Mafia III officially announced, full reveal on Gamescom 2015

[huckleberrypie]

[Mr Robville]

Wait, you are that person who spoiled the game for me back then? Thanks.
At least I'm glad to see that you've been a positive contribution to the community since. But I want you to know that if a similar tantrum occurs with M3 even if it's a bugridden IKEA library of DLC, it will be a one way ticket out of here. The same goes for anyone else. Because deliberately spoiling games for others -especially when being aware of how much of a fan they are- still sits pretty sensitive with me since these actions are irreversable. It still makes my blood boil to be honest with you.
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[huckleberrypie]

[Sliderv2]

I don't much care about physics/graphics, Mafia 3 physics can't be worse than Watch Dogs physics.
I just want a game with good story, characters from previous games (Vito is here, so what about Eddie or Ralph from first game?).
I like return of melee weapons.
Late 60s is also good, I like this era.
...and developers don't need to downgrade Mafia 3 on PC due the consoles, because PS4 is close to PC, for example GTA V on PS4 looks exacly same and has same features as PC version, only draw distance and shadows are worse.

[mflh]

To be honest, I was happy and disappointed. Happy because it isn't set in the 70s ! Also I noticed there's a 50s or late 50s vehicle ! Glad to hear it's set in New Orleans as well ! Disappointed because of the gameplay footage.

However, I'm once again happy and look forward to this game after reading this preview

http://www.gamereactor.eu/previews/334103/Mafia+III/?sid=0d2dde5af4ee5b46285b2e0a0a5797a0

[lostinmafia_heavenMS]

It's funny how my feelings towards M2 has changed after seeing the M3 trailer and gameplay footage. It truly is a special game and maybe the last of it's kind, even though some things in the game could have been executed better.

Seems like our hopes of a truly cinematic video game experience, sort of ended with M2, but it does NOT mean that M3 can't be a cool and different experience. There are obviously some things they need to change, but I can see the potential with the location/story.

I'm lowering my expectations and preparing myself for a GTA clone of sorts. If they nail the story I will be content with that, and respect they tried something else.

[mflh]

[icra]

Is history repeating?

[lostinmafia_heavenMS]

I sure hope, it's not the end of the MAFIA franchise with M3.

By the way The Godfather < The Godfather II , M1 > M2

[Mnich]

We won't see a multiplayer in Mafia 3. They want to focus on single player and developing the main character.

http://www.gamereactor.eu/news/334783/Hangar+13%3A+Mafia+III+is+an+%22unabashed+single-player+game%22/
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[PtyIersworId]

I was really hyped for Mafia 3 being announced and reading the news about it, but after seeing the trailers for it and the gameplay, I have to say that it was actually very anti-climactic. First of all, there's the arcade-y driving physics that look like they were taken directly from GTA V (or Saints Row as some others have pointed out), and the fact that the cars explode really easily after only being hit one or two times, and watching two-ton cars fly across the road like a paper lantern if you hit them slightly. There was also a few other nitpicks, such as the rearview mirror not working properly, and showing stuff exploding behind the car when it was still in front.

The biggest insult of all, which I'm surprised nobody pointed out, is the fact that this isn't a proper Mafia game. The mafia is in it, yes, but it's not the focal point of the game. In this game, the mafia kills your "family", and you spend the game forming a renegade gang made up of different factions to exterminate them. Instead of focusing on Mafia culture, how the family functions, and being a part of the mafia, like the first two games, in this game, you are killing the mafia off instead.

A gang made up of part African-Americans, part Irish, and part Italian can never be a proper mafia. They may call it one in the game, but do not be fooled by this. If you weren't full-blooded Sicilian or Italian-American, you weren't getting in. You may have been able to work with them as an associate, or maybe dirty muscle, but you could never be a proper part of the Mafia itself. So, more points off for historical inaccuracy.

This, combined with the other aspects, made this seem like a GTA-clone more than a Mafia game. It probably would have worked better as it's own independent game or spin-off. It really does feel like the game has next to nothing to do with the first two entries, and they are expecting putting the "MAFIA" sticker on it to sell the game by itself.

Anyway, that is my opinion of it, just based off the trailers. Besides all of that, I will withhold further judgement of the game until it is properly released and reviews are coming out. Despite the faults gathered here, it may actually turn out to be a good game anyway, and might actually be worth picking up and playing. Who knows?

[icra]

I don't think it will have a romantic gangster story.

[Draconian]

[huckleberrypie]

[Mr Robville]

Although it's a bold move, I like the concept of not having a Mafia game from the Italian mob perspective, but rather from the people they've affected.
The story is always told from the Italian side and their ways of doing things. I'm now really curious to finally see the story about the -real- family of that otherwise random guy they kill. That part is never shown yet on those lives it has a huge impact.
So I think that intro speech about what family really means and that for the Italian mob it's just a last word is really fitting to the whole idea that it shines the light on the whole Mafia thing from a different angle.

@Icra,
I hope they better will add a romantic side to the story as this will give a lot more depth to it. Otherwise it's just another bland muscle guy with a thirst for blood like any other game basically.
Take Mafia 1 for example with the involvement of Sarah. Imagine if this wasn't in the game. Tommy wouldn't be reflecting on her and his kid in tough situations.
It's what I kind of missed in Mafia 2 where although Vito had this elder brother role with his sister which added nice character development, he kind of felt more like an average mafioso going after money, booze, cars and hookers rather than showing a really in-depth persona. Perhaps because it felt more like a sideplot rather than being interwoven with the overall story.

@Mnich,
I actually wouldn't mind not having a multiplayer. This means they can fully focus on the storyline and shape the whole game architecture towards it.

Hopefully the game will just be as solid as Mafia 2 was with it's look and feel. I can't get myself to play WatchDogs because the whole way the game feels simply doesn't attract me. So yeah, they better fire Michael Bay from the game mechanics department and stop looking at Grand Theft Auto.
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