Unofficial Mafia II Thread : Othor Games

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:44 pm

Just had my CE turn up today and I've just installed my new PSU to be able to handle that card. Must be the most expensive game I've ever purchased.

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:25 pm

Mafia II was the topic of Adam Sessler's latest soapbox. http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/707092/Sesslers-Soapbox-Mafia-IIs-not-so-Open-World.html

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:12 pm

Just finished this game and I have to say I am disappointed. I could live with a "sandbox with no toys" but in my opinion 10 hours of a linear campaign being all that a $50 single-player only game contains is unacceptable and if I thought it was near that I wouldn't have bothered buying it. I am also annoyed that after you finish the campaign it doesn't put you back in the game world, and since I can't save the game manually I can't really do much of anything else.

At least since i pre-ordered it I have the original Mafia, so I will play that at some point.

On another note: At the end of the demo there is the cliffhanger where you are on the bridge and get stopped by the police, does this not happen in the full game? I never experience it, maybe I didn't drive over the bridge at the correct moment or something?

On Jimmy's Vendetta:

http://news.bigdownload.com/2010/07/16/mafia-ii-jimmys-vendetta-downloadable-content-coming-to-the-pc/

Hopefully it is free, otherwise I won't be getting it.

» Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:12 am

I loved the game. And I think full price for 10 hours of gameplay is quite standard. Seems people gets upset because it's packaged as a sandbox game and so you expect a whole lot more. But to me Mafia II and Mafia I where linear games set in a open world, which does not make a sandbox. Most linear FPSs and adventure games can be beaten within 10 hours and are way less open than the Mafia games, so I see no point in complaining.
Loved the story and every mission. The setting was beautiful, I especially liked the early parts during winter. It made the city look really nice. To me it delivered what I expected and just as in Mafia I I found myself liking the character I'm playing than I've ever done in any other game.

Definitely game of the year (so far) for me. I even bought the delux edition witch only included 2 new pieces of clothing and 2 cars.

» Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:34 am

Beat the game two days ago. I gotta say, the story alone was worth the money.

Ending was really sad.

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Joe's my favorite character in the game.

» Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:45 am

Beat the game two days ago. I gotta say, the story alone was worth the money.

Ending was really sad.

Spoiler

Joe's my favorite character in the game.

Yea I liked Joe too, who does his voice?

» Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:38 am

Yea I liked Joe too, who does his voice?

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182456/

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:58 pm

Endgame spoilers. Do not read unless you have completed the game.

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I loved what they did with Leo. You actually thought he'd be a reasonable, maybe even good guy after the prison and helping him flee. But then they show you his cold side at the end. Really felt like Vito was just a pawn.

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:13 pm

Endgame spoilers. Do not read unless you have completed the game.

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I loved what they did with Leo. You actually thought he'd be a reasonable, maybe even good guy after the prison and helping him flee. But then they show you his cold side at the end. Really felt like Vito was just a pawn.

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Showed how everyone was just out for themselves besides Vito and Joe.

I would say it was the best ending in a game for a long while but RDR beats it.

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:15 pm

I thought it was a horrible ending haha. Seeing as it just...ended.

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:52 pm

I loved the game. And I think full price for 10 hours of gameplay is quite standard. Seems people gets upset because it's packaged as a sandbox game and so you expect a whole lot more. But to me Mafia II and Mafia I where linear games set in a open world, which does not make a sandbox. Most linear FPSs and adventure games can be beaten within 10 hours and are way less open than the Mafia games, so I see no point in complaining.
Loved the story and every mission. The setting was beautiful, I especially liked the early parts during winter. It made the city look really nice. To me it delivered what I expected and just as in Mafia I I found myself liking the character I'm playing than I've ever done in any other game.

Definitely game of the year (so far) for me. I even bought the delux edition witch only included 2 new pieces of clothing and 2 cars.

It wasn't worth it when for $50 I could have bought games that could have given me far more playtime than Mafia 2. It's a good game, but I regret paying that much money for it. I would be much more pleased with the game if it either autosaved more frequently or if it let the user quicksave. I hated getting to the end of a mission to have someone randomly kill you and having to repeat through the entire thing.

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:30 pm

Just finished it. 28 hours. Loved every second and I'll definitely be replaying it many times in the future.
The only disappointment for me was the lack of a strong ending like in the first game. It wasn't bad in content, but I felt it wasn't executed with the force it needed.

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:22 pm

Who here would buy the soundtrack if they released it? I know I would!

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:33 pm

Just finished it. 28 hours. Loved every second and I'll definitely be replaying it many times in the future.
The only disappointment for me was the lack of a strong ending like in the first game. It wasn't bad in content, but I felt it wasn't executed with the force it needed.

agreed

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Vito looking into the camera with a fierce expression after realizing Joe was going to be whacked really kinda killed it somewhat

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:14 pm

Who here would buy the soundtrack if they released it? I know I would!

The original score or the that and all the licensed songs?

» Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:52 am

Just bought it yesterday and I'm impressed! How many chapters are there? I'm on ch 5.

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:38 pm

Just bought it yesterday and I'm impressed! How many chapters are there? I'm on ch 5.

14.

» Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:38 am

The original score or the that and all the licensed songs?

The ones you hear on the radio.

» Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:04 am

The ones you hear on the radio.

On pandora radio theres a mafia channel.

» Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:22 am

Just got the game today during lunch at school, played it for a bit, got to chapter 7 I think and holy crap. This is good, this is really good. I'm looking forward to playing more.

Oh by the way, I just went to that cathouse with Joe and that other guy, once that mission was done I found my first playboy issue, then another in my apartment. Did I miss any I can't get in earlier parts? I normally don't bother with collectibles, but this one is too fun to pass up

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 2:43 pm

The ones you hear on the radio.

Oh well in that case yes I would buy it.Its one of my favorite game soundtracks.

» Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:53 am

Just got the game today during lunch at school, played it for a bit, got to chapter 7 I think and holy crap. This is good, this is really good. I'm looking forward to playing more.

Oh by the way, I just went to that cathouse with Joe and that other guy, once that mission was done I found my first playboy issue, then another in my apartment. Did I miss any I can't get in earlier parts? I normally don't bother with collectibles, but this one is too fun to pass up

There's one at the docks. Outside derricks office.

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 2:44 pm

Just got the game today during lunch at school, played it for a bit, got to chapter 7 I think and holy crap. This is good, this is really good. I'm looking forward to playing more.

Oh by the way, I just went to that cathouse with Joe and that other guy, once that mission was done I found my first playboy issue, then another in my apartment. Did I miss any I can't get in earlier parts? I normally don't bother with collectibles, but this one is too fun to pass up

There are 50 of 'em. I only need 2 more :hubbahubba:

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:02 pm

There are 50 of 'em. I only need 2 more :hubbahubba:

Might just follow a guide at some point, not sure if I'm gonna bother wandering blindly to find them. Kudos to 2K for finally putting a collectible achievement in a game that people actually enjoy doing though

» Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:56 pm

I just got the day this morning and played it for a couple of hours. I'm up to the part where:

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you get out of prison.

I'm enjoying it so far, and I must say that the PC version is absolutely gorgeous.

[EDIT]:

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Speaking of the prison part of the game, am I the only one that noticed it was basically Shawshank Redemption: The Game? The only thing missing was Morgan Freeman doing awesome narration.