One of our design goals for The Godfather II was to make players feel like a real Don, so obviously, we wanted them to have their own Consigliere. And who better to fill that spot than the man who practically invented the role β Robert Duvall! Players will first meet Tom Hagen about one-third of the way through the game. At that point in the story, Michael Corleone comes under investigation by the United States Senate, regarding his alleged connections to organized crime.
My advice to players? Talk to Tom whenever you can β he has a lot of good pointers. Obviously, the only actor we ever considered for the role of Tom Hagen was Robert Duvall. We had an opportunity to work with him in Santa Fe, where he was shooting a movie.
Duvall is a stand-up guy β very friendly, easy to work with, and an amazing actor. Duvall hit all his lines perfectly, and really sounded like he was drawing on his memories of being on the Godfather movie set β even after he stepped off it over thirty years ago!
Having an actor like him work on your game is really special, and I hope you enjoy his performance when you play the game!
