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Mafia III: Definitive Edition

Released: 5/19/2020

Critics
64
vs
Users
57

Score Breakdown

63.9

Critic Average

7 reviews

57

Steam User Score

61,409 reviews

60

Metacritic User Score

81 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+6.6

64 vs 57

Metacritic Disparity
+3.9

64 vs 60

Combined Disparity
+5.2

Average of both sources

Review Disparities

Positive = critic higher than usersNegative = critic lower than users

Each point represents a critic review. Hover for details. Positive = critic higher than users. Negative = critic lower.

8/7/2020

Late Review

Those who have played Mafia III before, will not find anything to draw them back to New Bordeaux. However, Mafia III: Definitive Edition is probably the best opportunity to enjoy this story for the first time.

60

60/100

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7/7/2020

Launch Window

Mafia III may still have a ridiculous amount of glitches yet its plot is fantastically gripping from start to finish. So, if you enjoy character-driven stories set in open worlds then you'll be impressed with what it has to offer.

71

71/100

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6/13/2020

Launch Window

With a couple more years of open-world games behind us, I think it’s clear that Mafia 3 is middle of the pack. It looks good and sounds good, but the core gameplay tasks aren’t as tight as they should be. The story is well presented but lacks the spark you find in more straightforward RPGs. The documentary framing device is brilliant, but beyond that, there’s not much happening that you won’t find done better elsewhere. Mafia 3: Definitive Edition is exactly that – the definitive version of a so-so 2016 action game.

65

65/100

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6/5/2020

Launch Window

The Definitive edition of Mafia 3 not only hasn't improved on the original version, but actually added tons of new bugs and glitches to it, making an already not so pleasant experience even worse.

50

50/100

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6/5/2020

Launch Window

Mafia III: Definitive Edition is trying to resolve the technical problems of the original game. In this case, Hanger 13's mission is accomplished. But even this Edition, has a lot of problems and weakpoints in gameplay, graphics and leel design. Actually, story is probably the only perfect aspect of Mafia III and Mafia III: Definitive Edition.

70

70/100

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5/29/2020

Launch Window

While not anywhere near as glitch ridden as the Mafia II remaster, Mafia III: Definitive Edition adds nothing more than the previously released DLC along with the very strange removal of Xbox One X support that was added to the original release after launch. Lincoln Clay's story is well worth experiencing a first time, but there is no real reason to venture back to New Bordeaux with this latest release as part of the Mafia Trilogy.

60

60/100

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5/28/2020

Launch Window

When Mafia III originally came out because it was so far from expectations, it disappointed many fans of the franchise but I believe it deserves another chance and this Definitive Edition is a good choice for that second chance.

71

71/100

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