- Pro - * Lincoln Clay was a compelling protagonist. * I loved John Donovan. * The documentary cutscenes are great and really set the tone. * THE SOUNDTRACK. * The combat is gory and very satisfying. * The storyline is compelling enough to keep you going. * The set-piece missions while taking out higher up mob bosses are truly awesome. - Con - * The mission structure is very, very, very repetitive. * Way too many fetch-quest filler. * No real benefit to building up your mafia outside of a specific perk and a specific weapon. * The graphics are incredibly inconsistent, from near life like to pretty abysmal. * The pop in on console makes driving fast dangerous. * No fast travel means traveling across the map several times in a mission for unneeded filler. * World still feels empty and lifeless. ---- Final thoughts ---- I don't know why I liked Mafia 3 enough to play through it twice, but I did. I got all 1960gs and truly had a blast despite its shortcomings. This game could have been a masterpiece, but it just never even got close in most areas. The writing was spot on, the social aspects were relevant, and a few levels here and there really shined. But, nope. There was way too much fetch-quest filler, there are literally five mission types repeated over and over, and other than the big set piece missions, the game felt half baked. I enjoyed it and I enjoyed the DLC, but it feels like it should be a guilty pleasure admission and not a recommendation. It's not a AAA game, but I got my money's worth. 3/5 stars.