Dikkat ettiyseniz review'larımın hepsi, bir kaç gözden kaçan unsur harici çıkış tarihlerine göre baştan sonra sıralı şekilde gidiyordu ama bunu unutmuşum maalesef. Geri 2000'lere dönerek sırayı bozduk ama zaten oynayıp da anlatacağım başka bir oyun olmadığı için, söyleyeyim: kronolojik sıram, bu oyundan sonra hakkın rahmetine kavuşmuştur, bilginize.

Şimdi oyuna dönelim: Bölüm ve görev dizaynlarındaki çeşitlilik, sunum ve o dönemi güzel yansıtan dünyası haricinde, hala insanların bu hikayede abartılacak ne gördüğünü anlamadığım ve odun gibi odun mekaniklerin üzerine kasıntı bir health ve save mantığına sahip, uğraştırıcı bir oyun.

Bu eleştirim sevgimden bağımsızdır yine. Mafia'yı sevsem de, sadece dürüst de olalım istiyorum; başka derdim yok hani.

One of the worst games you'll ever see, not even worth playing for nostalgia. The only thing worse than the graphics is the gameplay, and even if you don't care about the graphics, you can't excuse the gameplay. That's why I don't understand it's still available on Steam. Someone would have to be a severe masochist to play and enjoy this game despite the Definitive version. Even the Definitive version has some horrible gameplay mechanics carried over from the original game. You can still completely lose your sanity in the car racing mission. Anyway, the best game in the series is always the second game. A remake of the first game still can't change that. None of the characters from the first game are as memorable and well written as they are in the second game. Even the main character is extremely boring, one dimensional and exists only to give you a reason to play the game. I don't remember anything left in my mind when I finished the main story.

I'm a bit split on this game. I do think the story and atmosphere are incredibly captivating and great, but the gameplay often frustrates to the point of anger. The required usage of the map to navigate is a pretty cool idea, but a lot of missions have incredibly cheap shootouts, with the second half especially boasting insta-kill shotgun/Thompson enemies placed in corners you'd never know about unless you died to them. The very awkward shooting doesn't help matters at all and you can easily get stunlocked if one of them even takes out as much as 3 HP while you're trying to aim at the guy and going out of cover, because Tommy really likes to shoot the wall unless you're fully in the open. The checkpoints also don't help matters, as they're spaced out enough that if you die almost at the end of a shootout or make a mistake, you go all the way back to the beginning.

What also doesn't help is how vague the objectives are. In the second half I had to straight up look up how to beat some of them, because there is absolutely nothing to tell you exactly how to do a mission in some parts. The game requires you to do each mission exactly how it wants and if you deviate in the slightest, you either fail or get killed. I understand this game was in development well before GTA III and has a different structure in mission progression, but even that game has a lot more freedom in mission approaches than this game does. I usually give old games leeway because of their age, but a lot of what Mafia does wrong is placed more in the design aspect than mechanics.

Overall, I still think the game has appeal in its great atmosphere and story, but the gameplay leaves me with a sour taste and very hesitant on ever revisting it. I would not recommend it to newcomers of the series. If you want to be captivated by the 1930s Americana atmosphere of the game and its compelling story, I would suggest opting towards the Definitive Edition instead.

So, this game, it was given away for free on Steam, and I thought, "Hey, why not give it a shot?" Well, let me tell you, I was not impressed.

I mean, seriously, I tried to get into it, but man, it was booooooooring. Like, snooze-fest central. I even played it while on a call with a buddy, and neither of us could muster up any enthusiasm for it.

The gameplay felt clunky, the story didn't grab me, and don't even get me started on the graphics – talk about outdated. It was like trying to drive a beat-up old car when you're used to cruising in a shiny new sports car. Just not the same, you know?

I know some folks out there swear by this game, but honestly, I just don't see the appeal. Maybe it's a case of it not aging well, or maybe it's just not my cup of tea. Either way, I'm not gonna lose any sleep over not finishing it.

i used to be really, REALLY obsessed with this game, the fact that some czech randos just managed to make a masterpiece of gaming storytelling is something that got into my head, and once it into my head i couldn't take it off, yeah, it may look shitty now, and even then, but there was something charming about how it was made, the detailed interiors, the attention to detail, everything is great, it's made with passion, even the driving, which seems to be quite divisive between players, i didn't even mind it, i got used to it cause i absolutely hate how you drive in gta, cars SHOULD feel a bit clunky, that's the point, they're machines after all, they shouldn't be THAT quick and volatile, but anyways, what sold me on this was the storytelling, cause even if the dialogue is indeed a bit amateurish, the story happens to manage its characters and atmosphere so well