2K and Hangar 13 shocked nearly everybody yesterday when it introduced the subsequent entry in the Mafia franchise. Nonetheless, following its launch, some discovered info that instructed the sport wouldn’t have Sicilian (or Italian) voice performing in the upcoming undertaking regardless of it being set in Sicily. Thankfully, 2K has reassured followers that it will likely be current in the sport.
Authenticity is on the coronary heart of the Mafia franchise, and Mafia: The Old Country will supply voice performing in Sicilian, inline with the sport’s setting in 1900s Sicily. Moreover, Italian language localization can be out there for each in-game UI and through subtitles.
— Mafia Sport (@mafiagame) August 21, 2024
In an announcement posted on X/Twitter, the official Mafia account confirmed that The Old Country will “supply voice performing in Sicilian.” It additional confirmed what was already made public on the Steam web page: the Italian language localization can be out there for the sport’s subtitles and in-game UI.
2K and Hanagr 13 are issuing the assertion for clarification as some on the web (primarily X/Twitter) have been fast to level out that Mafia: The Old Country’s Steam listing discloses that the sport will get full voice performing in six languages: English, French, German, Spanish — Spain, Czech, and Russian.
Mafia: The Old Country
> is about mafia
> is about in Italy
> doesn’t have Italian voice performingMake it make sense please pic.twitter.com/Z2xAt7aF6p
— Kei 🌸 (@SagamiSword_) August 20, 2024
💀Hear, I ain’t very choosy with voice performing in video video games however why the primary recreation of the entire Mafia franchise to be set in Sicily has no Italian audio??? 💀
We do have voice actors in this nation, you do not idiot me. 😒 pic.twitter.com/8njIsFdsJY
— ⛧Evi Constantine ⛪🐐 🇮🇹 Heretic Goat Vtuber⛧ (@EviConstantine) August 21, 2024
Nonetheless, what’s attention-grabbing concerning the assertion issued by the Mafia recreation account is that The Old Country will embody Sicilian, not Italian voice performing. Why is that this a giant deal? Sicilian is a dialect spoken in Sicily. It has its personal distinctive vocabulary and pronunciation, amongst different issues — a very separate language from Italian.
Mafia: The Old Country is the subsequent installment in the franchise. Set in 1900s Sicily, Hangar 13 teases that The Mafia: The Old Country will inform a “gritty mob story.” The undertaking is slated to launch someday subsequent 12 months on PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X/S.
2K additionally teased yesterday through the teaser reveal that the corporate will share extra particulars concerning the recreation in December. Whereas no agency date was supplied apart from December 2024, the deep dive might occur at 2024 Sport Awards, given the annual gaming-centric award present is often held in December.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You possibly can observe her on Twitter @TayNixster.