Mafia- The Old Country - Official 'Breaking Omertà' Dev Insights Trailer - video Dailymotion

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#Gaming #IGN Join the development team at Hangar 13 for a deep dive into Mafia: The Old Country in this latest trailer for the upcoming third-person action-adventure game. The developers dive into the making of Mafia: The Old Country, the story, the game's setting of rural Sicily, insights into the protagonist (Enzo Favara), gameplay, weapons, and more.   Uncover the origins of organized crime in Mafia: The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily. Mafia: The Old Country will be available on PS5 (PlayStation 5), Xbox Series X/S, and PC on August 8, 2025.  #IGN #Gaming

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00:00Hey everyone, I'm Nick Baines, President of Hangar 13.

00:09We hope you enjoyed this new look at gameplay in Mafia The Old Country.

00:12We're just three short months away now from getting this game in your hands, and we can't

00:16wait.

00:17The Old Country is an origin story for the Mafia universe, and as such, is both a step

00:22forward and a return to the fundamentals of the franchise.

00:25The heart of Mafia has always been deep, immersive storytelling, and Mafia The Old

00:29Country is no exception.

00:31It's a premium experience in the vein of early Mafia games, with a linear narrative

00:35set against the stunning, authentic backdrop of 1900s Sicily.

00:40That focus has allowed us to deliver a classic organised crime drama in the period authentic

00:45Mafia rules and traditions of the era.

00:47And as you just saw, we've made some exciting gameplay updates.

00:51Whether you're using a knife or a gun, using stealth or in a shootout, this is brutal and

00:56grounded in all the best ways.

00:58It's all going to pull you in from every angle, pushing the franchise forward in a location

01:02and time painstakingly created with the utmost authenticity and detail using Unreal Engine 5.

01:09Stick around, because next up is our development team, who have loads of awesome behind-the-scenes

01:13insights on how we brought this title to life.

01:15And stay tuned between now and August, as we'll have even more to tell and show.

01:20Thanks for joining us on this journey.

01:33Come in.

01:38Our top goal for every Mafia game is to deliver the promise to a player that you're going to

01:42play a classic mob movie.

01:44Mafia The Old Country is a linear crime drama set against a beautiful Sicilian backdrop.

01:49The first step for us was to make sure that we were nailing all of the things that players

01:53expect from a Mafia game.

01:54The quality of its storytelling, how immersive it is, how authentic it is.

01:58Previous Mafia games have been set in big American cities.

02:01We've taken the action and we've put our story in rural Sicily, in the place where the Mafia began.

02:07You really feel like you're transported into another time.

02:09It feels really unique and different, but yet really familiar.

02:12Players are really going to enjoy that aspect of it.

02:14Our entry point for making these crime dramas is always the protagonist.

02:19We wanted to make sure that our main character, Enzo Favara, lives up to the standard which we've set

02:24in the past, and I hope in some ways even exceeds that.

02:27All of the men in this room are bound by blood.

02:31Enzo grows up in a sofa mine.

02:34He's one of a bunch of children that are sold to the mine owners at this point in history in Sicily.

02:39Their life expectancy is short and they're essentially seen as disposable.

02:43Enzo turns to crime as a means to make something of himself.

02:45The odds are stacked against him.

02:47So what does he do?

02:49He sees an opportunity for himself to gain some status, to gain some respect.

02:53Do you wish to commit to this family?

02:56I do.

02:57Swearing the oath is the chance for him to finally be accepted.

03:00He's found a family.

03:01It's the thing he's been searching for his entire life, but it comes at a cost.

03:05I think players are in for an emotional roller coaster.

03:07The high stakes of the Mafia life present opportunities for the storytellers to take players

03:14and put players through the ringer really, in terms of what happens to the character,

03:18what happens to them in the game.

03:19You again.

03:20What makes a really compelling gameplay experience is the mix of the high intensity combat, cover play,

03:29cover shooting set by these beautiful cinematics that make what you do in the combat so much more

03:34meaningful because you're fighting for something you really believe in.

03:37And so we wanted to take that philosophy from the storytelling and make sure that it was consistent

03:44in the gameplay.

03:45You know, whether you come for that core cover combat shooting experience or that white

03:49knuckle driving experience, we have that in Mafia, the old country, but it's unique.

03:53There's some downbeats, there's some deep storytelling moments, and then there's

03:56some high intensity action. And I think that's what makes Mafia missions and the general experience

04:01so interesting is that we're constantly trying to change that roller coaster experience that you're on.

04:06Enzo's proving himself with guns, and we wanted the combat to feel like there was a scarcity of

04:12resources. So you have to be more tactical in the way that you approach combat. The knife has been

04:17an integral part of gameplay. It's a part of Sicilian culture.

04:20We wanted our gameplay to be immersive, to have a life or death kind of vibe. So when players are in a knife

04:26duel, when they're in a gunfight, they're genuinely fearing for their lives.

04:30My flesh must burn like this saint, if I do not keep my yacht.

04:37Bringing 1900 Sicily to life for us, it infuses every aspect of the development. It's about the

04:43characters. It's about the music. It's about the story. It's about the setting. It's about the vistas.

04:48It's about the vehicles. It's everything. It always starts with research. It always starts with immersing

04:53ourselves in the subject matter. So whether that's reading every crime book around the Sicilian Mafia,

04:58watching all of the movies, even driving the cars, firing the weapons, and then translating that into

05:03the game, that's the development experience. We even sent some folks out to Sicily. We were then

05:08able to take all of those experiences and try to translate it into an on-screen experience,

05:12but also a story. And those two things are woven together in a way that I think players are going to

05:17really enjoy. Bravery is not common in this world, Enzo. The Mafia that we see in Mafia of the Old

05:23Country is much different than the Mafia that we see in some of the other Mafia games. It's a time-honored

05:29tradition steeped in secrecy, and there's this sort of deep honor that we see within the Teresi family

05:35and within the characters there. The characters' relationships with each other, the way they behave,

05:40is very much influenced by that setting and that cultural difference. This is a distinctive experience that

05:45I've never played before, and I'm sure that players are going to feel the same.

05:51Mafia of the Old Country is our first Unreal 5 game in the studio, and it's particularly suited to the

05:57Sicilian setting. We've really been able to push the boat out in terms of sort of the real tiny details

06:03on everything. You know, one of the big ones for me is MetaHuman. You have characters that have

06:08really lifelike expressions, micro details. You know, many times when I'm watching the game, especially on a

06:13big screen and 4K, I start to forget that they're characters rendered in an engine. They just look

06:18like real characters in a movie. I think that's the level of immersion that we want, and it allows

06:22people, I think, to really suspend their disbelief and go along for the ride. Enzo is beautifully

06:27rendered in the game, and I think he's one of the most compelling game characters we've seen for a long

06:31time. The thing I'm most excited about for Mafia of the Old Country is finally getting the game in

06:35players' hands. The story pulls you through really quickly, and at the end it takes your breath away,

06:40and it's one that you're not going to want to spoil for your friends. The visuals and the storytelling

06:44are absolutely next level. Our setting's completely distinctive. Our story's completely unique. This

06:50is a game that you haven't played before. The best crime stories have unforgettable twists, and this

06:54game's no exception. Players room for a treat. Welcome, Enzo.

07:17Bye.

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