We need a Mafia 2 remaster. The game is a masterpiece in terms of story, soundtrack, atmosphere and gameplay. It's one of the best games that I've ever played
i had getaway in my youth, been searching for a game like it set in england or london. its none like it out there though .. wouldnt mind a third game or a remaster/remake
Yup underrated gem I actually pirated it Enjoyed it so much that I felt guilty for not buying So I bought it 4 times One for myself 3 as gift to friends
Absolutely. That game is so good but never got the attention it deserved. I've beaten that game at least 3 times on different platforms ( they keep giving it away. Got it on PC PS4 and Xbox) In my opinion, it's one of the best open-world games of its kind with the only exception being the KINGs on that genre GTA. And even there I think Sleeping Dogs too more risk with the setting and the people.
I'm so glad I played Mafia 2 back in the day. It never caught my eye when looking for games and I ended up just getting it for free on psn years ago, never heard anyone talk about it but thought I'd at least give it a shot. It turned out to be one of my all time favorites. The whole Al Capone classic gangster genre is criminally under rated in gaming and we absolutely need a sequel to the ending in Mafia 2. For those who know what I'm talking about, don't lie, you cried too and want to know what happens next.
@@mattd3978 Unfortunately I couldn't get into Mafia 3. It was just too much of a departure from the other two and I generally don't like the southern 60s theme that much either.
Sucks that the devs botched Mafia 3 with the repetitive gameplay. Playing as a black protagonist in 60s Louisiana was a very brave undertaking, and it would have been great if not for the lack of diversity in mission structure and storytelling.
@@Adri-ny9gk lol. Trashy??? In 2009 there wasnt a better mechanics in a game. It was so better than GTA4. You could do much more things in Mafia. And the graphic was like game from 2013
It's the only one that needs a remaster mafia 2 is pretty and will age well. Hdr remaster at best. But if mafia 1 had a ground up rework I would pay double for that
The storyline was/is the best crimestory I've ever experienced, from driving a taxi to winning a high stakes race, rising through the ranks doing jobs for the family and then behind the family's back, to being manhunted that script was phenomenal and much more in depth than mafia 2.
The last mission of Mafia 2 where Joe doesn't shoot you and actually helps you got me happy until Leo said "Sorry kid, Joe wasn't part of the deal" got me sad again.
I'm still addicted to that "The Godfather 1" game. It just had sooooo many amazing things about it, from the world building to the combat to the open world mechanics to the mechanics of how yoy progressed to take over territory, to the character creation...Just glorious
I preferred Godfather 2. One of the best games I've ever played, it was so fun I really liked the fact that you could customize anything on your character AND your soldiers and it had a whole strategy system.
Yes it was all over the top gameplay and history, and it's crazy to think they had such a wonderful material and screw up so much creating modern open world games.
@@russparadero Although I personally enjoyed the side missions (and I'm the sort of guy who only plays main missions of any game) I gotta agree that it sucked when they forced you to do them when you hit too many main missions in a row.
@@WCCXtra Yeah the details in the game is insane, for example if you drive more than speed limit police will give you ticket, also if you have wanted police doesn't automatically shootng you, they first will try to arrest you without shooting and you can even bribe them lol.. And npcs dialogues are different everytime you make progress in the game..
@@WCCXtra It's backwards compatible buddy, I played it lately. That game is one of the best games ever. The amount of detail will blow ur mind. Have fun buddy
Mafia 2 is a gem, a masterpiece, it’s truly special, easily the most immersive well written story game i’ve ever played. Anyone who loves good storytelling and haven’t played Mafia 2 wtf are you doing? Play it right now!
Mauricio Macri Wdym? The story is perfect, what one could consider being ”incomplete” is the open world part of the game. It had a LOT of cut content which is why it might feel like there’s not much to do outside of the main story. Imo however the story is so damn incredible that it really makes up for other cut activities.
Mafia 2 has a special place for me since my parents never let me have any GTAs, but for some reason were cool with a mafia game. This is the one game I will always hold out hope for a remake/remaster for.
I like Mafia one more than Mafia 2, because I think part one really held the true colors of the 'Mafia', that glamourous but gritty, living by a code of honour, big organizations and then betrayal, it all felt very grandioso and romantic! Mafia 2 represents a newer and more struggling version of organized crime, where authorities are getting stronger, stricter and smarter, crimes are loosing all kinds of honour and code and our small thug heroes never actually made it big in the game! Vito was struggling throughout the game without any actual power position.
Mafia II was amazing but was unfinished because the developers at 2K Czech didn’t get the time they wanted to finish this is masterpiece and guess who was pushing the devs at 2K Czech. If you guessed Take-Two Interactive you are correct. Take-Two Interactive was pushing the devs because their investors were losing interest in the Mafia franchise. This was stated in one of the interviews with the devs of 2K Czech in 2012.
@@ziadamam1914 While I admit, I don't remember any in Mafia 2 classic, The definitive edition had some terrible visual bugs. Also, never say there are "no bugs" in a game, there are ALWAYS bugs if you try hard enough to find them! 😆
I’ve never been so happy that mafia 2 was chosen as first place it never got the recognition it deserved and mafia 3 never lived up to the high expectation of the previous game Mafia 2 is and forever will be my favourite game of all time, did I forget to mention *”Joe wasn’t part of the deal”*
@@gameranxTV that is just because of unity I guess.(one of the biggest mistake in gaming industry) Hey will have u made any video on the biggest mistakes in gaming industry
That shit is gangster as fuck man. I just now plugged my old ps3 back up it's been downloaded on there for years. Now I'm running through New York fucking shit up again. Shits fun as fuck man.
Mafia City Of Lost Heaven is my childhood game i replay it every year and still enjoy it. The music and the vibes and ofc the ending makes me want to allways hop to mafia 2 ;)
The original Mafia is one the best games ever made and was ahead of it's time. I spent 100's of hours playing it when it came out, and just as many modding it.
The Godfather is one of my favorite video games of all time. The whole taking over businesses thing is something we’ve never seen in a game before or since. Excellent 20th century NY and gameplay.
The Godfather games are awesome and you should really play both depending on what experience you prefer. Part I makes you climb your way up from a Gangster to Don and is a more personal story. Part II on the other hand starts you out as a new don taking over your rival's businesses and is a more gameplay driven experience.
Love that game, even though it ran like absolute garbage and it’s rendering distance was maybe 3 inches in front of nick. Absolutely amazing games. Remember the dog patrol mode where you could play as Snoop Dogg, ahh good times
Mafia II was and still is a classic, one of my favourite games. There’s something about playing games when you’re younger that just holds so much more meaning. wish they consider making a remastered version 😭
Driver parallel line is literally my childhood. Being able to see how the character evolve and how the city changes from old cars to new ones is everything and also slink with is fat Afro was a vibe too haha
the only thing i know about that game is when he’s coming down the stairs shooting, but him and everyone else is t-posing. it’s the clip they used, but it was working properly in their clip
Like the first GTA on ps1...with the over head camera....I remember walking around and pressing circle ( charterer would fart and it would start fights with NPC's) funny shit
Honestly. I wish the rest of the series felt the same as that game. It's good that they branched out to be unique but the first two, especially the second one, were unique as it was
Joshua Joseph no I like the first saints row more because the first saints row is more gangster I prefer the first game’s customization it’s driving the cars in saints row 2 drive too slow the melee combat is worse in saints row 2 the camera angle was better in the first game on the other hand I can see people who don’t care about any of that liking saints row 2 more because the map is larger and the graphics are slightly improved there are reasons to like both games but I just so happen to find saints row 1 more enjoyable 😎
I agree completely. The first couple hours are a little difficult to get into, but as soon as you reach chapter III things get really freaking good. Easily one of the best stories in gaming for sure. Really fun combat too.
JPZ me too it’s my favorite game of all time it’s nothing like I thought it was gonna be until I played it,first 2 chapters are slow but after that it’s a 9/10 story.
@@WhirlingMusic Yeah I guess but you should try 0 as it's the best out of all of them and is chronologically the first game, if you don't like 0 then you won't like the rest.
i love sleeping dogs the feeling of shooting out tires while driving in slow motion the cool as hell martial arts take downs the awesome storyline about betrayals loyalty and brotherhood everything about that game is amazeing
The cops could be pretty tough to ditch on foot, but I loved to let a cop catch up, right around a car, so I could throw him into the trunk of the car, and listen to him bang around inside yelling for help, while I jumped the car into the ocean, and bailed, cackling with laughter. Ahh good times..
The first godfather game was great. I played it on PS2 then the godfather part 2 came out on PS3 I bought it and it sucked. I couldn't get into it but the first one I played for hours and hours
You guys have great taste in games. The Godfather, GTA III, and The Warriors were all fantastic. I’m about to finally try the Mafia series for the first time.
That shit was an addicting gem and the only thing that stopped me from playing it anymore was the fact that I hit the maximum money the software allowed. $999,999,999 lol
I wasted god only knows how much of my youth playing the fuck outta this lmao 100% it several times and i also just ended up owning every simgle thing you could buy in it and you could trick out your pad with the crazy shit ya bought lol the soundtrack was fucking lit too damn now i want a remaster
SLEEPING DOGS was one of the most underrated game of that time & one of the best games I've ever played.The fighting styles & the story was over the top amazing.Highly recommend if u still haven't played yet.
The godfather 1 game is still my favorite game,i like how you can conquer places which puts your own familys men there, i wish other games were like that too
@@plagueknightt7051 I said nothing about The Godfather..& Saints Row actually sucked. I tried playing it again a few days ago & it's horrible. I'm amazed I once enjoyed it
Scarface was my jam back in the day. My best friend Wade (rest in peace brother) and I played the hell out of this. When we would take the missions to collect money from all of your businesses, we had played the game so much we had mapped out a specific route to maximize profits and gain the most amount of money. Good memories man.
Mafia 2 will always have a place in my heart. I love that game. If only the same studio fully made Mafia 3, and not in a supporting function. I don't get that decision.
Gerwin Eric I don’t count mafia 3 as cannon it was that bad, I don’t want a remaster of mafia 2 either as it would be the same team again and they would end up butchering it as well
@@thedonofthsht76-58 in that, I agree. The story is good, but not great imo and the way they presented it with a documentary flair is awesome. But that gameplay, I think it's the only time I really put down a game because I was so tired of the gameplay and I am a sucker for open world games and the chores that comes with it. I just happened to push myself through the game years later because of my love for the second game. But I agree, the story was good enough as a continuation for 2 and that gameplay loop was the sore thumb that sticks out so bad.
@@justsomeguy2743 I agree. I wouldn't trust Take Two to deliver a great remaster of Mafia 2. I read that the remnants of the original team who worked on two (2K Czech) was absorbed by the team that made Mafia 3 (Hangar 13) and that is bad imho. The story was okay as a continuation of 2, but the rest is just awful. If only 2K Czech made 3. Just a shame.
I remember being ill for a few weeks through the summer and a mate of mine bought me Scarface to “Cheer me up” and boy did it work. It was a great bit of fun when I was stuck in bed, it was a great looking game as well as I recall at the time. A great memory from a shit time for me it’d be nice to see a remaster/reboot but I doubt that’ll happen! Great vid Jake, cheers mate
I love Sleeping dogs man. I mean the first time I played it, I completed the whole game in 3 days and I mean completely with side missions and all. It really is a underrated masterpiece
Best fighting mechanics ever. The wedding mission was tragic. Was awesome being a member of a triad. The Cantonese felt so authentic. The karoke stuff caught me off guard.
No love for Liberty City Stories and specially Vibe City Stories :') damn, the empire building system on VCS was so satisfying... Really wish R* would do a port of it for android/"ps2 for ps4", but the soundtrack licensing doesn't make it any easier :/
Ah this is my favourite subject as well when it comes to genres of games! Mafia 1 and 2, scarface, gta vice city, SA, driver All are masterpieces! They really need to remaster all of those
I played mafia three a couple years after it released and I encountered zero issues. It was honestly one of the best gangster games I’ve ever played, and I played mafia 2 lol People tend to judge her game very harshly and maintain that opinion without ever having fully played the game after it’s bugs have been polished
@@aeringothyk5445 , yeah I heard they addressed some issues with the game awhile back and decided to give it another shot a few weeks ago. I just finished it this weekend and really enjoyed it. The voice acting is top notch. I wish your mob bosses interacted with each other a little more or had more impact on the main story line. I'm looking forward to 2Ks next outing in this genre.
@@sugreev2001 , yeah that's why I put it down the first time I played it (when it first came out). I was about 20 hrs in and had had enough. This time around, less so. I can't put my finger on why, though. I think they fixed issues with cover and added more offensive options. The driving was boring , too. I hated driving all the way down to the bayou, but driving feels a bit more fun this time around - at least when you get your hands on a faster car.
Mafia 2 was a amazing game and it had me in from the moment I loaded the game I just couldn’t get into mafia 3 it started really boring to me so I never finished it
I was too hyped for mafia 3, though i was disappointed I've finished it. The dlcs added some variety but compared to mafia 2 and 1, it's a bad game. I hope mafia 4 goes back to the franchise roots (no hangar 13 involved please)
Another one worth checking out is Empire of Sin. Take the racketeering and business holding model from Godfather 2 and cross it with XCOM, and it leaves you a pretty fun experience.
I completely forgot about the scarface game, honestly an unrecognized gem, I still remember the day my game got scratched and I couldn't find another at any local gamestops, was a sad day.
I played most of the older games mentioned on this list at an early age. For some reason I had no issue finishing Scarface, but The Godfather felt like one of the most overwhelming games I'd played at the time, from things like the opening sequence, the soundtrack, and just how intense it felt engaging in fights.
Anyone remember Crime Life: Gang Wars? Wasn’t promoted as much as it should but one of the best games I’ve played, felt like you’re actually levelling up
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Jake finally got to make a Top 10 on his favorite subject. Thanks for watching!
One other honorable mention that fits: Omerta: City of Gangsters.
Lose the thug beats
Saints row 2 good game!
You should make more videos with a theme like this like thieves games, fantasy and maybe even syfy. I can list more if you want it
What About Kane and Lynch 1 and 2?? It's a Pretty much Mafia gangster game with really good story!
Do reply! 😊
YES TY FOR GETTING MAFIA 2 AND NOT MAFIA 3 IN IT
"Sorry kid, Joe wasn't part of our deal"
Still broke my heart till today..
Why? Joe got a Sweet Chauffeur Gig outta it, that's an Offer you Can't Really Refuse!
Not only this part was hard to digest, but it was worse when I I got hyped for Mafia III which turned out.. to not be a sequel
MarshallRawR mafia 3 was fucking trash wasn’t a fan of it
@@williamt2821 I hate Mafia 3
@@williamt2821 mafia 3 only short coming was the repetitive missions. Other than that the game was good.
Mafia 2 will always be a masterpiece, 'Vito! Do not change that station.'
MR K What?
@MR K your comment makes no sense
Mafia 2 is life
Return to me
Poor Deano
0:22 the getaway
1:40 the driver
2:44 the scarface
4:01 the godfather
5:35 the yakuza
6:35 RDR 2
7:45 Sleeping Dogs
8:30 Saints row
9:45 GTA
11:10 Mafia 2
Thank you man!
Thank you
Mafia 2 is always best
Thank You
Girls: "Boys don't know what saddnes is"
Boys:"Sorry kid,Joe wasn't part of our deal"
omg yes a
who is joe
🥺
@@vijunair1250 joe mama
@@vijunair1250 and also a friend of ours in mafia 2 that gets "cut" . Play the game it is worth it and it can run with relative ease on new pc :)
We need a remaster of Mafia 2
Kendall Bald
Hell yeah. Mafia 2 is my favorite game. Right up there next to GTA San Andreas
@@sgtclapyocheeks3921 a man of great taste
Also love the schulz pic lmao
Just play the PC version...
Kendall Bald me i also want remastered version of the warriors
They are remastering it last I read
'Scarface: The world is yours' is one of the best games Ive ever played
I know right me 2
Facts no fucking best drug lord game
I wish they made a remake
@@thedonofthsht76-58 they need to put it on psn
It lags for me on pc, i have about 15fps but i have a decent pc
We need a Mafia 2 remaster. The game is a masterpiece in terms of story, soundtrack, atmosphere and gameplay. It's one of the best games that I've ever played
Mauro Jesus Crap compared to the first one. Huge letdown.
The Fonz boi Mafia 2 is better than 1
There is mod on nexus that recently got released it changes the lighting weather and textures so it makes mafia 2 look like it is a recent game
just play it at 4k...looks great
I got this 2 days ago on ps4 it's free too
We definitely need to see remakes of Scareface: The World is Yours and The Getaway
i had getaway in my youth, been searching for a game like it set in england or london. its none like it out there though ..
wouldnt mind a third game or a remaster/remake
Yeah
You forgot godfather
Definitely remake get away and Scarface. Rage mode by was brilliant
They dont even have to add extras just remake them as there banging games
Sleeping Dogs 100% never got enough love, it was insanely fun and a beautiful game😥💙
We need Sleeping Dogs 2. D:
Yup underrated gem
I actually pirated it
Enjoyed it so much that I felt guilty for not buying
So I bought it 4 times
One for myself
3 as gift to friends
suhas0059 Aw that’s awesome dude!
You look like you could use a Pork bun!
Absolutely. That game is so good but never got the attention it deserved. I've beaten that game at least 3 times on different platforms ( they keep giving it away. Got it on PC PS4 and Xbox) In my opinion, it's one of the best open-world games of its kind with the only exception being the KINGs on that genre GTA. And even there I think Sleeping Dogs too more risk with the setting and the people.
I'm so glad I played Mafia 2 back in the day. It never caught my eye when looking for games and I ended up just getting it for free on psn years ago, never heard anyone talk about it but thought I'd at least give it a shot. It turned out to be one of my all time favorites. The whole Al Capone classic gangster genre is criminally under rated in gaming and we absolutely need a sequel to the ending in Mafia 2. For those who know what I'm talking about, don't lie, you cried too and want to know what happens next.
Mafia 2 is head and shoulders my fave of the series. But you do learn some about what happens if you do the Vito stuff in Mafia 3
@@mattd3978 Unfortunately I couldn't get into Mafia 3. It was just too much of a departure from the other two and I generally don't like the southern 60s theme that much either.
Sucks that the devs botched Mafia 3 with the repetitive gameplay. Playing as a black protagonist in 60s Louisiana was a very brave undertaking, and it would have been great if not for the lack of diversity in mission structure and storytelling.
I 100% agree with everything you said. Entirely.
@@IsThisRain people are too hard on mafia3, it's a well done game with lots of content, an underrated gem.
The original Mafia game is my favorite. Absolute gem of a story.
i havent played the first but i played mafia II and it is my favourite story game of all time
In first Mafia be very good story but that mechanics are very trashy
Original mafia is an absolute classic. Should've been on nr 1 spot. One of the best stories told in gaming history
💯 i played it when i was kid ♥️♥️♥️♥️
I wish it to be remastered
@@Adri-ny9gk lol. Trashy??? In 2009 there wasnt a better mechanics in a game. It was so better than GTA4. You could do much more things in Mafia. And the graphic was like game from 2013
"Mr. Angelo!
Yes?
Mr. Salieri sends his regards."
worst feeling of my life, but great ending of the best game ever.
So true
True, my friend.
Czech: Pan Angelo!?
Ano?
Pan Saliery posílá svý pozdravy!
Sorry kid joe wasn't part of our deal
@@Tibo_I what game?
@@nayeb2222 Mafia 2
Mafia: The city of Lost Heaven. Thats real masterpiece
I agree
I remember the horn sounds, Django Reinhardt tracks playing in the radio and of course, hitting red lights actually gets you caught
It's the only one that needs a remaster mafia 2 is pretty and will age well. Hdr remaster at best. But if mafia 1 had a ground up rework I would pay double for that
The storyline was/is the best crimestory I've ever experienced, from driving a taxi to winning a high stakes race, rising through the ranks doing jobs for the family and then behind the family's back, to being manhunted that script was phenomenal and much more in depth than mafia 2.
prase prasečí “don salieri sends his regards” .... Baaaaam.
We need a remaster of or sequel to "The Warriors"
That was the shit man
I have a feeling RLM mentioned this.
Warriors!!...come out to play-yay-a!!!
Finally someone agrees R.i.p Fox Tho🙏🏽
Big facts 💯
Let’s be honest, there aren’t really That many open world gangster games, so this list is basically all of them.
True
How do I do the trumpet sounds for your theme song.
TheGamingBoy40 ban bannam baaaam... bin bannam baaaam
@@Dc225_ Are you sure?
Gta
The last mission of Mafia 2 where Joe doesn't shoot you and actually helps you got me happy until Leo said "Sorry kid, Joe wasn't part of the deal" got me sad again.
I literally cried at it😭
I'm still addicted to that "The Godfather 1" game. It just had sooooo many amazing things about it, from the world building to the combat to the open world mechanics to the mechanics of how yoy progressed to take over territory, to the character creation...Just glorious
Wii versión is smoth
Right why can’t we have a game like or mafia that for next gen 🤦🏽♂️ so sad
I preferred Godfather 2.
One of the best games I've ever played, it was so fun
I really liked the fact that you could customize anything on your character AND your soldiers and it had a whole strategy system.
Yes it was all over the top gameplay and history, and it's crazy to think they had such a wonderful material and screw up so much creating modern open world games.
Facts man i miss this days
Gameranx: “Top Ten Open World Gangster Games”
Gameranx: *names all of them*
He forgot 50 cent game
Doom 64
Alon Heron that was underrated, with the 50 soundtrack
These are for sure games I'll get lvl.50 mafia boss in
And that's how mafia works
please stop
Dread Csgo but that's how mafia works
@@olivergoebel132 and that's how mafia works indeed
@@asfdghkjxzcvnbm2580 no u
FINALLY, Sleeping Dogs gets the attention that it deserves!
It's a fucking masterpiece bro i wish they create another sequal the way they portrayed Hong Kong and triads is just Impressive
The game was dope. But we need more main missions. Those side missions are shit.
@@vaibhavverma2960 I wished so too, unfortunately United Front Games shut down :/
@@russparadero Although I personally enjoyed the side missions (and I'm the sort of guy who only plays main missions of any game) I gotta agree that it sucked when they forced you to do them when you hit too many main missions in a row.
@@vphilendra It's also repetitive that's why it's boring.
Mafia II is a Masterpiece, i remember sitting on my chair, putting my head phones and enter into that amazing detailed world. I was there.
@@ImMichaelJohn could not have said it better
I've heard a lot of good things about it. I'm going to search to see if it's backwards compatible on Xbox One.
@@WCCXtra Yeah the details in the game is insane, for example if you drive more than speed limit police will give you ticket, also if you have wanted police doesn't automatically shootng you, they first will try to arrest you without shooting and you can even bribe them lol..
And npcs dialogues are different everytime you make progress in the game..
@@WCCXtra will worth it, trust me.
@@WCCXtra It's backwards compatible buddy, I played it lately. That game is one of the best games ever. The amount of detail will blow ur mind. Have fun buddy
Mafia 2 is a gem, a masterpiece, it’s truly special, easily the most immersive well written story game i’ve ever played. Anyone who loves good storytelling and haven’t played Mafia 2 wtf are you doing? Play it right now!
Just lots and lots of driving.
brodriguez11000 🥴
Kinda Mike Agreed! Btw just saw your channel, it’s great :D I can see you blowing up one day! You should review Mafia 2 ;)
The story is kinda incomplete, but its understandable because of its tragic development
But yeah, its mostly well written
Mauricio Macri Wdym? The story is perfect, what one could consider being ”incomplete” is the open world part of the game. It had a LOT of cut content which is why it might feel like there’s not much to do outside of the main story. Imo however the story is so damn incredible that it really makes up for other cut activities.
Mafia 2 has a special place for me since my parents never let me have any GTAs, but for some reason were cool with a mafia game. This is the one game I will always hold out hope for a remake/remaster for.
We don't need a remaster. The only thing they need to change is the faces so you can see s little bit more emotion.
Man that game was gold and still is and man I feel old
I like Mafia one more than Mafia 2, because I think part one really held the true colors of the 'Mafia', that glamourous but gritty, living by a code of honour, big organizations and then betrayal, it all felt very grandioso and romantic! Mafia 2 represents a newer and more struggling version of organized crime, where authorities are getting stronger, stricter and smarter, crimes are loosing all kinds of honour and code and our small thug heroes never actually made it big in the game! Vito was struggling throughout the game without any actual power position.
That was the exact reason why Vito kept up growing and mafia 3 was/could have been the period he gains power(depending on player's decision)
Legends say that CJ is still following that damn train
Satwant Kaur :O
😂😂 that fucking mission...
come on mission wasnt even that hard
Have your 300th like
Technically he is because people worldwide still play it over and over so CJ will forever be chasing the damn train!
I honestly wish they'd remaster The Godfather games, but with the rights to Al Pacino's likeness and voice.
When I finished Mafia 2, it felt like a satisfying ending, albeit sad ending. The story was intriguing, the gameplay was great.
Mafia II was amazing but was unfinished because the developers at 2K Czech didn’t get the time they wanted to finish this is masterpiece and guess who was pushing the devs at 2K Czech. If you guessed Take-Two Interactive you are correct. Take-Two Interactive was pushing the devs because their investors were losing interest in the Mafia franchise. This was stated in one of the interviews with the devs of 2K Czech in 2012.
Which is disappointing because I LOVE so much of the story and game mechanics in Mafia 2, but the game is kinda a buggy mess tbh.
@@1mariomaniac in mafia2 there wasn't bugs
@@ziadamam1914 While I admit, I don't remember any in Mafia 2 classic, The definitive edition had some terrible visual bugs. Also, never say there are "no bugs" in a game, there are ALWAYS bugs if you try hard enough to find them! 😆
On top of 2K pressure also the development and management in the studio was a sh*tshow
Mafia City is quoted to be by professional historian's " the most realistic gangster game released" as it "shows how the Mafia works"
@mansour Pro Israel it just is.
That's how mafia works.
@mansour Pro Israel hes not being serious bro. 😂
mansour Pro Israel you know what a joke/meme is right?
We need more gangster games that are interactive like RDR2
@MR K and godfather still waiting for godfather 3
MR K He probably never played it
myztic Ghxul F**k yeah that would be awesome!
@Honudes Gai does that make it bad?
@@thomashanson6603 nope but it make horse being pegasus and flying with their cart pretty often xP
I’ve never been so happy that mafia 2 was chosen as first place it never got the recognition it deserved and mafia 3 never lived up to the high expectation of the previous game
Mafia 2 is and forever will be my favourite game of all time, did I forget to mention
*”Joe wasn’t part of the deal”*
Poor Joe :(
DefiantlyNot30K smh I was so pissed at that moment! That had to be joe in mafia 3!
That game is so well made that i enjoyed just driving around and drinking my tea in winter
Yeah it is top 5 no lie
@@MakoTSB Joe was in Mafia 3.
I’m surprised you didn’t mention Liberty City Stories while talking about GTA. That’s the most mafia-like GTA game in the franchise
exactly lmao
I really hope the next game is la noire but being the criminal
@@nickbuckley4371 that doesn’t even make sense. The whole of the game is you’re a detective lmao
@@LegendOfKhaos12 exactly
@@LegendOfKhaos12 he probably means the mechanics and everything but you are the bad guy instead of the detective.
It would be cool.
A bit diffrent gangster game could also be AC Syndicate, london gangs of 1860s/1870s.
Smart pick! Underrated AC game
Ac 3 and syndicate are the best
Ya i was thinking that too
@@gameranxTV that is just because of unity I guess.(one of the biggest mistake in gaming industry)
Hey will have u made any video on the biggest mistakes in gaming industry
"The Warriors" is a top ten without a doubt
AdamT it’s not open world though.
@@cedricgant8535 You never left the hideout then.
AdamT factory that shit open world🤣🤣💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿 used to run around knocking shit
That shit is gangster as fuck man. I just now plugged my old ps3 back up it's been downloaded on there for years. Now I'm running through New York fucking shit up again. Shits fun as fuck man.
The warriors and 25 to life are in my top 5 ps2 games
Mafia City Of Lost Heaven is my childhood game i replay it every year and still enjoy it. The music and the vibes and ofc the ending makes me want to allways hop to mafia 2 ;)
The original Mafia is one the best games ever made and was ahead of it's time. I spent 100's of hours playing it when it came out, and just as many modding it.
Finally some love for the godfather. That game is so overlooked
The Godfather is one of my favorite video games of all time. The whole taking over businesses thing is something we’ve never seen in a game before or since. Excellent 20th century NY and gameplay.
who needs another "Godfather"
hit like
i fucking need
Without a doubt fucking awesome game
Best game for PS2 ever
Best game for PS2 ever
They need to rework that game, add a lot more content and bam!
The Godfather games are awesome and you should really play both depending on what experience you prefer. Part I makes you climb your way up from a Gangster to Don and is a more personal story. Part II on the other hand starts you out as a new don taking over your rival's businesses and is a more gameplay driven experience.
i wish i could play it again so bad but my 360 is gone and i have a ps5
@@giovannicouncil8622 if you have a laptop or something. Can still play it as they aren't as demanding
godfather part 1 is superior to part 2
Mafia: The city of Lost Heaven. Absolute top regarding storytelling
Best game out
And a new remake is coming out.
When godfather came out, it was truly out of this world. Especially when it came in a tin box with a rose on the inside 😍🔥
🔥🔥🔥
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IRJR on*
Shout out to my 'True Crime: Streets of LA' lovers!
Love that game, even though it ran like absolute garbage and it’s rendering distance was maybe 3 inches in front of nick. Absolutely amazing games. Remember the dog patrol mode where you could play as Snoop Dogg, ahh good times
You broke the law and the law won
NY was way better
Hell yeah the ny one was good too!
Fuck yeah I totally forgot about this game
Finally, Saints Row gets some recognition!
@@juliodicochea2927 What’s YOUR idea of a good game? Fortnite?
@@TheMarjer143 saintsrow was cool
“The warriors” is one of my favorite gangster games of all time!!
Hell, it’s in my top 10 regardless of genre
I fucking loved that game!!!
It wasn't real open world tho
Mafia II was and still is a classic, one of my favourite games. There’s something about playing games when you’re younger that just holds so much more meaning. wish they consider making a remastered version 😭
Driver parallel line is literally my childhood. Being able to see how the character evolve and how the city changes from old cars to new ones is everything and also slink with is fat Afro was a vibe too haha
*Gameranx mentions Scarface The World is Yours as bizarre:
me: they literally had a point system that used balls as points...
Xavier Opisthea yea the “rage” mechanic was “balls” lmao
the only thing i know about that game is when he’s coming down the stairs shooting, but him and everyone else is t-posing. it’s the clip they used, but it was working properly in their clip
Nxght damn that’s wild lmao
Also you gain points to shoot on enemies "balls"
You get ball by just yelling at the enemy 🙃
The Getaway video game is older than most of the kids watching this channel.
Lmao
damn you're cool
I remember playing the demo while my mom was buying movies at block buster
@@maxtheleopard RIP block buster
Like the first GTA on ps1...with the over head camera....I remember walking around and pressing circle ( charterer would fart and it would start fights with NPC's) funny shit
Saints Row 2 is still one of my most favorite games of all time. There’s something about that game that’s just so lovable
Honestly. I wish the rest of the series felt the same as that game. It's good that they branched out to be unique but the first two, especially the second one, were unique as it was
Saints row > saints row 2
Tyler Klein nah bruh saints row 2 was great u just like the first one more because it is older
Joshua Joseph no I like the first saints row more because the first saints row is more gangster I prefer the first game’s customization it’s driving the cars in saints row 2 drive too slow the melee combat is worse in saints row 2 the camera angle was better in the first game on the other hand I can see people who don’t care about any of that liking saints row 2 more because the map is larger and the graphics are slightly improved there are reasons to like both games but I just so happen to find saints row 1 more enjoyable 😎
Mafia II as the thumbnail and it being on 1st Place! ..
Yakuza 0 is one of the best games I've ever played and I can not recommend it enough
I agree completely. The first couple hours are a little difficult to get into, but as soon as you reach chapter III things get really freaking good.
Easily one of the best stories in gaming for sure. Really fun combat too.
JPZ me too it’s my favorite game of all time it’s nothing like I thought it was gonna be until I played it,first 2 chapters are slow but after that it’s a 9/10 story.
I've had 0 and Kiwami sat in my Steam library untouched for a long time, going get them installed and give them a go.
@@WhirlingMusic Yeah I guess but you should try 0 as it's the best out of all of them and is chronologically the first game, if you don't like 0 then you won't like the rest.
The combat spoiled it, very little knives or guns, just hand to hand continuous button mashing..same with Sleeping Dogs..
i love sleeping dogs
the feeling of shooting out tires while driving in slow motion
the cool as hell martial arts take downs
the awesome storyline about betrayals loyalty and brotherhood
everything about that game is amazeing
Except the vehicle handling which sucked ass
The cops could be pretty tough to ditch on foot, but I loved to let a cop catch up, right around a car, so I could throw him into the trunk of the car, and listen to him bang around inside yelling for help, while I jumped the car into the ocean, and bailed, cackling with laughter. Ahh good times..
You forgot sliding over objects in slow motion and smoking baddies while doing so
sleeping dogs is far better than GTA.
@@SporianSummit depends on which open world category tho
Mafia 1 was one of the best history lines on a game i ever played. That ending
That game was incredible. I wish they'd remaster it
Just imagine Mafia on the Mafia 2s engine..
Nice touch was how Mafia 2 touched on the ending of 1. Agree the original was the best. Especially PC version
Whole game was great, so varied. Second one was a total letdown, it was too repetitive. And third was worse.
The Godfather was one of the best games I've ever played in my life. They'd do a remake of it.
They def need to do a remake.
The first godfather game was great. I played it on PS2 then the godfather part 2 came out on PS3 I bought it and it sucked. I couldn't get into it but the first one I played for hours and hours
@@derickwest6996 gf2 was way better tbh
Me and my mates had sit downs about how to make the most money in Scarface
One honorable mention that also fits here could be L.A. Noire. Still playing it now. With it this list would be complete.
GTA San Andreas, Saints Row 2, Mafia II are my favorite gangsta games of all time, no doubt.
God father is better than all of them in my opinion
Yeee Mafia II is the shit
San Andreas Stories still cancelled soz
@Double Darrel Midnight Club Uncancelled Soz
@@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz I just wanted to say I really appreciate your dedication to this joke.
You guys have great taste in games. The Godfather, GTA III, and The Warriors were all fantastic. I’m about to finally try the Mafia series for the first time.
I still have my copy of Scarface: The World Is Yours. I loved how it stayed true to the source material.
If any game needs a remaster or remake, it’s that one.
That shit was an addicting gem and the only thing that stopped me from playing it anymore was the fact that I hit the maximum money the software allowed. $999,999,999 lol
I wasted god only knows how much of my youth playing the fuck outta this lmao 100% it several times and i also just ended up owning every simgle thing you could buy in it and you could trick out your pad with the crazy shit ya bought lol the soundtrack was fucking lit too damn now i want a remaster
Me too,I loved all the rat runs you could do when driving,actually I still have most of these games.
Oh and I forgot,the soundtrack was just fantastic.imo
SLEEPING DOGS was one of the most underrated game of that time & one of the best games I've ever played.The fighting styles & the story was over the top amazing.Highly recommend if u still haven't played yet.
Definitely agree.
Absolutely, definitely underrated.
The godfather 1 game is still my favorite game,i like how you can conquer places which puts your own familys men there, i wish other games were like that too
I'm so glad saints row was mentioned lol saints row 2 is my personal favorite
Das only right
Saints Row above Scarface is blasphemy. Scarface: The World Is Yours is a top 3 open world gangster game imo. I wish they would remake/remaster it
Blackistanish 💯 Scarface is severely underrated
@@flyologygaming6979 yeah underatted but better than OG saints row idk about that lol
Absolutely...at one point last year i was this close to re buy a ps2 just to play scarface
Blackistanish Saints row is wayyyy better than godfather before but if they remaster it then I’ll change my mind
@@plagueknightt7051 I said nothing about The Godfather..& Saints Row actually sucked. I tried playing it again a few days ago & it's horrible. I'm amazed I once enjoyed it
I’m glad The Getaway, Sleeping Dogs, and True Crime were mentioned. Very underrated games.
True crime should've made the list.. at least True Crime NY, I wish they'd remaster those for modern consoles
50 cent bullet proof one of my all time favorites as well, wasn't really full open world but had open world elements
FewEggzShort Facts
Not a gangster game either
@@sadflute8639 how was it not ? 🤔
Only OG's know.
@@kevinsmith5912 just because it was a shooter don't make it a gangster game
Oh snap! I remember Mafia Wars on MySpace back in the day 😂😂😂
Scarface was my jam back in the day. My best friend Wade (rest in peace brother) and I played the hell out of this. When we would take the missions to collect money from all of your businesses, we had played the game so much we had mapped out a specific route to maximize profits and gain the most amount of money. Good memories man.
Mafia 2 will always have a place in my heart. I love that game. If only the same studio fully made Mafia 3, and not in a supporting function. I don't get that decision.
Gerwin Eric I don’t count mafia 3 as cannon it was that bad, I don’t want a remaster of mafia 2 either as it would be the same team again and they would end up butchering it as well
@@thedonofthsht76-58 in that, I agree. The story is good, but not great imo and the way they presented it with a documentary flair is awesome. But that gameplay, I think it's the only time I really put down a game because I was so tired of the gameplay and I am a sucker for open world games and the chores that comes with it. I just happened to push myself through the game years later because of my love for the second game. But I agree, the story was good enough as a continuation for 2 and that gameplay loop was the sore thumb that sticks out so bad.
@@justsomeguy2743 I agree. I wouldn't trust Take Two to deliver a great remaster of Mafia 2. I read that the remnants of the original team who worked on two (2K Czech) was absorbed by the team that made Mafia 3 (Hangar 13) and that is bad imho. The story was okay as a continuation of 2, but the rest is just awful. If only 2K Czech made 3. Just a shame.
Mafia 2 is a gem that demands much more attention. Great video guys!
I remember being ill for a few weeks through the summer and a mate of mine bought me Scarface to “Cheer me up” and boy did it work. It was a great bit of fun when I was stuck in bed, it was a great looking game as well as I recall at the time. A great memory from a shit time for me it’d be nice to see a remaster/reboot but I doubt that’ll happen! Great vid Jake, cheers mate
I want Sleeping Dogs 2 soooooo bad. Definitely the most underrated game in history
Same
The GetAway we need a remaster, I remember playing on PS2
Agree great game crappy controls.
Remember when you get to the last mission and then someone from nowhere just gets ya and you have to lean to heal such a ground breaking introduction
you had to lean against a wall to heal, you would pull the fucking bullets out. it was such a cool game and pretty good story
All I would do is take hostages and run from the police , missions where too hard for me because of controls.
4:08
"The Godfather was like an institution to my family"
*Italian American intensifies*
*pizza time continues*
Great video. I remember Crime Life: Gang Wars for the PS2. That is a honorable mention for sure
I remember playing sleeping dogs on my PS3 everyday nonstop I loved that game so much
Best game 10/100
@@bennyjiub980 Makes no sense mate😂😂
I love Sleeping dogs man. I mean the first time I played it, I completed the whole game in 3 days and I mean completely with side missions and all. It really is a underrated masterpiece
Send me the pc download link please 😀
@@tamilkids3128 Stop, pirate!
Best fighting mechanics ever. The wedding mission was tragic. Was awesome being a member of a triad. The Cantonese felt so authentic. The karoke stuff caught me off guard.
Driver: Parallel Lines is amazing!
One of my favorite games.
So good to see it get recognized.
I first played Driver: Parallel Lines when I was still young. To this day it is my favorite game I've ever played.
Mafia 2, Sleeping Dogs, Saints Row 3, Yakuza 2, True Crime Streets of LA, Scarface The World is Yours and GTA San Andreas
Saint row 2 was definitely better than 3 but I respect your opinion
I remember Godfather and Godfather two, I loved those games as a kid and to think it’s been almost a decade since I played them. Crazy stuff!
Trev Daddy even the online was lit on Godfather 2 💯
No love for Liberty City Stories and specially Vibe City Stories :') damn, the empire building system on VCS was so satisfying... Really wish R* would do a port of it for android/"ps2 for ps4", but the soundtrack licensing doesn't make it any easier :/
Godfather was my favorite. The idea of creating your own gangster and building the empire was dope.
Ah this is my favourite subject as well when it comes to genres of games! Mafia 1 and 2, scarface, gta vice city, SA, driver
All are masterpieces! They really need to remaster all of those
I remember Sleeping Dogs was suppose to be True Crime: Streets of Hong Kong, the 3rd installment in the series before it became it's own IP.
Didn't know that
Sleeping dogs is based on a true story if anyone didn't know
we are two.
@@jakehothersall4752 really?
Yeah, I believe I heard that the developers went bust and sold what they had of True Crime: SoHK. As you said, it became Sleeping Dogs.
the mafia series was the best! i still need to beat the third one.
I stopped for awhile then came back turned out i had one mission left lol
I played mafia three a couple years after it released and I encountered zero issues. It was honestly one of the best gangster games I’ve ever played, and I played mafia 2 lol People tend to judge her game very harshly and maintain that opinion without ever having fully played the game after it’s bugs have been polished
@@aeringothyk5445 , yeah I heard they addressed some issues with the game awhile back and decided to give it another shot a few weeks ago. I just finished it this weekend and really enjoyed it. The voice acting is top notch. I wish your mob bosses interacted with each other a little more or had more impact on the main story line. I'm looking forward to 2Ks next outing in this genre.
The Third one sucked. It’s so damn repetitive.
@@sugreev2001 , yeah that's why I put it down the first time I played it (when it first came out). I was about 20 hrs in and had had enough. This time around, less so. I can't put my finger on why, though. I think they fixed issues with cover and added more offensive options. The driving was boring , too. I hated driving all the way down to the bayou, but driving feels a bit more fun this time around - at least when you get your hands on a faster car.
Mafia 1 for me, 2 is amazing but the first one was so gritty and perfect.
I had 12 years when i played Mafia 1 and damn, i cried at that ending, such a great awesome story. Also Mafia 2 is awesome. Worth their number 1 spot.
Driver parallel lines , GTA SA and Mafia 1 ❤️❤️❤️ ❤️can’t believe its been a decade since I started playing them. Childhood memories.......
The Godfather 2 is definitely my favorite mafia type game.
I've played it through like 7 times.
Loved that game, only game I ever cared enough about to platinum on my old ps3!
Whoever this dude is needs to keep doing there videos he sounds like he knows games fr
Damn that line i remember it to this day "Sorry kid joe wasnt part of our deal"
Yakuza will always be the best (my favourites: 0 and Kiwami 2)
Same
Mafia 2 was a amazing game and it had me in from the moment I loaded the game I just couldn’t get into mafia 3 it started really boring to me so I never finished it
@@ImMichaelJohn It's not the worst but if you don't like repetition then I'd skip it.
I was too hyped for mafia 3, though i was disappointed I've finished it. The dlcs added some variety but compared to mafia 2 and 1, it's a bad game.
I hope mafia 4 goes back to the franchise roots (no hangar 13 involved please)
Another one worth checking out is Empire of Sin. Take the racketeering and business holding model from Godfather 2 and cross it with XCOM, and it leaves you a pretty fun experience.
That part where Mafia 2 tied the ending of Mafia 1 simply blew my mind 🤯
I completely forgot about the scarface game, honestly an unrecognized gem, I still remember the day my game got scratched and I couldn't find another at any local gamestops, was a sad day.
Railey Loupis well at least you can find on eBay now pretty quick. I just bought a ps2 and it comes with that game which I never got to play as a teen
That's tragic
I played most of the older games mentioned on this list at an early age. For some reason I had no issue finishing Scarface, but The Godfather felt like one of the most overwhelming games I'd played at the time, from things like the opening sequence, the soundtrack, and just how intense it felt engaging in fights.
Asasphinx i played it when i was like 7 and loved it
Anyone remember Crime Life: Gang Wars? Wasn’t promoted as much as it should but one of the best games I’ve played, felt like you’re actually levelling up
That would be the best slogan for a channel called
Gameranx:
We Don’t Take the
Order Too Seriously