TheRealTucker

This is the greatest RPG of all time and one of the greatest games of all time. If you have somehow still managed not to play The Witcher 3 then you are doing yourself an enormous disservice. This game has exceptional writing, varied missions and side quests, a vast and rich world and amazing DLC which all together can make for hundreds of hours of playtime. Some of the best experiences are not main story quests but side quests you stumble upon while exploring the game. I recently began my 4th playthrough on my PS5 only to stop when I learned an updated PS5 version is expected to release in Q3-4 2021! I will hold out until then and then I will dive back in to this masterpiece once more.

I was really surprised by this game. Especially after coming off the disappointment that was Crysis remastered. I never played the first two Mafia games, the 3rd was decent and I completed that. I didn’t realize Mafia originally came out like 18 years ago. This is a total reimagining of the game, it’s not a remastering. I really enjoy the story, the animation is great, excellent voice acting, driving feels good and the gunplay is satisfying. It looks better and more polished than Mafia 3 which felt empty sometimes and had some dull textures and vistas. The cars look and perform as you would expect of a car of this era, and just wait until you get to the race track mission! I also had Sampson in my garage from Mafia 3, must have been a bonus for playing that game, so it was kind of fun driving a 1960s muscle car around a 1930s town lol. The map is an open world but this is more of a linear driven story game vs 3, and that’s ok it works! You get to visit the whole map but for a purpose and not for repetitive side missions. Just take it as it’s own game and not as GTA set in the 1930s, though there are some similar elements like stealing and adding cars to your inventory, law enforcement meters, etc. Overall I’d highly recommend this game.

-SOME MINOR SPOILERS- As a fan of the first installment of TLOU I purposefully avoided reviews, spoilers and leaks so I could play (and finish) the sequel first and judge it for myself. I just finished it tonight after powering through it for the past week. First off the complaints of violence, seriously? The game’s revenge filled story takes place during a zombie apocalypse and features warring factions fighting for survival. I mean in the “real world” someone was even killed recently over a Popeyes chicken sandwich, so let’s not kid ourselves here. Violence should be expected. Back to the game: I found the game very rich, enjoyable and the characters relatable, and I enjoyed the emotional ending quite a bit. And yes I actually finished the game! (“She’s at the pillars.”) I can say for certain after playing the game and then looking at reviews from users that most of these people have not actually played the game. It’s quite obnoxious and lazy to review a game without having played or finished it. Myself, by the end I was routing for Abby! And yeah her body breaks normal female stereotypes, she’s no Laura Croft. It’s honestly a relief to see diverse body types depicted not for purposes of plot, but because that’s just how they look. You want immersion? I’d say that’s immersion. This is a sequel that fits the first, and doesn’t feel forced. Like other ND games you can see and feel the attention to detail and it is much appreciated, especially in the age of the annual franchise installments. As expected, the story was excellent and thought out. I enjoyed the unexpected time jumps as well as playing the two leads in order to develop their passionate stories. The cutscenes and flashbacks help to flesh out the story and it’s various relationships and gives everything in the game purpose and meaning. The additions of new gameplay mechanics and weapons is a high point of the game, but it’s the stunning maps and the rich, character driven story that kept me playing until the tear jerker ending. Quality storytelling like this is rare in games, and part 2 goes toe to toe with its predecessor. For fans of the original, this is the perfect sequel.