It doesn't take much to excel in this thing of ours. You have to have brass whatnots, be willing to do some unsavory acts and put the family above all else -- basically, don't be Fredo. It's not that hard, when you think about it, but the latest trailer for 2K Games' Mafia II disagrees. Apparently, in post-WWII, there weren't a lot of guys who had the stomach to use cover-based shooting mechanics and traverse a sandbox-style environment. Frankly, we're shocked that The Greatest Generation had any shortcomings at all!
It doesn't take much to excel in this thing of ours. You have to have brass whatnots, be willing to do some unsavory acts and put the family above all else -- basically, don't be Fredo. It's not that hard, when you think about it, but the latest trailer for 2K Games' Mafia II disagrees. Apparently, in post-WWII, there weren't a lot of guys who had the stomach to use cover-based shooting mechanics and traverse a sandbox-style environment. Frankly, we're shocked that The Greatest Generation had any shortcomings at all!
Reader Comments (16)
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 6:31PM cbonya said
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!!
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 6:36PM (Unverified) said
Game's going to be incredible, just like the first. I heard this was GFW, anyone know? I'd love to have 360 gamepad support.
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 6:36PM eat it said
looks great but I think I'm gonna pass until I hear about it. I kind of wish it wasn't open-world.
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 8:31PM Haggard said
If it continues in the tradition of the first game the open world just functions as a really believable setting for some incredible missions. And we've seen a lot of stuff like the interiors of factories and hotels for the action sequences, so I don't think it's going to be quite what you think.
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Posted: Mar 5th 2010 6:43PM (Unverified) said
that framerate is hottt
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 6:52PM (Unverified) said
L.A. Noir will probably come out before this vaporware does. That, and L.A. Noire will be better
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 6:56PM Firewarrior said
Not bad, Godfather 2 was quite good, I'm tired of Mafia games yet.
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 7:06PM (Unverified) said
anyone who beat mafia1 knows this is going to be an amazingly cinematic experience. mafia1 was one of the few free-roaming 3ps games of its generation that wasn't a gta clone. unlike all the gtaclones, mafia1 created a genuine atmosphere. i don't think i have as much faith in la noire as i do in mafia2.
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 7:21PM (Unverified) said
I really loved Mafia 1, and I really craved for a seque.
But it has been too long... I'm afraid that this won't have the same feeling the first one had :(
But it has been too long... I'm afraid that this won't have the same feeling the first one had :(
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 7:21PM FredFredrickson said
Man, I loved the original Mafia. I hope this game is good!
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 8:05PM QuePasa87 said
Wow this looks great! And the framerate looks very smooth. It's on my radar now. :)
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 8:16PM Tac Error said
The 1950s setting is great. I just hope it'll be less linear than the first game. After finishing the main game, the Freeride mode was shallower than GTA.
Posted: Mar 5th 2010 11:23PM Torpedo Vegas said
Need this game to come out now. I have some high hopes
Posted: Mar 6th 2010 3:29AM (Unverified) said
60 fps in a trailer of a multiplatform title? Why don't you see this more often?
Maybe it shows that the PC version is not FPS-capped, but a cinematic experience like Mafia would actually make better use of a slower FPS for that movie-like touch.
Maybe it shows that the PC version is not FPS-capped, but a cinematic experience like Mafia would actually make better use of a slower FPS for that movie-like touch.
Posted: Mar 6th 2010 5:36AM calgaryaltahotmailcom said
great trailer, almost forgot this was coming out this year.
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