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/FullMetal000]

Better than RDR2? Are you joking me?

I fully agree that some of the criticism overall is overblown. The game in general is quite solid. On the short side, I fully agree.

But I still think the biggest issue people have is that they jump in with the wrong expectations. They expect a game to deliver "peak innovative" third person gameplay, a massive story that lasts for 30 hours or so and massive open world oppertunities.

I came in with the thought to have a very linear, quite short "authenthic" Mafia experience. "servicable" gunplay that is fun enough. And all in all it delivered.

Biggest gripe I have with the game is that it felt cut short. The last two/three chapters feel very much rushed. While the chapters before really take their time the develop and unfold, the "ending" feels very much rushed.

Still enjoyed my time and it was a good story overall. But it really suffers from how it wraps up.

Same for the gimmicky "knife fights". It really was overdone.

All in all a solid experience. Bought it at launch purely to support the franchise and in hopes we get a bigger "numbered" Mafia experience eventually. (here's me hoping 70's/80's setting mob game).