The Entertainment Rating Software Board (ESRB) has slapped a rating on Mafia: The Old Country, and while the description doesn’t really give us any exciting new details, it does give us an idea of what to expect from the game. And suffice to say, it’s exactly what you would expect.
Being a Mafia game, you can expect large doses of extortion, murder and theft, as well as a healthy dollop of violence, which of course is flanked by ‘realistic’ gunfire and cries of agony as you mow down mobsters with various firearms. The rating description also highlights a number of cutscenes that are particularly high on violence, including one character who is beaten to death while tied to a chair.
Here’s the full description:
This is an action-adventure game in which players follow the story of Enzo Favara’s ascension through a Mafia family in 1905 Sicily. Players engage in various criminal activities (e.g., extortion, theft, murder) at the behest of the Mafia. Some missions can involve using knives, pistols, rifles, shotguns, and explosives to kill enemy rivals and bandits. Combat is accompanied by realistic gunfire and cries of pain. Blood-splatter effects occur as enemies are killed; blood pools are depicted under bodies. Players can also employ stealth takedowns (e.g., throat slitting, stabbing from behind) to kill enemies discreetly. A handful of story sequences require players to execute characters at close range in order to progress.
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Cutscenes also depict intense acts of violence and/or gore: characters shot in the head; a man’s throat slit at close range; a bound man in a chair beaten to death; a character’s finger sliced off. The game contains some suggestive material: women escorting men inside a brothel; a man tied to a bed by two women inside the brothel; dialogue such as “I found them still in the whorehouse an hour ago” and “Give me…more vino and all the lovely boobies.” During the course of the game, players’ character can consume alcohol and drive while under the influence. The word “f**k” is heard in the game.
Mafia: The Old Country is pencilled in (at least, according to a leaked date for a PAX East panel) for release on August 8, 2025 for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S. The gameplay trailer is set to debut tomorrow, so be sure to keep your eyes peeled for that.
[Source – ESRB Rating via IGN India]