My ears are assaulted with slurs.
I don't hear the n word in Counter Strike lobbies nearly as much as this game.
Physics are kinda ok though.
If you like racism and phyiscs this is the game for you.

There are some pretty good things in the third Mafia game. Changing to a much more open world style of game was a huge improvement. The map has varied terrain, and boats add a nice touch. Graphics are improved, and classic rock selections are fantastic. I like the main character and many of the side characters, I think they are decently written.

But, the game is FULL of visual bugs. It's incredibly easy, to the point of being dull - even on "hard" setting. Most of the missions are just doing the same thing over and over. The main character is overpowered from the beginning.

The main reason I think you should pass on this is the NPC's AI. It is awful. To win most missions, just crouch down on the other side of the door and whistle. One NPC will slowly come to investigate, and you can instantly kill him when he gets close by clicking "Q". Repeat this over and over until the building is cleared, mission over. Cops are blind to crimes - speeding, shooting, car wrecks, etc. I can get my car to full speed and jump out of it, letting it ram into the cop car ahead of me, and they just drive off like nothing happened.

In spite of the real improvements, this makes the game a drag, often leaving it on while I eat dinner or watch netflix because I forgot about it.

Lastly, why on Earth is there no manual save option? Even the 8-bit NES from the 1980's had that >:(

I would honestly say this is by far the most underrated game I've ever played. It's gameplay does get pretty repetitive towards the end but the story is insanely well crafted. It genuinely is movie quality with the way it portrays 1960's American, and it doesn't pull any punches given it's mature premise. A black Vietnam vet coming home to the black mob in New Orleans is such a unique plot that people immediately dismiss just because it's not the typical Italian mob story. I was lucky enough to avoid a lot of the bugs that others mention but if you can get this game for cheap I would definitely say it's worth a shot.