As far as open world games go, Mafia III is nothing special. The story is interesting -- characters who you actually care about and an interesting "hook" of characters in the present day doing interview style discussions about the game's events. However, getting there is a bit of a slog.



The game constantly throws repetitive tasks at you, and the open world format doesn't feel very alive -- it doesn't have the random missions or cohesive feel needed to keep it interesting. The soundtrack is has some fantastic 60s songs, but the graphics are pretty disappointing. There are lighting oddities, bad textures, and the colours are washed out.



However, I'd recommend people stay away from the game for one reason: it is plagued by progression stopping bugs. A number of missions will not properly generate the objective, forcing you to restart the entire game. These issues have been in the game at launch and, given there are no further plans for patches, will probably remain in there. For that reason, I'd recommend people stay away -- it is repetitive enough without having to actually repeat the game because of a progression blocker.