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[kiphalfton]

The gameplay expanded significantly on the previous game. The world was much more reactive, and the levels were more open. Even if you think the gmaeplay was mediocre ,which it is, I agree, (I am not a fan of rockstar games), those games still have something going for them that cannot be ignored - unprecedented levels of realism and production quality. That in itself can make a game worth playing. GTA 6 will also have the same advantage.

And you keep putting words in my mouth. I never said this game needed useless minigames. I HATE open world bloat. Stop making up bullshit just so you can counter a point I never made. You're a coward.
This game, no matter how lean it is, is still pathetic because its gameplay is 10 years out of date, its presentation quality and animations is 7 years out of date, and story, no matter how good that may be, is not enough to carry a whole game. This game is worthless filler.

It's kind of ironic you say the gameplay is 10 years out of date, yet Mafia III still has better gunplay than most games within the past 10 years.

I'm actually curious what your opinion of an open world game that doesn't have sublar animations, actually has good gameplay, and came out in the past 10 years would be.

 

[kiphalfton]

Some people seem to like to pounce onto any minute detail that doesn't meet or blow their expectations, yeah. Same goes for cherry picking freeze frames from videos in order to misrepresent a brittle point through a captured nano second. Its a shame.

I'm not going to pretend like I'm not a pessimist, but it's getting ridiculous how anal people are getting about graphics.

Maybe it's because I don't watch garbage like digital foundry, but like you said people pick apart the tiniest details.

People here need to stop being such miserable cunts, and go do something they do enjoy.

 

[Critical Hit]

Looks nice

Yes, I don't understand the complaints about the setting. I don't like the girl look/character tho, but we'll see, maybe the story is great.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

This weeks Monday update, hands on preview . . .

Mafia: The Old Country – Exclusive Hands-On Preview | IGN First - IGN

We played three hours of Mafia: The Old Country, the upcoming prequel to the long-running action-adventure series and found it to be a welcome return to the more linear, narrative-focused form of the first two games.

www.ign.com

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

This weeks Monday update, hands on preview . . .

Mafia: The Old Country – Exclusive Hands-On Preview | IGN First - IGN

We played three hours of Mafia: The Old Country, the upcoming prequel to the long-running action-adventure series and found it to be a welcome return to the more linear, narrative-focused form of the first two games.

www.ign.com

This ended up being too spoilery for me. I stopped the video. He goes over too much of the story and missions objectives/outcomes.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Yeah I'm good. No need to see any more of it. It's out in less than a month.

 

[The_Observer]

This weeks Monday update, hands on preview . . .

Mafia: The Old Country – Exclusive Hands-On Preview | IGN First - IGN

We played three hours of Mafia: The Old Country, the upcoming prequel to the long-running action-adventure series and found it to be a welcome return to the more linear, narrative-focused form of the first two games.

www.ign.com

Unfortunately, the video is too spoilery so after a couple of minutes I turned down the volume and skipped to the gameplay segments. Fully convinced now. This one will be a pre-order and I can't remember when was the last time I pre-ordered something.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Unfortunately, the video is too spoilery so after a couple of minutes I turned down the volume and skipped to the gameplay segments. Fully convinced now. This one will be a pre-order and I can't remember when was the last time I pre-ordered something.

I stopped it too. Why would you talk about the story during a preview? Stupid.

 

[The_Observer]

I stopped it too. Why would you talk about the story during a preview? Stupid.

Well, this guy did the infamous Alien Isolation review. Based on that, it's safe to assume always the worst from him.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

It seems like a nice throwback to games that were made 15 years ago. Linear 3rd person cover shooters are pretty much never made nowadays. I think there is a reason for that, but this game seems like a fun time for 50$. I hope it success with that price tag. 50$ games have absolutely crushed it this year