Ben-DutkaFor games like Mafia II , it's all about creating an authentic, believable environment in which to immerse oneself.
Therefore, in order to produce such an atmosphere, loaded with all the seediness of an underground organized crime unit, one must stay true to the formula. …this is just a flowery way of saying that censorship won't be tolerated. According to a GamerZines hands-on session with 2K's upcoming sandbox title, the Playboy magazines featured in the game are entirely uncensored. No annoying black bars. No stupid fuzzy parts that make you squint. No "head-shot only" pictures. Perhaps you might be surprised but hey, this isn't 1990. Gaming has changed a lot and at this point, if it's in a movie, there's every chance it will be in a piece of interactive software, too. We knew that 2K had partnered with the men's entertainment monolith in order to give the game a realistic flair; one that is both titillating and, of course, faithfully historical. The idea that wise guys never kept a Playboy laying around 'cuz they're good church-going folk is…well, a little absurd.
Mafia II is slated to arrive on August 27. You can pick up next month's Playboy on…you know, I'm really not going to look that up.
Related Game(s): Mafia II
Ha! That dosen't persuade me to get the game as I already planned on getting it but it does add to the environment and certainly could be considered a plus.
BOOBIES!!!
Some say… BOOBIES. But all we know is, he's called the Stig.
Really looking forward to this game. Think of picking it up at launch!
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
BOOBIES! Oh yeah, the game looks cool also.
As much as I love me some nekkid ladies, I don't think I will be getting this one. Mafia underwhelmed me and I am not to big on the era in the first place.
That being said I may pick it up if it turns out to be a killer game like RDR. Dammit, I hate Westerns and that whole genre of film and game and culture but that game is just so, so good.
I gotta say, that if anyone thinks they need to pay $60 for these 'boobies', they need a new ISP. The 'net is awash with 'boobies'. So although it's nice to have the 'realism' of mafia guys with Playboy issues laying around that you can browse, I really hope no one is taking that feature as a reason to buy the game. Good lord, if it's 'boobies' you want, turn off google safe search and have at it.
Personally, I won't be getting this game. As much as I like the female form, this feature doesn't make it any more attractive to me.
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I doubt anyone would buy the game just because of this.
Stig i know people who will buy this game just for this.
Kind of ashamed to know them. haha
I just hope 2K didn't pay too much for this 'feature'
Google safe search? People have it turned on? I guess I'm old school because of places like ogrish, rotten, and meathookdesserts.
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@jawknee
just like the people who bought bmxxx or whatever that game was called. hahaha.
Ogrish and Rotten are still around?
@Johnld, BMXXX? i would be surprised. ha
So that's what they need to get the edge on similar type games? is this gonna make 'em better than GTA?
Honestly, when I first got into GTA4's clubs, it felt odd. Not that I go to those places but something just hits a bad note for me…
No thanks. I like real boobies. Not virtual boobies.
*Real* boobies FTW!
I like both, now where is my copy of DOAX?
maybe they're marketing this game to those that doesnt have this option, hahaha.
mmm, fun bags
There may be boobies, but the granny panties are what turn me off.
HA! Ben said, "titillating". Play on words?
Freudian slip?
I'm sure Ben tried his breast to avoid play on words.
True. He typically JUGgles a double D sized list of SIN-onyms.
That's quite an uplifting statement, bra. I hope we haven't milked the puns too much already.
Boob jokes never get old and saggy.
Indeed underdog, they do pop up from time to time. Of course these are just the tip of the iceberg. There are mounds and mounds of jokes that could be used. Well, perhaps I should just get to the point and squeeze another pair (of puns) together in the conversation? You know, a conversation like this really can lift the tone and separate the men from the boys. At least we can show our support. You know?
Hmmm, I'm having trouble thinking of a way to augment this discussion 😉
I am quite certain that this will be one of the breast games in recent mammary
Oh, this conversion is simply implanting thoughts in people's heads. Why is it that people always rely on double entendre when discuss matters in this area, oh la la, it can get riske…
🙂
…..
All right then.
No contribution, Ben? lol
Oh come on, only one thumb up for that last one of mine. Do you know how difficult it was to come up with a phrase that worked?
Ah well, all over now then…
*looks around to make shore grlfriend is not anywear around*
let me do my best Jerry 'the king' Lawer impressins (sorry bad spelling)
whoo woo puppies !!!
You want her around. 😉
Well, don't expect anything explicit. Back in 1953-55, Playboy didn't show very much. If this game is true to the era, the centerfolds have to be like the ones in that era. I had better not see 2010 type centerfolds in a game set in the 50's.
Even Playboy bunnies can't get me to buy Mehfia II. Maybe the kiddies can fool their folks into buying it.
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I think the best version of the game will be on the PC. It's a PC series. PC based games never work out quite as well on the console and vice versa. Look at how poor the first Mafia was on the PS2 and Xbox. Look at Fallout 3 on the PS3.
If it's any good, I'll look into it but I'm still going through both RDR and Gay Tony and those are console-first entities. I have a feeling Mafia II will play more like a PC-game and I'm not going to be down with that.
Of course, those losers from Reviews On The Run will probably review the Xbox 360 version of Mafia II since they are major Xbots who have been paid off.
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At least Fallout 3 is so good I don't mind the glitches.
I haven't played it, but I bet Fallout 3 was just as buggy on PC. That's Bethesda for you.
I'm glad to see somebody stand up & say f*ck censorship.
I just hope the overall game is going to be good.
Unfortunately, there's probably going to be another self-appointed safety-nanny backlash over it.
But it's not their business to control us!
They should direct their lame out-cry's to those parents who are, either, ignorant of the game's content, a irresponsible parent, those who have no control over their kids & so their kids walk all over them, or the worst of all, those parents that just don't just don't give a rat's a$$.
For myself, (I just see their bitchin' & moanin' as "FREE" publicity for the game)
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Oh won't somebody think of the children!?
::flees::
*thinks of the childen*… *ignores them*
maybe they are thinking of the children. they're all playing halo and modern warfare 2, maybe its time for a new game for them……at least for a few days.
I thought this was a dumb feature the first time that I heard about it, it's not going to improve the game in any way.
I liked the first mafia and I have hope for this one, but I'll be waiting until the reviews are out and unless they are above par, I'll be waiting for a price drop.
Looks like the FCC ban on nudity and swearing on television has been dismissed, time to let the boobies and expletives fly!!
hahaha, but i can find that easily on the internet. sounds like a marketing schemes aimed at teens. i know you probably need to be 18 to buy the game but i always found ways around that before.
BOOBIES i im picking this game up at launch
This is probably one of my only problems with 'Mafia II.'
I wouldn't mind if they decided on their own to add Playboy in to help vitalize the atmosphere, but the way it's done really bugs me.
The first 'Mafia' was a 'pure' experience, with little in the way of side quests or extra features, but even those few elements were mixed in with the narrative. And the developers have stated that 'Mafia II' is meant to be the same way, yet these magazines seem to be the new oysters, pigeons, feathers, etc. You collect them from around the world, and they don't enhance the experience at all, merely allowing the player to ogle women who are now very old (if not dead).
And each developer that is asked about the feature seems to have a party line to justify it's existence.
This whole thing reeks of publishers pushing game elements onto their developers.
My whining aside, I've been looking forward to 'Mafia II' for several years and I can't wait to pick up my Collector's Edition at Best Buy a month from now.
I'll be picking up Mafia II, I been planning on it for a while. It looks very good. I hope no body is buying this game because of this.