The themes of loyalty and betrayal come to a head in the ending, which becomes that much more powerful and impactful. Seeing the world of organized crime as it once was after playing Mafia 2 and Mafia 3 becomes an all-new experience when playing the remake last. Mafia's prohibition focus is best exemplified in Definitive Edition, but 3 still calls back to it well. Although there are no clear connections in the story, Mafia 3's ending is the closest that the series has to a definite completion, which sets up Definitive Edition to take on a different role than it originally had.īy playing Mafia: Definitive Edition last, it feels more like a prequel than the first game in the series. The Mafia 2 references can't be fully understood without playing it first, and using all of the similar features becomes more intuitive. The themes that were introduced in the first two games are built upon, primarily those of loyalty and betrayal. Mafia 3, as the next game, should be played second.
