Mafia 3 Review (PS4) – A Boring & Repetitive Experience - ThisGenGaming

ThisGenGaming says "Mafia 3 is unfortunately a boring video game that is also held back by technical issues. While there is some entertainment to be found in this game, it's not one that I would recommend buying for full price."

[Shaun2k5]

Rushed review that barely scratches the surface beyond generalisations.

Funny that on the day Phil Spencer says some reviews give low scores for clickbait, this one appears nicely as a prime example of poor critical analysis in the ever furious pursuit to get the most clicks.

[RpgSama]

Let's wait till more reviews come out to form a more informed opinion, but I seriously wasn't expecting a 5.0 for this game, it has the looks of an 8+ game.

[rdgneoz3]

If you looked at gameplay videos they've released so far from previews, it's probably around a 7 average. The AI in the game is incredibly dumb, with you being able to melee kill enemies while they death scream and their friend 3 feet away does nothing or sees him being dragged around the corner... Also, not sure if the day 1 patch will fix it, but it looked like texture loading problems when you were going too fast in some previews - guy driving fast, looks behind real quick and you see the buildings / road textures taking a few seconds to load.

Besides that, the story looks like it should be good from what they've shown so far. Hopefully there's more variety in the side missions and some of the bugs get fixed soon.

[RpgSama]

@Rdgneoz3

I guess that's the thing, I read a lot about video games but I don't like to watch gameplay videos if I can avoid it, prefer to save the experience.

[Lightning Mr Bubbles]

Game looks like shit from the videos I've seen.

I saw a video where you go into a place where a photographer is shooting a pinup model and you start killing guys and the girl runs off terrified but the photographer just stays the same way working away like the model is still there and nothing happened. Overall the AI looks ridiculously generic and the gameplay looks clunky and repetitive. From what I saw, the game did not impress me at all. I'm not surprised by this 5/10 score.

[sullynathan]

so this game looks like it can only be great and nothing else? It never crossed your mind that it could be worse?

7 is not average, 5 is

[IamTylerDurden1]

I doubt it gets 8+ on average. Mafia 2 was terrific and it only score a 77 Metacritic, nothing about Mafia 3 suggests it's better than 2 imo. I love Mafia, i love 2K, but i was never impressed with what i saw from Mafia 3. It's impressive visually and it seems very archadey with an unlikable protagonist. Lincoln is no Vito, and Vito is no Joe. I want it to be good, but all along i predicted a 74 Metacritic at best. Lincoln reminds me of Conor from AC3, bruting and unlikable.

[SolidStoner]

well if you search for realism.. old first mafia game nailed it.. modern games are made for mainstream.. they said that they even dumbed down car physics so everyone could drive, which I dont believe in, because everyone can drive with real cars.. so they should make these cars handle like real.. the real thing is that its hard to do so... they just cant say.. we are too lazy to replicate real thing...

the most important part for me in mafia game is story! if its good... ill be satisfied!

[Cindy-rella]

Im buying this game as soon as i can because the previews ive seen has me very interested. I dont need reviews to bolster my interest

[Deadpooled]

@rdgnoz3

'
If you looked at gameplay videos they've released so far from previews, it's probably around a 7 average. The AI in the game is incredibly dumb, with you being able to melee kill enemies while they death scream and their friend 3 feet away does nothing or sees him being dragged around the corner... Also, not sure if the day 1 patch will fix it, but it looked like texture loading problems when you were going too fast in some previews - guy driving fast, looks behind real quick and you see the buildings / road textures taking a few seconds to load.'

I guess this was one of the reasons why 2k held back by inflicting a worldwide review embargo.

[bouzebbal]

no one can review games for ME better than myself.
whether it's 1 or 10/10 if i'm interested in the game i buy it and play.. most of the time i end up enjoying the game (Knack, Dead Space 3...).

[Eonjay]

This site is a click whore so please don't give them any attention. They wanted to be first and they want their ad revenue. The game just shipped. There is NO WAY they could have even played it yet. They don't have a review copy either.

[Chris_GTR1]

i was looking at angryjoes live stream yesterday and it just looked so repetitive and all i could do i think of this review, i watched the stream for at least 3 hours all the game consists of it going to places and killing people , even AJ said himself it was repedative. then add to this the fact that they didnt send out review copies. that was enough to make me not buy it.

[cberg25]

From what I've played (About 6-8 hours?), I think it's a fairly clunky open-world action game that excels at presentation & storytelling. The atmosphere is really well crafted, the story is genuinely interesting & fun, and it has some absolutely badass moments. However, the on-foot movement can feel clunky, the gunplay is stiff, and there's not a ton to do in the open world. I see why you could slam it for being repetitive, and imagine plenty of players would turn it off as a result.

Like Mafia II, it's a 7/10 game that will REALLY resonate for some people, and underwhelm most.

[JamesBroski]

How's the game in your experience?

[Shaun2k5]

That's not really the question that should be asked.

The whole point of a review is you paint a vivid picture for the audience so they understand everything they need to make an informed decision. This review however could apply to any game, the generalisations are that broad.

"The Shooting gets repetitive" - how? Does it not get repetitive in GTA:V?
"The world's empty and boring" - How so? Tell me what you can't do here you can in competitors

I also suspect the lack of discussion over the story's development is a sign this reviewer didn't play too long. Are there twists? No interesting callbacks to previous games? If I've skipped over Mafia 1/2 - will I miss these? These are questions that should be answered, yet haven't been. It's lazy journalism.

[Heyxyz]

To be fair, did we expect anything different out of ThisGenGaming?

[Shaun2k5]

Very true, sadly.

[kdmitchell_toh]

Just going to toss in that this echo's what many popular streamers have said about the game. Also, you know instead of criticizing what someone says, why not take the chance and reviewing it yourself. Since you didn't like what the review said and instead of respecting their opinion, you started throwing share at them.

[MVGeneral]

How did they review it. When it was clearly stated that no review copies were sent out. And that reviewers were gonna get a copy on day one, like the rest of us. So I don't understand how they were able to finish the game and review it.

[GrubsterBeater]

That's exactly what I was thinking, and why I was so confused. Also, how does Mafia 3 get a 5/10? The game looks like it would be at least a 7.5 or 8. I love the Mafia games, and I would be very disappointed if this game sucks because I really wanted it.

I guess we should wait for some more reviews, but I think I'm going to buy it regardless, unless there are glaring technical issues in the game, in which case I'll wait a bit.

[camel_toad]

I've played about 3 hours of it now and I'm really liking it. Hard to believe I'll give it anything below a 7 by the time I'm done with it. So far the story is pretty interesting, the driving feels really good and the gunplay is fun enough thanks to how the enemy reacts from hits.

Just don't see this game earning anything as low as a 5. The 30fps cap sucks but I can live with it - even though I hope it gets patched soon.

[Silly gameAr]

No one needed Phil Spencer to tell us the obvious.

[Valenka]

Ha, my thoughts exactly, Shaun2k5.

[neutralgamer1992]

you know what's funny is how some of you will bash actual gamers who are doing reviews yet believe every word s huge site(getting advertisement funds by same publisher) than same gamers complain about not getting good reviews

everything we have seen so far has been controlled demo

maybe click on the article and read to actually find out he is raising some legit question marks

and to top it all off 2k have made sure reviews don't come out before release

[Shaun2k5]

It's awkward because ThisGenGaming has several articles already up saying that no one was getting review copy's of the game; yet here they are several hours before release with what looks like a farted out "review". It doesn't take much to follow the logic that ThisGenGaming has rushed this out the door to get the first clicks off gamers.

[cd1]

Thisgengaming dosnt deserve clicks - poor excuse for journalism.

[Red_Renegade]

maybe you should do some research on the site you're defending, neutral.

[Mulando]

well, actually we had the same situation with NMS 2 month ago. Someone made a negative article with the prerelease version and somehow no one believed him ... actually he was correct and the "day 0 patch" didn't change anything meaningfull so it would be a "whole other experience".

But yeah, I think you're right.

[chrish1990]

That was me! And it wasn't negative... it got an 8/10 from my site :).

Typing up the review for Mafia 3 right now.... and it ain't a 5, I'll tell you that much.

[Mulando]

@chrish1990
sry, should have written "negative" ;) an 8 for NMS was for many people negative because it was such an overhyped game that many many people (yes "even" here on n4g) expected an 11 of 10 ... you know what I mean ;)

[mark_parch]

agree i just ignore reviews like this. there's no way of telling if its clickbait or not but it certainly does exists. the only review i take seriously is ACG. his gears 4 review was outstanding https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[KiwiViper85]

ACG is hands down best reviewer on YouTube.

[seanpitt23]

Sadly we have been spoilt by Rockstars and cd projekt talents and not every Dev company have that type of talents for open world games.
With what I have seen iam not surprised by this score I will wait for at least another 10 reviewers before I make my decision to buy this game new or not.

[DerekFlint007]

Here are my spoiler free impressions of my first hour of gameplay.

I'm playing on Ps4 and there is a 2.6 patch download. I played it without the patch as it's still downloading.

So far i have thoroughly enjoyed the game. The story is top notch with engaging well implemented cut scenes. The graphics are a smidgeon hit and miss, one moment the game can look phenomenal and the next it can look a touch bland, muddy and soft. I have noticed occasional pop up, but remember, i'm playing the game unpatched.

The world is incredibly atmospheric and so far it really seems to capture the mood of the era. It's early days but i can already tell that the game doesn't hold a candle to Rockstar GTA series with regards to immersion and depth within the world. That's not wholly unexpected as Rockstar are masters of their craft, but it's a great effort from 2K.

The game is amazingly violent with brutal, very satisfying melee moves. Yes you can deliver a knuckle sandwich to each and every pedestrian.

As i'm new to the game, i'm finding the gun play a tiny bit fiddly, but remember this is mostly down to me still learning the controls. The enemy AI is mediocre to average. I killed a room full of gun toting cops just by running toward each of them and melee attacking them.

The music is fantastic, befitting the era to a tee. I'm an old curmudgeon, so it's right up my street and might not be to the taste of younger whippersnappers.

The driving is pretty good and the rear view mirror is a great addition.

Overall, i'm really satisfied with the very little that i have played so far. It's looking like at the very least a 7, 8, to a 9.1 for me at this early stage.

[DerekFlint007]

Advanced impressions. The gunplay i'm finding very cumbersome and clunky and your character has a tendency to get stuck to cover and the game could benefit greatly from a roll dodge mechanic. I've only been playing for a few hours and it may have this and i just haven't discovered it yet. I have died numerous deaths partly due to my inexperience with the game but also due to the gunplay mechanics and slow character control. More infuriatingly, if i die near the end of a fierce battle the bl00dy checkpoint system puts me right back to the start. These secondary impressions are with the patch loaded. It still needs further patches, in my opinion, to fix a metric tonne of other issues. The AI borders on moronic. I strangled a baddie in full few from another enemy a few feet away looking right at me with zero reaction.

Unfortunately my score is tumbling.

With the technical issues this game is unfortunately a 6-7 range for me so far.
If the technical issues were to be addressed in a further patch i'd rate it between 8-9.

Edit 3- I'm beginning to adjust and get used to the gunplay mechanics and the story is really great so far and the characters, especially the main lead are very engaging.

[NXSwitch]

Hey shitty games gotta sell somewhere. We have been buying them since the start of videos games so it won't stop as there is money to be made from our stupid buying without thinking ways!

[Muzikguy]

It is funny isn't it? ThisGenGaming is becoming a horrible site for this stuff. Getting dangerously close to gamingbolt

[mark_parch]

no early copies have been sent out to reviewers so how have they reviewed this massive game in just a few hours?

[Lennoxb63]

The word "Repetitive" needs to stop being regurgitated in game reviews. Games are repetitive by nature. Its how fun that repetition is that makes it a good game.

[PlayableGamez-]

It's funny because repetition is a cop out way to criticize a game. Just like when people complain about a game being linear. Repetition is fine as long as the repetitive nature is fun

[Lukejrl]

exactly! sex is repetitive but everyone likes it.

[bloop]

I agree to an extent. All games have a limited number of mechanics so they'll get reused over and over throughout a full game. That's just how games are. It's how they're implemented that makes the difference. Take GTA5 and the Witcher 3. You could say both those games are mostly fetch quests or kill "x" person missions. In both those games they kept it interesting throughout the whole game. Then take MGSV. Basically the same kill and/or fetch quests again, but I wouldn't rate MGSV nearly as high as GTAV or the Witcher 3.

[Perjoss]

usually when a game is labelled as repetitive it just means that the sections of gameplay that you repeat have not been executed in a way that makes the game fun.

[Red_Renegade]

not anymore.

[uth11]

Yeah overuse of that word are making these articles repetative...

[2pacalypsenow]

Clickbait at its finest, trying to jump on the 30fps hype

[FITgamer]

500 degrees, People are clicking "Read Full Story". So it was well executed click bait.

[Hoffmann]

After reading the review, I think the reviewer has some good points to give the game such a score. Maybe the majority of the other reviewers will give this a 5-7 as well.

In other news: Never pre-order a game, unless you know exactly what you get.

[Psychotica]

Or can get a refund

[BozoLoco]

I've been playing for 4 hours and a lot of his points are valid. The game feels unfinished in parts. The city is dull and ugly. UI is a mess. Driving physics are not good. Mission structure is terrible. Texture pop in and crashed.

This is going to get a wide variety of 4-7/10. It's not very good.

[Hoffmann]

As I thought.

People are fast with judging a review if they don't like the score, without even reading it.

[pumpactionpimp]

Sadly mafia 2 felt the same for me. They made it open world, but there was very, very, very little to do outside the missions. Also the ai was beyond dumb in the first two games.

Watching all the gameplay trailers, I couldn't help but feel like they used their old engine. Put it in a new city, add some shiny graphics to call in ltt next gen, and change the story to suit the new location. $60 please.

So many games this gen have felt that way to me.

[OB1Biker]

You sure got to post that first clickbait review.
Just one bit from it:
'I found shooting and stealth to be quite entertaining, well until almost every mission included that I must kill someone/a lot of people'
Dam you shoot and kill people almost every mission? How boring!!! /S

[Blank]

Caught that BS myself why is this reviewer playing video games again?? Let alone an M rated game????

[Kingthrash360]

From what I understand he wanted to be able play with time, do push ups and sit ups, and invent the iPhone and the Uber app for taxi gameplay . Since all you can do is the admittedly fun action parts it's loses points....
Gaming journalism 101.

[Sm00thNinja]

Damn I really wanted this game to do well

[rdgneoz3]

When they don't send out review copies, it's usually a safe bet to hold off for the first day or so and hope everything turns out OK. Only one in recent memory to do amazingly well without sending out review copies before launch was DOOM.

[Eonjay]

It will do well. Don't be influenced by this bottom crawler site lol.

[StormLegend]

I hope this is trolling.

[Eonjay]

it is.

[FoxyGotGame]

This is not a legit review ... it's simply a traffic attract /

[-Foxtrot]

Holy shit...glad I cancelled my CE

That thing was £129.99

[Barricade]

Yup, let's be glad you canceled a game based on 1 review. Maybe you like the game more than this moron that reviewed this? Maybe the game is better than he thinks it is?

On a sidenote, £129.99 is a lot of money for a game, you have to be a real fan of the series to buy that. So why cancel? Don't you have some faith in the series?

Edit: have you actually read the review btw? Or did you just look at the score?

[Deadpooled]

When i read £129.99 I thought 'whaaaa?', then I saw what's in it and I think it's a nice CE http://www.playstationlifes...

[Skankinruby]

Good grief, the reasoning on this review is absolutely retarded but now I'm concerned. I really hope some more trustworthy reviews come soon cuz if this game came out flat that would break my heart.

[GrubsterBeater]

Me as well. I have loved all the Mafia games so far, and I was super pumped for this one. Let's wait for some real reviews.

[CrimzonRazor]

Hm ive been saying this is a 6 but i can see the reviewer's points

[S-Word]

http://i.imgur.com/m79w1De....

[BlakHavoc]

I thought this game wasn't getting any reviews before release?...

[Eonjay]

So ThisGenGaming reported that then they reported Gears would (right afterward trying to build a narrative), then they release this review early when the game only shipped today. They are fraud. They are trying to influence your opinion about this game and have been trying for about a week.

[BlakHavoc]

This is what sucks about video game journalism sometimes, its hard to get an honest opinion out of critics or to at least find a trustworthy source cause everyone's looking to create click worthy material. Smh.

[joab777]

From watching Twitch, there is a lot to like, but it seems unfinished as AI looks terrible, which is sad considering that animations are top notch. As far as the open world, it was promoted quite a bit so I'd be surprised if it were completely lifeless, or a simple backdrop to the main story. But, it is possible. LA Noire was a great game but had an open world that literally had no reason for its existence. Devs need to play TW3 when making an open world game. If testers rave about the side quests more than the main quest, it's a winner!

I've wanted an open world mafia game for a long time that allowed you to start as a street thug, get made, and through hard work etc, become boss of the families. When I heard about this game, it had many of those elements but I am afraid that instead of allowing freedom to work your way up the ranks one of many different ways, it's gonna be much more linear. So much to love, but needs to be special to stand out today, as I and many others have open world fatigue. Oh and Bioshock is out lol!

[TheOpenWorlder]

Great point. The Witcher 3 flawlessly pulled off open-world. L.A. Noire good point. Had this open-world for absolutely no reason. IMO Rockstar's Weakest entry.

This one seems to be the same. Some select locations you can go in...but lacks substance as it tells a linear story through very bland repetition. Nothing varied or fun about the type of base repetition at all.

[Eulderink]

Lije the godfather videogame? :D

[RedTfox]

And it starts... the clickbait reviews... "Mafia III is broken and boring and repetitive"... yeahh right!
Because the videos i have seen so far on Youtube and on Twitch show me a very different game than that you are painting.
Nice try anyway!

[daynnight365]

OH FUQING NO. this is just one review so I'm not gonna lose my sh!t just yet, but I'm gonna be so fuqing bummed if this game is sh!t

[Jamesx82x]

Does this not break the review embargo?

[Eonjay]

They don't have the game or they stole it today because it just shipped and their is no way they would get a review copy because they aren't legit. Either way only real sites get review copies and sign embargoes.

[gbsrnctaln]

Swear to god Thisgengaming is pathetic

[dj3boud]

The last two installments in the series were not AAA Games quality per say and i still adored them. i replay them from time to time and i platinum'ed Mafia 2. When I heard of the 3rd installment i was floored. Cant wait.

[Redx165]

So another overhyped game?

That's what this gen is known for...

[Bismarn]

Wah wah. Sorry N4G. Your blitz this past few weeks to make Mafia III some kind of long awaited AAA GTA killer was never going to work.

[neutralgamer1992]

to be honest i am expecting a lot of 7/10

2k are trying to hold reviews till after release
not sending early retail copies
all previews have been tightly controlled

mafia 3 reminds me more of godfather 2(EA) than past mafia games

in particular one thing has bother me more than any other and that's ENEMY AI. it look's so ps2 era games. past mafia games have had really good enemy AI

another thing this studio was only put in place in 2014 and right now it's 2016. it's not easy to build a game from ground up in just over 2 years(considering they even created an engine if i am not wrong)

pros:

the opening level of the game
setting
music
solid gameplay(shooting/stealth)

cons:

bad enemy ai
developers using the same model for majority of on screen enemies(more like shoot em up dummies)
technical issues
boring/repetitive missions design
must do side missions to open up main story missions(hated that about saints row and now we have the same in mafia 3)

[neutralgamer1992]

Your job as Lincoln Clay is to take down the criminal empire of Salvatore “Sal” Marcano. You are given a kill list of people you need to take down before you can get your hands on Sal. For every “boss” you have to kill, you must complete activities to get the actual mission were you kill the boss that you’re planning to kill. I quickly realized that Mafia III was doing something that soured the taste of other games I’ve played that did this. The story is shamelessly padded with side mission type activities

Mafia III has the same boring layout throughout the game. You find a new associate for Lincoln, they tell you to meet two other people who will give you missions that are mostly kill a certain person, interrogate someone, or clear out a settlement by killing everyone. Once the activities are done for the two people, you will then be able to start a main mission were you kill one of your targets on the hit list. The lack of mission variety quickly becomes apparent, and upon noticing this, it deflated a lot of the excitement I had for Mafia III

Unfortunately a lack of mission variety isn’t the only issues Mafia III suffers from as I can confirm there are quite a few bugs and other issues I noticed that I wanted to mention. The game right from the start had noticeable texture issues with cars and even pedestrians just appearing from out of nowhere. The game also crashed a few times. Other non technical issues I found in the game include shockingly bad enemy variety with at one point three of the same model enemies were attacking. Another noticeable issue is that car damage in Mafia III is just terrible. I tested car damage by ramming my car into the side of another car, and for some reason the side was left undamaged but the front of the car was all banged up

The open world of Mafia III leaves a lot to be desired as the world is just lifeless and boring. Some pedestrian might say hello or something every once in a while but that’s pretty much it. Nothing goes on other than people walking around constantly in the background. There’s also not that much to do in this open world which makes me question why the game is even an open world game to begin with other than being one due to the popularity of them

It’s a real shame that there’s so many issues to be found with Mafia III because the core gameplay mechanics are actually well done. I found shooting and stealth to be quite entertaining, well until almost every mission included that I must kill someone/a lot of people. I also didn’t find many issues with driving other than a bug were the car just didn’t start at all, and I had to get out of the car and go back in to start it. It’s good to see that the team worked on the driving mechanics in Mafia III as one of the biggest complaints in Mafia II was that the driving mechanics were terrible.

[alfcrippinjr]

mafia 2 on the ps3 was amazing

now we get mafia 3 which is more like a grand theft auto game
which is not bad
but im going to wait for the price to drop down.

[Shotcalm]

this game is easily a 8+ imo. ive only played a couple of hours...

[fanboysmackdown]

Wouldn't read much into this clown of a website reviewer.....I'll wait til the real reviews come out before I decide to purchase or not.

[mogwaii]

The games a turd

[SojournUK]

Wouldn't surprise me if they don't even have a copy of the game, they've probably just reviewed it from released gameplay footage just so their review can be first for the clicks and ad revenues.

[killswitchmad]

Suspicious review considering most if not all other sites are still awaiting review copies....

[Jon_Targaryen]

Attack of the fanboys... First review casts a bad light and everybody grabs their pitchforks.

[Red_Renegade]

cuz people calling out a questionable review means they're fanboys?

[Ashlen]

This site also wrote.

5 Reasons Why Mafia 3 Will Be A Serious GOTY Contender

http://thisgengaming.com/20...

[Liqu1d]

Lmao, brilliant.

[TGGJustin]

To be fair I too thought this game would be a GOTY contender leading up to release. I've thought the same of other games that didn't turn out so well. Sometimes previews and footage of a game pre-release can cast a different impression then the final product does.

[cyber_daemonx]

That review embargo said everything really. Game sucks just like the other Mafia games.

[Clown_Syndr0me]

Speak for yourself, Mafia 2 was fantastic.

[Inzo]

I did not expect this.

[Ogygian]

Predictable to be honest. Most "AAA" games these days just seem like Assassin's Creed in a new coat.

[NickAwesome]

This review is trash, i have played the game for more than 5 hours and i can tell you it deserves a far better score than this, the story is excellent, gunplay on hard is very good, driving with simulation active is cool and the music is great, it has some issues and it feels a little unpolished but overall is a good game (it has heart)

[Clown_Syndr0me]

Spot on. Its very unpolished, the graphics while driving look last gen tbh. But that doesnt stop the game being great.
I love the setting, music and characters. Really unique.

[NickAwesome]

it's a really fun game! it's not a masterpiece for sure but it reminds me of the fun i had with games like scarface the world is yours and godfather 1, good simple videogame fun

[windblowsagain]

Mafia is boring, Because it's the Mafia.

[Lethaltare]

clickbait news and reviews like this really need to be blocked. Another site added to my avoid list.

[sanjay7788]

over all it looks nice.

[1nsomniac]

There goes the review embargo..

[mafiahajeri]

That opening paragraph is enough for me, can't be anymore basic. Sounds like a 14 year Olds first attempt at a review...

You ain't gonna bait me mofos :)

[GrmpyolGamer]

Gonna wait for more reviews on this one

[Segata]

I only seen the 2 hour first look of Giant Bomb. Facial animations are fantastic and presented really well. The game tho seems cookie cutter of every single GTA like open world out there. From driving to missions to the radio to the cops and to me it's so over done and dull by now. If you still enjoy that then cool. I'm not taking away from you. Just a formula I used to like I feel is becoming stagnant.

[Jon_Targaryen]

Totally agree with you. Every game this gen is going the open world route. As if they think that is what the masses want. Not ALL games need to be open world, you know?!?! IM LOOKING AT YOU MGS V!!!!!

[dudecold]

MGS V was amazing. Wtf you talkin about

[Moe-Gunz]

Mafia is very different from GTA. Always has been.

[dunnyone]

Seems like a pretty solid review. I expect the same comments from every other site as the days roll on. Looked extremely boring and repetitive from gameplay videos alone.

[thestarboy]

Warning Click bait 5/10

[Relientk77]

Don't trust this review. Will wait for more reviews.

[Eulderink]

Lol mafia 1 and 2 were 1 of the best games imo. The story was epic. And i even found out when i replayed both games last year that joe and vito allready were in mafia 1. I loved the details like speed limits and running through red lights gets u fined. The cars had nice handling from arcade style to realistic, and all the missions felt good and not really repetitive.

Edit: Woops should have been a reaction to someone ^^

[Psychotica]

Sounds more like someone was trying write a headline that would draw web traffic..

[trooper_]

There's no way this game's a 5.

[mark3214uk]

got my copy yesturday and im injoying it so far, the gameplay and story are amazing, the graphics are also good but could do with a little enhancing in some parts

but overall a great game i think

edit: ok im a few hours into the game now and im still enjoying it, it is a bit repeatative and ive come across loads of bugs so far, nothing that cant be fixed with a patch tho

i expected more from the graphics to be honest,esp from a new generation game, maybe on par with gta5 atleast, but gameplay and story is good

[SynestheticRoar]

So unfortunate. Like a prom date with no ass, just so sad.

[KakashiHotake]

Not saying this is a good review by any means, but it's like I've said. The more hype a game gets the more likely it is to be a disappointment.

[2cents]

Just bought it.
Based of all of the playtest and preview videos I cannot understand how this game could be awarded a 5.
Anyways, each to their own.
So impressed that 2k are daring to touch on some truly horrific and disgusting moments of human history, even if it is an adaptation of the truth, it provides some illumination to the historic warped human nature of the deep south.

A game daring to be more...

[Tdez]

Do you mean awarded in a negative way? or good?

[2cents]

I think it deserves higher than a 5

[Mikerob2007]

just been playing this today going to trade it in tomorrow the graphics are bad.

[finite]

Graphics do not make a game bad, that's a poor reason

[Clown_Syndr0me]

The graphics do look bad sometimes, especially when drivig. But it is brilliant.
You trade a game in because of graphics? You must have such a limited range of games, i feel for you.

[vashishtha]

Amazing review. But even if navigating to PC section, I read a PS4 game review. Weird. Read more about gaming here

[Akuma2K]

This is why reviews don't have any credibility, their based on the gameplay experience of the person who's reviewing the game not your personal gaming experience.

[Zarq]

I bought the game really boring and grafic old generation the videos shows so much different than the real game looks . Same as watch dog 1

[FunkMacNasty]

I'll reserve judgement until I pick up my copy after work this afternoon.

But I will mention this: the review is very poorly written, and it's main complaint is that the game is "too repetitive" and that all the missions just involve "going from place to place killing people". The same Could be said for pretty much ANY action game, so I don't think it's fair to asses this particular mechanic against mafia 3, particularly when the author speaks very positively about the gameplay and setting.

Definitely a low score for clicks it seems

[JonnyBigBoss]

Yup, clickbait reviews do exist.

There's a reason this site isn't on Metacritic.

[ocelot07]

I don't always read reviews. I was sort of expecting this to be at least a solid 7 out of 10 from most reviews. Lets see what others say. But I do question a game when they don't send review codes out to reviewers.

[peewee11016]

This is why mafia 3 did not send out early copies because people play 1hr and have to bash the game without playing the full thing.

[brewin]

My local redbox has it in stock so ill take a rental and judge for myself. But im fully expecting this to be 20$ on black friday so ill be waiting anyway. But no way this game is less than an 8 if you like the mafia games. Its not GTA so dont go in expecting that and judge it based on its own merit rather than bias.

[RebDomine]

the game is really good,story and gameplay!

[DrShoe]

Nextgengaming scores a 4/10 for being a repetitive and boring clickbait site

[OC_MurphysLaw]

If the game was released today, even if said reviewer got the copy at midnight I don't see how on earth this review has any kind of informed opinion especially when this review was release 19 hrs ago... that means basically as soon as this game was launched this review was posted. Something here smells like "horse sh*t" and I am pretty sure the smell lingers from this review.

So basically, this person either wrote a review from a preview event or they flat out have lied about playing the game...either way this is pretty shady.

[Skankinruby]

Amazon reviewers seem to be loving it. I'll wait for a few more reviews first but a hunch tells me this 'critic' is just an idiot.

[Clown_Syndr0me]

The game has flaws. Graphics dont always look great, the civilian AI is a joke, few minor glitches. BUT im having a great time with it. Good fun, interesting chatacters, great soundtrack.

[dudecold]

Ive been playing the game for over 7 hours and it definitely deserves at minimum a 9/10. IMO its a 10/10. Loving every minute of this game!

[Errorist76]

Fortunately I don't give a fuck about what thisgengaming writes. One of the worst clickbait sites on the net.

[Crakface]

5 because a black person winning made the reviewer nauseous

[yay111]

'ThisGenGaming says...'' *Closes tab*

[kevinsheeks]

I come back bringing footage of game after various negatives and have played it myself(currently so buggy I stopped to look up other peoples exepriences) here u guys go

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[guywazeldatatt]

I think this review is a fake. 2K did not give out any early review copies, and their copies were very limited. even IGN didn't get a copy early; they got theirs today.

[DafunkyRebel]

reviewer is probably a member of the KKK

[Errorist76]

That would explain a lot.