the first 2 hours I felt boring so much and I didn't handle to play unlike with the other games in the mafia franchise
  83. Karma919
    Jul 8, 2022
    2
    My god is this game repetitive and boring. The story to this game is incredibly uninteresting with Lincoln being an okay protagonist. Taking districts and gang operations is how the story is progressed, but there are only 3 mission types. After the side character are introduced nothing is done with them unless you piss them off by not giving them enough territory. Weapons are passable inMy god is this game repetitive and boring. The story to this game is incredibly uninteresting with Lincoln being an okay protagonist. Taking districts and gang operations is how the story is progressed, but there are only 3 mission types. After the side character are introduced nothing is done with them unless you piss them off by not giving them enough territory. Weapons are passable in this game nothing really bad or good about thing. Overall just an uninteresting.… Expand
  84. Gg23
    Sep 8, 2023
    2
    The game is so repetitive almost all the missions feel exactly the same. You drive WAY WAY to much it drags on to much. I'm just trying to hurry up and beat it so I don't play it again it just drags on to much. It feels like days gone. The good stuff about the game is the music and the cars are amazing
  85. 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
  86. 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
  87. 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
  88. 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.
  89. 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
  90. 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.
  91. 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.
  92. 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.
  93. 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
  94. 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
  95. 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.
  96. 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
  97. 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
  98. 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
  99. grove2121
    Aug 17, 2020
    1
    I can't understand how this could go so wrong. I don't know why they did this but this might be considered a real criminal activity to butcher a good series of games like that.
  100. loonyever
    May 21, 2018
    1
    realmente decepcionado, un juego que a su actualidad no sea posible de jugar ni en lo mas minimo, es increíble que aun tenga bugs tan gigantescos, incluso creo que peores de los que tenia en su lanzamiento, se siente como un juego que nunca estuvo terminado, ni hoy ni nunca, lamentable lo que hicieron con esta gran saga, me quedo con el mafia II.
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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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