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The game has or at least had great potential.� 
-The graphics are awesome.
-The destructive environment is satisfying.
-The game mechanics are unique and interesting.
-Oh and the soundtrack is a blast, love it.

It's just something that keeps you coming back to it and playing it more often, but honestly, it's not that much of a fun game anymore after you leveled up several times.

Even during the tutorial session, I've been put up against Level 40 till 60 contestants.
One time even a level 500 player, and that was during my first week of the game!
It's mind-blowing really; this is a free-to-play game.
Loads of people are going to play and join, but somehow they end up being matched up with sweats and ranked players.� 
Eventually you'll get stressed, even with friends while playing this; it's just not worth it; play CS or hell even the grindy War-Thunder over this unbalanced mess.


Nothing in this game is balanced, i'll say it again, nothing.
Extremely unbalanced and full of sweats, it's only fun if you play with friends, though.

I have already written a review of Mafia II back in 2013.
Then rewritten it in 2015 and again in 2018, I might update it in the future but please take a look at it since this review is only about the Definitive edition
Mafia II: Definitive Edition is a R E M A S T E R, not a Remake.
So stop comparing the first game's Remake and Mafia II's remaster. The whining is like a bunch of kindergarten kids crying over some recess punishments. Jesus Christ...

Anyways, here's the initial review of this remaster! 🎉
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘪𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦??
Well there lil fella, I'll tell you all of it on this review!

=𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩, 𝙏𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 🌇
The Textures have been beefed up, a lot.
One thing you'll notice is the textures, almost all of the game's textures have been reworked and remastered!
Especially during the first 5 chapters during the 1940's winter setting, even the sidewalk has been remastered to bring a lot of immersion within Empirebay.

=𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙, 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙨 🕴️
They put a lot of work on each of the characters, redesigning their faces and added facial hair! Most of you people have seen graphic comparisons within cutscenes.
One example is how Mr. Pappalardo's face looks more natural than the one from the last decade, which hasn't aged very well and looks more like he has a drawn mustache on his plastered face.

=𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙, 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 ⚙️
They updated the settings and added a custom FPS cap which is mostly needed in ALL games from the start.
Aside from that, the settings are pretty straightforward and on Ultra, the game looks absolutely fantastic!
Especially during nighttime where the streetlights shine down at the streets.

=𝙁𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝, 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙨 🔊
I'm glad the radio soundtrack hasn't been changed, which is a huge relief since other companies change their soundtracks because of some Bull*#@! contracts or paperwork. [I'm talking to you Rockstar]
But over here, we got all of the songs just like in 2010!
But wait! there's more!
The weapon sounds and other sound effects have also been remastered!
Which for the most favorite game of all time, I'd say that they did an outstanding job with that!

=𝙁𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙝, 𝘿𝙇𝘾'𝙨 ➕
I have nothing much to say about this, I just got ALL of the DLC's for free!
I didn't want to get Jimmy's Vendetta but eh who cares? I won't complain about something that I just got for free. Well, not just me but EVERYONE who owns Mafia II.
I suppose within the Def. Edition, you will get all of the DLC's which is pretty dope!

=𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙮, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 👥
They heard, they cared and guess what?
They freaking patched the game with bug fixes!
Which shows that they care about our voices and suggestions. Before the patch, the game was a little buggy such as, I couldn't get all of the achievements which was quite disappointing.

In conclusion, if you buy this you will also get the Original game + all of the DLC's which is a win-win for all of us.
So I'd recommend buying this Remaster since it is what it is, a fresh new coat of paint over the old dried one.

Maybe one day a Remade will be made for this in the far future, but who knows.

Arizona Derby seems like a great game that has put a lot of passion into it since we can see how much interaction the developer has with the community.
It still needs some work of course.
There is lag time to time other than that I haven't encountered any issues yet.
It's a simple racing game with arcade features , nothing special other than the unique style that I haven't seen in any racing games so far.

Other than that I'd give it a thumbs up

It's crazy that I have been growing up with this game since 2003/4.
Back then, those nightmare levels were actual nightmare fuel; knowing that something might come from those corridors even though there are no jumpscares makes it a unique horror level. (Btw, I was six at the time.)

But let's talk about the game itself. It has aged, so you'd expect some issues:
Thankfully, there is a patch for it; you can easily find it in the game community guides.
• There's also a texture remaster mod that sharpens the textures to HQ quality (in case you want to make the game look better).
• Also, run it in software mode so that you won't get any unnecessary stutters or lag! (In case you haven't gotten any yet.)

Anyways, the story/lore of the game is dark, set in a New York noir perspective with the delusion of the American dream, finally waking up facing its true reality.
Max Payne himself has also lost his partner that kept him sane (Alex), which made things worse for him throughout the story.
The environment of the Killer Storm in 2001 became very suitable for the game, giving the city a dark, gritty appearance and fitting the mood.

The gameplay was way ahead of its time, but it has arrived accurately since, back then, the Matrix was trending everywhere with the craze of bullet-time and Matrix fandoms booming all over the internet.
This is why Max Payne became so successful and, soon, an iconic masterpiece.

The comics with cheezy one-liners, dark New York noir stories, killer snowstorms, bullet-time?
Then this is the game for you!
Not to mention the modding community creating a freaking matrix mod! Obviously, they did that; how wouldn't they? But still, I've played the mod since 2004, which makes sense why people wanted to integrate the Matrix into Max Payne.

It takes around 8–9 hours to complete the game.
More hours if you want to beat its challenges and reach the final secret level!

Classic gun game since 2014

The only Battle Royale game I can really play and feel comfortable with it.
It reduces the other titles to the dust just because it has the true Slavic (Mostly Russian) experience (In terms of Jokes/Parody).

It's like the Killer Bean movie, it looks bad from the picture, but when you experience it, your mind will be changed of how hilarious and gruesome this game is.
There are some Russian memes such as the Violent Slavik
[Буйный Славик!] And many more.

Worth it and have a great time with my friends with it, totally recommend it

This game was a part of my childhood, the first online experience ever.
Too bad that you can't go online anymore, but hey! There is party mode and, most especially, LAN.� 
Unless you patch it, people still play this online since they patched the game too!
Nevermind! They out of nowhere decided to fix and patch the game themselves including workshop modding support, trading cards and pointshop items!

Anyways..

The game in terms of graphics and gameplay has aged very well, and there is still an active modding community for it.
Playing this with your friend via Hamachi or any other LAN application can bring up entertaining experiences.
No need for that anymore since it's fixed by the devs, you can play online without any problems!
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Aside from that, the AI is pretty good, and each character has its own personality (sorta, but that isn't the main point of it).
The cars are awesome, and they always amazed me last decade, such as their performances and, most importantly, their durability.
There are many types of game modes, such as racing, Derby, and of course, stadium events.
The game can get boring after a couple of days, but every time during my lifetime I tend to come back at it just for the sake of nostalgia or just to have fun with it again, like in the old days.

Buy while it's on sale, or heck, it's worth the full price as well!� 
Totally recommend it.

The second best Half-life mod I've ever played, period.
Behind Paranoia™ (The greatest Half-life mod ever created)

C.A.G.E.D felt like a whole new game, mixed with comedy and robust gameplay. It has many original ideas and it quiets impressed me how well the graphics are made from the Goldsrc. engine!
Very impressed and it's totally worth your time to play this aesthetic game.

The ending is where is the best part of this game, and you'll see it as soon as you get it.

FOR FREE

Gooseman made this

I don't know what to say about this game; it's just marvelous.
The lore is as I expected and as much as it it's still pretty fun even after finishing the game itself.
Mod support seems to be working properly but mostly modders are keeping the game stable, so don't use the Bethesda mod manager, you're not on a console, use vortex instead with LOOT.

Overall, this Fallout game is excellent, albeit not exceptional and sometimes it still has its fair share of bugs.
One of the things that I find amazing about this game is the soundtrack, how you walk throughout the wasteland, it's pretty immersive and gives you the thought about what happened there and there etc.
The graphics (of course) have progressed well besides the physics and their 60 fps cap
(Which can be patched via a mod so i won't comlaing about that)
It's also hard for new players to choose the factions that shows how well the game has grown.
Even though the game is pretty addictive, BEWARE! :D

Do I recommend it?� 
DEFINITELY! :)

UPDATE:
Wow, a lot of people disagree with my review! Let me get this straight: if your hobby is always about comparing Fallout games then you're officially not a Fallout fan, period. Sure that sounds bold, but it's ridiculous when everyone loses their minds about the RPG elements. It's fun and the gameplay mechanic can get you hooked with the right modpacks.