heres my initial thoughts on it...
played this last night, kindly note I am not familiar with the Mafia series and this is my first time with the game.
There will always be some sort of comparison to GTAV in my head.
The intro was great, but just not as spectacular as GTA's styling. I liked it, got to drive around and stuff, but the pacing for me was a bit slower than im used to. Maybe because its still too early in the game.
Woke up in a bed (just to avoid any spoilers), and from that point, I had to call it a night. from the start up to that point, I can concur with Jstein, the guns didn't have enough weight. (or maybe it was all that COD:MF AK-47 ive been using)...
The scenery is wonderful, the teeth tho, for some reason get to me. maybe my display needs to be replaced. too silvery.
At times tho, it DID remind me of RDR in certain moments. but flee as fast as they came by.
anyways, great game as of the moment. I am excited to try to play it again later.
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one thing I noticed, the mission objectives, aren't immediately laid out on the map, you have to select it via the map screen.
and yes, the Playboys remind me of the older days.