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'Mafia: The Old Country' Proves That Not Every Game Needs To Change The Industry
Set in 1904 Sicily, the game explores labor struggles and class dynamics through Enzo Favara's journey joining the Torrisi crime family, featuring a massive, historically accurate map.
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On August 8, 2025, the Mafia game: The Old Country, a new part of the criminal attack against the Mafia clans, was released at the beginning of the 20th century on Sicily. Developers from American studio Hangar 13 promised to return to their roots, i.e. to create a game with a strong focus on the plot and the atmosphere, as in the first two parts of the series. They succeeded, but at the same time, the creators of the Old Country completely forg…
'Mafia: The Old Country' Proves That Not Every Game Needs To Change The Industry
2K GamesMafia: The Old Country is one of my favorite games of the year, but I can’t point to a single brilliant idea, mechanic, or feature in it. It’s a pretty standard mob story heavy on narrative, with no open world, and some light shooting and exploration. But therein lies why I find it so strangely compelling: the game doesn’t master any element, but it does everything well. The Old Country isn’t revolutionary, but it’s a comforting throwbac…
Mafia: The Old Country – PlayStation Takes Nearly Half of All Sales
Mafia: The Old Country Surpasses 800K Units in First 5 Days Hangar 13’s latest entry in the Mafia franchise has enjoyed a strong launch, selling 800,000 units across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox in its first four days. PlayStation leads the way with around 48% of total sales, while Steam contributes roughly one-third of the total. The game’s reception shows that both PC and console audiences have embraced the title, making for a successful mult…
Places and pace of storytelling are what Mafia: The Old Country can do best. Hangar 13's artists and programmers have created an intrepid and intrepid portrayal of Sicily around the turn of the 20th century: speckled lemon groves; vineyards winding down steep slopes; mines full of slaves, every face and fruit bowl lit up with the exquisite, dramatically charged flair of a Caravaggio painting. The screenwriters and narrative designers have respec…
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