Mafia Definitive Edition First Look: A Spectacular Visual Overhaul Of A PC Classic

[@igoresque]

"definitive edition" is such an understatement for what it really is

[@LucDutra92]

ikr. "Definitive edition" is usually used for games sold with all DLCs and whatnot included. This is a full blown remake. Why not brand it like that?

[@tezkhaos]

I think it’s just a marketing thing so it fits in with the Mafia 2&3 re-releases that came out in May. It is a huge understatement though, almost undermines the whole thing.

[@mrcraggle]

TeZ KhAoS considering how bad those “remasters” were, it most definitely is. This is absolutely gorgeous. I never played the original but I’ll pick this up

[@tezkhaos]

mrcraggle to be fair Mafia 3 Definitive wasn’t a remaster just a re-packaging. Both of them were inexcusable shit-shows at launch though it was pretty disappointing.

[@aizakkutheweeaboo6429]

yessir

[@WickedRibbon]

The OG Mafia faces are surprisingly good. They look a generation ahead its contemporaries like Vice City.

[@Dev518]

They look better than Mass Effect.

[@MrInuhanyou123]

Well gta was ps2

[@Juanguar]

MrInuhanyou123 so was mafia But it was a pc game first unlike gta which was ps2 first

[@MrInuhanyou123]

@@Juanguar that is what i meant

[@fucingpwnz0rz]

mafia on pc back in the day was ahead of its time

[@thefonzkiss]

Mafia - once played never forgotten.

[@artey6671]

Mafia - Never stopped playing, will never forget.

[@omegafire6253]

I remember my friend playing this and I kinda couldn't get in to it because the visuals and gameplay felt boring and stiff. Was to distracting to feel invested in story.

[@homernoy]

I'll never forget when I finally finished this game. I was really bummed out that it was done, especially with that ending....

[@jyotiradityaguleria907]

@@homernoy Tommy's monologue about his death hits me hard to this day

[@Keivz]

von Ungern-sternberg spoilers much? Many never played the original and the remake is around the corner.

[@onionskin30]

Great video. Really appreciate you dive into details. I'm PA, animator at Compulsion Games and wanted to add a comment regarding facial capture. It's often the case with Behind the Scenes or Breakdown videos, the animators' work is left aside when it comes to the facial capture aspect. Facial capture isn't magic, it does not output "close" results you can plug in the engine... right away. Facial capture, as good as it can be, always needs a significant amount of rework, of "remodeling" by the animators in order to mimick the intended performance (often, the data is noisy, and too close from reality to be interesting artstistically). Usually, animators use the output data from the motion capture session paired with live action footage to better recreate the actor's performance. Often, it's about exagerrating the data (ie : pushing this eyebrow a bit more up, toning down this jaw motion, etc...), creating visually more interesting transitions between expressions, more iteresting facial poses, smoothing the overall data to create a great facial animation that is true to the original performance, and to the animation principles. The Last of Us Part II would ge a good example : facial animation in the game isn't realistic... though it is believable (which, paired with great lighting, texturing, and general cutscene direction leads to think it's "realistic"). When it comes to motion capture (be it facial or body), the capture itself is 50% of the work, and the animator's another 50%. It really is a collaboration between directors (including animation directors) on set with actors, and later animators enhancing the performance and putting in engine.

[@LiTTleGaBi21]

there is so much more layers to a motion capture animation than we could think uh, that is amazing also, would the « clean up » I’ve seen online be the step where you manage the output data from the mocap session and animate on top?

[@ivyssauro123]

Except with L.A. Noire...and well we know how well that went But I really think that tech could work now days with better resolution and technology

[@xsct878]

This is what GTA6 would look like by now if 12 year olds had stopped buying shark cards.

[@c0r5e]

Jeff speaking of which, we should actually protest in this method !

[@sean7332]

@Mo S like he said they have no need, it's still in the UK anyway like top 10 charts for best selling games its so depressing

[@EarthIsFlat456]

I'd be deeply disappointed if GTA6 actually looked like that. After all it's supposed to be a next-gen title and should look significantly better than any current-gen titles. Don't forget that RDR2 already looks just as good, if not better, than this remake.

[@HumbleWatermelon]

This is what a L.A. Noire sequel could've been.

[@Emma-R]

This is what GTA5 could look like on PS5 if Rockstar cared.

[@aldoelektrika]

"What a difference 18 years makes" Tell it to the judge.

[@koustav24das]

Bruh

[@LogicalError007]

He was in a approval that it makes a lot of difference. Good joke btw.

[@MonkeyPowerkey]

You won this comment section ma dude.

[@MadOrange644]

Oof

[@mariuszj3826]

Oh damn, son... that is savage.

[@godslim]

Look great, after mafia 3 tho im worried about how well it runs.

[@aronorenda]

Mafia 3 was shit.. repetitive

[@doonishsan]

@@aronorenda yeah But at least it got the story I guess..

[@aronorenda]

@@doonishsan the story was okish

[@EmpireZzzz]

@@aronorenda what happened

[@doonishsan]

@@EmpireZzzz lots of bugs and stuff Also the game was too repetitive with the same mission structure Honestly, I wouldn't blame the devs, they were rushed

[@jaroslavmrazek5752]

The feeling of nostalgia is strong with this one.

[@artey6671]

Yes, it is. Hopefully they don't change too much.

[@freeman5325]

Let the Nostalgia flow through you.

[@LAD907]

I usually skip remakes as I've probably played the game before but this one in particular looks like a buyer

[@jxun4l3ht10]

This is the first Remaster/Re-make that im actually hyped for!

[@Miuranger1]

Demon souls too

[@teddypicker09]

glad to see Thomas covering more high-profile releases

[@AlexanderKalish]

Main protagonist sees a cover made of wood 2 centimeters thick: I'm safe from the bullets here:DDDD

[@pete531]

you are so right lmao

[@WELSHGAMER99]

Except when the wood falls apart from the bullets

[@homernoy]

I played the original on PC, and used a Microsoft Sidewinder during driving sequences. Worked perfectly.

[@Thornfrey]

I used logitech wingman formula force steering wheel... was a bit awkward to have keyboard and steering wheel on table at the same time, but was great fun to drive around town with it. Sadly Mafia 2 had no steering wheel support.

[@RyanBurnsRed]

@@Thornfrey mafia 2 was a console game first and foremost while Mafia was ported to consoles later on. That said I couldn't get my g25 to work with it and settled for an xbox controller for driving ironically enough lol love this game and hope the remake pays its respects

[@krisx2S]

I used m&k and I loved driving in mafia 1.

[@homernoy]

@@krisx2S No doubt that once you got used to it, it worked well. I was just making a counter point to the statement in the video: "you had to drive using M/KB because it was a PC game." I'm paraphrasing, but controllers worked.

[@krisx2S]

@@homernoy Yes, sorry. I was referring to the video where he stated that the driving was horrid with M&K, while it was perfectly fine.

[@LouieBMD]

anytime i hear the word "modern audience" i get a little worried

[@miller42]

It's normal to be worried. Hangar 13 doesn't get Mafia, they've said that they're rewriting the story to appeal to modern audience and now it's a cover shooter.

[@8Paul7]

Yep. Mafia was specifically designed to not be like the braindead other games of its era. Saying "modern audience" is just dumb.

[@artey6671]

@@miller42 Maybe they don't want to get Mafia because it wouldn't sell as much.

[@jojo-lp4rd]

agreed - modern sensibilities are generally a - extremely short attention span b - will dismiss a game as complete crap if there are any issues impeding on their amusement c - will become frustrated and irate if the gameplay isn't familiar enough or if they get stuck game studios know this well and cater to these modern sensibilities, which was not the case in the gaming culture of 2002 when the original was released. As evidenced by the racing level and overall difficulty of the original (going up hills, traffic infractions, tricky pixel perfect long distance shooting) the original developers weren't concerned with these things and that's a large part of the game's charm.

[@LouieBMD]

@@miller42 Personally i enjoyed some aspects of the 3rd one, and i enjoy it for what it is. However given the nature of the first one im just hoping that at the very least theres more options to customise how you wanna play the game if they are going a more casual route. Time will tell, i feel bad for the people at the studio though, such a tough position to be in, 2k are not to be trusted

[@InFlamesor12]

fantastic video Tom ! well done, great insight into the legendary game from 18 years ago, incredible how fast the time goes by

[@SoUtHMeMpHis]

I wish that the Getaway 1& 2 were remade graphically and its gameplay mechanics enhanced. The gunplay mechanics and health system needs to be overhauled.

[@yousifassar4275]

It will be for Mafia 4.

[@SoUtHMeMpHis]

@@yousifassar4275 👍👍👍👍👍thanks

[@melxb]

also true crime

[@SoUtHMeMpHis]

@@melxb 👍👍👍👍👍ABSOLUTELY ❗❗❗

[@SoUtHMeMpHis]

@jbiehlable 🃏But like LOVE, they're still in so many people's hearts😢. In gaming tho, we we think is impossible just may still happen. I'm glad that Kingdoms of Amalur is returning and with new content 🤷‍♂️ I'd love a remake of Fallout 3 with a Vr mode added. That's because there's Fallout 4 Vr. My hope is that one day several more decent past games will get a 2nd look👀. Stranger things in gaming development have happened🤔

[@georgiaiamandei6301]

Illusion Softworks was one hell of a game studio!

[@RameenFallschirmjager]

It looks great, but moving around and shooting seems a little stiff.

[@amrsalama5966]

Yea, it looks very similar to Mafia 3 which was not good at all. Hope they really improved it as they said or at least keep improving it till it's release

[@MrDjdecks]

@@amrsalama5966 I thought the shooting was fantastic in Mafia 3, better than GTA 5 even.

[@honeyhere007]

Andrew JM Yeah true all the way Mafia 3 shooting mechanics were awsome

[@TheTrailerCREAT0R]

Just looks really generic

[@stackbundles718]

@@MrDjdecks Yea I agree. The shooting looks way more stiff than Mafia 3 in my opinion.

[@arturbb]

Looks amazing, but I don't really like the changes in gameplay. Mafia I shooting felt very raw and appropriate to the theme of the game, it was hard but felt very rewarding to win. This is looking a bit too on the easy side.

[@DudeMcDongle]

4:13 Actually Mafia had full FFB wheel support including clutch pedal and stick shifter. I hope they keep that feature.

[@nd4spdvn]

Indeed it had, I have played it that way. What an incredible experience it offered to jump in a car and drive for real and then jump out and pop some caps with the kbd and mouse.

[@Cenot4ph]

you can bet money on it they won't have any support for it other than the usual console controllers

[@nomercy8989]

"Modern design sensibilities are thrown out of the window..." We are talking about a game made in 2002. There were no modern design sensibilities. I mean compare the shooing and driving in this to GTA VC that came out the same year. Games were still trying new things back then and weren't homogenised like they are today.

[@Ty4ons]

Mafia also started development well before GTA 3 was released in 1998. That's why it plays so differently to GTA even though it may look like it should be GTA 3 clone.

[@Sundara229]

@@Ty4ons 1998?

[@pasullica]

YEs, because back in the day you got what you paid for, not like todays unfinished, full with gambling mechanics and riddled with bugs pretentious shite.

[@leahtofu]

That’s literally what DF meant by that comment smartass

[@killermoon635]

@@Ty4ons GTA 3 was released in October 2001. There is only 10 months gap in launch date between GTA3 and Mafia.

[@WowzersNoWay]

I remember the original looking like this anyway.

[@Rennotken]

That’s how I felt with Halo anniversary edition. When I played the updated version that is exactly how I pictured the game back then. Lol

[@Sundara229]

@@KingShotgunHobo Its not a meme, its how most people feel about old games. Looked way better in memory than they actually did.

[@arsnakehert]

@@KingShotgunHobo In older games you'd fill in a lot of the game's lack of detail with your own imagination A game would then look "more realistic" when it left less to be imagined, so to speak; but still, most people probably remember older games as they looked after the "imagination shader" pass

[@cannedpiss5178]

@@arsnakehert i definitely felt this way about republic commando on og xbox. even now, that intro is godly and its hard not to smile despite all the 2d elements (like star destroyers and stuff) bc of the atmosphere from the OST blasting, the dark thundery skies of kamino , oh and also you're a badass commando. btw i wanted to buy some other SW game as a kid with anakin and obi wan dueling on mustafar on the front or back cover, but i think it was rated a 16 or something (i must've been like 7-10 years old) so my mum made me get this one (thanks mum!). if anyone knows what game that migh've been pls tell me

[@Rennotken]

canned piss Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith Movie Game. That one was a blast!

[@KeN_The_SaMuRaii]

This was a brutal game and I feel like we're in a time where physics should also go towards the way characters are being shot up, stabbed, or burned. That would give us a better vision of the pure brutalness, and the mentality of these gangstas back in those times. When I see characters being shot up with less blood and gore shown it doesnt grip me enough in the Mafia world.

[@fernyjones]

The last of us did a tremendous job in this department. One of the best if not the best gore mechanics ever developed.

[@goobydntfear]

im sorry but mafia 1 still looks incredibly good for being a 2002 game

[@FenderUsa]

no need to apologise

[@16valveBravoSpoonz]

and even better with the overhaul mod.

[@roadhouseguy]

It was really beautiful at launch.

[@BornToBeGoated]

There are console games that came out before it that look better than it.

[@FenderUsa]

@@BornToBeGoated runescape looked better tbh

[@dayonerecoverdub3626]

I wish rockstar would do this to vice city and add more vehicles

[@nihadasadli2642]

Why bother, GTA online makes enough money.

[@blacklanton]

Nihad Asadli lol 😂

[@FunkyGalaxyCat]

All the trilogy would be great!!

[@ThaEzzy]

Can't wait for that retrowave radio station

[@Duuu93]

Rockstar: "did you mean a Vice City themed update for GTA Online?"

[@Fendera1]

Year 2035 - Let's take a look at the Remake of the Mafia Trilogy

[@Karv3r]

What trilogy? Pretty sure there were only two Mafia games.

[@oliverrrrrrrrrr]

@@Karv3r hahahahaha

[@mogul188]

@@Karv3r he must be including the dlc for mafia 2. I don't remember there being a third game

[@Sof37514]

I think you meant : Year 2035 - Let's take a look at the remastered of GTA V on Xbox xyz and Playstation 20394

[@Goeker]

I'd start with the remastered, definitive, remade, super duper special edition of Skyrim.

[@a.baciste1733]

I played this game with some scenes at about 5 fps as my pc was suffocating, but I completed it with the pleasure of a 4k 60fps Triple A game, completed 100% of the bonus quests post games, and spent hours just driving in the streets, radio on, and loving every bit of the atmosphere it had.

[@VV-Gaming]

4:14 I think Mafia 1 on PC supports steering wheels.

[@sashen6678]

It does, it even supports force feedback!

[@alexanderulv3886]

It better do so as Well on ps4 lol

[@8Paul7]

It supported manual clutch even. Mafia 1 was years and years ahead of anything else..and still is.

[@artey6671]

@@sashen6678 I need to try this one day ...

[@Fin4L6are]

It does

[@Anonymous-Wolf]

That Rain Effect is Dope 6:56 Say Hello to my little friend

[@detmer87]

Mafia 1 is one of my all time favorite games!

[@Nanogrip]

I'm really loving the trend of remastering/remaking classic games. I always wonder how a game would look in current technology and I appreciate the work done to bring them to take advantage of modern hardware.

[@Rennotken]

Same! I also like the fact that I don’t have to rely on older consoles, more specifically my PS2. A lot of those games were either re-released with HD ports are completely remade. My PS2 now serves as an occasional Spider-Man 2, GTA Stories, and Scarface machine. LOL. It’s a great time to be a gamer.

[@0xBULLgogi]

Gaming market is going the way of Hollywood , but I actually appreciate it unlike the cinemas

[@Sundara229]

Only if its done right, not like the lagfest that Age of Empires II 2013 was.

[@Stanjara]

Remake is key

[@TMWriting]

I feel like I need specialised training to learn how to spot SSR artefacts, because I can NEVER see them! 😄

[@DroneCorpse]

But you can never unsee them again

[@monkfishy6348]

Don't learn what to look for, you will never unsee them. Same with TAA artifacts. It'll just annoy you forever afterwards.

[@WansVids]

I concur, if you don't see SSRs limitations, don't try and learn what they are. If I want to see one thing gone in next-gen it's screen space reflections.

[@riveraluciano]

I was going to tell you how to spot them, but the other comments make a solid point, just don't bother and it'll be better for you hehe.

[@nouryy]

Oh my God. I waited for this too long. Enjoyed it so much on PS2.

[@DethThrasher1]

PS2 version was jank city

[@richieplaysgames3087]

I feel sorry that you had to play it on the ps2

[@Boki199611]

Yeah. That version rocked as well

[@nouryy]

I played it without a memory card. Had to restart from scratch every time I turned the console off. Took me 8 months to finish the game but it was so worth it.

[@ZiggyStardust85]

I just borrowed the PS2 version and expected it to be a lot worse. The outdoor scenes in a car look like a N64 game but the interiors and character models look fine for a PS2 game. Plus I won the race on my first try. :-)

[@evomichel9900]

MR. Salieri sends his regards!

[@MilleniumMixTapes]

Such a good gangster name, almost as iconic as Don Corleone.

[@hloupaopica]

When I heard that one of my favorite games will get remake I was hyped. Then I saw the gameplay and my excitement went down.

[@YetAnotherTechRaccoon]

This looks phenomenal. Now, I just need Crystal Dynamics spiritual successor to do this with Legacy of Kain.

[@roberttausig9170]

I just comment to get this higher up. The old ones need to be remade, and a sequel is in dire need. For the way everyone in those games speak alone.

[@smartknight7224]

I have to say it's really very astonishing to see such a visual upgrade...looks great can't wait to play

[@CaptainKenway]

Glad they've turned it into a cover-based shooter. We just don't have enough of those.

[@Tobias_R]

Maybe because that’s how you survive a gunfight, by taking cover. Would you prefer to run around getting shot and dying instead?

[@8Paul7]

sad chuckle

[@xsct878]

Would you prefer to just awkwardly stand behind walls instead?

[@pinkpanther6443]

How would you want it tobe? Sword welding mobsters? Get real buddy

[@8Paul7]

@@Tobias_R In original Mafia there was no "cover system" and yet I was able to take cover when needed...what is this sorcery

[@commercio3564]

I hope they retain the original soundtrack. Man, the memories from playing this...

[@Hjw673]

I wish they'll capture the pain in the ass feeling of the gun reloads

[@mirainikki6665]

Gun reloading was nice in original, wdym

[@Hjw673]

@@mirainikki6665 yeah it's good haha, it's actually the most "realistic" reload I've come across. But because the game is hard and the enemies are tough I was on the edge of my seat sometimes when the reload happened cos it "felt" so long.

[@Hjw673]

@@BonhartMedia but that driving mission was crazy lol, a taxi driver turned mobster now suddenly drives the world's fastest car and wins a supposedly international race haha man the original game had some surprises lol

[@kris24_lawson]

I love Toms analysis, great work

[@azen1290]

How many mid roll ads do you want? DF: Yes.

[@insanity-vr6vu]

They have to pay their employees somehow

[@ParsianTV]

Oh come on, it is the KZbin monetization not paying enough. I would love to DF continue to expand and grow. At the moment I unemployed but once i secure a new position ill hop on their well deserved Patreon.

[@dubfoot1659]

I'm curious, but are you old enough to remember actual commercials? Have you watched commercial-free, 21-minute long sitcoms on Hulu? Those are 30 minutes on TV (Were?... I honestly don't know if TV stills plays sitcoms). Basically a minute of commercial for every two minutes of show. Tolerating a couple of mid roll ads is not too much to ask for some awesome, original entertainment.

[@azen1290]

Did I say I was against the ads? WTF u guys on crack?

[@danbarr000]

5:20 I love the way the muzzle flash lights the character and environment.

[@Abitofeverything4]

This game looks incredible. Never played it so I’m glad my first time will be with this remake! Now, If only they gave Mafia 2 the same treatment... Edit: I hope we see more companies remaking their classic properties to give new players a chance to experience them as well as old players a chance to re-live them. Seems like a win-win to me with a lot of $ to be made!

[@Broformist]

Your "first time" isn't gonna happen at all since it's obvious this won't be remotely the same game. Not just gameplay but all the characters and dialogues are changed.

[@Zontar82]

@@Broformist never understood why anyone would skip the first, beside the usual zoomer's justification "lookz old hurr durr"

[@Elvec1o]

@Cam Rewriting a game from scratch is totally a different job and, if you do it, you have to be sure it's worthy. The first Mafia was critically acclaimed as a masterpiece, while the sequels weren't that good. Also, Mafia 2 has a good technical starting point, so you just need to update some elements and effects. A graphical boosted Mafia 1 would be still unplayable nowdays. It needed not just a graphical revamp, but also a game design rework, similar to what happened with the remake of final fantasy 7.

[@Broformist]

@@Zontar82 Their loss, if they wanna play only shiny new crap they will never find out that the best era for video games was actually late 90s - early 2000s. Game developers forgot way too much about what made these games good. And honestly Mafia 1 still looks decent enough if you do some additional graphical tweaking - supersampling, anisotropic filtering, increased draw distance via "widescreen fix". It definitely looks generations apart from GTA3 which was released around same time.

[@sean7332]

@Cam because it means more effort which not many companies enjoy doing lol

[@sirdan357]

Damn. I wasn't expecting this kind of an upgrade. I may have to put this one on the list.

[@BeatmasterAC]

"modern Audience" Me: "I sense Heresy."

[@Cenot4ph]

@@vojvoda_vuk I sense it's time to mind your own business

[@Cenot4ph]

@@vojvoda_vuk now you're getting it.

[@ZDY66666]

woah what?? This looks INSANE? I loved this series but I didn't know it was popular enough to justify a massive reimagination like this! IM SO HAPPY!

[@Cimlite]

I guess calling the racing mission in Mafia "memorable" _is_ accurate... but it's not the word I'd use.

[@thefonzkiss]

The patch let you skip it noob.

[@FenderUsa]

memorable perfectly describes the racing mission, because that's the first thing people say when you bring Mafia 1 up. memorable doesn't have to mean positive memories you know

[@michag798]

Not for people who are terrible at racing games haha. As someone who played TOCA and Gran Turismo a lot as a kid it was a breeze, even without patches.

[@thewrulph]

It is the only thing I remember from Mafia... so technically correct!

[@NomanJohan]

And the boring long drives

[@a.baciste1733]

As they were listing the different moments present in definitive edition, each one of these scenes came back to my memory. What a game!

[@Univer3eTwist3ers]

What annoys me is how the combat and animations are literally yanked from Mafia 3. I'm not holding my hopes up

[@Daniel-hp3tk]

True, and it's yet again another boring cover shooter.

[@WELSHGAMER99]

Becuase the gunplay in Mafia 3 was already good. Why recreate a new system when you already got a solid foundation to build upon

[@WELSHGAMER99]

@@Daniel-hp3tk Becuase it has covering mechanics?

[@Hopkins955]

@@WELSHGAMER99 But why make it so casual? It is honestly a disgrace to the original. Just make it like in the Original, it is designed like that on purpose.

[@WELSHGAMER99]

@@Hopkins955 What makes it so casual though? I don't understand and the developers went out and confirmed they are implementing a classic mode

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

I so loved this game.... Morrowind.... Stronghold, and Mafia... those were my major PC games of 2002, then one year later I was obsessed with Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, and Star Wars: Galaxies. Great years for video games (although none can beat 1998 IMO).

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

And Medieval: Total War, Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and of course, one of my all time favourites Metal Gear Solid 2 (rented it for 48 hours and completed it in one sitting as an 11 year old child, up at 6AM being told to turn off my console by an "A.I" colonel and questioning my own sanity hahaha, will never forget that intense experience being that Metal Gear Solid (1998) is still my number one video game of all time). What a year for video games.... maybe the next best after 1998.

[@PaulGPixelBike]

Car physics will make or break this remake for me. Having played Mafia 3, I don't have much hope.

[@le4-677]

Mafia 3 driving was definitely catered towards young children

[@krawlingchaos3963]

"Some people would say that the original Mafia is the Dark Souls of open-world games."

[@crueltyofhonesty]

I don't think it will fully live to the hype. The animations are too similar to Mafia III, Tom feels like a skin of Lincoln

[@minners71]

Yeah after playing tlou 2 every other games animations look awful.

[@klurikon3004]

@@minners71 I haven't played tlou games but for me rdr2 and Detroit bh animations are the best

[@weaverquest]

@@minners71 Yeah the gunplay here looks to arcadey and doesn't really fit the tone of the game. Something similar TLOU Part II combat would have worked a lot better but I don't expect an overhaul like that over Mafia III gameplay for a $40 remake.

[@leahtofu]

Ivan Gotsukdov Can you tell me who asked?

[@minners71]

@Ivan Gotsukdov Each to their own. One of my favorite games of all time along with Ghost of Tsushima. What did you hate about if?

[@MrISabier]

What a fantastic start to my morning. The nostalgia is hitting me hard now. Can't wait!

[@Hjw673]

I prefer how the old characters looked in the original

[@Hjw673]

And sounded

[@shafaatoo9328]

so fucking hyped for this, never played the first one. Played the 2nd one when it came out, absolutely adore that game. Cant wait, Mr. Sallieri sends his regards

[@Kapomafioso]

4:12 "As a PC first game all of this driving had to be awkwardly handled with a keyboard and mouse at the time - not ideal by any means" NOT TRUE at all. Mafia 1 has a native support for a steering wheel, pedals and shifter (you can map any keys on those to the function in-game and steering and pedal axes work properly on steering, clutch, brake and gas). Something that developers of Mafia 2 and 3 omitted altogether.

[@Kapomafioso]

@@Anemonea Maybe I forgot to mention, PC player here. So yes, only if you use a hack like x360ce. The wheel does not work from the git go, hence I said it was omitted. I never got it working in Mafia 3 even with x360ce.

[@ZulqarnainAidil]

I remember the original. I was still 9 at the time so I didn't have the full copy but I downloaded the demo and replayed it so many times on the family computer.

[@artey6671]

I was fortunate enough to have the game and not just the demo.

[@Ganimoth]

shame that gameplay overhaul does not seem to be that impressive

[@MarkAelham]

Gameplay is downgraded. This game will flop.

[@hayriirdal6237]

it looks just like mafia 3, nothing like mafia 1 but its ok for me.

[@michaelmonstar4276]

@@MarkAelham Downgrades because... you've seen everything and you've played it.

[@artey6671]

It's not an overhaul. It's a downgrade.

[@OC.TINYYY]

@@MarkAelham LOL false.

[@ExpanderDJ]

I never played the original Mafia while all of my friends were going crazy about it. Finally I'll get to experience it's epic story with top of the line visuals.

[@NomanJohan]

If *GTA III* hadn't been released a year earlier, *Mafia* would be the first open-world 3D action-racing-adventure to have graced this planet. Back in the day, I didn't enjoy it as much caused I was already spoilt by GTA and Mafia felt like a grind.

[@universaljoyconboyz4ever161]

Gta 3 to me was awful trash. Couldnt control the car without fliping over. Glitches that can prevent 100 percents and more. I bet mafia 1 was alot better than gta 3

[@DarkPhychic]

Urban chaos was already released earlier than gta 3

[@NomanJohan]

@@universaljoyconboyz4ever161 Nope, GTA 3 is the foundation to the most successful entertainment product to date including any movie franchise or anything. I don't know which version you played but the PC version was as smooth as butter.

[@NomanJohan]

@@DarkPhychic What's Urban chaos? Please don't answer that.

[@robertasm20]

@@NomanJohan Because GTA targeting dumb kids, who just want to take it out on NPCs for the stresses of growing up. Mafia was addressed for more mature audience, who can appreciate good storytelling complemented by seriously gamplay coherent with storyline.

[@J0man1]

Thank you! Can't wait to play it. I had a blast going through mafia 2 again. The engine tech looks excellent.

[@TenchiFreak5]

It's too bad everything about the gameplay looks like Babby's 1st Cover shooter, with so little nuance to the gunplay compared to the original that there isn't any apparent gun recoil even when Tommy was getting shot while firing in full auto.

[@thepetrifiedbard1646]

First game didnt have nuanced shooting it was legit just roll out of cover use the thompson like a semi auto rifle. I love the game but it was basic as shit back then as well, the atmosphere is what matters

[@Hopkins955]

Agree, the gameplay looks so casual now...not feeling the old vibes.

[@gilius]

Something inside me almost cry... What a beautiful music! This is a game I played many, many times, and love it. I hope it comes to PS4 or PS5 :) Thanks Digital Foundry for this amazing good news and video!!

[@raw3760]

do you know the music called ?

[@gilius]

No... But would love to know. I will have a look

[@blakecandesign9628]

Wow! This game looks way better than Halo 😳

[@westyk52sparky]

lol

[@heretotroll.9703]

Damm right

[@GrainMuncher]

And has 1/10 of the budget

[@COHOFSohamSengupta]

Trust me There's a very good mobile fps game like Halo called Shadowgun legends.. That looks next gen compared to Infinite

[@kenshigo3833]

and it comes for 40, not 60 or 70$!

[@ItsAllGoodGames]

I didn't like that the main character smiles like a cocky bastard, in the original game i remember he was a nobody little taxi driver who got lucky to even get a chance to join the crime family, he was a humble type of guy who worked hard to prove his loyalty to the family, not all full of himself. It doesn't make sense that he'd be all smiling and shit when 2 guys with shotguns are pointing their guns at him, its unrealistic, and in the side by side to the original you can see his stone cold face. why the hell did they make this change?

[@Dadha]

Also Paulie looks like a wannabe gangster and not like the original Paulie. Even character and their emotions looks stiff. They are good to look at and that’s it. No emotions.

[@GeNetiX9871]

0:54 he look like strauss from red dead 2

[@DDE366]

Init

[@jkessler410]

Mafia was the most versatile game of it's time IMO, you did NOT have to drive with keyboard and mouse, you could set separate driving controls, I had my racing wheel hooked up for driving and could drive with my left hand while shooting via the mouse with my right hand, it was the best thing ever and I've never experienced another game that let me do that.

[@colaboytje]

Put more ads in. So enjoyable to see an ad every 1 minute.

[@nopebaker4789]

Skip to the end of the video and replay it. It removes all ads

[@colaboytje]

@@nopebaker4789 Oh, thanks for that tip. Awesome.

[@Floodsye]

Now we're getting there, devs. I think remasters can work for some games, but older titles certainly warrant complete remakes and this simply looks amazing. Great work and I can't wait to play it!

[@glenncampbell4919]

6:37 no door animation and he falls out through the door. Thats the 2nd issue i found so far including the dumb AI from recent gameplay.

[@minners71]

Glad I'm not the only one that's not impressed. Looks very average to me.

[@DrDemoman74]

The door part will obviously be fixed.

[@glenncampbell4919]

@@DrDemoman74 Still waiting for Mafia 3 and Mafia 2 Definitive Edition to be fixed but if they can fix a door thats 1 step forward i guess.

[@guitarboy0211]

@@minners71 Average? Come on. It's a huge step up from the original and it seems like they've put in a lot of work in this. Final judgement aside, it seems lile they've remained faithful to the original while improving visuals.

[@recordatron]

Actually pretty interested in this now after watching this break down. Wasn't even on my radar but I'll be checking it out now for sure. Good stuff as always Tom 👍

[@xizar0rg]

Hopefully the music comes back.

[@olegdjakonu9468]

Same music in confirmed by Hangar13,so cheers to that brother =)

[@gingersnaps6941]

I used the keyboard for running and gunning while also having a controller for driving. Worked really well!

[@battycrease2005]

Never played any of the mafia games so I think this would be a good place to start

[@miller42]

Don't play that crappy remake, play the original.

[@lordsilver14]

I'd suggest you to play Mafia 2 first, because after this it will look very dated, so try to play it before they release this remake and don't listen to Miller.

[@nagarajansubramani]

Actually, playing Mafia 1 first really makes you appreciate the scene in Mafia 2 that replays the ending of 1. I'd suggest playing in order: Mafia 1 the original, Mafia 2 the original, and then taking a second look at all of these remake trailers for a new level of appreciation.

[@GameplayUnboxed]

Play mafia 2.. u won't be disappointed

[@Schunderful]

@@GameplayUnboxed I loved Mafia 1 and I was very disappointed of Mafia 2.

[@coladict]

I didn't hear you mention anything about the music. It was a big part of what made the original so fantastic. I have the Carchase 2 OST as a ringtone.

[@mirainikki6665]

C'mon, pushing like that in original - no wonder you'll be like "it's too hard", lollmao

[@Jason-of4lf]

for real. He was charging at the enemies without taking much cover.

[@dustojnikhummer]

@New World Survival I really hope we can turn that stupid HUD Off. I don't need an objective marker. I did not need it in the original, I don't need it now.

[@robertlawrence9000]

Whoa! What a surprise! This looks like a full fledged remake! Nice!

[@HenryTownsmyth]

The gameplay has suffered, it's been made causal like every other game out there. This remake will be forgotten but tht original will be remembered.

[@italianguy9138]

Henry Towns it hasn’t even come out yet

[@HeadphoneHangover]

Can't wait to play this, after seeing the performance and visual difference of what DLSS done for a few games now, I really hope they've implemented that for the PC version for those of us on 4K displays.

[@nomercy8989]

"But also a brutal challenge once you understand the rules" I would argue you don't understand the rules if you say it's a brutal challenge. The rules are that enemies have magazines of set sizes. Guns have distinct sounds. You are meant to take cover and count the number of shots before you make a move on the enemy if you don't want to take damage or die. If you run into a room with 3 enemies like in your footage you are going to lose a lot of health and possibly die because you are not playing by the rules. Also the enemies with Tommy guns can run out of ammo and then have to switch to their pistols. This is another strategy you can use to your advantage at the cost of not getting ammo for the Tommy gun from their bodies. The hand to hand combat being completely reworked is a welcome change as long as the enemies don't just stand around as you beat them up 1 by 1 which they most likely will.

[@artey6671]

You nailed it. But things like counting shots is too difficult or boring for today's gamers I guess.

[@EugB23]

One of my favorite games of all time, 18 years old!

[@exxmodel]

I don't see how turning it into a cover shooter is an improvement. Cover shooters feel more clunky and dated than ever. Bring back the classic Max Payne style combat for a change.

[@Rroff2]

Until they messed with it in the 1.8 patch onwards The Division 1 did it well IMO getting a good balance of cover shooter and FPS elements that felt good to play with. Sadly they messed with it later on to try and solve issues in multiplayer and the result is it now feels stiffer to play and more times when your movement and what the game allows you to do movement wise doesn't match up which isn't fun. If it had an implementation like (original) TD1 I'd be happy with that - it can be more immersive for cinematic type gaming experiences.

[@funsohng]

Max Payne is literally a game about flying through bullets in John Woo-style gun-fu action. Mafia is very different from that, it's not a game that rewards aggressive gameplay like Max Payne for very obvious reasons, and some sort of a working cover system would be an improvement (provided that it is actually a good one) because you spend a lot of time trying to shield yourself from fire anyway in the original. So a cover system would just make that into a working mechanic, instead of a clunky weird crouch/hugging the wall strat that breaks the immersion. As someone who loved the original back in the day, I don't mind if the cover system is done well (I didn't mind it at all in Mafia 2, though I never played Mafia 3). Only thing I really hope they go back to the original regarding gunplay is how reloading, ammo count and cartridges work.

[@eliastoufexis3187]

@@funsohng Speaking of John Woo, I wouldn't mind a new Stranglehold. That game was underrated.

[@nancymaples5324]

I'm a dummy for asking this... but what the frick is a cover shooter?

[@WELSHGAMER99]

Classic Max Payne is not a style that fits for Mafia. Holy shit. Cover mechanics can be done right if it's for third person shooters. If they make the areas dynamic and the AI more aggressive when they try and flank you it can make a tense experience

[@SnakeShitNL]

This definitely deserves a DF Retro looking at all versions of the Original (PC, XBOX,PS2) vs the new one 😍

[@eternalreturnal]

The "dated" mechanics are actually what made the gameplay, albeit difficult, engaging for me. And I played it only recently. It's nonsensical to turn this into a cover shooting snooze fest. The original kept you on your toes and that made it very immersive. I actually disagree that modern gamers prefer cover based shooting, this is just a blatant misunderstanding from the dev team on what made the original good and failing to take the spirit of it to the modern era.

[@777malkavian]

I'm genuinely curious, what third-person shooter games don't have a cover system? It feels like an obvious thing to do in a shootout, so what is the alternative?

[@eternalreturnal]

@@777malkavian I guess when i use the term "cover based shooting" I'm also implying that it includes the same style of level design and certain enemy AI behavior that those kinds of modern games have. Where the cover is 100% effective and you only have to time when the enemy heads will pop up, instead of having to keep moving and having to be spatially aware of the environment. On top of this, the OG Mafia didn't have a minimap or checkpoints (that im just gonna assume this has) which made death really costly. Arguably this was more annoying than anything, but i still appreciated how much going through every door in a building full of enemies was incredibly tense and fun because of it. Just my two cents

[@Cenot4ph]

@@777malkavian that's your lack of imagination, you don't need an assisted cover mechanic. You can duck behind an obstacle, there cover. If you want to shoot you have to manually move side ways or you stand up and shoot. It's all manual iteraction which makes for much more engaging shootouts. Instead now I have a cover system I dont have to do any of this. It's so boring

[@777malkavian]

@@Cenot4ph but in this case in a modern game you need actual procedural animations when ducking behind cover. This has nothing to do with "imagination".

[@Cenot4ph]

@@777malkavian everything to do with it. The ducking animation is generic, it's not meant to cling to objects. That's the whole purpose of it. When you stand near a box and you crouch, do you cling to the box? No. Hopefully you now understand the issue with this "modernization"

[@movewithtrickbro8545]

Good to hear something positive ,after the gameplay got delayed people complained after the gameplay reveal , saw so many complaints about gun reloading animations .Hope they pull it off this time .Im so excited for this one.

[@swiftyunknown]

I'm not a fan of the Mafia 3 combat. Gameplay seems stiff and dated.

[@NexGenTek]

No one cares

[@irawanadinugraha1527]

NexGenTek lmao, i can say gameplay > graphics lol

[@justincastillo4739]

That gun play is such an eyesore, exactly the same from mafia 3

[@emulation2369]

Shooting,reloading and weapon handling is SUPER off....It doesn't fit mafia 1 style gameplay,I like animations that they got since mafia 3,but they should slow it down a bit...

[@Hopkins955]

As a fan of the original I keep telling that also but noone seem to care...

[@pierreo33]

Oh god the music is SOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD in this game

[@whateveryousay2168]

Sweet, Mafia 1 remake. Sees gameplay... Nevermind.

[@50H3i1]

Been waiting for this video

[@RaiPalk78]

Eveything upgraded but the gameplay. Imagine going from challenging, unforgivable,enagaging, immersive and skillful gameplay to just your regular "gears" clone cover shooter, because of console players. I hope they rework the gameplay and not make it as boring and easy. Hope this helps.

[@moniumus6303]

OG was challenging because it was extemely clunky

[@Hjw673]

@@moniumus6303 not just cos it was clunky, you die easily in that game, not a lot of ammo, lots of tough enemies. It was a hard game in its own right

[@DrDemoman74]

The original combat was not immersive at all LMAO. 10 headshots on guy.

[@Hjw673]

@@DrDemoman74 It was immersive cos it was such a pain in the ass (tough and clunky)

[@thiagovidal6137]

2:26 Why do I think this part in the original looked a lot more realistic and pleasing than the 2:18 remake giant and empty brown boring stable with a over the top call of duty shootout?

[@FenderUsa]

gameplay looks dumbed down, but graphically it looks awesome

[@TheArp1]

Dumbed down? Care to elaborate on that?

[@FenderUsa]

@@TheArp1 they've made it more like mafia 3, cover based shooter. pop to cover with a single button, recoil massively reduced, no more realistic reloading like the first game (if you reload before emptying the clip the rest of the clip is lost), an arch when you throw grenades now showing you exactly where the grenade will land. those are some examples

[@TheArp1]

@@FenderUsa I see, I wouldn't call it dumbed down rather modernised but I see your point. I feel the cover mechanics are a nice addition though.

[@FenderUsa]

@@TheArp1 I sometimes think dumbed down and modernised mean the same thing :P

[@TheArp1]

@@FenderUsa well tbf if we take todays society into account than modernised definitely means dumbed down 😆

[@jothain]

I haven't played original for ages, but here, looking at original scenes. It has aged much better than I would've thought. Also good reminder why it tried to murder my back then pc's graphics card 😊 Looking forward to try this new version.

[@nicolapevere968]

Awful movements animations.

[@aL3891_]

man this game was epic back in the day.. looking forward to the final game

[@Vsevolod3788]

"It's a colossal tech upgrade over the original game released 18 years ago" No way mate! Everything will be a "colossal" upgrade over 18yo game, won't it? Still doesn't take away the fact that it looks average. Ingame animations from mafia 3 look awful. Character animations look bad too, a 17yo game did it a lot better than this.

[@Hopkins955]

Yeah, honestly the original character and face animations look much more charachteristic! The new animations are awful! Also the eyes in the new one look weird!