Mafia III

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  1. DarrMunny
    Aug 21, 2018
    8
    Great game, firstly graphically it feels and looks like the Sixties time period, great music to accompany the the old time feel. The cars are great and handle well, you actually feel like you have control.
    I like the ease of the combat system no button mashing, good cover system nothing like piling up the bodies, weapons easy to use. Plenty of missions to keep the interest up. Yes while    Great game, firstly graphically it feels and looks like the Sixties time period, great music to accompany the the old time feel. The cars are great and handle well, you actually feel like you have control.
    I like the ease of the combat system no button mashing, good cover system nothing like piling up the bodies, weapons easy to use. Plenty of missions to keep the interest up. Yes while the AI are a bit simple and easy to handle not a concern for me. Overall a good game that i would recommend to anyone who just wants a bit of fun.    … Expand
  2. gam3r22
    Oct 9, 2016
    8
    Not as good as I thought. Missing many features and graphical touches from Mafia II. Graphics are better on mafia II. Lincoln Clay doesn't even have a mirror reflection. Might return after I beat the story. However, story wise it is really good, for this reason it does not deserve a zero. Because of the story it's more like a 7 1/2 . Rent it from gamefly just to beat the story and returnNot as good as I thought. Missing many features and graphical touches from Mafia II. Graphics are better on mafia II. Lincoln Clay doesn't even have a mirror reflection. Might return after I beat the story. However, story wise it is really good, for this reason it does not deserve a zero. Because of the story it's more like a 7 1/2 . Rent it from gamefly just to beat the story and return it.

    Because there are many 0 rating reviews and I think it deserves at least a 7 1/2 I'm going to rate it 8, only to help fix the score.    … Expand
  3. Alespla
    Oct 13, 2016
    8
    It´s na amazing game with a glorious narrative and ambience. The matter is that people are rushing through it, instead of enjoying like a special wine. Yes, there are some things and details that could have been kept from the older Mafias, but the the overall increase in the story and the amount of gameplay avaiable just make for it. I hope some patchs are realeased soon to fix theIt´s na amazing game with a glorious narrative and ambience. The matter is that people are rushing through it, instead of enjoying like a special wine. Yes, there are some things and details that could have been kept from the older Mafias, but the the overall increase in the story and the amount of gameplay avaiable just make for it. I hope some patchs are realeased soon to fix the technical glitches, though.… Expand
  4. GamercastMMs
    Oct 7, 2016
    8
    Okay, rarely I make reviews on this site, but Mafia 3 don't deserve all the hate from GTA5 players, so far the cinematics and action is solid and on the spot, I find myself lost in the world, because it is so detailed that I feels like you have taken a time machine back in time. The stealth could have been better, feels repetitive and boring, that I prefer to take the gun and shoot methodOkay, rarely I make reviews on this site, but Mafia 3 don't deserve all the hate from GTA5 players, so far the cinematics and action is solid and on the spot, I find myself lost in the world, because it is so detailed that I feels like you have taken a time machine back in time. The stealth could have been better, feels repetitive and boring, that I prefer to take the gun and shoot method instead. I am not disappointed by the game in the 3 hours I have been playing it, don't listen to the people who compare this to GTA5 it is like comparing Saints Row to GTA5

    8.5/10 from me!    … Expand
  5. peteraff1
    Oct 8, 2016
    8
    Amazing characters
    Incredible Storyline
    Absolutely fabulous soundtrack Amazing graphics representing the period faithfully Rich and living world (even better than any Ubisoft openworld games) Good gameplay and stealth mechanics (looks like far cry, a little generic, but great) THE BAD Some glitches Terrible physics (Take Two needs to embrace Euphoria Physics in all their games)    Amazing characters
    Incredible Storyline
    Absolutely fabulous soundtrack
    Amazing graphics representing the period faithfully
    Rich and living world (even better than any Ubisoft openworld games)
    Good gameplay and stealth mechanics (looks like far cry, a little generic, but great)

    THE BAD
    Some glitches
    Terrible physics (Take Two needs to embrace Euphoria Physics in all their games)
    Driving is still horrible (worse than Watch Dogs 1, yeah)    … Expand
  6. joaopontesvaz
    Nov 30, 2016
    8
    Graphics: 7.8 Sound: 9.5 Gameplay: 8.5 Fun/Story: 8.2

    It´s one of the most underrated game of the year perhaps by some repetitiveness missions. This 2K/hangar13 production has a nice plot, very good storytelling and a movie/documentary sensation about what was mafia scene some decades before. I agree that graphics should be more refined (cutscenes are pre rendered) but it has undeniable    Graphics: 7.8 Sound: 9.5 Gameplay: 8.5 Fun/Story: 8.2

    It´s one of the most underrated game of the year perhaps by some repetitiveness missions. This 2K/hangar13 production has a nice plot, very good storytelling and a movie/documentary sensation about what was mafia scene some decades before. I agree that graphics should be more refined (cutscenes are pre rendered) but it has undeniable good gameplay, nice story and outstanding sound. The night and rain when combined are wonderful.    … Expand
  7. senthamizh
    Oct 10, 2016
    8
    When it comes to story telling, combat and driving Mafia 3 achieves something that feels fresh and amazing. Mafia is a story of a army veteran called Lincoln clay who gets betrayed by the Italian Mafia and is hell bent on revenge. Hangar 13 has managed to produce some really good graphics with this game. The story telling is really where it goes from present to past,
    Something like an    When it comes to story telling, combat and driving Mafia 3 achieves something that feels fresh and amazing. Mafia is a story of a army veteran called Lincoln clay who gets betrayed by the Italian Mafia and is hell bent on revenge. Hangar 13 has managed to produce some really good graphics with this game. The story telling is really where it goes from present to past,
    Something like an rewind theatre. What lets it down is the bugs and omission of much needed things such as fast travel, customization and lack of imagination.

    Hangar 13 has just used the template of many open world games and stealth games such gta, Hitman and splinter cell. The side missions in the game feels repetitive after certain point. The takedowns have different animation but loses its freshness as it goes. The shooting mechanics feel compelling and it really feels good when you hit a head shot.

    The characters in this game are given equal importance just like the protagonist. The protagonist from the previous Mafia game has been added and he plays a major role. We can call these character for help like supplying ammunition, support during gun combat. This is the only thing that feels fresh in this game. The cover system is good. The AI in this games is dumb. The people just roam around the same place, along the same path for them to be killed.

    Various key elements are omitted in this game. There's no customization. There is no safe house like the one used in Mafia 2. You can't change your dress. The soundtrack and the back ground score in this game is top notch. The 60's style of music feels good. The use of alligators in the game is limited but it is fun. The vehicles looks good until the frame rate drops.

    Mafia 3 as game is really good until someone compares it with Mafia 2 and other open world games like grand theft auto.. The game will of course get a patch where the bugs will be removed. I wonder how a studio that made a game like Mafia 2 which had some really amazing ideas came up with very less innovative ideas for a franchise that is almost equal to grand theft auto, bio shock.

    A little more innovative ideas would've made this game an alternative to gta. At lest they could've copied stuffs from Mafia 2.

    Pros
    1. Story
    2. Driving
    3 presentation
    4. Sound track and background score
    Cons
    1. No fast travel
    2. Bugs(will be removed)
    3. Omission of key elements that were removed from Mafia 2.
    4. Respective missions.    … Expand
  8. SuperkenGaming
    Nov 4, 2016
    8
    Mafia 3
    A perfect example of unawareness.
    Mafia 3 is sort of a sequel to mafia 2 in that its main character Vito makes a return, but sadly only as a throwaway... the star this time is a half black Vietnam veteran named Lincoln clay, his race is important to mention due to the fact the game takes place in the mid to late 1960s, and in the south at that in a fictional new Orleans.. so    Mafia 3
    A perfect example of unawareness.
    Mafia 3 is sort of a sequel to mafia 2 in that its main character Vito makes a return, but sadly only as a throwaway... the star this time is a half black Vietnam veteran named Lincoln clay, his race is important to mention due to the fact the game takes place in the mid to late 1960s, and in the south at that in a fictional new Orleans.. so expect to run into some racist trick or treaters and hear the n word used more times than in any rap song you’ve heard…
    The first few hours of this game does a great job of bringing the era and time period to life just as greatly as mafia 2 did…
    The world felt alive, hearing npcs on the sidewalks talk about martin Luther king jr, James earl ray, john F Kennedy… and the soundtrack in this game is just as perfect as mafia 2s soundtrack was…
    And there are a few nice touches to the game like the radio getting staticy when you drive through tunnels…
    And then the game cracks and becomes what it’s not and was never intended to be… A generic open world liberation game…
    Mafia 3 feels like an Assassins Creed game and ironically suffers from the same thing recent ac games have suffered from…
    Mafia has never been about its open world… It’s been about being a time machine... it’s why I loved mafia 2 and it’s why I loved most of the assassin’s creed games… Mafia 2 brought you back in time to live in a world that felt foreign… it made me feel nostalgic for a time period I didn’t even get to live through... it had me listening to music from the 40s and 50s in my everyday life and it immersed me into an epic experience because there was so much love, care, and detail inside of every main mission and the world around you… It all felt hand crafted…
    Mafia 3 shifted its focus from being an experience to being a video game the moment it opens up…
    And this is where its cracks start to show
    The game structure is the same throughout… You’re tasked with doing monetary damage to a quote unquote business… each business is different but despite this you do same thing over and over and over for 20 hours… interrogate a target.. They tell you where the product is... you destroy the product, kill some targets, and get an underboss to come out from hiding...kill him… rinse and repeat...
    Once an underboss is killed you can give that section of the city to one of your underbosses for an added perk, careful to keep all 3 happy so they don’t turn on you…
    You have to do this Twice to get the main boss to come out… and this mission to kill the top boss in each city’s section are the greatest moments in the entire game.. so many epic and memorable levels to experience here… and the fact that they make up less than half of the game is completely unacceptable…
    This doing damage to bring out the underbosses and killing them to bring out the boss is a great idea
    I have no issue with this formula being used from start to finish.. what I do take issue is the fact that the structure of these missions dont change…
    Every last mission should be as fleshed out as the kill whoever missions… which again are great points in the game…
    But especially after experiencing witcher 3.. there’s no excuse for your main missions in an open world to not even have half the heart witchers side mission do let alone its campaign missions…
    Sure make me do damage to bring them out, but make each mini boss its own hand crafted experience and story like the main bosses are.. Especially considering they’re required for story progression…
    They feel like rinse and repeat liberation points throughout...
    If that means the story goes from 20 hours to 12, I’m happy...
    a 12 hour masterpiece is worth more to me than 20 hours of the same thing beat by beat…
    The actual gameplay itself I felt is a bit unbalanced and inconsistent…
    The guns in this game took far too long to reload for the amount of enemies you had to deal with.. sure you can call in for help during missions, but it hardly ever mattered…
    You’d constantly get surrounded so cover didn’t matter, even if it did the cover system was super awkward leading you to pop right up trying to switch from cover to cover….enemies felt like bullet sponges, so you’d run out of a clip while dealing with 3 or 4 at a time and while you reloaded it would be over for you…
    Even on the games easiest difficulty I felt it was too easy to die considering the circumstances..
    And for some reason the main target in these missions takes damage like a tank…throwing the feel of the entire game away every time you encounter one…
    You could also stealth around and take out enemies ninja style if you’d like…
    Since you do have a voodoo doll to distract enemies and you can whistle to bring them towards you 1 at a time…
    The outside world is a bit of a letdown too, as cops hardly feel like a threat at all.. More like ornaments…
    And you have to constantly deal with citizens running to call the copy every time you hop in a car like watch dogs but worse...
    And they call them unrealistically fast as do the goons calling for back up….
    An extreme annoyance that I can kill someone before they say a word and it’s too late.. Reinforcements are here or cops are on their way…
    And honestly other than cut scenes or the occasional gunman dropping the n word... I felt like just another white protagonist as no one on the street treated me any different... which was odd considering you do deal with the city’s presence of racism later on in the game…
    But the racism seems to only be reserved for missions, failing to ultimately bring the world to life..
    I feel like those few missions would have been more impactful if I actually got to feel what it was like to be in the shoes of an African American during the mid-60s.. As I’m sure it was far more and far worse than just being called the n word every now and then and only if you were a mobster destroying drugs and shooting places up……
    That being said... mafia 3 still has its moments of greatness…
    The cut scenes, the characters, the sound tract… and the missions the developers actually tried at, all ultimately make this game worth plaything through…
    I Give Mafia 3
    an 8.0/10    … Expand
  9. icarusfalls
    Aug 17, 2018
    8
    As a long time fan of the Mafia series, I will admit I was disappointed when I first heard that Mafia 3 was steering away from the Italian mob. Now that I have played it for 20 hours or so, I'm fine with the protagonist change. I think this games story touches on some very controversial topics, but I admire it for that. Mafia 2 is still my favorite game in the series, and I often go backAs a long time fan of the Mafia series, I will admit I was disappointed when I first heard that Mafia 3 was steering away from the Italian mob. Now that I have played it for 20 hours or so, I'm fine with the protagonist change. I think this games story touches on some very controversial topics, but I admire it for that. Mafia 2 is still my favorite game in the series, and I often go back to play it just because I am so in love with the "NYC" during Christmastime setting in the first half of the game. Back to Mafia 3, I believe that the game is a lot less narratively focused than it's predecessors, and because of that it can start to feel repetitive after a while. I find myself playing the game in 2 hours bursts, after which I switch to a different game for variety. I much preferred the story driven missions in Mafia 1 and especially 2. With all this being said, Mafia 3 is still a good game, and I don't regret my time spent playing it. Just be aware that it is basically a sandbox game, punctuated by excellent cutscenes. You gather info on a bad guy, disrupt the bad guys business, take down said bad guy, then move on to the next bad guy and repeat the process. If you are a fan of open world sandbox games, you will most likely enjoy this game. I must also mention that the soundtrack is excellent if you like music from the 60's. There are only 3 radio stations, and there is less commercials and spoken word tracks than I would like, but the music is a good background to the action on screen. All in all, a good, but far from perfect game.… Expand
  10. Coolikethat123
    Oct 18, 2016
    8
    If you can get past its technical flaws, Mafia 3 is a good game with a superb story, a terrific sound track, and a phenomenal environment. Sadly there's not much to do around the city, but as a debut for Hangar 13, they have potential to improve upon their mistakes and make more promising games in the future. I would recommend picking this up below $40, though, seeing as how there's noIf you can get past its technical flaws, Mafia 3 is a good game with a superb story, a terrific sound track, and a phenomenal environment. Sadly there's not much to do around the city, but as a debut for Hangar 13, they have potential to improve upon their mistakes and make more promising games in the future. I would recommend picking this up below $40, though, seeing as how there's no multiplayer.… Expand
  11. Dal_ReviewedDat
    Jan 25, 2019
    8
    Having played Mafia 2 and not really having any fond memories of it - I got Mafia 3 on PS+ and added it to my library.

    3 months later... Bored, I downloaded Mafia 3 to see what it was about. What I expected: Some bad driving mechanics, a cliché story line, a poor-mans GTAV. What I got: A really fun GTAV rip off with a story I really loved. The settings of 1960s America, the    Having played Mafia 2 and not really having any fond memories of it - I got Mafia 3 on PS+ and added it to my library.

    3 months later...

    Bored, I downloaded Mafia 3 to see what it was about.

    What I expected: Some bad driving mechanics, a cliché story line, a poor-mans GTAV.

    What I got: A really fun GTAV rip off with a story I really loved. The settings of 1960s America, the race riots and failed war on Vietnam, the anti communism racist Americans and playing as a black veteran, made for a really interesting set up, and from the first mission, you are on an excellent revenge story, slowly turning the knife on a mob boss who owns the city which is split between a handful of varied districts.
    There's a lot of duck-and-cover mechanics going on, and AI isn't the best, but it's relentlessly fun to play through. The limiting of ammo and weapons to begin with, made the first half of the game a pleasure as I was forced to grab guns from dead foes to get further in the sh1t.

    As games go, it's not terribly original, it's not anything you've not seen before, but regardless, when I watched the credits go after 50hrs of playing, I looked back and thought, that was pure fun.

    Don't listen to the negative reviews - if you can get this for £10 pre owned, its a fun as fook game to play through    … Expand
  12. Vapor96
    Dec 30, 2019
    8
    An interesting setting, a gripping story, and the nostalgic 1960s feel of the lively open world make Mafia III an enjoyable game despite the extremely repetitive "take down all these rackets" formula, and noticeable performance issues.
  13. daBurger237
    Oct 11, 2016
    8
    A highly anticipated game that sadly falls short of expectations. Plagues of technical errors and poor graphics that makes it look like it was released during the hay day of the last generation. However, the story that has been crafted makes the game worth the play through. The setting was perfectly crafted with the soundtrack of this game being possibly one of the best in years.

    Many    A highly anticipated game that sadly falls short of expectations. Plagues of technical errors and poor graphics that makes it look like it was released during the hay day of the last generation. However, the story that has been crafted makes the game worth the play through. The setting was perfectly crafted with the soundtrack of this game being possibly one of the best in years.

    Many are comparing Mafia III to GTA 5. Mainly because of the open world style, along with the purpose of the game being to take out bosses and remove unwanted threats at your pleasure. But, I would like to remind players of another game from Rockstar: L.A. Noire. If anyone has played L.A. Noire, you will find that Mafia accurately resembles that, instead of GTA 5. Despite both games being open-world, there is not much interaction with it despite side missions. Both games perfectly place the player into the 50's (L.A. Noire) and the late 60's (Mafia III), both have excellent sound tracks and both rely upon the story over its other elements.    … Expand
  14. CharlesFBronson
    Oct 8, 2016
    8
    OK the ridiculousness of these "reviews" went top on this one so instead of review you will have to trust me on saying I have been playing both Mafia and GTA series since the beginning and Im having really good times with this one.How can anyone say graphics are bad is beyond me.In my opinion GTA 5 looks better at some points but Mafia 3 still holds up and character faces are actuallyOK the ridiculousness of these "reviews" went top on this one so instead of review you will have to trust me on saying I have been playing both Mafia and GTA series since the beginning and Im having really good times with this one.How can anyone say graphics are bad is beyond me.In my opinion GTA 5 looks better at some points but Mafia 3 still holds up and character faces are actually better here.Same goes to weather changing and ragdoll effects that are incredibly fun and natural.So far Rockstar games was best at this but this game is at least on a same level if not better.Story Is also very good and quite narrative but that was always the case of Mafia games.And that you play as a black protagonist ? In GTA: San Andreas no one cared so why is it problem now?! Only real difference is that you are more driven by revenge.Little like Punisher which I like :) Plus do I have to mention that racism was pretty big thing turning these times in America? Game even point that out at the beginning. Anyway if you enjoy games like Scarface, Godfather, GTA, Sleeping dogs and of course Mafia you should not be disappointed with this one and have many hours of fun.… Expand
  15. Funkyguy786
    Oct 11, 2016
    8
    No man's sky gets a higher review score than MAFIA?! What a joke! Mafia 3 is awesome. Don't know how this game doesn't get any credit. Solid story, side missions, hours of gameplay, Decent graphics which looks much more polished than GTA. Excellent character presentation. Minor bugs which I'm sure will be sorted like most other games at launch. Mafia starts of rather slow and can beNo man's sky gets a higher review score than MAFIA?! What a joke! Mafia 3 is awesome. Don't know how this game doesn't get any credit. Solid story, side missions, hours of gameplay, Decent graphics which looks much more polished than GTA. Excellent character presentation. Minor bugs which I'm sure will be sorted like most other games at launch. Mafia starts of rather slow and can be repetitive but gets more interesting as you progress further. Not that bad to get a 0! What you people smoking?… Expand
  16. KING_KEIGS
    Oct 8, 2016
    8
    Look lets just get this out here right now...ITS NOT GTA but if you already know that its a solid game great cut scenes music and I like the story and the 60's. It also makes it real with the racism they did not play sensitive rather a Quentin Tarantino approach.The gameplay could be better but atleast its not bad like Homefront!!!
  17. roundtablegamer
    Oct 18, 2016
    8
    Hangar 13 brings us the next installment of the Mafia franchise with Mafia 3: does this third installment become the Don, or does it get buried with the fishes?
    Mafia 3 takes place in 1968 in the southern United States city of New Bordeaux, a re-creation of New Orleans. You play as Lincoln Clay, a bi-racial Vietnam veteran and orphan who never felt like he belonged anywhere. Returning    Hangar 13 brings us the next installment of the Mafia franchise with Mafia 3: does this third installment become the Don, or does it get buried with the fishes?
    Mafia 3 takes place in 1968 in the southern United States city of New Bordeaux, a re-creation of New Orleans. You play as Lincoln Clay, a bi-racial Vietnam veteran and orphan who never felt like he belonged anywhere. Returning from the war you fall back in with the only family you’ve ever known (the black mob), and find out that your family is in debt to the Italian mob and it has to be repaid. When you pull off a job with the Italians to repay the debt they betray you and leave you for dead. Clay sets out on a revenge mission to take down Sal Marcano, his family, and his empire.
    Mafia 3 is an open world third-person shooter that does some things well and others not so much. In Mafia 3 you will recruit three different capos: Cassandra, the leader of the Haitian gang, Vito Scaletta, an exiled member of the Italian Mafia from empire bay, and Burke, leader of the Irish mob who also lost his son because of the Marcanos.
    There are a total of ten districts to control and each district has a certain crime syndicate that you must take over; you can destroy their supplies, interrogate the informants, or kill the leaders and enforcers. By the 5th district it becomes a bit tedious as you do the same thing over and over again, and going the extra mile more than you need to just to get more money. Taking over rackets allows you to assign one of your capos to run the racket and will allow a bigger kickback to you. Once an entire district is taken over and the boss is killed, you then have a sit down with your capos and assign one of them to the district which will unlock a new perk for you.
    The driving in this game feels smooth, with the muscle cars pulling tight corners with a nice drift. Unfortunately, the cars in the game are not licensed.
    Mafia 3 is good, but does not keep you interested for more than 20 hours. The soundtrack is fantastic, filled with classic rock and roll, jazz and country from the 50's and 60's. The unfortunate thing about the game is that it becomes very repetitive with each district, the collectibles are a bit tedious, and the world that was so alive during the time of the 60's seems a bit dull. However, you can’t help but continue to see how the story unfolds as you attempt to collect as much money as possible.
    Pros: story, time period, character development, writing, soundtrack
    Cons: glitches, mechanics, repetitive, lifeless environment and collectibles.
    Mafia 3: 8/10
    Reviewed by ICE at Gamers of the Round Table    … Expand
  18. kratos_kratos
    Oct 8, 2016
    8
    This is one of the few times I review a video game that I DON’T actually like. I greatly fond this kind of games. I have played every one major title of those open world AAA titles
  19. Grizpin
    Oct 10, 2016
    8
    It's not GTA and I wasn't hoping it would be. I was hoping for a game that brought back elements of the original Godfather game and after playing over 25 hours, Mafia 3 delivers. It borrows elements of GTA through it's 2 hour opening story missions and in its game world design. It borrows gameplay mechanics of other great games too (i.e. Arkham City and Hitman). This may not make it betterIt's not GTA and I wasn't hoping it would be. I was hoping for a game that brought back elements of the original Godfather game and after playing over 25 hours, Mafia 3 delivers. It borrows elements of GTA through it's 2 hour opening story missions and in its game world design. It borrows gameplay mechanics of other great games too (i.e. Arkham City and Hitman). This may not make it better than any of those games individually, but combined, it creates a comfortably familiar experience in its own game.

    Once you complete the introduction story and are introduced to the cast of characters, the game walks you through taking over your first territory. You are free to take out/over as many rackets as you like until you do enough damage to claim the territory as your own. You will also need to collect fuses that are spread around town (along with collectible album covers, playboy and hot rod magazines, and Vargas paintings). These fuses need to be collected to tap into junction boxes in each district that act as wire taps to controlling the area. Once you have control of the rackets and tapped the junction boxes you are given control of the territory and access to your first underboss. The city then opens 2 more territories for you to continue your power grab and extract your revenge on the top crime boss who double crossed you.

    As you unlock each territory a new underboss is at your disposal. As you gain new underbosses you begin to feel more powerful based on the skills and services they provide. You start to feel like you are climbing your way up the ladder of the underworld. These underbosses are important to how you would like to tailor the game to your play style. Each one has more perks that are opened to you the better you treat them. These perks come in the form of weapons, explosives, man power, influencing police, and improving personal traits... to mention just a few. Depending on how you choose to build your empire will be the way you choose to take care of the underboss who aligns with the skills most important to you. Don't disrespect any one of them though or they will rebel and rise against you.

    This is where I'm at in the game and am enjoying it so far. It's not a perfect game. It's not too difficult. Using stealth to thin out groups of enemies helps improve your chances. rather than trying to take them all on in a gun fight. I'm sure as I gain access to the ability to call in manpower from Vito Scarletta I will be able to go toe to toe more often. I'm playing on hard difficulty with low aim assist and using simulated driving mode instead of the 'normal' mode (which is more forgiving in how the vehicles handle). Sim mode makes it more challenging when attempting to evade the police who come after you with abandon once they have been alerted to a crime you commit. Some times you can't outrun them in your vehicle and the best thing to do is get out and hoof it. I look forward to what lies ahead in the 7 remaining districts I have yet to encounter. That's a gripe I had with GTA was that the map in single player was great but I never really had a reason to travel around the city other than to get to the next story mission. In Mafia 3 I'm traveling back and forth taking care of my underbosses and taking over rackets. In the end it feels like it will be an 80+ hour game for me but I like to take my time and enjoy the experience.    … Expand
  20. WhiteGuy
    Oct 7, 2016
    8
    The world needs more devs like the ones responsible for Mafia III. Really great setting and characters that remind us of all the racism that was bad back then just as it is today. Video games don't get a free pass in that regard just because they're entertainment. I thank the devs for delivering this amazing game, I just hope they fix the few technical issues.
  21. ruialex23
    Oct 7, 2016
    8
    It's not polished. That's a fact. It was rushed... But! On the contrary of most haters, I love the game. I truly do. The story and simple gameplay overshadow some big issues. Gotta love the stealth! Hell, I love the story so far. 5 years I waited to see Vito. 5 years. And I'm not disappointed. Tears when I saw him. He's one hell of a character.
    To those talking crap about the graphics and    It's not polished. That's a fact. It was rushed... But! On the contrary of most haters, I love the game. I truly do. The story and simple gameplay overshadow some big issues. Gotta love the stealth! Hell, I love the story so far. 5 years I waited to see Vito. 5 years. And I'm not disappointed. Tears when I saw him. He's one hell of a character.
    To those talking crap about the graphics and fps, please remember the disaster that AC Unity was. Beautiful graphics, crap story, crap gameplay, crap fps.
    At least Mafia 3 keeps up with the fps, gameplay and story. Graphics variate from time to time. Cutscenes are amazing. Lips sync is perfect.
    The documentary style is absolutely perfect and fresh.
    Over and above all.... I wouldn't trade my sweet collector's edition.    … Expand
  22. Vindalism
    Oct 8, 2016
    8
    First of all, i would like to say this is a GOOD game, NOT GREAT, but good. Especially if you are a fan of open world action game.

    +Interesting Story and characters +Interesting collectibles (if you know what i mean) +Satisfying gun play and combat +Different car types handle differently +Cool Art style -Side missions and clearing a district sometimes feel like a grind -Graphics    First of all, i would like to say this is a GOOD game, NOT GREAT, but good. Especially if you are a fan of open world action game.

    +Interesting Story and characters
    +Interesting collectibles (if you know what i mean)
    +Satisfying gun play and combat
    +Different car types handle differently
    +Cool Art style

    -Side missions and clearing a district sometimes feel like a grind
    -Graphics are not really next-gen so to speak (occasional pop ins, jaggy objects, bizarre day and night transitions) I'm sure there are more but I personally have not noticed or affected by them.

    Overall, this game have some flaws here and there, but the gameplay and story is enjoyable and fun, where GTA is a satirical version of real life places, MAFIA III take itself very seriously, definitely a breathe of fresh air in this genre. If you love open world action games, do yourself a favor and pick this game up.    … Expand
  23. randombaconpilo
    Oct 8, 2016
    8
    Game is great! Its a bit dark and really racist but that is there to show the life of a black man in 1968. Driving mechanics are good, you can do drive-bys and stuff, steering is a bit rough though. Gunplay is well-made and the guns sound real and the kill animations are on point. The music is SO good with a ton of music from Lincoln's time period. The story is really good and the voiceGame is great! Its a bit dark and really racist but that is there to show the life of a black man in 1968. Driving mechanics are good, you can do drive-bys and stuff, steering is a bit rough though. Gunplay is well-made and the guns sound real and the kill animations are on point. The music is SO good with a ton of music from Lincoln's time period. The story is really good and the voice acting and mouth-syncing is also on point.

    8/10    … Expand
  24. Kamexbr244
    Oct 8, 2016
    8
    the game is good, I know it has been developed since 2012, but unfortunately the graphics leave something to be desired at the same time it is beautiful, it's ugly, blurred through image, and has many bugs, anyone compare with gta, not anything gta . It mafia and mafia. They need to fix many bugs.
  25. legobenny
    Oct 8, 2016
    8
    Despite a few technical issues, I have really enjoyed what i have played of the Mafia so far. They have captured the alienation of African-Americans in this time period really well, and the story is riddled with classic Mafia-esque themes; betrayal, and revenge. When they release an update for this game it will make it even better as well! Can't wait for it :)
  26. Karlclarkson
    Oct 8, 2016
    8
    First and foremost I would like to say and to acknowledge that I have never written a Metacritic review. I want that to be know now. I did not create this account to review this game, and this game only. So lets begin with the review of Mafia 3.

    My first impression's of Mafia 3 are extremely favorable. The story is good and very well could be a movie, and in all honesty, its the    First and foremost I would like to say and to acknowledge that I have never written a Metacritic review. I want that to be know now. I did not create this account to review this game, and this game only. So lets begin with the review of Mafia 3.

    My first impression's of Mafia 3 are extremely favorable. The story is good and very well could be a movie, and in all honesty, its the reason to continue playing the game. The voice acting, script, and soundtrack are 10/10. The Story is not only compelling yet multi-leveled.

    If you come into this game assuming it is all death and destruction you will be disappointed, or pleasantly surprised. The Story is not only hard hitting, it also shows a very human and emotional side. The story and pacing is very good. The soundtrack is very much Vietnam era. It is amazing. From Otis Redding to CCR. It is amazing. I found myself driving around in the car just to listen to the radio.

    Moving on from Soundtrack and story(with that said story and soundtrack get a 10), Lets go to actual mechanics. This is where Mafia 3 starts to stutter. It doesn't break, but it certainly starts to bend. The AI is extremely easy, all most to the point that it is laughable. However, if like me, you want to feel like Jason Bourne and just burn people, you will find it fun to play. I will say if you want a more realistic sense of enemies, this game doesn't deliver. Moving cover to cover sometimes seems clunky and a pain really, yet, not to the point that it ruins the overall experience. Aiming is tight and responsive depending on Aim Assist(which can be changed at will during campaign.) I never found it a problem until hit detection didn't work, which, trust me it won't sometimes. Moving, running, and vaulting does feel unrefined. It can throw you off more than once. You will find yourself in full view of the Police, or enemies simply for the fact the cover system just failed. The mechanics need serious work. Again, not a deal breaker, yet annoying.

    Driving Mechanics. The cars feel heavy and unresponsive. Yet believable. It just works. It doesn't feel like Forza, nor should it. Its meant to be a period piece and I think they did a great job with it. The driving in my opinion is spot on. Heavy, slow, yet somehow amazingly immersive. Did I mention the radio?

    Moving on from Mechanics to graphics. I reviewed this game on the Xbox one. Cut scenes are exceptional, and very impressive. I would par them with Uncharted 4, with amazing voice acting. However, yes there is a however. The game looks polished yet it seems very grainy overall and the pop in is distracting. Certain colors look not only dull, but unreal. Shadows move in a weird pulse and edges are not smooth. I compared both Xbox one, with PS4 and while the PS4 seemed more fluid they both looked choppy. PC version believe it or not looked worse than both. While you are playing. You will notice the grainy graphics, yet, overall they are very good. Animations are top notch. I love the way Lincoln moves after firing his weapon, or the way he moves when firing a weapon. They all look and sound different and that is hard to work. I credit them with this attention to detail.

    Lets move on to overall Presentation. By presentation I mean the way the game shows, explains and shows available content. This is wear Mafia 3 fails miserable. When you open the map you never know where, why, and who. It is frustrating to figure it out. Playing games my entire life I found it extremely frustrating to figure out not only where to be, but in what order and why. This is the biggest negative on the game I have. The game throws to much stuff at one time, and in many different locations without reason, explanation or why it's there. I found this to be beyond madding.

    Playing the game gets extremely repetitive after about 8 hours in, which can be cured by play style, yet I found that it doesn't matter much in the long run. There are collectables and upgrades to be had to work toward, yet it does get old.

    Final Verdict. I give this game a 7.5/10. Based on story, soundtrack and voice acting alone I give this a 10. All things considered I think my score is correct.    … Expand
  27. Geng1s
    Oct 9, 2016
    8
    I wont pretend to have finished this game but I am 4 or 5 hours in and feel like I have a good sense of where the game is going.

    Story - This is being told in an interesting flash forward/ Documentary style which is working well. The voice acting and character modelling is great and there has been some real depth added by referencing historical events. Visual - Suffers a bit from pop    I wont pretend to have finished this game but I am 4 or 5 hours in and feel like I have a good sense of where the game is going.

    Story - This is being told in an interesting flash forward/ Documentary style which is working well. The voice acting and character modelling is great and there has been some real depth added by referencing historical events.

    Visual - Suffers a bit from pop ins and occasional inconsistency in player and background skins going a bit haywire. Good variety in NPC skins but somehow this hasnt carried over to the guys you are shooting at who tend to often to be clones of each other. That being said its a beautiful well set out map.

    Gameplay - Varies from feeling really satisfying to being very frustrating. Actual run and gun gameplay is great, weapon switching in the heat of battle works well and Melee is quite effective, enemy NPC's react convincingly to gunshot wounds and the general AI can be quite unpredictable at times. On the other side of things the Cover system can be a pain and throwables arent all that reliable.

    Overall - Really good game that probably needs just a little more time in the oven to be a really great game, polish is missing in a few areas and I suspect there maybe an element of repetitiveness as I continue on but still feels like a solid 8 and worth a play.    … Expand
  28. Shibito
    Oct 9, 2016
    8
    I can understand some people think the game was disappointing. But giving it a zero or 1 is ridiculous. Mafia 3 repetitive side missions? Every game has repetitive missions, it's about the fact if the repetition is fun or not, and in Mafia 3 it is to my opinion. I played for about 10 hours or so now, it is not the best game this year, but it's hard, fun, has great music and story. TheI can understand some people think the game was disappointing. But giving it a zero or 1 is ridiculous. Mafia 3 repetitive side missions? Every game has repetitive missions, it's about the fact if the repetition is fun or not, and in Mafia 3 it is to my opinion. I played for about 10 hours or so now, it is not the best game this year, but it's hard, fun, has great music and story. The graphics outside are a little disappointing, but not that really bad.… Expand
  29. johnboymac
    Oct 10, 2016
    8
    It owes as much to assassins creed as it does to GTA. like mad max with better scenery.
    graphics suffer infrequent tearing and glitches on ps4 - not a big problem.
    storyline is excellent as is the soundtrack. Storyline is good enough to make you want to progress it rather than explore the world. The world does feel a little empty though with few side activities. Stealth model makes    It owes as much to assassins creed as it does to GTA. like mad max with better scenery.
    graphics suffer infrequent tearing and glitches on ps4 - not a big problem.
    storyline is excellent as is the soundtrack. Storyline is good enough to make you want to progress it rather than explore the world.
    The world does feel a little empty though with few side activities.
    Stealth model makes for an alternative gameplay method to running in guns blazing.    … Expand
  30. nea
    Oct 10, 2016
    8
    Mafia III features one of the best "2 hour prologue" I have experience for a long while. Introducing many characters, backgrounds, interesting cut-scenes convincingly showcasing the scenario and motivation for the rest of the game. Just wonderful.
    Afterwards, it becomes a "normal" Open-world game I would describe as a mix between Assassins Creed, Far Cry 4 and GTA V, of course. The    Mafia III features one of the best "2 hour prologue" I have experience for a long while. Introducing many characters, backgrounds, interesting cut-scenes convincingly showcasing the scenario and motivation for the rest of the game. Just wonderful.
    Afterwards, it becomes a "normal" Open-world game I would describe as a mix between Assassins Creed, Far Cry 4 and GTA V, of course. The side-missions are OK but the story is what drives the game. The driving itself feels better than in GTA (at least for me). Shooting mechanics are OK but the stealth and cover mechanics require some getting used to it.
    The graphics are ok. Not perfect, especially when you are driving fast, you can see pop-ins and texture reloading, but for the size of this game and lower loading times compared to GTA V, I can live with it.
    It seems as if Hangar 13 did a bold move to "change" the scenario for a Mafia game so drastically. But as soon as you start playing more than a few hours, you see the similarities, connections and realise: changes aren't that big.
    Overall, I am really enjoying the first 10+x hours and am looking for the next. The story is good, the music is pure awesomeness and the motivation drives me. As many Open-World games, some things feel repetitive after some time, but with the scenario, music and game-play I hardly feel any fatigues and am happy to continue Lincolns story.    … Expand
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#12 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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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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