Mafia II (Classic)

The American Dream™: Now With Extra Crime

Joe Barbaro (every 3 seconds) wrote:

"Ay Vito, you remember that time at Freddy's?"

Things I learned from this game:

• Every car in Empire Bay is made of butter and explodes on contact with a tree.
  
• Joe is a walking hangover in human form.
  
• The police will ignore drive-by shootings but WILL hunt you to the ends of the earth for a busted headlight.
  
• Getting rich through hard work? Nah. Let's sell gas stamps and rob a jewelry store.
  
• You can take a shower, get dressed, and commit a felony all before breakfast.
  

The Game World:

Vito Scaletta’s Daily Routine:

1. Wake up
   
2. Put on a *fresh* 1940s outfit
   
3. Commit at least 3 felonies
   
4. Bury some regrets (and bodies)
   
[*]Repeat

10/10. One of the best games I ever played. Great story, characters, the setting of New York is amazing.

love this game very much

only classic nver the remastered

While it will probably never match the classic Mafia, the sequel rocks as well.

- Good physics
- Elegant graphics
- Realistic
9/10 for the game

While it is a good game, I felt like it was a step down from the original.

Graphically it is better, but that is to be expected with the gap between 1 and 2. The world is well designed with great atmosphere and vibe same as all entries in the mafia series. There is a little bit more to do now compared to the first one in the open world but still not much.

Story wise, it is okay but I guess the characters just didn't connect with me. It felt a bit like Uncut Gems where the MC just goes from bad decisions to bad decisions. I don't get the hype for Vito, especially coming from Mafia 1 where Tommy was an incredible MC.

One of my pet peeves in gaming are when they give you the option to buy stuff like guns, clothes and stuff and just takes it away at a certain point of the story and this game has like 3-4 points where it just takes away everything. I could forgive it one time, but multiple times just annoys me.

It's still enjoyable to play though, flaws and all.

6/10

Mafia II is an absolute masterpiece! From start to finish, it delivers an unforgettable, immersive experience that any fan of action-adventure games will love. The storyline is gripping and emotionally charged, taking you on a thrilling journey through a beautifully recreated 1940s-1950s city. The attention to detail in both the environment and character design is top-notch, truly making you feel like you're living in the post-war era.

The gameplay is smooth and engaging, offering a perfect balance of intense action, driving, and story-driven missions. The shooting mechanics are satisfying, the driving feels realistic, and the narrative is one of the best in the genre. Every character feels well-written and developed, with the lead protagonist, Vito Scaletta, providing a deep and relatable story arc.

Visually, the game still holds up surprisingly well, with the textures and lighting bringing the world to life. The music, too, is fantastic, filled with iconic tracks that perfectly match the era.

Steam’s version of Mafia II runs incredibly smoothly, and the addition of DLCs makes this already stellar game even better. If you're a fan of open-world action or just a great story, Mafia II is an absolute must-play. It’s a hidden gem in gaming history, and I couldn’t recommend it more!

Good game. It keeps the same feeling and charm as mafia 1 and plays way better. A perfect successor to the og mafia game!

Amazing game if love movies like Goodfellas, Casino, Ocean's eleven, etc.

In Mafia II, you assume the role of Vito Scaletta, a young Italian who returns home from World War II only to find his mother and sister in debt to a loan shark. Like any character in a gangster film, Vito is determined to escape a life of poverty and opts to pursue a path in organized crime to earn money. Players will accompany Vito as he eliminates rivals, steals vehicles, and tries on various stylish outfits.

The game is set in Empire Bay, a city reminiscent of New York, bustling with people, law enforcement, vehicles, and collectible Playboy magazines. At first glance, Empire Bay appears to be an open world filled with missions and quests for Vito to undertake. However, this is not the case. Players will have only one mission at a time, which consistently propels the narrative forward. The various icons on the map—such as clothing and gun stores—serve merely to enhance the current mission. If you find yourself outgunned and frequently dying, you can purchase superior weapons upon respawning. If the police are pursuing you, you can pay to alter your vehicle's license plate. The game does not allow for wandering the streets of Mafia II to take on side jobs or interact with random characters; it is a world designed around the missions you are engaged in.

Is this a negative aspect? Certainly not—it is simply a noteworthy observation, as it may be easy to assume that the game offers extensive freedom. The downside is that, due to the singular focus on the current task in Empire Bay, the environment feels strangely vacant—it lacks a sense of vitality. While you navigate the streets and encounter other pedestrians and vehicles, it resembles a scene from The Truman Show, where everything occurs solely because of your actions. There is no moment typical of other games, where you realize that life continues independently of your character's journey.

Mafia II is a solid improvement over its predecessor. With significantly better combat, a better story, memorable characters, and great art design, Mafia II is a more enjoyable game in general. Moreover, many of the frustrating parts of Mafia I, such as the combat and how hard it was to lose the cops, have now been fixed. However, Mafia II does lack some of the charm the first game had. While this isn't necessarily a bad thing, there's something about the atmosphere of Mafia I that the sequel just isn't able to beat. Overall, Mafia II is a great sequel and a fantastic game. For fans of the first Mafia game, I highly suggest giving this a try.

too buggy, dont buy

Overall what a satisfying gameplay and storyline

Vito
An immigrant that tries to win some money by stealing and then sent to war after getting caught.
Mafia II is, after the first installment, the second best game in the franchise (so far). It gives us a way to experience the life of a mafia member. While the story is well written, the attention to detail is what makes the game so incredible. The graphics are good, the driving weird and overall the the gameplay is a easy and good one.
It's a good game, if you want to experience the life of a gangster, when things in real life dont work out for you.

game is very buggy and crashes all the time. try support but haven't been able to resolve the issue.

it's good no point in playing it since the definitive edition exist

One of the best game storywise and gameplay is also amazing, Only thing that might be a little bad about it is it's bugs and compatibility issues with newer technology.

Mafia 2 is a legendary game but it have some problems :
1.some missions are hard to do.
2. I play on windows 11 and sometimes the game bugs.
and for the final I recommend this game because it's good game.It's has a great story line and I recommended to play it on winter holiday's.

This is how Mafia works

Good story and has a alot of detail compaird to alot of old gmes

MASTERISHPIECE
I was about to give it a 100%
Was Chapter 14 when I was need to find 55k for my friend bruno.
First try I crash some car for the cash, but die before entering joe's house.
Second try I done shop because thats the second option they give you.
Ive done all chapter now , I Can't open door for this.
Yes i know ressetting suppose to fix but for me no.(only sell car 2nd)
and I wont do chapter a 3rd time.
I try to delete and use another save but i can't because the steamautocloud.vdf keep and keep spawning i can't delete it and can't find how to add a new saves that i found.

Wont recommend this to a friend since im so angry that I can't finish a game that for one time , I really enjoy.

Fixing your game isn't our job; the graphics and visuals crash whenever I try to play it.

smooth graphics and storyline

great game but not on pc. DO NOT BUY UNTIL FIX. UNPLAYABLE. if you pass the slow mo cops after lock picking car which apparently has been a problem for 6+ years. once you get onto the next stolen car and get away half way the drive your game with start jittering and messing with graphics just to crash anyway lol they clearly don't care and just a money grab. sold them all on sale with so many issues unaddressed for too long..

For 2010 graphics, probably the best game. I love the story, the 1950's vibes the game gives.

Played an hour trying to get it to work..... Game looks fun and probably is. Does not work..... First game I have played that crashes or runs at 3 FPS... Just a bug.

love this game but its always crashing, graphical bugs and slow fps because its so old.

Good action, story line and way too many laughs. One of the best games ever made imo.

игра отличная с интересным сюжетом,жаль что короткая и конец не очень веселый

100% recommend this if you got time and don't know what to do with it, this is the best way to spend it. Ngl the whole experience felt like a movie.10/10 game

good game, only bad part is no spaghetti.

The story was great up until 3/4 of the game. Then it started rushing and felt a bit weird.
Overall, 100% recommended to the fans of the original game

Love this game dude. Richstory, fun gameplay, cool characters. 10/10

No comment just olala eventhough the nps its not as detailed but still olala

Replaying the series to refresh myself for The Old Country.

What a game. The pacing of the story is flawed and the lack of side content is noticeable, but in every other way, Mafia II is exactly what it wanted to be. It was a revival of a dead series, now aiming to compete with GTA. And I can confidently say that it's near perfect in that way. This truly does rival the Grand Theft Auto titles of the era, and I'd say it mostly surpasses them, especially V.

Co k tomu říct úžasná hra mapa propracovaná soundtrack model aut jako grafika od původní mafie 1 za pouhých 8 let se výrazně změnila a zlepšila jako úžasná hra fakt jako doporučuji 10/10

goated but this game is buggier than GTA IV
4GB patch is necessary because the textures would flicker after a hour of gameplay and crash without it
alt tabbing the game too much would cause it to be stuck on a black screen for several minutes
atleast it has a stable framerate

dk why it says ive played for 12 hours but ive played for about 9 1/2 hours and im still only 60% through the main story. good game

its enjoyable and i love playing it alot love the storyline and how it potrayes to the main character of the game

Really fun game and a great story

One of the best storylines in video game history, featuring numerous unconventional twists. Additionally, the game offers many memorable missions and an excellent soundtrack.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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---{ Stefan S. }---

My favourite Mafia Game

Too bad on my new pc it just bugs when the police wants to arrest you so sadly no replay :(

story and the gameplay was enjoyable but dlcs ruined my experience in mafia 2. I played joe's adventures on medium difficulty and it was a disaster. Missions makes you fight against clock and most of the missions took me multiple tries to complete. I will never forget the struggle and frustration I had when trying to deliver that limo with wanted license plates and 3 star shooting cops. Also bloom effect was brighter than my lamp. The game by default had flickering textures everywhere. Wouldn't be surprised if one got epilepsy from that. I fixed that with 3rd party software but it should have been fixed by devs. One hilarious thing, Derek's face expression and voice act didn't match together and was ridiciously bad in a good way. Can't forget that " Whot da fowk " in a low and even tone

One of the greatest single player experiences I've played in a decade. Quality, non-bloated, open world fun with a story and several plot twists that'll keep you involved like you never knew a game could.

As someone who loves Mafia as a genre this delivers everything I could've asked for, with all the tropes and action you'd expect from a game in the genre. Not sure if I can even say much more than that.

Unplayable. You have to play the Definitive Edition or play your old console copy.

There is a game breaking bug that Makes the game go into slow-mo mode forever when you steal the first car. The workarounds I found online did not work. The game also crashes constantly, like every 30 minutes on average, especially the first mission. I was just trying to get the Achievements for this broken mess, but its not worth the hassle.

The Game is amazing, just play the version that works. So the Console version. The Definitive edition is playable, but has quite a few bugs, and crashes about every few hours.

The game is too easy to crash！！！

Got the bundle and playing through. DE was crashing and this one has a slow mo bug reddit has a solution to. Liked 1 better for the story and game play.

Great game and the best Mafia game in the series.