I think they should go for it. The game was a blast. Bring it EA or whomever can re-create this gem
hullkogan
Would love a modern remake. Excellent game.
Dont_Order_A_Slayer
And the thing is… it was not huge by any metrics.
It came. It was there. It went. Completely unremarkable critically or commercially.
On all platforms. It was exceptionally made, if I recall. Just not the greatest thing to slog through to get to the good parts, too little good stuff in the inbetween on a smaller scale to keep very interested?
Like, I kind of remember it almost being a great game. But was too weak in each of the gameplay elements it cannibalized and amalgamated into it’s own, from other games.
But attention to detail and continuity with the films? I wanna say it was exceptionally done.
I can’t trust my memory. It’s been nearly a lifetime since.
The one thing they did have, was all the licensing and actor/movie materials, etc involved.
I would wager the licensing would be almost impossible to pull off, unless there’s some crazy big-time ownership of rights. Godfather has historically been a really hard to license IP. (which was WHY the game really should’ve been a bit more of a deal than it was, imo, but I’m also impartial to it. )
TXGuns79
Loved this game! The whole feel was done right.
cluib
A great alternative is the Mafia remaster.
Prestigious-Cup-6613
There was Godfather game?
charlesbronZon
It would probably be a licensing nightmare to attempt that.
We can be sure that a lot of licenses would have to be renewed in order to be allowed to re-release that game, which means additional costs.
As the game didn’t sell particularly well back in the day and there isn’t exactly a cult following or great demand to see it resurface there is most likely no solid business plan to ever make this happen.
tl;dr: don’t hold your breath 😉
OxY97
This and a Scarface remaster would be very welcome.
Alduin75
Scarface for PS2 also needs it
TootsHib
Godfather II was also pretty good
j0shman
Had the right amount of open world stuff to do, and the territory control aspect was fun and I think(?) new at the time
DarthWoo
There was something so oddly satisfying about strangling somebody on the Wii version.
geekstone
I really enjoyed it and did a great job filling in pieces around the movie and book. Would love a remaster.
Ambitious-Visual-315
But there WAS a remaster, for ps3!!!! I’m NOT crazy, it was called The Dons edition, and can only be bought on physical disc, it usually costs well over $100
krayhayft
This is what I’ve been saying!
TECHCOM09221978
This is still my favorite mob game.
GroundbreakingShoe22
My favorite game before Skyrim
the908bus
Loved the Wii version, use the nunchucks to strangle people or push them off buildings
TiredReader87
The second one was better
baraboosh
bought this shit on a whim back in the day and was shocked at how much i loved it. Super underappreciated imo
It just felt good to play, and the vibes were immaculate.
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I think they should go for it. The game was a blast. Bring it EA or whomever can re-create this gem
Would love a modern remake. Excellent game.
And the thing is… it was not huge by any metrics.
It came. It was there. It went. Completely unremarkable critically or commercially.
On all platforms. It was exceptionally made, if I recall. Just not the greatest thing to slog through to get to the good parts, too little good stuff in the inbetween on a smaller scale to keep very interested?
Like, I kind of remember it almost being a great game. But was too weak in each of the gameplay elements it cannibalized and amalgamated into it’s own, from other games.
But attention to detail and continuity with the films? I wanna say it was exceptionally done.
I can’t trust my memory. It’s been nearly a lifetime since.
The one thing they did have, was all the licensing and actor/movie materials, etc involved.
I would wager the licensing would be almost impossible to pull off, unless there’s some crazy big-time ownership of rights. Godfather has historically been a really hard to license IP. (which was WHY the game really should’ve been a bit more of a deal than it was, imo, but I’m also impartial to it. )
Loved this game! The whole feel was done right.
A great alternative is the Mafia remaster.
There was Godfather game?
It would probably be a licensing nightmare to attempt that.
We can be sure that a lot of licenses would have to be renewed in order to be allowed to re-release that game, which means additional costs.
As the game didn’t sell particularly well back in the day and there isn’t exactly a cult following or great demand to see it resurface there is most likely no solid business plan to ever make this happen.
tl;dr: don’t hold your breath 😉
This and a Scarface remaster would be very welcome.
Scarface for PS2 also needs it
Godfather II was also pretty good
Had the right amount of open world stuff to do, and the territory control aspect was fun and I think(?) new at the time
There was something so oddly satisfying about strangling somebody on the Wii version.
I really enjoyed it and did a great job filling in pieces around the movie and book. Would love a remaster.
But there WAS a remaster, for ps3!!!! I’m NOT crazy, it was called The Dons edition, and can only be bought on physical disc, it usually costs well over $100
This is what I’ve been saying!
This is still my favorite mob game.
My favorite game before Skyrim
Loved the Wii version, use the nunchucks to strangle people or push them off buildings
The second one was better
bought this shit on a whim back in the day and was shocked at how much i loved it. Super underappreciated imo
It just felt good to play, and the vibes were immaculate.