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They honestly don't understand what made Mafia 1 great and Mafia 2 uninteresting 
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Dec 2015 19:02 Post subject: |
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The original was great because the movement, gunplay, driving, story, voice acting, semi-realistic cars and guns .... made it a serious oldschool game and not just some GTA clone. There were repercussions to your actions, unlike GTA. And it was harder to handle car-wise and gun-wise, unlike GTA. I think it also had fuel consumption.
And the city was so believable as well, it also had an extra sandbox style mode that I was playing after finishing the game, racing some crazy rocket-like contraptions  
Then Mafia 2 took me by the hand and walked through a semi-interesting story.
And, this ... went full derp it seems.
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harry_theone
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Dec 2015 19:10 Post subject: |
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Since Mafia II I learned not to expect anything like 1, so far I can live with that.
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Fri, 18th Dec 2015 23:06 Post subject: |
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Right I forgot to watch that video yesterday... wondering if my subconscious made me forget it! 
Edit: Meh, halfway in to the video and I already lost interest. Seems they went worse from the second game... I don't see much improvement. For some reason it actually reminds me of Hitman Abortion.
Iso or highly discount it will be.
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 00:17 Post subject: |
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This looks cookie-cutter.
Cover system? Check
Contextual kills? Check
Gruff, muscular lead? Check
Obligatory stealth section? Check
Regenerating health? Check
Over the top driving and explosions? Check and check
What a far cry from Mafia 1 with its more down to earth, old school mob tale where you actually drove under the speed limit to avoid unnecessary conflicts with the police.
"I think Call of Duty resonates because it's believable and relatable," Sledgehammer Games cofounder Michael Condrey says.
Believable and relatable...Yep, sounds like Call of Duty
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 00:23 Post subject: |
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 00:27 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 09:56 Post subject: |
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Not different, Inter, but dumbed down, streamlined and having a shallow / unremarkable story line. Glorified gameplay in a Hollywood style, explosions and a superman protagonist add to this presumed "failed" attempt to call it a sequel.
In two of the first scenes / missions in Mafia (1), the player / protagonist was not a superman, he was a simple cab driver that HAD to run away to save his life - in 2 occasions! This created a much tighter relation with the character. It made him more... human, frail, more real... The rest of the game exploited much this aspect. That's part of what made the game memorable.
I could go on, but no point, I guess. 
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prudislav
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 10:03 Post subject: |
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yep pretty much the insane cuts of the original script in M2 which imo completely broke the story was a thing what ruined M2 for me
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 10:41 Post subject: |
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Well Interactive... You would expext that game bearing mafia name is similiar to previous games.
Its like if terminator 2 was a vin diesel movie about baby sitting.
If its nothing like previous games, why call it mafia. The name inclines something to go with it
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 10:43 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 19th Dec 2015 11:33 Post subject: |
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| madness wrote: | | blackeyedboy wrote: | | Not different, Inter, but dumbed down, streamlined and having a shallow / unremarkable story line. Glorified gameplay in a Hollywood style, explosions and a superman protagonist add to this presumed "failed" attempt to call it a sequel. |
He did say at the end of the gameplay vid that the explosions etc are bumped up for the demo, and not every car is gonna explode in the game if you bump into them. But who can trust what ppl say about their games anymore |
Indeed, a bit toned down explosions will ensure the expected quality of the game, innit?  |
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prudislav
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Jan 2016 20:50 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Feb 2016 01:28 Post subject: |
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NFOAC
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Feb 2016 02:49 Post subject: |
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Is there a release window?
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shimec
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| Posted: Sat, 27th Feb 2016 08:16 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Apr 2016 20:45 Post subject: |
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I hate it.
Why wouldnt they just release Mafia 1 on steam. Remastered a bit to work on modern systems and that's all I need of Mafia franchise
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Apr 2016 20:52 Post subject: |
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im pretty sure mafia1 works fine with hd mods on modern systems (think i replayed it under 8.1 some time ago)
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ixigia
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Apr 2016 21:54 Post subject: |
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Yup, as far as I know the original Mafia should work well, with behar's widescreen fix which includes draw distance tweaks too. It's all you need really, to enjoy the game in its original yet 'modernized' form.
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Apr 2016 21:57 Post subject: |
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but worth to mention: it hasnt aged well
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