Why modern bells and whistles? If you want a modern story, go get Vice City or San Andreas. One of the most refreshing things about Mafia was its sense of time and place. I found it one of the most immersive games I've ever played. It could stand to have more of a freeform element, I suppose, but the story was so good, you really felt like a hood. And who didn't enjoy unloading a tommy gun into some fool? My favourite mission was probably the airport shootout, where you storm the place and clear it of hoods, ducking into cover and rolling out blasting. Wearing a fedora.
Aww yeah.
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