Mafia: The Old Country Guide: 'Chapter 2 – Palio' Walkthrough & Collectibles

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Mafia: The Old Country Guide: Chapter 2 – Palio
After learning the ropes around the estate, Mafia: The Old Country returns with Enzo ready to start a new day. To begin with, approach the horse and ride with Luca. Eventually you'll stop and will need to grab the crate from the back of the wagon.
There's not a whole lot else to see so grab the crate and wait by the gates for Luca. When he approaches, interact with the gate to head on inside and trigger another cutscene.
Hold Square (X) to open the crate and receive 200 Dinari. Dinari is Mafia's in-game's currency, which is gained from looting bodies, ransacking safes and opening lockboxes. This can, in turn, be used to purchase better weapons, vehicles and outfits from the wardrobe, so it's definitely worth getting as much money as you can.
Buy a Knife
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Behind Luca you'll find a stairwell. Go down and enter Pasquale's shop. Just to the left of the entrance you'll find your first Mystery Fox. Unfortunately, you won't be able to buy this little guy right now as it costs 5000 Dinari.
However, remember this spot for later and return when you can. Just to the left of the fox is a work table with knives on.
Knives come in different varieties within The Old Country, and are split between:
Scannaturi (which can perform Knife Throw takedowns from a distance).
Rasolu (which allow Takedowns during combat).
Stiletoo (which have great durability).
Choose the one you want, and before leaving, be sure to circle the shop and grab the Note: The Sicilian Triacria next to Pasquale.
The Knife Fight
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When you step out the shop, Luca will encourage you to get involved in a knife fight with your new weapon. On top of what we've already been taught, there are a couple of new mechanics added that we'll learn.
After landing 5 hits on Luca, you'll learn how to Parry. Many fights from here on out will include parrying, so hit Square (X) just as an opponent is looking to slash to leave them vulnerable to a counter attack.
Strikes can't be parried (highlighted by a red Square showing next to the opponent's knife) so you'll also need to dodge those too. Finally, breaking a guard with R1 (RB) will help give you the edge in fights when an opponent has their hands up to block.
With these mechanics nailed, fight with Luca until he's nearly out of HP to complete this section.
Head back to your horse and ride with Luca up to Palio.
Head to the Torrisi race tent
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After hopping off your horse, you'll have a large area to navigate. Just next to the tent with blue flags and the man outside, you'll find Note – Racing Odds on the table.
Keep hugging the right side of the area until you come to a stage. You'll find Cantastoria's Tale – The Bandit Prince on a bench next to a sign.
On the left of this area, near the wooden steps to the left of the Torrisi race tent, you'll find Charm: Fortunato.
Finally, head for the tent (your objective marker) but just before you interact with the door, make sure you grab the Newspaper: Floods in Europe on the wooden worktop (both collectibles can be seen in this picture).
The Big Race
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Well, this is familiar isn't it? Riding for the Don in a big race that affects the Don's opinion of you? And you have to win to proceed? Count me in!
The race itself involves a hose rather than a race car but the rules are largely the same. There are 9 riders and you'll need to navigate two laps of this twisty-turny course and win to proceed.
The race itself is quite straightforward, just make sure you use your Spurs during the straight sections, and hug the corners to cut across riders whenever you can.
You can't ram other horses off the track like you can the race cars but you can force them wide around corners.
Isabella and the Knife Fight
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After winning the race, there will be quite a long section with Isabella where you'll need to carry a crate with her before fending off some thugs (which absolutely is not similar to the mission in Mafia 1 where you walked Sarah Angelo home).
Eventually you'll be attacked by L'Ombra, triggering another knife fight.
Knife Fight – L'Ombra
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It's now time to put everything we've learned into practice. Remember your training with Luca and make sure you play defence more here. The best strategy is to use parries and counter with 3 slashes each time.
You can also break his guard with R1 (RB) when you're near and he's circling with his left arm up.
Be patient here and don't recklessly swing into unblockable strikes. Eventually, he'll go down and it'll trigger another cutscene. In doing so, you'll also gain the Achievement: Forza San Celeste for completing the chapter.