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[The perfect Dark]

Game is really great so far. Amazing atmosphere. And I don't think the visuals are bad. Not at all to be honest.

edit: The lighting seems buggy though. And the clouds look absolutely terrible, lol

 

[jinxthejiv]

Amazing game, but has anyone encountered a problem with recording cut-scenes? On the ps4 when i record a cut-scene, there is audio during the gameplay but when the cut-scene is on, the audio is missing. Anyone know why

 

[chekhonte]

Any good places for decent priced keys? All I"m seeing are EU keys for under 60.

anybody have any better luck?

EDIT: also let me know if "gray market" keys isn't a kosher topic and I'll delete this.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

Finally finished installing and I'm just sitting at the menu listening to All Along the Watchtower

That's what I did as well. So far I've enjoyed sitting at the menu more than I have the actual game unfortunately.

 

[Stiler]

What's with the complaints about graphics and people saying it looks 5+ years old? It doesn't look bad at all imo.

Especially driving around at night when it's rained or just rained and everything is super reflective.

The main thing is the lighting, it seems a bit weird at times, like it's too shimery in some places (mainly broad daylight).

I love the way the rain actually reflects the light it's in, gives it a very wet/natural look to it that many games don't bother with.

Also have to give them props for using good real-world reflections, if you notice how the neon sign is reflecting off the cars and things in the first pic instead of your usual baked reflections.

 

[Mr Swine]

I'm a bit dissapointed at the driving. It's not as good as it is in Mafia 2 and the cars are wonky when flying or driving on small stuff

 

[roxas89]

I think the AI needs a major tweaking, you just take cover and press B ( everyone of them took the same path )

 

[Rellik]

Does anyone know how to start the Emmanuel Weed runs from the boat? Talked to him but there's no objective marker after the cutscene to start it.

Love the game so much thus far. I kind of love the grunt work of taking down rackets and exploring the map. These set piece missions at the end are stunning. I just wish it was 60fps because I'd like to use Kb/m for precision aiming! The shooting feels incredibly brutal - and it's amazing!

If you have no marker then it's bugged and you need to reload checkpoint. It's happened to me twice on other missions.

 

[Nyx]

I think the AI needs a major tweaking, you just take cover and press B ( everyone of them took the same path )

If you park a truck on an intersection the traffic just stops there.

 

[SJRB]

Only an hour or so in, but the presentation is god-tier. Absolutely aces.

Also - Lincoln is fucking HUGE, what a beast.

 

[Catdaddy]

So I installed on my PS4 (few minutes with patch) and now to start it's "installing" again? Been about 15 minutes and at 75%...

I can only imagine if I had to do this on my Xbox One - takes so long to install and if had to do it again... be tomorrow be before I could play..

 

[Tovarisc]

Also - Lincoln is fucking HUGE, what a beast.

You could say that. Here in Lincoln and associate sitting next to each other and... well.. not sure he is even human Size difference is kinda amazing.

Spoiler

 

[heringer]

First review (that I know of), by fellow gaffer Karak:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_gnCAUksAU

 

[jet1911]

You could say that. Here in Lincoln and associate sitting next to each other and... well.. not sure he is even human Size difference is kinda amazing.

 

[EstoyBlackWaldo]

I have a question I'm not sure was answered, how is police presence, is it like mafia II where you run a red light/going over speed limit and they'll ticket you? Or is it straight up shoot on sight GTAV style?

 

[Nzyme32]

What the hell?! So Mafia 3's melee combat can be lethal or non lethal, but you have to go back and forth into the main menu to change it!

Why the hell can't I just have it bound to a keyboard key?!

The game is filled with these wonky ideas, like having to press and hold button on a controller to interact while pressing will do something else like reload, but you have to have this hideous delay each time.

Meanwhile the keyboard bindings are seperating these into individual keys, which makes sense for a bunch of things, but then no sense for a bunch of other things.

This game is so weird with this stuff!

 

[flaxknuckles]

If you park a truck on an intersection the traffic just stops there.

Man why didn't Take-Two just get some Rockstar devs to help out with the open-world stuff? This has worse AI than Saints Row 1 and is buggier too.

 

[Vic_Viper]

Wasn't at all interested in game until hearing some talk about it and watching that 2 hour play through over at Giant Bomb. Really like the framing device they are using, as in the documentary being told as you play through the flashbacks. Does this carry through the whole game or is it more just done in the beginning? Also about how long is the main story and how much side stuff is there to do? The previous 2 Mafia games really weren't about doing side quests and such, they focused everything into creating a great narrative that carried you through till the end.

Might have to pick this up on my day off.

Really like the UI when driving in this game. The rear view mirror looks alil janky but it and the speedometer really add that extra feels.

 

[Tovarisc]

I have a question I'm not sure was answered, how is police presence, is it like mafia II where you run a red light/going over speed limit and they'll ticket you? Or is it straight up shoot on sight GTAV style?

There is no traffic laws anymore. Just don't do any major crimes or carry weapons visible when running on streets.

 

[Rellik]

There is no traffic laws anymore. Just don't do any major crimes or carry weapons visible when running on streets.

Unless you're tailing someone and go through a red light or the police are around and you hit someone.

I found out the hard way today.

 

[razgriz417]

What the hell?! So Mafia 3's melee combat can be lethal or non lethal, but you have to go back and forth into the main menu to change it!

Why the hell can't I just have it bound to a keyboard key?!

The game is filled with these wonky ideas, like having to press and hold button on a controller to interact while pressing will do something else like reload, but you have to have this hideous delay each time.

Meanwhile the keyboard bindings are seperating these into individual keys, which makes sense for a bunch of things, but then no sense for a bunch of other things.

This game is so weird with this stuff!

looks like they just replaced controller buttons with keyboard keys. The press vs hold thing is pretty standard on controllers

 

[Lender]

There is no traffic laws anymore. Just don't do any major crimes or carry weapons visible when running on streets.

A shame, that was such a cool feature in the original mafia game.

 

[The perfect Dark]

The fucking presentation. It's a new level. Sometimes it feels like I'm watching a Scorsese movie.

 

[dreamfall]

The fucking presentation. It's a new level. Sometimes it feels like I'm watching a Scorsese movie.

Yeah it's absolutely ace!

Floored with the game thus far, having a wonderful go with it!

 

[idonteven]

my game is glitched i think...cant assign a district to a boss...nothing shows up

 

[Stiler]

I'm a bit dissapointed at the driving. It's not as good as it is in Mafia 2 and the cars are wonky when flying or driving on small stuff

Do you have the simulation driving turned on or off?

 

[Briarios]

I'm looking forward to playing it, but I'm gonna wait a few weeks since its supporting the PS4 Pro ... Probably pick up soon, though.

 

[CrichtonKicks]

First review (that I know of), by fellow gaffer Karak:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_gnCAUksAU

The water and hood reflections looked horrible here. Are they better in the PC version?

 

[M.W.]

Yeah it's absolutely ace!

Floored with the game thus far, having a wonderful go with it!

Nice. Most impressions seem positive. Picked up the quad version. Won't be able to play until late tonight but I'm pumped.

 

[JJShadow]

Is it normal that is taking this long to install the game first time you boot it up? (PS4) I've been waiting for 20 minutes and it's still at 20% or so I think

 

[bananafactory]

Is it normal that is taking this long to install the game first time you boot it up? (PS4) I've been waiting for 20 minutes and it's still at 20% or so I think

One of my buddies on Twitter said it took almost 40 mins to install.

 

[Mr Swine]

Do you have the simulation driving turned on or off?

I have it on, it's not as good as Mafia 2

 

[JPS Kai]

Amazing game, but has anyone encountered a problem with recording cut-scenes? On the ps4 when i record a cut-scene, there is audio during the gameplay but when the cut-scene is on, the audio is missing. Anyone know why

Speaking from experience with working with some of these publishers, sometimes it's a contractual issue. Because of the licensed music used in-game, there's a sort of gray area that developers have to pick and choose if they want to permit recording gameplay and/or audio. Other titles such as Dragon Quest Heroes opted to mute recordings as well.

 

[EstoyBlackWaldo]

There is no traffic laws anymore. Just don't do any major crimes or carry weapons visible when running on streets.

Oh what a shame, its a small upset but I can deal with it, I really did enjoy this feature in Mafia I and II, though they were strict at times.

 

[Chalupa Batman]

Just started playing on PS4. About 30 minutes in. Presentation, atmosphere, and graphics are fantastic. Unfortunately I just hard crashed before my first real mission. I read about someone on Xbone hard crashing in the "no early copies" thread--I'm not sure who it was but I wonder if we crashed in the same place? If so, that's a bug that obviously needs to be fixed. I'm on 1.2. I restarted and will continue on!

EDIT: It crashed again in the same place. Is my game broken?

 

[Erban1]

A few hours in at this point so i'll withhold overall impressions, but I can definitely already say the gunplay is the best in the genre. Its what i wanted GTA V's gun combat to feel like after playing Max Payne 3. It's a good thing that the combat is so strong, as it'll likely keep me playing even if mission objectives get repetitive. Story and presentation is on point so far as well. I can't wait to dig back in.

 

[peakish]

The game crashed on me an hour (PC version) in but damn if the story doesn't start on a great note. The cutscenes are great and although I get hella uncanney valley feeling from the facial animations they are great at portraying (somewhat) subtle emotion. I'm already feeling Lincoln more than the boring idiot in Mafia 2.

 

[brawly]

Man, streets are dark af at night. Driving is a lot of fun here which pleases me greatly.

It's soooo good to hear Vito again. I want to replay M2 now.

 

[Lashley]

Technical issues aside, the game is fantastic

 

[Chalupa Batman]

Is it normal that is taking this long to install the game first time you boot it up? (PS4) I've been waiting for 20 minutes and it's still at 20% or so I think

It takes almost exactly 30 minutes, which doesn't include however long it takes to download the patch.

 

[Rellik]

Man, streets are dark af at night. Driving is a lot of fun here which pleases me greatly.

It's soooo good to hear Vito again. I want to replay M2 now.

Have you had fog at night yet? I left the road a few times because I couldn't see the edges.

 

[Chalupa Batman]

Just an update--I skipped the cutscene this time and the game stopped crashing. Back at it!

 

[vypek]

Technical issues aside, the game is fantastic

This is good to hear. I hope they sort out the technical stuff soon.

 

[brawly]

Have you had fog at night yet? I left the road a few times because I couldn't see the edges.

Not yet. There's no way to increase the headlights, right?

 

[Rellik]

Not yet. There's no way to increase the headlights, right?

Not that I know of.

 

[BBPunjabi816]

Can you pause during cutscenes?

 

[brawly]

Can you pause during cutscenes?

Yes, press start.

 

[Rellik]

Can you pause during cutscenes?

Yes. Then you have an option to resume or skip.

 

[BBPunjabi816]

Yes, press start.

Yes. Then you have an option to resume or skip.

Thanks, guys!

 

[vypek]

Can you change difficulty mid game? Like if I find the standard too easy, I can move it up if I want to?