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On Godfather II

Godfather II The Video Games has been an interesting spectacle. I'm not implying that I finished the damn game, just that the game has been in amusing terms with me. I do hate it without a doubt, but there's this sense that there could be so much more to this game if the developers followed my detailed instructions. Which would be delivered through a major 2GB large patch later on. It would save everybody from certain painstaking sequences numerously found throughout the entire game.

I've beaten roughly 1/3 of the game, but I don't need much more gameplay to determine that the rest of the game is going to be identical to the first 1/3 with some actual Godfather II The Movie elements sprinkled on. Before I start dissecting the game, allow me to mention what I do like about the game. I like the expanded Don's View, which is pretty cool. And the violence. This game makes the GTA series look like Fisher Price's toy. Now, what would make this game better?

Right off the bat, it would make this game better, if it was never actually released. It would save my time from writing this and save any other gamers from the pain the game presents them. I mean really, the first Godfather game was somewhat solid, but still had a lot of repetitive elements. In the second game they expand that repetitiveness into three major cities. That's wrong.

What would also be a magnificent change in the actual game play is any kind of mission diversity. The sandbox concept is expanded a little bit too much. Basically, your job is to take over businesses and in the end take over the main enemy family's mansion. Sure, it's fun to blow stuff up and shoot people, but I don't really have the urge to do that for 10 hours. Even the main story missions have the same gimmick. Now, I understand that it's a Godfather video game, and that's what people in the mob do, trying to eradicate other families, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it has to be so strictly placed out. The best example for this is Mafia. What would I give for a basic escort mission where some character development would be featured.

More lively environments. Even though you're placed in three different locations, the places and joints you're taking over seem bland and identical. With a pinch of no inspiration. Beside that, there are numerous glitches all over the locations, like cars getting jammed under roads (I speak the truth). Maybe the developers should focus on a smaller scale locations and add more life to them. Taking over a business would take some serious preparation and examination of its weaknesses and similar. Sniping off the guards, learning about the owner. Not just barging in, shooting all the guards, beating up the owner and shazam, you own a brothel.

Control schemes, and everything about the clunky gameplay. If the developers condemn me on doing something over and over again, at least I want to do it smoothly. But now, we're faced with strange camera angles, cheap dialogue cut-scenes, choppy controls and an odd responding AI. Controlling your main character should be more fluid, as well as the shooting. Why does it take over 20 bullets to mow down a guard? That's not right. And even though the Don's View is a cool feature, it's too primitive. When I send one of my marked men to defend one of my businesses, I want a clear option for him to return to be back, and not spending my entire game time to find him in one of my safe houses or family headquarters, which can vary in different cities. If I can send him back to New York with a press of a button, then goddamn it, I want him to return to me with a press of a button. And upgrading my made men should be a little more explained and not so detailed. Cars should handle better as well.

Overall, Godfather II The Video Game is a very broken, awkward game, with some nice moments of violence and similar. The violence is obviously amusing enough for me to come back for more of it, but I think that it will eventually fade away and then I'll uninstall the game. If you really want to play the game though, then play it in small chunks, with a 1 day period between them. Or even better, save up the money for Mafia II.

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