Mafia II: Definitive Edition

released on May 19, 2020

A remaster of Mafia II

Remastered in stunning HD detail, live the life of a gangster during the Golden-era of organized crime. War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Alongside his buddy Joe, Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence. It includes the DLCs released for the original game ("The Betrayal of Jimmy", "Jimmy's Vendetta", and "Joe's Adventures").


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My feelings on this game are really confusing because while it's story and gameplay both eclipse Mafia 1 the issues the game itself has completely ruins the experience, with it's extremely large amounts of bugs that led to me dying loads of times in missions and overall souring the experience, if this game had the proper love and care put into the remaster it would probably be one of if not my favorite game of all time

Esse segundo jogo é uma maluquice! O Mafia 1 tinha uma narrativa inteligente e uma trama concisa, tudo rodava ao redor do mesmo tema, já esse jogo aqui ele não sabe que história quer contar, é uma coisa que puxa a outra e no meio disso vão te jogando nome atrás de nome e é muito fácil se perder ou sentir que você tá sem rumo na história. E os personagens desse também perdem muito pro primeiro jogo, quem se salva aqui é o Joe Barbarro, mas tirando ele o protagonista é uma porta sem sentimentos, ele foi pra guerra, ele vai preso, a mãe dele morre, queimam sua casa... e nada parece realmente afetar o Vito, o cara é uma pedra, e essas coisas não trazem consequência nenhuma pra história, então é muito difícil se conectar com essa história e deixou muito a desejar pra mim.
O gameplay foi uma complicação, eu tive que me adaptar aos controles da época do PS3 e XBOX 360, esse gameplay devia ser ótimo pra época, mas pra hoje em dia foi o motivo de quase desistir de jogar no início. Apesar disso eu me peguei me divertindo e querendo jogar mais, então não é um jogo ruim.

A true masterpiece of gaming industry.

Mr Salieri sends his regards.

Mafia 2 in my opinion is the perfect sequel to the 1st game and comes out as a better game at the end of it. The story is somehow better, with two great likeable characters in Joe and Vito and a narrative that takes you on an emotional journey full of great missions and enjoyable characters.

When it comes to the setting in Mafia 2, as soon as you take the first car ride through Empire Bay you can see how perfect the devs have got that 1940s America vibe. The streets are busy, the shops and billboards all have that oldies aesthetic and the radio station plays some great 40s classics that really help drive that atmosphere home. Its also really nice to see that the environment changes depending what era you're in, as the game takes place in both the 40s and the 50s. The car models change, the music changes and so does the city around you. Little things like that really help immerse you.

So if the environment is perfect for the setting, what about the characters? Everybody you meet in this game is exactly what you'd expect an Italian-American mobster to be. As for the main character Vito Scaletta, wow what a character, and the same goes for his partner in crime Joe Barbaro who has some of the funniest one-liners in the game. 2K really hit the nail on the head with their character writing again.

The gameplay in Mafia 2 is such an improvement on the first (even compared to the remake), with shooting and driving feeling a lot more smoother and less frustrating to work your way around. There were also less times I found myself getting annoyed with a mission. In Mafia 1, there are quite a few missions that have you tearing your hair out but this one didn't really do that for me, with my time playing being a lot more enjoyable on this title. It's definitely still very simplistic and could maybe benefit from some more unique missions, but that's what you get with these sort of games

The story of this game is stellar. The best in the Mafia series and I hope if there is a 4th game, that they take a lot of inspiration from this one. There are a lot more unforgettable moments in this game that had me laughing, crying or just happy as hell. As mentioned earlier, Joe and Vito really make this narrative shine, bringing the magic to those scenes while you're playing.

Something I would like to point out though, is that if you are going to play this game, I would suggest going for the classic edition. Unfortunately this port has a lot of audio and visual glitches that happen throughout the game. The devs haven't fixed them since the Mafia bundle dropped so I doubt they are going to do anything anytime soon

Bugs aside though, I really did love this game and would highly recommend checking it out. It's just a shame everything goes downhill from this title

Mafia 2 is a Goodfellas skin over Grand Theft Auto 4 that hasn’t aged so well, but hits all the right notes even today.

We follow Vito Scaletta, an American-Italian from a poor Sicilian family trying to make an honest life in Empire Bay’s poorest neighborhood. After Vito’s father drowns while drunk, Vito becomes frustrated and resorts to petty crime in tandem with his best friend, Joe. Petty crime begins to escalate towards Vito and Joe making made men of themselves.

Vito’s story is a great hook into the era of The Great Arrival of 1910, where many Italians fled to America toe scale the internal conflict as Itaity worked towards becoming a unified nation. Many of these families came without a.cent to their name, and would take up any work. This back breaking work would keep workers alive, but not out of poverty, and many Italians looked to organized crime to enjoy the American dream. Take2 Czech did a fantastic job of taking such rich history and making it into a world you could become part of.

That story can get you through this game alone, especially when you include all the fun driving around you can do in 1940s cars, the 1900s weapons of the time, and even experience the same Wanted System from Rockstar’s more famous titles. What took five stars from this game for me is that the more grounded mechanics this game experimented with was often at odds - one time I had to restart a chapter because my car was out of fuel and the mission was time based - and another time because the car the game gave me wasn’t fast enough — and its these things that quickly grind your gears.

Generally, I think this a great game, but not one I would go out of my way to play again.

I played it through back-compat. Unfortunately the game didn't get patched for PS5 4K support.
Great game. This is obviously the way to go if you want to play this game now.