Justifying Mafia: The Old Country’s lack of an open world, the dev blamed it on Mafia 3, which failed to meet expectations
It’s likely that fans of the Mafia series are aware that Mafia 3 didn’t fare particularly well in terms of success. On Steam, it received “mixed” reviews, while Metacritic users gave it an average rating of 5.4 out of 10. Notably, compared to its predecessors, Mafia 3 offers a wide-open world teeming with side activities that can be undertaken between main missions.