New Episode! Mafia III Review: Following Mafia II Ain't Easy (Patreon)

Hey! So we have a first for the channel - two episodes in one week! Thank you so much for watching the last video (which has now been covered by Polygon and VG247 which is kinda crazy). I just wanted to get this episode out there because I've spent a long time playing Mafia III and I'm not a happy Hambo about it.

Mafia III is a buggy, boring, repetitive mess of a game, but also has the added sting of following 2010's Mafia II - one of the most subversive and criminally underrated games I have ever played.

In this episode of Writing on Games I discuss why Mafia II's subversion of open world and gangster narrative tropes add real weight to its narrative, despite not being 'fun' in the traditional sense. I also examine why Mafia III's desire to open up the world to the player doesn't work due to crushingly repetitive mission design, as well as squashing the potential its promising narrative shows early on.

I was holding off sending out patron rewards for the last one because I figured I'd send out the rewards for this episode at the same time to avoid clogging up your inboxes. 

Also, seeing as this is my second episode in October, any other episodes produced this month will NOT be charged, don't worry! Thank you all so much for your continued support! The channel just hit 6000 subs and is still going up, but I have to thank you guys in particular for allowing me to keep doing this. You're the best!

Thanks again,

Hamish