Mafia 2

[AndyGanteks]

No need for planes, they would handle like Dodo from GTA III then.

 

In other news, during the mission, has anyone tried to not escape via the bridge?

 

 

[Braindawg]

why, what happens? im pretty sure youd run out of time and theres a marker pointing to the bridge anyway.

 

check this out:

Edited August 12, 2010 by MinnieMan121249

[Daz]

The game sucks.

 

Very dissapointed by the demo.

 

Driving is better than average, its just the jerky auto return camera that ruins it.

 

Shooting is average at best, innacurate and very slow.

 

The whole game acts like its a f*cking sim.

 

 

What f*cking possible point is there for eating sandwiches, drinking, switching lights on and off, opening and shutting windows, flushing the toilet, turning taps on and off, opening mail boxes.

 

They put all that sh*t in but dont ever think of ANYTHING actually worthwhile to put in the game.

 

Very pisspoor.

[Braindawg]

eating and drinking boosts your health, is this the first videogame you played? as for the "interacting with the enviorment" why does it bother you? dont like the features? dont use them. nobody forces you to turn the lights on and off and close and open the windows.

[TomVDC]

In other news, during the mission, has anyone tried to not escape via the bridge?

 

I did, but everything has those red demo things blocking the way so in this demo you're basicly forced to go via the bridge. But I imagine in the game you have more options. I hope so...

[Daz]

eating and drinking boosts your health, is this the first videogame you played? as for the "interacting with the enviorment" why does it bother you? dont like the features? dont use them. nobody forces you to turn the lights on and off and close and open the windows.

THAT IS ALL YOU CAN DO.

 

The game has NO FEATURES, yet they bothered to add those.

 

Yeah you will try them all once and think its cool but you will never do it again.

 

Have YOU never played a game before. Its almost like they just built a free roam enviroment around a level based game. It really has NOTHING to do other than to complete missions. And that is seriously boring as f*ck.

 

Also what the f*cking point is there in eating if it boosts your health when your health regen's anyway. Plus you die in a splitsecond from a Thompson so it doesnt even matter anyway.

 

It all has no purpose.

 

I obviously wouldnt give a sh*t, as more features are cool, the point im getting at, is thats all I even noticed. Seeing as you cant even jump or go near water or have any kind of fun without a sh*t ton of police automatically waiting outside your front door to spot you being naughty.

 

It all boils down to " what is there to do once the story is done " and you guessed it, NOTHING.

 

I know its the demo but I expect alot more. For a whole city its going to get extremely boring.

 

Shooting, driving, fighting, drinking in a bar, modding a car, buying clothes, eating sandwiches, flushing the toilet.

 

Thats it.

 

You are a fool if you dont see otherwise.

[freak2121]

Its almost like they just built a free roam enviroment around a level based game. It really has NOTHING to do other than to complete missions.

That's exactly what the game is supposed to be. If you expected GTA in the 50's from this game, you did not play the first or read anything about the game.

[TomVDC]

Its almost like they just built a free roam enviroment around a level based game. It really has NOTHING to do other than to complete missions.

That's exactly what the game is supposed to be. If you expected GTA in the 50's from this game, you did not play the first or read anything about the game.

Exactly the thing about Mafia II is the story not the free roam, the free roam is a little extra they added in.

Mafia II is a story based game, adding side mission would just not fit in it because I don't see a made man driving an ambulance or a cab. But that's my opinion.

 

[Daz]

 

Its almost like they just built a free roam enviroment around a level based game. It really has NOTHING to do other than to complete missions.

That's exactly what the game is supposed to be. If you expected GTA in the 50's from this game, you did not play the first or read anything about the game.

I expected, a next gen game to actually have some content within the game. I expected the game to have some other substantial thing to do in the game. It passes itself off as an open world free roam game. If there is only story missions I dont see what is the point in it being free roam. I am not asking for stupid side mission jobs and such, but I expect to be able to take the core mechanics of the game and use them to effect in different ways.

 

And I played the sh*t out of the first game and loved it, but that was a totally different value of experience.

 

It would be fine if the core gameplay mechanics were actually top quality, but they arent. So nothing makes up for that.

 

I am not a f*cking part time weekend gamer, I dont buy a game just to try and beat the story within half a year when I get time. I expect to play the sh*t out of it.

 

I dont really get what it is bringing to the table other than a storyline. You have to do better than that these days, because this is a videogame not a movie. Its not a one time deal.

 

Games are meant to be entertaining, and this isnt entertaining to me. I can go out there and by any other game that has a story and get the same effect. Its a sham of a game. And dont start defending it, because if the ONLY thing it offers is story, and you havent even experienced it all yet. Depending on what your opinions on the missions are, effects the ENTIRE game and you wont be able to tell if its excelent or sh*t.

 

So dont get defensive just yet.

 

I now see why OXM gave it a 7.

Edited August 12, 2010 by Daz

[aoxsystems]

Its almost like they just built a free roam enviroment around a level based game. It really has NOTHING to do other than to complete missions.

That's exactly what the game is supposed to be. If you expected GTA in the 50's from this game, you did not play the first or read anything about the game.

I expected, a next gen game to actually have some content within the game. I expected the game to have some other substantial thing to do in the game. It passes itself off as an open world free roam game. If there is only story missions I dont see what is the point in it being free roam. I am not asking for stupid side mission jobs and such, but I expect to be able to take the core mechanics of the game and use them to effect in different ways.

 

And I played the sh*t out of the first game and loved it, but that was a totally different value of experience.

 

It would be fine if the core gameplay mechanics were actually top quality, but they arent. So nothing makes up for that.

 

I am not a f*cking part time weekend gamer, I dont buy a game just to try and beat the story within half a year when I get time. I expect to play the sh*t out of it.

 

I dont really get what it is bringing to the table other than a storyline. You have to do better than that these days, because this is a videogame not a movie. Its not a one time deal.

What game then meets your taste...have you played Shenmue

 

And what additional content your talking(give few examples)about or is it just superficial trolling

 

 

 

 

[Narcis_speed6]

dude you act like you lost 1000$ buying it.

[TomVDC]

dude you act like you lost 1000$ buying it.

 

Yeah and this is just the demo he downloaded, what would he have been like if he actually had bought the game.

 

Eitherway I stick to my point Mafia II is great as it is it doesn't need any side missions and stuff like that 'cause it would spoil the feel of the game.

[Narcis_speed6]

the game will have side missions as far as i know (after finishing a mission you go to a phone booth)

[TomVDC]

the game will have side missions as far as i know (after finishing a mission you go to a phone booth)

 

Oh well I didn't know that, well it probably won't be gta like side missions.

And by that I mean, Taxi, Vigilante and stuff like that.

[Arvis]

Daz, wow. You're truly limited. What did you want, secret packages? There are some of the kind of things you can collect, but better. Silly minigames? No, but who the hell needs.

[TomVDC]

Daz, wow. You're truly limited. What did you want, secret packages? There are some of the kind of things you can collect, but better. Silly minigames? No, but who the hell needs.

Well these collectables are in every aspect better than those in GTA. The man that thought of putting playboy images in is a genius!

[SIKKS66]

Daz... if it aint the game for you bud, it aint the game. I think you'll be missing out on something this generation of games is really, really missing out on; quality storytelling. Can't think of many games I've played that have had the emotional pull of classics such as the original Metal Gear Solid, the earlier Final Fantasy games and even the original Mafia.

 

And that's another nice spot above with the resemblence between Tommy's murderers and the characters from Mafia 2. sh*t...

[Moonshield]

Man, that snap-back driving camera is hella annoying. The aiming is pretty clunky too, but at least the .45 has some kick to it.

 

I found myself trying to hop over a lot crate a la Mass Effect, and I realized you can't even jump. It's weird that any game that has a cover-based combat system wouldn't let you interact with your environment a little more.

 

That said, the character modeling is pretty good, and seems like it's got a decent story to it. But eh, I might rent it.

[Daz]

I made a simple point that this game has nothing in it, except story. That, to me is a bad game, especially for what is considered an open world game. No I dont want motherf*cking hidden packages or taxi sh*te.

 

What I want is gang strongholds. Bank robberies, Organized crime sh*t. I expect to have missions that arent story related and that are infinitely replayable and give a unique experience each time played.

 

What baffles me is that you all are defending a game that hasnt been released yet, and for all you know the story could suck and then you just ended up with nothing. At least if gameplay is fun and there are things to mess around with you dont totally lose your purchase. The difference is, I already know it will be a redundant game as soon as the story is over. Unless they are witholding features from the demo.

 

 

I have my opinion and it is a valid one. The game on its own isnt worth much, so dont expect the story to be magnificent because thats not makes a game. Not by a long shot.

 

Now stop f*cking mentioning it.

[Narcis_speed6]

The game on its own isnt worth much, so dont expect the story to be magnificent because thats not makes a game. Not by a long shot.

that's what this game is about, same as first one.

[TomVDC]

The game on its own isnt worth much, so dont expect the story to be magnificent because thats not makes a game. Not by a long shot.

that's what this game is about, same as first one.

What do you mean the story doesn't make the game?!

It's what the Mafia series is all about!!

These are the only kind of games I play and you know why?

Because of the story! These kind of games would just be an empty shel without the story.

[freak2121]

 

The game on its own isnt worth much, so dont expect the story to be magnificent because thats not makes a game. Not by a long shot.

that's what this game is about, same as first one.

What do you mean the story doesn't make the game?!

It's what the Mafia series is all about!!

These are the only kind of games I play and you know why?

Because of the story! These kind of games would just be an empty shel without the story.

No, you took him wrong. What he meant was that the story made Mafia 1 what it is, and it'll probably be the same case for M2.

Edited August 12, 2010 by freak2121

[TomVDC]

No, you took him wrong. What he meant was that the story made Mafia 1 what it is, and it'll probably be the same case for M2.

No, I think I understood.

I was actually also referring to Daz.

[freak2121]

 

No, you took him wrong. What he meant was that the story made Mafia 1 what it is, and it'll probably be the same case for M2.

No, I think I understood.

I was actually also referring to Daz.

Oh, my bad. Since you were quoting Narcis, I thought you were talking to him.

[TomVDC]

No, you took him wrong. What he meant was that the story made Mafia 1 what it is, and it'll probably be the same case for M2.

No, I think I understood.

I was actually also referring to Daz.

Oh, my bad. Since you were quoting Narcis, I thought you were talking to him.

Aah well I was just to lazy to look up Daz's post.

So to get things straight what I said was pointed to Daz.

I completely agreed with Narcis and just added on to it.

[Voodoo]

People need to stop automatically wanking over a game until they've experienced the whole thing. From the demo I can already tell that after a couple of run-throughs, this game will be on the shelf collecting dust. The driving cam is annoying as f*ck and has no fluidity. Having to press Y again to enter a vehicle after yanking the driver out during a carjack makes me wonder what the f*ck they were thinking. How many times have you ever pulled a driver out of a car and then NOT wanted to get in? It's especially lame when the cops are on your ass. Having to hit the cover button again to break cover wrecks some of the immersion in the mission, too. It sucks being locked into cover. It's just one more thing to have to fiddle with while you're getting your ass shot off.

 

All of those little details like light switches and toilet flushing aren't going to make me want to pick this game up again after finishing the story. Sure, the story might be great but I generally look for signs of replay value when demoing an open world style game.

 

 

[cold fusion 33]

 

What baffles me is that you all are defending a game that hasnt been released yet, and for all you know the story could suck and then you just ended up with nothing.

 

What baffles me is you being so judgemental over a demo. That's the same thing as other people defending the game, because they liked it, whereas you didn't and you are bashing it .

[General Goose]

Hmm. Played the demo. It seems alright, I may get it, but I'll wait for the reviews to come out first.

[Braindawg]

 

What I want is gang strongholds. Bank robberies, Organized crime sh*t. I expect to have missions that arent story related and that are infinitely replayable and give a unique experience each time played.

Go play Saints Row 2 and flood their forums with how much you hate Mafia 2.

 

@ Voodoo.

so because of the cover system, the driving, the cops and how you steal vehicles the game will be forgotten? i think not. yes sometimes what youve mentioned can be annoying. but its like saying "i hate when roman calls me on GTA Iv and says "cousin, lets go bowling!".

 

some features suck, others rock.

Edited August 12, 2010 by MinnieMan121249

[Voodoo]

Look man, I get it. You're easily entertained and are willing to overlook a few flaws in order to get your game on. The point I'm trying to make is that they could have easily used some of the time it took to make workable faucets and showers to polish the actual mechanics of the game. The more games I play, the more I am astounded by the simple things developers overlook.