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@RacingHeartMedia

4 ай бұрын

Still waiting for a Max Payne video

@RacingHeartMedia

4 ай бұрын

We need a collaboration with Guinness Walker aka Criminal Historian

@Wandasolosurfavs

4 ай бұрын

Whats the best plan for muscle gain

1:04:28 That's incorrect, we can actually sneak out of Leo's mansion without being noticed by Henry. It's another one of those untold alternate solutions that you mentioned with the safe early on. There's even an achievement for doing that.

@robertlauncher

3 ай бұрын

Yep I remember my brother being shocked when he managed to do it

@gkan1042

2 ай бұрын

There's also multiple ways you can exit unseen too: the balcony, sneaking behind Henry to get to the kitchen or the front door and stealth kill the guard

@MrHAZZA821

Ай бұрын

I didn't know there was a way to get out without sneaking the whole way

In mafia 2 development they were supposed add a feature to buy cars and houses also betting at a horse track but due to 2k pressuring them for a release date and little time they couldn’t add those features .

For those of you who may be wondering why Mafia 2 is so inconsistent (This goes to Fuzzy too, btw), that's because one of the directors and one of the main writer behind the first game, Daniel Vavra quitted from the company when 2K started to cause creative differences, that's why there so much cut content (including fuctioning taxis and trains like in GTA 4) and why the whole game feels like a disjointed mess at times, 2K Czech couldn't get a hold of the other director from the first game Petr Vochozka so they had to settle with someone else who had a completely different vision from Vavra, also, the single mission in Sicily was going to be the size of a full campaign (you have no idea of how much content was cut from the final game to never be seen again) and the original story in Mafia 2 was suppoused to have the part of the game set in the 50's be set specifically in 1957 as opposed to 1951, that's why the 50's era is the most anachronistic of the two.

@crumpy02

4 ай бұрын

Very insightful.. Thanks for the info

@-RAYZ-

4 ай бұрын

'' Quitted from'' Lol.

@MyRealName

4 ай бұрын

@@-RAYZ- What's funny?

@-RAYZ-

4 ай бұрын

I guess you do not speak English correctly.@@MyRealName

@Timquan.

4 ай бұрын

Mafia 2 is the game that could have been. It's a damn shame. Take 2 won't levy the resources for a proper remake. I'm inclined to believe they refuse to do this and give the Mafia series a proper shot in the arm because as long as Rockstar and GTA are under their thumb, they most likely wouldn't want any true competition for the open world crime giant that has just proven it can go 10 plus years a title now. And eventually They may want to have Rockstar do a Mafia centric period piece compatible to RDR so having the Mafia series remain lack luster most likely benefits them more in the long run. The bungled and underwealming release of the definitive edition trilogy and the rumblings of Mafia 4 being a prequel set in 1910s Italy opposed to the highly requested and anticipated Las Vegas and 70s/80s eras, speaks to this idea.

Daniel Vavra, one of the lead writers for Mafia 2, has explained in an interview 3 years ago that Henry was NEVER supposed to be a rat. Instead, it was Falcone's plan to frame Henry, Vito and Joe in order to get them killed without any direct involvement in their deaths, to avoid suspicion. He also mentioned that there would be multiple endings, where Vito could potentially die, end in prison, or Joe would die instead, and so on. He left the studio due to creative differences at the time, which would explain why some aspects of the story seem out of place.

@ReichLife

4 ай бұрын

So he was a rat, but simply originally lead writer had different idea. With what actual game provides, Henry was clearly a rat.

@jd9689

4 ай бұрын

@@ReichLife That's not how it works... You're following the "It makes sense for this character to do this because you're seeing him do it" logic. It's a frequently used poor defense of poor writing. I'm not saying the game is poorly written, but as Fuzzy points out, there are places where the story fails to explain why some things happen the way they do. Henry being a rat comes out of nowhere, when he has no real reason to betray them, it has no plausible explanation, and is never hinted at, with the flimsy exception of Henry lacking a sicilian accent (which Vito doesn't have either anyway).

@ReichLife

4 ай бұрын

@@jd9689 Except that's exactly how it works... In actual released game, Henry was an actual rat, which is stated from several in-game sources from different camps. Argument that he wasn't literally is far more irrational given that. It comes out of nowhere? If it did had serious then it would only create another problem of why Vito and others didn't see from the get go. Entire point of being good spy/rat/etc. is that he isn't blatant one.

@jd9689

4 ай бұрын

​@@ReichLife Yeah, no. There are no "several cutscenes" that hint he was a rat at all, you're making that up. Vito questions his lack of an accent at the distillery shootout chapter and that's it. And do you mind explaining why a rat would be going out of his way to sell drugs without the go-ahead of his boss? Why he would break the rules of his organization for personal profit and share it with his alleged friends? Why would he go out of his way to commit a crime that would potentially lead to him being killed by the mob and making him useless as an informant? Why be so cautious up until this point and then throw the whole thing out of the window for drug money? It doesn't make sense **at all.** That's not how it works, the game doesn't establish it, and the idea that you take the writing at face value is terrible.

@ReichLife

4 ай бұрын

@@jd9689 Quite a denial you're showcasing. Firstly? Triads stated he was such. Secondly? Leo. Thirdly? Falcone. So yeah, you're the one making shit up. You don't see sense in it? Can't accept reality? That's rather your issue. One thing is to criticize specific plot point, another to continuously deny it's existence despite game time and time again blatantly stating that it is a thing.

My favorite gameplay bit about Mafia II for me is the simulation driving mode, which you didn't mention for some reason. It's SO much fun, especially in faster cars, or cars with wobbly suspension. It's so intuitive and honestly, I think it's the best driving model in a non-racing game. Each car has a different set of physics, different suspesion setups, upgrades matter, tires change the grip level too.

@elafrodude1908

4 ай бұрын

It's way funnier when you discover that mode while driving a fast car cluelessly thinking it'll be like GTA

@OutlawedPoet

4 ай бұрын

Not to sound too elitist or anything, but I honestly think something's missing with the Mafia series if you don't play them with simulation driving.

@Starzoh

4 ай бұрын

I've only ever played the game on simulation driving it makes things a lot more challenging

@nothinghere7391

4 ай бұрын

​@@OutlawedPoet Personally, I agree. I tried to use the default driving model once and it just felt very wrong for some reason lol

@tatemushroom1002

4 ай бұрын

I will sometimes play mafia 2 just to drive

I remember playing this game when I was 13 or 14, I always used to skip cutscenes in most of the games, but Mafia 2’s story hooked me so much that I never skipped cutscenes of any game going forward and that ending…… I still remember that ending and it shocked me so much that I sat still for at least 4 minutes.

@billgentry12

4 ай бұрын

Are you me?

@GatileoGatilei

4 ай бұрын

At the same age i used to play gta just to mess around the city, mafia made me love the story driven games

@virtuelegamer19

2 ай бұрын

Wtf metoo 😂😂 still love the game

"Sorry Kid. Joe wasn't part of our deal.." still breaks my heart

Fyi, 10$ in Feb. 1945 (which is when chap 3 sent in) is 173.27$ in 2024. Thats not bad for a such an simple job that would take a few hours.

While probably not my favorite game experience of all time, Mafia II has my favorite story of any game I’ve ever played and this game will always have a very special spot in my heart

The mission about killing Leo, I did the one where going to the laundry basket and use the sheets to escape. Feels more natural.

@Tubeyou2343hhsg

4 ай бұрын

He probably doesn’t know a about this

A little detail I’ve always enjoyed towards the end of chapter 9, when going to see Eddie at the Falcon appears as an objective, if you don’t switch out of your dirty clothes you’ll get a special cutscene where you’re forced to get different clothes, this is skipped if you arrive at the objective with a new outfit that didn’t go through the sewage earlier

@commietearsdrinker

4 ай бұрын

And to add insult to injury, every store owner in the game has lines for when he enters their store and they comment on his smell, including the body shop guy. They really recorded several more lines for this one specific moment.

You can actually sneak Leo Gallante out of the house without Henry knowing using bedsheets. Additionally, there is a secret cutscene between Vito and his sister’s husband if he goes to their apartment before Vito beats him up.

What I really like about this game is that is was set mostly in the 1950s and there aren't a lot of good games set in the 1950s. Another thing I liked was the music, this game introduced me to artists that I still listen to today such as Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Howlin Wolf, Screamin Jay Hawkins ,and Louis Jordan. Also a fun piece of trivia, the guy who voices the DJ on Delta radio also voices Lee Everett on the Walking Dead.

@EddieJackson-xl2jp

2 ай бұрын

What about Eddie Cochran?

When I first played Mafia 1 I gave up during the racing mission and started the second one (which I've played multiple times now) and the thing I loved the most about those games as a Pre-Teen was how driving was more conscious than GTA, having to not accelerate too much because of the police blew my mind that said, mafia 3 disappointed me so much because for the first time I felt like Mafia was trying to "catch up" to GTA by losing it's more unique vibe

@theoutsiderjess4869

4 ай бұрын

It took me 3 days to win the damn race. I want to play the game again but dont want to put myself through that again

@austin_bennett

4 ай бұрын

I was trying to do a run of Mafia 1 on classic difficulty...... I swear it took me 2 full days & I could hear, "Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?" I swear the rest of the game was baffling how easy it was after that

@theoutsiderjess4869

4 ай бұрын

​​@@austin_bennett i thought the same thing while doing the race I have never wanted to break my ps4 so bad until that race

@austin_bennett

4 ай бұрын

@@theoutsiderjess4869 see for me it wasn't about breaking my PS4 it was thinking of war crimes against virtual characters that would make WW1 Canada take notes

Posted right when I needed a pick-me-up 🙏

@Anorak.

4 ай бұрын

Hope your okay, sending my love❤

@nicklenuts

4 ай бұрын

Grabbin pills

@shalomythehomie4407

4 ай бұрын

Aye Brodie me to, hope your okay mane :)

@AC-hj9tv

4 ай бұрын

Me too bro. I should watch these instead of self harming

@don2nd650

4 ай бұрын

Hope y’all are doing alright 🙏

Robbing the gun store is the #1 way to earn at least 2k at the beginning of each chapter. It's so satisfying to walk in, show the business end of your shotgun, and take the money. Speeding off in the most badass way possible. I You could even hit them in the middle of escorting someone to look even more badass

Mafia II is my favorite game ever made. Historical GTA with more in-depth mechanics, especially the police system. I love the characters, I love the story, and it's cliches are part of the charm

Mafia 2 is still my favorite out of the series while not perfect I love Vito and Joe's relationship and how vito viewed the mob differently from tommy

The Fleece Johnson part got me 😂😂😂😂

Mafia 2 was one of my favorite games in the series, the game would've been perfect had the devs had enough time to add more side missions as a breakaway from the story but im happy with the way it turned out, the whole Henry being a cop thing kinda reminded me of Troy from Saints row 1, where it reveals that he's a cop at the end but during his missions early on it shows you hints that lead up to that moment.

My experience with mafia 2 was a pretty strange one. Idk why or how, maybe my disc was scratched or something, but like 5ish hours into the story i experienced a glitch where every time i would drive to one specific building it would flag the current mission as completed and mark my next objective to drive home. And the entire rest of the game was pretty much me driving to that street corner and back home to watch a cutscene rinse and repeat until roll credits.

@fryingpanem

15 күн бұрын

Nono that's normal. The rest of the story from there on out Vito got payed to be a building-sitter. They mention it in a cutscene or something, I'm sure of it.

"Back me up, Vito."

@latviandragon2718

4 ай бұрын

"am going in!"

@ysahli

Ай бұрын

„ Hehe, Bingo“

Just finished mafia the other day, great timing fuzzy! Appreciate you

Worth noting that when you get to Leo’s house, if you pick the right route, you can lead Leo out of the house without Henry seeing you. You’ll take Leo to the train station and the game continues on as usual.

This is my new favorite channel man. I like your style of critique, it has this "whatever" feeling to it and your content is fun to binge 😂😂😂keep it up

I used to be so obsessed with this game before it came out, having been a huge fan of the original and the 1950s. I was very active on the forums (I was like 12 without much better to do) and kept a list of all of the cars and what they were based on, updating it with every trailer and gameplay footage. I was naturally disappointed with the end product, nothing could measure up to that level of hype, but it is by no means a bad game. It just hurts see how much was cut, what could have been.

One of the most underrated story in gaming and a great video as well Keep up the good work

There is a mod called Friends for Life, that actually remade Mafia II in a open world, the hard part is that you need to figure out what combat arenas you need to do to progress the story, because the mod doesn't tell you, I still have no idea how to access the hotel, even that other did.

One of The most underrated story's in Gaming And a great video as well Keep up the good work

Great review, classic game, I played this so much when it came out in high school

Great video, as always. Keep it up! I hope you get to 100k subs soon, you deserve it.

Great timing. I just beat mafia 2 a couple of weeks ago. Must have been like my tenth play through

while watching this video i felt so nostalgic one of the great experiences mafia 2,i really want to play it again

I've heard the music at the beginning of this video, can't remember where it's from and I must know 😂😂 great video btw

I’ve been sick for close to a week now, and I gotta tell you, your videos have been making lying in bed a lot more tolerable. Thanks for always making awesome content!

Just played through Mafia 2 Definitive Edition, a good game still holds up today, got many quirks and its great how much details for example the vehicles have. The story is good, the world is fine, but after it ends I didnt find much else to really do. The ending and the "DLC" show how much got cut out from the game.

Sure, I got time for a quick Mafia retrospective before bed.

That fleece Johnson bit was legendary.

this game is truly underrated its a masterpiece.

its insane how much you and pure kino (sopranos recap) sound EXACTLY the same

I really admire how passionate you are about these games, Fuzzy.

You can escape with Leo without meeting Henry. He would chase after the car letting off shots.

That. What a walk trought memory lane.

Came to the comments to explain the Daniel situation, but other's have beat me to it. Perhaps you could look into it when doing Mafia 3. Much love. This video and channel deserves more engagement. ❤

53:32 fun fact Frankie Potts is the protagonist for the promotional site The Story of Frankie Potts which details his investigation into the criminal underworld

The main writer of Mafia and partly Mafia 2 once said on a stream that Henry never should've been a rat and the ending should've been completely different

Cheers my guy 😎

I love your videos, can't wait for mafia 3 video!

Sunday snack before bed & new video. neat

man i super enjoyed my first playthrough of mafia 2. i hadnt played one and knew nothing about the game other than it was mafia related when i started. one of the best stories ive ever played through.

Just played this game for the first time this month so the timing couldn’t be more perfect. I don’t always agree with your takes on these games but loved the video regardless. Really a fantastic game.

i just made a video on mafia 2 a couple days ago! it was my first video and i can easily say it was no where as detailed as yours! great video as always!

Holy cow I just finished this game for the first time 4 days ago! Perfect timing Mr slippers!

I’m just wrapping up playing this myself. Gonna watch the rest of this as soon as I finish it.

Played this for the first time in December and enjoyed it a lot.

Joe's Adventures could have been so good if it followed the main game's mission structure, I actually finished it myself, the rest of the story revolves around Joe making connections with the Falcone family, and it makes the transition between the prison chapter feel less Jarring, but it's absolutely bogged down by the stupid mission structure.

I think something that was unintentionally really sad was the last words Vito says to Joe. It's very likely Joe's last thoughts were that Vito sold him out to save his own ass.

Great video as usual really loced it Also : 1:10:43 on the topic of henry being an agent i have a theory that the events of enter the dragon ( and most of the later chapters ) are planned by the vincis to have a reason to get rid of falcone in fear of losing their grip due to the death of Clemente and most likely just seize control over the entire city for themselves Which expalins why there seem to be very few clues pointing to Henry's betrayal and why Vincis were able to figure it was Joe and Vito were behind the massacre in Chinatown

Definetly my favorite Mafia game. I played first and it was alright, and went to this one and it was awesome. The city, even if not that lively, was full of details, exploration was rewarded with posters and magazines, few car customization options is nice addition; its truly a jack-of-all-trades game with alot of missed potential. And with all the beta explorers and production ideas that have been and are still being uncovered, it could have been a masterpiece of decade. I still replay it every few years. Thanks for covering this game!

alot of the open world stuff happens in the dlc where you play as joe and another new character jimmy there are mission markers like in most other open world crime games

Another banger Fuzzzzzz

Cheers, Fuzzy, great review. Is a great game, but never knew about the DLC. Although it sounds as if that isn't a bad thing. Really looking forward to Hit and Run! Man, I loved that game. Take it easy, and see you next time.

1:31:04 I'd guess they added the informant plot point late in the day to make it different to a similar plot at the end of Mafia 1.

our cze dub is genius, an absolute treat for those that understand the language but the eng version is also great it's a great summary from you I've been watching for a bit and your content is great I enjoy these retrospectives and this one is no different❤

Seriously man... The "race to the mansion" gave me so much trouble the first time I played through, I rave quit for several months!

6:47 If you think that's jarring then wait until Mafia 3 "Stones Unturned" DLC actually has us saving ENTIRE WORLD from nuclear war(Or at least from one guy selling nukes to wrong people)... now that's jarring to see in a Mafia game XD

You have to do Mafia 3 , the gameplay may be buggy but the storyline is absolutely incredible!!!

Seeing this on a Sunday is like slipping out of my foot bath and into some warm, fuzzy slippers. ❤

something ive just noticed, the voice actor for Vito also voiced the main character for the ps2 game, Made Man and in that game there are flashback levels to the character's time during war. A small coincidence but interesting to me haha

I’ve been genuinely so excited for this game, easily my favourite Mafia.

29:15 I just noticed that Dirk looks at Steve after Vito mentions his father.

This making me want to pull my 360 out rn and play some gta iv, saints row 2 and mafia 2

@Roc_Official

Ай бұрын

Best thing you can do! Worth it for sure!

@TayRich93

Ай бұрын

@@Roc_Official ikr

I remember in mafia 1 parking building I covered all route with cars and blocked it

Mafia 2 is easily in my top 3 games of all time

new fuzzyslippers video, life is good,

You make videos on pretty much all my favorite games. Easily my favorite review channel.

44:47 Someone call an ambulance, but not for me!

Great video Fuzzy I look forward to your next video. I hope you get to Saint’s Row 4 and Gat out of Hell and I still hope you will do Godfather 2 eventually I really like to hear your opinion on, in my opinion, the superior game and a great Sequel

Why r u puttin this out on the day of the Super Bowl brother. Lol got me watchin both lol

Definitely one of the better games of the 2010s and very underrated

The part after the china town mission where u have to drive Joe home and evade the police was way too hard. Police would pull up right before I drop him off

hey you use the deadly premonition whistle song thats sick that song gave me a brainblast

The first game was brutal sometimes in health and ammo. I even remember getting stuck on the modded racecar mission and pulling out the map/poster that came with the game to find the best route.

If I could only play one game for the rest of my life, it would be Mafia II. The atmosphere, the game world, the characters, the dialog... it all just feels so warm and cozy, and keeps me coming back after more than a decade. The story is great, and the gameplay is really solid. The driving in particular is my favorite in any game- a great balance between fun and authenticity, especially on simulation mode with the 50s cars. I also love how there's so many color variations for Vito's suits, giving some serious mafioso dress up vibes.

24:30 you actually can repair cars in the storage and i didnt know that for the longest time

Playing Mafia 2 for numerous hours has programmed me to have the urge to drive really fast whenever I hear any song from the 1950s. *cruising down a backroad going 55* *Book Of Love starts playing* *punches it and drives +100*

i played this game back when i was 14 so much, i think i completed it at least 10 times

never played any mafia games but im sure it will be a fun watch

this game would have beeen even more great had the developers had time to finish their ambitious ideas. the game is still solid as it is which is huge kudos to the devs as they had to crunch and cut out alot of ideas and mechanics to meet the deadline. The passion in games is not the same today as it was in the ps2 era and ps3 era. sure its the companies that f the developers up but back then developers always came up with smart solutions to their limitations. this game mafia 2 forever be in my top 10 games of all time

Trying no might not always work out, but it can bring pit greatness in you.

Nothing compares to the mafia race mission, that mission is torture worthy

Breakfast and Fuzzyslippers 👌👌

Ah Mafia 2...the best one plain and simple.

35:11 you realise joe is just telling Vito himself about it

Man this was my game back in the day, I really feel like this game had some of the best pacing for its genre. By the end of the game, you genuinely DO feel like a mob boss, and the cast and voice acting only further cement that.

Will you make a retrospective for mafia III too?

So I saw this title last night and went to bed...Waking up, getting to my desk, I see the same title BUT now I also see "FuzzySlippers". I gasped, yelled "HOLD!", grabbed my snacks, and I'm ready for my world to be rocked If it ain't Fuzzy, it won't do, buddy 😤

Mafia 2 is one of my favorite games ever I've played it through probably about 10 times I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD DISABLE THAT GOD DAMN ALARM IN THE OPA I legitimately always thought that you were supposed to get caught and shoot your way out

Awesome I’m back cause of this