I deleted that random ass thread that some bot probably posted, but it just came out today. I picked this up and played for about an hour. The first Mafia was a lot of fun, and this one definitely doesn't look like it will disappoint.

The tech is really slick, the art is great, the music is cool, with old 40's tracks in addition to stuff performed by the Czech Philharmonic. Voice acting is solid, and gameplay is fun.

I recommend it if you want a cool single player, pretty story heavy third person shooter, and if you liked the first Mafia, it's pretty much a must have.

Hey, I had a lot of people in my 10 man this week that I don't know what kind of forum access they have.  Since the server decided to go down for an hour, I'd like to try to finish this up today or tomorrow.  If you see this post, please tell other people in the run to post if they can't do it today at like, 5pm

If anyone posts, we'll just do it Sunday at 6.

It's just Saurfang, so it shouldn't take more than a few minutes

OMG
http://thegia.com/2009/09/09/sega-announces-dreamcast-2/

So, after the first beta weekend, I'm really enjoying this game.  Unlike most foreign MMOs, I was able to quest to the available cap (20 this weekend), and had plenty left over.  There are some really fun group quests that are actually kinda tough, and generally require 6 appropriately leveled characters.

The separate quest lines (Campaign/Normal) lets you quest around doing mostly menial, albeit not all just "KILL 400 BOARS LOL", and then hop over and do some fun quests for massive experience.  Each level has a new campaign quest chain, though you can do higher level ones early if you feel like it.  I never once had to grind, and in most cases, had fun glide bouncing all over the world avoiding mobs to get to my objectives faster.

I played a Gladiator up to level 20, and in PvE it was really a lot of fun.  Cool animations,  big numbers, etc...  In PvP however, you basically get stomped by any caster.  I read up some and apparently it's between 21 and 30 that you get all your tools to deal with them, so it's not such a huge deal.  BG's (Abyss) open up at 25, so it's mostly just losing duels that happens at 20.

I didn't try crafting at all, though I might end up playing around with that next beta weekend (July 17th if you want to pre-order and get a key)

I actually may end up playing a Templar when it goes live, as I've heard nothing but good things about the class, and really this whole post is just a place so I can post this special little Templar ability:

From our QA VP:
"Actual transcripts from court—from my wife the attorney (who usually hates lawyer jokes)…

 

 

 These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.

 

 

ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: He's twenty, much like your

IQ.
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you shitting me?
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Getting laid
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ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORN EY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney.

Can I get a new attorney?
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Take a guess.
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I'm going with male.
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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All of them. The

live ones put up too much of a fight.
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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral.
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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished ..
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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question?
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And the best for last:

ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood

pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy ?
WIT NESS : No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.
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Enjoy

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