Max Payne 3 - Discuss!

[Monolith]

Loved the first, couldn't get past the cringeworthy beginning of the second (does it get better or is there more of Ivan's "pliiiiz Max, healp me"-typo of lines?). The 3rd looks good enough, but then I took a look at the system requirements so it's either Max Payne 2 or no Max until I get a bette machine (probably in 5 to 10 years).

 

[Commissar Draco]

Take Second part it is good sequel... less actiony and more noir though.

 

[Outlander]

Well for what it's worth, the PC version features high res textures (x4) and better sound than the console version.

Hence the 35 GB size.

 

[Menckenstein]

Man... Steam removed MP1/2 free from preorder and slapped down LA Noire instead. I'd rather stuff my dick into a bullet ant nest.

 

[Kingston]

If it was like MP1/2, everybody would cry that it doesn't bring anything new to the table. Juist more of the same. Now, that they changed direction, everybody of course cries nonetheless.

I must say, well done on arguing against an imaginary group of people you just created. I'm sure I'd be pretty good at that too.

And to address your tough, thought-provoking arguments: Nobody wanted them to change direction. When people think Max Payne, people think of a noir game set in New York with bullet time. That's what Max Payne is about. They even had a Hollywood movie around that core concept. That's not a hard concept to fuck up. You could put in a lot of new stuff and keep that basic framework intact. People expect new things in a sequel, but by "new" they don't mean "PUT IT IN FUCKING DAYTIME BRAZIL."

And now you're trying to justify liking a series rape with shitty excuses everybody uses. Hey man, if Fallout 3 was just like Fallout 1 and 2 people would just complain that it was more of the same! They changed direction and everyone goes BAAAAAAAAAWWW! Stupid little brats, nothing's ever good enough for ya, go back to your waaambulances.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

Remedy, the creators of the first two have seen and played Max Payne 3 and have given it their blessing.

Also, the most recent games Rockstar have made (GTA IV & Expansions, Red Dead Redemption, Bully) have all been excellent. LA Noire was made by a different developer, Rockstar only published it.

I'm really looking forward to this.

 

[Kingston]

Remedy, the creators of the first two have seen and played Max Payne 3 and have given it their blessing.

No doubt, they made a shit-ton of money when they sold the rights to MP. Like seriously, some people there don't really need to work a day in their lives anymore. And of course they like it, Rockstar are their buddies and they're continuing their game series. And even if they didn't agree with the game's direction they would never publically come out and state that.

And what they think doesn't really matter, the customers end up deciding what is and isn't a worthy sequel. Based on what I've seen, I certainly don't think so. It might be a fun game, but it's no Max Payne.

 

[Deleted member 7219]

Remedy, the creators of the first two have seen and played Max Payne 3 and have given it their blessing.

No doubt, they made a shit-ton of money when they sold the rights to MP. Like seriously, some people there don't really need to work a day in their lives anymore. And of course they like it, Rockstar are their buddies and they're continuing their game series. And even if they didn't agree with the game's direction they would never publically come out and state that.

They didn't get that much, maybe enough for two games at the most. If they didn't like the game then they didn't need to say anything. But they came out for it strongly.

And what they think doesn't really matter, the customers end up deciding what is and isn't a worthy sequel. Based on what I've seen, I certainly don't think so. It might be a fun game, but it's no Max Payne.

I don't want it to be another Max Payne game in the vein of the first two, the first two were pretty shitty and it was only bullet time that stood them apart from other shooters. MP2 was an improvement on the first but it was still pretty dull, just shooting shooting shooting whining about wife shooting. This looks more varied.

 

[Brayko]

So I finished it.

It was ok, but the combat is very repetitive and gets very tedious very fast. The pretty good narrative (expected from a Rockstar game, Dan Houser is a p. good writer imo) was really the only thing that held it together, well, besides the massive budget, but who on the Codex really cares about massive budget values?

Multiplayer gets the job right but if you want something more than another shooter-fest look elsewhere immediately.

 

[Menckenstein]

I'll wait for the PC version review.

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

Remedy, the creators of the first two have seen and played Max Payne 3 and have given it their blessing.

No doubt, they made a shit-ton of money when they sold the rights to MP. Like seriously, some people there don't really need to work a day in their lives anymore. And of course they like it, Rockstar are their buddies and they're continuing their game series. And even if they didn't agree with the game's direction they would never publically come out and state that.

They didn't get that much, maybe enough for two games at the most. If they didn't like the game then they didn't need to say anything. But they came out for it strongly.

Riiiiight...

 

[Outlander]

 

[Astral Rag]

Real life Mona S:

 

[DwarvenFood]

Thread has been inclined.

 

[Havoc]

This is shitty 3D 8-bit. :/ They should do it properly.

 

[Wyrmlord]

Started installing Max Payne 3 through Steam.

It is a 30 GB game. It will take 48 hours to install given my internet connection speed. Since I don't keep the computer on for more than 2 hours a day in order to save power during peak summer season, I'll be playing Max Payne 3 in three weeks.

Once the game is installed, I'll forget I even ordered it in the first place.

 

[Commander Xbox]

FEEL THE PAYNE

 

[MetalCraze]

These are the recommended system requirements for the smooth moviewatch? Seriously?

• Operating System: Windows 7 32/64 Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 32/64 Service Pack 2, Windows XP 32/64 Service Pack 3
• Processor: Intel i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ / AMD FX8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ
• RAM : 16GB
• Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM
• Sound Card: 100% Direct X 9.0 compatible
• HDD Space: 35 GB
• DVD Drive

Rockstar has mutants with hands growing out of their asses programming PC ports?

 

[Morgoth]

Old news.

Also very nice of you Skyshit disregarding the minimum specs.

 

[MetalCraze]

GTA4 minimum specs

Windows XP with SP3 / Vista with SP1
1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4GHz AMD Athlon X2 64 or equivalent
1GB RAM (1.5GB for Vista)
16GB HDD Space
256MB nVidia 7900, ATi X1900 or equivalent
DVD-ROM Drive
Internet connection required for installation and online play

Yes start menu was very smooth with them

 

[Morgoth]

Are you really that dumb Skyway? You wouldn't have thought of the possibility that they actually use a better optimized, more modern version of RAGE, no? Are you just pissing and moaning around for the sake of it? Don't you have any friends, or why is it you always seek attention?

 

[Menckenstein]

http://www.viddler.com/v/edb387e4?secret=49564356

PC version trailer featuring DAT HIGH REZ

Need to whore out my graphics when popping moles.

I have a hd6870, should be good enough but thinking about buying a second and doing that crossfire shit. or should I just buy a new card?

 

[Wyrmlord]

Am I wrong in believing that the required HD space for Max Payne 3 is abnormally high? Say, Skyrim - supposed to be a huge game and supposed to be unoptimized - was 6 GB or so. Even Crysis, which had huge maps with extreme detail, was no more than 16 GB.

But 30 GB is pushing the boundaries here.

 

[Menckenstein]

Am I wrong in believing that the required HD space for Max Payne 3 is abnormally high? Say, Skyrim - supposed to be a huge game and supposed to be unoptimized - was 6 GB or so. Even Crysis, which had huge maps with extreme detail, was no more than 16 GB.

But 30 GB is pushing the boundaries here.

Probably a bunch of un(or barely)compressed audio and those uber textures.

 

[Wyrmlord]

I had to uninstall Shogun: Total War to accommodate this game. I really hope it will be worth it. With the 80 GB hard drive that I have, this is going to be eating up nearly half the space.