Max Payne 3 PC Features Detailed.
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It slowed down a little bit for me the last 30 minutes of it or so, but I have it pre-loaded and ready to go now.
T-minus 2 hours baybeh!
Jay Shadow
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They said the textures are 4x the size of the console, the videos are higher resolution, and the audio is higher quality.
Game's good. Good is game.
Two tips I bestow upon fellow handsome PC brethren:
1) Shootdodge like a motherfucker. It may at first seem that the game's morphed into a cover shooter, but you can freely shootdodge even when you have no bullet-time left, and with a mouse, successive pinpoint headshots will be simple to execute and glorious.
You can play the game sitting behind cover much of the time and probably get through it effectively enough, but don't do that to yourself. Enemies will tend to be aggressive in flanking, however, so it does encourage you to move around a bit. You can also murder fools while prone after shootdodging, which looks awesome and adds that extra element of badass.
2) Speaking of headshots, go for them. Enemies don't like being shot in the face. Also go for kneecaps, followed by headshots. Also go for kneecaps when you have two enemies running towards you, and the one in the back will trip over the guy in the front. Then shoot them both in the head.
Two tips I bestow upon fellow handsome PC brethren:
1) Shootdodge like a motherfucker. It may at first seem that the game's morphed into a cover shooter, but you can freely shootdodge even when you have no bullet-time left, and with a mouse, successive pinpoint headshots will be simple to execute and glorious.
You can play the game sitting behind cover much of the time and probably get through it effectively enough, but don't do that to yourself. Enemies will tend to be aggressive in flanking, however, so it does encourage you to move around a bit. You can also murder fools while prone after shootdodging, which looks awesome and adds that extra element of badass.
2) Speaking of headshots, go for them. Enemies don't like being shot in the face. Also go for kneecaps, followed by headshots. Also go for kneecaps when you have two enemies running towards you, and the one in the back will trip over the guy in the front. Then shoot them both in the head.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
So you are saying we should play the game like Max Payne 1/2?
NullPointer
Member
From my time with the console version you can play it anyway you want. You'll NEED bullet time and shoot dodging at times, but you can play the game as mostly a cover shooter if that's what you want, and the weapons and firing effects look just as awesome at regular speed. Just beware of very aggressive enemies looking to get you back into the fray.
Depending upon the mission and my mood I'd play with varying styles from very little slow-mo to a fuckton of it every chance I got. It really depends. But I'm an old school FEAR player and still love that you can play through that entire game without using slow-mo juice. Max Payne 3 isn't that free form, but hey, you're the action choreographer here, do what looks and feels best.
The key really is this: You should either be in cover or continually in motion. Commit yourself one way or the other as half-stepping it will get you killed. Those slow-mo bullets heading your way will rip you to shit just as easily as the full speed ones, and the enemies are all better shots than you'd expect. Keep that in mind when you get that sense of invincibility in the midst of bullet-time.
Depending upon the mission and my mood I'd play with varying styles from very little slow-mo to a fuckton of it every chance I got. It really depends. But I'm an old school FEAR player and still love that you can play through that entire game without using slow-mo juice. Max Payne 3 isn't that free form, but hey, you're the action choreographer here, do what looks and feels best.
The key really is this: You should either be in cover or continually in motion. Commit yourself one way or the other as half-stepping it will get you killed. Those slow-mo bullets heading your way will rip you to shit just as easily as the full speed ones, and the enemies are all better shots than you'd expect. Keep that in mind when you get that sense of invincibility in the midst of bullet-time.
keltickennedy
Member
Also, do not and I mean DO NOT hold down the the aim button having Max aim down the sights and slowly strafe or walk towards enemies. You will die in 5 seconds. It's not the game being cheap, it is the player being an idiot. (which some people that complained about the difficulty should consider.)
Tokubetsu
Member
Eh, I did this and survived just fine.
Just don't be an idiot. You have tools, know when and where to use them. If you've ever played a shooter this generation, you'll be fine in Max Payne 3. The only thing really different here is A) You can slow down time bro and B) You die easily so be a little bit more cautious than ususal.
Thanks for the pro tip. I have a feeling that may save me from some unwanted headaches.
Krappadizzle
Member
+1. I had quite a chuckle. Because this is pretty much how you're supposed to play Max Heat(Payne)
Marty Chinn
Member
Does it decrypt automatically after it finishes downloading? Also how long does an integrity check take?
If you pre-loaded it, I believe it starts decrypting when you restart steam or when you try to start it. Integrity checks can take 1 minutes, 5 minutes or 10 minutes ( And even longer ) depending on size and HDD speed - Longer if it finds busted files it needs to re-download.
Also, 14 minutes until unlock, woo!
Probably an hour for this damn game.
Marty Chinn
Member
Boooooooo. I have it downloading at work so I won't be able to start the decrypt. I was hoping to show up tomorrow and be able to play it right away.
joeygreco1985
Member
UGH my preload was going at 100 kb/s and I figured it was just because of the server load so I left it for a few hours. Turns out I was connected to my router using 802.11b instead of g for some reason. Reinstalled my WIFI driver to get it to go back to g and now im downloading at 1 mb/s. Fuuu my preload would have been done by now!
keltickennedy
Member
my game is decrypting now. hopefully wont take that long
indigo-cyclops
Member
I have a feeling I'll be sitting here for a while waiting for mine to decrypt...
keltickennedy
Member
yeah im already at 15%
keltickennedy
Member
it should end up speeding up.
Krappadizzle
Member
MY decryption is at 20% myself. So excited, so many years in the making and the last 2 weeks haven't been the easiest trying to avoid spoilers and what not. Sethos, I've seen you posting in quite a few MP threads, how's it feel to know it's finally here?
Krappadizzle
Member
Or start up Skyrim alt+tab out and resume download. Then go back to Skyrim, ya get the best of both worlds my friend. Steam will initially stop D/ling when you start playing another game, but the alt+tab trick works around it.
Phanatic8390
Member
I expect copious amounts of impressions when I wake up so that I can figure out if I should pick it up after work. I'm counting on PC Gaf
He maybe doesn't know, about alt tabbing to resume games downloading, on steam. All games, regardless if they're single player, pause everything on steam.
joeygreco1985
Member
Looks like mine is decrypting but my dlownload isn't finished yet, still at 20%. Does it decrypt and download at the same time?
It's taking its time to get there that's for sure. Still 2%.
keltickennedy
Member
btw, CelticKennedy on steam if anyone wanted to add me.
I just figured it would cause a lot of thrashing / stuttering in Skyrim since it'll be DLing and installing the game in the background while I play the game.
Krappadizzle
Member
It doesn't. At least for me it doesn't, hopefully you too.
Sweet, well I guess I'll give the alt tabbing a shot then, thanks!