Current Events > Bro, I didn't even finish Max Payne 3.

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It was too hard for me. At least in my copy.

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Its definitely the closest youll get to a John wick video game

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spikethedevil posted...

What a back peddle.

I'm like 75% sure I would dislike it again. 25% of me says just give it another go without all of the expectations of the first two games.

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yemmy posted...

I finished it multiple times

It is well worth $3

I wish multiplayer was still active

The multiplayer was SO fun. What a really unique way to incorporate slow mo.

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the0rebirth posted...

-lack of noir atmosphere
-lack of graphic novel-style storytelling
-lack of Max's poetic narration (it's there, but far less eloquent)
-lack of at least one darkly surreal dream sequence

^Those are some pretty big elements the Max Payne series is known for. Their omission stands out like a sore thumb. MP3 was clearly trying to be more like a blockbuster action flick (ala Die Hard).

IMO, the game going in a different direction was better for it.

it felt close enough to the originals, but more modernized, so it felt like it had its own identity.

if Rockstar had just copied the other games, it likely would have felt like some poor imitation.

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the0rebirth posted...

-lack of noir atmosphere
-lack of graphic novel-style storytelling
-lack of Max's poetic narration (it's there, but far less eloquent)
-lack of at least one darkly surreal dream sequence

^Those are some pretty big elements the Max Payne series is known for. Their omission stands out like a sore thumb. MP3 was clearly trying to be more like a blockbuster action flick (ala Die Hard).

I don't think those elements are what necessarily makes a Max Payne game ultimately. Heavy emphasis on Bullet Time, jump-dogging, on top of being a solid all-around third-person shooter is what makes a Max Payne game and they more than nailed that with MP3.
The change from tone/setting from the New York noir backdrop was done in a very natural, believable way in the context of the story that's being told (which is still very dark in gritty in itself) and the lack of dream sequence (which isn't a dealbreaker at all) makes sense to me seeing as, again, due to the context of the story -- MP3 is about Max trying to get his shit together in more ways than one. Hell, the major song for the game (that was already posted itt) is suppose to be from the perspective of his dead wife telling him to let her go.

Personally, it didn't seem like Max's narration was lacking. He was talking pretty frequently and I love the direction they took with him altogether.
And as with the lack of graphic novel cutscenes, it's just a simple change in storytelling style. Some people might like it, some people might not, but it's definitely not something that makes a MP game a MP game.

While there were some minor deviations from the first too games, it's not like it strayed so far into no longer being a Max Payne game. It's 100% a Max Payne game with a slightly different stylistic choice.

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I really want a max Payne 4.

maybe set somewhere in China or Russia.

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I'd prefer a Max Payne prequel, tbh, since *Max Payne 3 spoilers* Max had a happyish ending

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I paid $30 for it and I would happily pay $30 again to play it on my current system. God, imagine a remaster with raytracing and the whole deal. It would look incredible.

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Kitt posted...

I don't think those elements are what necessarily makes a Max Payne game ultimately. Heavy emphasis on Bullet Time, jump-dogging, on top of being a solid all-around third-person shooter is what makes a Max Payne game and they more than nailed that with MP3.

By 2012, bullet time was common. Being like the Matrix wasn't the only way Max Payne used to distinguish itself, but all the other elements I brought up were either ditched or downplayed. So what you're left with is a Die Hard movie starring Max Payne. And when it's been nearly a decade since the last entry, straying too far from the familiar can be jarring.


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Joeydollaz posted...

The issue was

Kane n Lynch 2 did the CINEMATIC stuff better

Lol. I like that series, but lol. Some of it is just annoying to play in.


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I am leaning toward NOT buying it again: 66% to 33%

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i got really deep into it and then somehow my xbox 360 deleted my saved game progess, so i never touched it again


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