Average to less than average storytelling. Short, generic, and simple. While this isn't necessarily a bad thing, it makes for an okay experience. It's a very typical, cliched mafia narrative but engaging enough to keep you interested to move the plot along even though it can be predictable most of the times. However, the brevity of the story and the disorienting time skips were a bit off-putting at first. Over time, I got used to it, but I would have preferred a more linear storytelling approach with additional side stories to flesh out the characters even more. The story could have benefited from being longer, with more developed relationships between characters. It's not groundbreaking, especially if you've seen The Godfather or other named mafia themed TV series.

Characters range from decent to good. They fit the bill for a standard mafia story, and while they aren't particularly exceptional, they do a decent job of portraying their roles. Well crafted dialogue and voice acting helps sell the character the most more than anything. A positive that I liked was the gritty and a much more realistic nature of the criminal underworld compared to other games with these themes who tend to romanticize the lifestyle.

The narrative is decent enough but not innovative, and while the characters are okay-ish, the storytelling shines through with good dialogues and well-crafted cutscenes.