I swear it’s all I’ve been seeing.

[u/Mr_Pinstripe1]

Don’t get me wrong, the game ain’t perfect but I’m not letting small imperfections ruin my entire experience.

I said it once and I’ll say it again. The driving is peak.

The story meets the standard for the Mafia series so y’know, it’s good.

The shooting is really good and yes it is better than all the other mafia games and also better than RDR2 and GTA V.

How is it better? Well, first of all, when it comes to shooting in RDR2, as the player, you don’t really feel the weight of the gun you are shooting.

Basically in RDR2 and GTA, it just feels like you’re shootings airsoft guns but mafia: the old country actually feels more realistic and I feel more immersed when it comes to gunplay and I don’t doubt other games also have better gunplay than Mafia: the old country but, I can’t speak on those because I haven’t played them.

To be fair, nobody, not even me, should be comparing Mafia the old country to other games outside of the Mafia series.

This isn’t me being ignorant also. The games has flaws. I definitely think it holds the game back to an extent but then again, consider the fact that this isn’t another Mindseye or Ubisoft game or activision game… and it does what it what all mafia games set out to do? Then you can’t complain too much.

[u/Mr_Pinstripe1]

The game is good but it’s not my favourite Mafia game as Mafia: definitive edition is still my favourite.

I won’t be surprised if I see a bunch of people like:

“Erm… The lost city of heaven actually—“

It’s 2025 dude. That game is older than most of the Fortnite players as of right now.

The 2002 mafia is good but with how much I see it brought up, it makes me think people want to just see every single future mafia game exactly like that game.

Listen, to each their own, criticism, I understand and yknow what? I like criticism but hate makes no sense especially if you’re a fan of the Mafia series. If you’re a fan of the series then you should have your expectations set based off the trilogy we got.

People that aren’t mafia fans and hate on the game are just mentally ill since they are obviously comparing it to games that just are impossible to even compare the old country to or they see one thing they don’t like and they just want to nuke the game with hate.

[u/BizarrePork98 → u/Mr_Pinstripe1]

If you’re a fan of the series then you should have your expectations set based off the trilogy we got.

What if the game simply didn't meet their expectations as fans of the series? Maybe they feel that, compared to even previous Mafia games, it is lacking in some areas or falls short, or as a game in general in current year.

In most games or media, there is gonna be hate for the sake of hate, don't get me wrong, but if people have genuine criticisms of the game, both as a new entry in the series or as a game in general, that's valid.