Xbox’s Game Passadds the first games for August 2024,highlighted by developer Hanger 13’s rebuild of the classicMafiagame.
Originally released in 2002,Mafiaoffered an open-world crime game in an era of developers trying to match the success ofRockstar’sGrand Theft Autoseries. Unlike many of the games developed at the time,Mafia’sapproach offered subdued, mature gameplay.
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What Makes Hangar 13’sMafiaRemake Definitive?
The originalMafiagame spawned two sequels, but, once the series finished, the original developer, Illusion Softworks, left the IP alone. However, the game remains a cult classic.
Hanger 13 releasedMafia: Definitive Edition, their remake of the 2002 classic, in 2020.The remake remained faithful to the original game, with players assuming the role of Tommy Angelo, a taxi driver scraping by during the Great Depression, before a chance meeting with the Salieri crime family gives the character a chance to work for the family.
Nothing in Hanger 13’sMafia: Definitive Editionis new for players of the original game. It offers the same well-written story across an 11-hour runtime.
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What Hanger 13 did, though, wasre-record the game’s dialogue with a new voice cast. The developer recorded new motion capture for its cutscenes along with new voice actors. In this way,Hanger 13 remains true to Illusion Softwork’s original vision for the game.
This includes some of the more divisive open-world elements of the original game. This includes patrolling police cars attempting to catch the player if they break the speed limit or run a red light.
Failure to comply incites a car chase. Of course, as the volume and severity of crimes increase, the police response increases.
Similarly, third-person shooting and firefights can be difficult for players, with mechanics that feel datedand punish players who do not pay attention.
Some of these features can be turned off in the remake. Butthe mechanics were developed to give the player a sense of immersion. Turning them off can reduce the immersion of the game and the city of Lost Heaven, the game’s take on New York and Chicago of the 1930s.
What made the originalMafiaa cult classic was the game’s lack of focus on optional content or side missions, but instead offered a focus on delivering a convincing story set in an immersive, beautiful city.
Further,unlike many open-world games released recently,Mafia: Definitive Editionoffers a game that focuses on its story and does not offer a ton of optional content or freedom to go anywhere in a hollow world.
The definitive edition offers a more polished look at the original game for those who have played the originalMafia. So do yourself a favor and dive into this one when it appears on Xbox Game Pass later today.
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