I have now let the end of Mafia Definitive Edition sink in for a day. And only one comparison comes to mind. Red Dead Redemption 2. No really, hear me out. Of course Mafia and RDR2 are two completely different games but they have one thing in common. Their actual gameplay is really just a means to an end and if so then just ok. Nobody plays RDR2 because the shooting is so great, nobody plays Mafia because driving from the hideout to the target is so much fun. But what both manage to do is draw you into this world. To be part of a gang. Experience and solve conflicts. Both of them stand for their presentation and the story they want to tell. Mafia is a playable gangster film and probably the best of its kind. Unfortunately, it only works - at least for me - as long as you are really in the action. None of the scenes really stick, but they don't have to. While I was playing, I definitely had fun with Sam, Paulie and the others making Lost Heaven unsafe.

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