Max Payne 3 first thoughts

psych23232323 · 05-15-2012, 06:50 PM

I just got Max Payne 3 today and started playing it.

Oh boy...

Well, a lot of it so far is shooting up bad guys. Everything else is really in cut scenes but there are moments where so far you're walking but pretty much, it's shooting people up.

Cut scenes are FMV movies instead of a comic book.

You only recover health through painkillers but you are better off saving them for when you're getting shot at.

There's a feature where if you have painkillers and a bullet has hit you where you would die, in terms of no health on your health bar, the game goes slow mo and if you are able to kill someone before you fall dead, the game allows you to take a painkiller to recover health but don't let your guard down, you'll more likely have other guys there trying to kill you.

So it's a game where you have to be on your guard, you slack off, you may end up dead most likely.

Not sure how exactly he ends up in Brazil. Lots of characters speak Portuguese and subtitles in English don't translate but you could pretty much get the idea of what they are saying.

That's it so far, any questions you have, I'll try to answer as best I can.

rufus · 05-15-2012, 08:32 PM

Would you say it is worth picking up? Loved the first two.

Peanut · 05-15-2012, 08:36 PM

Kinda doesn't feel like Max Payne thematically. It's definitely a very different style from the first game. It's OK so far, but nothing to write home about.

Also, it doesn't have any FMV. It's in-game.

rufus · 05-15-2012, 08:39 PM

I Probably wait til it drops in price.

psych23232323 · 05-15-2012, 08:39 PM

If you like to shoot up bad guys and see them get their heads and body parts blown apart, then sure.

Whatever it's called, sorry, it's basically like watching a movie, the parts that you're not playing, that you watch.

*Brodie* · 05-16-2012, 05:33 PM

Big MEH. Not crazy about it.

Peanut · 05-17-2012, 07:16 PM

It's amazing that Rockstar still can't figure out how checkpointing works.

~~AquaParade~~ · 05-17-2012, 09:36 PM

I heard some pretty cool things about the soundtrack. In that it changed quite dynamically according to what you were doing in game. Also, that it sounded great overall. This has me contemplating a purchase tomorrow. Any opinions on the music?

*Turo602* · 05-17-2012, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaParade

I heard some pretty cool things about the soundtrack. In that it changed quite dynamically according to what you were doing in game. Also, that it sounded great overall. This has me contemplating a purchase tomorrow. Any opinions on the music?

I myself was just thinking about the music right now. It's really great. Especially in the opening scene. If you're a big Payne fan, I'd say pick this up, NOW! I'm really enjoying it, so far, I'm in the New York flashback level and it just feels good to be back.

Peanut · 05-18-2012, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by AquaParade

I heard some pretty cool things about the soundtrack. In that it changed quite dynamically according to what you were doing in game. Also, that it sounded great overall. This has me contemplating a purchase tomorrow. Any opinions on the music?

It's not worth buying for the music. I played for a couple hours yesterday and I honestly can't remember any of it.

*Turo602* · 05-18-2012, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

It's not worth buying for the music. I played for a couple hours yesterday and I honestly can't remember any of it.

Whoa, definitely not worth it for just the music. The main theme is in tact, but I'd say pick it up for the game being as great as it is. It's not the best game out there, but I would say it's one of the best action games I've played in a while. The story telling is also really great. James McCaffrey really sells it. As for the music, nothing to brag about, it's good for the time being, but you won't find yourself humming it anytime soon.

*Cure* · 05-18-2012, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AquaParade

I heard some pretty cool things about the soundtrack. In that it changed quite dynamically according to what you were doing in game. Also, that it sounded great overall. This has me contemplating a purchase tomorrow. Any opinions on the music?

This is like the second time you've said something like this about a game's music. Have you ever seriously bought a game just for the music?

~~AquaParade~~ · 05-21-2012, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cure

This is like the second time you've said something like this about a game's music. Have you ever seriously bought a game just for the music?

No, but it's an important element to me. Is that puzzling for you? lol

Peanut · 05-21-2012, 10:40 PM

In what amounts to a typical TPS? Probably. It certainly improves the experience, but fantastic soundtracks generally don't spring forth from "game where you shoot guys #12B".

I think there are games and genres where it makes sense and ones where it doesn't. Personal preference of course.

BAXTER STOCKMAN 19 · 05-22-2012, 03:20 AM

I will buy it one wekk. Is it just another third person shotter like most third person shoters nowdays?

RaphaelsIsolation · 03-22-2013, 01:12 PM

Just thought I would comment on this.

This game is amazing if anyone hasn't played it yet.

The music is great, very rememberable... very nice.

I love 3rd person shooters, much better than any first person.

CoD fans... this might not be for you, as this game actually takes strategy and skill to play.

The story mode is knock out, challenging, fun and long.

The grinds really make a fun aspect to playing (kill counts, weapon kills etc)

The multiplayer is very fun, gang wars is amazing. I have a crew, if anyone wants help to play or wants to join my crew just add me on xbox live;

the bursts (special use talents) are amazing, it really sets itself aside from other games
lafontaine83

one of the best games of 2012

愛 · 03-22-2013, 04:30 PM

I'm not gonna lie, I enjoyed this game a lot, despite popular opinion.

I can't say that it's a game that requires strategy, though. You hide behind a wall/box and wait for people to stop shooting before activating bullet time and taking the whole room out. I died maybe twice in the whole run and I'm a terrible video game player now, so I also would like to challenge the point of requiring skill.

Does anyone even play the multiplayer anymore? Is there still a community for it?

RaphaelsIsolation · 03-23-2013, 09:59 AM

Yeah people play, a lot of people play.

It does require skill. Some people camp and all that, but who doesn't right?

It's a much better game than CoD. Bullet time takes adrenaline to get, so you can't just get it so easily. I don't know when you played last, but they have done 2 title updates. There's very little chance you were doing bullet time and taking out entire rooms in multiplayer, in solo mode you can do that sometimes, but I set my solo on hard so I can't really do that

I'm not really sure I get where multiplayer is easy....

come back and play, there's new modes now.. lots to do

愛 · 03-23-2013, 04:36 PM

I wasn't talking about multiplayer at all.

RaphaelsIsolation · 03-29-2013, 10:19 AM

oh ok, i thought it might of been reference to my post, no worries.

play the game on hard, it is a whole new world, and challenging. it's not possible you played it on hard and had a easy time, just not possible.

definitley a awesome awesome game

people play COD and NBA2k and just different games. this is a cult/niche game for sure

05-15-2012, 08:32 PM	#2
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05-15-2012, 08:39 PM	#4
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05-16-2012, 05:33 PM	#6
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05-15-2012, 06:50 PM	#1
psych23232323 Foot Soldier Join Date: May 2012 Location: Here Posts: 231	Max Payne 3 first thoughts I just got Max Payne 3 today and started playing it. Oh boy... Well, a lot of it so far is shooting up bad guys. Everything else is really in cut scenes but there are moments where so far you're walking but pretty much, it's shooting people up. Cut scenes are FMV movies instead of a comic book. You only recover health through painkillers but you are better off saving them for when you're getting shot at. There's a feature where if you have painkillers and a bullet has hit you where you would die, in terms of no health on your health bar, the game goes slow mo and if you are able to kill someone before you fall dead, the game allows you to take a painkiller to recover health but don't let your guard down, you'll more likely have other guys there trying to kill you. So it's a game where you have to be on your guard, you slack off, you may end up dead most likely. Not sure how exactly he ends up in Brazil. Lots of characters speak Portuguese and subtitles in English don't translate but you could pretty much get the idea of what they are saying. That's it so far, any questions you have, I'll try to answer as best I can.

05-15-2012, 08:36 PM	#3
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Kinda doesn't feel like Max Payne thematically. It's definitely a very different style from the first game. It's OK so far, but nothing to write home about. Also, it doesn't have any FMV. It's in-game.

05-17-2012, 07:16 PM	#7
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	It's amazing that Rockstar still can't figure out how checkpointing works.

05-17-2012, 09:36 PM	#8
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	I heard some pretty cool things about the soundtrack. In that it changed quite dynamically according to what you were doing in game. Also, that it sounded great overall. This has me contemplating a purchase tomorrow. Any opinions on the music?

05-21-2012, 10:40 PM	#14
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	In what amounts to a typical TPS? Probably. It certainly improves the experience, but fantastic soundtracks generally don't spring forth from "game where you shoot guys #12B". I think there are games and genres where it makes sense and ones where it doesn't. Personal preference of course.

05-22-2012, 03:20 AM	#15
BAXTER STOCKMAN 19 Stone Warrior Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Greece Posts: 661	I will buy it one wekk. Is it just another third person shotter like most third person shoters nowdays?

03-22-2013, 01:12 PM	#16
RaphaelsIsolation Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 392	Just thought I would comment on this. This game is amazing if anyone hasn't played it yet. The music is great, very rememberable... very nice. I love 3rd person shooters, much better than any first person. CoD fans... this might not be for you, as this game actually takes strategy and skill to play. The story mode is knock out, challenging, fun and long. The grinds really make a fun aspect to playing (kill counts, weapon kills etc) The multiplayer is very fun, gang wars is amazing. I have a crew, if anyone wants help to play or wants to join my crew just add me on xbox live; the bursts (special use talents) are amazing, it really sets itself aside from other games lafontaine83 one of the best games of 2012

03-22-2013, 04:30 PM	#17
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I'm not gonna lie, I enjoyed this game a lot, despite popular opinion. I can't say that it's a game that requires strategy, though. You hide behind a wall/box and wait for people to stop shooting before activating bullet time and taking the whole room out. I died maybe twice in the whole run and I'm a terrible video game player now, so I also would like to challenge the point of requiring skill. Does anyone even play the multiplayer anymore? Is there still a community for it?

03-23-2013, 09:59 AM	#18
RaphaelsIsolation Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 392	Yeah people play, a lot of people play. It does require skill. Some people camp and all that, but who doesn't right? It's a much better game than CoD. Bullet time takes adrenaline to get, so you can't just get it so easily. I don't know when you played last, but they have done 2 title updates. There's very little chance you were doing bullet time and taking out entire rooms in multiplayer, in solo mode you can do that sometimes, but I set my solo on hard so I can't really do that I'm not really sure I get where multiplayer is easy.... come back and play, there's new modes now.. lots to do

03-23-2013, 04:36 PM	#19
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I wasn't talking about multiplayer at all.

03-29-2013, 10:19 AM	#20
RaphaelsIsolation Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 392	oh ok, i thought it might of been reference to my post, no worries. play the game on hard, it is a whole new world, and challenging. it's not possible you played it on hard and had a easy time, just not possible. definitley a awesome awesome game people play COD and NBA2k and just different games. this is a cult/niche game for sure