Gameplay
If you’ve played a Gears of War game before, then there are no major surprises in the latest entry. This is some of the best third-person, cover-based shooting you can get your hands on. You’ll use larger than usual weapons and vicious up-close attacks, if you’re into slicing through aliens with lots of blood splatter. The overall game is much more linear than that of Mafia III as well, although there are moments where you’ll be provided a bit of exploration within a mission. Still, this is a game perfect for those who like to play through a straightforward, well though out story.
Mafia III is open-world, meaning you’ll have a lot of exploration to do as well as many different side activities. You’ll be involved with taking over districts and divvying them up between your underbosses. You’ll also find a lot of collectibles scattered around the world while traveling to story missions, rather than having them follow a strict order. The actual gameplay is a basic cover-based, third-person shooter. You won’t get anything on the level of Gears of War 4 in terms of mechanics, but it’s more than sufficient to help get you through the action as you avoid witnesses, run from police, and put down enemies.
When it comes to gameplay, you really need to decide whether or not you want an open-world game or not.
