I also have an issue with the way the law enforcement works in the sandbox. This seems like the perfect game for multiple side quests as you could complete a myriad of tasks for different mafia bosses to make more money or to up your reputation and experience but unfortunately, the focus has been placed on the main plot more than anything else. It’s only really used for the main story’s linear plot and it ends up feeling quite empty since there are no side quests whatsoever and only a few interactive buildings for buying clothes or polishing up your vehicle. ![]() The game world of Empire Bay is a gorgeous combination of a number of famous cities in the USA but as massive and beautiful as the world looks and feels, I do have some issues with the design. The gameplay is very similar to the likes of Grand Theft Auto where you have the full run of a massive sandbox map and can essentially go wherever you want. Of course, there are many twists and turns along the way, as you would expect in this kind of game, but I do wish there was more of an independent choice system as there are some decisions Vito makes later on in the game that I disagreed with and considered to be stupid, so I would have preferred the option to make my own choices. Like I said before, it’s very similar to movies like Goodfellas with you completing various tasks and missions to please the higher-ups within the Mafia while building a reputation and earning enough cash to set yourself up for life. The story is probably the best part of the game and was the thing that kept me going till the very end as I had to know how the storyline would be wrapped up. After this short segment, Vito receives an honourable discharge and sets off to find work with the local mob bosses, hoping to make a decent living for himself and his family. In the first mission you fight Italian soldiers and it doubles up as a tutorial for the combat system which consists mainly of cover-based shooting. The start of the game is set in 1943 in Empire Bay (a fictional city on the East Coast of the USA) and you play as Sicilian immigrant Vito Scaletta who, after being caught robbing a jewellery store, is forced to join the army. With the new definitive edition available for a pretty reasonable £25 on the Playstation Store, I figured it was worth a try to help distract me during the lockdown. I ended up purchasing this game on the recommendation of my cousin as, after finally seeing Goodfellas for the first time, he advised that this was a very good video game equivalent of the film and one of his all-time favourite games to boot. This wasn’t a game I had initially planned to a review but after a full playthrough and having seen the reactions from various critics I thought I’d throw in my views as someone who has never played a single game in this franchise before. Ross reviews the definitive edition of Mafia II. ![]() Game Review: Mafia II - Definitive Edition Does the “definitive” release make Mafia II worth revisiting? July 2020
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