Father James, he has been to war, become a man of the Cloth and only wish for Lincoln to live a peaceful life. That all he ever wanted for Lincoln to have, to live in peace.
@@ikingofswedeni2754 didn’t get to touch the game till four years after release cuz my old laptop couldn’t run it, game wasn’t perfect but im glad that i didn’t have to go through the buggy mess it was at release cant say the same for cyberpunk haha
That proves the canon ending is him running the city or either Vito running the city cause Vito can't be dead cause Maguire mentions how long his file is by the time of the documentary. Cassandra can't be canon cause otherwise there would be no scenes of Father James walking around the neighborhood and can't be Burke as well cause how he changed the name of the city in his ending but Senator Blake still calls it New Bourdeaux.
I love father James in Mafia 3, he makes good points, we send people to war for someone to make a few dollars. some say Mafia 3 was a bad game, in my opinion father James adds to it and makes it better
11:17 its really great how the meaning of "another Lincoln Clay" changes depending on what ending you pick for Lincoln. It can either mean 1) Lincoln who became a monster and had to be put down 2) Lincoln whose hunger drove him to become crimelord of New Bordeaux 3) Lincoln who was a victim and never found a place where he belongs
Ive rarely seen a more convincing and better emotional inspired character even in MOVIES! AWESOME GOOD! This guy apologizes a lot of missed potential in Mafia 3.
@@isaacsrandomvideos667 mafia 2 is inaccurate asf, good game but if ya take off the nostalgia goggles and did some research you'd know it's extremely anachronistic and fictional in terms of historical accuracies
09:03 - 10:02 ... just one minute, and Mafia 3’s writers go into the heart of what America is going through right now. “justice and peace are hard... Sometimes too hard, so we take the easy way” By the way, its interesting how that parallels with JFK’s speech about the race to the moon and how such noble endeavour fits the American spirit, “not because its easy, but because its hard”. Its something like a foundational paradox. One the one hand, theres a nation always trying to reinvent itself, almost revolutionary in nature, eternally seeking King’s “mountaintop” as a manifest destiny. On the other it is also mired on its history, tradition, enmities and insecurities, to the point that the optimism often depicted at the nation’s foundation is transformed and perverted into an emotional immaturity and inability to accept a changing world.
And the fact he chose the basement, an underground room, over his own room and bed. He was fresh off the plane and his instincts were still in full effect
San Byar Fr, Combat was satisfying as hell. That's what made the repetitive missions enjoyable. Plus all the main missions are great. And the writing is the best and most mature in the series.
I have dealt with anxiety at the past, I still do but not as much as before. I can’t even comprehend how affective post traumatic stress disorder really is.
What also makes father james such a perfect charichtor in the game is the way in which you can really relate to him feel his pain, what he went through and how much guilt he lived with it reakky cones out so good in the game
I feel like Gordon Greene (the guy who voiced and (I assume) mostly mocapped Father James, as well as the likeness his face was based off) was the perfect choice to play Father James. His performance is incredible. Highly underrated actor.
8:20 man that was accurate because it was true and sad because back then Doctor King was giving People hope that they could get civil rights but then he was gunned down it lead to riots and Chaos….
2:08 I remember when my father left, my mother turned to the bottle, my siblings and I were taken and abused by cfs workers which cause them to use hard drugs. I thought I was strong but had to take on a lifestyle that I didn’t agree with because it kept me fed, after my friend got offed by the police I was distraught and confused on what to do. Until I was offered a job and suddenly things started to make sense when I surrounded myself with hard working people. Now I’m a manager and I still get nightmares from time to time, they never go away.
Glad you’re doing better now friend. Life comes hard at us sometimes. Been having those moments from time to time these days, but we gotta stand strong
I always figured Lincoln would be dominican and italian, mainly afro latino and being Joe's son. perfect for Vito's storyline. a redemption for what happened in 2
Such a great story, protagonist, and npc. Yet the sad thing was everyone pretty much complained about the graphics and gameplay that it took a lot away from the game in the end.
Well, that's what I call connecting the dots on Lincoln Clay. These stories from Father James have explained that we have lacked insight and humanity against the backdrop of American history, in which it tells the story of a nation degenerated, from a nation under God to a nation in turmoil.
Lughzi Gamer i think this timeline in the 2000 nds is too late with a mafia game maybe we are gonna continue our adventure with John Donovan in 71-72-13 maybe ? that would be cool
Mafia 3 story was the best, even exceeding the Mafia Definitive Edition storyline. This one is more emotional whereas the previous titles were grounded in realism.
I guess you couldn’t really implement a movie with like the Sal Marcano part of it and stuff, but there should DEFINITELY be a movie featuring Father James, and Donovan with Lincoln
*I always wish they’d had a scene of John and the Father James* tending to Lincoln while he’s recovering - they watched America basically fall apart while hoping Lincoln would pull through…. Would’ve made for some amazing dialogue
Why this game got panned is beyond me. Its got so much character. Its fun as hell. Its way better than gta in both combat and driving. The story isnt a weird guilt trip either.
Toro Montana About the police NPCs you have to remember the time this game takes place in. 1968 in the South where there was and still is racism towards black people. Back then irl they would kill you for doing even petty things and hang/ lynch innocent people. This isn’t made up this stuff by the developers , kill on sight was done by the police back then
Alackofcaring It’s not over dramatic, it’s true this is what happened back then the police would kill innocent black people for the smallest of crimes even if they didn’t commit anything at all. Some of them were part of the KKK themselves or white supremacist groups as shown in the faster baby DLC.
I just played and beat this game for the first time ive never played such a beautiful story of redemption I chose Lincoln leaving the life behind out of ny love for vitto
Such a well executed character in the game 👏 I played the game just recently and I do not get all the hate it got by release. I understand there were some bugs here and there but the story is fun to play. Not my favorite mafia but it was really fun to play and father James and Lincoln were my favorite characters ❤️
People now and days need to hear this even if a fictional character said it truth is truth look at our history what are we going to do to better ourselves as a community as humans no matter where we come from no matter if you're rich or poor we must learn from my mistakes from the past so we can better ourselves and our children God bless you all please stay blessed
Many of them actually want to write for TV and films, but that space is very controlled and hence they fall into video games, but now the gaming space has also gone the same way.
Someone made a theory that Joe Barbaro was Lincoln's dad, where it was one of the hookers Joe knocked up by accident. I mean, I know that's very unlikely, but it is fiction, and something like that would be interesting considering Lincoln later became friends with Vito.
If you played the game and did Vito's loyalty missions (contract killings) after its done he tells you that he believes Joe is indeed dead. Killed by being betrayed in Chicago by people Joe "thought" was his friends who could help him.
At the end of the game after killing Sal Marcano, I'll have Lincoln Clay leave New Bordeaux and let Vito Scaletta rule the city. Not just for Vito, but for Father James as well. I love them both like my brother and my father.
Guess you too didn't play Vito's loyalty missions? After completing them Vito tells you that he believes Joe is dead. Died in Chicago by people Joe thought he could turn to for help. Instead they killed Joe. I wish People would get that. Joe is dead he didn't live on to Mafia III.
Fantastic written character, he made the story perfect.
Mr Ego They had the basis for something great, but the repetitive missions, buggy gameplay. It's enjoyable if you get past it all.
@Mr Ego Are you kidding?
Father James, he has been to war, become a man of the Cloth and only wish for Lincoln to live a peaceful life. That all he ever wanted for Lincoln to have, to live in peace.
@@ikingofswedeni2754 didn’t get to touch the game till four years after release cuz my old laptop couldn’t run it, game wasn’t perfect but im glad that i didn’t have to go through the buggy mess it was at release
cant say the same for cyberpunk haha
there will always be another sal marcano another Sammy robinson another.................Lincoln clay
Chicken Nuggets we are a cruel and wicked people
thats the line that made me look up this video, he was my favorite
He said the truth unfortunately.
@@simple-commentator-not-rea7345 i really like your attitude, would love to be more optimistic
That proves the canon ending is him running the city or either Vito running the city cause Vito can't be dead cause Maguire mentions how long his file is by the time of the documentary.
Cassandra can't be canon cause otherwise there would be no scenes of Father James walking around the neighborhood and can't be Burke as well cause how he changed the name of the city in his ending but Senator Blake still calls it New Bourdeaux.
I love father James in Mafia 3, he makes good points, we send people to war for someone to make a few dollars.
some say Mafia 3 was a bad game, in my opinion father James adds to it and makes it better
I don't think it's bad I think it's repetitive
@@KVJ-w7h exactly! but the story was almost perfect
the story is perfect the realistic NPC is bad
11:17 its really great how the meaning of "another Lincoln Clay" changes depending on what ending you pick for Lincoln. It can either mean
1) Lincoln who became a monster and had to be put down
2) Lincoln whose hunger drove him to become crimelord of New Bordeaux
3) Lincoln who was a victim and never found a place where he belongs
I mean crimelord sure, but he really DOES end up using his money for good.
@@christhefiendstill no reason to justify crime
@@Olipop2 That’s what makes him an antihero.
@@christhefiend hes still runng the prostitutio, gambling, drugs, etc rackets, some donations dont compensate that at all
I'm not a religious man, but if Father James was real, I'd attend to his sermons
Same
@@masongill821 this game was great I bought it for 10 bucks, best 10 dollars ever I finished it today and father James is truly inspirational
@@tylerSpam where the fuck did you get it for 10 dollars I bough mine for like 40
He's infinitely better and more preferable than that sack of shit Priest from the Sopranos, that's for fucking sure
@@masongill821 I dunno, probably this thing called 'Steam'?
Ive rarely seen a more convincing and better emotional inspired character even in MOVIES! AWESOME GOOD! This guy apologizes a lot of missed potential in Mafia 3.
xxASFxx one of the best video game characters I've come across.
Silent agree!
xxASFxx right thought I was the only one
I agree aswell
xxASFxx how old is Father James?
This game is so accurate to all the stuff that actually happened back in those days.....
ThatOneGamingChannel05 not really, especially compared to mafia 2
Isaacs Random Videos those are 2 different types of mobs and time periods. Both are realistic, just different
@@isaacsrandomvideos667 mafia 2 is inaccurate asf, good game but if ya take off the nostalgia goggles and did some research you'd know it's extremely anachronistic and fictional in terms of historical accuracies
@@JazzyRiot79 eh, true.
I was kinda thinking about the architecture, music, cars, so on typa stuff really.
At 10:26 - 11:29 is the most powerful dialogue written in the game. To be quite honest and frank in any game ever.
Peejay Bee yea it is and he’s not lying this stuff is happening in real life
Nothing will change
It will never end
Father James one of the best characters in gaming history.
Trabzonspor ne alaka dayı
09:03 - 10:02 ... just one minute, and Mafia 3’s writers go into the heart of what America is going through right now. “justice and peace are hard... Sometimes too hard, so we take the easy way”
By the way, its interesting how that parallels with JFK’s speech about the race to the moon and how such noble endeavour fits the American spirit, “not because its easy, but because its hard”.
Its something like a foundational paradox. One the one hand, theres a nation always trying to reinvent itself, almost revolutionary in nature, eternally seeking King’s “mountaintop” as a manifest destiny. On the other it is also mired on its history, tradition, enmities and insecurities, to the point that the optimism often depicted at the nation’s foundation is transformed and perverted into an emotional immaturity and inability to accept a changing world.
9:00 my favorite cutscene of father James
What he says at 2:09 still gives me chills when I hear it
So does what he says at 10:27
Same here. That’s probably my favorite thing he said.
0:54 I just realized James isn't only talking about Lincoln here; he's also talking about himself.
2:42 during the short recording here you can see subtle glimpses of Lincoln's PTSD as he fades in and out of awareness of his surroundings
And the fact he chose the basement, an underground room, over his own room and bed. He was fresh off the plane and his instincts were still in full effect
i cant get enough of this game i don't understand the hate it angers me i love this game far too much
Because gameplay EXTREMELY disappointed in mafia 3 compared to 2.
But game play was lit I almost cry how people treat it
San Byar Fr, Combat was satisfying as hell. That's what made the repetitive missions enjoyable. Plus all the main missions are great. And the writing is the best and most mature in the series.
@@bdm4693 yeah it's a masterpiece I play it on ps4 I wonder how fun would it be with mouse and keyboard
@@mememan8334 i know I’m half a decade late, but the amazing story compensates for the gameplay.. easily.
2:10 to 2:53 yeah I really feel that on a personal level. PTSD isn't a joke.
Same here...
I have dealt with anxiety at the past, I still do but not as much as before. I can’t even comprehend how affective post traumatic stress disorder really is.
One of the most underrated NPC’s ever well done to whoever wrote this character.
That dialogue about coming home from war !!
Thats a masterpiece that was really really written beautifully
That was my favorite dialogue too.
What also makes father james such a perfect charichtor in the game is the way in which you can really relate to him feel his pain, what he went through and how much guilt he lived with it reakky cones out so good in the game
This game is so under rated
It’s quite possibly the best portrayal of the South in the 1960s I’ve ever seen.
Its a good game but not as good as Mafia 2.
It truly is epic. Honestly, it feels like a Punisher origins story & I’m totally okay with that.
@@jdmr1c3ing in terms of historical accuracy i can say Mafia 3 is better then 2
@@Wabu_227 The game sucks but the plot is very well written. Can be a good movie if they want
I can picture Morgan Freeman doing this character
bowlofarthritus Glad I’m not the only one.
bowlofarthritus yeah lets hope thay make a movie about this
With southern accent like father Moore
The Rock as Lincoln, Harvey Keitel or Michael Imperioli as Vito
@@moviewriter93 Nah. Alex Rodriguez as Lincoln. He played the character very well in the game.
Great character! Thanks for the upload.
Father James’s cutscenes we’re very meaningful and powerful I can see how much Lincoln Clay meant to him
Father James is a great character
Him and John Donovan are my favorite characters
This is an Oscar award winning performance 👏🏽
I feel like Gordon Greene (the guy who voiced and (I assume) mostly mocapped Father James, as well as the likeness his face was based off) was the perfect choice to play Father James. His performance is incredible. Highly underrated actor.
This was seriously so real and raw. Made you feel like really questioning your actions the further you progressed in the story.
Father james is the most interesting part character of mafia e as he is the only one thats left who knows what happened with lincoln and his story
so dope if we found out that father ran the whole city when Clay left
He didnt want power but peace and God brought him that peace (sorry for late reply)
8:20 man that was accurate because it was true and sad because back then Doctor King was giving People hope that they could get civil rights but then he was gunned down it lead to riots and Chaos….
2:08 I remember when my father left, my mother turned to the bottle, my siblings and I were taken and abused by cfs workers which cause them to use hard drugs. I thought I was strong but had to take on a lifestyle that I didn’t agree with because it kept me fed, after my friend got offed by the police I was distraught and confused on what to do. Until I was offered a job and suddenly things started to make sense when I surrounded myself with hard working people. Now I’m a manager and I still get nightmares from time to time, they never go away.
Glad you’re doing better now friend. Life comes hard at us sometimes. Been having those moments from time to time these days, but we gotta stand strong
I always figured Lincoln would be dominican and italian, mainly afro latino and being Joe's son. perfect for Vito's storyline. a redemption for what happened in 2
Often Colored Boys Didn’t Have a lot of Options Back Then Father James-
I cried when I watched this. Goddamn the emotion is palpable.
Hits close to home doesn't it ?
His VA makes me feel emotional
What a fantastic job he did bringing the character to life
Such a great story, protagonist, and npc. Yet the sad thing was everyone pretty much complained about the graphics and gameplay that it took a lot away from the game in the end.
Father James is awesome
I feel sorry for Father James. He's so sad man.
2:39 describes my PTSD.
Agreed, same here.
I am still waiting for the day someone makes a game movie out of this using cutscenes and gameplay to make an actual documentary
man do i got news for u
Well, that's what I call connecting the dots on Lincoln Clay. These stories from Father James have explained that we have lacked insight and humanity against the backdrop of American history, in which it tells the story of a nation degenerated, from a nation under God to a nation in turmoil.
Gameplay wise, i like Mafia 2 better. But Storywise, i feel Mafia 3 is better.
2:08 got me how i feel
Every two years I light up a blunt and rewatch this
I just love this i watch it everyday
Man this game just pisses me off. It has a great story, that's well written and well voice acted. But the gameplay, is just repetitive and boring.
Father James is an elder in 2000s and 2010s.
it's 2016 according mafia wiki
How old is he?
Matt Campbell At least his late 80s or 90s in 2016
The soundtrack is so fucking good...
Wish I had a grandpa like him
anybody still play this game?
Yes. It's THAT good. And I don't care if you care or not.
Yes Over and over 😁
Father James was really a good character
9:02 mafia 4 could be like this
Lughzi Gamer i think this timeline in the 2000 nds is too late with a mafia game maybe we are gonna continue our adventure with John Donovan in 71-72-13 maybe ? that would be cool
@Cfc7ninja 12 maybe around 80s - 90s
Definitely in favor of an 80s mafia.
Countachs and mac 11s, blaring heart pumping synth, and corporate warfare.
Set it in miami.
@@dar3dog with mafia mechamics
Mafia 4 will turn into GTA Vice City.
Deep stuff!
6:20 this shows how brave people were so brave back then
8:59 is that PRIUS???
Mafia 3 story was the best, even exceeding the Mafia Definitive Edition storyline. This one is more emotional whereas the previous titles were grounded in realism.
I guess you couldn’t really implement a movie with like the Sal Marcano part of it and stuff, but there should DEFINITELY be a movie featuring Father James, and Donovan with Lincoln
even though i haven't played the game . but the lip-sync is quad triple A . just look at it !!
10:53 I'm feel bad for Father James,i think he still missing Lincoln,he was like a father to him
10:28 My favorite and emotional moment,every time when i see it,i'm crying
Mafia 3 could be a movie or a netflex series
*I always wish they’d had a scene of John and the Father James* tending to Lincoln while he’s recovering - they watched America basically fall apart while hoping Lincoln would pull through…. Would’ve made for some amazing dialogue
They did show that.. They nursed Lincoln back to health after Sal shot him
@@ryanpulliam8987 i dont think you understood what i meant
@@firstlast9846 what did you mean then
@@ryanpulliam8987 it means i wish they'd shared a scene with dialogue and not a montage
@@firstlast9846 ohhhhh gotcha lol my bad
The documentary must have been filmed in 2008
king pin 146 why
king pin 146 it was filmed in 2016 apparently
king pin 146 2005
king pin 146 2002
Lughzi Gamer 2016
The cutscene of the Mafia 3 Sign of The Times DLC are mission of Father James.
1:38 how’s he says it truly feels so real
i was wondering that if this documentary was set after 2000's or before 2000's
2016
I know I'm late but apparently it's set in 2002
8:14 Still happening to this day.
8:56 Modern Day Of Mafia
Why this game got panned is beyond me. Its got so much character. Its fun as hell. Its way better than gta in both combat and driving. The story isnt a weird guilt trip either.
Toro Montana About the police NPCs you have to remember the time this game takes place in. 1968 in the South where there was and still is racism towards black people. Back then irl they would kill you for doing even petty things and hang/ lynch innocent people. This isn’t made up this stuff by the developers , kill on sight was done by the police back then
@@moonlightcayenne8722 thats very overdramatic. It was bad, but it wasnt death squads bad
Alackofcaring It’s not over dramatic, it’s true this is what happened back then the police would kill innocent black people for the smallest of crimes even if they didn’t commit anything at all. Some of them were part of the KKK themselves or white supremacist groups as shown in the faster baby DLC.
10:55 Favorite message from the game
6:47 so true
True words...
True. words.
I fucking love this game
I just played and beat this game for the first time ive never played such a beautiful story of redemption I chose Lincoln leaving the life behind out of ny love for vitto
I really liked the documentary-style story, but they really should've done a better job with fixing those glitches and bugs
Lincoln Clay's mom was Dominican? That's something else
His father white and/possibly Italian: Plot twist/theory Joe Barbaro is Lincoln Clays father
@@moviewriter93 Joe is dead and Vito says so after doing all his "I need a favor" side missions, you didn't do that or you would have known this.
@@namedoesntmatter9330 joe is alive even the director's said it
Such a well executed character in the game 👏 I played the game just recently and I do not get all the hate it got by release. I understand there were some bugs here and there but the story is fun to play. Not my favorite mafia but it was really fun to play and father James and Lincoln were my favorite characters ❤️
dude 2:09 got me....
Incredibly well acted and written character. Same goes for Donovan and Lincoln.
Father James is the greatest npc ever and it's not even close
People now and days need to hear this even if a fictional character said it truth is truth look at our history what are we going to do to better ourselves as a community as humans no matter where we come from no matter if you're rich or poor we must learn from my mistakes from the past so we can better ourselves and our children God bless you all please stay blessed
And he sounds so depressed
No he’s giddy and happy can’t you tell?
I feel bad about father James he was good persist
Writers always chose to write a story for a video game instead of a movie or TV show because this would of been amazing if made into a TV show
Many of them actually want to write for TV and films, but that space is very controlled and hence they fall into video games, but now the gaming space has also gone the same way.
0:38 I want that remix of new bordeuax that has no drums in it
The voice acting in Mafia III was simply top tier.
The writing and voice acting in this game is PHENOMENAL. Having said that, I'm sure I'm in the minority of those who completely disliked Father James.
I wonder if Father James met Vito in WW2
Good theory.
Someone made a theory that Joe Barbaro was Lincoln's dad, where it was one of the hookers Joe knocked up by accident.
I mean, I know that's very unlikely, but it is fiction, and something like that would be interesting considering Lincoln later became friends with Vito.
If you played the game and did Vito's loyalty missions (contract killings) after its done he tells you that he believes Joe is indeed dead. Killed by being betrayed in Chicago by people Joe "thought" was his friends who could help him.
the 1 scene I hate but love is Sammy,Ellis and Danny death
Turn on captions and watch the first scene
2:08 perfect
Was joe barbero Lincoln clay dad
@@jayssonjefferson1494 prob not just a theory
@@tigrann8287 prolly but it makes sense
8:59 if you notice the car seems like straight from 21st century
This could have been a different game other than mafia 3.
Good old father James
At the end of the game after killing Sal Marcano, I'll have Lincoln Clay leave New Bordeaux and let Vito Scaletta rule the city.
Not just for Vito, but for Father James as well. I love them both like my brother and my father.
Wish they would show who was filming this
Lincoln's mother was Dominican his father white and/or possibly Italian: plot twist/theory Joe Barbaro is Lincoln Clays father
Tony Smith his dad was black
Guess you too didn't play Vito's loyalty missions? After completing them Vito tells you that he believes Joe is dead. Died in Chicago by people Joe thought he could turn to for help. Instead they killed Joe. I wish People would get that. Joe is dead he didn't live on to Mafia III.
Nic Roberson lmao he’s was Leo’s driver in the end of mafia 3
So strong words
He reminds me sugar Ray Leonard
This game had amazing written secondary characters. When it comes to Lincoln he comes off kind of bland.
I was always curious on who was doing this documentary, how it came about