Mafia: The Old Country

Oh my God. I don't usually write reviews but this is really REALLY good. I have played all three mafia games and loved them but this stuck out to me at a perfect prequel story. While this game is quite short, the gameplay, graphics and story are top notch. Long time mafia fans will love this Absolute Cinema.

Mafia: The Old Country has some pretty but albeit flat graphics but the world and its characters are rather empty, robot like and unoriginal.

Many things this game offers are just slightly adjusted features of past mafia games, especially of "Mafia: Definitive Edition" and of course the infamous "Mafia III". And they're not good at that either. Clunky and robot like animations plague the game. Repetitive missions with repetitive objectives are the game's motto. The only new gameplay feature that this game has are the knife fights but this feature gets old really fast.

The story is unoriginal and strongly resembles the story of Tommy Angelo from the original "Mafia" game and "Mafia: Definitive Edition" respectively. The repetitive dialogue with the thrown at literally everywhere Italian/Sicilian cussing and slang words can become tiring, boring and unneeded.

Not worth its 50 euro/dollar price tag, "Mafia: The Old Country" tries really hard to be like "Mafia: Definitive Edition", with no real redeemable features that justify not only its unrealistic price tag but also it's own existence.

Great game, Plot, Setting, character development, references, it ties the franchise all together. Don't expect an open world since it's not GTA. Stop focusing on how you can't do any activities because obviously that's not what the franchise is about. From start to ending i was hooked. The story developed is good, I didn't see people complaining about Mafia II since it had the same linearity to it.

Hangar 13 didn't disappoint - it's great to see a studio that learns from its mistakes. And their mistake was definitely a serious one - we're talking about the disastrous Mafia 3, where story missions arrived only after hours of monotonous, tedious grinding.

Abandoning the unnecessary open world was a step in the right direction. If you're not Rockstar Games or CD Projekt RED - studios that truly know how to create vibrant, engaging open worlds - then maybe it's better not to try at all. Given the negative experience with Mafia 3, repeating those same mistakes could have completely undermined the audience's trust.

But let's be honest - this new game turned out great. The story, the atmosphere, the action - it's all top-notch. Sure, the gameplay might feel a bit outdated in places, but that hardly matters when the game is so gripping it's nearly impossible to put down.

This is the strongest entry in the series to date - we're looking forward to what the team creates next. 8/10.

What an amazing game! I started it with high expectations, and it really didn't let me down. From the first mission, it kept me hooked. Some people say the graphics look like a PS3 game-seriously? The story is great, the plot is even better, and the gameplay is a lot of fun. I didn't run into any glitches while playing, which is a big plus. The only thing is that the gameplay feels a bit hard at first-whether it's shooting or driving-but you get used to it over time.