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Mafia 2 Demo Impressions Thread - Steam, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live
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Discotheque
Banned
Anybody getting weird pop-up shit on the PC demo. Sometimes random green objects just jump onto the screen.
Otherwise the demo is fine and it looks alright.
Otherwise the demo is fine and it looks alright.
jaundicejuice
Member
Got home, turned on my computer, logged into Steam and downloaded the demo while I made my dinner. As soon as I finished playing the demo I pre-ordered Mafia II and am now downloading the first Mafia (which I have never played).
tldr: wow.
How old are your display drivers?
tldr: wow.
Discotheque said:
How old are your display drivers?
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Thank goodness for that.bluedeviltron said:
As far as I remember, none of the earlier impression posts(b4 mafia 2 demo hit u.s psn) stated that the ps3 version was better than the 360 version.MrPink93485 said:
One ps3 owner who tried the ps3 version thought it had MLAA, some said it ran pretty well, some said it ran poorly etc. Some 360 owners commented that the 360 version might be running at sub-hd, most said it has noticeable tearing, etc.
Goldrusher compiled those early impressions and made a post. There weren't any direct comparison posts until just a few hours ago.
brain_stew
Member
kinggroin said:Does this performance look ok to you guys. EVerything stock, in-game all settings maxed 'cept for physx.
xFire off:
xFire on:
You're probably running into a CPU bottleneck there, hence the lack of scaling.
EvilDick34
Banned
I know im being stupid or something, but it brought a smile and a laugh to me when i was in a cop car and had the siren on but no flashing red strobe of doom and i was like wtf??? So i looked harder at the red strobe to only notice it had been shattered in either gun fire or a random crash, that is attention to detail.
Yet another open world game with nothing to do. The cop AI is really lame though it's fun to bait someone in to shoot at you and watch the cops shoot them in the back of the head and walk away like it was nothing. Also I killed the gun shop guy and when I came back later there was police tape on the door and the store was empty.
Discotheque
Banned
jaundicejuice said:
They're not completely up to date. Could that be the problem? This isn't happening with other games I'm playing.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
The benchmark gave me 59.0 FPS average with a Radeon 5870 1GB, Core 2 Quad 6600 @ 3.2ghz and 4GB of DDR2 800mhz RAM on Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit. I ran the game at 1920x1200 with everything maxed, except I kept AA and PhysX off.
I really like the SSAO implementation in this game. Anyway, off to give the actual gameplay a try!
I really like the SSAO implementation in this game. Anyway, off to give the actual gameplay a try!
chixdiggit
Member
The free roaming didn't really excite me but the mission was incredible. Definitely picking it up on Steam.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
Yeah, just make it like an empty lakebed or or just a flat gray texture so I don't feel the desire to hop in and take a swim. It really kills the immersion when I see water and I want to go jump in it and I can't.bridegur said:
DodgyGeezerFella
Member
beast786 said:
Max said:
http://filebeam.com/16c96e23916bdc64067360d199dcc3c5
Stick it into the dir with the game .exe and run the patch.
Rated-Rsuperstar
Member
I agree with the lazy writing comment with whats presented in the demo. There's only so many times you can hear the f word before it becomes meaningless. A lot of developers abuse foul language when they can't seem to write interesting dialogue.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Wow, this game is good!
Not only does it look awesome, but it's a ton of fun to play, too!
I am going to buy it on Steam now. Maybe I'll finally play through the original Mafia (I remember hating the initial driving sections).
Sweet! Thanks for that!
Not only does it look awesome, but it's a ton of fun to play, too!
I am going to buy it on Steam now. Maybe I'll finally play through the original Mafia (I remember hating the initial driving sections).
Zeliard said:
Sweet! Thanks for that!
metareferential
Member
Zeliard said:
Avg marks this as a trojan :lol
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
...and bought! Installing the original Mafia now.
Man this game is a disappointment. I love the atmosphere, the setting, the design, but the controls are not very satisfying and gameplay feels just plain generic. I had the same problem with Bioshock- killing a guy doesn't really feel all that rewarding. Phooey.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
alr1ghtstart said:
They certainly felt sluggish on the PC version. I first started the game with my 360 controller, but they felt off. I switched to kb/m and the game controlled great, though.
Net_Wrecker
Member
BASED ON THE DEMO, it seems like a solid game but there's no hook IMO.
GTA has the insane attention to detail in a huge city, Euphoria physics etc.
Red Dead Redemption has insane detail on a HUGE map, satisfying gunplay, unique setting, etc.
Saints Row has the whole "I'm Insane" thing going on with full co-op.
Red Faction has the physics system.
Just Cause has the HUUUGE map, and airborne stunts.
Crackdown has the jumping, and verticality
etc. etc. etc.
Mafia II just seems like a jack of all trades, but master of none. The city isn't THAT interesting, the graphics are good, the music is good, the story is shaping up nicely, but I'm just not being pulled in. I'll probably bite at a lower price point, but not day one.
GTA has the insane attention to detail in a huge city, Euphoria physics etc.
Red Dead Redemption has insane detail on a HUGE map, satisfying gunplay, unique setting, etc.
Saints Row has the whole "I'm Insane" thing going on with full co-op.
Red Faction has the physics system.
Just Cause has the HUUUGE map, and airborne stunts.
Crackdown has the jumping, and verticality
etc. etc. etc.
Mafia II just seems like a jack of all trades, but master of none. The city isn't THAT interesting, the graphics are good, the music is good, the story is shaping up nicely, but I'm just not being pulled in. I'll probably bite at a lower price point, but not day one.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
I like how this game is so strict with it's grading that averaging 75FPS is a B grade and it has a point where everyone hits single digit FPS for a split second.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
If the game has a hook it's the story and atmosphere.Net_Wrecker said:
Net_Wrecker
Member
SapientWolf said:
IDK, maybe the demo wasn't a good indicator but I'm not feeling the "atmosphere" and this is coming from someone who LOVES stories from the period and genre they're using. Something like the Bioshock demo laid the atmosphere on thick, but if it wasn't for the music in the house on the radio and the cars, you wouldn't really get a sense that we're in the 1940s-50s
Munin said:
I don't need a "retarded gimmick" but I do need something that separates the game from the pack, and JUST FROM THE DEMO, Mafia II seemed very by the books. And how are the things I mentioned gimmicks in the negative sense of the word? Everything I mentioned were integral in making those games what they are, and made them stand out from the sea of open world games out there. I'm just not feeling like Mafia II is trying very hard to distance itself from the pack.
AgentOtaku
Member
So yeah, about that ps3 demo .......... =(
CAW
Member
I downloaded a trainer (link on Mafia STEAM forums) which was a one file, which started the trainer with three options. Health, Ammo and Timer. 1, 2 and 3 (numpad). Didn't have to patch anything or modify any files and the trainer runs from where ever you place it.Zeliard said:
Kind of interesting though from 2K:
Source: http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79397
I didn't see removing the timer to be harmful at all, especially not "stealing". I mean the demo restarts after 10 minutes anyway so you can play as much as you'd like. I don't even understand why they'd have a timer if the demo is just going to repeat. Demo restrictions are in place too which limit where you can go.
Ah well, t-minus 14 days to go until full game. I don't really want to overplay the demo anyway, perhaps that's the reason for the timer. /shrug.
brain_stew
Member
beast786 said:
I'm going to have to boot up the 360 demo just to check out for that mirror. The difference in that video was ridiculous.
Cat in the Hat
Member
hahaOgs said:
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
I don't know if it's the same as the E3 demo, but I didn't feel embarrassed for everyone involved when a character opened their mouth to speak. That' noteworthy for a video game.Net_Wrecker said:
Tried the PS3 demo first. It ran like GTAIV for PS3 which is to say rather poor. L2/R2 aiming/firing made it rather tough for me to learn the controls. I kept defaulting L1/R1 which is sprint/reload. I'm sure if I gave it time, I would have been fine, but devs should really stop doing this.
PC version ran great, so I'll most likely get that one. I won't get into more tech talk, let's talk about the game itself.
I enjoyed the demo. It reminded me a lot of the first Mafia with all the little touches. I had forgotten that I couldn't speed so I was pleasantly surprised when I was pulled over. I flashed the $100 bill and was on my way.
Driving on "Normal" mode felt very twitchy to me, so I tried "Simulation" as per my bro's suggestion and it felt right. I didn't think it would be the case, but it was.
The gun fights seemed a little light. There wasn't a pronounced "umph" to the impacts, but that's probably me being too used to other games.
There was only one aspect of the demo which surprised me and that was the Playboy stuff. I didn't think they'd be done tastefully and I was proven wrong. I didn't bother to bring up a legend, but it would have been neat to have the names of these dames or which issue they first appeared in. My apologies if I missed it.
PC version ran great, so I'll most likely get that one. I won't get into more tech talk, let's talk about the game itself.
I enjoyed the demo. It reminded me a lot of the first Mafia with all the little touches. I had forgotten that I couldn't speed so I was pleasantly surprised when I was pulled over. I flashed the $100 bill and was on my way.
Driving on "Normal" mode felt very twitchy to me, so I tried "Simulation" as per my bro's suggestion and it felt right. I didn't think it would be the case, but it was.
The gun fights seemed a little light. There wasn't a pronounced "umph" to the impacts, but that's probably me being too used to other games.
There was only one aspect of the demo which surprised me and that was the Playboy stuff. I didn't think they'd be done tastefully and I was proven wrong. I didn't bother to bring up a legend, but it would have been neat to have the names of these dames or which issue they first appeared in. My apologies if I missed it.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
Red Blaster said:
Ahhh man are you serious?, why do dev's do this? I guess it's the PC version for me then, I take it the PC version supports the 360 pad fine?
wormstrangler
Banned
CAW said:
I've already bought the full game. I'll do whatever I want to the demo, Mr. 2k!
I love how turning on AA gave me better average performance in the benchmark :lol
Everything maxed except for PhysX:
AA
No AA
Now, that's not how it works while actually playing the game, but I thought it was funny. And it was regularly 10 fps better with AA ON until It gets to the part with all the fire and shit. That's what brought the average down.
Also, is there some bug with the blur or something? Check around the car on the ground and stuff. Kind of annoying when it's right in my face, but whatever.
Everything maxed except for PhysX:
AA
No AA
Now, that's not how it works while actually playing the game, but I thought it was funny. And it was regularly 10 fps better with AA ON until It gets to the part with all the fire and shit. That's what brought the average down.
Also, is there some bug with the blur or something? Check around the car on the ground and stuff. Kind of annoying when it's right in my face, but whatever.
metareferential
Member
I noticed I get a strange grainy effect on shadows.
Is it normal? It's a minor problem, but it's still quite annoying.
Here:
Is it normal? It's a minor problem, but it's still quite annoying.
Here:
Made a separate thread for comparing 360/PS3/PC versions:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=403682
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=403682