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Mafia 2 remake and Mafia: The Old Country sequel in-development
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ValiantInstance
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Great news on Mafia 2, less so the other thing.
I can't believe they're still not doing Las Vegas.
I can't believe they're still not doing Las Vegas.
DarkShadowXI
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I tried it last year and it felt pretty outdated to me.
I'm with open arms with a modern remake, for sure. Love the era it takes place in.
SpearHea.:D
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Cant wait to play as my boy vito again.
forsakkenSoul
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Mafia 2 is a really good game, the last time I played it was back in 2014 (damn I'm getting old), the story and the characters are fantastic. I just hope they don't mess up this remake, it needs to be perfect.
kruis
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I'm in. I played Mafia: The Old Country last year and it was a lot of fun. It was an old-fashioned Uncharted inspired, story-driven game with great visuals. It was relatively short too so it could be finished in 12 hours or so. That was a breath of fresh air compared to open world games that take 100+ hours to finish.
KyoZz
Tag, you're it.
The Old Country was ok but nothing crazy. The story was full of clichés (which is acceptable for this type of game IMO, but I still would have appreciated seeing them take more risks), but the gameplay was mediocre. The stealth sections are awful, the map is completely unexploited and felt like a big let down. Too bad because the potential is there and I liked the characters, so I'm curious for a sequel.
And Isabella was heading to Empire Bay, could be an interesting setting after Mafia 2.
And Isabella was heading to Empire Bay, could be an interesting setting after Mafia 2.
EntelechyFuff
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I'm making ungrantable wishes here, but if this eventually leads to a Mafia 3 remake I'd be thrilled. Really great setting and characters undercut by the worst sort of ubi-style open world excesses.
If they trim that down, rework it, whatever, and keep all of the narrative stuff then they could really be cooking.
If they trim that down, rework it, whatever, and keep all of the narrative stuff then they could really be cooking.
phant0m
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The fuck are you on about mate? Mafia III was solid (good gameplay, great atmosphere and OST), its biggest flaw was just repetitive mission design. The OG Mafia remake was also very good, and Old Country was an 8/10 for me.
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Kuranghi
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I love Mafia (2002), but I think the remake, Mafia (2020), was a brilliant game too, they made changes to characters but I didn't feel like it wasn't respecting the original game or anything based on my memories rather than directly comparing them side by side. I had replayed 2002 Mafia some years after Mafia II came out, which I also played at the time.
I played Mafia II Definitive Edition last year and I really enjoyed it*, more than when I originally played it I think, the atmosphere and story is really fun. Never touched Mafia III due to the reviews, previews and gameplay I watched, that sort of open world gameplay isn't for me in a Mafia title, its a shame seeing as people ITT have very positive opinions on the characters and story.
I'd definitely play a full remake of Mafia II as well, I thought the remake of Mafia looked stunning. The video saying 2030 has me sleeping though, thats too far away, I'd hope it gets worked on concurrently with the sequel to The Old Country and has been worked on while TOC was being made. Probably wishful thinking though, they're able to make these narrative games because they aren't stretching themselves thin it seems.
I've yet to play Mafia: The Old Country but its on my list, the downsides I've read (hand to hand combat and stealth a bit mince) don't bother me, these games always had a certain amount of deliberate design that doesn't account for left field tactics/methods of play. Its all about the tone, characters and story. Even the racing bits looked fun from what I saw, which has always been a part of these games.
I get the feeling that from Mafia II, that someone high up in the publisher or an external funding source has been making sure this game series continues and gets remakes, I'm not saying it doesn't sell well but just feels like someone wants it to succeed and always be in the gaming consciousness the last 20 years.
Whether that the case or not I'm glad it can continue as to me its a pillar of gaming for me, when the first game came out I was blown away by the city and the modelling of car damage, bear in mind this was 1 year after GTA III, it was what made PC gaming special back then.
*I watched the OP video while I typed this and I didn't get any of those (kind of hilarious) Mafia II DE bugs, sure it had jank and animation errors, one or two soft locks (which were fixed with reloads that caused minimal progression loss) and some other minor issues (Playboy mags not spawning, but tbh I'd seen the majority of those images outside the game before then heh), but nothing like whats in that video, was that a specific version of the game that had those issues? I played on PS4, maybe it was just because I was playing it way after launch and it was patched up.
I played Mafia II Definitive Edition last year and I really enjoyed it*, more than when I originally played it I think, the atmosphere and story is really fun. Never touched Mafia III due to the reviews, previews and gameplay I watched, that sort of open world gameplay isn't for me in a Mafia title, its a shame seeing as people ITT have very positive opinions on the characters and story.
I'd definitely play a full remake of Mafia II as well, I thought the remake of Mafia looked stunning. The video saying 2030 has me sleeping though, thats too far away, I'd hope it gets worked on concurrently with the sequel to The Old Country and has been worked on while TOC was being made. Probably wishful thinking though, they're able to make these narrative games because they aren't stretching themselves thin it seems.
I've yet to play Mafia: The Old Country but its on my list, the downsides I've read (hand to hand combat and stealth a bit mince) don't bother me, these games always had a certain amount of deliberate design that doesn't account for left field tactics/methods of play. Its all about the tone, characters and story. Even the racing bits looked fun from what I saw, which has always been a part of these games.
I get the feeling that from Mafia II, that someone high up in the publisher or an external funding source has been making sure this game series continues and gets remakes, I'm not saying it doesn't sell well but just feels like someone wants it to succeed and always be in the gaming consciousness the last 20 years.
Whether that the case or not I'm glad it can continue as to me its a pillar of gaming for me, when the first game came out I was blown away by the city and the modelling of car damage, bear in mind this was 1 year after GTA III, it was what made PC gaming special back then.
*I watched the OP video while I typed this and I didn't get any of those (kind of hilarious) Mafia II DE bugs, sure it had jank and animation errors, one or two soft locks (which were fixed with reloads that caused minimal progression loss) and some other minor issues (Playboy mags not spawning, but tbh I'd seen the majority of those images outside the game before then heh), but nothing like whats in that video, was that a specific version of the game that had those issues? I played on PS4, maybe it was just because I was playing it way after launch and it was patched up.
I heard the racing mission is still as tricky as ever.
Puscifer
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amigastar
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Yeah, that really sucked since everything else was good in Mafia III. But it had no real missions with no variety.
semiconscious
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seriously. mafia 3 had one of the best stories & casts of any video game ever, imo. & some great dlc, too...
hououinkyouma00
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hououinkyouma00
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The ending hinted at a sequel and it would be quite easy to set up as it's simply a mob story set in the early 1900s. I don't see how it's hard to imagine?
On the Vegas end of things. Personally I have no interest in that at all. Mafia is all about the Italian mob set in a facsimile of New York City or Chicago and set no later then the 1950s at most. I know that sounds weirdly specific but I'm only in it for that very specific vibe. I gave Mafia 3 a try only because I loved the first two games so much and I was incredibly bored.
Aesius
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Huge fan of OG Mafia as well, and while I enjoyed the remake, I gotta disagree a bit. I thought they ruined Tommy Angelo's character, or at least turned him into something unrecognizable.
In the original, he's a much more unassuming, reluctant, almost milquetoast guy who gets swept up into a world he's not ready for and doesn't understand. But gradually, he starts to figure things out and becomes a dangerous person himself.
The Tommy in the remake was half mafioso from the very beginning and just thrived in the lifestyle almost immediately once he got in with the Salieri family. It made Paulie and Sam much less important characters because Tommy was already MORE mafioso than them with very little character development required for that change to happen.
EDMIX
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I mean, say what you want, but Hangar 13 has not only made the best selling Mafia game, they've now made THE MOST Mafia games, they are the default team for this IP regardless if you like it or not.
They are getting work cause they make solid games. The Mafia IP right now, is literally more relevant to gamers then it ever ways generations ago bud and with Mafia 2 remake and Old Country 2, this team will be how folks judge that IP, not a fucking team that made 2 games almost 25 years ago lol
Deficit
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Console gaming. Not even once.
Humdinger
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I think you'd like it. Good characters and story, fun gameplay.
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Ironman_Bad
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If they could somehow get a casino movie license with Deniro and Pesci likeness would be epic
xrnzaaas
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I meant Mafia 2, sorry. It's a really bad remaster, was buggy as hell and the visuals are disappointing (like very visible pop-in).
Hudo
Member
I remember when I first realized that Mafia 2 had tire deformation. For teenage me, that was cool as hell. Which resulted in me looking at the tires more than the actual fucking road while driving.
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J3nga
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It's not hard to imagine but rather pointless, old country is it's own story and to me feels complete, I just do not see what else has to be said.
ValiantInstance
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It was an enormous flaw though. The missions were so bad that it made me uninstall the game.
Shmunter
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How dare you
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