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Looks like Jimmy's Vendetta will be out on the 7th with a cost of $9.99. It will add 30 missions and online leader boards. You will also be playing a different character called Jimmy who is apparently someone that cleans up other people's messes.
Is there a free ride mode/mod for the PC version? I don't see an option for that in the game and haven't come across one while searching for it.
Looks like Jimmy's Vendetta will be out on the 7th with a cost of $9.99. It will add 30 missions and online leader boards. You will also be playing a different character called Jimmy who is apparently someone that cleans up other people's messes.
Just want to weigh in my overall 2 cents on this game (haven't beaten it yet, but I have maybe an hour or two left to go)
First off... the city, and the overall immersion/atmosphere of this game, is second to none. Seriously, exploring the city and all its nooks and crannies is like diving headfirst into one of those paintings of a bustling 50s-era town... I mean I can't say I've ever played a game where just walking around looking at stuff was exciting and kept me busy.
Then you have the "graphics" as far as car models, textures, character models, etc which is all exceedingly well done. Not the most amazing stuff ever, but definitely looks good.
The sound design is another HUGE strong point of this game. Not just the music selection, but the "foley" design if you will. If you just stand on a busy corner and listen with your eyes closed, you basically feel there. Stuff like car tires spinning in dirt vs. gravel, all that stuff is accurately done and it's just a treat for the ears. Adding the classic songs of the 40s/50s is just icing on the cake... how can you go wrong with blaring Rebel Rouser during a high speed chase?
All this stuff comes together to make an enjoyable, but there was just so, SO much more they could have done... the city is alive but at the same time, totally empty. Basically they have this amazing framework for what could have been game of the year for me, but they just never fleshed it out. No side missions, no randon stuff you can do like drive a cab or do "cop" missions like GTA or something... all you get is the ability to drop off cars for money (which, by the way, is basically useless in this game).
I kind of have this fear that the game's weak points (lack of content, basically) is going to overshadow the other huge accomplishments here and it won't inspire other developers (or the Mafia 2 devs themselves) to go where this game has gone again...
What about Betrayal of Jimmy though? Or is Vendetta just a different name?
The Jimmy DLC on PS3 is much more action/arcade oriented than the regular game.
Totally agree
The city, the sound and atmosphere is excellent
but the lack of content (side missions, free ride) is a disappointment.
all that work is just there to be wasted.
the direction the developers took was not a bright idea.
as for the ending of the game, it probably means Mafia 3 or an expansion is in the works.
but if not, then that ending was just meh
I was VERY disappointed with the ending because the rest of the story was pretty good. There seemed to be other ways to end it that would of made a lot more sense.
It's a joke.
I know what they were trying to shoot for with that ending but they just failed miserably in my eyes in terms of execution of that idea.
I sorely hope there's a DLC or something that continues that angle and fixes that because that's a terrible way to leave it IMO.
And yes, I know gangster movies and how they work and it doesn't end all happy and pretty and I also know about the Sopranos screw over ending and frankly, that's about how bad this ending is in my eyes.
They just cut it off too short. I would have been satisfied with maybe another 2 minutes or so added to that ending to flesh things out a little more.
This game's narrative deserved a better ending than this. That's all there is to it.
Overall, I'm going to say in its present form this game is 8/10 and if a few things happen via patches and DLC it can sky rocket to 9 or better quite easily for me.
I'm not happy with the ending primarily because I know it's like that just to sell more DLC to extend the story, it's a bit of a sell out really, I'd prefer them to have given some closure on that story arc and then used DLC to start a new one or flesh out other parts.
http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/56871/Mafia-II-DLC-Release-Date-Announced
2K Games announced today that Jimmy's Vendetta, the second downloadable add-on for Mafia II, is being released on September 7th. The add-on contains 30 new quests and leaderboard ranking, and will be available for PS3, Xbox 360 and the PC (yay). Unlike the first DLC (which by the way, was PS3-only), this one isn't free. It will cost you $9.99 or 800 Microsoft Points.
OMFG!!!! Another $10 for 1 more hour of gameplay?! ugh.
Does it bug the shit out of anyone else that devs these days are announcing DLC packs for games immediately after release, and some cases before? If I just bought the game for full retail price I'm not going to immediately drop 10-20 more dollars on DLC!
and down the line, they will release the game again with all the DLC included.
I guess there is no point in buying a game on the first day
There are 30 missions.... 1 hour of game play was being dramatic.. But still. makes me sad.
Wouldn't make sense to release a game for $50 and then DLC for $10 that is as long or longer then the actual game.
Someone above made the statement Each chapter was about 1 mission. While this is true there were only about 35-45 missions in the game, correct? And if this has 30 missions and the fact its DLC, these missions will probably be short and lack substance like the original game. Don't get me wrong I like the game and all, but I felt the missions were... hollow.
Someone above made the statement Each chapter was about 1 mission. While this is true there were only about 35-45 missions in the game, correct? And if this has 30 missions and the fact its DLC, these missions will probably be short and lack substance like the original game. Don't get me wrong I like the game and all, but I felt the missions were... hollow.
Someone above made the statement Each chapter was about 1 mission. While this is true there were only about 35-45 missions in the game, correct? And if this has 30 missions and the fact its DLC, these missions will probably be short and lack substance like the original game. Don't get me wrong I like the game and all, but I felt the missions were... hollow.
25 missions tops, some chapters were only 1 mission. Overall, the game felt more like 15 missions that could be passed in 7 hours. Too short, terrible ending.
how do you turn off the awful blur/fuzzy filter effect??!!
how do you turn off the awful blur/fuzzy filter effect??!!