r/MafiaTheGame • u/Mr_Pinstripe1 • 15d ago

Discussion I swear it’s all I’ve been seeing.

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.

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u/KingOfEreb0r 15d ago

Some of them have valid / ok points but others are just hating for fun because they are bored like having no swimming , linear game , no open world etc ...

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u/alexintradelands2 15d ago edited 15d ago

Calling it linear isn't being a hater lol; Mafia 2 has one of the most detailed open worlds ever as it's backdrop, it's incredibly well done, and driving between jobs felt so immersive as a result, as you got so many opportunities to stop at gun shops, or get petrol, or upgrade your car, or whatever, and police always keep you on your toes to either add chases between your missions or not drive like a fucking maniac, adding to it further.

I hate that people think calling TOC too linear isn't a valid criticism of it given how amazing the game it's clearly massively inspired by and constantly references is in its open world design. I do like TOC but it is missing that, and it's not a nitpick

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u/OpinionatedMisery 15d ago

I agree Mafia 2 was better than TOC in openess, but Mafia 3 felt really open, and the side missions were fun.

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u/alexintradelands2 15d ago

I quite like Mafia 3's world as well. I don't think it's got near as many details as Mafia 2, which has a pretty small city but absolutely tons of detail in it. 3 is quite a massive city albeit not loads to do, atleast not without DLC

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u/Alberot97 15d ago

I think the biggest issue with Mafia 3 is how they went with a big map yet a considerable portion of it is empty in matters of activity