Every aspect of Mafia III's writing--from the dialogue to the mission descriptions--is excellent. The gameplay, however, just can't live up, and repetitive missions and technical problems drag the experience down further.
- Clever, multifaceted narrative framing
- Exceptional dialogue and character development
- Decent number of memorable story missions
- Conceptually interesting strategic management of your criminal empire
- Expansive open world with plenty to see, though not much to do
- Too many repetitive filler missions
- Core gameplay, though occasionally satisfying, feels dated
- Technical issues, including broken objectives and hard crashes
- No fast travel system, which forces lots of tedious commuting
