Omerta: City of Gangsters - Gameplay

Taking the role of a fresh-from-the-boat immigrant, with dreams of the big life, the player will work his way up the criminal hierarchy of 1920’s Atlantic City.

 

Character Creation

Upon startup, the player will create a unique character by entering a name and then selecting from a number of following choices to create the back story and basic stats of your gangster.

Each character starts out with 6 in the following stats: Muscle, Finesse, Toughness, Smarts, Guts, and Cunning. The character will gain and lose stats from those stats depending on the answers to the following statements:

You grew up in a small village in Sicily. Your childhood nickname was:
Earful.	+1 Cunning +1 Smarts -1 Muscle
Berries.	+1 Smarts -1 Toughness +1 Finesse
Hood.	-1 Smarts +1 Toughness +1 Finesse
When you grew up enough your father decided that you should learn diligence and learn a trade. You became apprenticed for:
The Blacksmith.	-1 Cunning +1 Guts +1 Muscle
The Stonemason.	+1 Smarts +1 Toughness -1 Finesse
The Shopkeeper.	+1 Smarts -1 Toughness +1 Guts
The most ridiculous feat you managed to pull off during your youth was:
Stealing the key for the villagemayor's wine cellar and drinking most of it before you were discovered.	+1 Cunning -1 Guts +1 Finesse
Wrestling an enraged bull with your bare hands.	+1 Guts +1 Muscle -1 Finesse
Sweet talking a local loan shark to forgive your debt and give you even more money just until "you get back on your feet".	+1 Cunning +1 Guts -1 Muscle
When you were 16 years old you fell in love with the prettiest girl in the village. Her brother challenged you to a duel. Since you were challenged you got to pick the weapon. It was:
A pistol.	-1 Muscle +1 Finesse
A knife.	-1 Smarts +1 Muscle
Bare Fists.	-1 Guts +1 Muscle
You let your enemy pick, confident you can beat him with every weapon.	-1 Cunning +1 Finesse
You decided to leave Sicily and immigrate to America because:
A Don put a price on your head after you had an affair with his wife.	+1 Cunning +1 Smarts -1 Toughness
A vendetta wiped out your family, leaving you and your brother the only survivors.	-1 Cunning +1 Toughness +1 Guts
You decided to pursue the American Dream in the Land of Opportunities.	+1 Cunning -1 Smarts +1 Toughness

Note that it is unconfirmed that these are the only questions and answers.

 

Exploring the City

In order to explore different locations in Atlantic City, the player can select an open location from the town map. This will load a section of the city that can be explored by navigating the camera with the cursor.

 

Gang Management

In order to take on multiple tasks at one time, the player will need to recruit and manage gang members. Each gang member requires the player to pay a daily salary.

Leveling Up

After combat, characters may level up and be developed by gaining Perks. Perks give the character passive benefits that improve their performance in combat. You can choose to change weapons and what perks to gain by visiting the Gang Management window.