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For fans of Higurashi: When They Cry, Mafiosi: Le Loro Cosa is a kinetic novel about a mafia family, the Gallos. The story is told through the eyes of the Gallo children, who range from the ages of 6-15, as they become involved in the shady dealings of the family business.

The story begins with the sudden death of the family matriarch, and subsequently spins out of control when her two sons, Gerald and Xander, are put on the defensive, as former partners threaten to take over their collective business ventures for themselves.

Mafiosi is a tale of loyalty and deceit, murder and survival, and both the strength and frailty of familial bonds. This particular novel serves as a prologue to a much longer saga, following the Gallos from childhood to old age as they are pitted against the outside forces of the mafia world, and eventually, each other as well.

This installment of the saga is divided into four parts (=24 chapters total).

Rated 17+ for language, and descriptions of adult situations and violence.



Characters

Kids
Shana Gallo - 12 years old. Oldest daughter of Xander. A caring young girl, wary of her father’s ways.
Ronnie Gallo- 10 years old. Oldest son of Xander. An introverted boy who likes to go off on his own.
Burtie Gallo- 8 years old. Youngest son of Xander. A troubled boy with a dark secret.
Amy Gallo- 6 years old. Youngest daughter of Xander. A girl who shows signs of schizophrenia.
Kevin Gallo- 15 years old. Gerald’s son. An ambitious teenager who holds great respect for his father.
Izzy Gallo- 7 years old. Oldest daughter of Gerald. She is her daddy’s little princess.
Maya Gallo- 2 years old. Youngest daughter of Gerald. Only plays a minor role in this story.
Gavin Russo- 12 years old. A poor boy who is a loyal friend to Shana.

Adults
Gerald Gallo- The eldest of the two brothers running the family business. Calm and relaxed, and in complete control of his faculties.
Xander Gallo- The youngest of the two brothers. He is hard headed, easily angered, and often violent.
Molly Gallo- Xander’s young wife, and mother to all his children. Sweet, caring, and a good mother.
Alice Gallo- Married to Gerald. Bossy, sometimes mean, and never afraid to speak her mind.
Albert Morris- A forthright man who seeks to end his business relationship with the Gallos.
Grandma Gallo- The Gallo matriarch.
Bodyguard- Xander is never seen without him.
Dean Gallo- A cousin of the Gallos, takes care of the odd jobs.
Hans Bianchi- An untrustworthy business partner who seeks to take advantage of the Gallos.
Serena McIntosh- Xander’s young mistress, often serves as a babysitter for the children.
Terry Childers- Bianchi’s right hand man, although his loyalty to the man is questionable.



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Credits

Personnel:
- Written and programmed by SBester.
- Beta Testing by problemgamerkt and amerk (will do so for the final version).

Graphics:
- Character Art by Ro Wild Cherry (Ying Ye Lu), papawsnancy, Windmaker, hisokalove7, Italian Rice (IMIS), kenshin409, Marjorie, orange1212120, Silent Wolf, and ZANIOR.
- Background Art by WBD, BASS Novel, BCS, Goddess Viridi, Auro-Cyanide, skimlines(@deviantart.com), and Mei Miyamura. Edits by SBester.
- Title Screen by Suited Designs (BCaskanette).

Sound:
Music by Silverline Music.
Sound effects by various unknowns.



Download:

All 24 chapters are now available for download at this location:

http://rpgmaker.net/games/4996/downloads/



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We're excited to be able to interact with fans of the original novels, so come on in! We're officially open for business!

As well, we're still looking for a background artist to complete our team, so if you think you have the skills or know someone who does, please let us know!
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Re: MAFIOSI: Le Loro Cosa [OELVN] [Mystery] [Thriller]

#2 Post by sbester »

Wasn't sure where to put this. It isn't really complete, but the first book is (chapters 1-6), representing the first story arc.

If this should be in the Works In Progress (which I suspect it should), could a mod please send this over there instead?

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#3 Post by M.T.D.G. »

I think it's ok to leave this discussion here since the game is not a demo but rather an episodic game. You can always update the first post with a new link when the other part is released :)

I'm mainly writing this comment to let you know a little thing about the title:
"Le Loro Cosa" is gramatically incorrect because "Le" is plural and "Loro Cosa" is singular. The right sentence should be "La Loro Cosa".
But you can always leave the title as it is if you prefer it to be peculiar. I just wanted to point it out, no offence intended ;)
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Okay, thanks!

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#5 Post by xavimat »

Oh! What a bloody logo! :mrgreen:

By the way; hope this helps: "Le Loro Cosa" is a bit awkward. "Le" is plural and "Cosa" is singular. The pun with "La Cosa Nostra" could be "La Cosa Loro" o "La Loro Cosa". If you prefer the plural: "Le Loro Cose" (o "Le Cose Loro").
Also, the plural for "Gallo" would be "Galli" and not "Gallos" (it is in Spanish).

Or maybe that's dialect?
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#6 Post by sbester »

Thx, xavimat!

It was pretty apparent I was going to come out with an awkward subtitle no matter what with my chosen play on words (hell, "Their Thing" is pretty awkward in English too). I'll consider changing it for future releases though, so thanks for those awesome alternatives.

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Book 2 (containing chapters 7-12) is now available for download! See the main post for the download link.

I'm officially half-way through this rather long kinetic novel, and already looking forward to writing its sequel. Stay tuned for more updates!

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Apologies for the delay.

Book 3 (containing chapters 13-18) is now available at the download site. Look for the final book of chapters in the coming months!

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Mafiosi is now complete in its entirety :)

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Only for MS-Windows? :(

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Mac and Linux versions are on the way. I only had enough time to upload the windows one this morning before work. I'll post them sometime later tonight :)

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sbester wrote:Mac and Linux versions are on the way. I only had enough time to upload the windows one this morning before work. I'll post them sometime later tonight :)

That's good because I have a mac. I really think this game is cool and would love to play it :)

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Glad it caught your attention, and hopefully it can keep it :)

Mac and Linux versions are now available. Hit the downloads tab on the game's page to get them.

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MAFIOSI 2 can be previewed here:

http://rpgmaker.net/games/6030/

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#15 Post by kitsalai »

Well, I finally got time to get around to this game after finals and everything, and finally finished! Not a good critic, but I'll give a few comments I guess.

I definitely like how you changed the narrator for each chapter. Definitely gave a larger perspective, and it was neat to see everything come together at the end. I think you did pretty well enacting the children's tone. The only thing that felt a bit awkward was how the dialog box completely covered some of the children's sprites. Not really sure how you would fix that since I know the character arts were done by someone else, but I'm a nit picky person... Well, I enjoyed the game nevertheless. It's too bad this is only the beginning of your story, but I hope I'll be able to read your works in the future.

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