The Godfather: The Game

This isn't a review so much as a brief overview of my thoughts on the game, but this may be the only time I mention it. I played it for about 12 hours in total, and don't have much desire to continue.

First things first: this game is actually pretty fun. The graphics are quite good, the controls are fluid, and the music reflects the particular aesthetics and time period in which the game is set in. To sum it up, it's a third-person action shooter with RPG elements like character creation and objective-based story progression.

For my taste, the game is a little too violent and over-the-top. Of course, I probably knew that going in, but I didn't know to what extent until I actually played it. If I had kids, I don't think I would let them play it. I wasn't really surprised by the weaponry so much as the execution style murders and unnecessary hand-to-hand violence. Most FPS games aren't this violent in my experience.

Ultimately, there was good attention to detail, but I would prefer to see this caliber of development in games less violent. A certain basketball game, perhaps?