Reality is shiny!

Bloom, check
Brown, check

Yup, this is next-gen alright

Those cars look really nice.

damn eh,

Very nice.

Ugh, I remember a racing mission in the first game that forced me and a friend into a frenzied hatred for the game. We eventually beat it by downloading a save file that JUST finished the mission. lol.

I miss the days when I sucked at videogames. Oh no wait, I dont.

The shadows are much too dark (games do this a lot for some reason), but that's pretty gorgeous.

I still maintain that the gameplay of the original was awful, but like Luke said - games like this have come a long way. I'm sure the devs paid attention.

@Jeff Paine:

ZING!

@frostcircus: - "The shadows are much too dark (games do this a lot for some reason)"

I agree.

@Ichidou:

Yeah, the racing mission was a pain in the ass. There was a patch for the PC version which made it a little easier.

I can't wait for this game. I looooooved Mafia. Great characters and a great story.

Eagerly anticipating high resolution pepperoni nipples.

Looks alright.. but i can't get my hopes up.

I was super hyped for the first Mafia game and bought it on the day it was released.. At first I was in denial, thinking that I liked that game, just because I couldn't admit i wasted that money. I now fully realized that the game Mafia is absolutely terrible.

Godfather killer confirmed .

Mafia is one of the only "GTA clones" worth its salt. I'm expecting a lot from this game.

All they need to do is make sure there is no ridiculous "race" section in those physics defying coffins they call cars. That section was so annoying in the first game and I nearly quit playing after consistently hitting a pebble on the road, flipping the car and dying as I land on my head. Good times.

Wow those graphics are really amazing. I loved the first Mafia but the graphics were crap compared with other games that out around the same tume. I'm looking forward to playing this.

err...*other games that were out around the same time....i'm really tired

insane shadows... looks good.

The Car's look nice, but does anyone else think the shadow's stick out of the scene?

The edges are too fuzzy near the feet and too defined near the Shadow's head.

Would it be difficult to maybe put a filter so that objects near the ground have sharper edged shadows while objects further from the ground have fuzzier?

All of the screens look so realistic with a little glow to them. They definitely pop out and captivate my attention

Beautiful looking screenies...I'm guessing this is for pc only?

Looks like bullshots (and we know this gen has ALOT of those)

But hey, if they can get close to those images once the game comes out, good job =)

@Chuco: Nope! Ps3 and 360 too!

[kotaku.com]

@Chuco:

Mafia II is coming out for the PC, Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3.

What interests me about this game (and I am not into "The Godfather" or ganster stuff) is the fact that it is a "GTA" style game, but one that takes itself aesthetically a bit more seriously, and is in an interestingly different time period. (No thanks, Saints Row. Sorry, I have zero interest in spending my time with you)

For me, that makes for entertaining software. It is fun to play in a nother "time", realistically.

@Jeff Paine:
Fact: Everything was brown back in the 50's.

Looks nice, Im hoping and expecting it will be good. But it will not beat what is now known as 10/10

The only negative outlook is that GTAIV is coming out first.

If you slept on the original Mafia, you definitely missed a 1up.

@frostcircus: That's usually what happens when you let the artists play with the atmosphere editors... "must create...more con..trast!!"

Looks really good. Loved the first one so this one's a must buy!

@Jeff Paine:
Nah, I can still make out details. There's clearly not enough bloom to be next gen.

Great.

Love the look of the car models.

If what I read about the car damage physics being just as awesome as the ones in Burnout Paradise, then I'll definitely keep my eyes open. I played the first one, and I loved it, and the fact that they didn't rush out a sequel proves, at least that is what I think, that they've wanted to do something extra.

You guys really should read your tips box more often, and spell-check. These screens are damn old.

Mafia > GTA

Jeesus!that blooms up so high it makes it look like smog that would be London or LA to shame!

Absolutely utterly fantastico!

I cant wait!

That better be gameplay.

wow!

Holy shit. I HATED the first mafia but this one looks pretty damn good!

I really enjoyed the first game, excellent story, loads of fun. I will be buying this for sure.

Is that a 1G Corvette!?

Show me some tailfins, and this'll be a must-buy.

As frustrating was the "stop the plane" mission, I hope they bring us something else ridiculously large to take down again. The satisfaction was of unloading all that saved ammo for your best weapon (usually the auto shotgun) into something worthy of it.

BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

I might save my GT4 money and buy this here instead. It may not be as good as GT4 but it sure is more my style. What a hottie of a game.

WU-HAY too much bloom.

If this screenshot doesn't sceam post-production then prove me wrong. Although I guess it is a good time to take some of GTA's limelight.

I'm stunned I missed this game, I remember looking the first one up and realising everybody loved it. So I'll be definitely watching this one.

Even by today's standards, Mafia features one of the best storylines ever written. I replayed it as recently as six months ago and it was every bit as good as I remembered.

@snk429: Are you kidding me?

Mafia has to be one of the most underrated PS2 games that was created, even with all of it's quirks. I mean, cars in the 50's didn't go 90-110mph, and they didn't have go-kart steering; I thought they were true to life. I can't say about the PC version as I never played it.

Also, why is everyone criticizing the 'bloom'? God forbid a game has a different filter & looks like a sunny day? The 'browns' that exist in 90% of the titles today are unrealistic, on a sunny day, I don't see browns -- I see colors.