Compared to the original Mafia 2 this game is extremely disapointing. Graphics - Minor improvements from the original (shadows, reflections) but very high gpu requirements, sometimes runs worse than the Mafia 1 remake which looks 100 times better. - Alot of random items like newspapers, trash bins or character clothes just flicker constantly Gameplay - Did not see any improvement here besides maybe some cars or weapons physics - New crash to desktop random events if you reload to many times DLC - These were frustrating in the original as well but in the Definitive Edition they reach a new peak - Enemies with shotguns will snipe you from greater distances than the ones having rifles - In car chases you are practically a bullet sponge, 90% of the bullets will always hit you and if you last more than 10 seconds in a chase for sure the game glitched or something as most of the times you get insta-killed in 3 seconds or less. - Mission checkpoints are either inexistent or placed with completely no logic. - Difficulty is greatly increased than before to the point where it's not at all challenging, just a reason to uninstall or play on easy. I absolutely loved the original version no matter how much it frustrated me here and there, but this Definitive Edition is not worth the effort. Get it at the lowest possible discount and play on easy mode.
I played this game a long time ago and just recently bought it on Gog and replayed it. Even tough it is 19 years old at the moment it's still an amazing game regardless of the outdated graphics. The story is dark and twisted (pure Clive Barker style for the fans) and the ambience keeps you on edge most if not all of the time. There is some exploration involved here and there if you want to find extra stuff like lore and items. Combat wise i finished it on all difficulties and it's one of the few titles in which the difficulty setting actually corresponds, meaning that Easy IS Easy and Hard IS Hard. Compatibility wise it runs perfectly even on modern day systems, the only so called issue i had on Win 10 was the colour depth setting that run only on 16bit. Worth every $ !!!
