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Mafia: The Old Country Gameplay
Mafia: The Old Country is a linear, story-driven game centered on the narrative of Enzo’s rise within the Mafia in early 1900s Sicily. Similar to the Mafia games before it, the core gameplay loop revolves around progressing through a predetermined sequence of missions that advance the plot. The game provides opportunities to traverse the world by foot, car, or horseback, but these traversal methods serve primarily as a means to reach mission objectives or travel between story-relevant locations.
Exploration in Mafia: the Old Country is present but serves a different purpose than in other open-world games like Grand Theft Auto 6. While there is an open-world for players to explore, Hangar 13 president Nick Baynes emphasized in an interview with IGN that "as with Mafia 1 and 2, the focus is very, very firmly on the main story," which could mean that side missions will be fairly limited, if there are any at all.
Mafia: The Old Country's combat will likely feature historically accurate elements. In addition to firearms, the game will incorporate Sicilian knife fighting, as confirmed in an interview with Nick Baynes and game director Alex Cox. Players can expect to see more historically accurate mafia weaponry and fighting techniques revealed as the game nears its launch.
Moreover, based on the game’s trailer shown during The Game Awards 2024, the game will have cover-based mechanics.
Mafia: The Old Country Story Plot
Mafia: The Old Country tells the story of Enzo Favara, a young man navigating the criminal underworld of 1900s Sicily Unlike previous Mafia protagonists, Enzo’s origins lie not in urban crime but in the harsh realities of rural Sicilian life. He begins his journey in the sulfur mines, a historically significant industry in Sicily during this period. These mines, as highlighted in a developer interview with IGN, often employed young children known as "carusi."
Early in the story, his escape from his former life leads him to the Torrisi crime family, where he develops an ambition to rise through their ranks. The lengths he'd go to to achieve this, however, remain to be seen.
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