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[Yabberwocky]

I'm loving the atmosphere, and the cast looks great. This isn't anything that people haven't said already, but delving into racism plus the Vietnam War could end up being some pretty interesting subject matter.

Gimme amazing radio stations once again, that's all I ask.

 

[VE3TRO]

Yeah thats Vito alright. Wish it hadn't jumped so far ahead. Would've like to play as Vito again to follow up Mafia 2. Hopefully its explained.

 

[Riesenfass]

I loved Mafia 2 - this looks promising.

2016 is going to be a great year.

 

[RP912]

I'm getting early 70s vibes from the game. Day 1 in my book.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Yeah thats Vito alright. Wish it hadn't jumped so far ahead. Would've like to play as Vito again to follow up Mafia 2. Hopefully its explained.

Hyyyype through the roof

 

[Triggerhappytel]

No gameplay? Why even fucking bother.

 

[Shiggy]

The gameplay footage doesn't really look impressive.

 

[strafer]

Yeah thats Vito alright. Wish it hadn't jumped so far ahead. Would've like to play as Vito again to follow up Mafia 2. Hopefully its explained.

OKAY..IM BACK ON!!!!!!!!!!!

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

 

[Se7enSword]

Gameplay looks good.

Haven't played a Mafia game yet, but I have ample time to get started on them.

 

[Imperial]

Okay them small bits of gameplay from IGN got me hyped. The minimap looks exactly like GTAV lmao.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gG0dhynQkk

This hyped me up way more than the CG trailer. The snippets of gameplay look great, I really dig the 60's vibe

 

[Lyonaz]

Yeah thats Vito alright. Wish it hadn't jumped so far ahead. Would've like to play as Vito again to follow up Mafia 2. Hopefully its explained.

They could always do a prequel DLC with Vito.

 

[DieH@rd]

No gameplay? Why even fucking bother.

Gameplay is here, and visually it looks awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6enkC6lF0E

 

[El-Suave]

After the developer comments I have to say I don't buy the other characters from the trailer being the lieutenants of the protagonist. Each and everyone seems to be superior at first glance aside from the physical power aspect. I'm really curious how they set those relationships up.

 

[patjburns89]

strange thing to say but this is the most exciting screen in the whole lot. if they actually show the harassment and racial unrest that was (or is tbh) prominent for black people in america that would be very forward-thinking for a videogame.

i hope this has the same detailed storytelling as mafia 2. i loved the attention to detail in the time period and the cutscenes as well.

My thoughts exactly. Racial violence in the South in a Jim Crow world have largely been ignored. That's partially because most games have eschewed settings from the 19th and early-mid 20th centuries in the US.

Mafia has always done an amazing job crafting a believable world and characters that feel more than stereotypes. Excited to see more.

 

[dex3108]

No gameplay? Why even fucking bother.

There are short gameplay clips in Gamespot article and trust me it looks like GTA and not like Mafia game.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Uhm why? It would be awesome if there is coop.

Why would having coop bother you?

I don't like Coop. I would be fine if it had a system like GTA V. It's just a personal preference.

Uh, co-op would actually be really fantastic to the series if done correctly. Doing GTA Online style heists in the mob. That sounds really fun thinking about it.

And before I hear this, co-op doesn't mean the story has to be trash. I've played many co-op games that have excellent (for video games) stories.

Gears Of War is a positive expample for that, but they are not that many. I just want a well crafted single player experience, like Mafia 1. Also, it seems like I am wrong anyway of there being coop or online components.

 

[NickatNite]

Vito Lives!!

Really like the first two games, the short gameplay clips shown off looked great.
Setting and time period is a great.

 

[Pachimari]

The Gamespot journalist left with mixed feelings.
Seems like everytime you shoot a car's tires or even ram into them, they'll roll over and explode.
And too much emphasis on cover.

I'm surprised about Vito though, but I haven't completed Mafia II.

 

[Revolutionary]

They're calling him Vito, so...

In the trailer? Must have missed it.
Edit: Nvm I see a lot more information is coming out now

 

[Pixel Fist]

Ah so Vito is in this then, unfortunately not playable though

 

[UrbanRats]

Eh, the gameplay underwhelmed me quite a bit.

The thing is, Mafia was different from GTA because of its more grounded and realistic nature, this seems to want to bridge that gap (reminds me of Driv3r, even) andi think to its detriment, it's just risking to end up being a less packed and less fun GTAV clone, instead of a better Mafia game.

 

[Alienous]

In the trailer? Must have missed it.

No, the developer interview.

 

[Ushiwaka]

Looks interesting. I'll wait for gameplay.

 

[erawsd]

GTA 5 bye bye. This one gonna have 4 characters you play with..

Nah you only play as the main guy.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Gameplay is here, and visually it looks awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6enkC6lF0E

Apparently he's taking down the Italian mob to "Revenge his family". Lol.

Visuals look nice. The gameplay looks thoroughly uninteresting, and I have no interest in the time period or setting. But I guess Take Two wants to recapture that GTA magic.

 

[maquiladora]

That was a pretty damn good trailer. The the tone and mood that it sets.

 

[Lady Siara]

Wow, if they nail the setting and themes, this could be something special. That said, this could be an abomination if it's mishandled.

I'm going to keep a very close eye on this one.

 

[Mentok]

After watching IGN's video, I'm hyped!

 

[idonteven]

damn the main guy is huge,looks like hulk the football player

 

[tilomite!]

Strange setting for a Mafia game, but I like the it.

 

[Pixel Fist]

I'm getting early 70s vibes from the game. Day 1 in my book.

It's set in 1968 so pretty much yea.

 

[DC1]

MAFIA III: Vin Diesel Edition

No.

 

[sangreal]

gameplay looks awesome

I love empire building mechanics

 

[Gattsu25]

Interesting. Not 100% on the player character's voice but liking everything else that I've seen.

 

[Tenebrous]

Not feeling the protag at all, but the overall vibes from the trailer are pretty positive.

 

[zakislam]

Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAUj7YJQv_c

 

[Kenzodielocke]

It's still running on the Mafia 2 engine. (Probably an updated Version of that

 

[PulseONE]

I definitely loved the second one, looking forward to this

 

[ekim]

GIF time!

more to come.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Post-Vietnam New Orleans?

This is the setting I always wanted in a video game.

The loved LOVED That Cinematic.


GIVE ME THIS GAME NOW

 

[cripterion]

Oh man looks awesome and I it's really interesting that they're taking this direction.

Must buy for me.

 

[ekim]

 

[maquiladora]

Love that Vito is a character in this.

 

[DC1]

After watching IGN's video, I'm hyped!

I'm with you here! More hyped than I was for GTA5.

Love the setting, love the variation, love 2K and trusting that they stay brave in their delivery of a very volatile and pivotal (cultural and political) period in the US.

 

[CountBlack]

Great trailer.

Definitely gonna pick this one up

 

[SilentRacoon]

Ehhh those screen are certainly not putting the game under a bright spotlight, the gameplay isn't making it look like the game departed much from its predecessor, just your regular 3rd person shooter with driving in between missions, will wait for further impressions, but not looking too hot so far.

 

[ElzarTheBam]

Ehhh those screen are certainly not putting the game under a bright spotlight, the gameplay isn't making it look like the game departed much from its predecessor, just your regular 3rd person shooter with driving in between missions, will wait for further impressions, but not looking too hot so far.

Mafia excelled in its atmosphere and story telling.

Not really its gameplay, whilst solid not really anything to shout about.

 

[iNvid02]

dev interview is interesting, they chose one helluva time period and setting. hype

and the italian mob being the enemy and no longer romanticised sounds cool too

 

[Dabanton]

Hmm they're actually going to address the racial issues of the time (and heck which are still going on)

I feel they've hedged their bets with a mixed race main character obviously going for the is he or isn't Vin Diesel effect. Although it's good to know from the video that even that will be commented on.

 

[EUA]

racial problems. in a mafia game. that's what I was looking forward to! Oh, and what's that? am I wrong or are we gonna have to conquer areas to increase our influence? Wow, that's so epic!

And Hawke... I mean Vito is back, yay! Dude was so interesting in Mafia 2!

Main hero is so badass already, it's like Batman gave birth to him. DAT VOICE DOE!

EVERY CAR EXPLODES WHEN RAMMED! SO FUCKING HYPED, JESUS!

Also hope we get the war flashbacks like we did in Mafia 2. They were top fucking notch!
DAY FUCKING 1 of course!

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fuck me, this all is so bad...