Mafia 2 Demo on Steam today

[Grooveriding]

Didn't see another thread about this.

Mafia 2 demo is available on Steam August 10th.

So in half an hour ? Likely not, but sometime tomorrow it will be up for download on Steam.

Can't wait for this one, the first game was amazing.

edit: http://www.mafia2game.com/community/us/home.php

demo releases shortly, good thing I'm on vacation!

 

[zerocool84]

Oh cool. Really want to try it out.

 

[Nizology]

Says it's going to release at 12:00 am PT. I haven't actually tried the first one but this one looks pretty sweet.

 

[Tristicus]

I feel like staying up for this...but I won't because it will probably be late like every other Steam release.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Demo is up. 1 GB

 

[Nizology]

Damn, I'm impressed with this. The mechanics handle really well and the graphics look astounding. I'm really contemplating picking this up now.

 

[Sureshot324]

I'm basically 100% sure I'm buying the game anyway so I don't think I'll bother with the demo.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Yeah, not bothering since I pre-ordered and would rather wait.

Opinion around the net is positive. Awesome. :thumbsup:

 

[m4rre]

@ StinkyPinky

The demo specificly anounces that the trial-level you will play in the demo won't be included in the final game. So feel free to try it out, you wont see anything youre about to see in the final game as far as I've understood.

 

[bamacre]

Says it's going to release at 12:00 am PT. I haven't actually tried the first one but this one looks pretty sweet.

Go dig up the 1st one. Great game.

 

[Tristicus]

Mhm I likey.

 

[scooterlibby]

I'm interested in seeing the non-Physx graphics (5970 here).

 

[Nizology]

I'm interested in seeing the non-Physx graphics (5970 here).

I had it turned off and it still looked incredible.(Runnin a 5870) I loved the way the character handled too. Very smooth.

 

[IcePickFreak]

Grabbing this now, been looking forward to it. The original Mafia is a contender for my favorite game of all time.

I've been avoiding all talk of this game up until this month since it's getting close. So far the gameplay vid's I've seen look like they just expanded/updated the first Mafia game and not re-invented the wheel, which is great.

 

[busydude]

The part I liked about this game is the cover system, it feels slick and very natural. Driving was IMO just ok, not a fan of driving old cars.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

This game is just a 50s mod of GTA.

 

[Demo24]

Just played it and thought it was quite fun! I think I'll pick it up on steam when it comes out. Only annoyance I had was the driving dynamics. I can adapt but I thought they kind of sucked.

 

[vrait]

This game is just a 50s mod of GTA.

HA! Mafia 1 came out before GTA3. If anything then GTA is a clone of Mafia.

Mafia>GTA


Driving is fine, change the setting in options to simulation. If you still have a problem with it then you have issues. These are made out of metal, they are heavier then the cars today.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

HA! Mafia 1 came out before GTA3. If anything then GTA is a clone of Mafia.

Mafia>GTA


Driving is fine, change the setting in options to simulation. If you still have a problem with it then you have issues. These are made out of metal, they are heavier then the cars today.

GTA III release date: October 22, 2001
Mafia release date: August 28, 2002

 

[Tristicus]

HA! Mafia 1 came out before GTA3. If anything then GTA is a clone of Mafia.

Mafia>GTA


Driving is fine, change the setting in options to simulation. If you still have a problem with it then you have issues. These are made out of metal, they are heavier then the cars today.

I thought it did too, but apparently not.

GTA III release date: October 22, 2001
Mafia release date: August 28, 2002

Whilst this may be true, they are completely different games. GTA clone set in the old days? You get pulled over by the cops for shooting someone in GTA3...that is about it. Mafia is very realistic in the handling and interaction, and the story was great. GTA3, not so much. I love GTA3, but Mafia is a different game.

 

[Generator]

Wow for the exact same combat scheme of GTA4, this game is actually controllable. I've been working on GTA4 for a while now on the PC and its a damn chore. The port is pretty bad, but I recall the controls always being clunky. Hopefully RockStar just flat out steals a proper control.

As for the game, I don't know. Fighting is fun, but another round of mafia stuff in the 50s, ugh. Driving is dull to. There was a game called Driver for the playstation. That game was damn fun to drive.

 

[bamacre]

Tristicus, I agree 100%. Mafia and GTA are different games, and I enjoyed them all.

 

[Jules]

what settings you guys running? im running it on medium and my frames aint all that great.


EDIT: Nevermind, seems like turning off vsync got rid of that. Now im able to play it on high with no issues.

 

[Phobic9]

what settings you guys running? im running it on medium and my frames aint all that great.

Ran on max settings for me @ 1920x1200 res (minus PHYSX of course).

Q6600 @ 3.1GHz
ATI Radeon 4870
4GB DDR2

Not sure of the framerate but I didn't notice any jitters or hiccups and it seemed really smooth.

 

[Jules]

Ran on max settings for me @ 1920x1200 res (minus PHYSX of course).

Q6600 @ 3.1GHz
ATI Radeon 4870
4GB DDR2

Not sure of the framerate but I didn't notice any jitters or hiccups and it seemed really smooth.

Yeah once i turned off vsync i was able to play on high with no issues.