The Open World of Mafia 3 - Moonshine and Mistakes | Walking the Walk - FA

[@Sedan57Chevy]

The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and in the case of Mafia III, wasted potential. They were on the right track in so many ways, but dropped the ball in a lot of other ways. I still really enjoy the game and can appreciate it for what it was, but with more time in the oven and a more clearly defined and focused experience, it could've been one of the all time greats.

[@ACGreviews]

Oh man this is heavy and so true

[@0subsWith0vidsChallenge]

What sucks is that it wasnt even the devs fault. They were rushed because 2k wanted their money. Just imagine what would have happened if the devs got all the time they wanted.

[@franciscor390]

They should do a remake in the future and fix all the flaws, which there are lots. This is why i'm all for beefy remasters or remakes.

[@NoMansLand98]

The story was great in my opinion but the repetitive gameplay let it down.

[@JK-vy8vh]

@@0subsWith0vidsChallenge I think people give a lot of devs too much credit they’re lazy and greedy imagine if modders got a gig with these devs buget and timeframe? Devs are scum.

[@fastica]

I don't know why, but I love the gameworld of Mafia 3. It makes me nostalgic for a time where I wasn't alive. I wish there were more activities to roleplay the city.

[@Wareaglev2]

La Noire gives this vibe for sure. If you havent tried it and like a very good detective game.

[@lightningonlycommentsonce5824]

That's not how nostalgia works.

[@Cubs1719]

I love it too and love the loose connection to red dead redemption 2

[@ThousandairesClub]

*i love when people appreciate how much of an accomplishment this game is....it will remain installed on my xbox one until the day it no longer powers on.*

[@randalthor6872]

lol

[@tannerbronson118]

If you have Dolby Vision in latest update for series consoles it makes it even more beautiful in the world. It’s really impressive.

[@Stealthcastlandon]

I really loved the world and story of this game, just wish it wasn't padded with all the district clearing to progress story and followed a more linear chapter based path like the Mafia 1 remake

[@CastleBlackWatches]

One moment in gaming that sticks with me forever is returning home from Italy as Vito during Christmas, immersive.

[@BlueisNotaWarmColour]

We've still never had anything close to an ideal urban open world that incorporates the best design choices from currently existing titles. Rockstar, Ubisoft, CDPR, etc. each have their strengths but nobody has ever compiled the best of the best in one title.

[@fuqupal]

Ubisoft? LOL! Maybe recreating historical cities, but as for modern urban enviroments they're a joke!!

[@serenity748]

GTA 5

[@epicsusserwritingmoment]

@@fuqupal Watch Dogs 2 has one of the most interesting and dynamic open worlds

[@BlueisNotaWarmColour]

@@serenity748 eh. Looks great, awesome NPCs, not particularly interactive

[@louispconstant6624]

Did you play rdr2?

[@prophecy13]

Man. Making me wanna play again. I really do feel that it’s an underrated game. I loved it when I played.

[@connorpeppermint8635]

I think it deserved the criticism it got. The warts it does have are big ones. The setting, acting and fun gameplay truly carry this game on it's own

[@ed-edd-n-eddy]

It often goes on sale, with DLC included, and I think it's worth to pick it up when it does. I enjoyed it a great bit. Incredibly repetitive, but idk, it just had a good atmosphere.

[@alfaomega5532]

Yeah totally agree my friend! 👍🏾

[@chrisredmond4291]

The DLC really helped this game.

[@ottot3221]

I know it had it's shortcomings but I loved playing this game. The story and acting was awesome and I loved the period music. At times the game looks stunning and at times it doesn't.

[@indyj26]

I much prefer these deep dives to your review videos. Listening to you talk seriously and maturely about game design etc. is much more interesting to me than the scripted game reviews where you talk so quickly and try to crack jokes every three seconds. More of these “serious” analysis videos please 😊

[@ACGreviews]

Sadly dont enjoy them as much but thanks!

[@JaydevRaol]

Walking the Walk is one of my fav series on this channel. It always makes me understand and appreciate the game that you are talking about better. I know these don't get as many views as you would like but Keep them coming Karak, because people like me who do watch regularly really appreciate it. 👍

[@KrypticCowboy]

Mafia 3 was my first mafia game. I had a blast, the game just needed some more time in the oven before release.

[@stealthpyjamas4346]

Hey Karak, all of your videos are too notch content but your Walking the Walks are a personal favourite of mine. My daughter was born a little over a week ago, and when I'm settlling her down for sleep at night, I throw on a WtW video. By the time I hit the end, we're both ready for sleep! Watched AC Origins last night and have since downloaded it (after buying on a good sale price of course!). Looking forward to tucking into that soon. Keep up the good work!

[@brucesnow7125]

This game is so messy on so many levels, but damn if story, soundtrack and performances aren't freaking phenomenal.

[@geoffdb8118]

The voice actor for Donovan (cia guy ) is so unbelievably good !

[@-brownbread]

Exactly what I felt as I played it. I initially dropped it but picked it up last year again, so glad I did!!

[@ACGreviews]

I SEE THE ERROR for MLKJR god damn it. You might be thinking...have I seen this? Maybe the older video had some editing and audio issues which I am cleaning up(cleaning all the walking the walks up in fact) so I am reuploading this with better audio, and mixing and some corrections as well as notes from the devs if I find them! Mafia 3 may not have been the best game in the world but some of the stuff going on was very interesting www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming

[@randalthor6872]

The race-baiting was tiresome though.

[@krolltheknight]

Wow I never played Mafia 3 but its level of detail is impressive.

[@drdre4397]

The gameplay will disappoint. Cut scenes look beautiful and the intro is awesome. But you never feel like it's a mafia game. You don't get to take over businesses, it's the same animation for every boss. So every district has an under boss and a district boss, they all have the same animation so you see it 38 times in the game. There isn't a lot to do in the world other than the story so it's beautiful but empty. It just misses the mark, the main character is more of a hitman than a mob boss on the rise. I just really wanted it to be good and aside from the visual it just wasn't there.

[@Cubs1719]

It’s definitely a flawed but super fun game

[@stanettiels7367]

RDR2 WTW is what I’ve been wanting.

[@NYSOUN]

Karak you know that what we all need right now is that Rdr2 walking the walk, please make it happen!!

[@TheCocomunges]

I’ve been subscribed to you for years now and have only watched your reviews. I really like this chill conversation almost feels like about the game. It also shows your knowledge and experience on the topics at hand

[@lowerclassbrats77]

For some odd reason this reminds me I'm sad L.A. Noire never got a sequel.

[@fuqupal]

There's a VR version out. L.A: Noire: The VR files

[@gawaniwhitecrow2731]

Your Mad Max walking the walk made me eventually plat the game to give it respect. Let's see if this lyrical literation does the same as this game has been in my backlog a while.

[@raynbillson2601]

I did not play it pre ACG review. Glad I did, bought it for $10 and really enjoyed the game. I didnt like it at first but once you get past the first 2-3 hours I had a ball.

[@hillburgermail]

ACG’s Walking the Walk videos are the best thing to happen to KZbin. That’s all.

[@blackdragon6]

I love this game tbh. And the story is excellent.

[@Himan3huGaur]

don't forget the VA, soundtrack, gfx even the gameplay was solid.

[@thomedwards8186]

Please do a WTW for RDR2, loved the one you did for the original.

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

Mafia 3's beginning and ending were awesome, the setting was great.. the problem was the middle was way TOO LONG, it got tedious & boring. More is not always better, often it can be worse.

[@raresmacovei8382]

For my PC brothers, be it AMD or Nvidia GPU owners: Use DXVK Async to run the game in Vulkan instead of DirectX 11. It will provide smoother frame times, less stuttering AND higher performance with better leverage of CPU resources, if you are CPU bound.

[@rinku5555555]

How to do that, it a mod ?

[@raresmacovei8382]

@@rinku5555555 Look up DXVK Async on Google. It's an archive with 2 folders, 32bit and 64bit. You need to copy and paste the files DX11.dll and dxgi.dll from 64bit folder next to the game .exe file. So next to mafia3.exe.

[@rinku5555555]

@@raresmacovei8382 Thanks, might give it a shot. I played game on i7 2600k and it was very intensive on CPU.

[@egoborder3203]

if this game had a decent fishing mini-game it would have been GOTY for me instead of a guilty pleasure EDIT: or, ANY kind of extra mechanic. It just needed something to make me feel like I was living in the world

[@Asad0827]

Hope everyone is doing good!

[@thehotel5758]

Summers acomin

[@raynbillson2601]

@@thehotel5758 North East coast representing. Lost out on last summer due to COVID hospitalization. Stole my entire summer. Looking forward to my 4 mile, switch walks. Oculus at the lake and my strange Chihuahua. Hope you have a good summer!

[@thehotel5758]

@@raynbillson2601 you as well buddy :)

[@jaysilva5854]

I love how you go back and appreciate these open world games like Origins. Mafia 3 is my favorite open world game of 8th gen. It's no GTA but I played this game 4 times over and the dlc and never got bored. You can say it's repetitive but so is RPGs, sports and FPS. Every Mafia game has been rock solid!

[@michaelh3715]

Loved this game, a 60fps boost on series x/s/ps5 would be great

[@user-fm8xs3hr3w]

Despite all its faults, I had a lot of fun with the game and the DLC's. It was a little short on content (even after the updates) but I enjoyed the gameplay and the story/cutscenes too.

[@Mark-sn6kh]

This game was a lot of fun.

[@randalthor6872]

meh, Mafia 1 is supreme!

[@brandonsmith875]

@@randalthor6872 meh, Mafia 2 is supremely better!

[@mattmccaughen8082]

Watching this I'm gonna play mafia 3 again it was a fun game

[@themattissue]

Let’s go Karak !! I’ve been waiting for the next Walking the Walk and I’m never disappointed. Love the discussion that comes from highlighting design decisions from interesting games.

[@killadirk]

I absolutely LOVE the Walking the Walk series, and the thought you put into the nuance of things like sound design, NPC AI, and lighting. However, only narcs say "New Or-leens." There are a couple of acceptable ways to pronounce it; none of them sound like that. Cheers, Karak! Great material, as always.

[@marcodavinci3150]

I love these game commentaries with slower speech! Would love more of these!! Learned so much about the game!

[@Deviljho5]

Still one of my favorite games ever! The updates really helped it out a lot!

[@DouglasDillingham]

25:18 "...Mafia 5" Karak is from the future

[@riverswater5688]

As a native to New Orleans I was horribly disappointed by this game.... nothing ever felt lived in. Especially going down Decatur street where Cafe du monde is... everything felt like a ghost town... New Orleans does not feel like a ghost town. It’s very populated and always has been; even before the era this game was set in. I traded in my game after 15 hours

[@HAL1138]

Repost these as much as possible! I’ll always rewatch.

[@hazyhalfmoon]

When I played this game I was so focused on going from task to task, reaching waypoints and completing missions, I miss most of these details.

[@theunchartedwolf8996]

That light house is part of a mission after u take down one of the distrincts

[@FlipFlab]

As someone who just finished Mafia Definitive, never played any of them other than maybe an hour of #3 way back. The story really had me hooked up until I saw what the gameplay loop was going to be, and I dropped it, hard. But after finishing the first one I’m now burning through Mafia 2 and excited to at least experience 3’s story again and entirely. Hoping we get to see the series live on and see it’s full potential. God, Mafia 1 was amazing even today.

[@tomkmb4120]

I enjoyed the aesthetic of this game, the time period, the music, the album cover/magazine collectables were all great for creating a vibe. What really let this game down for me was that I just felt so alone in the open world, it 'looked' lived in but it didn't 'feel' lived in, not once did I find myself intuitively going up to NPC's and seeing how they would react with me or watch NPC's from a distance as they do different things - That's a powerful feature of Rockstar games for me. Also the mission game play was repetitive as hell, I was a one Man army at all times and no one could stop me, it was just boring after a while.

[@st-christian14]

Thanks for the ride, man. Made me appreciate the game even more.

[@simian5805]

I love the Walking the Walk series.- I know they must be a lot of work. It's like being on a grand tour of these worlds. As an audiophile I love the talks on sound.

[@AJDraws]

A bit late to the party, but there was a location in the bayou where ther are wooden cabins and boathouses on both sides of a river that's a little community of riverfolk VERY reminiscent of the movie Mud with Matthew McConaughey. It's well hidden as you'll only see it if you go off the beaten path near a rural liquor store/clubhouse type building, but it was such a unique location. I don't remember ever doing a mission that takes you there. But if the game had an option to have purchasable living locations, that would be where I would hang my hat.

[@ThePunishersRevenge]

Silver lining to this game is the soundtrack / songs on all the radios stations are all amazing.

[@miyagifatghost2684]

The game is a CLASSIC

[@matthewventures]

Excellent thoughts, much appreciated. I think the lighting convo at 9:20 is a bit incorrect. Most games have a mix of both dynamic and baked lighting (or "static" as you said) so it may be misleading to consider it a binary.

[@codedniche3263]

Cyberpunk walking the walk next?

[@ACGreviews]

Maybe but I will tell you other than 1-2 games I normally need to like the game AND find it to have enough stuff to cover. Cyberpunk I mean sadly its doesnt

[@ManiacMonkboon]

I'm still waiting on that Sleeping Dog's WTW. Wink-Wink.

[@dizzyupthefool5180]

Cyberpunk - Walking the Jank?

[@julianburford3713]

Even though the game was flawed I loved Mafia III. And I keep coming back to enjoy the open world from time to time. I think I just really enjoy open worlds that are set in a specific time period. So many games are either set in the future or medieval / fantasy times. And because of that I truly enjoy games that are set in recent history even more. I really hope the next GTA or Mafia game will be set in the 80's or 90's that would be such a nice change of scenery!

[@pwd1134]

Just got around to playing this and all dlc. So, so underrated. It knows what it wants to do and does it. It is NOT a GTA clone. Doesn't even try to be. It has its faults but it also has a seriously high fun factor.

[@5h0wmanX]

No game has given me as much of a “feeling” as this one does. Murky mystery in the bayou, swinging sixties metropolitanism in other areas, seedy yet stylish vice in the French Ward. And has the single best soundtrack ever in a game, oh my Lord. But MAN, I wish they’d done better with the mission design (so repetitive) and physics, as well as the bugs and issues described here... This had potential to crack the top 50 games of all time imo *weep

[@Dave-es4ld]

Are the mafia games any good? New to gaming ? Or is there a better one to look at ? Thanks

[@tescomealdeal2823]

Differently worth a play through, Especially with the definitive trilogy Which is on sale quite often. I wouldn't expect an open world experience, It's quite linear and scripted but the story and gameplay more than make up for It.

[@lowerclassbrats77]

I loved Mafia 1 & 2 but couldn't get into 3. I'm going to give it another shot.

[@Iam123-i5j]

Same. After the opening I just lost my drive to continue. Something about it was gripping me to continue forward

[@JustSkram]

If you are on PC, there is a mod that lets you skip the open world grind and just do the main story if that's what is holding you back from playing it.

[@DesertChemistry1979]

‘Removing their decision juice’ Love that! 😁

[@Himan3huGaur]

I love this Franchise, every game.

[@shamelessplace11]

Are there any plans to ReMaster III, to fix some of this??? Also I have to say, After watching this; honestly I thought you had some knowledge on games but nothing in depth, and just reviewed them,,, But GODDAMN I am IMPRESSED at the knowledge you have on the entire spectrum of the game production process and different facets of creation. From hard science of sound design (you're fav I'm certain) to game theory. My view of you and your skill has been reassessed and reaffirmed. Good on you!!!!

[@jhit2026]

I always appreciate your analysis and effort

[@Gogo32monkey]

If they hadn't needlessly padded this game out with tons of repetitive missions, this could have easily been a solid 9/10, such a shame

[@randalthor6872]

and if they changed the entire story

[@KeepingItFishy]

Still love this game, they nailed the music of that age and just living in those times. Definitely needed a lot more work tho

[@ShionShinigami]

Which game does New Orleans the best: this one, RDR2 or Infamous 2?🤔

[@5h0wmanX]

In terms of the “feel” of how you think of New Orleans, this. And it’s honestly not even close.

[@ShionShinigami]

@@5h0wmanX Okay!!!😁👍🏻

[@XTWDeadShot]

Glad I stumbled onto this video. I understand why it got the criticism it did but I liked Mafia 3 alot. It was a good first attempt from hangar 13 and I think they found their stride with the mafia 1 remake. Might play through the entire trilogy again tbh. Each game is on my series S.

[@RobertTheBruce88]

Thanks for the videos. Gives me a whole new appreciation for these incredibly detailed games.

[@bornobno]

I just finished playing this game and for some reason it has the same feel of the first two infamous game's and not just the second one in New Orleans but also the first one allowed to just static artwork the way the NPC's moved the way you got missions... My question is did some of the people that worked on infamous work on this specific Mafia title or was it built on that engine

[@Mario23117]

This was, is and still Will be my favorite 8th gen game. Cause it has took me 5 years to complete the main story and the dlc's. I did not play it in one take. But in random occassional bits and days of a few hours a time. It gave me An incredible story, Fun gameplay with driving cool Cars and great soundtrack! A stealth/action take on missions that took severe trial and error, but are completely satisfaiing. In a open world game that i Found interesting,with random enemy encounters,because they respawn. There are bugs, glitches and frustrations. But the overal Fun i had was even better than GTA V gave me. I bought it on PS4 Pro, X Box One S and X, An sealed copy for PC that remains sealed. I bought it digital for the remastered Trilogy. And i bought a physical copy of the remastered Trilogy for a friend in the USA as a gift. Probably getting another copy for myself too, because i love the art. I own a giant cardboard advertisement panel from a store , the wallet , a collector's guide and i'm looking to buy the collector's edition too. This game and is probably my most beloved gaming world of all time.

[@direthered1260]

Second best Punisher game we have gotten. Wish this game got better updates and more love from both players and devs. Nice video, acg!

[@slyaspie4934]

Brilliant, absolutely love these walking the walk videos 😁 thanks very much

[@TigerChamp99]

Please make more Walking the walk videos. Consider making a Walking the walk video for Red Dead Redemption 2. Also consider some older games like GTA IV, GTA SA, Saints Row 2, and Mafia II

[@DVN0985]

I really wish they would fix the bugged trophies.

[@5h0wmanX]

YES. Oh my God, infuriating. Would’ve likely got the plat

[@vinayingle342]

Walking the Walk is the very best of your content bro.

[@stephen_4057]

At least the soundtrack was good 🤣

[@fuqupal]

Too repetitive. The same 30 songs over and over and over and over again. Should have had at least 300 songs.

[@geoffdb8118]

@@fuqupal sounds reasonable

[@ajaypay100]

I feel like Mafia 3 would really benefit from the manual driving mode and motorbikes like they implemented in the Mafia 1 remake.

[@colinbright1520]

your walking the walks amaze me karak we miss alot of things you point out 😎👌

[@battlep0t]

The narrative and world design in this game is excellent its just a shame you're forced to grind out the rackets in each district before you can get to the next story beat. They should have made that optional content.

[@Darren-sn4ki]

A lot of people hated this game but me being from Louisiana I loved it

[@streven1331]

Love your videos. Keep it up!

[@m4rvelero]

I would definitely try this game on Game Pass

[@beastgaming4567]

Great video, keep up the good work! 👍

[@fastony9659]

If the game world had actual activities to partake in, that alone would bump up the replayability of the game itself. It's a gorgeous setting. Shame there's nothing to do in it.

[@striker09dx]

and HD texture pack would do some good to this game i think.

[@DaBigBase]

I was out real quick with the tedious grabbing all the gears to hack the terminals, when ii saw how many there were I knew I just had to quick cold turkey to avoid wasting all that time. Shame cause I was really invested in the world. But MAN they really went all out to pad it with tedious bullshit. And that was going in years after the fact knowing it was a common complaint.

[@GoodGuyGaurav]

This video is absolutely fantastic. Quality content

[@TheDeepFriedDonkey]

Mafia 3 was great. Repetitive... But i have over 100 hours on the game.

[@utsavbasu1048]

What did u do for 100 hours

[@nicowolf2757]

Walking the walk is my fav series on KZbin

[@joshflynn2173]

Got to admit, the classic american cars are just amazing to look at.

[@Nooroodin84]

I love this game like a lot. The music rocks. Gonna install again and move the story along.

[@raoulraphael4515]

am I the only one who still stay at home and enjoy watching ACG videos?

[@highsider6981]

love it, do more of your view on these things, it´s awesome

[@geoffdb8118]

I thought M3 was a fantastic game. I did play the fully patched version though

[@uturd09]

I played this when it came out and thought it was trash. it was free game 1 month, I think, so I played again and enjoyed it a lot more.

[@Kllnen]

Wow, this takes me back to when it game out. Was fun for the first hour or so, but sooooooo many glitches!!

[@nickjones2991]

Mafia iv announced this year or next year

[@John-996]

wonder what can be done to make future open worlds better.

[@twork]

This was the last game I ever pre-ordered. Dumped over $100 on the CE and only played a few hours of it

[@BlackArroToons]

Mafia 3 is like Driver 5 to me. The 70's style muscle cars, open world and on foot like Driv3r.

[@BlackArroToons]

@Swordagrim They could use a lot more roar and growl in the engine sounds, yes.

[@CubanBeastt]

With a very small drag and drop file on PC you can remove almost all the grind and be able to enjoy the game more. Phenomenal music, story and very decent gunplay. I hated this game at released. I vowed to never touch it again. After the remasters of Mafia 1 and 2 I was playing through both of those and decided to give this one a shot. Ended up loving it and became my favorite of the 3 The Donovan DLC is amazing , the best dlc of any game imo.

[@Pestopasti]

What happened to the gaming news videos? I really like those! Hope you do one soon again Karak.

[@Masternaldo]

A Masterpiece of a game in my book