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Mafia II: "No Other Open World City Comes Close"

2K Games has revealed its open world setting for Mafia II will set a new benchmark for sandbox gaming.

In an interview with IncGamers, the game's senior producer Denby Grace emphasised that as well as having a strong narrative, on a technical level, Mafia II will stand out from the competition.

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Fyzzu5232d ago

Strong words. I actually reckon they can back these up, though - Mafia 2 looks amazing.

AndyA5232d ago

It is a bold claim, but Mafia still stands as one of the best open world games I've played.

Fyzzu5232d ago

Yeah, true. Don't get me wrong - I love Vice City and GTA4's Liberty City, but Mafia's Lost Heaven actually felt a bit more "real." Given the graphical updates and the work everyone else has put into making open-world cities, and those screenshots (the one in the snow!) I actually have faith they can pull this off.

Baka-akaB5232d ago

I'm sure Mafia 2 could and would be better , but people always forget foreign sandbox games like Yakuza (or back then shenmue in the mix) .

YA3 and to a less extent do it better than GTAIV ...

Fyzzu5232d ago

Point. I'd actually forgotten about Yakuza - that had one of the best cities I've seen in games. So vibrant.

Shenmue less so, but I think that was down to the tech more than anything. It was still amazing.

kalebgray925232d ago

will redefine virtual new york city

TheDudeAbides5232d ago

one of very few games I plan to buy instead of renting

pimpmaster5232d ago

whens this game even out? honestly, just about anything from 2k is delayed and never coming out. honestly all 2k games dont even have release dates and have been delayed extensively.

max payne 3, mafia 2, agent,la noire, red dead redemtion, i dunno wtf is going on over there at 2k but they need to get it together.

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Leord5232d ago

We'll see if it has a better feel than GTA or not...

AndyA5232d ago

I went back to GTA IV recently after playing Saints Row 2 and it felt pretty sluggish. Can't help but think if Rockstar had managed to squeeze a few more fps out of the engine it would have been incredible. Here's hoping 2K can get Mafia II running well.

BeaArthur5232d ago

Agreed, I am going through Liberty City Stories and I forgot how much I was annoyed by the shooting and cover mechanics. The controls are too clunky and I constantly get killed through no fault of my own. Hopefully Mafia will have some good side quests because that is something else that is lacking from GTA4.

Persistantthug5232d ago

What did you mean by, "I constantly get killed through no fault of my own"...what do you mean by that?

Thanks

BeaArthur5232d ago

I mean the controls are so awkward and clunky that because the character moves so slowly and sometimes can't get into cover correctly that it causes me to die. If you have played the game you would know what I mean.

AndyA5232d ago

The cover system is enormously glitchy.

Shane Kim5232d ago

To me the GTA franchise died with VC. It won't be hard to top GTA4.

table5232d ago (Edited 5232d ago )

The GTA franchise never died and is still absolutely incredible. I had as much fun in GTA4 than with any GTA especially because of the physics engine. Mafia and GTA arn't that similar. They are both open world and they are both awesome, but that is about all they have in common. One is serious and the other is tongue in cheek.

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thetamer5232d ago

I'm looking forward to this, and the fact that it's going to happen over a period of time is awesome.

chak_5232d ago

whatever, just get it out already ^^

BeaArthur5232d ago

Would you rather wait and have the best possible game or would you rather have an untested and glitchy game?

Perjoss5232d ago

no no, take your time and make it an amazing game, Blizzard style.

Shaman5232d ago

While i love GTA,especially Vice City,you got to hand it to the Mafia.In my opinion Mafia was the best sandbox game ever,and sequel looks to be just better in every aspect,cant freakin wait!

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knight6265104d ago

Only game iam waiting for is for mafia 2 nothing else intrest me well only Metal gear solid peace walkers but ill get that soon

Conloles5104d ago

Mafia 2 lol all 2K get money from is GTA style games and Nba 2K.

MightyMark4275104d ago

The only game I'm waiting for is Mafia II

killyourfm5104d ago

O_O - Not interested in XCOM?

Syaz15104d ago

nice. waiting to see what mafia 2 and spec ops the line has too offer. not into rts games, so civ 5 not for me, and not too familiar with x-com series.

AliTheBrit195104d ago

I think 2K are probably the best Publisher.

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10 Old Games With Outstanding Graphics

GF365: "There are some games with extraordinary visuals that impress us to this day. Here are old games with outstanding graphics."

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ShwaaMan489d ago

Bioshock still looks fantastic, one of my all time favorites.

Yui_Suzumiya489d ago

Beyond: Two Souls on PS3 can compete with modern day graphics.

SonyStyled489d ago (Edited 489d ago )

Same as Killzone 2 and 3, uncharted 2 and 3, Infamous 2, Heavy Rain, Resistance 3

jasonismoney489d ago

I wish this was entirely true, but you might want to load up Killzone 2 and Resistance 3 again.

SonyStyled489d ago

@jason I watched some gameplay videos of KZ2 and R3 on my full screen. They are on par or succeed graphically to the first person shooters mentioned in the article that also launched on the seventh generation of consoles. Try the same and see what you think

cthulhucultist488d ago

Killzone 3 was super impressive! I could not believe the graphics back then as I was regularly pausing the game to stand in awe looking at the surroundings! Resistance however did not impress me that much. Heavy rain is also another amazing graphically speaking game. It almost felt next gen

Fist4achin489d ago

I always thought the first 3 Gears of War games looked great and still hold up for today.

SonyStyled489d ago

They did for their day. I recently played gears judgement with on the 360 and the draw distance was so blurry. The characters up close look great though

JEECE489d ago

Far Cry 2 was awesome. In addition to having demonstrably better physics and AI than later games in the series, it had a lot of design decisions that, criticized at the time, have since been praised in games like BOTW and Dark Souls.

iNcRiMiNaTi489d ago

It might not be super amazing by today's standard but I thought Mgs3 looked really good

JEECE489d ago

In terms of art style it still holds up.

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Mafia 2 Definitive Edition Review - Taking a Hit - SP1st

Originally released back in 2010 for last-gen (PS3, Xbox 360) consoles, 2K Games has re-released Mafia 2 as part of the Mafia Trilogy, and has called it the “Definitive Edition.” Now, the question is, does this mafia go for the kill, or does it run out of bullets? Read on for our Mafia 2 Definitive Edition review.