And finally, to circle back to the Mafia franchise now, Mafia III pulls the very same gambit ... just so happens to be - you guessed it - Vito Scaletta, the main character from the second Mafia ...

Lincoln Clay's dark arc, Vito Scaletta's ... the versions from the Definitive Edition. John Donovan was Lincoln Clay's buddy ...

Though Mafia II is a mostly standalone sequel, it offers up quite the unexpected surprise during a late-game story chapter, where protagonist Vito Scaletta and his best bud Joe Barbaro are sent to ...