Posted on: October 25, 2017

A_Sweatband

Games: 699 Reviews: 12

Another classic flawed masterpiece

Despite the soudtrack problems, which can be fixed with a single mod download, this is the original Mafia exactly as shipped, with the same moody score that does ship intact for the game. The story is still brilliantly crafted and well paced, and even though some of the smaller roles can have funny sounding voices or seem somewhat awkwardly written, and the racing section................. Anyway, you never feel like you are taken out of the story, that just like the sequel that followed it, is at its core, a well crafted story with a very highly detailed city, with some old sensibilities that some would say were sadly missing from Mafia II and the other one that came out a bit later. Although it sometimes feels like it has aged a bit poorly, the games theme builds for a brilliant story, world, soundtrack and you quickly forget that the game looks somewhat ancient as you end up immersed in the city of Lost Heaven. A quality buy and recommended for anyone interested in Good Old Modern classics.

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Posted on: November 6, 2023

Egeto

Games: 528 Reviews: 4

Misinterpreted as GTA Clone

There is often mentioned, that the game is a GTA Clone. To me it is a different kind of game. GTA you are free roaming first, doing missions afterwards. Here you have missions and then you are allowed to free roam (but there is not really much to do except for a few activities). You always come back to the home base and then another mission is triggered automatically. There is not a ton of optional stuff like in GTA (Cop or Paramedic missions etc..). The game is strongly story driven and everyuthing revolves around that (and that is why you do not have those side missions like in GTA). As I read through the reviews - they are criticizing the over-realistic take compared to GTA - as I said, it is not a GTA, do not compare it so much just because you can free roam. It is a different take on a mob-kind of game - you have a member of a mob, who wants out (in GTA nobody really wanted to be out (GTA3 - it begans with a heist, GTA VC - drug trade went sideways GTA SA - JC returns for a funeral and then goes to reestablish the Grove street as a name.... etc). The difficulty is from the time it was created - there is autosaving on certain points, but you cannot go rambo style (which again, is possible in GTA) because you will die very quickly. Cars can easily go into slide in higher speeds (narrow tires). You have to actually start to think before shooting, because also the ammo is not so common. You have to watch the speed limit, traffic lights, etc. because of the cops. You have to holster the weapon, because then everybody starts to freak out (plus again police notices). If you can make it work in those borders, it is a pleasant game with great story. If you like the casual gaming, this will probably not be for you at all - the game will not give you anything for free, you have to earn the progression, by actually playing the game. Pros: -Great Story -You have to think! -the era of 30's USA Cons -for somebody the difficulty -missing soundtrack -clunkier controls

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Posted on: May 3, 2024

ajschot

Verified owner

Games: 30 Reviews: 2

What happend to the music?

I had this game as teenager, to bad i have trow away my original copy years ago. Great that is is on GOG but... what happend to the music? This was the best thing of this game and now it is gone... too bad i mis that radio playing those tunes.

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Posted on: April 5, 2020

RockNRollBeachClub

Verified owner

Games: Reviews: 11

Amazing Game

For its time Mafia is a pretty impressive game. The 1930's aesthetic and attention to details are quite remarkable for the time. This graphics in this game would've been amazing back in 2002 and I still think they aren't too bad, despite the fact that they are noticeably dated. The race mission was mildly annoying and it took me several attempts on normal difficulty. The car spins out way too easily, but I managed to get in the lead and hold it together for 5 laps. The combat mechanics are pretty janky though and this results in alot of getting killed, or having to restart missions because your partner died. The cops are pretty annoying too, sometimes ruining your missions and causing you to have to restart over and over. The game has a nice mission variety, the likes of which is not seen anymore in modern games and the character faces look extremely good for the time this game came out. All in all, this is a game worth getting. I wish I had played it sooner, since it is an instant classic. 4/5 because I had to go find the missing soundtrack somewhere else.

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Posted on: December 19, 2024

Stealth282

Verified owner

Games: 166 Reviews: 9

Nostalgia is a powerful weapon

This game is my childhood. It has a certain charm that the Definitive Edition lacks. Unfortunately there are some performence issues, stutters and glitches that were not present in 2001. a stutter when enemies are loading in for example and some flickering textures here and there. some of that can be fixed with mods. The bigest con is that the Django Reinhardt music, that is a big part of the experience had to be taken out due to copyright issues, but even that can be fixed with patching so you can enjoy the ride with jazzy swing tunes to get properly immersed in the criminal underworld of 1930 mobsters

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