The Old Country Is A £45/$50 “Focused” Experience Releasing In August – WGB

Throughout a time when Xbox and Nintendo are raising game prices, and Microsoft and Sony are mountain climbing the price of their consoles, a brand new (properly, outdated) hero is rising from the costly ashes. Mafia: The Old Country was confirmed to be launched on August eighth, as was previously leaked by developer Hangar 13 themselves. However that’s not the actually thrilling information.

Mafia: The Previous Nation was introduced immediately, alongside a wonderful gameplay trailer, as costing simply £45/$50 when it launches on PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X and PC subsequent month.

“Mafia: The Previous 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, this can be a mafia origin story that follows our protagonist, Enzo Favara, as he takes the oath and works his manner up Don Torrisi’s crime household.”

The thought of a brief and candy sport 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 predict there’s a big viewers for compelling tales that don’t require huge time commitments,” stated 2K President David Ismailer. “We’re excited to supply a sport like Mafia: The Previous Nation in our portfolio, and to supply 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 temporary 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 using and automobile driving, plus loads of shootouts and stealth.

Hangar 13 has additionally confirmed that it’ll not be an open-world sport.