Zero Punctuation: Mafia II

[SimpleReally]

I fear the playboy in this game is gonna cause a big wave of backlash

 

[standokan]

Forget about it, how many ways of usage does that line actually have?

 

[hitheremynameisbob]

This is going to devolve into a bunch of Candlejack jokes now isn-

It wouldn't if people would just do it right - it's not that hard. You don't put a hyphen or anything at the end. Candlejack ****ing kidnaps you, he doesn't stick around to

 

[Booze Zombie]

I've heard it argued over and over that this game isn't "a sandbox" it's "an open world", but that still leaves me asking "what the fuck do you do with it"?
Also, funny that you should mention that part where you lose everything... I pressed reply 3 times to fight the guys that caused me all the pain and then took my sweet time stealing shit and planning revenge, then back to work.

Sigh.

 

[orangecharger]

What kind of "sandbox" game follows nothing but linear paths?

That just might have been the deal breaker on me buying this game. If can't horse around without being sent to bed without dinner, I am not sure I am keen.

 

[DAOWAce]

Maybe it's already been mentioned, but the audio quality is worse than previous videos. Why is that?

I do hope it won't affect future reviews.

 

[Thrair]

Fairly good review. Although in some ways, some of the reviews (usually the generic FPS types) are feeling a bit stale, but that's partly because game developers keep making the same fat stupid mistakes every time. And there's usually enough spice in each one to be worth it despite this. But then I'm starting to ramble, aren't I? In summary, funny review and I look forward to next week.

 

[MattAn24]

Y'know.. This will anger the ZP fanboys but I honestly haven't seen much brilliant comedy gold from Yahtzee since.. Hm.. February 2010? I felt it's kinda been slipping in value, more on the "I don't care about this anymore" rather than "I'm writing these awesome jokes because they are brilliantly funny"..

This one though.. You have successfully regained my trust. First time in a loooooooooooooooooooong while that I burst into laughter this late at night at key moments of ZP. Well played, sir.

 

[Stylish_Robot]

I think he'll do Metroid and Spider-Man before Halo, well, I'd rather he did them rather

 

[Tele-screen]

Awwww yeah...assonance joke at the end. You just don't see enough attention paid to assonance any more. Everyone's all like "ooh alliteration and rhyme, that's all we need."

 

[Queen Michael]

Good one, as usual. And the ending joke was good. I like it when you put an extra funny joke at the ending.

 

[DoctorObviously]

Even with the YZ review, I still would like to play the game, it's just that the people within a mafia-family intruige me so much and...-

 

[scienceguy8]

Looks like nobody has caught the Monty Python reference at about 1:50 yet.

 

[Quorothorn]

The ending of this video legitimately surprised me (and amused me too, natch).

 

[Angrywyvern]

Nice review, I too was disappointed by the lack of actual sandbox elements, and the story was a bit too predictable.

I wonder if you're going to do Amnesia: The Dark Descent next. This isn't really a request, but the promise of a legitimate survival horror game to play seems too good not to jump on, and it would be fun to hear what you think of it.

 

[Maxi-005]

Is it odd that my favorite part of an open world game is driving around listening to the radio?

Even in Saint's Row 2, I find that the most entertaining part of the game...

It's not a shame, I also like driving in Mafia II (those cars and tuning option... but it's a pity that there's no "racing missons" in this game), however lot of gamers don't like "do a mission - driving sequence (usually to the opposite side of a map) - do another mission" thing and I understand them. It's all about players taste, not everyone has the same.

BTW. I have only 2 things against this game. First, it's to short (just 15 short chapters, minus driving sequences), second, it should has more sand-box style (there're NO side missions and also you're ALWAYS "led by the hand"). After that, it's a great game... of course not as good as Saint's Row 2, but hey, it's my taste

 

[GrinningManiac]

I didn't mind the driving n' music bits (awesome cars, awesome music (awesome bit where drunk friends SING ALONG to aforesaid awesome music))

I DID mind the ending, however, and I'd agree with ZP there.

All in all, quite an accurate review, if typically OTT

 

[BossBax]

Kind-of expected it, but I'm surprised he didn't complain about some silly things that really would've spiced the game up if they weren't cut out, pretty much every one of them shown in this parody video:
But yeah it would've been nice if the game would embrace it's open nature a bit more. Give us as much to do we could do in Red Dead Redemption, but then mafia style! Maybe something for Mafia 3.

We'll there is this DLC allready witch is basicaly the freeride mode from the first game. only with a different guy and more missions to go on. Must've seemed like a good idea to sell that Sandbox seperately.

As for the game, I liked it a lot, even with the predictable plot and unsatisactory ending. I guess its the atmosphere of this game that I missed since I played Mafia (one that is). One thing that was a major pain in the ass for me was the handeling of the cars, at least in the PC version. there no option between pedal to the metal and driving like Joes grandmother...

 

[Schlagwerk]

Stream's busted.

200, Stream not found, NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound, clip: '[Clip] 'http://video2.themis-media.com/6291fbb2cac771c5e1806f0cc4a73a4a/mp4/escapist/zero-punctuation/c115ad6ff3188a4ad54386cb28650ef0.mp4''

 

[Signa]

Is anyone else getting "not found" errors when trying to watch the video? I've been refreshing for 10 minutes and nothing...

This is the first time I've seen this happen.


EDIT: ^^^^ I guess that answers that.