Mafia III: Definitive Edition

This can be done at any point during the game, after progressing through the story far enough to unlock brutal takedowns. You will need to find at least three enemies in close proximity. I did this at the Downtown police station. Fist fight the officers, chaining together two hits and then performing a brutal takedown by holding the attack button and letting go when the bar reaches the designated area. Do this to three enemies in a row.

Here is a video guide with English commentary for this achievement!


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This may come naturally in the normal progression of the game because it is often advantageous to perform brutal takedowns. So, you are often in circumstances where you may want to perform brutal takedowns in succession to keep other nearby enemies disoriented--a beneficial attribute of the brutal takedown. For the achievement to unlock three brutal takedowns must be performed one after the other. There can be a short interval between the brutal takedowns as long as it is not too long. However, the interval cannot be too long if the chain is to count. Moreover, all takedowns in the chain must be brutal takedowns.

Brutal Takedown: When a heavy melee attack is performed by holding , a white sector in the circle surrounding the prompt may appear. If the button is released while the indicator is at that white sector, a brutal takedown will be performed. Controller vibration (if enabled) and a ‘ping’ sound effect may help the player with the timing on when to release the button. If the B button is not released when the indicator is in the white sector then the ensuing takedown is a normal rather than a brutal takedown. Note, also, as mentioned above, that a heavy attack by holding may not be able to be performed against alert, capable enemies unless they are first softened up with one or more light attacks performed by tapping the B button.

The below video shows a controlled, set-piece type environment where the three brutal takedowns can be performed to unlock the achievement. It is early in the game. Cassandra has become Lincoln's ally and the Way of Flesh mission is underway. It is during the Prostitution Racket sub-mission. The location is just inside the First Baptist Church complex. Use the tac vest symbol that appears on the map to find it. The video explains the brutal takedown with the single enemy just inside the complex. Then, Lincoln goes around back to find several enemies and performs the brutal takedown on three of them in succession for the achievement.

I would like to add to these descriptions. As most state, getting the brutal takedown works by holding B next to an enemy. You will see a circle with the letter 'B' appear as well next to the enemy. Once the moving bar is in the sweet spot, let go of B to perform the action. It will be very helpful to note that this achievement doesn't needed to be completed in a few short seconds. While taking down a racketeering operation, I performed 3 brutal takedowns in a row that lasted about 15-20 seconds from my first to the last. So it's good to note that it doesn't have to be done within seconds. Also don't fire your gun, even hitting someone with a bullet (that doesn't kill them) will reset this back at 0.

Can be done on cops or enemies. To do a brutal takedown make sure the enemy is aware of your presence and in combot mode not stealth, tap B a couple times to punch them then hold B, when the symbol goes gold (roughly halfway) and you hear a coin toss sound let go to do the takedown, repeat twice more in the same moment. After a couple attempts you will know when to let go of B without hearing the sound or looking at the symbol it just takes practice!