Introduction Racism will never go away in America, but I thought I’d ever see the day when it would be an important detail in a game. I became aware of Mafia III when listening to a podcast about pop culture and surprisingly it caught my interest. In this paper, I will discuss the development, failures, and struggles involved with Mafia III. Mafia III depicts a story of someone who is motivated to get revenge in a world of racism, prejudice, and politics.
Aesthetics
To begin, with it being set in the late 1960s, Mafia III contains many classic songs in that era. The soundtrack includes soul, rock, and blues songs from artists like Aretha Franklin, the Beach Boys, and James Brown. The music within the game, adds to the experience because it allows the players to learn about what the culture was like in the 1960s, particularly in the south. Music in video games “add to the atmosphere of the game …show more content…
There are not many games that involve racism or are set in the sixties. Mafia 3 begins in 1968 in New Bordeaux, which is a made up cite eerily similar to New Orleans. The story revolves Lincoln Clay a biracial Vietnam vet who is the main protagonist in the game. After returning from war, he becomes involved in the Black Mob, an African American criminal gang, and the gang has competition with the Italian mob. The Italian betrays Clay and his family and decide to wipe them out and eliminate their opponents. Most of his crew gets killed and even Lincoln’s family was killed as well. Even though he survived the attack, Lincoln wants to seek revenge for his loved ones and friends. He creates his own gang to avenge their deaths and to take down the evil, racist mob. This game is an open- world filled with action and the only way to progress is to select and execute missions. While on their journey to find the killers, they face many racist people and they encounter the violent world of organized
Aesthetics
To begin, with it being set in the late 1960s, Mafia III contains many classic songs in that era. The soundtrack includes soul, rock, and blues songs from artists like Aretha Franklin, the Beach Boys, and James Brown. The music within the game, adds to the experience because it allows the players to learn about what the culture was like in the 1960s, particularly in the south. Music in video games “add to the atmosphere of the game …show more content…
There are not many games that involve racism or are set in the sixties. Mafia 3 begins in 1968 in New Bordeaux, which is a made up cite eerily similar to New Orleans. The story revolves Lincoln Clay a biracial Vietnam vet who is the main protagonist in the game. After returning from war, he becomes involved in the Black Mob, an African American criminal gang, and the gang has competition with the Italian mob. The Italian betrays Clay and his family and decide to wipe them out and eliminate their opponents. Most of his crew gets killed and even Lincoln’s family was killed as well. Even though he survived the attack, Lincoln wants to seek revenge for his loved ones and friends. He creates his own gang to avenge their deaths and to take down the evil, racist mob. This game is an open- world filled with action and the only way to progress is to select and execute missions. While on their journey to find the killers, they face many racist people and they encounter the violent world of organized