There are crime organizations, but not the Mafia, The rest are just criminal gangs, Firms, the Mob, Triads, Yakuza none of them are "Mafia", not in the real sense.
Mafia 1, Mafia 2, Sicilians, not Italians, this is the Mafia as we know it. The Mafia is a Sicilian organized crime thing. Sorry Zaxx, but your completely off your head mate. When I was watching the trailer and the gameplay I got the notion that "yes, this feels like a part of the series I love" so I don't see Mafia 3 as a spin-off, I see it as something freash on the table.Īnd come on, I don't believe that the Italian mob theme is a thing of the past: Vito is in there, he's in his 40s, making a lengthy DLC with him as the protagonist is something no publisher should miss. Because of this I'm really excited for something new this time around and I think this actually suits the Mafia theme really well.
Well, I personally think that the usual Italian mafia cliché was maxed out in Mafia: in the first game we had the classic Godfather style, romantinc depiction of the mob while in Mafia 2 we also got the more brutal, realistic approach of Scorcese. People want a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sequel not some sort of a spinoff, especially not with this ''go against da mafia, be the mob boss, kill 'em all''.alongside with arcady gameplay, just like Godfather games, except in there you were Italian mob boss not some gangbanger from Vietnam. Originally posted by Derpington:And the OP can't get through the usual that both of the previous games were about Italian mafia in America. So yep, you can disagree with this and say that the authentic mafia experience starts with the Italians for you but I think Hangar 13 really did the right thing this time. You need to portray the importance of the assassination of Martin Luther King, you need to portray racism in the south and the most straightforward way of doing that is to step into the shoes of a black dude. Using the Italian mafia in this time and setting would be just wrong, telling a story about their downfall however is a much better idea.Īlso if you want your story to focus on the year 1968 and New Orleans and you want that to feel authentic then using a black character as a protagonist is simply a must. New Orleans was pretty famous for its Italian mob but here's the thing: by the time of 1970 they really didn't do much anymore, well, if you don't count getting irrelevant as doing something, that is. The other reasons come from the time and setting I think. The Mafia series was never called Cosa Nostra, right? That means that yep, you can do a game where you're only against the Italians and not with them. It's not what they are, it's what they do and the Italian mafia actually calls itself "Cosa Nostra". Yes, the word originates from Sicily but it's actually used as a common term for crime organizations with a specific structure and range of activities. There is a lot to it honestly.įirst, the mafia is not just Italian. Seems like most people can't get through the usual, frankly kinda stupid argument of "the mafia is supposed to be Italian" so I thought I'd share my opinion on the reasons behind Mafia 3's black protagonist.
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