Tomorrow's the big day, everybody! I reserved my copy a couple weeks ago. Expect my first impressions of the game sometime tomorrow night.

Yup, tomorrow's the big day!

I'm still undecided whether to dump money on a new AGP video card or break down and buy a new system and a PCIx card... *sigh* Either way, I probably won't be playing the game tomorrow. Ahh, maybe dumping $100 on a temporary video card now is better than coming up with a grand for a new system...

And you call yourself a fan...

Tsk tsk.. :rolleyes:

You could always drop $150 on a PS2 or Xbox. In fact, I imagine the price for each system will be dropping soon, since the new systems are coming out.

Or you could always go to your local EB or GameStop and purchase a refurbished system for a little cheaper. There's tons of great games for each system (more so for the PS2), and you don't have to worry about whether or not a game is compatible with your system, as is the case with PC gaming.

Either way, if you don't get to play it tomorrow, I'll give you the low-down.

I preodered it aswell, but the Toys R Us (never again will I preorder ANYTHING from there) will be getting it a day late.

I hope it'll be worth it though! I'm going to preorder everything at EB now. Saves me the trouble.

This game rules. I got the Limited Edition, which comes with a bonus dvd and the packaging is slightly different. It has interviews with Robert Duvall & James Caan as well as a documentary on the influence of the Godfather (Very similar to the one they had with the Scarface box set where they talked to various rappers). It also has a video walk through which is also kind of cool, if its worth the extra 10 bucks to ya.

IGN.com has already posted their review of the game. You can read it here:

IGN.com -- Xbox -- The Godfather Review

I've come to notice that Al Pacino was NOT a part of this game. Anybody know the scoop on that?

Thats old news, he did Scarface instead of TGF.

Is it just me or does EA overplay TGF Love Theme?

Just real quick, here are all my Godfather related articles on my site:

You can check out XE's review of the game http://www.xe360.com/article/Godfather_The/3216.html

If you want to see more about the Godfather game, and learn a bit more you can check out our interview with the team http://www.xe360.com/article/Godfather_The/3193.html

or you can check out EA's podcast (also available on iTunes) with the game's executive producer, Dave DeMartini http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=132672356&s=143 441

Also, make sure to check out Xbox Evolved's visit to EA to see the Godfather team http://www.xe360.com/article/EA_Community_Day_Godfather/3208.html

Thanks for the links, John!

Just found out we're getting our games and guides Wednesday... dag, a day later than everyone else!

I played the game and the game is crazy right now I am an Underboss and have to take out the other three famiies.But the game is worth buying people.I now own Little Italy and Brooklyn baby Nwe Jersey is next

40-60 hours to complete?! Hell yes! If I wasn't already just about to leave to go pick it up, those would have been the magic words.

My friends getting it for me for my birthday which sucks cause I still got 19 days till then.

I gotta wait, too - just ordered a new video card online...

This thread is pretty quiet for release day... I suppose everyone is playing it! C'mon, people, take a break and let us know what you think!!

Geoff, my cousin called his mom from school today to make sure she was able to pick it up okay.

We ride home together, and he got his stuff together before we even reached our street, then he ran into his house as soon as he got out.

I guess he's a bit excited.

What did you order? My card on my desktop is fairly old
(Radeon 9600XT), but more than enough for this game.

I've been playing for the past 2 hours or so. Without spoiling anything, I will say this...you won't be disappointed.

I've extorted 3 shops already, and taken over a few rackets as well. I died six times trying to take over a shop run by the Cuneo family. There's two Cuneo wiseguys standing outside the shop, and a couple across the street. So I whipped out my .38 snubnose, shot three of em in the face, and shot the fourth guy in the knee caps. Then I casually walked up to him, and put another round in his skull.

Then I walked into the shop, roughed up the owner, and took over his business.

BTW, whoever ended up voicing Vito for the game has done an INCREDIBLE job. He sounds just like Marlon Brando's Vito!

Ok, I'm going back to playing now.

I only saw bits and pieces from the special that was on TV the other night, but I could have sworn they said Brando's voice was used. I know he supposedly wasn't able to.

Heres what I heard from an some site they used bits of Brando but what couldn't be used they got an actor to do but some parts were Brando supposdly.

What did you order? My card on my desktop is fairly old
(Radeon 9600XT), but more than enough for this game. [/b][/quote]I ordered the cheapest 8xAGP card that I could get away with, an Nvidia FX 5500 w/ 256MB for about $60 ($45 after rebate). My motherboard has an Nvidia chipset so I didn't want to stray from that. I'm gonna replace my mobo and cpu soon anyway, and upgrade to PCIx, so didn't want to blow $150 on a card I'm only gonna use temporarily anyway...

Mine arrived today when I got home from work. But I had to take my son for his Golf Lesson, then get him fitted for a custom set of new clubs, and then went to dinner. I just got home and was going to play it, but my son beat me to it and won't move from the game!

I don't even want to go near him because I don't want to see what it looks like. I want to play it myself and be surprised.

I'm giving him 1 more hour! Then I'm gonna kick his sicilian ass all over the street if he doesn't let me on the PS2!


Don Cardi

Good luck!! I told you to get both versions!

Playing it, loving it. I'm only at about 5% of the game. I have a minor spoilers question about one of the few first missions (please scroll though the rest of my post if you're sensitive about that stuff):
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My next mission should be protecting Don Corleone at the hospital. Weird thing is, I've heard one of the missions consists of you bringing the horse's head to Woltz' bedroom. Haven't seen the Godfather in over a year, so maybe I'm wrong about the order of the scenes in the movie here (don't think so), but shouldn't that mission take place BEFORE the Don gets shot? I never had the Woltz mission come up at all as an option. This could be because I wasn't invited to the Corleone compound until AFTER he got shot, so maybe this is a result of me not earning enough from the extortions before delving into the story. Any ideas?
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There are SOOOOO many things to do in this game! I get a huge kick out of exorting shop owners and taking over rackets.

I have just been promoted to "Unofficial Enforcer." Now when I walk around town and talk to random people, most of the time they show me respect. If they don't, I slam their heads into a brick wall.

The only thing I'm disappointed with so far is the "new" Michael Corleone. It doesn't detract from the game too much, but it would have been nice to have Al Pacino's likeness for Michael. What makes it worse is that not only does it look nothing like the Michael we all know and love (or loathe), but the voice sounds nothing alike either. Like I said, it doesn't detract from the game too much, but it woulda added just a little more to it.

I'm impressed with the driving physics, as well. I didn't have much hope for the driving parts (I figured the driving system would be as crappy as the one used in Mafia), but I was pleasently surprised. The cars all handle great, as a matter of fact.

But the thing I am most impressed with is the re-creation of 1940's NYC. Now I can't vouch for how accurate a reproduction it is, but I actually feel like I'm playing in the 40's, and that I'm in the real Little Italy of that time period. The city itself is massive (not quite as big as San Andreas, but plenty big enough), and there are plenty of recognizable landmarks (Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge, etc.)

The graphics are mighty impressive for this type of game. Usually, an open-ended, GTA-style game has to cut corners in the graphics department (let's face it, none of the GTA games are graphical powerhouses), but EA has done a remarkable job with The Godfather. And there's absolutely no loading between cities, or walking in and out of buildings. In fact, the only loading you'll see in the game is before you start a mission, and after you finish it. Kudos to EA! My only complaint is a lot of the interiors are recycled. Most building interiors look the same.

That's all for now. I've been playing almost non-stop since I got it. Now it's time for bed.

Thanks for the review, dude. What console are you using?

xXx, that's GREAT to hear!!

Good... I'm NOT the only one who loves this game...!

You have another couple days before I get my new nvidia card... so take advantage!! :p