Warren Woodhouse: 10/27/25

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27 October 2025

Mafia: The Old Country Review (Reviews) (Game Reviews)

Review by: Warren Woodhouse

Rating: 6 stars

Review Date & Time: 27th October 2025 at 7:07 pm

A really great storyline and beautifully presented game, with cutscenes that make it feel like a film. The sprawling countrysides and small towns made it feel like you were in the early 19th Century. The game lets it down in various areas; I actually became lost in the towns, it felt like a maze and became very disorienting to navigate, not enough petrol/gas stations to use. The only other thing that lets it down is how slow the game is to heal Enzo even when using cover during fire fights, the knife fight moments are ill-timed… great story, characters, cutscenes and general aesthetics but the game lets it down in other areas. Not the best game of the year but certainly not the worst either.

Great Free to Play games worth checking out!! (Gaming)

Here is a list of some games that I’ve found recently that are free to play and don’t require PS Plus, Xbox Game Pass or any form of subscription service:

• skate.

• The Sims 4

• Train Sim World 5: Starter Pack Edition

• Maximum Football

• Lost Lands 1: Dark Overlord

• Crystal of Atlan

• Delta Force

• Let It Die

• Asphalt Legends Unite

• Fall Guys

• Fortnite

• Throne and Liberty (link to guide)