Video Game - Mafia 2
Over the weekend I finished up Mafia 2 which I picked up over the steam summer sales for $7.50 and it was totally worth it.
The game still suffers the standard flaws in a typical sandbox game, It had some really nice touches that I would love to see expanded upon in say GTA5 or Mafia 3. People in the car bitching at you if you go over the speed limit, drive through a red light, cops giving you a fine instead of throwing you in jail for an accident.
I loved that shit, It made the world feel more believable. It's probably the only game in recent memory where I actually tried to park my car correctly and sometimes stopped at red lights.
Game play wise it was stock standard with the damage being the aspect that made it different to previous sandbox titles aside from the setting!. Getting shot only a few times resulted in death which made some situations frustrating as all fuck since the game felt broken and some were nerve racking as you tried to survive. Some missions made me want to throw my keyboard across the room, Turning left in your car at the beginning of a mission would cause you to die but turning right made you survive the gun fire coming from the car behind. Wat.
It was also super linear, There felt like there was nothing else to do but progress through the main story. Stealing cars and robbing stores had no purpose at all since you were making $$$ while everything else costs 17 fucking cents. As usual the money side of things was broken, No title seems to have gotten that right yet, maybe one day.
I also had the uncanny ability of finding a sweet ride only to upgrade it then use it on the next mission which would claim it didn't have enough seats or I would end up taking someone else's vehicle. Car lost forever.
If you can pick it up for cheap and want a 10ish hour game then do it. The music was awesome along with the setting. Strolling around in a sweet looking suit and a fancy hat made me feel like a boss. The adverts were a nice touch on the radio, Credit cards, Who the fuck would use those. Oh wait.
I don't do reviews often, but when I do, I do them poorly.
0 / 5 cookies because I still need to hate every video game I play, For AusGAF appearances anyway
