Mafia (Classic) for PC Video Review

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Back then I could never complete the final mission, and I later found out you were supposed to go and acquire a tommygun from a completely unmarked shop the game tells you nothing about. If you're going to play this game, keep this in mind.

[@TJB-Gaming]

I still remember it. I just couldnt beat it and then i thought "Hey, can i visit the gunshop from the bank heist mission?" So o replayed that mission, to see, where it is and holy shit, it worked. So i was able to equip myself and finish the final mission. It was both rewarding... and kinda stupid.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

@@TJB-Gaming Exactly, that never occurred to me T_T, or if it did I could never find it. Hard to remember exactly.

[@emulation2369]

@@Ghost_Of_SAS Tommy says it himself "I should visit Yellow Pitc

[@teringlijer4202]

completely unmarked lmaoo he fucking tells you to visit it

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

@@teringlijer4202 is it marked on the map?

[@synthnation9857]

I really like the slow-paced and the realistic element this games has, sure all people see is a tedious slow boring game and go for the remake (which is a more holloywood action paced version) but it's really a unique game! the gunplay, the law system, the car handling, the radio, the punchy gun sounds and all the little detail, it's things like this that even the reamke doesn't feel the same.

[@afterburner94]

Great comment! To me the emphasis on driving was a big plus at the time since the city was absolutely gorgeous and amazing to look at. It never got old.

[@synthnation9857]

@@afterburner94 driving an old ass car with "Chinatown" on the radio never got old for me :)

[@emulation2369]

Remake is dumb, literally in every way... It's looking good, but other than that, mafia og is like Godfather movie, mafia re is like bootleg Good fellas... 😐

[@afterburner94]

Am French. The French dubbed version and French voice acting cast was absolutely amazing. This alone fleshed out the story and cranked the realism and the immersion by 1000%. They hired all the official French voice actors dubbing all famous Hollywood actors like De Niro, Al Pacino and it was fantastic. I was taken aback on the first minute of your video when I heard the original English dub for the first time . It sounds awful.

[@dmer-zy3rb]

the german dub was also very good they got the german voice from Joe Pesci to voice Paulie (who was inspired from Pesci in the first place) for Tommy they got the voice of Tom Cruise and for Salieri a voice actor that voiced Don Corleone a few years later in a new surround sound godfather movie dub.

[@prodbyhaD]

​@@dmer-zy3rbit's interesting because the Persian dub was great too I'm from Iran & I have too much memories with this game because I used to play it when I was a kid & I understood the story & it's the only game I have cried it & the only game that I still have

[@BullworthGraduate]

As someone new to the Mafia series, this game was pretty good. The story was great, the main cast was memorable, and the gameplay definitely had its moments. I only played this and the remake and between the two of them, I prefer the original.

[@Audiojack_]

The original czech voice acting certainly seems to be better directed than the english one.

[@TJB-Gaming]

AS a Czech, i agree. English voice acting just sounds... off. Not terrible, but off.

[@DrRESHES]

The music in the open world is the best thing in this game that adds so much atmosphere. also back in the day, I was so good at this game that even today I can finish all of it without even dropping a sweat or dying once.

[@kupokinzyt]

Great review, I loved this game as a kid. I first played it on my PS2 when I was probably 9 or so and fell in love with the series. I preordered every release since. The characters are really what got me hooked, at that time, I had never seen nor played a game with such a developing story besides some RPGs, which definitely weren't full open world shooters like this game.

[@Spacemutiny]

This game floored me when it first came out. Just the intro and music alone was incredible.

[@bloodhat3097]

Czech dabing (original) was absolute masterpiece

[@ROCKSTARMANIC12]

It could be said this is the morrowind of the open crime genre. It doesn't hold your hand and tell you what to do at least in a deeper level. Mafia series, the Godfather, GTA, the getaway open world crime genre is indeed a very specific in nature. Great vide, I played the remake, loved it. Great story. I gotta try the OG version one day, its the only one I dont own.

[@gooseface844]

I just recently finished a playthrough since they were offering it for free on Steam. I wish I enjoyed it more, it's so ahead of its time in some ways, but it's aged pretty poorly overall and it was pretty frustrating at times

[@civoreb]

Agreed

[@danielengel4593]

One of the best games I have ever played, and I always prefered it to GTA. I loved the slow pace back in 2002, and more than 20 years later this for sure has not changed. The soundtrack, the story, the graphics and the atmospere were amazing. The new release can not touch the old one.

[@MerlautJones]

Glad I had the chance to play thru this as a kid. Wish the Xbox version was backwards compatible.

[@dallesamllhals9161]

(sigh) Without the music(Django) it is NOT the same :-( AND let's NOT forget: x86 gaming in 2002 = You had to be there! ..no going back. At least Gaming Pastime has his GTA :-P PS. You forgot the: Take care with your ammo!

[@yellowcard425]

Have you ever played Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway? It's so fun the team based gameplay is great fun. Or Stubbs the Zombie?

[@kupokinzyt]

5:03 I thought my sound went out.

[@dean8917]

How is traffic laws a bad point

[@emulation2369]

Don't forget to review Hidden and dangerous 2 and Chameleon games made by the same devs on this engine

[@ssssssssssssssssss50]

Such a classic.

[@ZachFett]

Have you played either of the Getaway games?

[@sligacheese6470]

Any good game should have the strategy guide. I have one for mafia thankfully and godfather it sure helps.

[@Tuikkal]

Removing licensed music from the game is a big mistake.

[@emulation2369]

You can put it back yourself

[@someguy8951]

It's like 2 minutes of your day to put it back in.

[@civoreb]

Most of the love for this game is nostalgia. It has aged poorly because being a product of its time. After the Mafia DE, it is impossible to go back to the original for me.

[@dmer-zy3rb]

the definitive edition is such a soullless, minimal effort generic game that i seriously question your taste lol

[@Mr.X---47]

Loved it on Xbox as a kid!

[@dallesamllhals9161]

On WHAT? Oh dear ;-D

[@0dnan]

Please review The Saboteur.

[@v8matey]

I recommend playing Hidden & Dangerous 2 as its the same engine, controls and template feels the same as mafia. its WW2 and most of the weapons are the same too

[@leichenbuch]

Finished the definitive Edition, great game .Great ending

[@RacerC45]

So you can't go into firefights guns blazing?

[@EddyTheDevil1]

Nope, you need to keep your distance and fire in short controlled bursts while crouching behind cover.

[@Dragonfury3000]

Depends on the situation but even in the remake you can't rush things.

[@RacerC45]

I have a question for you. Are you willing to defend games many people consider terrible like Rogue Warrior, Kane and Lynch 2, Twisted Metal 3 and 4, Wolfenstein Youngblood.

[@Gamingpastime64]

Yes. There are far worse games than those.

[@unchartedrocks1]

Kane & Lynch is 1 of those games that had so much great potential but lacks good gameplay. I love the nihilism & anti hero with no actual redeemable qualities but wish it had much more refined gameplay &i wish the cinematography was more of this ominous symmetric framework like a David Fincher film, Stanley Kubrick with disorientating moments like Gaspar Noe. The story's dark nature should have taken some notes on Cormac McCarthy, Flannery O'Connor, Dostoevsky, Albert Camus, Søren Kierkegaard, & a few others to craft a more philosophical nihilistic & existential story with characters who can't & won't changed but deep down could have been good people but no struggle in them ever bother to reach the side cuz the world is hell. As for Youngblood.....it's crap. Huge disappointment compare to Wolfenstein 2 that made me feel like a Nazi killing, robot destroying badass.

[@RacerC45]

@@unchartedrocks1 Even though Kane and Lynch 2 itself has no character development or story breathers, and you can sum up the story as, "We got to get the fuck out of here!"

[@emulation2369]

@@RacerC45 k&l 2 wasn't bad, it was too short... I liked it as a package sp with mp

[@TKsh1]

An excellent game with an excellent remake, I liked both versions but the original has some things that make it unique in a good way and dated at the same time.

[@Qa_mook]

Jesus, rise AF to x16 in driver, this textures looks like mud.

[@emulation2369]

My fav game of all time... I still play it every year... Mafia DE is so much worse, they even removed content, made every character different(changed their motivations) , changed every mission, atmosphere and dumbed it down...

[@Dragonfury3000]

The remake did a great job modernizing the experience I haven't played the classic prior to it so it felt really good to play. For fans of the original mafia might prefer the classic for being unique with its realistic style in gameplay segments.

[@RacerC45]

I heard the racing is the worst part of the original game.

[@emulation2369]

It the best part of the game, bc it's super realistic.

[@TJB-Gaming]

It was so bad, that the game got patched with difficulty selection, before it starts and apparently, even some designers were unable to finish it.

[@wickdaline8668]

I think I'll just stick with the Definitive Edition.

[@emulation2369]

It's way worse in every aspect, but graphics

[@someguy8951]

@@emulation2369 Wrong.

[@dean8917]

Right