Mafia 3 Walking the Walk - Tech, Art, Game Design Discussion 

thise series is freakin brilliant, never stop walking the walk. It totally kills every other gaming channel

LOL I love not using any scripts GRADEYARD Good job asshat

Some of the stuff Mafia 2 did was so unique- running out of gas, having to obey the laws, going in lots of restaurants/stores buying stuff. It's a shame more devs don't try to add new/unique mechanics like these in their games.

It's kind of ridiculous how channels like this that meticulously and articulately discuss games without all the typical arbitrary bullshit are in the minority while all the gimmicky channels have sub counts numbering in the millions. I honestly hope this trend catches on where RU-vidrs make the GAMES the focus of their channels, and not fucking lame ass skits, forced humor, fake outrage, overly opinionated reviews, and stupid gimmicky series'. *Cough AngryJoe/TotalBiscuit/JimSterling Cough* Keep doing you, ACG/Karak. This is by far one of the most useful and informative RU-vid channels out there for gamers.

You could be forgiven for thinking: "cold war is over, Russia just nuked the shit out of us!" every time the sun rises in this game.

The game has rediculously bright sunlight. Sometimes hurts my eyes

The other way this game disappointed me was that it wanted the racial aspect of it to impact the way people react to you in the game world, but really nothing happens. The police look at you but wont stop you. You can drive like a crazy person but they dont stop you for any reason. People will cuss at you but not get aggressive. Some will just stare. It didnt make me feel cemented in the world because the AI didnt act like I was even there some of the time. I completely agree that this game feels unfinished. A real disappointment to me at least.

I bought Mafia 3 for the pc. Pre ordered it even because I loved Mafia 1 and 2 so much. I played it for 30 minutes and it just didnt grab me. Too many gamebreaking issues I couldnt get immersed in it. I learned my leason. I will never pre oder a game again. Unless I beta tested it myself. I still feel sad about this purchace..

Totally agree man, this could have been the jewel in the mafia series and any series really, if they hadn't pushed it out when they did. But now indeed as you stated, unfortenately you can't say more than it's a good game. (on a side note, will you be reviewing Final Fantasy XV?

It's March of 2019 and I'm finally giving this game the try it deserves, and I'm having a great time with it. Miss this Walking the Walk series, if you have the time this year I'd love to see another video like this for a game of your choosing.

Something about the art style of this game puts me off. I dont know why.. Its kind of hazey, everything looks plastic or something.

25:30 Mafia 5?? Was you thinking about GTA when talking ahah

I just want the patch 😔

Didn't care for mafia 2. Mafia 3 was disappointing unfortunately. I blame 2K for forcing this game out when they knew it wasn't finished.

I beat the game from start to finish, i'm a big mafia fan, but so many aspects of mafia 3 are simply terrible and the world for mafia 3 is one of those, it feels extremely dead even in cities with npc's which barely react to what is going on, they simply do their thing and that is to walk down the street back and forth. There's not many places you can enter and you can't interact with anything compared to mafia 2 , strange and in many ways not finished and lacking personality.

Some areas of the game look so much better than others. It's just inconsistent. I never really knew what to expect from this game. I knew Mafia II had a lot of praise, yet here this game is and its not really a big deal anymore. I still think GTA V is still the king of this type of open world game. RDR 2 may not dethrone it do its more limited nature, but it will definitely be of the same quality or higher.

Out-f**king-standing, you break down the minutia so damn well, one can't help but to have a deeper level of appreciation for the work & talent that went into the sound design & visual presentation for this fun & immersive game, even in spite of it's obvious short-comings, bravo bud. By the way I spent most of last Sunday which was quite rainy inside with a warm fire in the fireplace watching a mini-marathon of your "Walking the Walk" videos, a delightful afternoon & most fascinating.

This has been said a million times, but I always appreciate how dense and focused your analyses are. It's very refreshing to see GOOD gaming journalism on RU-vid!

Man i really love this game. Narrative is fantastic, gameplay is fine but incredibly repetitive.

the sun looks like your on the surface of mars when its going down, but i liked this game quite a lot.

Mafia 3 makes a great case as to why Bethesda's new review policy is not a good idea.

Oh i'm so glad you did this! i'm still on the fence about mafia 3, really seems like a poor unpolished package

One thing that really bothers me is the physics on his jacket. It is a combat jacket and would have been made of a fairly heavy canvass type material giving it quite a lot of weight. In the game it bounces around like it is made of jelly. Only a small thing, but something i noticed quite quickly.

Can you tell me a little bit about what is happening with the shadows at 39:47? I have noticed this in a lot of games and I've tried researching it. The best I can tell it's some kind of level of detail switching. It drives me absolutely nuts, I would almost rather the game keep a lower level of detail than have this blatant ridiculous transformation happening three feet in front of my character. It constantly draws my eye and I know some people hate the word immersion but it shatters mine.

so i wonder ; where are the trains & streetcars? It's feels so useless to put in the work on rails and so on and not have somethin to drive there!?! Is it just me or does it feels loke 2k needsto finf some new testers for their games??? LOL

The story is fantastic. Im liking some aspects of the stealth especially with suppressed pistols but the game gets brighter than 4 suns sometimes

Lol im just thinking of Lincon Clay walking around grumbling about all the things you are pointing out

Thanks for doing this video man. I really wish I hadn't bought this game, like you said the lack of interactivity and things to do in the game killed my desire to play it. Interesting video, although I wish you had talked more on the lighting in general not just dynamic weather effects. For example as I'm sure you've noticed because everyone has to have noticed this, when you're in some areas it's like the lighting around you will for lack of a better term, bleach your character. Or he becomes almost chameleon-like. The light just doesn't connect with your character in a realistic way. I really don't know what that's about and I thought you could've elaborated on that. It looks so bad. Happens a little in this video when you're towards the back of the store at the end there.

You were absolutely built for this. I just watch this entire video like a 14-year-old girl watched 90210 in the early 90s. I get giddy and excited with your walk the walk videos. Excellent job. You're like my Dillon/Luke Perry.

I love these in depth videos. It makes me appreciate the work that goes into making video games. Great job like always.

Fantastic video. I enjoyed the open world of Mafia 3 but the lack of basic things to do killed it for me. It really feels barebones. A real disappointment as I was really hoping this game would be something special.

Hopefully the DLCs will use the bayu. I say that less grudgingly than usual, the game is a nice length even with the repetitiveness.

I love this game and think its a solid 7.5-8.0 but your video really made me appreciate the intricacies of this game. Thanks for the informative video, you did a great job and i like hearing you talk about game design cuz you know what you are talking about.

I think the best "lived in world" was in Watch Dogs. The amount of things pedestrains do in that game is amazing.

The story of this game is good but the awful AI, Pyshics, Lighting, repetitive missions, bugs make this game bad.

That lighting system just seems wayyy too weird for me! Your audio is a lot better in this video compared to your ones before this, nice one!

25:29 MAFIA 5 confirmed!

Hi Karak, know it's been a long while for this vid but at 33:42 you mention the ground reflections (not being very good) what quality were you seeing that made you think that? I'm a sucker for reflections (to a detriment) and sometimes just cranking reflections looks "good." I like your insight. Telling everyone I know.

I just started playing this game and I find the graphics to be very ugly and inconsistent to the point that they are taking me out of the experience. The lighting and textures effects in particular are some of the shittest I've seen this generation. The lighting looks very off and unnatural. The water reflections are blurred, weird looking and ugly. The mirror reflections (not the car mirrors but the ones inside buildings) are a cherry on the visual shit show. Go observe a mirror and you'll know what I'm taking about. Overall the game is just shit too for the most part. It goes against the structure of Mafia games. Whereas past Mafia games had a tight and well written story or campaign, this game is like if someone took the open world activities (outposts) from the last three Ubisoft game and made them into a single player game. Doing the same shit over and over ... no variety. I'm glad I rented this because after playing it for 4 hours and giving it a fair chance, I had enough. Looking forward to Watch Dogs 2, because if anything, you can at least expect a decent game with great visuals from Ubisoft.

That concrete stadium reminded me of soviet architectural legacy we have in our country

This game still makes me sad because it wasn’t polished or finished.

I am really enjoying Mafia 3 due to its great setting, interesting characters, solid story, awesome music and top notch voice acting. As far as the shooting is concerned, it feels good. The hand to hand combat is alright and the executions are brutal (albeit the same each time). Mafia 3 has a lengthy solo campaign, numerous optional missions, collectibles to find and upgrades to attain. However, the game's biggest problem comes down to the structure of its missions. You always end up either eliminating the main bad guy or interrogating him. Granted, there is a different twist for each mission (destroy or steal a vehicle, sabotage weapons, eliminate a certain target, etc). The game does so many things right which makes the repetitive nature of the missions all the more noticeable. The game doesn't shy away from racism, police corruption and prostitution (things that were prevalent in the 1960's). Hangar 13 delivered by making an edgy game that explores subject matter that doesn't get touched on in modern gaming. Its a shame that such an amazing game gets held back due to its repetitive mission structure. Another issue is in regards to the sunlight which is way too bright which does bothers the eyes quiet a bit. Also, I've noticed a lot of texture flickering on the PS4 version. I don't know if anyone else has experienced that issue or not. On the plus side, I've spent a pretty good amount of time playing the game without experiencing any crashing problems so far. As a side note, I heard that Hangar 13 utilized the same motion capture technology that was used in L.A. Noire which is why the voice acting and facial animations are so good. Thanks for another great Walking the Walk video. Keep it up Karak!

the game is so close to being great but the weird lighting and weather effects and the skybox that looks like its from a ps1 game makes me feel like the developers didn't even play the game themselves or have anybody bug testing it. i will be pretty pissed if they don't patch this

still waiting for an open world game where people actually react when you crash into their car, most of them just keep driving like nothing happend =/

Nice video man. Keep it up!

You should do a Walking the Walk of Metal Gear V. So much effort from the developers to apreciate.

I had to install a mod that reduce the bloom and fix the sky box a little to play this...it was the buggiest game that ive played in a long time.

I love watching your videos, please never stop! You're my go-to channel for reviews and interesting stuff like walking the walk! :-)

It was still kinda fun, can get repetitive tho.

something i found to be incredibly annoying was the turbo charger sound in the fastest car you can get delivered. the sound of the charger is basically a high pitched, constant beeping, it almost sounds like tinnitus and it probably causes it too

Really enjoying this game so far, despite it repetitiveness. Glad to see a walking the walk, love the series Karak!

This is one of my favourite gaming series. It baffles me how many people underestimate the 'soul' of a game, and are absolutely blind for what it is that makes their favourite games just that; their favourite games. Either way keep up the good work man, this is great!

Mafia 2 was so much better than Mafia 3

has he done a gta iv walking the walk? loads of detail in that game that he could appreciate

the art and attention to detail i can see is incredible.

best series.... game looks barren

When he drives the car Around 28:26 it's got a white outline, looks so odd

Holy shit I stumbled upon this breath of fresh air of a channel on a Gamespot Call of Duty review video from an apparent fan. So much information. Love your honest reviews as well. But this is just great. KEEP MAKING THESE Just subscribed. I will recommend to all my gaming friends. You sir, are alright.

thanks to you I now have a different appreciation of games. You rock, man

ABsolutely love your critiques & reviews, Karak. I totally love how you accidentally said "Mafia 5" around 25:30 though (at least, I think it was an accident?). Genuinely made me laugh haha.

Great analysis Karak.👍👍👍 The first time i felt this passionate about a game, was with Killer instinct SNES, second game was Killer instinct N64 and Sonic adventure dreamcast.

Great breakdown. Very detailed, as always. I lost the comment I was working on but yeah, lots of things about the world that I noticed, good and bad, but overall I think it's impressive. I just wish it had more time in the oven. Interestingly, although bugs were a major point of discussion, the gameplay got more criticism than I expected. I know that some expected a sandbox, and Mafia has never been what I'd call a sandbox. Here the criticism is probably harsher because the world is so big. I've heard a lot of complaints about it being empty and repetitive. People generally expect more to do in such a vast game space. I guess it didn't bother me because my frame of reference was Mafia 1 and 2. Although I wonder if the world is too big for its gameplay, I think that hemming in this world, condensing it, would do it a disservice. If it's all about creating a sense of place, you've got to make room for that place you're looking to capture. I really thought this game would be a sleeper hit. Not sure what the sales are like up to here but clearly it's not been received as I had hoped. Overall, I think it's pretty good, but that they've missed an opportunity here. I guess I would blame the publisher for that. There's just no way Hangar 13 wanted this game out the door so quickly! Because they've put too much love into it to release a damn beta. I can only hope that we'll get another Mafia and this isn't it for the series.

It had so much potential 😢

Yay! It was a Walking The Walk video that first brought me to this channel and they are my favourite videos on here. This and the "Other Places" videos made by someone else (UltraBrilliant?) really allow me to wallow in open world graphics, because these aren't the sort of games I play but I love seeing the locations.

Waiting for your next podcast man, you gonna do it anytime soon?

Jesus christ, what a great vid. Subbed m8!

Great video as usual. I enjoyed the world design a lot in this game. It just feels so natural/authentic. It's such a shame that it has almost no interaction with the player though. You should be able to pull into gas stations, fill up, go into stores and buy things, etc. btw a little type, you referred to it as Mafia 5 at 25:30 :p, I think you got it tongue tied with GTA V.

Oh yeah, this game existed, totally forgot.

there are a lot of issues, and finishing the game just makes them more apparent. Like hearing dogs, yet there are no dogs. I don't think there are animals, outside of gators. This really needed more time , and I really hope they fix the wonky chrome bug. As a side note cars reflections reflect people (albeit blurry) but mirrors do not...

For example when Lincoln was walking through the garden while those people were drinking tea. It's quite odd to see a random big black man taking a walk in your garden. So you just continue to drink tea then?

Great work mate. I'm almost utterly loving this game, and not. If they patch all the little leaks right... You're spot on about palette cleansing, well put, it takes a bit of settling into. Not a game to be rushed. cheers

Great video, I have no plans or interest in playing this but enjoyed your thoughts and narrative very much. You have a really engaging style and I liked all the personal items too, like your dads fish business. Really makes these things a pleasure to listen to.

Great idea with the ''secrets contest'' to keep people engaged and watching these videos. Normally gaming videos are all in your face and about not losing the attention span of the viewer.. very nice to sit down and learn new things about a game that some people may not have noticed before. Keep it up.

Found another secret error: 40:09 "Sleeping Dogs 2" should be "Watch Dogs 2" :)

I really enjoyed the story and the motion capture was pretty precise, but the draw distances and constant pop in really took away for me.

Was that a bin in a fucking phone booth? Awesome

So ive heard people say they think this game flopped. Im sure they mean the pc version and not the consoles, right?

is mafia 3 worth getting on the ps4

realy enjoyed your video and i feel sorry for one of my favorite games ever mafia series to have all this wrong things in it but i still gonna play it i agree with you that they may rushed it up sadly that they did that

another great vídeo,do you have gta5 review?do you recomend this game or gta5?thanks for this videos

First? yay! lol love ur stuff man! is there going to be a CODIW review?

shame a harambe cloud :( 30:12

ACG, I love these walk the walk vids... I hope you continue both this and the game reviews. You look at aspects of games that show both appreciation for the art and persuasion towards getting titles I probably would not have considered. I'm a big fan and hope you continue doing well. Great work man.

Nice work! Keep it up. This is also a request for True Crime: Streets of LA! Please

6/10

Love this! Just about (I think) to complete this game, the missions just keep a comin and I love chilling out to discussing games which is what this channel does. Always happy to help be a patreon dude.

Best channel out there!

Keep up the great videos! I love the reviews podcasts and the walking the walks particularly. Have you had any formal training in game development or is it just years of experience with studying games and speaking with developers? As for Mafia 3, I really loved most of the aspects of it, especially the story. It got so much right particularly the city, the soundtrack and the main story missions, but the lighting and weather systems just made it bizarre looking at times and I really wish they would have fleshed out some of the district side missions with some variation or at least make them unique. The racial stuff just got to cartoon levels at some points even though that is a difficult subject to capture in a game. The shutdown to the game menu happened more times than I could count, but other than that, I don't remember any major bugs that were more than annoyance; did get stuck in places I wasn't supposed to be a few times. The game didn't live up to my expectations, but I would say it was good.

That's yet another good walking the walk. Ever thought about re-visiting GTAV or perhaps an older title like GTAIV or Mafia II? Anyway, great channel and I think we all appreciate the work you do.

I don't know if you have the science channel but on right now is a show analysing the effect video games have on the human brain. you gotta check this out dude. 😂😂

Great analysis! Enjoyed the video very much.

Guess I'm the only one who loved this game yea it has its problems but overall I really did enjoy this game.yea it is a bit repetitive but I didn't mind it.i was emeresed in the open world it made me feel like I was in the 60's and the racial tension in the game was a good aspect in the game I liked tht since Lincoln was black he was not allowed in certain places I like how npc reacted when I went to a all white neighborhood they would call him racial slurs and a whole bunch of other shit.and you see police harassment on the street.its pretty well emeresed for the tht time period accurate.i like how agressive the police in the game is also.and Mafia 3 does a great job with it story and writing TBH I loved the game.

One of the most disappointing games of the last decade. Mafia 2 was so good. This was a nightmare of an game. Worse than anything ubi has ever done.

Looking forward to the Red Dead 2 walking the walk in a year!

I want Mafia V too :(

yea, he's back!

I was almost afraid there wouldn't be one for mafia 3

😎👌

the lighthouse has a mission based around that area

time for the proverbial popcorn !