Mafia III: Definitive Edition Reviews

Despite that fact that community didn't like the game I can say that this part of Mafia left really good impression. Pros: - good story(fully fit Mafia concept) - remembering charachters - good shooting - good driving - good mechanichs for melee attacks - fantastic atmospheric city(a bit empty but nevertheless) Cons: - some bugs, not critical - a bit blurred graphics, however it is fully fit the timeline(may be switched off) - not very informative map(some missions did not disappear after completing) I liked this game.

It's a bit too long but I was prepared to be disappointed. The game is amazing and the story line although as mentioned, too long, was still great.

After years and years of development and fixes you still cant use a controller in the great 2025 worthless devs who should find new employment.

For the first time, I played Mafia 3 back on release, having previously gone through Mafia 2 and read Godfather (both of which, by the way, I highly recommend). Then, as soon as I logged into the game, I was absolutely furious, since the disgusting optimization and bugs simply did not give me a chance to play the game. I issued a refund, watched a large number of negative reviews, and left the game for a long time. "Nowadays". In 2025, I remembered Mafia 3 because of the release of the excellent Mafia Old Country and decided to give the game a second chance. I've been playing for 10 hours and it's just awful, all the bad things they say about this game turned out to be true. It's just an outdated Ubisoft-like grinding machine with a ridiculously bad plot, bugs, and terrible graphics. Thanks Mafia 3, I'm furious again. Money wasted.

That’s really great. Yeah, as everyone says, the mission structure is super repetitive — you need to kill some guy, and before that, you have to blow up a few spots or take out other guys to get info, repeat many, many times. But I’m kinda lucky though, because I enjoy clearing outposts by stealth. So honestly, none of that really matters — the story and characters are amazing, probably best in the trilogy. And the late-60s atmosphere is just… something else. Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf, Creedence, muscle cars and their sound design (very pleasant to drive), dawn of the CIA, communism posters — love it all. Highly recommend if you’re into that vibe, especially on sale.

Played Mafia III to 100% and got all the achievements, but honestly it never really clicked with me. The story and atmosphere are strong — Lincoln Clay’s revenge arc, the soul/blues soundtrack, the 1968 New Bordeaux setting — those moments were great. But the game turns into repetitive open‑world grind way too quickly. The whole control zones and rackets thing? First playthrough, I gave Vito too many territories early on, Cassandra spat the dummy and left for good. Felt like the game punished me for trying to roleplay my choices. On my replay I spread the districts evenly to keep everyone’s perks, but it was still the same missions over and over: hit a racket, collect intel, trash some stuff, repeat. Driving around in Lincoln’s car — which is basically a custom hybrid muscle car (think GTO body with a Challenger-ish front) — was cool. Cruising through the bayou, the French Quarter, past the riverfront… nailed the vibe. But there’s no fast travel, so those long trips across the city get old. The DLC (like Faster, Baby! with the weed-growing side hustle, or Stones Unturned) added some variety, but it didn’t fix the core problem — the base game is just too repetitive. Overall? I didn’t hate it. The story is worth experiencing once. But the grind killed the replay value for me. For that reason, it’s a thumbs‑down.

Wow, how did this game get published on Steam? It is nearly impossible to get it started with key/joystick input, and when it does, even on a modern system with a Ryzen 7600 and an rtx 4080 it runs like dog crap - slow, skipping frames and buggy as heck. What a black mark on 2K's reputation. In short: DO NOT BUY

Great story, great main character, and a fantastic time period — every core idea has so much potential. Unfortunately, most of it is executed poorly. Gameplay repetitive and boring, sidequests are just - go steal 3 cars, go kill somebody and go steal some weapons. And achivements are poor. Kill 10 enemies with mines, collect all journals, collect posters, collect collect collect. Advice: skip all the extra content. Just focus on the main story — the experience is far better that way. And buy it on sale

I bought this game about 8 years ago, played it awhile, and felt it a poor seguel to Mafia II, which I really liked. So I moved on. Just started it again to perhaps get ready for the new Mafia game and was pretty surprised. The game is good. Great stories, voice acting, and historic placement. Mechanics, movement, and combat are pedestrian, at best. It isn't Doom. But the story is great. I grew up in the South in the 1960s, (yes I am old and also like computer games), but the game nicely delves into the issues of the time using radio news, rock music, Vietnam, and overt racism. It is a history lesson, as well as a fun organized crime game. That being said, the game (2016) still has bugs (which is pretty lame re the developer), but not as many as I first thought. If you can get Mafia III cheap or on sale, and if you like action games that are thoughtful, give it a whirl. I will wait for reviews of Mafia: Old Country, but would wait for quite a bit before purchasing it given the bugs that still exist in Mafia III 8 years after its introduction. Unfortunately the game designers and programmers don't chat.

The story is good and includes some nice storylines like Anna's, but the mission design and repetition quickly become boring and constantly make you think about quitting the game.