Throughout a time when Xbox and Nintendo are elevating recreation costs, and Microsoft and Sony are climbing the price of their consoles, a brand new (properly, outdated) hero is rising from the costly ashes. Mafia: The Outdated Nation was confirmed to be launched on August eighth, as was beforehand leaked by developer Hangar 13 themselves. However that’s not the really thrilling information.
Mafia: The Outdated Nation was introduced right now, alongside a wonderful gameplay trailer, as costing simply £45/$50 when it launches on PS5, Xbox Collection S/X and PC subsequent month.
“Mafia: The Outdated Nation is a centered, linear expertise that mixes high quality storytelling, genuine period immersion and a refined tackle the acquainted Mafia gameplay,” stated Hangar 13 President Nick Baynes in a press launch, probably whereas plotting the downfall of a rival household. “That focus permits us to ship a narrative that’s gritty, grounded, brutal and emotional. Embracing early 1900s period Sicily, it is a mafia origin story that follows our protagonist, Enzo Favara, as he takes the oath and works his approach up Don Torrisi’s crime household.”
The thought of a brief and candy recreation that doesn’t bombard me with 1,000,000 quests and 500 hundred hours of nonsense is immensely interesting, particularly when mixed with a decrease entry price.
“We expect there’s a big viewers for compelling tales that don’t require large time commitments,” stated 2K President David Ismailer. “We’re excited to supply a recreation like Mafia: The Outdated Nation in our portfolio, and to offer a linear highly-polished narrative expertise that may simply complement the opposite extra persistent video games our gamers additionally love and interact with on a extra constant foundation.”
The transient gameplay trailer launched alongside the pricing and launch date announcement solely supplies a tiny glimpse of the sport in motion, however what we do get to see appears to be like nice. Given the time interval, we’re going to get a mix of horseback driving and automotive driving, plus loads of shootouts and stealth.
Hangar 13 has additionally confirmed that it’s going to not be an open-world recreation.
