author: Luc
Our Mafia III wishlist
Years of waiting for the new release in one of the best gangster series are soon to be over. The intensifying rumors regarding the third Mafia seem to have a strong basis – let’s round up our expectations.
Table of Contents
- Our Mafia III wishlist
- A bigger, open and lively city that we can explore freely
- An inclusion of an optional multiplayer
- Continuing the plotline and bringing back the good old crew
- Weapon upgrades, modification, and a license system
- Vehicle modification and a chance to legally purchase them
- Houses and apartments we can buy
- Many sidequests of great variety
- More ways to make money and a bribe system
- A day and night cycle influencing the missions
- More radio stations with music fitting the time period
- Our own small gang
- More cutscenes and character customization.
A day and night cycle influencing the missions
A dynamic day and night cycle is nothing new to video games, but implementing one in Mafia could certainly enrich the gameplay. Apart from the changes in the looks of the city, and the traffic, we wish the system would influence certain missions. A robbery early in the afternoon? It’s doable, but we should take into account that dozens of people will be inside, amongst whom someone might contact the police. A murder at midday may not be easy to pull off, but when the sun sets, an accurate shot and a getaway are way easier. The activity of the police could also depend on the time of day – for instance, the darker it gets, the lesser amount of officers is patrolling the streets.
From a technical point of view, some of those elements seem hard to implement, but on modern consoles and PC’s that wouldn’t be impossible – it would require however a ‘bit’ more work on the developer’s side. On the other hand, it is absolutely worth it, especially taking into account how much the realism of the gameplay would gain from such an addition. A set time of day or night might make it easier to control the storytelling, but at the same time it takes away the freedom from the players – freedom that Mafia definitely needs in the next installment. Certainly missions of great importance to the plot can be at a set time, but in other cases, the time should be allowed to flow freely.
