The Godfather: The Game - A Serviceable Adaptation

The Godfather: The Game - A Serviceable Adaptation
The Godfather, a timeless classic that some consider one of, if not THE best movie of all time. But does it's incredible story, characters and setting, translate well to a video game adaptation? Well let's find out.
Chapter Breaks:
00:00 - Intro
04:12 - Premise
06:15 - Melee and Extortions
09:32 - Shooting
11:38 - Side Content
15:58 - Heat and Respect
20:32 - Story
46:55 - Closing Thoughts
50:09 - Outro
Socials:
/ fuzzyslippersyt
G-Fuel Affiliate Link:
sldr.page.link/xBXp
or code : FUZZY at checkout.

[@GhostofGaunt4949]

I remember playing this as a child and thinking it was beyond amazing. I am glad to see someone give it the respect it deserves.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

My cousin wasn't allowed GTA but his mom got him this instead I actually thought it was better than something like LA Noir that came a few years down the road and almost like one of the MAFIA series with the retro and classic cars in the game and the bit of free roaming you have

[@eduardopinheiro644]

​​​​@@emperortrevornorton3119gta has too much blood and gore, graphic violence, sex, drugs, nudity, and swearing and racism such as n word (nigga) which is a very rude and racist word to use so your cousin should not be exposed to this amount of content

[@beatnik6806]

Same. All I remember was getting all the special weapon skins and getting to be The Don of New york. I don't remember anything of the story. And I was 13 already lol

[@magosofmars8410]

Glad im not the only one who remember this games fondly its was honestly amazing as a kid

[@reedtheroom9580]

That brando dialogue is crazy. Poor guy had no business even attempting this

[@calangoraivoso9921]

I mean, it lacks a proper arc for most characters and our own character (which is kinda blank) but nonetheless, this is one of the greatest mafia games ever, you really feel like you're Mafia.

[@kaiserfakinaway5909]

and I think that's the most important aspect of a game, it should be a fun GAME first.

[@JWS1985]

This was a really fun game. From what I remember, my only true gripe was all the repetitive indoor environments.

[@punklover99]

The wii version actually helped with that

[@azm2121]

@@punklover99the dons edition did as well

[@Alurith]

I really enjoyed how in the game, you are the guy who did all of the things that happened in the movie, for the things you had no idea who was doing them.

[@tenchimuyo69]

By extension, the game kind of revealed other character's actions not shown definitively in the movie as well, such as implying Rocco was the one who did the horse head.

[@marcuswalters8093]

I had a lot of fun making Aldo look like me and/or other people I knew. But before that, I liked changing his outfits to reflect his raising fortunes with fancier clothes and making him look like he aged. To be fair, I think that was a big part of my enjoyment. I was mainly playing this game to help scratch my Mafia itch.

[@AgentDanielCross]

The fact that they couldn't get his likeness also affected the clips that you unlock when they cut out any scenes with Micheal in it

[@h.mc13]

Having played this game as a kid, and playing it more in my late teens/early 20s, I have to say it holds up! Super fun gameplay and things to do outside of the main story, totally worth a replay!

[@harrisondarby1333]

One of my longtime favourites. The sequel wasn’t terrible either, if a bit more stiff. Still occasionally boot up my PS3 to replay this classic. It’s kinda shameful and upsetting that EA treats these games almost like abandonware when it comes to PC players. Gets really annoying when they have the rights to games like the Godfather and the Sims 2 that they refuse to sell in digital form.

[@Nebulous_Luna]

They don't have thr rights to godfather anymore That's why they aren't sold anymore

[@harrisondarby1333]

@@Nebulous_Luna They didn’t sell it digitally when they did still have the rights. Plus I’m pretty sure they have the right to distribute any game they’ve published regardless of where the foundational IP’s rights are, but I’m no copyright lawyer so you could be right. It’s not like they don’t have the rights to the Sims 1/2 tho, but they want to railway people into buying the overpriced expansions to the newer two rather than give people the ability to play the games they grew up with.

[@quinnmarchese6313]

the first ones an actually decent attempt to make a Godfather tie-in, the second IMO is much more fun as a game but much much worse as an adaptation of its source, although to be fair, Godfather Part 2 is one of the least videogamifiable movies ever (save some of the Vito bits, its all quiet dialogue and family drama) also, its fine that its abandonware, as long as you know where to look for games like that--myabandonware is the big one, just be on the lookout for the occasional virus. its community reports that stuff in the comments immediately.

[@therock238360]

@@harrisondarby1333 that’s not how games with licensed IPs work. The publishers contract with the IP holders are only good for so long, they eventually expire and when they do, they need to renegotiate with the owners to sell it again. Games with licensed IPs get delisted all the time

[@ilyakusenco8151]

I really liked the second game. I don't get why it got so much hate, it has fun gameplay, good driving mechanics, managing your own family was great too - from hiring guards to setting up your own crew.

[@toxenzz]

I had this on my 360, and enjoyed being able to sorta insert myself into the story with the character creation, though my dad would always clown me for it. They may call open world crime games from this era GTA clones, but I think a good amount of them have some decent substance to them.

[@Lupinia_the_Wolf]

Me too

[@quinnmarchese6313]

its also a bit stupid to call these 'GTA-clones' when all they really share is an open world. Saints Row is the closest to an actual clone of GTA, but it has its own ambitions with its customization options, writing, and humor. Godfather does its own awesome business gameplay. Scarface was just downright fun drug king fantasy with its emergent style of gameplay. The Saboteur leaned into its title for gameplay and thusly has a wide array of options for sneaking into German checkpoints and destroying all their shit, not to mention the black and white style. each of these took one thing about GTA and leaned into it and made it great (Saints took gangs from San Andreas, Godfather took businesses, etc). if you count Mafia 2, it wasn't even _really_ open world, but a more guided experience with places you could pit stop in for immersion.

[@longlivetheking1065]

@@quinnmarchese6313 I disagree that it is stupid. It is similar to FPS games of the 90s being called Doom-clones. If you don't reinvent the genre, especially between the releases of GTA 3 and 5, you are going to be outed for trying to hop on the open world crime game bandwagon. That's just the way it goes when someone invents an entire genre. The Saboteur suffered from absolutely abysmal handling, and the fact that racing was mandatory kind of brought the game way down for me. Scarface had the benefit of feeling better than GTA at the time that it came out, but it is still a movie-tie-in game that was arbitrarily put out years after the film. Saints Row 1 (and even 2 to an extent) are borderline copies of the GTA formula, but SR1 had the benefit of coming before GTA4. The issue with these games is the gameplay loop of causing arcade-y chaos in an open world. That was trademarked by GTA, and thus, even games that share little to nothing else like the Just Cause series, are gonna be in its shadow by default.

[@quinnmarchese6313]

​@@longlivetheking1065 my point was that these games all leaned towards something that either wasn't in GTA at the time at all, or was in GTA but was one of many different parts of it. a lot of them were made unique for it; Saboteur leaned into stealth and blowing shit up, Saints Row leaned into customization and territory ownership, Just Cause obviously hit it big with the grapple hook and parachute and the over the top action moves. GTA at the time might've had some of what each of these games was bringing to the table, but none of these games are "replaceable" by a single GTA game; you'll miss SR's character, The Saboteur's volatility, Scarface's dynamicism, etc. These game prove that you don't need to reinvent the whole genre to be unique and yet some folks will never see them as anything more than clones of GTA, which as i've pointed out is more than a little unfair

[@MerlautZone]

@@quinnmarchese6313 Exactly! I understand the "clones" thing, but you made a great point too. Something I've thought about for a while tbh.

[@morkgin2459]

Yeah the story has lot of complaints. But the fact that a movie like godfather could fit for a video game and had actually worked well is mind blowing in the first place. A remake could definitely fix the shortcomings of that. Imagine Godfather Definitive Edition!

[@swempytimes]

I remember actually understanding the movie more by playing this game 🤣

[@trentonayershandsoffire3620]

😬

[@bestevie311]

Oh man, this game! I remember not being able to get 100% because I was missing an executions and couldn't figure out where to get it since I owned basically everything...This and Scarface are such childhood memories, thank you for reminding me of them.

[@Gemgang]

It was the 1 and only glitch in the game

[@trentonayershandsoffire3620]

1 of 3 I can remember that I cared about 100% completion… the other… Scarface. 2 of 3 I did!

[@m3mel0rd19]

This man NEEDS to be more well known. Keep it up, love ur vids ♥️

[@Lupinia_the_Wolf]

I’m surprised you didn’t bring up that in the game Sonny is a much more likeable character than in the movie when you talked about how they messed with Friedo’s personality. In-game Sonny is level headed and clear thinking and only lost his temper once. Movie Sonny was the definition of hot-headed short tempered very aggressive and he actually tried to get the Don to agree to pushing drugs with Solozzo.

[@VaderPopsVicodin10]

"If it's security you're worried about for your million.. the Tattagglia's will guarantee it." "Wait, so you're telling me the Tattagglia's can guarantee our investm-" "Wait.." (The Don, ✋🏻 ..side glances coldly at his son) One of my favorite scenes..

[@joeallen781]

Boy... when I first played this game I was so shocked and surprised. I'd argue its probably the best movie adapted game I've seen personally. I couldn't help but going around every single shop when allowed and getting protection money. It ain't healthy but I must have been about 17 and played this without stopping until I completed it... must have been about 30 hours.

[@royeaston6067]

Woah woah Spider-Man the matrix scarface some seriously good movie games out there and around this time.

[@evanhanley6437]

This will always be one of my favourite licensed games of all time. So glad I played it when I was younger and then watched the films to get back into the games again.

[@MyYodad]

First played this game on my PS2, then way later I got it for my PS3. It's one of two games I still own for the PS3, even though I don't own the console anymore - This was a great review, I'd love to see a Godfather 2 review from you sometime, Fuzzy.

[@BattyRoy]

So many memories with tis game. I finished this game to 💯 % more than 5 times, back in the day 😊

[@edwardoflynn7094]

Another quality video. Been a fan of this channel since the original GTA IV retrospective. Throughly enjoyed all the videos since. Keep the good work up.

[@matt12a]

Dude you keep me from replaying janky games. A true saint

[@Hettmar]

This game made me watch the movie and now it's my favorite movie of all time! The game has some unfulfilled potential but is still amazing!

[@nayftv]

Such a classic was always impressed with the way it was a new story inside the story we knew this should be remastered like mafia was same story upgraded map and graphics unfortunately ea won’t do anything with it if they can’t add micro transactions

[@Neckky]

Can't even thank you enough for your videos! You are becoming my most looked forward to creator!

[@marcminnick4027]

Every time I looked at the view counter I kept getting shocked it’s at what it’s at. This content is amazing! Thank you for doing what you’re doing!!

[@texaspete3487]

Loved this game, but honestly I enjoyed the Sequel better, it was actually a much better story then this one, plus if you wanna keep doing G.T.A clones, I really hope you do games like Sleeping Dogs and L.A Noire, love your content man, thanks for the videos

[@swempytimes]

Thank you for sharing this. This is one of my favorite games and I love hearing others talk about it. The 360 version and I'm sure others have extra missions like saving Tom and working more with Fredo

[@datvyper6678]

Most of what KZbin recommends me isn't particularly good, but every once in a while it slips in a small channel that's exactly up my alley. This is one of those, great videos and you have a very nice voice to listen to.

[@fritzkaraldo8452]

I love this game so much, thanks for this awesome review.

[@lazybone590]

Sonny's death always broke my heart. I used to love this game..

[@Dev-wm6db]

The perfect video before my nap before work, thank you Fuzz :)

[@visassess8607]

I absolutely loved this game and even now I play it again on my PC every few years. I actually just started another playthrough on the PS3 emulator and it's my first time playing the Don edition

[@quickgoldberg9041]

Great video, as always. Can't wait to watch it!

[@realofficialauthenticymrasgt]

I’m gonna put this in my watchlist. I’m gonna watch this tonight. Definitely looking forward to watching this video though sir.

[@GTAHeavyImpact]

This game is great! And The Godfather II was a little masterpiece! Nobody goes against the family ©

[@nekipeh7373]

"NOW YOU GONNA PAY YOUR TRIBUTE TO US" Man, i cant forget how fun this game is!

[@agent-818]

Hey fuzzy hope you doin great, thanks for the video

[@Jonathantgood]

You know the saddest thing is I had ADHD growing up I could never make it through the godfather movies I felt like the pacing was too slow but playing the video game years later actually got me into the story I felt invested I felt like I was a part of the world and I managed to fall in love with the trilogy and then I found out Francis Ford Coppola hates the game 😅 life is funny

[@Maradala]

Growing up with adhd?....hahahhaha come on kid. Grow up

[@datsmyalias]

@@Maradala i think he did

[@baseupp12]

​@@Maradaladude what's your issue

[@Maradala]

@@baseupp12 ADHD is an excuse. That's my issue.

[@Lupinia_the_Wolf]

Yay you did it I hope you do the second one too I’m going to watch this with excitement

[@chayfrank3049]

Man I was waiting for this

[@quincycannon9350]

Love this game. One of the few best movie game adaptations

[@AlinJ.]

Man, I loved this game so much. I'm gonna try playing it again to see how it holds up.

[@October1986]

Love the videos buddy, keep em coming. Also happy birthday

[@Stats2BackIt]

On my top 10 favorite games of all time list....the nostalgia I have for this game is ridiculous

[@jacobevans489]

Dude I LOOOOOVED the sequel, Florida, Cuba, and New York was so damn cool to conquer. The companions and such...so damn cool.

[@Miltypooh2001]

This game was way ahead of its time things like owning businesses was fun.

[@annadziekonska7366]

while no fancy high class game, it is still a game i have fond memories of from both playing this game (as well as the sequel) and watching my dad play it! i would watch my dad play this as well as the sequel along with the mafia series (before the third game came out) on his pc before taking over and playing it lol. i admit, i think i played the godfarther 2 more but i wanna say played them right along the same time. had way too much fun in the character customization ngl lmao. thank you for making this video retrospective or review (is it both? lol) of this game. you gave me nice memories to remember of my late dad who i lost almost a year ago, so thank you :)

[@tegztegz]

Every now and then i love revisiting this on my ps2 just to zone out, drive around, and mindlessly take over territory

[@brandonw465]

i played 1 & 2 a bunch as a kid, these are fantastic games. i cant wait to watch this video. my father had rented TGF 2 for us, when we had to return it i was pretty sad because it was such a good game. in the parking lot of the rental place he told me to open the glovebox and there was a copy that he had bought. i had a thousand or 2 hours into that game.

[@quinnmarchese6313]

2 is more fun but a much worse godfather story, i just love the mechanics, i like killing rivals in specific ways to permanently kill them, but i also really liked how you could mark your own guy for death, lead him up to a roof and throw him off, or strangle him in a back alley or whatever, i just wish it was longer and harder (lol).

[@senormarston]

I played the hell out of this game. I might played even more than GTA SA because i simply love the movie so much

[@tmdwu5360]

Happy to see so many other guys here saying this was their favourite childhood game, i dont think we were supposed to play stuff like this :D lol

[@tenchimuyo69]

One of the funny disconnects between the Godfather story and Aldo's personal story is that Aldo can save the don's life twice in missions and still not be eligible to be made... I know the books are probably closed and all but that's got to at least put you high on the list.

[@THiggins130388]

I bought this in Germany when I was working there & it was only available in German. I wish I could read German, but I couldn't. So the assassination missions were a task to get the bonus' on. This was 2006, so smart phones & wifi weren't as common as they are today, but I loved the game. I completed it once I came home on the English version years later on the don edition for the PS3. I really like your videos man!

[@relate5903]

First game I got with my ps2 as a kid lol thanks for reviewing it 🤙

[@preickdominic]

Oh please tell me you are gonna be making a video on the second one aswell, i loved both of these games when i was young. The second one is a bit diffrent, you actually feel a lot more like you are at war with other families and stuff its so goood

[@joseybryant7577]

12:50 Bystanders: "none of my business"

[@ComfortablyDumb42069]

One of my favorites from the og xbox 😭 I spent so much time farming money by sitting inside a store with just a door, and killing everyone so cops just stream through the door and you never die 🤣 I had the map that came with the guide and used it to get my first 100% 🥳

[@Krakkokayne]

That lone bank security guard punching an armed gangster is crazy af 😂

[@justinbeaver3]

I played the shit out of this on the og Xbox pretty incredible for the time

[@rocotaco5517]

Man i remember i was interested with The Godfather movie because of the trailers i was able to catch, then i got The Godfather black hand edition on the wii and man it was a blast. I remember cop chases, taking over rival families stronghold, going on a rampage and more ah man fun times

[@Kris-wo4pj]

i couldnt get GTA as a kid cuz of the hot coffee bs even tho ps2 port didnt have that issue. but i was allowed to get this. so instead of having those childhood memories of the GTA games to make me blind to the faults of it. its Godfather that gives me the warm fuzzy feeling. even rebought it after my brother lost the game along with my memory card. i even liked the sequel now i know its terrible. i played it on release and that same night played the first hour in front of my family i was 16 and used my money so my parents couldnt take it but i wasnt allowed to play it with my younger siblings around. i still played it around my brother when i babysat him cuz the 360 was in his room. even let him play it but said he couldnt tell our parents or grandparents or i wouldnt let him play any of the games i bought and i bought 95% of them.

[@davidflannagan1839]

Godfather is one of my fav games but Don's Edition is INSANE

[@jayray7449]

I love how often you post, easily one of my top 3 youtuber

[@ViceStudios02]

This is a game I always come back to just to play in different ways like hitting the compounds after only doing the first level or getting all the stores on a low level

[@wantedelme2848]

Aldo actually does at the start of the second godfather which allows for a power struggle, Michael appoints Aldo's cappo (you) to the boss and allows you to build your own family as you go, it fixes the grind and reward system and you have 3 different places to fly to NYC, Florida and Cuba with much of the same mechanics but polished better, with a slightly wider car option, best tip is just don't upgrade the shotgun but if you want a level 3 gun straight up, burn the hedge by the driveway to get it, I'd say it's definitely worth the play time but a easy 1 day completion if you have a strategy

[@xvenomx9790]

I did a playthrough last summer after not playing since 06 what a great game

[@drevonblake6000]

Now you gotta do godfather 2 because the video was really good and I just subscribed

[@ryonagana]

i hate the indoor glitch you need to move the cam off the door walk around a little and back to see the teleport active again or you'll be soft locked indoor forever

[@KaiM6969]

That intro was crazy

[@OgreDLink]

Ya know imma be honest ive watched a few of the gta videos and the scarface one. You had an interesting childhood and played a lot of tps games

[@carlisle6831]

You NEED to tackle the Mafia games!

[@ddom99]

Aye I love your videos brotha. I’ve been binging them all week since I subscribed. I was wondering if you’d think about doing a manhunt retrospective????

[@fuzzyslippersyt]

It's on my list of my games coming up!

[@ddom99]

@@fuzzyslippersyt Hell yeah brotha I’m looking forward to it

[@chrisg5219]

Man I wish they had gone on to refine the ideas of the second game. I always wanted a game like that where its both an open world and you enact strategy while fighting a genuine war, not just taking over a map, but where other crime families try to fight back against you.

[@GaMeOvEr12454]

I remember playing this on the ps3 and it was 🔥🔥

[@HolisticMotion]

This game was incredible. I 100% this more times than I could count.

[@torbjornvanderheyden8887]

When it came out i was hyped i finished it in about 2 days

[@noplace4akitty047]

This and driver 3 were games I played at family members houses. They were so amazing to me for the time. But I never played them more than like 30 mins at a time.

[@alexraptors95]

Driver 1,2 & Driv3r were amazing!

[@bfields5516]

I brought it on OG Xbox when it first released then a few years after got the dons edition on ps3 I was overwhelmed when I got more hitman missions, lvl. 4 weapons & different little changes an features they need to bring back movie licensed games a few weren’t the best like reservoir dogs but the ones that we’re was still overlooked imo

[@tomasignaciocaraballo3123]

I like this channel, pretty good voice and script. More jokes and it would be perfect.

[@ryujithegoofydude2586]

I remember playing the psp version of the godfather game it was interesting

[@Indiana_Minotaur]

The game was definitely enjoyable although I do agree that the narrative surrounding Aldo could've been so much better; Like I had this vision that if EA went through the entire Godfather trilogy: I could've imagine Aldo being the Michael Corleone in Part 1, 2 and 3; Frankie being the Kay in Part 1, 2, and 3; Monk I guess being the Tessio? Or perhaps the Fredo in Part 2? And then part 3 have Dominic the main character of the Godfather Part II video game be the Vincent Corelone in Part 3 There was definitely potential to tell a good story as Aldo Trapani but for one reason or another it just completely fell a part and we were just basically ourselves in the Godfather world; which isn't necessarily a bad thing - i just wish the game fleshed that part out a bit more for us to really enjoy it.

[@StimkySkunko]

I played the sequel, and it is pretty good I think. Still not some triple A amazing experience, but surely an improvement on all fronts from the first, from story to gameplay. It does admittedly have a couple downgrades there and there, but it's nothing too major. Should definitely do a review about it, too.

[@markramirez7110]

14:58 nah bruh this was lowk out of pocket lmaoooo😭‼️

[@RogueJynx]

Fuzzy please, you gotta do The Warriors by Rockstar. You are hitting on all the best games from the 2000s

[@voxlvalyx]

I rented either this game or the sequel as a kid and did nothing but strangle people during the tutorial mission. How I even engaged with video games enough to like them at that age is beyond me.

[@bradlysnyder8226]

i can just tell this was emulated

[@stuff9680]

The Wii version had a stealth mission where you had to free Hagan where you snuck behind the diner he was being held at and stealth kill the rival gang members

[@Bastard1cob]

Godfather 2 isn’t that bad the main focus of that game is building your family and going to war and it can get fun using a weaker family requires you to actually work to beat the game but with the right family setup you can be unstoppable and you can use your family to take over business

[@WoobertAIO]

12:50 if you kill the agressor in that random event, you get big money as a reward btw

[@daltonhowell7262]

Love this game, I still own it on Xbox 360, even though I don't have one anymore lol

[@mortalterrorRE]

Wow this game is a classic!

[@drakobby6418]

I wish we could get a remaster 😭

[@Justin-el6ph]

One of the best ps2 games. You should do a video on the second one which was also really good

[@shehzad_ali]

30:55 hearing Marlon Brando's voice is so sad. You can tell he is quite ill, may he rest in peace.

[@leewarburton1499]

I loved 1 and 2 brilliant games

[@Mistahhuntah]

Oohh I've still got this for og Xbox.

[@R.O.Pbutterztv]

U should definitely do the sequel too I thought that game wasn’t bad either wish we got a third god father game💯

[@yuppiecake9097]

I think the Aldo character is intentionally bland and undeveloped to make it easier for the player to self insert themselves onto him. Sorta like a JRPG protagonist. I don't have a problem with the storytelling being the way that it is. I think it just plays beats from the movie to move the plot along, and that's as much story as a game like this needs. The real meat and potatoes of the game is the power fantasy fulfilment you get from slowly taking over the whole place. The melee combat and shooting are both so brutal and satisfying that I never get tired of it.

[@solikeletsbenerdy]

*Hey bro I just stumbled across your channel you literally play so many games that I loved growing up your channels like a walk down memory lane thanks for a the wonderful content out of curiosity have you ever played a game called coliseum road to Victory? Its for the os2 I think you'd really like it*

[@byrdgame542]

Classic ❤