Mafia: The Old Country

Item: Mafia: The Old Country
Rating: 73
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-08-08

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Summary

Severe crashes and poor performance
Overall excellent game experience
Authentic Mafia series return
Compelling and immersive story
Short, linear, and limited content
Stunning visuals and graphics

Emotions

Satisfaction33%Disappointment15%Frustration14%Excitement12%Enjoyment3%

Reviews (sample size): 1663
Helpful reviews: 70%
Unhelpful reviews: 30%
Protest reviews: 1%

73%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
27%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 3383
Negative points: 1650
Gameplay points: 365
Perf. points: 464
Rec. points: 615
Misc points: 210

Point	Description	Importance
Overall Excellent Game Experience Description Players overwhelmingly praise the game for its engaging gameplay, captivating story, and stunning visuals. Many found it highly immersive and a refreshing return to a focused, linear experience, offering excellent value for its price. Importance 90%	Players overwhelmingly praise the game for its engaging gameplay, captivating story, and stunning visuals. Many found it highly immersive and a refreshing return to a focused, linear experience, offering excellent value for its price.	90%
Authentic Mafia Series Return Description The game is highly lauded for successfully recapturing the authentic 'Mafia' series essence, particularly reminiscent of the first two installments. Players appreciate its return to a linear, story-driven format, moving away from the open-world style of Mafia 3, and its faithful depiction of the Mafia theme. Importance 59%	The game is highly lauded for successfully recapturing the authentic 'Mafia' series essence, particularly reminiscent of the first two installments. Players appreciate its return to a linear, story-driven format, moving away from the open-world style of Mafia 3, and its faithful depiction of the Mafia theme.	59%
Compelling & Immersive Story Description The narrative is consistently highlighted as a major strength, described as compelling, well-written, and emotionally impactful. Players are deeply engaged by the story's twists, character development, and cinematic presentation, which keeps them hooked from beginning to end. Importance 45%	The narrative is consistently highlighted as a major strength, described as compelling, well-written, and emotionally impactful. Players are deeply engaged by the story's twists, character development, and cinematic presentation, which keeps them hooked from beginning to end.	45%
Stunning Visuals & Graphics Description The game's visuals are frequently described as stunning, gorgeous, and a highlight, particularly due to its effective use of Unreal Engine 5. Players commend the detailed environments, realistic character models, and cinematic cutscenes that enhance the overall experience. Importance 27%	The game's visuals are frequently described as stunning, gorgeous, and a highlight, particularly due to its effective use of Unreal Engine 5. Players commend the detailed environments, realistic character models, and cinematic cutscenes that enhance the overall experience.	27%
Polished Performance & Optimization Description Players report excellent optimization and a largely bug-free experience at launch, which is a significant positive for a modern game. The absence of an overly bloated open world and repetitive missions is also highly appreciated, contributing to a polished feel. Importance 18%	Players report excellent optimization and a largely bug-free experience at launch, which is a significant positive for a modern game. The absence of an overly bloated open world and repetitive missions is also highly appreciated, contributing to a polished feel.	18%
Excellent Voice Acting Description The voice acting across various languages, including Russian, Spanish, German, and Czech, receives high praise for its quality and believability. This strong vocal performance significantly enhances character depth and overall immersion. Importance 13%	The voice acting across various languages, including Russian, Spanish, German, and Czech, receives high praise for its quality and believability. This strong vocal performance significantly enhances character depth and overall immersion.	13%
Immersive Period Atmosphere Description The game's atmosphere and setting, particularly its depiction of early 1900s Italy/Sicily, are consistently praised. Players find the environment, music, and authentic dialogues highly captivating and immersive, contributing significantly to the game's charm. Importance 12%	The game's atmosphere and setting, particularly its depiction of early 1900s Italy/Sicily, are consistently praised. Players find the environment, music, and authentic dialogues highly captivating and immersive, contributing significantly to the game's charm.	12%
Engaging Knife Combat Description The new knife combat system is a popular addition, described as fun, engaging, and tactical. Players enjoy the brutal and tense nature of these close-quarters encounters, which add variety to the gameplay. Importance 7%	The new knife combat system is a popular addition, described as fun, engaging, and tactical. Players enjoy the brutal and tense nature of these close-quarters encounters, which add variety to the gameplay.	7%
Satisfying Combat Mechanics Description The combat mechanics, especially gunplay and knife fights, are highlighted as impactful, weighty, and satisfying. Players enjoy the realistic feel of weapons and the tactical depth added by the melee combat system. Importance 7%	The combat mechanics, especially gunplay and knife fights, are highlighted as impactful, weighty, and satisfying. Players enjoy the realistic feel of weapons and the tactical depth added by the melee combat system.	7%
High-Quality Audio & Music Description The audio design, including music, sound effects, and ambient sounds, is highly praised for its quality and contribution to immersion. Players find the soundtrack awesome and the overall soundscape authentic. Importance 6%	The audio design, including music, sound effects, and ambient sounds, is highly praised for its quality and contribution to immersion. Players find the soundtrack awesome and the overall soundscape authentic.	6%
Believable & Engaging Characters Description The characters are consistently praised for being believable, engaging, and well-developed. Their depth and authenticity contribute significantly to the story's emotional resonance, with some comparisons drawn to Red Dead Redemption 2. Importance 5%	The characters are consistently praised for being believable, engaging, and well-developed. Their depth and authenticity contribute significantly to the story's emotional resonance, with some comparisons drawn to Red Dead Redemption 2.	5%
Intriguing Slow-Burn Intro Description The game's prologue and initial chapters are well-received for their slow-burn approach, which effectively builds atmosphere and depth. Players find the introduction intriguing and cinematic, setting a strong foundation for the rest of the story. Importance 5%	The game's prologue and initial chapters are well-received for their slow-burn approach, which effectively builds atmosphere and depth. Players find the introduction intriguing and cinematic, setting a strong foundation for the rest of the story.	5%

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