Mafia 3: Definitive Edition – Part 2-4
We're all set to take another territory. And this time our good friend Vito is going to help us. https://youtu.be/YCME0TwVcb4 Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloudAndre at https://www.twitch.tv/goodoleandre And with that, we only have a single crime boss left to befriend. That means next time, we'll hopefully be out of the...
Mafia 3: Definitive Edition – Part 2-3
Our good buddy Vito, from Mafia 2, is back. And this time, he's one of our big three contacts. https://youtu.be/Let1C0Syh9k Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloudAndre at https://www.twitch.tv/goodoleandre There's a lite element of emergent, immersive sim-like gameplay I'm seeing here in Mafia that I never saw in the other Mafia games...
Mafia 3: Definitive Edition – Part 2-2
It's time for our first big "boss battle". https://youtu.be/-4BDqIk85QE Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloudAndre at https://www.twitch.tv/goodoleandre What I appreciate most about the documentary-style framing device is that it helps ground the game in a way that'd be difficult to pull off otherwise. The sheer amount of murder and carnage that...
Mafia 3: Definitive Edition – Part 2-1
It's a strange feeling when a character in a video game shares a name with your co-host. It's even more strange when we have to kill that character as part of the story. https://youtu.be/qwXWN8wy2z0 Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloudAndre at https://www.twitch.tv/goodoleandre Three of the four episodes from the last recording...
Mafia 3: Definitive Edition – Part 1-4
Well, we've been handed as good an excuse as any to go on a roaring rampage of revenge. We might as well use it. https://youtu.be/fAZ4-gb0rhQ Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloudAndre at https://www.twitch.tv/goodoleandre The amount of "open world busywork" compared to other games in the series was the reason I was...
Mafia 3: Definitive Edition – Part 1-3
No better time to commit a crime than Mardi Gras. https://youtu.be/JRx1dgTnOgU Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloudAndre at https://www.twitch.tv/goodoleandre As far as motivations go, this is about as strong a motivation as one can get to seek revenge. The historical context of the setting and Lincoln's status as a Vietnam veteran...
Mafia 3: Definitive Edition – Part 1-2
We've waiting long enough. It's time to take out Sussy Baka. https://youtu.be/NXg3zfN9hwM Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloudAndre at https://www.twitch.tv/goodoleandre Framing devices like these documentary-style cut-ins are quite effective in my experience. They serve the same purpose they would in a true documentary, filling in gaps where needed while seeding plot...
Mafia 3: Definitive Edition – Part 1-1
Andre tells me that this is his favorite out of all the Mafia games. Let us see if it lives us to the hype. https://youtu.be/LKkEdbz5jNY Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloudAndre at https://www.twitch.tv/goodoleandre I'm not going to hold licensed music against Hangar 13. The Twitch streaming boom hadn't hit yet when...
Mafia 2: Definitive Edition – Part 3-8
Our final confrontation awaits us. https://youtu.be/Jtn7JIpxwnA Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloudAndre at https://www.twitch.tv/goodoleandre Re-watching this in the editing booth, it occurs to me that this ending is abrupt. There's nothing inherently wrong with it, and they do address most of the relevant lingering plot lines. And yet, I can't help...
Mafia 2: Definitive Edition – Part 3-7
Almost every organized crime racket in Empire City seems to be going after us. Our own choices got us here, but now we must defend ourselves. https://youtu.be/TnqziRz9V2Q Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloudAndre at https://www.twitch.tv/goodoleandre The reason why Andre and I are cackling at all of these glitches happening to us...