Mafia 2 Trailer at GC

[tvharti]

German Gamestar website posted news, that there will be a trailer for "Mafia 2" at the Games Convention, beginning next week. The trailer had to be approved at USK and received a 16+ rating.

Finally some news - let's wait and see!


http://www.gamestar.de/news/pc/spiele/action/mafia_2/1472897/mafia_2.html

[Xune]

Link takes me to the sitemap. Searching for Mafia only brings up a report about the games announcement which links to the Illusion/D3 press release.

Thanks for playing, please try again.

[jimbo118]

bah what xune said. NEEDZ inFO!

[tvharti]

apparantly Take2 has just denied the rumors

http://www.gamona.de/news/detail/id-enthuellt_mafia_2_kommt_auf_die_gc_updat_202298.htm

the USK entry has been taken down

[Ravioli]

wow awesome, didnt know they were making a second one. But how would it continue the story by the way the first game ended?

edit:


damnit...

[-Psy-]

Aww. =(

[Thunderclap]

Don't get my hopes up like that and pull the rug out from under me (although admittedly you were duped too). Given the uh, note of finality, to put it mildly and unspoilingly, on which Mafia ended, I wonder how they would have done Mafia 2...

[Javert]

I am going to kill someone now. Thank you and good day. :(

[Samon]

Too bad Mafia was average.

[Tyguy]

Too bad Mafia was average.

If that...its all been done before, but better. :sleep:

[Vigilante]

Too bad Mafia was average.

I wholeheartedly disagree. I thought Mafia was an excellent game...much better than any GTA of the time.

[phantomdesign]

Too bad Mafia was average.

Mafia was very blah...

[Vigilante]

How many of you bashing the game ever got past the racing event anyway?

[Thunderclap]

Haha! I admit I had to cheat to beat the racing bit, then the game started to kick ass.

[Iced_Eagle]

http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=170309&skip=yes

[Thunderclap]

Oh...well then...um...watch this space, like the article said...

[Atomic_Piggy]

Not excited. The first one was a waste of money and was onyl average at its best points. Not only that it was boring as hell.

[Samon]

Yeah wtf the 'hit the cars with the bats' was so ****ing shite. Bad gameplay.

[StardogChampion]

Mafia was an above average game. The shooting actually took skill and required you to duck for cover etc. The driving sucked though.

[Vigilante]

Mafia was an above average game. The shooting actually took skill and required you to duck for cover etc. The driving sucked though.

It sucked becuase it was realistic for the cars of the time, lol.

[jimbo118]

i loved it, it definately was frustrating alright, the story was great.

maybe we play as tommy angelo's daughter :P

[DeusExMachina]

Yeah wtf the 'hit the cars with the bats' was so ****ing shite. Bad gameplay.

ALRIGHT GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE. RIGHT NOW.

[Vigilante]

ALRIGHT GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE. RIGHT NOW.

Thank you for saying what I was thinking :D. Beating cars with bats? That's like the first mission and then it never happens again...

[PoeticRocker]

Mafia is way better than GTA3 in my opinion. It was just the atmosphere and story plot that really sucked me in. Mafia 2 would be fricking awesome. I have hope.

[Samon]

Thank you for saying what I was thinking :D. Beating cars with bats? That's like the first mission and then it never happens again...

Yes, because I want to spend 20 minutes swinging a bat at cars.

[Thunderclap]

Mafia trumps whatever complaint you have on gameplay by having you stumbling into the funeral of a man you killed in the previous mission.

[StardogChampion]

Yes, because I want to spend 20 minutes swinging a bat at cars.
Isn't it more like 20 seconds?

[Samon]

Not from what I remember.

[Thunderclap]

Now Samon's right. It wasn't 20 seconds. It was like, 80 seconds. ;)

[DeusExMachina]

Hmm lemme see, do I want to drive an airboat through water canals for three hours or swing a bat for 10 seconds.

[Beerdude26]

German Gamestar website posted news, that there will be a trailer for "Mafia 2" at the Games Convention, beginning next week. The trailer had to be approved at USK and received a 16+ rating.

Finally some news - let's wait and see!


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[Javert]

Too bad Mafia was average.

Too bad your mom was average. :p

[Ravioli]

Hmm lemme see, do I want to drive an airboat through water canals for three hours or swing a bat for 10 seconds.

since when did mafia drive airboats through water canals for three hours? If you want that kind of exitment then why did you play Mafia? Clearly thats not the type of gameplay id expect from a game entiteld MAFIA...

Read the title of the game before you play the game...

[joule]

He's referring to HL2 there, Ravioli. :rolleyes:

[Jintor]

I can't think 'Mafia' and 'Game' in the same sentance without thinking about the awesome games of Mafia we always have at camp.

[Vigilante]

I can't think 'Mafia' and 'Game' in the same sentance without thinking about the awesome games of Mafia we always have at camp.

You Aussies have a game you play as kids called Mafia? Lol, send our social workers down there!

[Jintor]

It's incredible. It is one of the most awesome games of psychological manipulation and logical detective work that you can ever play.

[Unfocused]

Mafia was great. It didn't let you roam as freely as in GTA and wasn't as dynamic due to the speed of the cars, but the atmosphere, plot and cinematics were great.

I admit, I didn't like it for the first 10 minutes I played it, when I was trying to do random shit like in GTA, but I'm glad I wasn't put off by this and played on.

since when did mafia drive airboats through water canals for three hours? If you want that kind of exitment then why did you play Mafia? Clearly thats not the type of gameplay id expect from a game entiteld MAFIA...

Read the title of the game before you play the game...

LOL, selfownage.

[venturon]

Yes, because I want to spend 20 minutes swinging a bat at cars.

That's why you have molotovs!

[jimbo118]

since when did mafia drive airboats through water canals for three hours? If you want that kind of exitment then why did you play Mafia? Clearly thats not the type of gameplay id expect from a game entiteld MAFIA...

Read the title of the game before you play the game...

lol.

[Samon]

Too bad your mom was average. :p

Aww now that's just cheap and fails. :cheese:

[Harryz]

since when did mafia drive airboats through water canals for three hours? If you want that kind of exitment then why did you play Mafia? Clearly thats not the type of gameplay id expect from a game entiteld MAFIA...

Read the title of the game before you play the game...

Funniest shit ever.

[mastag]

Too bad Mafia was average.

It was overshadowed by GTA 3, but Mafia had better graphics, storyline, and a bigger city. I also love the 30's setting.

[StardogChampion]

Now Samon's right. It wasn't 20 seconds. It was like, 80 seconds. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOTznuUXyqA

40 seconds and 2 molotovs. I win.

[Thunderclap]

I stand corrected. :laugh:

[Kadayi]

Haha! I admit I had to cheat to beat the racing bit, then the game started to kick ass.

The racing was a bitch..good idea, badly implemented. Likewise I opted for a trainer to get past that particular bugbear. Personally I thought that Mafia was a good game, there were definite flaws with it, but the atmosphere was lovely and it looked fantastic (only GTAIV looks better). Downsides were the controls at times as well as the later missions being incredibly stacked when it came to numbers of opponents (rather than being cerebral challenges).

[Thunderclap]

Yeah, there were lots of foes, but I don't think it got in the way...

There were tons of enemies in the Kill Sergio mission, but that was also the funniest chapter because of the constant failed assassination attempts, each more elaborate than the last.

In the bootlegging job at the garage, there were tons of enemies, but that was kind of intentional. The opening cut scene of when the duel goes south kicks ass, and the whole atmosphere they try to evoke is just you being total badasses of being caught with your pants down in an ambush, and blasting your way out despite it.

My only complaint would be the final mission, which would have been cooler if it was just you and you-know-who (don't want to spoil it for people!)sneaking around and hunting each other through the galleries.

[mastag]

I also want to say, I thought it had the best ending ever.

Having Tom be gunned down in the end, just showed how deep those grudges can go

[Jangle]

The last few levels of Mafia had some of the greatest gaming moments I have ever experieced. And the storyline was epic.

[jimbo118]

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=81797

REVEALED!!!!!!!!!! looks sex....
screens:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=81795

[Thunderclap]

Looking damn fine! :D 1940s era eh? Okay I'm up for it. I hope they have authentic music like in the last game.

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/8/1/7/9/5/05_x.jpg.jpg
The streets look crowded and alive. Excellent.

[Hypnosos]

http://www.2kgames.com/mafia2/screenshots/02_x.jpg

Killing in style...

http://www.2kgames.com/mafia2/screenshots/01_x.jpg

Casual shit.

[Thunderclap]

Correct me if I'my wrong, but in the pic I posted, does it say "Empire City Transport" on the back of the bus?

Empire City eh? I assume 1940s New-York look-alike. Sounds fun!

[DigiQ8]

omg finally!!

[jimbo118]

Correct me if I'my wrong, but in the pic I posted, does it say "Empire City Transport" on the back of the bus?

Empire City eh? I assume 1940s New-York look-alike. Sounds fun!

hmm nice spot, no more lost heaven eh? i'm so ****ing looking forward to this game and they've only released some screens hehe.

[Absinthe]

Maybe Mafia was an excellent game. I wouldn't know since I stopped when it got to the racing crap.

Still, this looks nice.

[mastag]

those screens are awesome!
I'm psyched.

[Xune]

They don't look so much like screenshots as they do concept renders. I'd be happy to be wrong though.

I hope that Mafia 2, while still retaining a strong story line doesn't slavishly follow it as the first one did. Give it more of a free flow and add more interactions and life to the city itself.

The rich mifioso history is there, I hope Illusion can make it happen.

[Jangle]

Yesssssss! I didn't think they'd ever actually make a 'Mafia 2'. I can't wait.

[StardogChampion]

I forgot it was Illusion Softworks who made Mafia. They made the Hidden & Dangerous series. H&D2 was one of the most overlooked PC games.

Hopefully it won't be Xboxified.

[Shakermaker]

Those screens look teh sechs indeed.

[lePobz]

I thought Mafia was top notch, and the racing event wasn't hard. Call yourselves gamers?

[Thunderclap]

Observation from screens:

1. That's a greater variety of vehicles. I see a tanker truck in the distance in the street screen.

2. That's a bus, not a tram. I wonder how they'll handle traffic flow in Mafia 2. The original game worked generally well, but ocassionally it slipped up and led to huge traffic jams. I hope you can ride in taxis in this one, along with the bus. I loved the elevated rails in Lost Heaven.

In the mission The Priest, I hijacked the hearse, but crashed near the Downtown rail station. I jumped out with bullets whizzing all around and cops piling out of their cars. I run up the stairs and by purest chance there is a train pulling in. I hop on, and just as the train pulls out, cops pour onto the platform and start shooting at me. I wave goodbye as the train scoots away, and praise American public transportation. In all honesty that was one of my favorite moments in the game. I hope we can replicate it.

[Bulletbrain]

Extremely good looking screens! Totally want this game NOW DAMMIT! And all you n00bs who couldn't finish the race (and hence did not finish the game) should dust off their copy and finish it right now. There are saves and cheats on the net you know. :P

Anyone spot the four fighters flying in formation in the "street" shot?

[Thunderclap]

Hey you're right! We're going to get sky traffic? Very nice...dare I ask for pilotable aircraft?

[Bulletbrain]

You know what? Mafia games always seem to launch near a big GTA game. Mafia was launched a little after GTA III and now Mafia 2 will near GTA IV. I'm pretty sure there is going to be another round of "GTAIV >/< Mafia 2" debate. Its pretty ridiculous since its better to compare Mafia with something like Max Payne since both are highly story driven cinematic experiences.

[Javert]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OmVrVBmqYaU

Mafia 2 Trailer, Shakey Cam on YouTube!

[jimbo118]

pre rendered? Dunno, the facial animation is great. WANT!!!!!!

[PoeticRocker]

Iam so in love with this game now...

<3

[mastag]

Wow that looked nice.

[Beerdude26]

Oh dear I need to get hold of Deep Blue to play this game at max fps D:

[Gorgon]

this beats GTA4 in the graphics sector.
http://www.2kgames.com/mafia2/screenshots/04_x.jpg

[Dalamari]

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7138/sspreview01xjpgna0.jpg

Looks like Brando in "On The Waterfront"

I certainly hope they don't plan on a revenge sequel or something, a new story and character like GTA would be nice

[phantomdesign]

graphics looks nice, gameplay of the first once was good (I don't think it was GREAT myself, but whatever) . . . so assuming they don't screw this one up it should be worth looking forward to.

[Baal]

Was the racing part really that hard? :|

I loved the first one; bring on the sequel!

[jimbo118]

Was the racing part really that hard? :|

I loved the first one; bring on the sequel!

there was actually 1 S-bend where you could go through at full speed whereas the other cars would stop to make the turn but if you lined the car up right you could basically zip over some gravel which meant you were way out ahead of the others, then you just had to keep it steady to the finish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6Naz42zU84

the 35-40 sec mark in this video, keep to the right but line up it right and you can basically bypass the turn.

[Kadayi]

I forgot it was Illusion Softworks who made Mafia. They made the Hidden & Dangerous series. H&D2 was one of the most overlooked PC games.

H&D2 was excellent fun and a great looker as well, just like mafia, I think the big mistake they made was the lack of Co-op in the initial release though as that was the cool thing about the original H&D. Although they added it in the expansion pack I think it was a little bit too late by then.

Anyhows the screens of Mafia 2 look awesome. Certainly ingame rather than renders as if it's one thing Illusion do well is texture details (H&D and Mafia hold up pretty well even now). The cam video is hard to judge, here is hoping that they get a nice HD version up on gametrailers sometime soon.

[jimbo118]

if it's one thing Illusion do well is texture details (H&D and Mafia hold up pretty well even now).

qft, the textures in their games are really nice, nothing really feels repeated, btw how many expansions were there for h&d2? i got sabre squadron, was there another?

[Kadayi]

qft, the textures in their games are really nice, nothing really feels repeated, btw how many expansions were there for h&d2? i got sabre squadron, was there another?

Nah just sabre squadron, but it added co-op which was cool :)

[Kadayi]

The HD version of the Mafia 2 trailer is now available:-

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/24387.html

Looks even more awesome in HD, but the lipsynch could do with some work I feel.

[Bulletbrain]

The HD version of the Mafia 2 trailer is now available:-

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/24387.html

Looks even more awesome in HD, but the lipsynch could do with some work I feel.

That's a really amazing trailer. Mafia 2's graphics beats GTA IV's by a loong shot. I agree on the freaky lip-synching though.

See what a decade can do to human evolution. The Mafiosos in the 30's are (mostly) an honorable bunch while those in the 40's seems to be bloodthirsty maniacs!

[Xune]

The HD version of the Mafia 2 trailer is now available:-

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/24387.html

Looks even more awesome in HD, but the lipsynch could do with some work I feel.

Their top lips hardly move, it's like they've all had a shot of botox or something.

[jimbo118]

i still wonder if thats ingame though or in-engine rather?

[Kadayi]

i still wonder if thats ingame though or in-engine rather?

It's in game footage. Developers know there is no point trying to palm players off with renders these days.

[Lucid]

Wait... am I reading that right?

ONLY on consoles?!

[Kadayi]

Wait... am I reading that right?

ONLY on consoles?!

According to gamespot and IGN:-

"Mafia 2 is being developed for PC and "next-generation consoles," 2K said, but no specific platforms were mentioned."

Whether it will be a staggered release..who knows.

[Lucid]

According to gamespot and IGN:-

"Mafia 2 is being developed for PC and "next-generation consoles," 2K said, but no specific platforms were mentioned."

Whether it will be a staggered release..who knows.

Ah, cause on the Gametrailers page, it's only listed for the 360 and PS3.