![]() ![]() Unfortunately, this isn’t the case at all. I wanted to be able to encounter random NPCs and perform unusual tasks, much like in Red Dead Redemption. ![]() I may be alone, but I really wanted to see side-missions and mini-games that provided a welcome distraction to the main campaign. There are plenty of missions to complete in Mafia 3, but they are all geared towards progressing the story. It is these little details that make New Bordeaux completely unique to any other open-worlds in the genre, but unfortunately once you peel away the socio-political overtones of this beautifully realised world, it all feels a bit empty. Police officers will refer to Lincoln as ‘boy’, and if a cashier catches you loitering in his store he won’t hesitate in calling the cops. If you steal a car in a poor area, the police may not even turn up at all. If you commit a crime in a black neighbourhood, the police response time will be noticeably slower than if that same crime was committed in a white neighbourhood. As a black man, Lincoln Clay will be called the n-word as he wanders the streets, and it is genuinely shocking the first time you hear it. I have to take my hat off to Hangar 13 for not shying away from the awful racial issues of that period. The game takes place in the city of New Bordeaux (a fictionalised version of New Orleans) in 1968, one of the darkest years in American history. The protagonist is extremely likeable, and the supporting cast is built up of well-drawn characters who you will either root for or want to see swimming with the fishes. Combined with the series’ knack for excellent characterisation, I felt immediately invested in Lincoln Clay’s world. Told via flashbacks years after the events of the game’s story, there is an air of mystery which is utterly compelling. It all sounds very clichéd, but the way the plot unfolds is refreshing. At the very beginning the main protagonist, Vietnam veteran Lincoln Clay, is betrayed by the Italian Mob and left for dead, which motivates him to take revenge by taking apart the Mafia piece by piece, and then rebuilding it with help from his three under-bosses. Without a doubt, Mafia 3’s saving grace is its story. On the one hand, the story is one of the best of this entire generation, but on the other, repetitive gameplay and a barren open-world prevent this title being the must-own action game it should have been. ![]() My time with Mafia 3 so far has been a contradicting mixture of highs and lows. ![]()
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