Mafia III: Definitive Edition – Worth a Second Look

Nowa said:
I'm not playing a kill whitey simulator, sorry.
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TVexperto said:
Whats the name of the mod that removes the bloat stuff?
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I haven't played with mods yet (these didn't exist when I played the game), but I think the main one to remove most bloat is this one:

There is also this one which tweaks a lot of stuff and reduce the grind by 50% :

I think both can be combined, but if you only want to remove the bloat and not touch anything else, then pick the first mod, I think.
 
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It's so gross when a developer refusea to update their games for 60 fps when newer, more powerful hardware is available. Both Mafia 3 and Mafia 1 Remake feel tereible to play on console. It's downright disrespectful of 2k games and Hangar 13 to leave their fans and supporters stuck with games that feel so bad at 30 fps, especially given the fact that it wouldn't even be costly to give people an update.

Seriously, screw these companies. This is something we constamtly have to deal with as console gamers. RDR2, watch dogs 1 and 2, far cry 3 and blood dragon, dishonored 2, ac 2/brotherhood/revelations/ac3/black flag etc. Fucking BLOODBORNE!, driveclub, Ryse, sunset overdrive, quantum break, forza horizon 3, dead rising 3, the Order, gravity rush 2 - all forever stuck at 30 fps and low res in some cases and they're not even old games.

Now switch 2 owners are in the same situation where Nintendo has only patched 15% of theur exclusive Switch 1 games. Hate the way we're treated on console
 
I don't think Mafia III is great, but to be honest, I recently picked it up again earlier this year and IMO, the gunplay/shooting feels and looks better in Mafia III compared to The Old Country if I'm honest. Not sure why it is a downgrade in The Old Country.
 
Feel Like I'm On 42 said:
Seriously, screw these companies. This is something we constamtly have to deal with as console gamers. RDR2, watch dogs 1 and 2, far cry 3 and blood dragon, dishonored 2, ac 2/brotherhood/revelations/ac3/black flag etc. Fucking BLOODBORNE!, driveclub, Ryse, sunset overdrive, quantum break, forza horizon 3, dead rising 3, the Order, gravity rush 2 - all forever stuck at 30 fps and low res in some cases and they're not even old games.

Hate the way we're treated on console
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I really enjoyed Old Country, so I don't know what a lot of guys are complaining about.


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I loved a lot about Mafia III, the story and characters were great and I was invested.
just the gameplay and missions go so copy pasted after a while.
 
My opinion is in sync with most people who enjoyed it. Great music, great protagonist, fun world, but eventually succumbs to repetition. I finished it.
 
Feel Like I'm On 42 said:
It's so gross when a developer refusea to update their games for 60 fps when newer, more powerful hardware is available. Both Mafia 3 and Mafia 1 Remake feel tereible to play on console. It's downright disrespectful of 2k games and Hangar 13 to leave their fans and supporters stuck with games that feel so bad at 30 fps, especially given the fact that it wouldn't even be costly to give people an update.

Seriously, screw these companies. This is something we constamtly have to deal with as console gamers. RDR2, watch dogs 1 and 2, far cry 3 and blood dragon, dishonored 2, ac 2/brotherhood/revelations/ac3/black flag etc. Fucking BLOODBORNE!, driveclub, Ryse, sunset overdrive, quantum break, forza horizon 3, dead rising 3, the Order, gravity rush 2 - all forever stuck at 30 fps and low res in some cases and they're not even old games.

Now switch 2 owners are in the same situation where Nintendo has only patched 15% of theur exclusive Switch 1 games. Hate the way we're treated on console
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This is why i permanently ditched console gaming and went pc only.

As for Mafia 3 i played it around 18 months ago, it was pretty good and had a killer soundtrack, the mission where white rabbit kicks in was awesome.
 
FinalBossWithTheMostPower said:
Really enjoying it.

The melee combat is way more engaging than any of the other entries. Lincoln is a fucking tank.

The story and dialogue are top notch. It's a cross between 'I'm Gonna Get You Sucka', 'The Departed', and ''Goodfellas', and I mean that in the best way possible.

Spending a lot of time driving and listening to tunes. The world is extremely well realized.

On to the bullshit...I broke up a prostitution ring as an aside and then the contact needed me to kill the racket Leader, Merle. It was the exact same mission as the racket bust down. Still fun, but it's becoming easier to see how it would get the bad rap for repetitivness.

Since that I'm going into the game knowing to avoid that type of side content, I'm hoping to avoid any sort of fatigue from it. I understand some of it is forced.

Nevertheless, Hangar 13 is a really talented group. Hopefully their next game takes more inspiration for it's open world from than this one, rather than 'The Old Country'.
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Funny I just started replaying it yesterday. It must be my fifth playthrough. It's also my rarest platinum.

M3 has always been my favorite out of all of them and one of my favorite games of all time. The writing, the gunplay, the OST AND licensed music really drove it for me and at the time in 2016 I totally understood the complaints, but I didn't care. I suffered through plenty of bugs, but nothing that ever broke or came close to ruining the experience. I just loved being in that world and in that time period. I remember following the fuck out of the game up until its release because I was so fascinated by the fact that a dev had not only had the balls to put out a fucking videogame that took place in one of the worst years of the 20th century in the US (1968), but to also set it particularly when Louisiana was still fighting for Jim Crow.

Looking back the one thing I'd focus on changing the most would involve the taking over of the rackets. Having to return to the same places over again for the same type of shootouts and cash gathering (although great fun), was a terrible idea, but we're also looking at a time when open world bloat had really hit its stride (Mad Max suffered from this unfortunately the year prior, and before that Assassins Creed Unity in 2014). I think if you only had to do ONE side job i.e. blowing up supply trucks, taking out enforcers, etc that would then unlock the actual assassination/murder mission everything would've flowed millions of times better and the pacing would've been fantastic. Also, the lack of fast travel really becomes a pain in the ass eventually, so thank god the music on the radio is as good as it is.

And giving credit where it's due, Hangar 13 really patched it up well with a bunch of additions, most notably the slo mo aiming and driving. And I will die on the hill claiming they do some of the best and underrated gunplay out there. All guns feel fantastic and the hit animations and over the top reactions from enemies I find constantly entertaining. Their shotguns are also some of the best, period.

Cheers to FinalBossWithTheMostPower FinalBossWithTheMostPower . I hope you stick it out. The main missions are really well done and I'm sure youll have some comments about the last few minutes. Also go for the DLC (except Stones Unturned). More people need to give this game a second chance, or a first chance. I still say it's worth a run and I'm sure you can find it for cheap nowadays.

One of my favorite cutscenes (don't watch if you're planning to play):



And one of my favorite scenes of all time in any medium (again, don't watch it if you are planning to play)

 
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I am playing it again on PC but there seem to not be enough mods to fix their graphics pipeline. Driving still sucks... At least I was able to extend draw distance beyond PS2 limits. :ROFLMAO:
 
NeverYouMind said:
I am playing it again on PC but there seem to not be enough mods to fix their graphics pipeline. Driving still sucks... At least I was able to extend draw distance beyond PS2 limits. :ROFLMAO:
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See, I always loved the driving. I only drive Lincoln's car, but it feels so fucking cool and weighty like it's a hybrid of arcadey and GTA4.
 
Honestly most of it is well made, unfortunately everything good is ruined by the insanely repetitive racket missions. For me it just ruined it and if not for wanting to find out what happens in the story I would have given up hours ago.
 
Its a good game, it has flaws but it didn't deserved so much backlash.

It has the best gunplay in the franchise, it just needed more time in the oven to fix bugs and reduce some of the insane grind it has in certain parts.

With mods its actually a fun experience.
 
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Mafia 3 is one of these "bad open world but great everything else" games.
Having beaten it 2 or 3 times already I'd say that it's the best of the bunch.
I might replay it again with some mod which would just unlock all areas from the start so there would be no need to do it manually and I could just cruise through the storyline.
 
Bought on pc for a couple of euros and still felt robbed.

Story and voice acting seemed to be the only good thing about it really.
 
I've actually never played any of these games but I bought the trilogy for cheap today so it'll be interesting to see what they're all about.. and if the third game really is that bad or not.
 
DirtInUrEye said:
So any guesses what the next gaf revisionism thread will be then?
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Mindseye, Gollum and that Kong game are certainly eager to find forgiving fans. haha (Mafia 3 is not really in that league, at all, just the average Ubitower like crap. Cars, music and iirc the CIA quests are good)
 
Feel Like I'm On 42 said:
It's so gross when a developer refusea to update their games for 60 fps when newer, more powerful hardware is available. Both Mafia 3 and Mafia 1 Remake feel tereible to play on console. It's downright disrespectful of 2k games and Hangar 13 to leave their fans and supporters stuck with games that feel so bad at 30 fps, especially given the fact that it wouldn't even be costly to give people an update.

Seriously, screw these companies. This is something we constamtly have to deal with as console gamers. RDR2, watch dogs 1 and 2, far cry 3 and blood dragon, dishonored 2, ac 2/brotherhood/revelations/ac3/black flag etc. Fucking BLOODBORNE!, driveclub, Ryse, sunset overdrive, quantum break, forza horizon 3, dead rising 3, the Order, gravity rush 2 - all forever stuck at 30 fps and low res in some cases and they're not even old games.

Now switch 2 owners are in the same situation where Nintendo has only patched 15% of theur exclusive Switch 1 games. Hate the way we're treated on console
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They're not obligated to patch and support all their games indefinitely.

You're listed games that came out in 2013 and 2014, talk about entitled. They're PS4 games and always were.
 
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I've been doing a Mafia games marathon recently. Already completed M1DE and the second game (didn't bothered with completing dlcs though as I didn't enjoyed their time-based format) and moved on to playing Mafia III. It's my first playthrough and after 12+ hours, I can see all of the reasons behind its criticisms. Taking some story ties aside, it's a Mafia game in name only and they went too far with open world activities tied to progression. After a quite solid opening, the story kinda gets lost on all of this bloat. That being said, despite its flaws I quite enjoy it so far. The setting and soundtrack are great, I dig their choice to make Lincoln a Punisher-like character, both in terms of his character arc and skillset. I also liked that combat zones gives you much more freedom in trying different playstyles, mixing up and experimenting with different ways to take the enemies down / fulfill your objective is quite fun so far
 
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