Now that we have three games in the Mafia series after following for so many years, then there should be a review looking at each game and discuss about the improvements and flaws/complaints to evaluate how the series has been doing with the changes so far.
Mafia I - Such an excellent game that I really don't to explain in much details about it here.
Mafia II - Disappointing. Dislike it thoroughly.
Mafia III - Amazing game. Quite impressed. Mafia III with its treatment on the subject of racial injustice ( See: Kotaku article that sums up perfectly - The Debate Around Mafia III's Depiction Of Racism ) is a solid revenge story and its told in a brilliant way.
As an open world game, there are many little things that makes the game worth recommending it. Its not remarkable but has a good foundation in place to become better with future updates. I liked how you can pick up the bodies, use stealth, the way racial plays into its game mechanics with police response and wanted system, special perks, superb driving and gunplay, taking down the criminal rackets in each district of the city, and my god New Bordeaux itself feels so atmospheric and beautiful with a lot of details, including good variety of interiors and NPC's. It feels so distinct with good environmental variety in the game.
The complaint regarding repetition seems quite exaggerated. The mission design may seem like GTA in structure but what separates it apart is the good amount of freedom and choices to approach them, which somewhat makes the repetitive structure not entirely annoying but still fun. I found myself not caring so much about those flaws because New Bordeaux is such a unique and interesting world to be in. Plus the story kept me hooked without any difficulty.
The single player campaign asks for some amount of patience because of its open ended nature different from the tightly paced campaigns of the past with no criminal empire concept in them, and as such, rushing through the story won't work here. In its current state, the game asks for a much needed patching but trust me, after the updates and upcoming DLC's the game will feel much better to play through.
It has a strong potential for improvements through modding ( sone of which are available and the modding has already begun ), which will further alter the experience in terms of AI, stealth and addictive shootouts just like the first Mafia.
I'll rate each Mafia below:
Mafia 1 - 9/10
Mafia II - 4/10 Rubbish game.
Mafia III - 8/10
Mafia I - Such an excellent game that I really don't to explain in much details about it here.
Mafia II - Disappointing. Dislike it thoroughly.
Mafia III - Amazing game. Quite impressed. Mafia III with its treatment on the subject of racial injustice ( See: Kotaku article that sums up perfectly - The Debate Around Mafia III's Depiction Of Racism ) is a solid revenge story and its told in a brilliant way.
As an open world game, there are many little things that makes the game worth recommending it. Its not remarkable but has a good foundation in place to become better with future updates. I liked how you can pick up the bodies, use stealth, the way racial plays into its game mechanics with police response and wanted system, special perks, superb driving and gunplay, taking down the criminal rackets in each district of the city, and my god New Bordeaux itself feels so atmospheric and beautiful with a lot of details, including good variety of interiors and NPC's. It feels so distinct with good environmental variety in the game.
The complaint regarding repetition seems quite exaggerated. The mission design may seem like GTA in structure but what separates it apart is the good amount of freedom and choices to approach them, which somewhat makes the repetitive structure not entirely annoying but still fun. I found myself not caring so much about those flaws because New Bordeaux is such a unique and interesting world to be in. Plus the story kept me hooked without any difficulty.
The single player campaign asks for some amount of patience because of its open ended nature different from the tightly paced campaigns of the past with no criminal empire concept in them, and as such, rushing through the story won't work here. In its current state, the game asks for a much needed patching but trust me, after the updates and upcoming DLC's the game will feel much better to play through.
It has a strong potential for improvements through modding ( sone of which are available and the modding has already begun ), which will further alter the experience in terms of AI, stealth and addictive shootouts just like the first Mafia.
I'll rate each Mafia below:
Mafia 1 - 9/10
Mafia II - 4/10 Rubbish game.
Mafia III - 8/10
