Mafia II -Demo released

[Dowly]

Ooo... the game got nekkid girl piccies!

[Egan]

Originally Posted by Spike88

The main game will also require you to run steam, just a heads up. Although it's a lot better than Games for Windows Live.

Thanks for the heads up, Spike. I think I'm probably the last person on earth to not have Steam. No real problem with it - I simply can't be arsed with stuff like this anymore.

the game looks lovely.

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by Egan

Thanks for the heads up, Spike. I think I'm probably the last person on earth to not have Steam. No real problem with it - I simply can't be arsed with stuff like this anymore.

the game looks lovely.

Steam isn't that bad. It's pretty simple to set up and use. And you can even run it in offline mode.

[Dowly]

One cool thing I noticed was that when I robbed the gas station nearest to the starting point and returned there shortly after the owner got all titties up yelling to get the hell out and that he had called the cops. So, I left and some time after went in again and there was two cops standing inside the booth as if to wait and see if I show up again.

Cool.

[stabiz]

Anyone know if there is a way to get rid of the wanted status?

[Arclight]

Read somewhere you can use phone to call cops and bribe them.

[Egan]

Originally Posted by Spike88

Steam isn't that bad. It's pretty simple to set up and use. And you can even run it in offline mode.

I know, but it's more that I have to set it up and use it at all that I object to. I was happy enough when the only prerequisite was paying for the game - now we're increasingly expected to install, register with and use third party software before we can even run it.

hey, I know i'm going all king Canute with this one, but as my interest in non "niche" games has dropped off, so has my tolerance for things like Steam.

[ReFaN]

im so looking forward to this, been exploring for about 3 hours, its gorgeous!

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by Egan

I know, but it's more that I have to set it up and use it at all that I object to. I was happy enough when the only prerequisite was paying for the game - now we're increasingly expected to install, register with and use third party software before we can even run it.

hey, I know i'm going all king Canute with this one, but as my interest in non "niche" games has dropped off, so has my tolerance for things like Steam.

I understand where you are coming from. Although once you register steam works the first time, you just have to log in for any new software.
The only reason I got into steam was just because it was required for Half Life 2(back when Steam was only for 1st party valve games.)

But as the days go by it's going to be harder and harder to get games without getting Steamworks or some other 3rd party program. The one thing I do love about steam, is that if I buy a game on disk and it requires steamworks, if I break or lose that disk after registering it to my steam account I can always redownload the game. And it's not like other DRM that limit how many times you can install a game.

Originally Posted by Stabiz

Anyone know if there is a way to get rid of the wanted status?

Depends on which wanted status you have.

If you just have 1 star you can either pay the ticket or just make the officers lose line of sight.

If you have 2 stars you can either surrender and bribe the officer, or lose line of sight.

If it's 3 or 4 stars you have to lose line of sight or the officers will kill you.

If there is a license plate it means they are looking for your car tag. This can be removed by changing your license plate at the car shop, getting a new car altogether, bribing the next officer you see(which is impossible if you have 3 or more stars as they'll try to gun you down) or finding the nearest phone(payphone, the one in your house, any you find in stores) and bribing the officers over the phone.

If it's a wanted poster, you have to either change your clothes by buying new ones at a store, or changing them at your house, paying off the next officer you see(impossible if you have 3 or more stars), or bribing the police through the phone.

[stabiz]

Thanks!

[Lionclaw]

Walked up to a police car and tried to steal it.

Police Radio: "Possible grand theft auto!"

Really?!


Police doesn't seem to react to abandoned stolen vehicles, they just drive on.

They do however react to crashes. I was wanted and I had managed to shake them off, took a vehicle and accidentaly crashed into a vehice. And that got their attention and I was being chased again.

[Dowly]

I hope they get rid of the psy-cops. I killed half a dozen civvies from a concealed position and never was caught. I did the same to a cop from the same spot and BANG, wanted.

[Chad]

I was a huge fan of the first one, in fact I still have the poster hanging up that was in the first Mafia's box, on my wall. I already have this 100% paid and pre-ordered and will be at GameStop at 11:50pm waiting for midnight release.

Played the demo on the PS3 and I don't have any problems that others are reporting. I'm good to go!

[nikimcbee]

I loved the original. I bought a driving wheel for the original game.

[Spike88]

Originally Posted by Chad

I was a huge fan of the first one, in fact I still have the poster hanging up that was in the first Mafia's box, on my wall. I already have this 100% paid and pre-ordered and will be at GameStop at 11:50pm waiting for midnight release.

Played the demo on the PS3 and I don't have any problems that others are reporting. I'm good to go!

The main issue is that the 360 and PC versions have pools of blood when you kill someone, 3D grass texture, and motion blur. It's kind of crappy when they left these out of the ps3 version. Although I have the Collectors edition preordered none the less.