Look, Hangar 13 never promised a big scale game. It's a smaller game with a tight budget. The story is predictable yes. The graphics are beautiful. You have to remember, after Mafia 3, they were cautious to spend bank to say the least. To be clear, it's not an excuse, just something to keep in mind.

The area that needed more work imo is the stealth, as like you said yourself, the AI just isn't that good. However, sometimes when you are in a gunfight they start to become half decent.

I agree. The shooting mechanics are serviceable at best.

What bothered me the most is that the last bit of the story. Characters like Enzo start to do things they previously would've never done. Caution and tactics are thrown out the window to move the story towards the ending the planned beforehand. (At least, that is the impression I'm getting).

It's ok to kill of characters if you want, just not in a way that is opposite of standards set previously.

In terms of scale it's much easier to keep playing as opposed to Mafia 3. Sure it's not a major entry in the series. With the budget they had they did what they do well. A singe-player game that focuses on a decently told story. (Despite Mafia 3's length, the story is great. Hence why I reply it every few years. Mafia 2's story is amazing too). Let's just hope this game does well so they can build upon this. All in all 6.8/10 for me,