Mafia II Review (PS3)
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That's the guideline thread for submitting community reviews for publication in the "Reviews" section of the Escapist - if you just want to post a user review in the User Reviews section of the forums then you would do exactly what you just did; there's no "vetting" process for what shows up here or not, heh.Jkln500 said:
A good first review with only a few things I would advise changing. First would be the over intrigate way you seem to describe thing. Saying something like "Shooting also plays a prominent role in MAFIA II's game play as many of the missions require you to handle fire arms ranging from small snub nosed revolvers to heavy German machine guns from the WWII era. " over complicates it making the review much more difficult to read through. Starting it with, "You use a variety of weapons ranging from small pistols, to heavy WWII era machine guns..." gives it a smoother tone.
Also add images, use Google if you have to, but the breakup of images vs text make the read seem less daunting and more people will be likely to read it
Also add images, use Google if you have to, but the breakup of images vs text make the read seem less daunting and more people will be likely to read it
I'm actually in the middle of completing Mafia 2 right now. Unfortunately my PC broke down(QQ) so I'll have to wait a couple of days before being able to play it again, when my graphics card arrive.
Anyway, so far I really like it, as you mentioned, the storyline is very tight, though some of the plot twists aren't all that hard to spot, at least for me. Now, having said that, it did bug me a little that you had a lot less freedom than the original Mafia. As Yathzee rightly pointed out, the game doesn't seem to like it, when you veer off course and do something else inbetween missions. You're constantly being reminded "Go home to complete mission" instead of just letting you be for a time. Some people might like that, being guided all the way, but I preferred the way it was handled in the original Mafia.
Graphics really are spectacular in this game, especially facial animations as you mention. The only real thing I could think of that would improve the game would be the inclusion of Digital Molecular Matter, like in The Force Unleashed to have the different kind of materials, including the cars break in a little more realistic manner. That's a minor thing though, and nothing against the game at all.
Anyway, those are my thoughts on the matter, great review and I agree with Lost In The Void, some pictures would be nice to space out the text.
Anyway, so far I really like it, as you mentioned, the storyline is very tight, though some of the plot twists aren't all that hard to spot, at least for me. Now, having said that, it did bug me a little that you had a lot less freedom than the original Mafia. As Yathzee rightly pointed out, the game doesn't seem to like it, when you veer off course and do something else inbetween missions. You're constantly being reminded "Go home to complete mission" instead of just letting you be for a time. Some people might like that, being guided all the way, but I preferred the way it was handled in the original Mafia.
Graphics really are spectacular in this game, especially facial animations as you mention. The only real thing I could think of that would improve the game would be the inclusion of Digital Molecular Matter, like in The Force Unleashed to have the different kind of materials, including the cars break in a little more realistic manner. That's a minor thing though, and nothing against the game at all.
Anyway, those are my thoughts on the matter, great review and I agree with Lost In The Void, some pictures would be nice to space out the text.