It's honestly been a long time since I've excitedly anticipated a video game's release. "Mafia 3" has lit a fire in me that I believe may spread well until the game is released and I see more game play and reviews, but that may never even be enough until I actually get my hands on it (curse you, broke college kid life!). With that being said, I have my reasons to be excited for October 7th. I've seen as much of the game as the internet would allow before it's official release. Here are the top three reasons I'm very much looking forward to the release of "Mafia 3", and maybe why you should too.

1. The Setting.

"Mafia 3" takes place in a fictional 1968 New Orleans, dubbed as "New Bordeaux" the game will stay true to the times and do it's best to capture a late 1960's New Orleans. There's old muscle cars, old sports cars, river boats, neon signs everywhere, old school diners... It's a detail that will make the game feel real and even more immersive. There's even some racism and segregated places that the main protagonist isn't allowed. And speaking of the protagonist...

2. The Protagonist.

This time around, the protagonist is Lincoln Clay, a man of mixed heritage. Lincoln is a Vietnam war veteran who, after returning home, gets mixed up with the black mob. The mob gets betrayed by the Italian Mafia, leaving Lincoln as the only survivor. He then sets out to avenge them, but to do that, he must fight fire with fire. Lincoln will have to amass his own allies of people from all over, in order to take down the Italian Mafia and take control of New Bordeaux's criminal underground. He'll be starting from rock bottom, but you'll be with him every step of the way, gaining new allies(and enemies) along the way.

3. The Soundtrack

I've never really seen myself as much of an old soul, but I do like old school music. So when I heard what was going to be in the game's soundtrack, the flames of excitement within me blazed even brighter. Some of the songs include Aretha Franklin's "Respect", The Temptations "I Wish It Would Rain", James Brown "I Got You" (I Feel Good, as others know it) and the list goes on and it gets better. I may not jam to many of these on my own accord, but if they were to play on a station as I'm cruising through the bayou in New Bordeaux, you better believe I won't be turning the radio down or off.

Those are my top three reasons to be excited for "Mafia 3". I feel like it's going to be a great game. It looks like the developers really took their time and created a wonderful piece of art that I (If I could find the cash) and many others will greatly enjoy. It may even be one of the greatest games of the year. We won't know until October 7. I've saved the date, and I'm greatly looking forward to it.