Mafia: The Previous Nation, the subsequent entry within the Mafia franchise, is formally arriving on consoles and PC this August. And curiously, regardless of practically each writer charging extra for brand new video games, the Mafia prequel will solely value $50 throughout all platforms.
We first reported on Mafia: The Previous Nation again in 2022. It was formally revealed in 2024 on the Recreation Awards. And now it’s set to launch on August 8 on PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC by way of Steam. As we reported again in 2022, The Previous Nation is a prequel set within the 1900s and reveals the origins of the mafia in Italy throughout that point. Right here’s the primary gameplay trailer for the upcoming recreation:
Hangar 13 is creating this new Mafia recreation. The studio beforehand developed Mafia 3 in 2016 and a remake of the unique Mafia in 2020. In contrast to older entries within the collection, this upcoming prequel isn’t being described by the builders as an open-world recreation and even partially open-world. As an alternative, it’s a linear journey.
Right here’s how Hangar 13 president Nick Baynes described Mafia: The Previous Nation in a press launch from 2K:
Mafia: The Previous Nation is a targeted, linear expertise that mixes high quality storytelling, genuine period immersion and a refined tackle the acquainted Mafia gameplay. That focus permits us to ship a narrative that’s gritty, grounded, brutal and emotional. Embracing early 1900s period Sicily, this can be a mafia origin story that follows our protagonist, Enzo Favara, as he takes the oath and works his method up Don Torrisi’s crime household.
Personally, that sounds nice to me. The worst a part of Mafia 3, a recreation I principally like, was the open-world guidelines nonsense that felt prefer it was added just because, nicely, that is an open-world recreation. After all we’d like 40 issues to gather and 200 locations to assault and management. I feel stripping that every one away to concentrate on a linear action-adventure recreation that tells a targeted story is a brilliant transfer. Why compete with each different open-world recreation when you are able to do your personal factor?
This lack of a large open-world sandbox and no introduced multiplayer may assist clarify the second most stunning a part of this Mafia: The Previous Nation announcement. (Essentially the most stunning is the flexibility to journey horses in a Mafia recreation!) Mafia: The Previous Nation will solely value $50 when it launches in August. So uh, that’s wild, huh? It’s particularly good to see after the previous couple of months have seen each Nintendo and Microsoft announce that $80 video games are actually a factor.
After all there will likely be a particular version that prices $60 and comes with some digital gubbins, however even that’s cheaper than the usual version of most huge video games in 2025. Although that is the mafia we’re coping with. Maybe a deal this good may need some strings connected…
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