Kinda Funny Gamescast: Video Game Podcast Mafia: The Old Country Review - Kinda Funny Gamescast
Aug 13, 2025
Barrett Courtney, known as the mafia man and reviewer of Mafia: The Old Country, teams up with fellow reviewer Roger Barrera for a deep dive into the game. They share gameplay insights, praising the visuals while critiquing the linear narrative and repetitive mechanics. Nostalgia flows as they reminisce about Mafia 2 and its impact on their love for gaming. Their humor shines through as they compare strategies in Fantasy Critic and joke about pizza-themed events, making for an engaging and entertaining discussion.
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Open World Skin, Linear Heart
- Mafia: The Old Country blends a cinematic, linear narrative with an open-world shell that rarely rewards exploration.
- That mismatch creates beautiful environments you want to stare at but offers little gameplay reason to engage with them.
Presentation Outshines Play
- The game's visuals and atmosphere consistently impress across PS5 and PC builds.
- Those presentation highs are undercut because core moment-to-moment gameplay feels shallow and unrefined.
From Skeptic To Comfort Food
- Roger started skeptical but ended up charmed, calling the game comfort food despite its flaws.
- He enjoyed the world and acting even while admitting the core systems felt loose and formulaic.
