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MAFIA: RPG or Adventure?
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Shrapnel
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MAFIA: RPG or Adventure?
   

Ok so after finishing NWN and Gothic (Again)* I needed to move on to something else, so I picked up Mafia after the recommendations of some of the members here. So far its a great game** but would you consider it RPG or adventure? Its very immersive and there are plots and quests that need completing...but Im not sure its really a RPG.



*Gothic has AMAZING replay value, the ONLY RPG I've ever replayed.

** I forgot who first recommended this to me, it was a poster here. HELP!!!
How do I get into Salieri's bar??? I keep running through the back alley but they always shoot me!!
Post Tue Oct 15, 2002 5:31 pm
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HiddenX
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Mafia is a Mission based Shooter/Driving game. NO RPG (no skills) and NO Adventure (Combining thing a + thing b to get thing c).

It's like a Max Payne with driving to the place of action.

PS.: Salieri's bar: mouse right click on the front door
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Post Tue Oct 15, 2002 7:16 pm
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Shrapnel
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quote:
Originally posted by HiddenX
PS.: Salieri's bar: mouse right click on the front door


omg omg, thanks thanks thanks!! been stuck there for 2 days now (very embarrassing)
Post Tue Oct 15, 2002 8:38 pm
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Dhruin
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Definitely a mission based shooter/action game. No character development at all to qualify as an RPG.
Post Wed Oct 16, 2002 12:32 am
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Danicek
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So there is no reason to talk about it here, I will only add that it is game from small developer in my country, so buy it and support small developers :].
Post Wed Oct 16, 2002 12:57 pm
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Dhruin
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Yet another example of excellent European games, Danicek.
Post Thu Oct 17, 2002 5:54 am
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Danicek
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I think (I know that Mafia is not RPG) that Europe is new homeland of CRPGs (or maybe not new). It seems that US developers focus only on MRPGs :].
Post Thu Oct 17, 2002 1:38 pm
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Gothic Soul
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Yeah and Mrpgs does not suit to me 56k
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Post Fri Oct 18, 2002 4:44 am
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Danicek
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quote:
Originally posted by Gothic Soul
Yeah and Mrpgs does not suit to me 56k


You are happy that you have it. I must post from I-Coffees because I have NO connection :}
Post Sat Oct 19, 2002 1:07 pm
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Remus
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I use 56k too; imaging what would happen if i play MMORPGs or online UT2003, my whole playing session is start with trying to connect to servers and end with trying to connect to servers.
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Post Sat Oct 19, 2002 5:16 pm
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Danicek
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quote:
Originally posted by Remus
I use 56k too; imaging what would happen if i play MMORPGs or online UT2003, my whole playing session is start with trying to connect to servers and end with trying to connect to servers.


You can not imagine how painfull it was when I lost my 10 MB university connection :{].
Post Sat Oct 19, 2002 5:20 pm
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