{"id":341954,"date":"2025-07-10T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=389281"},"modified":"2025-07-10T01:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:15:14","slug":"mafia-the-old-country-shows-a-new-gameplay-video-leaving-mixed-impressions-among-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/mafia-the-old-country-shows-a-new-gameplay-video-leaving-mixed-impressions-among-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Mafia: The Old Country shows a new gameplay video leaving mixed impressions among the community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the release of Mafia: The Old Country just a month away, expectations are high among video game fans. <strong>Set in the early days of the mafia in Sicily in the early 20th century, this title promises a rich narrative and linear missions, moving away from the open-world approach that characterized previous installments like Mafia 3<\/strong>. Priced at 50 euros, the game positions itself as an affordable option for those seeking a story-driven experience.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An extensive gameplay that fails to convince<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2K Games has started its marketing campaign strongly, releasing a 9-minute gameplay video through IGN&#8217;s YouTube channel. <strong>This preview showcases a variety of gameplay elements, including stealth, combat, and driving, as well as dialogues that are key to the story<\/strong>. However, reactions have been mixed; while some users highlight the atmosphere and immersion of the title, others criticize visual aspects and gameplay, considering them outdated.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mafia: The Old Country \u2013 9 Minutes of Exclusive Gameplay | IGN First\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c9sqrkte-QQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opinions are divided in the community. A Reddit user expresses satisfaction for not having pre-ordered the game, while others positively appreciate the design of the environments and vehicles.<strong> Some players comment that &#8220;the gameplay of Mafia was never revolutionary,&#8221; suggesting that the franchise relies more on narrative than on technical innovation<\/strong>. However, the focus on a well-developed story could mark a significant shift in the future direction of the series, moving away from factions and open-world settings.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Mafia: The Old Country, <strong>Hangar 13 seems to be betting on a return to the narrative roots of the series, an approach that could resonate with fans and potentially influence future installments of the franchise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3047d89c-96d0-11e6-8546-00163ed833e7\/2505233623\/steam-download.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the release of Mafia: The Old Country just a month away, expectations are high among video game fans. Set in the early days of the mafia in Sicily in the early 20th century, this title promises a rich narrative and linear missions, moving away from the open-world approach that characterized previous installments like Mafia 3. Priced at 50 euros, the game positions itself as an affordable option for those seeking a story-driven experience. An extensive gameplay that fails to convince 2K Games has begun its campaign of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9318,"featured_media":341955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[9754,10362,7020,9687,2238,7021,13691],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-341954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-2k-games","tag-gameplay","tag-hangar-13","tag-ign","tag-mafia","tag-mafia-the-old-country","tag-sicilia","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9318"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341954"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":341967,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341954\/revisions\/341967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/341955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341954"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=341954"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=341954"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=341954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}