Mafia III

Gangsters started shooting me next to a cop and the cop started shooting me instead of the gangsters. I gotta say the racism is pretty realistic in this game

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☑ Extremely good
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boy
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level
☑ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☑ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
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☐ 10

even tho this has mixed reviews, the story and gameplay was fun, and the openworld was fun to explore.
i'd definitely recommend it, if you love stuff like GTA, some of the music is cool, and you see some familiar faces from the older mafia games, the racism in this game made the era seem more realistic and immersive. i could really get into the maincharacters emotions
while this is just MIXED on steam, i had alot of fun.

Mafia 3 got a bit of a bad rap when it was released, and (at the time of writing) still has 'Mixed' reviews. This is a little unfair, while the criticisms levelled at the game at launch (buggy, samey combat, poor performance) may be true to some degree, the Definitive edition, with all the extra DLC it brings, means that the game is rarely boring.
Mechanically, the game is much like any other GTA-clone - more open world than Mafia 2 (and much more than the original), but still without an excess of side missions (indeed most combat encounters are either story missions, or in order to unlock the next story mission). The game has a clearly defined story, but each region of the city must be 'worked' to force the capo of the region to come into the open. That is typically achieved by finding and disrupting the street level crimes in the racket (the gun runners, the drug dealers etc.) and interrogating low level enforcers until you have forced the head of the racket into the open. Dispose of both rackets in a region, and the capo is exposed for a mission.
The missions themselves are often great, some intelligent set-pieces, and pretty good gun-play. The grind work however is a little more boring (hence the initial complaints). All the mechanics are fine, it's just annoying going around the city's whorehouses to gun down pimps, only to be sent back to one of those same whorehouses to dispose of the racket boss.
Fortunately, those locations are great, and no two regions share the same rackets (though there are similarities of course), and the formal game missions are top notch. The game actually starts with a stand-out mission - a bank robbery gone wrong, which climaxes in a boat race under the city to the thundering theme of 'Born to be wild'. However, the games first mis-step for me, was at the end of this escape, as we ploughed the boat up and over a ramp the camera pulled away and I roared 'Born to be Wi-i-i-ild'... The game did not however force the climax of the music here (whether by accident or by design). It's a silly thing, and yet rather than an epic (if cliché) end to the chase, instead the main flow of the song continued and i felt deflated. The game never again manages to blend the music and stylings so well, and since i heard the song multiple times in the future, maybe it was purely coincidence, but what an opportunity was missed.
The soundtrack overall is great, there's some obvious classics missing, but the period accurate music selection is wide enough, and good enough, that it is highly reminiscent of GTA Vice City before they started dicking around to avoid renewing the licensing - I fear that when Mafia 3 inevitably gets the same treatment, it will steal much of the games charm (but fortunately that is not true yet). The remaining sound design, particularly voice acting, is excellent, and really sets the tone for the 70's in the deep south of America. Racism is on display nearly everywhere through the game (though oddly not too much from pedestrians), and is obviously a central tenet of the story and dialogue, but it's played well, enough to make you uncomfortable, and remain sympathetic to the protagonist.
Mafia 3 stands out from others in the genre, by making you give the regions you liberate to allies, who in turn grant bonuses to you - a gunshop, extra health, someone to collect money from you (when you die, you respawn at a safe house but lose half the cash you have in your pocket - so this is a huge perk) etc. There's also 2 distinct car upgrade routes. Firstly, for completing side missions for your allies, and secondly at the garage. The game explains this terribly, but the garage upgrades are purely cosmetic and utterly pointless, while the ones from your allies are worthwhile. There is a racing series (which i suspect is from a DLC) which this becomes critical for, but these upgrades can also be useful for just generally getting around the city.
The city itself is a wonderful place, a huge bayou area, and then 7 or 8 distinct city areas, each with clear architectural styles, and unique feels. It's definitely one of the best cities I've seen in an open world game like this, and while it's not so fun to just drive around once you've done the story, it's definitely part of the character of the game itself (and surprisingly memorable to navigate too).
Overall, I do recommend Mafia 3. While the first game holds a special place in my heart (how many other games have the cops pull you over for doing 35 in a 30...), and I felt more comfortable in the world of the second game, it's a testament to the world building of 3 that while it's not a comfortable world to inhabit, particularly as Lincoln Clay, but that I wanted to see what would happen, both to the city, and to Lincoln. For the other launch criticisms of poor performance and crashes, I had no such issues, the game was routinely locked at my screen refresh of 120fps except for brief moments maybe 2 or 3 times a playsession when the game was buffering in another part of the city. Perhaps with less RAM, or a slower GPU it might struggle, but I suspect it's been heavily optimised since launch.

I do understand why some (a lot of) people are complaining about repetitiveness, because most of a the game structure is really "copy and paste" through and through....
BUT... The developers made sure that every single "repeated" game portion has its own more or less unique characters, dialogues, location. The negative reviews are often come from "professional" players/reviewers, who have very limited time and trying to rush to the end - most likely skipping most dialogues, as much as they can, so for them it doesn't matter what the characters say, how the story is unfolding, all they see is the same type of missions over and over again...
The gun-play is absolutely fantastic, other then being a bit too easy to "cheese" by just whistling and piling up the bodies of all the enemies one by one without any difficulty at some locations (not many!), I enjoyed taking my time and using stealth, tricks, but also just brute force at times. I'm not a good FPS player, but I played on PC without any aim assist, and it's been an enjoyable & rewarding challenge for me.
I saw complaints about the graphics (like the skyline), but honestly I felt the graphics were fantastic - especially during cut-scenes. It felt like playing in an interactive movie, but in a good way, I still had enough control not to feel that I'm not even playing.
I played all the DLC's... I liked them very much, each of them. I made sure that I played them while still in the campaign, and they fit in perfectly and seamlessly - with the additional great advantage of reducing the feeling of the repetitiveness, which, as mentioned before, didn't even bother me in the first place.
Did encounter some bugs, some made me have to restart the game or at least the mission, but nothing like the bugfest I know the original release was. Just a bit surprising that after all these years some of those well documented bugs were still in there...
Overall... I feel it's a fantastic and underrated game, at least 8/10 for me, probably even 9/10

(TL/DR, this game is worth your time if you are mature enough to handle aspects of racism in history and understand that it is a game)
I never leave reviews for games on here, but I feel like Mafia 3 gets a bad rap. Its earned in some ways but unfair in many more. If you are a fan of the first two Mafia games, this one may not be your speed. However, its not a bad game in itself and it is a product of its time.
Remember, this game came out in 2016 around the same time as Assassin's Creed Syndicate, and the way you take over the city from the Mafia is very reminiscent of AC Syndicate and taking over London from the Templars. The only difference is that its a fictional New Orleans and set in the 1960s rather than the Victorian Era. It does such an amazing job capturing the 1960s Southern New Orleans just like the previous Mafia games really capture the vibe of their settings and era. This game DOES NOT shy away from racism at all and if hearing the N-word bothers you or seeing racially charged violence and and brutality triggers you, do not play this game. If you cannot handle realistic depictions of the racism that plagued American history, DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME.
Now for the mature folk who can handle things that might be in your face and make you uncomfortable, this game has a lot of content to it. With all there is to do, plus whats added in the DLC, its never boring to me. Sure taking over the areas are a go here and kill this person, go here and interrogate this person, go here and break this etc, there is enough in the world to keep the game feeling fun. Once you take over the areas, the boss fights are also super fun and pretty unique because the boss fights arent the same. The first real boss you take down happens in an abandoned racist amusement park, and its super creepy and eerie, which helps to break up the monotony of what you are doing (stealth killing, shooting, hiding in cover).
The characters in the game along with the acting is also really good. Alex Hernandez does a great job bringing Lincoln Clay to life and really making you feel his pain and root for him to succeed. Lincoln is surrounded by a great cast of characters too all with their own backstories and ambitions. There are also quite a few connections with characters from Mafia 2 which is really cool to see too.
All of this doesnt even touch on the DLCs. At this point, I havent played all of them yet, but I have played all of Signs of the Times and I have started Faster Baby. Bear in mind, I am 51.9 hours in at the time of writing this and still have a ton of content to play through both with Main Story and DLCs (DLCs are better to play before you finish the main story). Signs of the Times is straight terrifying! It plays more like an investigation game and focuses less on the action side. While there is still plenty of challenging action bits, the DLC focuses more on a cultic horror investigation and reminds me a bit of Red Dead Redemption 2 and fighting against the Skinner Brothers or Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion's Hack Dirt (IYKYK). The Faster Baby DLC straight up starts like a 70s style fast car, running from the cops smashing through crates and blowing up barrels action movie like Starsky and Hutch looking Dukes of Hazzard feeling chaos. Not only that, but you can grow your own weed and sell it. I havent quite seen a game this in depth in growing your own weed and selling it, but this game has it, and I love it! Havent progressed to the end of Faster Baby yet, but I can tell you, most people on the internet say Mafia 3 is repetitive and boring, but don't listen to them. Think about Skyrim for a moment. In Skyrim you do the same thing OVER AND OVER again yet that game is critically acclaimed. You go, talk to someone, get a quest, go into some cave, sneak or fight your way in, fight a boss, grab what you came for and leave. Same thing with Assassins Creed, all of them. Video games as a whole have you do the same thing OVER AND OVER, but we as gamers do not pay it any mind because we are stupid and like the illusion of doing something else.
All that to say, Mafia 3 is worthy of praise. Its a really good game, its just compared to other games that are different from it causing it to be over shadowed. It not like Mafia or Mafia 2 in which you join the Mob. Its not like GTA in which its goofy and over the top. This game is all about taking them down, which to be fair is kinda how the first and second Mafia games go, its just thats where the story ends. But this game is unique in the sense that it tackles a time period that is not really touched on in many games and it does it justice. I will say I play with mods to improve the lighting, add some gameplay tweaks, and add first person for driving (I highly recommend mods for color improvements and the mod for first person driving at least). But even without the mods, the game is still a blast. Dont get caught up in the negative reviews. If you are a fan of Assassin's Creed Syndicate's style of taking over a city/stealth, Red Dead Redemption 2's shooting/combat, GTA's open world and driving, along with Mafia and Mafia 2's atmospheric story telling, then you will like this game! I know I am pretty late here considering the game is now 7 years old, but still, it deserves more love than it received at launch.
One thing to keep in mind, my first games were Lion King and Mortal Kombat on Sega Genesis. Im a simple man and I appreciate how games are now compared to how they were when I was a little guy and I can see how so many games are gems in their own way when they arent compared to something else.

I dont have many friends with this review, i know, but let me say:
If you are searching for a third episode of the first both fantastic mafia games with a cool and detailed mafia feeling while playing: your wrong, dont buy Mafia 3!
BUT: If you are searching for a fun, pretty and detailed Portrait of the american 1960s with shoutouts and lots of crime: here your right!
I had SOO much fun with his game, although i ve known all the bad words about it.
Pro:
- nice setting
- good open world
- main story missions are well scripted and fun to play
- story overall ist well done
- DLCs (!!!): if you dont like to play the main game, play the green and blue DLC, they are SOOO GOOD !!!
Con:
- sometimes weird graphical bugs
- most side-missions feel the same (handfull of main missions and "50" times the same "drive - shoot - steal - go away"
- police sometimes very annoying
main Game: 7/10
DLCs together: 9/10
(DLC "Sign of a times": 1/10; dont play it, its totally garbage !)
(DLC "Stones Unturned": 8/10)
(DLC "Faster Baby": 9/10)
Overall: 8/10
PS: please, dont throw rocks at me
: )