That's because in Mafia 2 there's absolutely nothing to do between the missions. And it sucked, a missed opportunity with the city.
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Mafia 3 Early Copies Impressions
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That's because in Mafia 2 there's absolutely nothing to do between the missions. And it sucked, a missed opportunity with the city.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
About what I expected. HARD pass.
It ran really well since day 1 as long you disabled PhysX.
Edit: Is exploring e.g. GTAV's world anymore rewarding than what Mafia 3 sounds like? Granted I'm only 10h into GTAV, but outside of story missions world seems pointless and dead.
I'm running a 970 and the PhysX on Mafia 2 STILL run like shit
Mafia 2 uses PhysX basically in everything from shoelaces to bullets to every single particle of debris you create with gunfire. It was and still kinda is showcase of what extensive use of PhysX can do to games appearance from physics angle. Without dedicated PhysX GPU you are in for rough times when it comes to performance.
Edit: Also possible PhysX implementation is badly optimised. Still streamers like Dansgaming was able to run Mafia 2 maxed out with PhysX enabled on his SLI-980 setup week or two age.
Was just fine with a single 1070 as well, so I guess they were just really forward-thinking with its implementation.
I'm hoping to love this. Mafia 1 and 2 were two of my favorite games due to tightly knit stories. I am hoping the open world doesn't take away from the cohesiveness because that was the best part of those. I still haven't spent more than ten hours in GTA V due to not feeling the story. Mind you, my favorite genre is adventure games.
Quite a few people playing this on Twitch if anyone is interested.
https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Mafia%20III
https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Mafia%20III
But what if it gets less than 80 on MC?
Tell me about it. Bought the ultimate edition of Horizon, preloading Mafia right now and I'm tempted to buy the ultimate edition of Gears, but I just have to face how crazy I've become and keep a level head around all these releases. What a time for gaming!
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Reloading from death seems decent enough. Like less than 20 seconds?
If people want to see PC gameplay then tune in on https://www.twitch.tv/cohhcarnage He starts at top of the hour, ~35min from posting this.
xviper
Member
well Mafia series has never reached 90, so it's a standard for it to be in the 80's, unlike that game
The stealth AI sounds super duper rudimentary but no-one's really complained about the combat AI yet (surprisingly)
It's honestly such a privilege. So hard not to go all-in on these releases. I've done that in the past, though, and I always regret it. Always.
ZeroMaverick
Member
"During the day the game has a baked, bleached look to it when you're facing the sun, almost like a "nostalgia" filter in a period film."
That's the South for ya. That's how I feel about real life daytime lighting down here.
That's the South for ya. That's how I feel about real life daytime lighting down here.
I won't be using that wallhack-o-vision as a crutch which hopefully will make stealth a bit more challenging; gotta be a lot more careful sneaking about when you won't know there's a guy guarding the joint with a tommy gun in hand right around the corner.
sammyCYBORG
Member
Sounds like it has some good aspects.
I'll play Mafia 2 again (<3) and buy this on a Steam sale when it's real cheap I think.
I'll play Mafia 2 again (<3) and buy this on a Steam sale when it's real cheap I think.
I was talking about the AI - apparently it's pretty simplistic, like takes a long time to notice you, has very limited vision cone and response to various things, etc. I agree, I won't be using the Bat-vision ability much/at all.
Passtch
Yeah I got that, and I meant that not having the vision should help the AI somewhat, in an indirect fashion.
Obviously it'd be better if the AI was improved, but I'm not holding my breath for that at this point in development.
I get you - yeah hopefully it will make up for the lacklustre AI.
I'm also going to put it on Hard in the hopes that their detection period will be faster, making stealth tougher. Hopefully that means gunfights are less safe, too, and that thinning the crowd out with stealth is more incentivised.
xviper
Member
Mafia 2 scored 74 and i remember fans liking it, so i assume fans will like Maifa 3
Mafia 3 looks mediocre at best in my opinion, same with Watch Dogs trailers
Sounds a lot like that's what's happening here.
Yeah except it seems this is forcing a lot more gameplay. Mafia 1 was basic but it flowed fast enough that you didn't feel bogged down from repetitiveness. I am getting it anyhow due to hearing the story is tightly written but I am still a bit worried.
Messofanego
Banned
You think gamers fuck with 79 and lower Metacritic score games? It's pretty much irredeemable trash at that point. Like, I'd start projectile vomiting if I even touched such a game.
Triggerhappytel
Member
I don't think it'll flop. Assuming it reviews well (above 80 MC) and Take Two market it well I can definitely see it doing 3+ million copies. Although I wonder what sort of level it needs to sell at to make a profit. Watch Dogs 2 will probably crush it though, so they'll want it to do well before that releases.
Basically how I felt playing Mafia 2. As soon as it's 80 flat it's all good.
Will it tho? What I have seen WD2 it looks very dead and dull when it comes to world design and what is going on in there. Gameplay looks to be more of the WD, is it enough to pull people back in?
ZeroMaverick
Member
Are drugs involved in any way? I've been watching The Wire, and now I want to do some drug-related crime
EU release seems to be 12AM CEST. Oceanic in 4-ish hours. I don't know about NA.
i don't think it'll make any difference. it'll sell because it's a sequel to the first one. and the first one sold really well despite being boring as hell. the sequel looks better in that sense at least.
Come on, now.
If people are taking it this seriously there's a solid chance they'll patch the options in. Several games in the last couple of years have done this.
The first Reddit leaker
said there were some later missions which involved drugs and were very interesting.
You should play GTA Chinatown Wars.
I've really enjoyed what I've played so far, maybe 3 hours in. Played the intro which was great, with really good cut scenes and story telling. Then they unleashed me unto the outside world where I started murking them racists bastards. Yes there isn't much enemy variety, but the gun play is strong. As I had stated yesterday, enemies react to where they are shot, which I love. The shot gun feels so damn good. Different cars handle in various ways but I found the driving to be pretty enjoyable. It's not always the best looking game but it's fun * so far *.
Lol never change Gaf . Christ man .
I believe you'll have to do some side missions to force bosses out of hiding eessentially. I had to do so early on.
dancegrenade
Member
End of the world as we know it.