Max Payne 3

[Don Carlos]

Really enjoyed the game; the graphics are fantastic, even on a 360 so ramped up on the PC it must look amazing.

The story is great and it complimented the other 2 games nicely

It is brutal though; really brutal

[o'dium]

I think the bit that I died most on was where you had to wait for the tank thing to stop shooting, then run over and grab the rocket launcher and fire... Daf I know but I never knew you could roll over a gun and pick it up until the end

[Don Carlos]

There are loads of things you can do that I've not done or not perfected. Only managed 180G on the Xbox version. Didn't do even a 3rd of the grinds...also I forgot to use bullet time for about 6 chapters

[Tsakali]

is my mouse shit or is aiming with a mouse completely phoned in during development?

[o'dium]

Mouse is shit. I used 360 pad on the PC version, plays perfectly. I couldnt use the mouse for toffee in this one, which was off because I swore to myself there was no way I would use a pad here...

As for the "grinds", boy did they get that name bang on... Shotting 250 grenades out of the air, yeah thats not gonna take long is it lol... I only have a couple.

[Tsakali]

K my views after a few hours of play:

gameplay gets boring after a while or am i doing it wrong? It's starting to feel like a one trick pony.. the entire gameplay comes down to bullet time. Take that away, and all you have left is a pretty basic shooter 1990's style...and when you consider they completely raped mouse aiming, it pretty much shits all over the only gameplay that can be had. It's so easy to get shot when not hiding behind covers, it forces the gameplay to be a matter of just taking cover and taking out the entire room from one spot. The AI doesn't force you to be mobile, and severely punishes you for doing so.

visuals:
The initial few chapters felt meh. Nothing new to see here, and the forced indoor locations just felt like "been there done that". On the other hand, Sao Paulo has a fairly authentic atmosphere to it,and I really enjoyed the visuals when I got to that part, so that's a big plus.

storyline:
I could really care less about the storyline and what's happening. I mean wtf. It's one thing having a security job and quite another when you find yourself fighting off hoards of baddies day in and day out.. and for what? because your job is on security detail? I mean give me a break...who in their right mind would go through all that bullshit for a fucking paycheck without being emotionally connected to some greater cause? Right so they forcefully make the main character actually care about his employers, but it doesn't feel like a plausible situation. The one grace that can save the plot situation is as he explained that he is using the situation as an excuse to indulge himself. But honestly, that's not enough for me to start giving a fuck about the victims nor the main character for that matter.

mid-game score 7/10
...and that's pushing it.

[Tsakali]

i said once you remove bullet time from play, that's what's left...

[Don Carlos]

You need to have played the other 2 games to get why he is in the situation and they also give some back ground later in the game. The story and situation fits perfectly into everything. Wait til you know all the facts before saying its pointless...

[Tsakali]

I know his history more or less. That should not have shaped him to someone who gives a fuck about a complete attention whoring , gold diggin stranger.

[o'dium]

Did you play the same game as me...?

Because to me it was pretty obvious his problem was that he always let people down, mostly "the girl", and this time he was gonna fucking sort it out.

[Tsakali]

that's a better way to set it up, but I don't think he ever verbally hinted on anything like that.

[o'dium]

I think he did, when... Erm... Shit, no spoiler tags... A certain somebody in a certain situation gets a certain bonce blown off her certain shoulders... lol. In the flash back.

[Tsakali]

K so lets say the plot is justified...I still don't give a shit about the employers, and that doesn't help.

[bitWISE]

My roommate bought it on Steam. Hasn't been able to get it running. I think the SocialClub shit is crashing it.

[Tsakali]

it's prolly his video vcard drivers.. I updated and my problems went away.

[Κracus]

I finished it last week, it was ok. It definitely did not have that original Max Payne feel to it. No psychadelic levels and it just felt like any other on rails shooter. Even the one liners which this game is known for were weak.

Other than not living up to the previous games as a shooter goes it was ok, it wasn't bad the graphics were very impressive and the gameplay although repetitive had it's moments.

[fKd]

interactive story telling done well. very slick. enjoying it so far.