Lots of driving kind of slows down the forward play of the game....but.....GREAT game
The game starts off with art scenes that give you a flavor of the whole game: gritty, scenic, nostalgic. I have even looked in vain for prints of the various scenes you see when loading the game. The artwork is terrific.
A lot of the action requires that you drive, and drive and drive and drive. This takes too much time, but I have the same complaint with the Red Dead and GTA series. Any time wasted, though, is made up in satisfaction you feel when you accomplish finishing a mission: you become inspired to dash on to the next challenge!
I bought the game used, on PS4. IMMEDIATELY when I loaded it into my machine, it was upgraded, FREE, to 'DEFINITIVE' edition. There are also three or four DLC's tossed in free! I think this package is a great deal, whatever price you pay for it. Get ready to spend hours on end trying to figure out ways to advance, stuff more money in the safe, and gain power and control as you gain stature in the progress.
I enjoyed Mafia 2 on PS3: this game is not even related to that one, as far as I can see, outside of the common CROOKS, MOB, VIOLENCE, etc, and the fact that both are period pieces: one is the forties-fifties, and the other in the late sixties.
If you enjoy shoot-'em-ups with nasty characters who deserve to die, this is the game for you. You can be a moral person yourself, and yet have no compunctions at all about being a jerk and shooting someone in the face, stealing their car or boat or whatever, and then robbing them. You learn to trust absolutely no one. You learn that if you want something done, you must take care of things yourself.
My recommendation? BUY THIS GAME!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned