Mafia III

The story and soundtrack are really good, but graphic ( for 2016 ) and optimization are not so much. It's not better than Mafia 2, but it's a good game.

Before I get in to the main review, let me just grab your attention with this: YOU CAN GROW AND SELL WEED! And create your own strains. EPIC!

This game is unjustly maligned and seriously underrated. Though 2K did get a smidge political and overly racial, the fundamentals of the game are just too strong to ignore. I highly encourage you to enjoy this phenomenal game.

Hangar 13 deserves so much credit for the functionality and rich gameplay Mafia III provides.

This game has it all: Clean, incredibly realistic sounding gunfire. Strong, reactive hand-to-hand combat complimented by gruesome finishers and chilling stealth kills. An efficient and well designed weapon wheel with very unique "summon" options for your weapons dealer, cash handler, and car delivery services. I could go on for a while!

Though this game has an invigorating main storyline, the beginning is quite dark and abrasive. It gets a little heavy, but the payoff is well worth the weight of the plot. Vengeance is sweet!

The vehicles were so beautifully designed, and the driving is as fulfilling as I've ever experienced. Perfect engine, and tire sound replication.

Give this game a chance. You'll be glad you did.

Greetings from Lithuania.

I picked up "Mafia" III (2016) for free as a PS plus free give away. After playing trough the half of the story i eventually quit it. That happens for me ultra rare. Why? Because "Mafia" III is one of the most disappointing game i have ever played - at the end of day.

"Mafia" III has to be the most repetitive game ever. First i enjoyed it. Shooting mechanics in this game are great. The sound when bullets hits your target, head shots - it done great. Other and the last good thing about this game is driving mechanics, i really enjoyed it. Other then that, there is nothing in this game that would make you to come back to it. Every single mission (literally, well except one where you have to box someone inside of the ring) is a copy/paste of previous one. All of the side missions are copy/paste. Literally. Outside of the main story which is kinda OK and side quests which are as boring as hell, there is absolutely nothing to do in this open world. It feels dead and empty, and it is dead and empty. There are glitches as well.

Overall, even for free i couldn't finish Mafia III. Its the most repetitive and boring game i have probably ever played.

The story and the pace of the game was amazing. The way the story was told was amazing. The setting is incredible too as the city based of New Orleans sets a great playground for the character who is also well build. I must say it was an amazing story full of twists and interesting moments, especially when showed with them great music setting the vibe of the late 60s. The huge disappointment of the game wasn't so much the gameplay, which was alright with a bit of downgrade on the driving from the last Mafia game, but the missions were so repetitive. To progress in the game the protagonist Lincoln Clay has to take up territories/neighbourhoods one by one from the main boss - Marciano. To take a neighbourhood or at least to get to meet the underboss who owns this territory, you have to make 2 or 3 missions which exact copy paste in each of district you have to overtake. The missions for taking down the underbosses of the districts are diverse and pretty good but the path to get there is repetitive as you have to go trough it over and over again. The characters in the game are great and fun to explore, the world is beautiful and stays as a cool background as it looks alive but in the same time there is not much to do if you want to free roam since it's an open world. The story is 10/10 but the repetitiveness of the missions really make the game to be a disappointment. If you are able to sit trough those repetitive missions and ignore them, I ensure you it's worth it, just so You can experience this amazing storyline.

Mafia III is a game that is a great in some departments, good in most departments but also bad in other departments.

First the positives, 'Mafia III' has to me the greatest soundtrack of any video game I've ever played, and this is epitomised in the radio, I often found myself enjoying playing the game the most just driving and listening to the radio. The game has a good story and a great story telling technique (doing it through a documentary), the gameplay was also good and I found all the characters tolerable and some I genuinely liked (Lincoln and John Donovan).

Now for the negatives, 'Mafia III' biggest problem is it's repetitive nature, often when playing the game you have to figure out ways to keep yourself engaged in the story, and towards the end almost force yourself to take over the last couple territories. However I feel another problem I have with this game is the ending, I don't like the choice aspect of the ending as I think a lack of a definitive ending diminishes the story.

In conclusion, 'Mafia III' is a fun game at times, with a good story, decent characters and amazing music, and in its best moments is a genuine great game but at its worst moments it becomes a bit of a chore.

Rating [7/10]