Wow. I'm blown away by how good this game looks on my series X. Although the "next gen" offers no real graphical advantages it looks simply stunning, which goes to show the effort hangar 13 has put in to remaking the game from the ground up. The game itself is wonderfully told through it story, with a linear gameplay style that bodes well to the mafia franchise. Although exploration is limited it feels like a joy to cruise the streets of lost heaven while heading off to do dirty deeds. The missions themselves are well structured and the story keeps you thoroughly entertained throughout. I particularly loved that once you complete one mission, the next is often the fallout from what you done in the previous, and how you, and your "family" are planning on solving the next hurdle. It kept me coming back for more but it isn't a long game by any means, In fact you can breeze through in 10-12 hours but 15-20 if your taking everything in. Post game you can set your sights on mopping up some achievements and trophies by collecting hidden cars or finding all those comics and magazines (No playboys this time sadly) however this only extends the game by a further 10 hours at most. Overall a very well executed game that was remade graphically from the ground up and shows it visual excellence, although the gameplay at times does feel a little outdated, especially the gun play, it did truly make me appreciate the mafia series again and bask in its unique linear driven story, something very few games these days set out to do. Although it's not quite as excellent as the series best Mafia 2 it certainly does a wonderful job at drawing me back in to the world of la cosa nostra. 9/10.
Review of Mafia: Definitive Edition
