Mafia III

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. gardoc1
    Aug 17, 2018
    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.
  5. 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
  6. Tommypayne
    Nov 28, 2017
    0
    Okay, I'm slightly exagerrating a giving this a zero. But i tried so hard to enjoy it. Bought for $30. Never felt more ripped off. Awful, PS2 graphics, worthless repetitive gameplay, story sucked, cliche revenge story. Clunky controls (seriously, hold square to enter/exit vehicles, wow, just wow.) Literally the only good thing about this game is the soundtrack. THAT'S IT. Oh, i forgot, itOkay, I'm slightly exagerrating a giving this a zero. But i tried so hard to enjoy it. Bought for $30. Never felt more ripped off. Awful, PS2 graphics, worthless repetitive gameplay, story sucked, cliche revenge story. Clunky controls (seriously, hold square to enter/exit vehicles, wow, just wow.) Literally the only good thing about this game is the soundtrack. THAT'S IT. Oh, i forgot, it is glitched as f***. I had to restart my console at least 5 times due to a constantly recurring bug. Stay away from this game, Entirely.… Expand
  7. Gtyebd1488
    Aug 7, 2018
    0
    One of the worst games I've ever played.Bad shooting, bad plot, bad driving control, bad open world, bad stealth,disgusting color spectrum and lightning
  8. Kyuubei1985
    Apr 17, 2018
    0
    Luego de jugar a la saga de Grand Theft Auto, del primer juego hasta el V, pasando por los grandiosos San Andreas y Vice City, me meto de lleno en la saga Mafia. Me he sentido a gusto por las dos primeras entregas, que me han sumergido en el mundo de la Cosa Nostra, una de las más legendarias épocas de la mafia. Con detalles que fueron cuidados en lo más mínimo, desde el detalle gráfico,Luego de jugar a la saga de Grand Theft Auto, del primer juego hasta el V, pasando por los grandiosos San Andreas y Vice City, me meto de lleno en la saga Mafia. Me he sentido a gusto por las dos primeras entregas, que me han sumergido en el mundo de la Cosa Nostra, una de las más legendarias épocas de la mafia. Con detalles que fueron cuidados en lo más mínimo, desde el detalle gráfico, físicas, IA, hasta el concepto del juego, muy bien llevado, y que provocaba una inmersión brutal. Ahora me encuentro con Mafia 3, un título con una historia aún más interesante, ya que la mafia se ha diversificado, y ambientada en una época post-guerra de Vietnam, donde todavía había mucha segregación racial. Un personaje muy atractivo como Lincoln Clay, y un argumento muy bien hecho, al narrarnos una historia de venganza.
    Se ha apostado por el mundo abierto, un concepto del que se ha hecho uso en montones de juegos, pero aquí, está muy mal aplicado. Mapa y mundo completamente muerto, prácticamente todas las misiones son iguales, hacer la misma cosa una y otra, y otra, y otra, y otra vez. Aburrido hasta decir basta, monotonía pura en los combates, en la "exploración", venga, como un FF XIII, pero en vez de tener un pasillo, tenemos un mundo muerto, sin la gran variedad que tenían las anteriores entregas. Un juego que a las 2 o 3 horas, ya no quieres jugarlo más, de lo aburrido y monótono que es. Un concepto muy mal planteado. Y esto hablando del juego en sí.
    Si hablamos del apartado técnico... Voy a contenerme para al menos escribir esta review, que duele mismo (pero alguien tiene que hacerlo): Bugs de todos los colores y sabores (puertas giratorias, el famoso "modo muñeco", crasheos, desbalanceos en ciclos de tiempo, fallos de iluminación, IA que de inteligente no tiene nada, falta de animaciones, o pésimas animaciones). Todos los detalles que en los anteriores Mafia eran tan cuidados como a un bebé, aquí no existen. Si en PC el rendimiento es penoso, en PS4 es mucho peor. No había jugado una basura tan grande desde No Man's Sky (y eso que aquel juego era basura), porque no me explico de otra forma los 5 crashes que tuve en PS4.
    O sea, se hunde el propio juego. Y en lo que no se hunde por un lado, se hunde por el otro, en forma de la repetitividad que tiene el juego. tengo la fortuna de que me lo prestaron, porque si lo llegaba a comprar, me hubiese pegado un tiro en la cabeza.
    Recomendación: NO LO COMPRES, o juégalo prestado. Me lo agradecerías el no tirar tu dinero.

    After playing the saga of Grand Theft Auto, from the first game to the V, through the great San Andreas and Vice City, I get fully into the Mafia saga. I felt at ease for the first two installments, which have immersed me in the world of Cosa Nostra, one of the most legendary mafia eras. With details that were taken care of in the least, from the graphic detail, physical, AI, to the concept of the game, very well taken, and that caused a brutal immersion. Now I find Mafia 3, a title with an even more interesting story, since the mafia has diversified, and set in a post-war period in Vietnam, where there was still a lot of racial segregation. A very attractive character like Lincoln Clay, and a very well made argument, telling us a story of revenge.
    It has opted for the open world, a concept that has been used in lots of games, but here, it is very badly applied. Map and world completely dead, practically all missions are the same, do the same thing one and another, and another, and another, and again. Bored to say enough, pure monotony in the fighting, in the "exploration", come, like a FF XIII, but instead of having a corridor, we have a dead world, without the great variety that the previous deliveries had. A game that at 2 or 3 hours, you do not want to play anymore, how boring and monotonous it is. A very bad concept. And this is talking about the game itself.
    If we talk about the technical section ... I will contain myself to at least write this review, which hurts itself (but someone has to do it): Bugs of all colors and flavors (revolving doors, the famous "doll mode", crasheos, unbalances in cycles of time, lighting failures, AI that has nothing intelligent, lack of animations, or terrible animations). All the details that in the previous Mafia were as cared for as a baby, here they do not exist. If PC performance is painful, in PS4 it is much worse. I had not played such a big crap since No Man's Sky (and that game was junk), because I do not explain in any other way the 5 crashes I had on PS4.
    That is, the game itself sinks. And in what does not sink on the one hand, it sinks on the other, in the form of the repetitiveness that the game has. I am fortunate that they lent it to me, because if I came to buy it, I would have shot myself in the head.
    Recommendation: DO NOT BUY IT, or borrow it. You would thank me for not throwing away your money.    … Expand
  9. 666pro
    Jan 16, 2018
    0
    Ужасная игра. Даже gta 4 превосходит её. А для отзыва нужно 75 символов, поэтому всё.
  10. 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.
  11. 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!
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. starvid1
    Aug 16, 2018
    0
    Luego de jugar a la saga de Grand Theft Auto, del primer juego hasta el V, pasando por los grandiosos San Andreas y Vice City, me meto de lleno en la saga Mafia. Me he sentido a gusto por las dos primeras entregas, que me han sumergido en el mundo de la Cosa Nostra, una de las más legendarias épocas de la mafia. Con detalles que fueron cuidados en lo más mínimo, desde el detalle gráfico,Luego de jugar a la saga de Grand Theft Auto, del primer juego hasta el V, pasando por los grandiosos San Andreas y Vice City, me meto de lleno en la saga Mafia. Me he sentido a gusto por las dos primeras entregas, que me han sumergido en el mundo de la Cosa Nostra, una de las más legendarias épocas de la mafia. Con detalles que fueron cuidados en lo más mínimo, desde el detalle gráfico, físicas, IA, hasta el concepto del juego, muy bien llevado, y que provocaba una inmersión brutal. Ahora me encuentro con Mafia 3, un título con una historia aún más interesante, ya que la mafia se ha diversificado, y ambientada en una época post-guerra de Vietnam, donde todavía había mucha segregación racial. Un personaje muy atractivo como Lincoln Clay, y un argumento muy bien hecho, al narrarnos una historia de venganza.
    Se ha apostado por el mundo abierto, un concepto del que se ha hecho uso en montones de juegos, pero aquí, está muy mal aplicado. Mapa y mundo completamente muerto, prácticamente todas las misiones son iguales, hacer la misma cosa una y otra, y otra, y otra, y otra vez. Aburrido hasta decir basta, monotonía pura en los combates, en la "exploración", venga, como un FF XIII, pero en vez de tener un pasillo, tenemos un mundo muerto, sin la gran variedad que tenían las anteriores entregas. Un juego que a las 2 o 3 horas, ya no quieres jugarlo más, de lo aburrido y monótono que es. Un concepto muy mal planteado. Y esto hablando del juego en sí.
    Si hablamos del apartado técnico... Voy a contenerme para al menos escribir esta review, que duele mismo (pero alguien tiene que hacerlo): Bugs de todos los colores y sabores (puertas giratorias, el famoso "modo muñeco", crasheos, desbalanceos en ciclos de tiempo, fallos de iluminación, IA que de inteligente no tiene nada, falta de animaciones, o pésimas animaciones). Todos los detalles que en los anteriores Mafia eran tan cuidados como a un bebé, aquí no existen. Si en PC el rendimiento es penoso, en PS4 es mucho peor. No había jugado una basura tan grande desde No Man's Sky (y eso que aquel juego era basura), porque no me explico de otra forma los 5 crashes que tuve en PS4.
    O sea, se hunde el propio juego. Y en lo que no se hunde por un lado, se hunde por el otro, en forma de la repetitividad que tiene el juego. tengo la fortuna de que me lo prestaron, porque si lo llegaba a comprar, me hubiese pegado un tiro en la cabeza.
    Recomendación: NO LO COMPRES, o juégalo prestado. Me lo agradecerías el no tirar tu dinero.

    After playing the saga of Grand Theft Auto, from the first game to the V, through the great San Andreas and Vice City, I get fully into the Mafia saga. I felt at ease for the first two installments, which have immersed me in the world of Cosa Nostra, one of the most legendary mafia eras. With details that were taken care of in the least, from the graphic detail, physical, AI, to the concept of the game, very well taken, and that caused a brutal immersion. Now I find Mafia 3, a title with an even more interesting story, since the mafia has diversified, and set in a post-war period in Vietnam, where there was still a lot of racial segregation. A very attractive character like Lincoln Clay, and a very well made argument, telling us a story of revenge.
    It has opted for the open world, a concept that has been used in lots of games, but here, it is very badly applied. Map and world completely dead, practically all missions are the same, do the same thing one and another, and another, and another, and again. Bored to say enough, pure monotony in the fighting, in the "exploration", come, like a FF XIII, but instead of having a corridor, we have a dead world, without the great variety that the previous deliveries had. A game that at 2 or 3 hours, you do not want to play anymore, how boring and monotonous it is. A very bad concept. And this is talking about the game itself.
    If we talk about the technical section ... I will contain myself to at least write this review, which hurts itself (but someone has to do it): Bugs of all colors and flavors (revolving doors, the famous "doll mode", crasheos, unbalances in cycles of time, lighting failures, AI that has nothing intelligent, lack of animations, or terrible animations). All the details that in the previous Mafia were as cared for as a baby, here they do not exist. If PC performance is painful, in PS4 it is much worse. I had not played such a big crap since No Man's Sky (and that game was junk), because I do not explain in any other way the 5 crashes I had on PS4.
    That is, the game itself sinks. And in what does not sink on the one hand, it sinks on the other, in the form of the repetitiveness that the game has. I am fortunate that they lent it to me, because if I came to buy it, I would have shot myself in the head.
    Recommendation: DO NOT BUY IT, or borrow it. You would thank me for not throwing away your money.    … Expand
  18. 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.
  19. Fersay
    Oct 15, 2019
    2
    What a garbage. This game is a low quality GTA game. Sucks sucks to the end. Piece of shi**
  20. 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.
  21. 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
  22. Peiman77
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    another woked game. nice job you destroyed this game too ....the games are going to be just right again...
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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.
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. Maxttvd
    Jun 17, 2020
    3
    Triste o método do qual a d sequência de Máfia II foi tratada, deplorável.
  29. 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.
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. Memphis_ST
    Apr 12, 2019
    0
    The game left a good impression. Writers and artists have done great job, as well as actors who played the main characters (+ awesome soundtrack), but the game designers disappointed. In general I enjoyed the game and I hope see the Mafia 4.
  35. Pureazure
    Jul 19, 2019
    1
    One of the worst games i've ever played Played from 12 years untill now The game mechanics are horrifying The story is cheap The graphics are one of the worst Hardly connects to the second The colors are really bland Radio stations are few Cars look like #$%* It's very boring And much much more They exploited people's nostalgia 2k studio ... disapointed but not surprised one of the worstOne of the worst games i've ever played Played from 12 years untill now The game mechanics are horrifying The story is cheap The graphics are one of the worst Hardly connects to the second The colors are really bland Radio stations are few Cars look like #$%* It's very boring And much much more They exploited people's nostalgia 2k studio ... disapointed but not surprised one of the worst studios out there...… Expand
  36. 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
  37. 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.
  38. Elpato1995
    Sep 30, 2019
    2
    Nur ein ödes und langweiliges game. Hat fast nichts mit der brillanten reihe von mafia mehr zu tun.
  39. Kaan11
    Apr 7, 2020
    1
    positives:driving car is fun :) negatives:story bad playing bad every thing is so bad dont take this game
  40. firetruck92
    Jun 1, 2020
    0
    The game could go well if all the grinding was removed from it, but in its current form it is the worst game I played
  41. Aplastador
    Aug 8, 2020
    0
    Historia mediocre
    Personaje aburrido "Schwarzenegger"
    Bugs por todo lado
    Aburrido pésimo Nada que ver con mafia 1 mafia 2
  42. Gamer247Carlos
    Feb 20, 2022
    0
    Worst entry in the series.
    Game doesn't feel as open world as it should.
    Lots of bugs.
    Story was Average, gameplay felt outdated, wouldn't recommend Poor man's GTA is the best way to describe this game... play GTA5 instead.
  43. Jackanderson
    Aug 16, 2020
    1
    The game sucks! Going into the game I quit enjoyed the prologue but right after the prologue the game just becomes repetitive and boring. After for the prologue, all taht you will be doing is visiting A, A will tell you to what B is doing. You will destroy’s B’s business by doing the same **** thing. Going to one location killing a few guys, and destroying something by holding X. Then youThe game sucks! Going into the game I quit enjoyed the prologue but right after the prologue the game just becomes repetitive and boring. After for the prologue, all taht you will be doing is visiting A, A will tell you to what B is doing. You will destroy’s B’s business by doing the same **** thing. Going to one location killing a few guys, and destroying something by holding X. Then you will go and visit A and he will tell you that B is in the location that you just destroyed. You go there and you kill him. That’s it. You will be doing that for the rest of the game. The only good thing about this game is the music and they had a limited amount of songs.… Expand
  44. DeutscheJude
    Oct 10, 2020
    0
    Сюжет - хероборина
    Управляемость - говнище
    Персонажи - сброд
    Высокая сложность - наилегчайшая
  45. miguelgmm
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Uno de los peores juegos que he jugado de lejos. Historia malísima, mecánicas simples y repetitivas a mas no poder y muchos bugs.
  46. facupipu
    Feb 20, 2021
    0
    El juego en cuestión no es malo, es un juego con buena música y conducción; la razón por la que le pongo este porque a aproximadamente 5 años de su lanzamiento el juego es casi imposible de platinar debido a los numerosos glichtes que tienen sus trofeos, lo que a gente como yo la cual colecciona platinos se le hace una pesadilla
  47. Rodrigofodase
    Nov 3, 2021
    0
    Jogo mal otimizado! Preso, duro… péssimo. Parei na merda de uma missão de corrida que você precisa vencer mas os controles são um lixo. Não percam seu dinheiro nem se for na promoção.
  48. 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.
  49. 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.
  50. tugkankarakoc
    Nov 9, 2022
    0
    WORST MAFIA IN SERIES
    Same missions all the time. Characters are super boring and main character doesnt fit for mafia world.Open world is not living they are like mannequin. I hope hangar 13 dont make another mafia game cuz they are gonna kill this beatiful game serie.
  51. 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
  52. 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
  53. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    1
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! mafia 3
  54. 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
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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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