Frank also says, “Sam is loyal, but has no vision.” (see above link). When Tommy escorts Paulie back from the race track in Chapter 6, Paulie talks about all the ‘bad shit’ he’s done, and says that Sam is able to blank out all the crime in his head. Sam is the more serious of the two, always stony-faced and not a big talker. Frank, the consigliere of the Saleri family, remarks about Paulie, “Paulie has hit his ceiling…he’s not smart enough to run anything.” (1:32:03). When doing a first shake-down with the gang, Paulie enters a shop alone, and Tommy can hear the crashing and banging from outside in his car. Paulie is a bruiser with not much going on between his ears. This can easily be seen with Tommy and his two friends, Paulie and Sam. I previously said that nearly all the characters are stock types. Here’s the first from the original game (start at 5:04).īooze, Bullets, Broads and Bums – How Michelle Gives Tommy Angelo Character This completely changes the scene and takes away a large part of Tommy’s personality, I’ll explain why. It turns out Sam is one of Michelle’s regulars, and he was the one that accidentally told her secrets that she inadvertently spilled to the rival gang. In the remake, Tommy is asked by one of his friends, Sam, to spare Michelle. The definitive edition changes the scene…and in my opinion, for the worse. Tommy feels sorry for Michelle and tells her to run and to never come back. Tommy carries out his task dutifully, killing the manager in front of the paying customers before heading towards Michelle’s room, but as he enters he realises he knows her she is one of the friends of Tommy’s girlfriend, Sarah. Tommy is tasked with killing the manager of the brothel and Michelle, before blowing the building up to send a message to any else wanting to switch to protection to the rival gang. Don Salieri, Tommy’s boss, learns that a woman in a brothel, Michelle, has been spilling secrets to a rival gang who have taken over said establishment. One mission that reflects Tommy’s personality and uniqueness in the original game is the chapter called “The Whore”. While most of the cast are Godfather or Soprano’s stock types, lead character Tommy Angelo is an interesting reflection and critique of not just characters in gangster films, but also gangster-based video games like Grand Theft Auto. The original Mafia is a collage of old gangster movie and literary tropes, but always tried to put a unique spin or add a thoughtful aspect into the narrative. I was really excited to play the remake partly due to the story. Their craftsmanship is so good that I can use my half-remembered map knowledge of the first game and it translates perfectly to the remake. Despite the remake built from the ground-up, developer Hangar 13 did a spectacular job of bringing the essence and locations of the first game to life. It feels odd and comforting to play the remake so soon after the original game. The first Mafia came out nearly twenty years ago, but still has a charm and identity not found in more modern games. I love the Mafia series, even dusting off the old Playstation 2 a few years ago to experience the original game for the first time. I’ve recently been playing Mafia: Definitive Edition and been having a blast.
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