Braag
Member
yeah it says 2/2 but for some reason the mission icon in still there on the map so I thought I could do more missions for him.
Oh, I see.
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yeah it says 2/2 but for some reason the mission icon in still there on the map so I thought I could do more missions for him.
Oh, I see.
So maybe 10 hours in, going to give some impressions of my own that will probably echo what's already been said:
- Atmosphere, soundtrack, story, world building is all very great and keeps pulling me back in
- Game seems very repetitive so far with it's missions and tasks
- More so it seems incredibly repetitive in the way it is all setup. There is always a kill-corridor towards a boss, there are always two guys talking to each other while I'm hiding out stealthy nearby then when they finish talking one guy walks away and I can stealth finish both of them. Rinse and fricking repeat in the next session.
- Junkboxes and collectibles. I guess it is an open world game and the trope has been established that this stuff belongs in those kind of games but it is unoriginal, uninspiring and I don't give a shit about stopping every corner to go find a junkbox or magazine cover.
- The whole police simulation is interesting but doesn't take it far enough. When I commit a crime it is far to easy to just speed away and avoid cops. They probably should have made the blue circle a bit larger. Would like the seek-and-hide mechanics to be more evolved so it actually feels like the cops are a danger that you have to carefully circumvent (maybe it's an idea for a Drive like videogame where the hide-and-seek mechanics of avoiding cops is been taken to the absolute extremes).
- Kinda wish I could still turn on an option for traffic violations and petty crimes type stuff.
- Atmosphere, soundtrack, story, world building is all very great and keeps pulling me back in
- Game seems very repetitive so far with it's missions and tasks
- More so it seems incredibly repetitive in the way it is all setup. There is always a kill-corridor towards a boss, there are always two guys talking to each other while I'm hiding out stealthy nearby then when they finish talking one guy walks away and I can stealth finish both of them. Rinse and fricking repeat in the next session.
- Junkboxes and collectibles. I guess it is an open world game and the trope has been established that this stuff belongs in those kind of games but it is unoriginal, uninspiring and I don't give a shit about stopping every corner to go find a junkbox or magazine cover.
- The whole police simulation is interesting but doesn't take it far enough. When I commit a crime it is far to easy to just speed away and avoid cops. They probably should have made the blue circle a bit larger. Would like the seek-and-hide mechanics to be more evolved so it actually feels like the cops are a danger that you have to carefully circumvent (maybe it's an idea for a Drive like videogame where the hide-and-seek mechanics of avoiding cops is been taken to the absolute extremes).
- Kinda wish I could still turn on an option for traffic violations and petty crimes type stuff.
Game is bad at communicating that to the player. Information about rackets being at max income and you needing to get more rackets gets shown so fast and badly you can miss out on it.
Basically adopt this rule of thumb: Is there new rackets that boss X runs? If yes do 2x Y runs [e.g. weed] to get new rackets to maximum income. Once done 2 runs [1 / new racket] ignore weed objectives until new rackets given to X.
Rellik
Member
Game is bad at communicating a lot of stuff. I wouldn't have known how to save the racket bosses if it wasn't for this thread. I must have completely missed the part where that was described to me.
Its pretty easy to miss. Its when you go after the boss after the first wiretap. It says something like "Remember when you wiretapped this area? Now you can recruit this guy"
EDIT: And I spent a lot of areas thinking I had to wiretap them before hand but only later realizing that I could just go to the bosses district after they appear and wiretap
SlasherJPC
Banned
Maybe it's just me, and my play style as I don't get to play hours on end, but the format of missions and style doesn't really bother me. Yeah its samey but everything else works for me to bring it all together and I'm also not playing this 2 days straight. I've got other games I'm jumping to and I dont get hours of time to play everything everyday.
So far Im enjoying the game just locked down my first district. I like the story, gameplay is fun and that soundtrack holy shit best Ive experienced in a game they had me when Paint it Black fired up
I like the vehicle handling, as an old timer the cars handle like my dads 1977 Chevy Monte Carlo that I learned to drive in also at times the acceleration even seems to have that wonderful carbureted engine lag and hesitation when starting the car.
I have run into a couple of bugs nothing major lighting gets wonky at times. Couldnt start a car during a mission until I got out and reentered, seen a couple of floating parked cars and saw one accident where a truck rear-ended a car and the truck flew up in the air about twenty feet and crashed down in front of the car cool to watch but obviously not intended. At one point, I was hiding waiting for an enemy to walk toward me to do a corner takedown took him down and my radar showed another walking my way corner takedown #2 continued until I was standing with 5 dead baddies behind me.
Not perfect and not the best open world Ive played but far from the worst.
I have run into a couple of bugs nothing major lighting gets wonky at times. Couldnt start a car during a mission until I got out and reentered, seen a couple of floating parked cars and saw one accident where a truck rear-ended a car and the truck flew up in the air about twenty feet and crashed down in front of the car cool to watch but obviously not intended. At one point, I was hiding waiting for an enemy to walk toward me to do a corner takedown took him down and my radar showed another walking my way corner takedown #2 continued until I was standing with 5 dead baddies behind me.
Not perfect and not the best open world Ive played but far from the worst.
I mowed everyone of those mother fuckers down with my assault rifle. Noone escaped and no one lived. What they were doing was horrific and that whole part of the game had me fuming with rage and on a rampage.
I must admit some of the open world jankiness/interactions came into play when doing this part. (More Frisco Fields spoilers)
I rescued people who had been victims of some horrific abuse and captured to be sold off as slaves, and they run out of their trapped room, go outside and someone in a typical pedestrian voice all of a sudden goes '"oh my! it's raining today!" as it happened to be raining
BFIB
Member
So I'm about 5 hrs in and I can already tell this is going to be another game I have to play in shorter bursts so it does not get repetitive quickly.
Its a real shame, because the world that was built is ripe for new ideas to be instituted to the open world genre. Instead, its the same rinse/repeat cycle we've seen time and time again. I'll play through it all the way, but just like most AC games and lately, The Division, shorter 1-2 hr bursts a few times a week will be the only way I can play this.
Its a real shame, because the world that was built is ripe for new ideas to be instituted to the open world genre. Instead, its the same rinse/repeat cycle we've seen time and time again. I'll play through it all the way, but just like most AC games and lately, The Division, shorter 1-2 hr bursts a few times a week will be the only way I can play this.
Badpsychometry
Member
Can anyone confirm for me that the running tackle is in the game? I can't seem to pull it off, yet I can remember seeing vids of Lincoln pulling this move off?
If you sprint at the enemy and hit Q he usually tackles enemy down and knocks him out. Or shoves bowie knife through their eyesocket, but you know... what ever gets job done.
flaxknuckles
Member
It is but you can only do it when enemies are stunned or unaware of you.
Badpsychometry
Member
Thank you! I have been running up to them during combat, I really don't stealth, but I will try it out. Appreciate it guys
It's in and my favorite first move to pull when i go loud, anyone who happens to be around to see it gets temporarily stunned opening the next victim up for a headshot or a brutal execution.
Karspankey
Banned
Disappointed that the journals not called Lincoln Logs 
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(the journal is pretty cool, you should check it out if you haven't)
))) (the journal is pretty cool, you should check it out if you haven't)
SilentRage47
Member
Vehicle Customization is coming for free in the near future:
https://mafiagame.com/en/news/view/en-a-look-at-the-post-release-content-coming-to-mafia-3
flaxknuckles
Member
You can activate brutal executions whenever you want actually
WordsintheWater
Member
This game could have been something special, as it stands it's pretty good. Enjoying my time with it, but why didn't they think how this mission structure would wear on the game? The story missions have all been great so far.
Yep, there is even an achievement/trophy based on that. I don't know if the game gives you a popup to teach you that. Not sure why I kicked one in. Maybe there is a small prompt in the corner for it
I just did it on accident when I hit the other button by a door.
damien1928
Banned
I'm not having any fun here, unlocked the 3 associates, done a few missions for them, how far till it's finished? I want it to end
Every mission is go kill dump ai, please tell me it gets better
People/ign review talked about how excellent the theme park mission was but I didn't even like that
Gaf help
Every mission is go kill dump ai, please tell me it gets better
People/ign review talked about how excellent the theme park mission was but I didn't even like that
Gaf help
Golden_Pigeon
Banned
For me that mission was average too :/
flaxknuckles
Member
I dunno but I do know you should be screwing Burke over anyway because he's a prick.
For anyone who was wanting to see the KKK rally scene (SPOILERS of course but I cut it off before the actual confrontation):
https://www.facebook.com/JamesonTylerHood/posts/727480574075466
https://www.facebook.com/JamesonTylerHood/posts/727480574075466
I mean, if I had to choose, he would be the first to go.
You don't need fuck anyone over. Just do even split of districts. Only reason to favor someone over others is to unlock all tiers of perks.
ElzarTheBam
Member
Oh so I don't lose the side-quests? perfect, don't care that much for the higher tier of perks anyway. Thanks for the answer!
Muffdraul
Member
I'm about 8 hours in and didn't even know you could sprint until now. They tutorialed everything else, must have been an oversight.
I love that the skull stomp is a "non-lethal" takedown.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Just leaves them paralysed....But alive!
Lincoln apparently went to the Batman school of non-lethal tactics.
That seems really odd. I wonder why that happened.
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