The cannelloni are falling out of our mouths: the recently announced Mafia Trilogy is much more than a network of remasters. Mafia 1 gets an official remake called Mafia: Definitive Edition!
The teaser was originally supposed to hint at this until the big reveal on May 19 – but »thanks« to the Microsoft Store, all planned mafia content is already online! Check out these screenshots:
Mafia: Definitive Edition – View screenshots
This makes our forecast article on the Mafia teaser completely for the cat, because this leak confirms what fans have been looking for for years: Lost Heaven and Mafia 1 are returning in a contemporary graphic. With new speakers, new game mechanics, new engine. On the shop side it says:
"Revised from the ground up. Go into organized crime at the time of prohibition. After a fateful encounter with the mafia, taxi driver Tommy Angelo reluctantly finds himself in the world of organized crime. After initially hesitating to the Salieri Family, the temptations will soon become too strong. Play the leading role yourself in a mafia film: Experience the life of a mafia gangster during the time of American prohibition, rise in the ranks of the criminal organization and become a Lost Heaven in Illinois: The detailed replica of a cityscape from the 1930s with architecture and cars from the interwar period invites you into the culture of the time A revised classic: With love for the original, story, gameplay and music have been expanded to give you an outstanding Mafia experience with a nostalgia factor to offer The Mafia: Definitive Edition turns Tommys Suit and taxi in Mafia 2 and Mafia 3 Definitive Edition free. "
We paraphrase the product page:
- The Mafia remake was completely redeveloped, not simply remastered.
- The original campaign is expanded.
- The original soundtrack remains.
- The gameplay has also been revised.
- The remake is part of a larger collection: Mafia 2 and 3 appear as remastered versions and are merely graphically adapted, not newly developed.
- The game appears on August 28, 2020 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One!
This also makes it clear which secret project the Mafia 3 developer Hangar 13 has been working on for years. Not Mafia 4, but Mafia 1. Our assessment:
Dimitry Halley: I am just discussing with the community like a wooden head that I am skeptical whether the 5-second start of the teaser could really be Mafia 1 because a new speaker, completely new graphics, all of this points to a real remake, no remaster. And I thought that was absolutely unlikely. Judging by how far Mafia 3 has moved from the roots of the series, a remake would have been the last thing I say to Hangar 13. But how lucky I am to be completely wrong (and our readers absolutely right). A real remake is what I have been hoping for as a fan for over 10 years. Because Mafia 1 is one of the best gangster epics and gaming stories ever. However, the developers of the remake also follow in very, very, very, very large footsteps. The original game director Daniel Vavra now works elsewhere. Hangar 13 does not just reissue a masterpiece here, they also do it without a safety net. Mafia 3 has caused a lot of criticism – whether the remake ultimately lives up to its name is far from clear.
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