You know what's sad about this ending? Joe probably thought last second that Vito was part of his murder:/

I don't understand why people dislike this ending. It's a typical Mafia-style movie ending, it's pretty ambiguous and leaves you with questions.

It's sad when people don't understand the Mafia. What did they want, a happy joyful ending with Vito and Joe skipping off into the sunset together holding hands? This ain't the fun life.

Mother and Father - Dead Sister - Cut off all ties Henry - Dead Marty - Dead Joe - (Technically unknown but most likely) Dead Boss(es) - Dead or don't trust Vito anymore "Cause the guy who wants too much, risks losing absolutely everything." Vito has truly lost everything.

What bothered me the most was the fact Joe sided with you during the last mission. The fact that he stated he threw away his wishes just to save Vito makes it all the more painful when you find out he dies because of a deal you made.

it's the theme that makes this one of the strongest endigs in gaming

One of the best endings so far. still giving me chills

oh man did any else get the chills after that song kicked in when Leo said "sorry kid Joe wasn't part of our deal."

8 years later, still so emotional

_"You know, the world isn't run by the laws written on paper. It's run by people. Some according to laws, others not. It depends on each individual how his world will be, how he makes it. And you also need a whole lot of luck, so that somebody else doesn't make your life hell. And it ain't as simple as they tell you in grade school. But it is good to have strong values and to maintain them. In marriage, in crime, in war, always and everywhere. I messed up. So did Paulie and Sam. We wanted a better life, but in the end we were a lot worse off than most other people. You know, I think it's important to keep a balance in things. Yeah, balance, that's the right word. Cause the guy who wants too much, risks losing absolutely everything. Of course, the guy who wants too little from life, might not get anything at all."_ _in the end, its the best friend that kills you."_ -Tommy Angelo, And Frank

*Meanwhile in the other car* Joe: Hey, what the hell’s going on? Where are they taking Vito?” Mobster: “Sorry, kid. Vito wasn’t part of our deal”.

This scene broke my heart...

One of the best game storylines

The shitty part is you can't play any more free roam after you finish the game

There's nothing worse than an ending with a cliffhanger. :(

"Sorry, Vito... Joe wasn't part of our deal..." Mafia 3: "Just kiddin'" *The End*

beautiful ending...made me cry.....could have been better if there was an eye contact between Vito and joe before they separate...could have enhanced the emotions

1:17. My Heart sank when I heard this, I felt sad for the rest of the day.

this game is so underrated. I didn't play this till just now and I have to say this game is way better than gta5. you can do more with money and be online in gta5 but mafia 2 has a better story and seems more realistic in its gameplay.

I love this ending. As soon as Vito and Joe are split you know there's something going on and it's not good. When Leo apologises, you can see Vito thinking "I've got to save Joe!" but then he quickly realises this is not an option and he can do absolutely nothing to save his friend. I really like this moment. At the same time he knows Leo saved his life and he owes him big time.

Well..Joe did have a revolver in his jacket..anything could happen in Mafia 3 , if hes not in the game he'll most likely be mentioned by Vito.

Still gives me chills to this day, at that moment Vito had lost everything to this type of life

That thousand yard stare

Just finished Mafia 2, and I nearly shed a tear. This just shows that nobody is your friend in the mafia, everything is about making deals to better yourself. You can trust nobody. Joe was Vito's only true friend... and he's gone.

Vito is a very sad man wit very sad life

How is Mafia 3 not a continuation from this ending scene. So disappointed.

1:19 Vito's stare changing directions as he processes the situation is a nice touch that is sadly missing in the Definitive Edition

The moment when Vito died inside, still gives me chills so many years later.

when i got to the ending i was pretty damn mad . but in real life . thats how the mob was like

Till this day Vito will never know joes alive 🤦🏽‍♂️

This ending is very instructive, that's how criminals always end up. Mafia 2 is not a game about cool mafia guys, but about why you mustn't be a criminal and which criminal gangs are actually rotten and not cool at all, as shown in the movies.

this breaks my heart harder every time I watch it

Nine years later.... this scene still breaks my fucking heart... the last thing Vito held dear... his best friend... yikes...

The perfect moment where Vito finally becomes wise enough to understand the life he is leading and learn the most important lesson.

the music at the end is chilling

Just finished the game 3 hours ago and I have to say it's has one of the best story I've seen in a video game Great ending by the way

Fantastic ending ... this game had it all...great graphycs, great driving a fantastic story...honestly games like this one should appear more often...yearly if possible

soundrack is amazing

Remember that 5 bucks you owe me...

Damn this was so sad man , legit 10 seconds before joe was saying how he had the oppertunity to get whatever he wanted if he killed Vito and now it looks like Vito done the same thing but went through with it

For all of you saying that was a disappointing ending, you're wrong. Look how emotionally attached everyone got to Joe. That is the mark of a great ending, to leave you with hope yet not knowing what happens. Whoever wrote the story to this game is a great writer.

I've done some research. This is what I got: Joe was taken by Leo's men to the tongs, the *deal* was if Vito killed Carlo, he would be clear of the tongs. I hope this cleared some doubts, visit the mafia wiki for more info about Joe.

I literally cried... But I don't think Joe is dead. I mean he is smart enough to know Wats going on. And during the scene where Leo calls Vito to a different car... U can see Joe's reaction as if something is wrong but he acts cool though. I know he is not dead. I know

I remember finishing the game and shedding a tear when I saw this cut scene

this has got to be the most memorable endings in game history

The music fits perfectly. What an underrated game.

Great great game and for 2010 surprisingly amazing graphics

I understand why it ended this way. Joe was as much involved as Vito in the whole fuck up. The only reason Vito got saved was coz he saved Leo's life. So Leo returned the favour when everybody else wanted him dead. In the end, Vito actually is nothing but a pawn, he never became anything more than that in the game. They could continue this story further maybe, show Vito's rise from this point or something, but then in an open world game, the main character works best as the guy who does jobs for others for money which makes so many missions.

I love Vito's expression at the end! God.. I so hope Joe doesn't die! He's the reason I play the game!

This is actually a very accurate ending. This shit happens in the mafia and theres nothing you can do about. You see this in the movies but you don't feel it unlike here.

I also remember first seeing that cut scene and I knew something was up when the dude that held the door for joe looked the way he did and joe sounded unsure as hell when he said” we’ll see ya over there “

i dont think joe is dead...i mean he did some stupid things but overall he is smart...i believe that he realised that there was something wrong when they sent him to a different car and he kinda expected that they would get rid of him but lets not forget he had a gun with him... my other theory is that they made him work for them secretly and only tried to separate him from vito because they always fuck things up when they are together..and thats why they exiled vito to new bordeaux...

10 Years Later . - Mr.Galento? + Yes? - Mr. Scalletta send his regards *bang*

I have that vibe I did after seeing this cutscene when I first played the game, love it.

I love the way these games work because of how realisticly tragic they are. Vito is desperate when he is younger and starts pulling petty crimes and gets in with the wrong crowd. as he gets higher up in the mafia, he starts doing hits and drugs, all the while he's spent time in jail, his sister fades out of his life, his house gets burned, and friends like Henry get killed. And when he finally thinks he's made it out of the mess, "Sorry Vito, Joe wasn't part of our deal."

The ending didn't ruin it for me. In fact, its one of my favourite game endings.

As a kid you hate this ending so much but as we grew older this a perfect mafia ending mysteries and sadness and left with no words that’s how the real world is and OG Tommy’s death speech describes Vito and Joe really, a guy who wants too much risks absolutely anything and that guy might not get anything at all

we all love and feel sad for Joe cause we all have a friend/brother/cousin like him. :*(( I love joe, cant wait till mafia 3 to hopefully see him again.

Love the maze thing you put :)

i remember beating this game as a kid. when i saw this scene i almost started crying

in video i see joe in car and someone of leo guards sit next to joe and talk to him maybe he offer him a deal diffrend deal about leo and vito i dont think joe die because in mafia 3 leo driver look correctly like joe (this is my opinion)

I didn't like what happened, but what happened made the story great. To be honest when Leo said Joe isn't part of the deal I started spamming buttons in case it would do something. I predicted the game would end in Vito killing Joe, when I started playing, well, my prediction was pretty close.

Well moral of the story Vito have lost everything, he was want money, respect, cars, girls and he end up lost his friends, his family and now he have blood on the hands and will always be haunt by all he did in the mafia This really show how Mafia world is in real life nothing fun and at the end of the day nothing good only blood and lost everyone you love the perfect ending I will always love this game even in 2024 this still a masterpiece.

I literally finished Mafia 2 5 minutes ago...And i must admint that I am crying. The ending is just terribly sad. My thought about this game is this game is i think it's among best games, if not the best, i have personally played.

Real men cried here. (me too)

Gosh that ending gave me manly tears... T~T

Mafia 2 remastered was a part of our deal.

Hasta ahora, este es el mejor juego que jugué en mis 11 años de Gamer. Qué juego, qué trama, qué jugabilidad, qué gráficos, qué personajes, QUÉ FINAL! Una verdadera maravilla, alabada sea esta secuela, que brilla tanto como su antecesor. GTA: LTA.

Really sad ending but iits really good

I almost cried at the end. Great music to go with the scene, though. Also, while I'd like to know what happens, Mafia 3 isn't gonna be a continuation... probably only cameos...

The ending of this game reminds me of this line in a song called Run by Willy Mason, it says "All your big dreams, you fool you can't see, there's no time to look back, there's no time to look back, all your big dreams, you fool you can't see, it's gonna slip away now, it's gonna slip away now",that to me perfectly lines up with the look on Vito's face after Leo tells him Joe is not part of the deal he realises everything he wanted and cared for is gone and it's too late to do anything about it

This legit brought a tear when I played it. I love Joe.

stop complaining about the ending and start collecting the magazines to end the game.

Girl: Boys will never understand what betrayal feels like Boys: 1:14 T_T

Its 2020 still very emotional almost cry

Still gives me chills watching this ending

1:16 when i heard this my heart cracked

Was not prepared for this abrupt ending! Rather disappointing, because I thought I was just getting into the game and "the end"!

@Lightingft I found that dialogue and it's not exactly like that, the dialogue shows what happened to Joe, he dies and Vito says a few words while the camera zooms out after he's had a chat with Frank Vinci, who basicly says that Joe still had some issues with Mr.Chu, but not that they're going to meet up or anything, it basicly states that Joe indeed died, if you wanna check it out search for Mafia II hidden text in chapter 15.

Mafia 2 truly represented that money doesn’t buy you happiness in my opinion change my mind

That ending dissapointed me :(

It's been 3 years and a Mafia III still hasn't been confirmed, I really honestly can't see it happening. If it does though, that's IF - they NEED to improve big time. I loved this game, the first time I played it in 2011. Now? The second play through, I realized how much flaws it had. So if it comes out perhaps on next gen consoles, mind you - if it's also available on PS3, I'll opt towards that version, maybe they'll improve then. And they better let us know what happened to Joe, if he's dead the game won't be the same at all.

This game have the best story line.

the driver at 1:06 looks a lot like one of the guards you kill at the start:)

Best ending in video game history

Glad Joe ended up living in Mafia 3.

@ChasesPavement Two main characters of Mafia II who always thought there was room for friendship in the Mafia, think they can do whatever they want and just get away with it, and finally at the end, the latter of which was killed on the orders from Frank Vinci and the rest of the Commission for starting a bloodshed war against the tongs during chapter 13 in the first place, while the other was spared thanks to one of Frank Vinci's men which is Leo Galante. Vito finally realize what the Mafia is

so sad yet, we all knew it wouldnt be roses and sunshine. exiting that building you could just sense there wont be any "riding of into the sunset"

If you look closely the guard doesn't point a gun to Joe, so they will be 3 chances 1.Vito drives crazy then kill all of the mafia, but probably he spared Leo Galante or he just kill him? 2.Joe attack them and wounded so bad but he survived 3.Vito bail out from the car then save Joe The ending was cliffhanger though

Best ending ever

@yap588productions im pretty sure he did,because there is a DLC about him.Its called Joes Adventures.in this you can play him.;)

I like the suit, fit's perfect, and the hat when Vito shoots down and the shadow is his eyes, makes it looks like real gangster. 😎

I think Joe is dead, but there is a chance that Leo’s driver in the end of mafia 3 is Joe

wtf thats how it ends? I dont become a Don joe gets the shaft?!?!?! wtf!

@BiteMyBios001 Just something to note, I have never seen any of 2K Martin's confirmations about him actually saying Joe is dead. Is there any sources about it?

I get the chlls everytime that music starts and vito's dramatic face goes on

I had to look this up because I was convinced there had to be something more to that game. God damn what a disappointment.

What a shit ending. It's not even an ending. I didn't even know Carlo was the last boss -.-

@Skoomax A cliffhanger is something that opens a game for a sequel. A shot to the face on the other hand is something that makes gives a story its feeling and meaning. So because that the game is not a cliffhanger that will open Vito's story for a sequel, that means the game has been completed and that its over, thats it.

It's an underrated masterpiece