I remember playing it during a long winter, while it was very snowy, and as I finished the game weather also cleared. It felt like I was in the game the whole time.

@Zaxamaphone

2 жыл бұрын

@Mark Gaming the nightmare sequences gave me nightmares lol. Probably shouldn't have been playing this game when I was 12

@gmorgcyborg

2 жыл бұрын

Can we please get a max payne remaster smh just update the textures.. better controls and we good !

@therealdirtydan7227

2 жыл бұрын

@Mark Gaming bruhhhh I played it for the first time during quarantine, & played the nightmare with headphones on… talk about horrifying 😨😂😂

@ConwayKitty

Жыл бұрын

@@gmorgcyborg been wanting this for so long as well. Hell just give us small changes and wrap all 3 into one game for consoles and I'd be happy with that. The first 2 I have on PS2 and they have bad frame rate issues when there's more than 2 enemies on screen

@kingdre2845

Жыл бұрын

I have beaten this game like 100 times and on the ps5 I'm still playing it. I absolutely love this classic game. I'm waiting for it to snow again so I can play it again. Never get tired of it. Can't wait for the remake!

I love the gritty snowy atmosphere that is present throughout the game

@Goatsee

9 жыл бұрын

The rockstar port for andriod is also great if you use a controller or a nvidia shield

@maestrozero117

5 жыл бұрын

Glad they brought it back in mp3, way easier to play through lately than back in the day. Guess i finally got güd lmao

@RebelGaming4U

3 жыл бұрын

The controls remind me of Duke Nukem:Zero Hour on the N64. I love this game. I have it on PS4 today.

@arsnakehert

3 жыл бұрын

Would be a shame if they took it away entirely, wouldn't it?

@abikinebi6235

2 жыл бұрын

its rly amazing and mesmerizing how smooth it was for this kind of game back then in the day srsly tbh its so smooth so wow

man, I just realized that I've been watching you review games for about three hours straight now, half as a way of reliving old games I loved, and half as seeing if I should give others I never tried a run. what I'm trying to say is thanks for these reviews

@Gggmanlives

8 жыл бұрын

+sprflyenya You're welcome!

@Elintasokas

8 жыл бұрын

+sprflyenya Hah, same here!

@TomLehockySVK

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah when i found this channel i was watching the reviews for hours ! Great reviews.

@dksoulstice6040

7 жыл бұрын

Likewise. Hard to find good game reviewers. Glad I found this guy.

@LaMereACaniche

7 жыл бұрын

I'm doing the same right now ahahah.

I love that Max Payne theme music.

@Christobanistan

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, it fit SO well!

@Rocky1138

2 жыл бұрын

Instantly recognizable.

This game is one word...masterpiece.

@hamburgerdan101

4 жыл бұрын

This game is ass you’re crazy

@RobertEdwinHouse9

4 жыл бұрын

@@hamburgerdan101 git gud

@hamburgerdan101

4 жыл бұрын

Heisenberg this game is the worst in the franchise I finished and still think this. the controls are shitty and level design is claustrophobic too. Story’s ok and that’s it

@RobertEdwinHouse9

4 жыл бұрын

@@hamburgerdan101 the story is great,it's claustrophobic isn't a negative point,the game came out 20 years ago so judge the controls based on that

@hamburgerdan101

4 жыл бұрын

Cosmic Blunder ps4*

!!! THE FLESH....OF FALLEN ANGELS !!!

@dsandoval9396

7 жыл бұрын

...I think I'm dying, I think... I think I'm dead...

@MyAccount217

7 жыл бұрын

D Sandoval shit was fire

@dawsonoo7

6 жыл бұрын

I didn't wanna know what had happened here... it was a not a pretty sight

@Di3mondDud3

3 жыл бұрын

I was in a video game. Funny as hell. It was the worst thing i could think of.

@hydeparkwaterdept.6554

3 жыл бұрын

@@Di3mondDud3 *computer game*

For the painkiller mechanic, it really adds to the narrative of the game if you're a first time player. You feel like you're on the edge as Max does. You've been shot up, beaten, knocked around with a baseball bat (play it) and you really start to feel like you're at the end of your rope. You have to kill everyone in the next room and pray to a nonexistent god to grace you with pain killers.

@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj9457

2 жыл бұрын

Man, I didn't realise that, this was this deep. Throughout, my entire playthrough of this game, I was like "haha! *Pain* -killers? More like *Payne* -savers".

People remember Max Payne for it's revolutionary contribution of introducing slow motion/bullet time as a game mechanic. What most people don't remember was that it also popularized surreal drug/dream sequences with odd FOVs.

@aryyancarman705

3 жыл бұрын

Ooo

@liukang3545

2 жыл бұрын

Ooo

@addoublez

2 жыл бұрын

Ooo

@kmi2579

2 жыл бұрын

Ooo

@Jupa

Жыл бұрын

Ooo

There's a really good iOS port out now too. ported from the PC version.

@gerardwaysway5999

4 жыл бұрын

Oh hey Larry :D

@milit4nt189

3 жыл бұрын

and android, its the best port of the game since its easy to get running, just install and play, the pc version requires a lot of tinkering to get working, its a pain in the ass.

@redcrimson1028

3 жыл бұрын

@@milit4nt189 u aint lying, do u know how i can use ny xbox one controller or any conteollee besides the keyboard

@milit4nt189

3 жыл бұрын

@ShadowAngel you never played the game on windows 10 for you to make such an uneducated statement, it takes more than patching it, you have to tinker with the control panel and also maybe cap the frame rate (a few games require it im not sure about max payne)

@milit4nt189

3 жыл бұрын

@ShadowAngel back then i used to use consoles like 90% of people, ofc i wont know about this shit, i started gaming mid ps2 gen...switched to pc during late 360 gen and recently switched back to console...

The most satisfying end of a video game for me ever. Also cant resist saying the most realistic feeling firefights, to your point, no matter how good you are you can not control the situation in this game and that is awesome.

This game probably has more replay value than any game I've owned, plus that psychological factor that you always believe you could have gotten through a level much more efficiently than you just did, makes you stay at levels a lot longer than you normally would in most games.

I still play Max Payne here and there, especially with the KungFu and The Matrix mods. It feels like I’m in The Matrix, in a John Woo movie. So awesome, I grew up playing and loving the series while playing some Acid House music in the background, and I hope one day they remaster the trilogy…

@AC-hj9tv

Жыл бұрын

This nostalgia goes hard

@wsnt

Жыл бұрын

@@AC-hj9tv For real, I’m hyped for the 1 & 2 remake from Remedy. I hope we get it so we all can relive our memories again

I never knew about the difficult level goes up and down

One of my favorite games of all time... I wanted you to review this so badly.

This is a true classic

One thing I would say that isn't right about max Payne is how people only wearing shirts can survive multiple shotgun blasts.

@syncmonism

4 жыл бұрын

It's a game, not a simulator. Saying that something isn't realistic is NOT a valid criticism.

@RattlebonesTheThird

3 жыл бұрын

Plot armor

@24-7annihilation5

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I know, but that’s the thing, in games that are completely unrealistic on purpose that’s fine, but I always find that sort of thing weird in games where the only enemies are normal humans.

@demogeymidge2997

3 жыл бұрын

Uh not exactly, I mean he can survive multiple medium/long range shotgun blasts in the game, but if ol’ Max is shot point blank with just one, it’s game over.

@24-7annihilation5

3 жыл бұрын

I’m talking about the enemies, but oh yeah if you get shot in short range with a shotgun it’s goodbye, but the enemies who aren’t wearing any body armour or aren’t some bullet sponge boss, they can survive getting shot in the chest with a shotgun.

Brilliant game, i used to replay the shootouts over and over again the bullet time was so fuckin' cool. The nightmare/hallucination levels were terrible and frustrating though. Any plans to review Battlefield Bad Company 1 and 2?

@ell6122

9 жыл бұрын

oh yeah, the bad company games. They would make a great review

@316whatupz

9 жыл бұрын

Serpico's Beard I hated those levels too. So many lives lost in those levels. :(

@EldritchAugur

9 жыл бұрын

Serpico's Beard The nightmares were wonderfully atmospheric but they are the the only part where Max Payne tuly shows it's age with horrible slow, frustrating platforming. I have to look up a youtube walkthrough every time I get to the second dream sequence, doing arbitrarily difficult platforming while getting lost in a black void is insanely annoying.

@316whatupz

9 жыл бұрын

***** hahah I had to do the same thing for the dream sequence levels. The rest of the game is a blast though.

@mrblonde609

8 жыл бұрын

+Serpico's Beard The nightmare levels were great, very atmospheric, psychologically intriguing and not that hard. Many of the later levels are much harder. Plus: there are almost never enemies in the nightmare levels and once you managed the plattforming and remembered the right parts it's fairly easy. But that comes from a guy, who has easily played this game 20+ times since it's release. One of the best, if not the best and most influental third person shooters ever created.

Man...I'll probably cry if i play this game again.

@At0mHeart

4 жыл бұрын

The music alone makes me cry.

@TheDennys21

3 жыл бұрын

Why? Was it that hard? :P

@peaceandwealthseeker4504

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheDennys21 no not hard the story is very captivating and can be sad at times. And some parts can be tricky but so satisfying. The pc port is decent and also the atmosphere is gritty and one of a kind

I can't recall how I found your channel, but I was hooked from the moment I saw you reviewed like all my favorite childhood games. Keep up the good work! ;)

This game got some very thought provoking lines. Max's constantly talking metaphorically, it seems like poetry.

*Manly tears.* What a magnificent game. So good. So good.

the part i loved the most was the fun conversations you can hear the enemies having before you enter a room. you can see the love the developers put in this game (and fun they were having) from them alone. those were some people who loved noir films and literature and made not only a great homage to the genre, but a groundbreaking one in its field.

What a comeback!! My KZread viewing just wasnt the same for the past few weeks.. Great to see your back in action

Great review, wish you had mentioned the in game TV show though! I loved that stuff in Max Payne 1&2 and Alan Wake. Those little Lynchian touches of surrealism really add to the athmosphere and enjoyment of those titles.

*GASP* I've missed you... so much... so much

@Gggmanlives

9 жыл бұрын

Salokin Sekwah Right back at ya, slick.

@salokin3087

9 жыл бұрын

Gggmanlives *Tears*

This was one of the first games i played and definitely the one that got me into the first person shooter genre. I used to play it so often that i remembered almost every single part of it. So thank you for the nostalgia trip.

Man oh man, do you know how fantastic your writing is? It's a true delight to watch your reviews! Keep doing what you are doing!

Amazing review as always. Can't wait to see your reviews of more games varied like this one.

Perfect review. I have the same nostalgic biases for this game myself, but I feel like they're justified if you look at the game in the context of its time. On another note, the fact that Remedy provided the actual tools that they used to create levels was stunning at the time for a game this advanced. Because of it, the modding community was pretty enthusiastic, at least for awhile. Of course, the first mods I remember playing were all based on the Matrix lobby scene.

Damn great review! I need to play through this again.

Really great in depth review of one of my all time favorite games. Good job!

Ah, good to see a review from ya Gggmanlives!

Glad I subscribed, you play alot of the same games I do, and the sheer amount of reviews you have is pretty staggering

The mobile port of Max Payne is very good btw, almost nothing lost beside a couple of minor graphical effects. Played it on my phone last. year

@53addy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm currently playing it on my phone and it's really good.

@Airfryer208

3 жыл бұрын

all rockstar mobile ports are amazing i have all of them

@indestructible247

Жыл бұрын

@@Airfryer208 gta sa on mobile is good?

@granixo

Жыл бұрын

@@indestructible247 It's decent The good one for me are Max Payne, Bully, GTA LCS and CW GTA 3 & SA are decent And finally GTA VC is bad, just bad

Glad to see you're back! Love all the reviews

gggmanlives good to see that you're back bro and max pane is one of my favorites games thanks for make me going back 2 my young years

Don't think you touched on this on the video, but the reason the difficulty kicks up so much in the game, is that yeah, the game has an auto adjusting difficulty mechanics, but the thing is, if you quickload after every death, the game doesn't consider that a death, and instead it thinks you're playing flawlessly, so it'll throw a difficulty worthy to someone who is flawless.

@compmanio36

8 жыл бұрын

+ArfJason I forgot all about that mechanic. A lot of games around that time did that "auto difficulty" thing but it never did work right. I remember being frustrated as hell with games that did that. Glad they scrapped that idea.

@JmanRising

8 жыл бұрын

+compmanio36 I think only God Hand did adaptive difficulty right.

Do a review of The Chronicles of Riddick - Escape From Butcher Bay . It's a very good game .

Love to see you back! I keep watching your videos due to your experience in gaming and good vocabulary and grammar. You are not too objective, for a serious review nor too subjective, I don't get the feeling that you express you opinion based solely on your fellings about the games. Your constant flow of videos keeps you a constant and faithful group of fans. I suggest, if you find pleasure in posting video reviews, to also upload other genres once you're done with the shooters. This however is up to you. Keep up the good job! :)

good to see you back!

I can remember looking at the falling snow, thinking wow - this looks amazing. :) The first game with real time slow effects..

I know I'm late saying this but it's good to have you back.

Wow, wasn't aware of the difficulty scaling, that really explains s lot. Great review as usual.

I was just reading the comment that asked for this! Good review, and i've watched all your videos! You're goin places friend!

I remember how excited I was as a kid when I bought this day one and I found the mousepad inside. I used that thing for like 15+ years lol. Don't forget the nightclub with the Lovecraft spouting madman :D

I still remember playing this game on fall of max Payne on a rainy day. Story is amazing. Game is amazing.

Great review m8, soo glad you're back!

Hey man, just subscribed to your channel. The quality of your vids and reviews has had me bingeing all day. Was just curious if you've ever played Rogue Trooper (PS2/Xbox/GC/PC/Wii) or DarkWatch (PS2/Xbox)? Often thought of them as great fun but kinda underrated in their time.

My introduction to videogames. I won't forget how scared I was when I wathed my father playing it on our PS2

Max looks like Johnny Knoxville

@WappoIPanda

7 жыл бұрын

No. Johnny Knoxbille looks like Max.

@overthemountain90

6 жыл бұрын

"Johnny Knoxville on valcire. Though the early 2000's were full of adreniline highs, most of them were pumped full of this evil. The half pipes were full of high priced dope, for nothing too buy. Shopping carts full of dreams, but not much else." Max Payne 5: Max in space, 2 the Max.

@presidentforlife1732

5 жыл бұрын

Max Payne looks like Sami Järvi aka Sam Lake

@Hirnlego999

5 жыл бұрын

He looks like a constipated Finn in 3dmark(o)

@SampoPaalanen

5 жыл бұрын

@@Hirnlego999 lol, though true.

Thumbs up as always.!! Best reviewer. All the games you review bring back so many memories. Im curious as to how old you are?

Great review, made me want to play the game again after all these years! The talk about the difficulty of the game confuses me however, I've always had an option to choose the difficulty level whenever I start a new game. First you have to play the easiest one to unlock the more difficult ones.

I love a good quicksave shooter. And this game was the quicksave king. I played it recently and at times would replay a gunfight 3 or 4 times to get near perfect. On normal difficulty, one rifle bullet would take half your heath! Makes you master the slomo mechanic.

I recently replayed this myself, actually, running it fine on Windows 8 with the compatibility tool. The depths those characters reach, and the ride the story takes you along, continues to have this massive impact on me. In today's climate especially, their sheer guts in telling the story they had to tell, making the best from what they had, and then letting it speak for itself (if you've got the skill to get through til the end), never ceases to amaze. They really stuck to their guns, so to speak. Being one of the best trips down memory lane I've taken in a while, too, it reminds me of what a game can be, fully ripping me up from the daily slog of life and setting me onto this other level of experience. I'm sure that's why it endures. Max Payne 1 hasn't lost that quality whatsoever, and if anything, even enhances the later titles of the series with a replay. For newer generation gamers, it could be easy to forget how and why Max is such a tragic case and this modern-classic Noire styled character -- though it's not for the feint of heart, for sure -- it's also not like much else you'll ever see in popular fiction. As for revisiting after so long, technically and gameplay-wise (a few notes not in the review), I was still amazed by all the random junk you can interact with in the levels, like televisions, soda machines, books and games (or things npc's had just been using), vibrating beds in seedy hotels, switches and secrets, easter-eggs galore, and on and on, plus breakable and searchable objects. They don't necessarily do anything, but are still nice details and the whole game's full of them. Some of this stuff is downright hilarious, like the soap opera parodies you occasionally run across, but at the very least, each of these nuances still manages to seem unexpected and provocative. It makes every playthrough appear fresh, even if only by an illusion. For the amount of thought obviously put into the levels, any prospective game designer for sure ought to have tried this title at least once, and study it close. The keyword is effort, care, consideration, or maybe experience -- maybe immersion -- maybe, a high enough effort matched by a genuine care that added up to effortless immersion for you, the player, and so a deeply sensed experience. It's a near-perfect balance of these. In fact, as for the linear structure of the game, I think this design philosophy was the secret weapon, because it went a long way toward making that small slice of the city you actually see, _feel_ like a lived-in space that is connected to a much larger, real, dynamic and bustling world. This is a feature lacked by most of its predecessors and other games of a linear type, and even if one detail or another only tugs at the subconscious while not being integral to the gameplay, when it's so well considered as the original Max Payne, it shows and it sticks with you for a long, long time.

After 2 days of watching reviews from this guy, it comes down to this single review of a beloved game. This has to be in my all time top5 games of all time along with games like MGS1, Diablo 2 etc etc. Let's see!

great review for a great game and since you start reviewing tps i hope some time you make review on conflict vietnam

Wow, finally a new review Anyway, this is easily one of my 10 favourite games of all time as well and favourite TPS ever. Shame you didn' even mention the amazing soundtrack though. And yeah this game is very hard and I couldn't even complete it without constant quicksaving (which reduces the difficulty)

A game that actually makes you feel while pulling off such an epic gaming storyline. I played through the whole trilogy and i would recommend to anyone who wants a good story journey.

I'm so happy to see you doing third person shooters, now. THANK YOU.

Nice video man, I actually wasn't aware of the adaptive difficulty feature in this game because it had so many different settings I assumed they had the bases covered. It had more than doom - if memory serves there were 5 or 6 default settings and 1 or 2 unlockables one being called "new york minute" i think. Would have been cool to see a mention of that since it was so unique even then, to have so many options. The first sequel really improved the story telling and atmosphere with the added npc's, additional 'walkthrough' sections similar to the dreams but not limited to just them, and added friendly AI, interactive environmental features, an expansion on the secret areas in the main game and more that really made the sequel a top 5 game of all time for me, over this first one.

Glad you reviewed this. MP and MP2 were 2 of my all time favourites. When MP came out, I was instantly wowed by how immersive it was. It looks a bit rough 15 years later but the gameplay still stands up.

Ah memories. I remember playing this in one day on christmas.

the GGG man has returned !!! wellcome back sir !

Surprised it took me this long to watch GGGMan's review of this game. Been watching him for years; I remember when he had like maybe 1k subs, and I'd watch through his reviews because he was talking about all these gems (case-in-point) that no one else was really doing, and not doing well if at all. Looks like I'll need to give this one a try.

I don't think I've ever felt more of a need to make a sempai joke than with the return of GGGMan.

02:20 but... it's as sniper rifle, not an auto shotgun :)

@LilGangstaSaint

8 жыл бұрын

+Павел Мастрюков he fucked up

@hohtari1

8 жыл бұрын

+Павел Мастрюков It seems to be random, i had a grenade launcher on the Xbox version yesterday.

@mungojerrie86

8 жыл бұрын

+hohtari1 Maybe it's dependent on the last weapon that was used by the player. In most cases it probably still would be a sniper rifle, but not necessarily. But it's in the outro, in the intro it's always a sniper rifle, AFAIK.

@LilGangstaSaint

8 жыл бұрын

TENMAxNIEMA it can be a grenade launcher if you use it to hit the tower

@Ron_BWL

5 жыл бұрын

The intro always shows Max holding a Sniper Rifle, whereas in the ending chapter it'll be the last weapon you used to either break the last cable or shoot the tower down. As such it can range on anything from Lead Pipe to the "official" weapon which is Sniper Rifle.

I MISSED YOU AND YOUR VIDEOS!!!

Thanks for the video. Will you ever review OFP and ARMA series?

Bravo. You just made my favorite review. I only finished the game a couple of months ago and it's really a masterpiece. The only thing that I didn't enjoy are the industrials parts. I prefered the urban environment.

Are you planning to review the Metal Gear saga in the future?

Jedi Mind and a reference to A Better Tomorrow. Man I loove your reviews.

The nightmare sequence still haunts me to this very day

I usually play this beauty every winter.

What a great review, you described this game perfectly. I've beaten this game too many times to count on the hardest difficulty, and the only REAL trouble I had was with that crazy fuck, Jack Lupino. Still a tough game though. I don't see how anyone could ever beat this game on DOA with a controller.

@comyxcon4gaming860

7 жыл бұрын

Well, I have and it's golden.

@APPEALtoFEAR

7 жыл бұрын

ComYxCon4Gaming Beaten it on DOA with a controller?

@comyxcon4gaming860

7 жыл бұрын

APPLEtoFEAR Yes indeed.

@APPEALtoFEAR

7 жыл бұрын

ComYxCon4Gaming Lol, you deserve some kind of reward.

@comyxcon4gaming860

7 жыл бұрын

APPLEtoFEAR Nah, it's just my own personal achievement.

I really love this review, mate. And yeah, its also one of mine all time favorite games! I still remember the first time I played those nightmare levels. That shit scared the crap out of me :P Any chance you will be reviewing Hidden & Dangerous I or/and II anytime soon? Also one of my all time favorites!

Good stuff branching out of fps games, glad the channel is growing.

you deserve so many more subs

@Gggmanlives

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@93bendzsi

7 жыл бұрын

+1 from here

@presidentforlife1732

7 жыл бұрын

Gggmanlives Did you enjoy Finnishing this video?

one the masterpieces of the 6th generation

you need more subs, you deserve it

I remember seeing that Max Face texture on an ad at my malls gamestore, Electronics Boutique! I was so sad I didn't have a PC that could run it at that time! But when insane it releasing on XBOX, you couldn't keep me away! I didn't know anyone else that even knew about let alone care about it but man did it leave an impression! This is easily one of my favorite games ever! It really did set a new precedent in the gaming world!

You know you're watching gggmanlives when you have literally 30 other tabs open of just his video's

Remember when games were ported from PC to crap consoles.

@Zereul-MedikatedTurnip

7 жыл бұрын

sadly i wasn't a pc gamer then but still had fun playing the ps2 version

@pillbox2235

5 жыл бұрын

The mobile version is awesome

@rabasi8330

5 жыл бұрын

The Xbox port was the closest to the original.

@Jew-Gi-Oh_419

4 жыл бұрын

The ps2 version was and is shit but the xbox version is just as amazing as the pc version!!!

@sebastiangonzales46

4 жыл бұрын

Who cares as long as people enjoyed the game even with downgraded visuals

i love your reviews NEVER STOP haha :)

Excellent video, excellent commentary style! Bravo!

can ya do the punisher game

@Birmanncat

9 жыл бұрын

liam tobin Fuck yes!

@zhanyanhell

9 жыл бұрын

He should definetly review that game.

@LilNewo

8 жыл бұрын

+Ihsan Algan oh yes. i hold it up there as one of the best... brb going to hunt down a good review

Damn this game's graphics holds up so well.

@praszu

3 жыл бұрын

Because there were no plants, animals (besides rats I think) and natural environment in general. It was easier to make buildings tunnels walls etc look OK in 2001 as compared to natural environments. I remember soldier of fortune 2 was the first shooter game that had pretty good looking jungle etc

I bought this game on steam recently. I didnt know it was so ahead of its time. Gonna play it soon... thanks for the review !

Phenomenal review!

We're pretty much the same on this one, it seems. The original Max Payne's definitely among my favorite games across any genre. MP2's pretty up there too but despite mechanical and technical improvements, it just isn't *quite* the masterpiece that MP1 is. I imagine where we'd differ, if at all, would be on MP3... considering I hate it.

@thatmartyfella5305

9 жыл бұрын

DWTerminator I completely agree with you as far 1 and 3 go, haven't played MP2 yet.

@MrFreeman626

9 жыл бұрын

DWTerminator MP2 is my favourite of the bunch, but it's true that its is nothing but an improvement to MP1 wihout any real innovation.

@MDUmairKh

9 жыл бұрын

DWTerminator I liked Max Payne 2 more. It was shorter but had higher production values, more polished gameplay, mocapped cutscenes and I also liked Story more. I didn't like Max Payne 3 because I thought story and characters were poor. Cover based shooting, QTE boss battles, on rail sections and limited inventory ruined the game for me. Not to mention long boring cutscenes that take control away from you over and over again and sometimes they lock the door behind you after the cutscene ends, which means you can't go back and pick up weapons. It was a flawed game.

@DWTerminator

9 жыл бұрын

3 was a complete disaster. 2 was far better in terms of its gameplay and production values, sure, but the story wasn't quite as tight as the original game. They did a good job with what they had but it felt really more like a sequel for the sake of "the original game did well so you guys need to make a sequel."

@jepsen1977

9 жыл бұрын

DWTerminator It's sad to see people like you with this binary notion of a game being either "amazing" or "terrible" with no in-between the two.

Honestly I can't really see Max Payne's influence on video games. MP's bullettime being tied to the shoot-dodge is so unique that any other game using it would just feel like a ripoff. Bullettime also doesn't really feel that unique to MP, either. I remember in the F.E.A.R. documentary they said they made the whole team watch Hard Boiled and The Matrix to get the gunplay right.

The only other games except Max Payne that I was glued to during my college days was Half-Life and Age of Empires II. The best part of the game was the ambience of the city - cold, raining or snowing, buildings that are old but not in disrepair, dampness in the texture. Then there was the lighting that almost conveyed the sense of warmth and cold based on the situation.

Wow!!! You actually reviewed Max Payne!!! Thanks a lot, I really enjoyed the review!!!

11:44 Max Moonwalking forwards.

Oh come on, no mention of the KUNG FU MOD?

@1231231232972

9 жыл бұрын

***** too much versions and for the 2 nd part they were much better

The entire series is on sale on Steam this weekend, and there seems to be a small handful of fixes to get it running nicely on modern systems (including widescreen). I think I'm gonna pick up the first 2 and try them out.

this game and gta 3 are the reason games are what they are today imo from mature tones to the slowmo and just cinematic feel every game today owes one to these games and nice to see ya back man cant to see your review for max payne 2

Xbox version was pretty good actually, what are you on about? PS2 version was pretty rough with it's lack of a quick save feature and dodgy framerate but the Xbox version, for an early Xbox game was great. Controls could have been better for sure but the auto aim feature helped with that. PC version is definitely the best though, can't argue with that. I actually liked the Game Boy Advance game, again, good considering the hardware. It was cool to see the environments that I remembered from the actual game in a 2D, isometric perspective. I was impressed that they managed to get the graphic novel cutscenes on there with full voice over.

@Gggmanlives

9 жыл бұрын

Smaller levels, long loading screens, gimped graphics and a controller for precise shooting. That's why it sucks.

@VodCrack

9 жыл бұрын

Gggmanlives Your definition of sucks differs greatly from mine. The Xbox version is as good as you would expect for a console port in 2001.

@Gggmanlives

9 жыл бұрын

VodCrack But still a console port.

@cyrus2546

5 жыл бұрын

Only version I ever played, ought an Xbox on day one for Max Payne. It was amazing.

@ross9735

4 жыл бұрын

@@Gggmanlives Considering you've been reviewing console ports recently, is it fair to say your stance on all console ports being automatically trash has subsided?

Proud to be from Finland :)

@presidentforlife1732

7 жыл бұрын

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@syncmonism

4 жыл бұрын

@John It really depends what is meant by "proud". It's not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes it's a code-word for bigotry, but not necessarily, especially when it's a small country.

@ianashby1449

4 жыл бұрын

Those godamn blood trail levels

Definitely one of my favorite games! Great review as always.

Max Payne - my favorite game of all time. I simply loved everything about it. The game play, the story, the comic type story telling, the music and the dark musical theme, the dialog etc - it was one of the few games where I really lived into the game (the only other one I felt the same for was Mafia City Of Lost Heaven). I have completed Max Payne something like 15-20times and Max Payne 2 around 5 times. Max Payne 3 I have laying around, but haven't installed it yet.