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Driving Classic
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I was searching for a classic game, I wanted to visit the retro world. I did play Mafia 2 in the past in the last decade. Mafia 1 must be old on graphics, that's what I thought until I found the remastered edition. I installed the game, visited the mod page, and downloaded a handful of Reshade, HUD toggle, and 4k presets to overhaul this game.
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Gentleman, here is the output. The game started with a flyout animation introducing the city. I made sure to snap my favorite pictures during that long intro.
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The game is crashing on fullscreen so I have to pay it windowed.
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Old retro cars ignited my interest in driving.
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Old city looks more lively than Mafia 2 that I played before.
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The map looks close to Gta 2. Not modern but similar to what I saw in Gta 2.
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Mega cruise ships docked. I hope they are accessible in the later part of the game.
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Cars! I just want to try each of them around the city.
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The first mission covers this bridge too, you have to jump across it to run away from enemies.
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And the vintage swift cola ad.
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I believe Mafia story line is connected around the main character.
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In Mafia 2, our boy was a veteran military guy which end up being a part of the gang wars.
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Sitting next to casino, waiting for the customers. I start as a cab driver.
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A gang is chasing two fellows in the black car.
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Fellows are unable to shake them off. Their cab wents out of control and they get out of it.
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The cab burns in the fire. Fellows approaches me for an escape.
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I know how to drive such cars, I know the mechanics thanks to my gameplay of Mafia 2. These cars are tricky to drive. I remember one oil stamp collecting mission. There I learned the basics of this car and able to drift these a little.
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As I help them in escaping, I jump from the bridge.
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The gang was not able to get on other side in time and I was able to escape as well. It took me 3 times to complete this mission and get the perfect shots. HUD mod and cinematic mod are little tricky to handle at the same time to take perfect shots. I need to on and off them to learn the controls.
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Tommy stops at casino as the fellows get back inside the building.
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Don the gang man sends reward for saving them.
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The gang man offers me a job at their gang and also assures me for a support or loan in case of any need. They advise me to take care of the damages of the car as the enemy gang can trace it.
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The reshade looks amazing in the day light. I will add few more mods to remove the stutter and make this game a little light on my hardware. Unlocking FPS will be a nice addon too.
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Notes -
All images are mine or else otherwise stated
Captures are from Mafia Definitive Edition