Well he was a carefree cop afterwards,graduating from the adademy and going up the ranks. The comics felt natural to me,explaining his origin almost. He is a man who has always had tragic events happen to him and its natural of how they portrayed him in MP3. Plus,I dont know if you know,but Sam Lake co-wrote comic, so it isnt just Rockstar's influence. And yeah it was implied,which again feels natural. I mean when you think about it,they tried to show that Max had a soft spot for women,especially those who get hurt at the expense of others. Also, with killing his father to avenge his mother, it makes him more believable of how much of a family man he wanted to be when he met Michelle and had a daughter. His father was a real prick and knowing that,he wanted to be a better father. But with the tragic turn of events,it's stripped from him, and then goes out to avenge them. How is that flawed? It makes sense and its a lovely backstory to read.
As for the game,it has its flaws,but its a masterpiece in the end. They way Rockstar portrayed him was just perfect. I think a lot people were coming into this game thinking he would be the same character, but he really isnt. He still has his monologues,still talks in similes and metaphors, but all those years of drinking,addicted to painkillers, and growing old,he has become more cynicall,more sinister,and more dark. If the comic really tried to prove one thing,its that Max always has and always will be a flawed character. Tragedy strikes him all the time,people get hurt because of him,and he is just a depressful being. So for me,since he was older and more cynnical,all the cursing and yelling felt natural. Again, they had his monologues,and the way he looks at the world in such a bleak light still there,its just a more older max trying to make sense of the world around him and the events that are unfolding. Maybe you didnt like the story just cause Remedy wasnt invovled,even though Sam and the rest of Remedy thought the game was brilliant, but in the end Max Payne 3 was an amazing game,story,gameplay and overal experience wise.
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MovieMaster95
11 years ago
I didn't know about Sam Lake being a co-writer. I may have to read the comic again. I just remember a lot of it feeling heavy handed.
Max Payne 3 had a good story for a Rockstar game but it just didn't have that Max Payne touch. There wasn't really any reason for Max to get involved in everything that happens to him during the second half of the game. Also, of course Lake and the Remedy crew are going to praise the game. They're friends with Rockstar and they want the next instalment of Max Payne to do well. I still like Max Payne 3 but personally I think some of the combat was ruined due to the 'Gears of War' style cover system and some sloppy euphoria moments and the story was great for a gritty noirish tale, but I think it could have been better for the third Max Payne game. None of the characters in 3 were nearly as memorable as those in 1 and 2.
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MaxPaynefan187
11 years ago
Well it still had the touch in my opinion. The noire elements, the dark story,the monologues,the flawed but amazing story driven character,the brooding and eerie music,all staples of the series. Well there really was no reason for Max to stay,he was just trying to get himself out. After Fabiana died,his mission seemed pointless as a bodygaurd. But his mission turned into proving himself,trying to get to the bottom of it,trying to get himself out of the hole he dug for himself. If he couldnt save Fabiana,he was going to make sure he saved Giovana. And well yeah they are friends but Remedy has the right to say what they want,its not like they are entitled to praise the game for no reason. Sam and the rest of the team wouldnt have gotten involved with the project if they didnt think it was neccessary to,or didnt like it was a great game, but they did.
And remember,the cover system is only there as an addition. Its not really neccessary. Does it help? yes,and personally I felt like they did an amazing job with it. Same with the left trigger aiming, it makes the gunfights more intense and more realistic. What Rockstar did with Max Payne 3 was simply amazing,I just hope and wish maybe another sequel could be seen,one last final game for Max.
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MovieMaster95
11 years ago
I think this post sums it up well: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=506910
He's a little more harsh than I'm willing to go, but I think he brings up some good points.
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MaxPaynefan187
11 years ago
But thats not constructive criticism,thats just blatant nitpicking. He complained about shooting 20 guys in an aiport hangar? who does that? Anyway, I get people didnt like it but in reality there really is no reason to not like it,thats the way I feel. Rockstar made a max payne fan,even with their own twist on it. The gameplay was never an issue for me. Just cause you get out of shootdoge cause you bump into a wall doesnt make it shoddy gameplay,it makes it more realistic and intense. I find it pretty useless to discuss the game without someone trying to make it seem like the worst game out there. It definetly isnt,and it still is a Max Payne game.
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MovieMaster95
11 years ago
Like I said, I do think this he's a little harsh on the game. I do think it's a good game and after a while you get used to the gameplay and it becomes fun. But I agree with the problems he brought up like characters constantly telling you to move on when you want to explore, Max constantly whining about his life, too many overlong and unskippable cutscenes and the fact that the cover system is often a necessity, rather than just a helpful option. I do like the game for what it is, and I often go back to it just for score attack. But it is flawed and while I'm glad you liked it, for me it could have been so much more. I'm glad I bought it but I hope if they ever get around to making a fourth game, they take a little more care.
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MaxPaynefan187
11 years ago
Well there never is a perfect game,every game is flawed in their own way. Even the first two Max Payne games have their flaws, but that doesn make them any less of a great game. You probably know this but the reason why cutscenses were unskippable was because there were no loading times in between the game. Now were the cutscenes frequent,yes. Some I would say were kind of uneccessary but overall I didnt mind them. I always go back to playing it if I dont have anything else to play,its a great game. Hopefully we will see a fourth game.
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gluserty (605)
7 years ago
I think "Max Payne 3" is a great action game, but it just didn't capture my imagination like the first two games in the series did; the sleaziness was different (in an "Uncharted" kind of way for me), I missed the graphic novel panels, the supporting characters weren't as alluring or mysterious to me (no Mona, Nicole Horne, Alfred Woden, Vlad, Punchinello family, The Cleaners, Vinnie Gognitti, Jim Bravura, Detective Winterson, etc...I did like Passos & Giovanna, but no one else left much of an impression on me), and Max felt a little out of place to me (I didn't like the "Breaking Bad" haircut deal either). The action, the stage layouts, the soundtrack, I think it's all great stuff, it just didn't feel like the other Max Payne games to me.
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