Mafia games are a weird lot. They’ve got sandbox elements within them, except that they’re massively tempered in favour of an actual story that spins a tale over several hour. Mafia II was a fantastic example of this, a tightly-controlled single-player experience from 2010 that dropped players deep into the World War Two era of organised crime that you didn’t want to fugheddabout.
Mafia 3 looks like it’s taking a different, yet similarly brutal approach. Dealing with the black gangs of America during the 1960s, it’s a game that is unapologetically charged with the rampant racism of the South that permeated that era as players assume the role of Lincon Clay. A returning war veteran with an axe to grind against the Mafia gangs that took out the mob that he called his family, it looks fascinatingly violent.
Here’s the latest trailer for it:
Mafia III is scheduled for release later this year on October 7 on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Capisce?
Last Updated: April 19, 2016
Loftus
April 19, 2016 at 14:15
I don’t get it. Are we fighting the mafia in this game as a brother with an afro? I want organize crime, if the brother take out the mafia gang and controls his own mafia empire than i am down with it.
#AlwaysRemember #LeaveTheGunTakeTheCannoli
Alien Emperor Trevor
April 19, 2016 at 14:20
I did not like Mafia 2. Hated the incredibly tedious driving. What makes it worse is that I preordered it based off how much I liked the demo.
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 19, 2016 at 14:25
Driving was crap!
Original Heretic
April 19, 2016 at 14:25
I didn’t preorder, but the reviews looked good, so I bought it. And then instantly regretted it.
Strawman Jim
April 19, 2016 at 14:27
Yeah Mafia 2 was their best game, but it had some stellar tunes though…
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 19, 2016 at 14:25
Looks good, hype is slowly building, I just wish they can do away with the preorder bonuses near the end. I mean how many people watches a trailer in anticipation for preorder bonuses?
Admiral Chief in New York
April 19, 2016 at 14:26
Mafia?
Nee oom, ons hou nog net hande vas
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
April 19, 2016 at 14:39
Nog net, nog net! So jy wil!?
Admiral Chief in New York
April 19, 2016 at 14:50
We dive at five
Strawman Jim
April 19, 2016 at 14:26
I liked the first mafia, and eventually I got to play Mafia 2 on the PC, but unlike the yakuza series, I’ve never really had this overwhelming urge to go crazy for these games.
CypherGate
April 20, 2016 at 09:06
That looks actually very impressive. Very cool take on the Mafia world.
Avithar
April 20, 2016 at 13:15
Hope this game lives up to all the hype around it, it looks really great but it feels like it could be alot like L.A Noir