PC Games as Art -- "I'll have the Mafia II with a side of guilt."

There are basically two broad plot arcs in the organized crime genre that tend to do well, given a little inspiration and talent on the writer’s part. We’ll nickname them the Scarface and the Godfather for the convenience’s sake, though there are of course many variations to both of these, and a few other sorts besides ( The Departed or The Dark Knight being some great examples; in one the mob ...