Why take the story back to 1900s?

[oscar19681]

Why have they gone back in time to the original mafia game? It’s all been done before. Why not have the story take place in the 1980s for a change. Not a single mafia game has been done in this time which is the golden age of the mafia. I don’t hope this is Gonna be another scripted story line game as opposed to open world game.

[Chungo Beepis]

So i mean, nah, be more like the Mafia reaches out to provide as much info as the US needed to head an invasion, because a whole heap of Mafia were murdered in the exterminations.

[Xautos]

Originally posted by Hopper-King:

i think they set it 20 years before mafia 1 for the same reason it's in tommy angelo's hometown/where vito had his wwii mission: because it's a nexus point in time and space where we'll see the most characters from all three of the games in one place.
edit: i would've preferred atlantic city or harlem during the renaissance, but this is fine.

Having seen the newest trailer, it's definitely set in the 1930's-1940's easily, those vehicles in the trailer are definitely of the time period.

[Slowburn]

Originally posted by oscar19681:

Why have they gone back in time to the original mafia game? It’s all been done before. Why not have the story take place in the 1980s for a change. Not a single mafia game has been done in this time which is the golden age of the mafia. I don’t hope this is Gonna be another scripted story line game as opposed to open world game.

Probably out of ideas

[Mr Muffin]

cuz real mafia born in italy during mid-late 1800s, i think is an appropriate time setting