Mafia III was supposed to revive the series, not that it was dead as Mafia II had a positive reception, but with such long waits between games, this third entry needed to explode.

It did not. Mafia III was extremely buggy on release, heavy performance issues and it came wrapped up with an insanely repetitive gameplay loop.

The story, as usual, is good. This time around you are not as involved in the traditionally italian-american way that the Mob operated in. Instead, Lincoln, the protagonist, seeks revenge for what happened to his family.

The game offers some interesting scenarios, allowing you to assign rackets or businesses to one out of three characters, something that eventually can or cannot change how they talk to you, interact with you and see you as their boss. This is easily one of the biggest highlights of the game, it is a simple system that made the game more interesting.

It differs from the rest of the franchise as it has multiple endings, stopping a sequel from happening unless one of those endings is deemed cannon.