Mafia 3 DLC: 8 Things You Need To Know About The Season Pass

by Ewan Paterson

1. "Stones Unturned" Will Flesh Out Lincoln And Donovan's Relationship

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I love Donovan. He's just an absolutely fantastic character from the ground up; tenacious to the core, resilient, and just downright enjoyable to watch onscreen. Lane Compton's performance, without doubt, is also pretty damn spectacular.

Equally as enjoyable to watch, was the CIA man's friendship with Lincoln. Without giving away much, if anything, about the two's past, it was obvious the Vietnam veterans had a great deal of history together. Sure, we saw a clear reverence from Donovan directed towards Lincoln, but the details surrounding their time in Vietnam were deliberately obfuscated; for this DLC, so it would seem.

Going off of the concept art alone, it could be the case that this particular package will follow a non-linear narrative, taking the two from the jungles of Cambodia and Vietnam to the bayou to confront an old enemy in what sounds like a Platoon-esque rivalry. In which case, expect Mafia's brutality to take centre stage along with a heavy focus on the conflict itself.

Tom Berenger's Sergeant Barnes has to be, without doubt, the most loathsome movie villain I've ever encountered, so even the vaguest of resemblances between him and this epilogue's antagonist will be enough justification (at least in my eyes) to procure a season pass. Regardless, more time with Lincoln and Donovan is time well spent - that much can't be in dispute.

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Are you looking forward to seeing what lies ahead for Mafia III? Or have you clocked enough hours in New Bordeaux already? Let us know in the comments below!

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.