Fantastic written character, he made the story perfect.

11:17 its really great how the meaning of "another Lincoln Clay" changes depending on what ending you pick for Lincoln. It can either mean 1) Lincoln who became a monster and had to be put down 2) Lincoln whose hunger drove him to become crimelord of New Bordeaux 3) Lincoln who was a victim and never found a place where he belongs

I'm not a religious man, but if Father James was real, I'd attend to his sermons

I love father James in Mafia 3, he makes good points, we send people to war for someone to make a few dollars. some say Mafia 3 was a bad game, in my opinion father James adds to it and makes it better

Ive rarely seen a more convincing and better emotional inspired character even in MOVIES! AWESOME GOOD! This guy apologizes a lot of missed potential in Mafia 3.

there will always be another sal marcano another Sammy robinson another.................Lincoln clay

This game is so accurate to all the stuff that actually happened back in those days.....

At 10:26 - 11:29 is the most powerful dialogue written in the game. To be quite honest and frank in any game ever.

0:54 I just realized James isn't only talking about Lincoln here; he's also talking about himself.

What he says at 2:09 still gives me chills when I hear it

09:03 - 10:02 ... just one minute, and Mafia 3’s writers go into the heart of what America is going through right now. “justice and peace are hard... Sometimes too hard, so we take the easy way” By the way, its interesting how that parallels with JFK’s speech about the race to the moon and how such noble endeavour fits the American spirit, “not because its easy, but because its hard”. Its something like a foundational paradox. One the one hand, theres a nation always trying to reinvent itself, almost revolutionary in nature, eternally seeking King’s “mountaintop” as a manifest destiny. On the other it is also mired on its history, tradition, enmities and insecurities, to the point that the optimism often depicted at the nation’s foundation is transformed and perverted into an emotional immaturity and inability to accept a changing world.

Father James one of the best characters in gaming history.

2:42 during the short recording here you can see subtle glimpses of Lincoln's PTSD as he fades in and out of awareness of his surroundings

2:10 to 2:53 yeah I really feel that on a personal level. PTSD isn't a joke.

i cant get enough of this game i don't understand the hate it angers me i love this game far too much

That dialogue about coming home from war !! Thats a masterpiece that was really really written beautifully

One of the most underrated NPC’s ever well done to whoever wrote this character.

Father James’s cutscenes we’re very meaningful and powerful I can see how much Lincoln Clay meant to him

This game is so under rated

Great character! Thanks for the upload.

I can picture Morgan Freeman doing this character

Incredibly well acted and written character. Same goes for Donovan and Lincoln.

Father James is a great character

Father james is the most interesting part character of mafia e as he is the only one thats left who knows what happened with lincoln and his story

8:20 man that was accurate because it was true and sad because back then Doctor King was giving People hope that they could get civil rights but then he was gunned down it lead to riots and Chaos….

so dope if we found out that father ran the whole city when Clay left

Often Colored Boys Didn’t Have a lot of Options Back Then Father James-

Such a great story, protagonist, and npc. Yet the sad thing was everyone pretty much complained about the graphics and gameplay that it took a lot away from the game in the end.

I always figured Lincoln would be dominican and italian, mainly afro latino and being Joe's son. perfect for Vito's storyline. a redemption for what happened in 2

This was seriously so real and raw. Made you feel like really questioning your actions the further you progressed in the story.

His VA makes me feel emotional What a fantastic job he did bringing the character to life

Well, that's what I call connecting the dots on Lincoln Clay. These stories from Father James have explained that we have lacked insight and humanity against the backdrop of American history, in which it tells the story of a nation degenerated, from a nation under God to a nation in turmoil.

I just love this i watch it everyday

I feel like Gordon Greene (the guy who voiced and (I assume) mostly mocapped Father James, as well as the likeness his face was based off) was the perfect choice to play Father James. His performance is incredible. Highly underrated actor.

Gameplay wise, i like Mafia 2 better. But Storywise, i feel Mafia 3 is better.

2:39 describes my PTSD.

I feel sorry for Father James. He's so sad man.

Father James is awesome

2:08 got me how i feel

anybody still play this game?

8:59 is that PRIUS???

I cried when I watched this. Goddamn the emotion is palpable.

6:20 this shows how brave people were so brave back then

Deep stuff!

This is an Oscar award winning performance 👏🏽

even though i haven't played the game . but the lip-sync is quad triple A . just look at it !!

I guess you couldn’t really implement a movie with like the Sal Marcano part of it and stuff, but there should DEFINITELY be a movie featuring Father James, and Donovan with Lincoln

I am still waiting for the day someone makes a game movie out of this using cutscenes and gameplay to make an actual documentary

Father James was really a good character

The soundtrack is so fucking good...

Wish I had a grandpa like him

9:02 mafia 4 could be like this

The cutscene of the Mafia 3 Sign of The Times DLC are mission of Father James.

The voice acting in Mafia III was simply top tier.

*I always wish they’d had a scene of John and the Father James* tending to Lincoln while he’s recovering - they watched America basically fall apart while hoping Lincoln would pull through…. Would’ve made for some amazing dialogue

Mafia 3 could be a movie or a netflex series

Father James is an elder in 2000s and 2010s.

10:55 Favorite message from the game

True words... True. words.

I just played and beat this game for the first time ive never played such a beautiful story of redemption I chose Lincoln leaving the life behind out of ny love for vitto

1:38 how’s he says it truly feels so real

Why this game got panned is beyond me. Its got so much character. Its fun as hell. Its way better than gta in both combat and driving. The story isnt a weird guilt trip either.

Man this game just pisses me off. It has a great story, that's well written and well voice acted. But the gameplay, is just repetitive and boring.

Turn on captions and watch the first scene

10:53 I'm feel bad for Father James,i think he still missing Lincoln,he was like a father to him

I fucking love this game

Father James is the greatest npc ever and it's not even close

8:14 Still happening to this day.

6:47 so true

I really liked the documentary-style story, but they really should've done a better job with fixing those glitches and bugs

Such a well executed character in the game 👏 I played the game just recently and I do not get all the hate it got by release. I understand there were some bugs here and there but the story is fun to play. Not my favorite mafia but it was really fun to play and father James and Lincoln were my favorite characters ❤️

i was wondering that if this documentary was set after 2000's or before 2000's

I feel bad about father James he was good persist

The documentary must have been filmed in 2008

So strong words

Can someone please tell me what are the 2 songs on his very very first speech? Thanks by advance

Writers always chose to write a story for a video game instead of a movie or TV show because this would of been amazing if made into a TV show

0:38 I want that remix of new bordeuax that has no drums in it

Good old father James

the 1 scene I hate but love is Sammy,Ellis and Danny death

And he sounds so depressed

8:56 Modern Day Of Mafia

I was always curious on who was doing this documentary, how it came about

Lincoln Clay's mom was Dominican? That's something else

Wish they would show who was filming this

8:59 if you notice the car seems like straight from 21st century

I just got to the cutscene at 9:00 after completely renovating the bar. What do you mean ‘no one wanted to live there so they paved it over’? I think they forgot this cutscene while developing the DLC.

This could have been a different game other than mafia 3.

I wonder if Father James met Vito in WW2

Someone made a theory that Joe Barbaro was Lincoln's dad, where it was one of the hookers Joe knocked up by accident. I mean, I know that's very unlikely, but it is fiction, and something like that would be interesting considering Lincoln later became friends with Vito.

Can somebody tells me What's Father James's Theme Song.

2:08 perfect

Should've at least been nominated...

dude 2:09 got me....

He reminds me sugar Ray Leonard

i wish mafia 5 take place in modern day

9:05 which song or music 🎶

5.54 theme and 9:33

Imaad!!!!!

Lincoln's mother was Dominican his father white and/or possibly Italian: plot twist/theory Joe Barbaro is Lincoln Clays father