Pure joy during a difficult time in my life.
I was initially very worried by the audience reception only to find all claims to be either misinformed or coming from types of players that don't enjoy these two games the same way I do.

The game is weird, purposefully obfuscates mechanics, doesn't hold your hand, is confident in its narrative structure, has the quirkiest companion AI ever devised, and most of all it is so so so much fun.

Yes, the gameplay is pure ass. But we get the main cast of the show, explorable Bada-Bing, Vesuvio’s, Satriale’s, some pretty funny interactions and NPC’s to keep you from going totally mad from the often-frustrating combat, and not a bad licensed soundtrack for the Bing. If you have any love for Soprano’s and can stomach a dated tie-in game, it’s definitely worth a trip!