When the rest of the game is at least somewhat authentic, why do modern social commentary?
Completely agreed. Sure, there were some cheesy commercials back in the 50s, but in Mafia II it's like the developers want to throw it in our face about how uninformed or stupid people were as comedic value.
YouTube - A Fabulous 1950's Commercial for Coca-Cola (Coke) (No 4)
This commercial gets the product across just fine, and I do think it's interesting that he mentions about it having half the calories of a grapefruit, but if this commercial were put into Mafia II, the man would probably mention something ridiculous such as how Coke increases your lifespan. So while Mafia II isn't advertised as a documentary, based on the original Mafia I was expecting a realistic and serious portrayal of this time period.
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