Mafia 3: Definitive Edition – Part 2-2
It’s time for our first big “boss battle”.
Streamed at https://www.twitch.tv/newdarkcloud
Andre 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 Lincoln Clay is bringing to the Mafia here in New Bordeaux is truly astounding. As a player, especially someone as versed as I am in shooter campaigns, it can be easy to lose sight of just how disturbing all of this is in context.
Having an outside observer comment on how brutal it all is, and giving background on the psychological warfare and terror campaign being enacted by us against the Mafia, brings us down from that high to some extent. Obviously, we’re still enjoying participating in these actions as players, but the game still takes time to remind us that what we’re doing is outwardly horrific, even if we believe that it is just and deserved.
Time will tell if that will keep us grounded, but for now it’s doing the job well enough.
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