Original's Release Date: 2002
Systems: PS2, Xbox, PC
Remake's release Date: 2020
Systems: PS4, Xbox One, PC
Mini Plot details: You play as Tommy Angelo a former Cab driver who enters the Mafia life by accident. He is held at gunpoint one night while waiting for a fare and is forced to outrun fellow gang members.
Pro's:
Graphics: The graphics are a real treat, the game was remade from the ground up with better lighting, physics, cars, sounds, etc. Although it's 100 percent different than the original you can still feel a sense of familiar , while driving throughout the new and improved Lost Heaven.
Sounds: The memorable track from the original Mafia makes it triumphant return with a new score this time around. I for one usually had the music off so i can't really quote on the music all too well.
Plot: The plot from the original is well in tact actually. You can almost play both games at the exact same time and both would play out almost the same minus different cutscenes at certain points.
System played on: I played the Remake on a PS4 pro and a Hisense 55 inch 6000 series HDR TV. The resolution is far from 4K, as the PS4 pro doesn't really have native 4K support. The resolution in play this time around is 2560x1440P Native. It upscales to 4K but I for one hate upscaling as it always makes things blurry.
Cons: Length: The plot itself is around 10 hours maybe 12, I played it throughout a week an hour a day or so. Right when you get nice and comfortable with the game and you really start to enjoy yourself the damn credits roll. Also it's a linear story so it's chapter after chapter. This isn't a gta game where you go to mission to mission in your own leisure.
Texture pop in: Sometimes Textures would pop in but this is mostly down the Pro's hardware limitations. On PC i'm sure this isn't an issue as you get access to faster and better hardware and better resolutions.
This game still gets a 10 out of 10, the pacing itself was good i just wish it was at least another 10 hours longer.