Max Payne 3 has blown me away...

**StevenW** · 05-14-2012

We have the review going live in the next 30 minutes or so, but just wanted to say that I've been blown away. This is my favourite Rockstar game to date and Max Payne is one of my favourite videogame characters. This is a master class in story-telling.

If you like shooters, you got to see this!

**Ghost-Rhayne** · 05-14-2012

I will be interested to see more reviews. GTTV gave it 7.5, but of course that only means anything in the context of many more.

**StevenW** · 05-14-2012

Originally Posted by Ghost-Rhayne

I will be interested to see more reviews. GTTV gave it 7.5, but of course that only means anything in the context of many more.

Ouch, really. I can't believe anyone could give it less than 8.5. I mean I'm a fan of the original, yes, but they've done something with characterisation and storytelling that I've never seen before. I'm already starting a second play-through.

**gumionday** · 05-14-2012

Awesome, can't wait to read the review. Amazon is prepping my shipment now.
Loved the previous Max Payne games, can't wait to jump-dive and shoot at everything that moves!!!

**three3-times** · 05-14-2012

ign gave it a 8.5, dunno if the SP is long enough for me to warrant a full price day one buy

**timberflake** · 05-14-2012

Could you pick this game up if you haven't played the previous games ?

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**keefy** · 05-14-2012

Fromwat i have seen its looks like it will be great I cant wait June release for PC version

The stroy telling in previous games was great also so was the music I hope they do an equally good job with both.

**Nitey** · 05-14-2012

That's great Steven. I'm really excited to play this bad boy and I'm glad it's been getting a bunch of great reviews ^_^

**StevenW** · 05-14-2012

Here's our review...http://www.psu.com/Max-Payne-3-Review--a015346-p0.php

Timberflake, yeah it's a totally new story. If you want to know why Max is so f**ked up it tells you in the manual. That's all you really need to know.

**keefy** · 05-14-2012

Originally Posted by StevenW

Here's our review...http://www.psu.com/Max-Payne-3-Review--a015346-p0.php

Timberflake, yeah it's a totally new story. If you want to know why Max is so f**ked up it tells you in the manual. That's all you really need to know.

there is a manual

**StevenW** · 05-14-2012

Originally Posted by keefy

there is a manual

This may have been a reviewers manual

story mode took me about 10 hours. I got killed a lot to be fair, so maybe 8 on a second play through.

**rbrtchng** · 05-14-2012

Everybody always loves every single Rockstar games, until people actually start playing it. I'll wait.

**Lethal_NFS** · 05-16-2012

Originally Posted by rbrtchng

Everybody always loves every single Rockstar games, until people actually start playing it. I'll wait.

What Rockstar game turned out to be bad?

I loved the hell out of Max Payne 2 on the PC! I can't wait to dip in to this one.

**GalapagosaraY** · 05-16-2012

Watched some streams of it on Twitch and have decided for it to drop alot in price before i buy it, i enjoyed the controls of the old games on PC and itll most likely drop quick for this system. The game itself seems fun but i dont think theres any replay value in these games alot tbh and with 8-10 hours id rather wait for a price i wont regret it. Im kinda dissapointed that it ended up being so much different than in style/visuals as i feared though. The unique atmosphere from the old games doesnt seem to be there at all.

After burning my hands on GTA collection for PS3 im not gonna buy another rockstar game on a console most likely unless im forced like RDR. The blur effect and draw distance visuals of GTA 4 was the worst experience ive had with a GTA game, the game itself felt like i was moving from a box to box because of the poor visuals which killed the city for me

**keefy** · 05-16-2012

Originally Posted by Lethal_NFS

What Rockstar game turned out to be bad?

I loved the hell out of Max Payne 2 on the PC! I can't wait to dip in to this one.

Rockstar only developed this 3rd game, Remedy did the others.

**rbrtchng** · 05-17-2012

Originally Posted by Lethal_NFS

What Rockstar game turned out to be bad?

I loved the hell out of Max Payne 2 on the PC! I can't wait to dip in to this one.

GTA4, Red Dead Redemption, LA Noire.

Basically every game they've made since San Andreas.

*edit: actually, GTA4 isn't bad. It's just not the holy grail that most people claimed it was when it first came out.

**Sub-stance1** · 05-17-2012

Originally Posted by rbrtchng

GTA4, Red Dead Redemption, LA Noire.

Basically every game they've made since San Andreas.

*edit: actually, GTA4 isn't bad. It's just not the holy grail that most people claimed it was when it first came out.

I haven't played LA Noire but the other two games aren't bad at all. Red Dead even won GOTY so it can't be all that bad. Rockstar has been pretty solid this gen.

**rbrtchng** · 05-18-2012

Originally Posted by Sub-stance1

I haven't played LA Noire but the other two games aren't bad at all. Red Dead even won GOTY so it can't be all that bad. Rockstar has been pretty solid this gen.

Just because it won GOTY doesn't mean it's good to me. GOTY is a joke. I can say a lot about why I think it's terrible, but I don't think this thread is about that.

I'm just saying that I will proceed with caution when it comes to Rockstar games because I'm more often than not belonging to the group who don't find their games all that good.

**Fenix** · 05-18-2012

MP3 looks great, only thing holding me back is.. if I would of preordered I would of got GTA4 episodes ($30) for free. So I'll wait till its $39.99, since i'm so cheap

Originally Posted by rbrtchng

GTA4, Red Dead Redemption, LA Noire.

Basically every game they've made since San Andreas.

*edit: actually, GTA4 isn't bad. It's just not the holy grail that most people claimed it was when it first came out.

GTA4: For me, that was the best GTA.
LA Noire: Not a bad game, but it wasnt great
RDR: Rockstars best game, loved that story.

**rbrtchng** · 05-18-2012

Originally Posted by Sub-stance1

I think you just don't like Rockstar which is Ok by me. You still can't take away the fact that they make good games and are regarded as one of the industry's best. You don't get that reputation from making mediocre games. Max Payne 3 is pretty good too. I like Remedy but I don't think they could of pulled off what Rockstar did with that game.

Let me put it this way, people were hyped and already singing its praises when LA Noire was nothing but a black screen with a "published by Rockstar" accompanying it.

A lot of Rockstar's praise is pure hype, and the fact that it's taboo to actually criticize a Rockstar game or its reputation, almost like Nintendo.

*edit: let's not forget RDR was highly praised for its horse muscle animation. When you're getting to that point, you know you're grasping at straws.

**Naxi** · 05-14-2012

The gunplay looks so refined and everyone is praising the multiplayer. I can't wait to get my copy, i think i'll get this on the ps3.

**jj03** · 05-14-2012

I'll check out the demo if there is one...i keep getting flashbacks of that grimace the character had..like he was having a massive dump...

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**TDbank24** · 05-14-2012

Max Payne 3 is going to be fabulous. We're less than 24 hours away from release!

**Xelios** · 05-14-2012

That's good to hear. I pretty much forgot about MP3 until now, so it's great to know the game is good. But it's still 2 weeks away on PC

**dcalhoun93** · 05-14-2012

Max Payne has the best story and character development. I was genuinely concerned for the character. It was important that he find justice and it was a plus that he did it in the coolest way possible. I don't know how they can improve for the last installment, but it should be interesting to watch them try.