Pawn to Don Mafia Crime Story

The game has a decent storyline. Yes, you do have to watch ads to get diamonds (2 at a time). You can purchase the diamonds, and even make the game ad free for a reasonable price of $4.99. You can also purchase tickets to skip the time between the next section of the game. If you remember those adventure books from the 80s and 90s, it’s a lot like those. You are given two to three choices to make and your choices can affect your game. I actually like this because it gives you an incentive to play the game after you defeat it so you can try and make it a little different. You do have an hour or two between storylines, but you can skip that with watching videos or using a ticket. I’d have to say that it’s been fun playing the game so far. I hope the developers look into other stories that you can play after you defeat the one that originally came with the game. If you look, I very rarely write a review, but I would recommend playing this.

This game has a really interesting concept and a lot of potential. The story about trying to make money quickly to help your child is engaging, and the different choices you can make (legal jobs, gambling, crime, etc.) make the game feel unique. However, there are a few things that hold it back. First, the forced waiting between parts of chapters is frustrating. Having to wait around an hour to continue breaks the flow of the story. Instead of forcing players to stop playing, the game could add side activities or repeatable tasks so players can keep progressing. Second, character customization is very limited. Players should be able to choose things like hair style, hair color, eye color, facial hair, and skin tone to make the character feel more personal. I’m an African-American player who chose to play as a melanated character, and later in the story my character’s child appeared fully Caucasian with blonde hair and blue eyes even though the mother in the story is white. Realistically the child would likely look mixed. Small details like that break immersion and show that character choices aren’t fully reflected in the story. Another issue is the gem pricing. Paying around $2.50 for a small number of gems doesn’t feel worth it. Watching ads is the better option, but sometimes ads aren’t available, which makes it harder to play. Finally, the game would benefit from a decision-consequence system where characters remember your actions. If you help someone, bully someone, or make certain choices, it should affect how other characters treat you later. Overall, the game is fun and has a great concept, but improving pacing, customization, and decision impact would make it much better.

I absolutely love this game and love how you can decide how your story goes. I’ve never been so invested in a mobile game BUT!! the “wait for content” makes me think that this is a money grab which I’m really hoping it’s not cuz really am very much intrigued. I’m giving this game a month and if there’s not anymore content I’m deleting and coming back to leave a bad review. Really hoping it doesn’t come down to that cuz I really do think there’s a lot of potential in this game I Love being able to choose how the game goes so please devs dont abandon this!!!!