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  • mikenoob
    All Star
    • Oct 2007
    • 5545

    #121
    Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

    Yup I had $10 credit from UFC and I was given $10 by Amazon after a complaint about some mixup so I looked through the games coming out and this game was the first one I wanted. LBP2 and GT5 come out during fall and that's it for me for the year.

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    • Flawless
      Bang-bang! Down-down!
      • Mar 2004
      • 16780

      #122
      Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

      CVG

      Most would draw obvious parallels between Mafia 2 and the GTA series, but the developers at 2K think their game is "completely different".

      "For us the freedom is not the main thing, which we are offering to the player," senior gameplay producer at 2K Czech Janek Kolar told CVG recently.

      "We are basically trying to limit their freedom to give them more experience, better experience."

      Because of the focus on narrative and a cinematic experience, in terms of a spectrum of games, Kolar feels that Mafia 2 is on a "completely different side" to GTA, and sees competition elsewhere:

      "For example Alan Wake is a very narrative title, where story takes a very important role or Uncharted could be an example," he said.

      2K's international producer Alex Cox concurs: "In Alan Wake the atmosphere they create there is incredible you don't need to have an open world to make that feeling of being lost in the woods with guys coming at you from behind and around you."

      "That experience is more important than the ability to go to five or six different forests around a map and do it at your own pace."

      "Basically there are theoretical approaches. One that is important for games is the gameplay, the challenge, and the second one is the narrative," continues Kolar.

      "A lot of people are quarrelling about which is more important. With Mafia 2 we are going more towards the storytelling way of doing the game but I think these concepts are not opposite they coming together and it's the future of games I would say."
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      • Valdarez
        All Star
        • Feb 2008
        • 5075

        #123
        Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

        I'm a huge fan of story in a game. Few games win over the masses these days on gameplay alone. It's the story that drives them. It's the story that endears gamers to the franchise. Considering how long Mafia II has been in development, the story 'should' be amazing.
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        • blackceasar
          MVP
          • Sep 2003
          • 3228

          #124
          Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

          The first Mafia I had for PC, still one of the BEST games I have ever played. Think of GTA with a much richer story, more realistic graphics, better theatrics, set in the gangster times. I actually like the first Mafia over any of the GTA games. Not that the GTA series is bad, its great I just liked Mafia even more.
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          • 65South
            The Print Guy
            • Dec 2007
            • 1522

            #125
            Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

            Originally posted by mikenoob
            Yup I had $10 credit from UFC and I was given $10 by Amazon after a complaint about some mixup so I looked through the games coming out and this game was the first one I wanted. LBP2 and GT5 come out during fall and that's it for me for the year.
            Sweet deal on the 39.99, which was why I was asking. I pre-ordered at Gamestop the moment 2K finally had a solid release date. I'm really looking forward to it...have been for a while. I even went yesterday and canceled my pre-order for Medal of Honor and shifted the money to Mafia II.

            Also, like where you're head's at on the LBP2 and GT5. Those two along with Mafia II and NCAA will most likely be it for me this year. But I have been itching to go out and pick up BFBC2 again if I can find it on the cheap after trading it in for Red Dead. You still playing BFBC2 much?
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            • mikenoob
              All Star
              • Oct 2007
              • 5545

              #126
              Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

              Yup, I started playing BC2 again recently since my friend got his PS3 back after he got YLOD. I noticed there's alot more at level 50, I'm only at 32.

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              • HealyMonster
                Titans Era has begun.
                • Aug 2002
                • 5992

                #127
                Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

                Originally posted by Flawless
                ehh, not a big fan of "not having choices" In general, i disagree with everything that article said. If I want to just watch cutscenes after cutscenes with no choice on what to do between missions,etc. Id just watch a ovie or something. the draw to a lot of these games is exploration, side missions, etc. collecting scraps and running on set paths and stuff isnt my cup of tea. GTA, RDR, Saints row, are how I enjoy action/sandbox games. I have no problem with the way they delivered their stories neither. I thought they were great.

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                • youvalss
                  ******
                  • Feb 2007
                  • 16601

                  #128
                  Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

                  Originally posted by blackceasar
                  The first Mafia I had for PC, still one of the BEST games I have ever played. Think of GTA with a much richer story, more realistic graphics, better theatrics, set in the gangster times. I actually like the first Mafia over any of the GTA games. Not that the GTA series is bad, its great I just liked Mafia even more.
                  I agree, Mafia 1 was an amazing game! I've been watching walkthrough videos the past 2 days and thinking of getting it and playing it again...hopefully it works with Windows 7...
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                  • Valdarez
                    All Star
                    • Feb 2008
                    • 5075

                    #129
                    Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

                    Originally posted by RiderGH
                    ehh, not a big fan of "not having choices" In general, i disagree with everything that article said. If I want to just watch cutscenes after cutscenes with no choice on what to do between missions,etc. Id just watch a ovie or something. the draw to a lot of these games is exploration, side missions, etc. collecting scraps and running on set paths and stuff isnt my cup of tea. GTA, RDR, Saints row, are how I enjoy action/sandbox games. I have no problem with the way they delivered their stories neither. I thought they were great.
                    Yet without a decent storyline GTA/RDR/SR wouldn't be the game they are.
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                    • HealyMonster
                      Titans Era has begun.
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 5992

                      #130
                      Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

                      Originally posted by Valdarez
                      Yet without a decent storyline GTA/RDR/SR wouldn't be the game they are.
                      thats exactly my point. there was nothing wrong with the way they tell their story. Going linear wont help tell the story better imo which is what the article is trying to say.

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                      • Fresh Tendrils
                        Strike Hard and Fade Away
                        • Jul 2002
                        • 36131

                        #131
                        Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

                        Originally posted by Valdarez
                        Yet without a decent storyline GTA/RDR/SR wouldn't be the game they are.
                        I guess that's why I didn't enjoy GTAIV then. I didn't really like Niko as a main character.

                        RDR - the story missions are actually fun and interesting, but the storyline isn't that imperative to the quality of the overall game.



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                        • Burns11
                          Greatness Has Arrived
                          • Mar 2007
                          • 7406

                          #132
                          Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

                          Personally I never really cared for the GTA mission style, where you have the missions coming in chunks by different people. IMO it limits the amount of story you get in each mission and ultimately leads to a lot of busywork missions without much, if any, plot development. Plot development comes when you mop up all these small missions and get to the big plot element missions. To me this creates a bunch of lulls that really make me struggle to force myself to play through busywork missions to get to the plot. I think Vice City was the only GTA I made it all the way through as I would hit dull missions and I would move on to something more interesting.

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                          • Phobia
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Jan 2008
                            • 11623

                            #133
                            Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

                            Originally posted by Burns11
                            Personally I never really cared for the GTA mission style, where you have the missions coming in chunks by different people. IMO it limits the amount of story you get in each mission and ultimately leads to a lot of busywork missions without much, if any, plot development. Plot development comes when you mop up all these small missions and get to the big plot element missions. To me this creates a bunch of lulls that really make me struggle to force myself to play through busywork missions to get to the plot. I think Vice City was the only GTA I made it all the way through as I would hit dull missions and I would move on to something more interesting.
                            I agree with that also Burns. I think the Rock star mission structure needs to be changed. To much bouncing around for my liking.

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                            • Aces15
                              Pro
                              • Jul 2008
                              • 877

                              #134
                              Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

                              Originally posted by Burns11
                              Personally I never really cared for the GTA mission style, where you have the missions coming in chunks by different people. IMO it limits the amount of story you get in each mission and ultimately leads to a lot of busywork missions without much, if any, plot development. Plot development comes when you mop up all these small missions and get to the big plot element missions. To me this creates a bunch of lulls that really make me struggle to force myself to play through busywork missions to get to the plot. I think Vice City was the only GTA I made it all the way through as I would hit dull missions and I would move on to something more interesting.
                              Yeah I see what you're saying here, it's a valid point.

                              For example in RDR, I seemed to have done one of the missions in backwards order, where I got the machine gun for West Dickens before Seth even mentioned anything about it, and they had just gone along with the story as if I had done the mission for Seth already.

                              That's why I'll have absolutely no problem with the way Mafia II is looking at creating the narrative, since I think it's nice to have those extremes to choose from.

                              On one hand you have Saints Row where you basically just go out and do anything you want, and then Mafia II works as a straight-forward action game, disguised as a free-roam game.

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                              • Peter_OS
                                Banned
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 5088

                                #135
                                Re: Mafia II (PS3/360)

                                This game is going to be ****!!

                                The scale and size of this game is insane!

                                Watched a preview on EPdaily and was very impressed.

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