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[broncobuster]

That Spider-Man game has a kick-ass Green Goblin bonus mode. Fly around on a glider and shoot criminals.

With Dan's opinions on Batman, Superman, and God of War, I'd be surprised if the guy never read or watched The Dark Knight Returns. Dirty Harry Batman borrowing story beats from Rocky III, and the animated version where Batman's voiced by Robocop, seems up his alley.

 

[valeo]

Max Payne was brilliant when I was 10. If i went back, I'm sure i'd find it cheesy as fark.

 

[Sky Saw]

I got kinda pissed how in MP3 they wrote off MP2's story in like a single sentence with Max saying the stuff with Mona was just a mistake. Fuck that.

3 did a lot of things wrong story wise but man did it play well. I didn't expect them to top 2 gameplay wise but they did it.

Also I just noticed Max has different hair here to the model in the game

Is that shot i quoted from a pre release version or something?

 

[Noray]

There's some rough platforming sections and the game really loves reusing stages/assets too but, man, there's also a guy in a Captain Baseball Bat Boy outfit loaded with explosives in it, too.

"They're collectibles! You know how much these things are worth? They're worth a fuckin' fortune!"

Max Payne (1) is intentionally cheesy, it's a noir pastiche. The XBM writer obviously did not pick up on that, which does not surprise me. I will say MP2 is written with a defter hand and does a better job balancing between homage and pastiche.

 

[TheMrPliskin]

I got kinda pissed how in MP3 they wrote off MP2's story in like a single sentence with Max saying the stuff with Mona was just a mistake. Fuck that.

I thought it was kind of hilarious how Max Payne 2 ends with Max accepting all the shit that's happened to him and the first cutscene of 3 is him just saying that was a bunch of bullshit.

 

[justjim89]

I played through Max Payne 1, 2, and 3 for the first time in like a single calendar year, and if there's one thing I remember improving dramatically from 1 to 2, it's the nightmare sequences. That shit was so bad and headache-inducing in 1.

I thought it was kind of hilarious how Max Payne 2 ends with Max accepting all the shit that's happened to him and the first cutscene of 3 is him just saying that was a bunch of bullshit.

Yeah, it was an odd transition to see back to back. Don't get me wrong, I loved how Max was old and drunk and chubby, just getting fucked up and throwing himself around his apartment, but it was a hell of a character shift. That being said, I had a lot of fun with 3. I really loved how even when you switched to a pistol, Max carried his other gun in his off hand instead of magically hiding it.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

I thought it was kind of hilarious how Max Payne 2 ends with Max accepting all the shit that's happened to him and the first cutscene of 3 is him just saying that was a bunch of bullshit.

It's almost like the people in charge wanted to tell a story that didn't necessarily work in the context of what preceded it.

 

[Data West]

I got kinda pissed how in MP3 they wrote off MP2's story in like a single sentence with Max saying the stuff with Mona was just a mistake. Fuck that.

but that's what MP 2 did to MP 1. 'i am so sad about my family and my life is ruined. but i still really want to bang this girl so lol i'm over them'

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

Yeah, it was an odd transition to see back to back. Don't get me wrong, I loved how Max was old and drunk and chubby, just getting fucked up and throwing himself around his apartment, but it was a hell of a character shift. That being said, I had a lot of fun with 3. I really loved how even when you switched to a pistol, Max carried his other gun in his off hand instead of magically hiding it.

but then, if he doesn't have another gun, his free hand is just cupped like it's holding a pair of invisible balls, which looks weird for reasons i dont think i have to get into.

 

[justjim89]

but that's what MP 2 did to MP 1. 'i am so sad about my family and my life is ruined. but i still really want to bang this girl so lol i'm over them'

It felt a bit more earned than that by the end of 2. I enjoyed Max and Mona's rapport.

 

[Chuck]

my link to the last live stream doesn't work ;-;

 

[TheMrPliskin]

Yeah, it was an odd transition to see back to back. Don't get me wrong, I loved how Max was old and drunk and chubby, just getting fucked up and throwing himself around his apartment, but it was a hell of a character shift. That being said, I had a lot of fun with 3. I really loved how even when you switched to a pistol, Max carried his other gun in his off hand instead of magically hiding it.

Yeah, 3 still told an entertaining story but jumping from MP2 straight into MP3 was like slamming into a brick wall, especially when MP2 has such a strong ending.

It's almost like the people in charge wanted to tell a story that didn't necessarily work in the context of what preceded it.

I think you're onto something here.

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

my link to the last live stream doesn't work ;-;

Something that East is doing is not allowing for managed livestreams. Who knows what the reason is but using managed livestreams still works for west coast streams

 

[FStop7]

Max Payne 3 was a bad game, full stop.

 

[Salty Catfish]

Yeah, 3 still told an entertaining story but jumping from MP2 straight into MP3 was like slamming into a brick wall, especially when MP2 has such a strong ending.

Absolutely, the ending is the strongest part of MP2, particularly the final line. So good. The gunplay in Max Payne 3 is divine but I just could never get over how it threw that closure right out the window.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I finished max Payne 1&2 on the ps2.

They seemed fine at the time.

 

[Noaloha]

I just saw Dan going in on a boyband and I @-ed him with a suggestion that it's about time he show his musical capability.

Now, Dan is a guy who intends to can.

So, I hope he tries to does.

 

[TheMadMan007]

Is it really just a freak coincidence that there just was a article posted on Kotaku about cute animals in Australia and it has the Quokka in it?

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Is it really just a freak coincidence that there just was a article posted on Kotaku about cute animals in Australia and it has the Quokka in it?

What the hell is Kotaku these days?

 

[pizzacat]

Even as a DC I can't lie and have to say supes is only good when he's hellbent on something or just not himself

Red Son is too good

But at the same time there are times when superman is just too charming I have to like him like

 

[LurkerPrime]

Even as a DC I can't lie and have to say supes is only good when he's hellbent on something or just not himself

Red Son is too good

But at the same time there are times when superman is just too charming I have to like him like

My first thought was, "Batman is hiding somewhere?"

Then... oh.


A person would have to be insane to be a criminal or security officer in heroverses. It's a one-way ticket to prison or the grave, respectively. (Yes, villains almost certainly live longer.)

 

[Bowlie]

I didn't give a crap about those devilish daggers, but I'm in for

SUPER

HOT

 

[Sky Saw]

I finished max Payne 1&2 on the ps2.

They seemed fine at the time.

Never played 2 but 1 was baaaaaad. Bad framerate, bad controls, way more loading screens and so on.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Never played 2 but 1 was baaaaaad. Bad framerate, bad controls, way more loading screens and so on.

Look man.

When you're 13, it's fine.

It's.

Fine.

 

[daydream]

i wonder what cryo and dangergirl are up to these days

 

[Fried Food]

is the managed livestream broken for other people?

 

[Tubobutts]

i wonder what cryo and dangergirl are up to these days

Dangergrrrrrrrrl please.

 

[mullet2000]

Max Payne 3 was a bad game, full stop.

How? Like, I totally get how people could have a problem with the story after how 2 ended, but the game itself is pretty fantastic. It still has very little competition in terms of third person shooting gameplay five years later.

It has tons of great moments, too. The long airport shoot-out near the end of the game....Man. Maaaaan.

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Ooh, is it time for our bi-monthly Max Payne 3 fight?

 

[Myggen]

is the managed livestream broken for other people?

It hasn't worked for GBEast streams for a while. Still works for West streams.

 

[Salty Catfish]

Dangergrrrrrrrrl please.

Dan's Demo Derby story jives with dangergrrrrrl's status as the quintessential early 2000s female gamer name. Basically the equivalent of dudes using some combination of 420 and Dragonball Z/Naruto characters.

 

[Bowlie]

Ooh, is it time for our bi-monthly Max Payne 3 fight?

The NPCs curse like I'd curse, it's fine on my book.

 

[Piston Hyundai]

was danjagirl Carrie

Spoiler

I miss Carrie.

 

[PowerTaxi]

WHY AM I ONLY SEEING THIS NOW?

https://twitter.com/deliciousbees/status/702251978806550530

 

[TraBuch]

Ooh, is it time for our bi-monthly Max Payne 3 fight?

I never know, does bi-monthly mean twice a month or every two months?

 

[justjim89]

I never know, does bi-monthly mean twice a month or every two months?

I think every two months would be semi-monthly?

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

I never know, does bi-monthly mean twice a month or every two months?

It can actually mean either, which is terrible. Semi-monthly exclusively means twice per month, but bi-monthly can go either way.

 

[dhonk]

Max Payne was brilliant when I was 10. If i went back, I'm sure i'd find it cheesy as fark.

nah

sam lakes writing on 1 and 2 is still fantastic

 

[LiK]

Max Payne is very pulpy and noir. It's great.

 

[daydream]

jeff reading the names of comic villains is the best

make demo derby a weekly thing already dagnabbit

 

[Sky Saw]

nah

sam lakes writing on 1 and 2 is still fantastic

Official Xbox Magazine disagrees.

 

[Salty Catfish]

It can actually mean either, which is terrible. Semi-monthly exclusively means twice per month, but bi-monthly can go either way.

Aaaaand the English language continues to be a trash fire.

 

[Tubobutts]

How could Giantbomb.com not know that Epona isn't a pun on pony but is instead named after a Celtic horse goddess? How dare they. I only know that because it was in a letter in Nintendo Power.

And I used to think Dhalsim was called Dhalism.

 

[pizzacat]

WHY AM I ONLY SEEING THIS NOW?

https://twitter.com/deliciousbees/status/702251978806550530

Is this still VR only?

How could Giantbomb.com not know that Epona isn't a pun on pony but is instead named after a Celtic horse goddess? How dare they. I only know that because it was in a letter in Nintendo Power.

And I used to think Dhalsim was called Dhalism.

I remember they were talking about SFV and Jeff said dhalsim in the weirdest way ever

DAL SEEM

 

[Okrag]

Is this still VR only?

I don't think it ever was?

 

[PowerTaxi]

Is this still VR only?

The website says:

100ft Robot Golf also allows you to don a PlayStation VR headset.

..so both?

 

[GavinGT]

Hunter: The Reckoning got really short shrift on Demo Derby. That game was awesome.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Dangergrrrrrrrrl please.

I got the biggest douchechill during that story.


Ughh. The Aughts, man.

 

[Twin Tails]

I only ever played Hunter in 4playercoop. I dug it. I remembered that opening area.

Sucker Punch was real cool.

No.

 

[bigwinnerx]

If I mention E/N blogs in here, is this a safe space?