Max Payne Series

[The_YongGrand]

Hey there,

You think the Max Payne series are worth a buy? Steam's selling all of them in one price.

I find the next instalmant interesting because he gets old and fat and looks more weary instead of being constipated. 

[sex_machine_2013]

Pretty good can be a little wonky but good. Ask Stephen he would know a lot more since he's been covering them

[Duck-and-Cover]

Dark and gritty noir with some damn memorable gunfights = absolutely worth a buy!   

I find the next instalmant interesting because he gets old and fat and looks more weary instead of being constipated. 

lol, if you were holding it in for that long, you'd be worn out too

[The_YongGrand]

I love the fact that the game producers changed the direction of the game. Max Payne, becoming more desperate, and become a bodyguard of some dangerous group in San Paul.

[StephenArdrey]

The first was good, I didn't care for the second in the least. I am unsure about the third installment.

[The_YongGrand]

The first was good, I didn't care for the second in the least. I am unsure about the third installment.

To be honest - I like the 2nd one. I don't know why, it was so Matrix style at that time I played. (Matrix can be overrated but it's always fun to watch it!)

[StephenArdrey]

I really thought the Matrix games were underrated. I really liked Enter The Matrix. It had some really cool things going for it.

[The_YongGrand]

I really thought the Matrix games were underrated. I really liked Enter The Matrix. It had some really cool things going for it.

Yeah, the games were seldom heard of hence being underrated, but the movie's a bit overrated.

[noregrets]

I loved Max Payne and Max Payne 2 although I'm slightly concerned about how Rockstar will handle Max Payne 3. From what I've seen it looks quite good but my main concerns are the following three things:

- Limited Weapons. Max Payne and Max Payne 2 allowed all weapons to be carried at once, Max Payne 3 only allows three weapons to be carried.

- Comic book style cutscenes are no more. In Max Payne and Max Payne 2 the comic book style cut scenes were one of the main things that attracted me to the games, it's a cool and unique way of telling a story and in Max Payne 3 it's been replaced by 'motion comic' style cutscenes

- PC versions will suck. Rockstar puts very little effort into the optimization of their PC titles. Grand Theft Auto IV and LA Noire are prime examples of this. As a PC gamer this is a concern to me..

[lil hova]

Looks like part 3 is getting really great reviews.  It looks fun, amazing gun play mechanics. I enjoyed the first two.  Guilty pleasures.

[Toploader]

Grand Theft Auto IV and LA Noire are prime examples of this. As a PC gamer this is a concern to me..

You've just reminded me that there is a good chance Max Payne 3 will have GFWL, ugh.

[noregrets]

Grand Theft Auto IV and LA Noire are prime examples of this. As a PC gamer this is a concern to me..

You've just reminded me that there is a good chance Max Payne 3 will have GFWL, ugh.

Max Payne 3 will not be using Games for Windows Live.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/05/10/max-payne-3-will-not-use-games-for-windows-live-say-rockstar/

[Toploader]

Fantastic news for sure.

[FaTony]

I've never played Max Payne games but I've just read this:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2703326

Insta-hate for the whole series and --lots of rep for Rockstar (although they didn't have much before).

[noregrets]

Anyone got Max Payne 3 yet? I picked up the PC version the other day and it's pretty damn good. Only things I don't like about it is that you can only carry three weapons and that the cutscenes aren't comic strips like the first two games.

Rockstar has actually managed to develop a good PC version this time around. I can run it maxed out (and I mean absolutely maxed out, tessellation on high, etc..) and it runs smoothly on my PC whereas I still can't run GTA IV on PC maxed out without lag.

My PC specs are Q6600 @ 3ghz, GTX570, 4gb ddr2.