SafeinSound
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Max Payne 3 |OT| Funny as hell, we couldn't decide on a sub-title
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Ravensmash
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Damn it, the single player is so good.
Started it up just to test out the gunplay and feel. I'm now at the end of chapter 3 and had to turn it off because I want to play through properly on my big TV.
Started it up just to test out the gunplay and feel. I'm now at the end of chapter 3 and had to turn it off because I want to play through properly on my big TV.
The perfect Dark
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Tried the arcade mode. hmm...well ...unskippable cutscenes are killing this mode. there's at least one in every level.
good work, rockstar.
good work, rockstar.
MMaRsu
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Sounds like a mad boring game you had there.. both teams sticking to their spawns shooting across the map? That's not how this game is played
.They are there to hide the loading. Almost all movies can be skipped in Arcade mode bro.
Press triangle on Ps3 or Y on 360 I guess.
Sounds like a mad boring game you had there.. both teams sticking to their spawns shooting across the map? That's not how this game is played
They are there to hide the loading. Almost all movies can be skipped in Arcade mode bro.
haha yea, if you aren't diving off the roof onto buses...you're doing it wrong. Saw someone doing that last night and he actually topped the scoreboard for the other team.
Game would be the perfect candidate for a replay system.
Sounds like a mad boring game you had there.. both teams sticking to their spawns shooting across the map? That's not how this game is played
There were some gunfights in the middle of the map and corridor bullet time when some of us got brave but it was still an awesome match. There was a sense of actual danger.
Finished the game. Rather mixed on the experience as a whole. Favela part was pretty clearly the worst bit and reminded me of Mexico in RDR although I do like the small little culture bits. The game certainly picks up steam as I liked the last three chapters a lot especially
. Problem is that whole section ran on way too long and Max's movement speed made me just want to rush through that level.
Story as a whole was for the most part the weakest of the three. Pretty clear early on where the story was going and events seemed to drag on for a lot longer than I thought they would. Someone in this thread said Lake was a better writer than Houser and I definitely agree. The story is fairly pedestrian and seems to miss the flair the previous games had. I'm rather mixed on the cutscene style and felt they didn't do anything with it.
Characters were also extremely weak. None of the characters really interested me and saving Fabiola became rather tedious at a point and something the game should have resolved earlier. All of the other characters weren't particularly interesting and some of the side characters felt really out of place like the police officer.
Gameplay is another mixed bag all over the place. The game is primarily a cover shooter with bullet time certainly being most useful in cover to peek out and get a quick headshot. The game mechanics doesn't feel as smooth as say Uncharted and the fights themselves are rather boring.
the police station
Story as a whole was for the most part the weakest of the three. Pretty clear early on where the story was going and events seemed to drag on for a lot longer than I thought they would. Someone in this thread said Lake was a better writer than Houser and I definitely agree. The story is fairly pedestrian and seems to miss the flair the previous games had. I'm rather mixed on the cutscene style and felt they didn't do anything with it.
Characters were also extremely weak. None of the characters really interested me and saving Fabiola became rather tedious at a point and something the game should have resolved earlier. All of the other characters weren't particularly interesting and some of the side characters felt really out of place like the police officer.
Gameplay is another mixed bag all over the place. The game is primarily a cover shooter with bullet time certainly being most useful in cover to peek out and get a quick headshot. The game mechanics doesn't feel as smooth as say Uncharted and the fights themselves are rather boring.
MMaRsu
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Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong soooo wrong.
Guess if you played it that way the gameplay would seem like a mixed bag. Stop using cover so much... I only use it to catch my breath for less than 2/3 seconds and then I pop out bullettime on, shooting dudes in the head left and right and ending it off with a shootdodge.
Eh I guess if you play this like a cover shooter only popping out to give dudes a headshot in bullettime and then staying in cover, man that sounds boring as shit.
Also how can the favela's be the worst part?
we.are.the.armada
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Just got it, and I'm having a blast. I never played the previous Max Payne titles so I'm not sure if Max is supposed to be a stupid, pathetic idiot. Almost everything this guy does is completely illogical, lacking any tactical advantage, and makes you feel sorry for him. It's like he's stuck in a shitty B-Action movie where he does cliche action movie stuff and he's self aware of it.
I'm at Chapter VIII and shit is getting crazy, I can't wait to beat this gem
I'm at Chapter VIII and shit is getting crazy, I can't wait to beat this gem
You're playing Max Payne like your playing as a soldier on mass effect 3.
Your doing it wrong. Jesus.
If your not diving all over the shop sliding across the floor backwards or flying down stairs headfirst john woo style. I really dont know why you bothered to be honest.
Beat the game on hard, you can't run out in the open. Hell even in cover your health gets ripped to shreds. You can mess around with it a little bit but due to the damage, movement system, way the encounters/levels work, and enemy AI, the game plays out primarily as a cover shooter.
The favelas had the least interesting scenario encounters and dragged on for much longer than I would have liked.
MMaRsu
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Well I'm glad I started on medium. I barely ever use cover. I'm pretty sure once I finish that and move onto hard, I still wont be using as much cover.
There's a reason there's an old school mode that takes cover away.. it's very much possible to finish the game without using it ( probably... I HOPE?
)Campaign is spread over two discs.
we.are.the.armada
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Yeah, I agree; however, I was playing it on Hard (I like challenge) but because the enemies are bullet sponges and you die very fast, I switched it to Easy and now I'm flying around, dual wielding, slow-mo killing shit like one of those cheesy action films. It's making me laugh out loud.
Yeah, I don't find myself using cover all that much either.
The one thingmissing that would really enhance the game is the ability to smoothly exit and transition between cover. Moving in and out of cover just isn't as smooth as it should be.
Meccanical
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What?
Cover is used to avoid gunfire while I plan out how to move and when to use bullet time and hoot dodge.
I mean you can play it as a cover shooter sure, but that's your prerogative.
Maybe that would work on easy, but on hard you wont last long out in the open.
I started the game on hard and am currently on the last chapter and cover is a big part of the game. I dont mind Max Payne 3 as a cover based shooter though, it's a feature that should really be in all TPS shooters that are somewhat grounded in reality.
I do shootdodge alot in this game but most of the time it's to take the last 2 or 3 guys in a room.
Well I'm glad I started on medium. I barely ever use cover. I'm pretty sure once I finish that and move onto hard, I still wont be using as much cover.
There's a reason there's an old school mode that takes cover away.. it's very much possible to finish the game without using it ( probably... I HOPE?
Campaign is spread over two discs.
So I can play the entire arcade mode and new york minute without switching out discs?
Exactly. The low health and ridiculous enemy accuracy(how the hell are they nailing me in cover through smoke?) really reduces the way you can use bullet time.
Part of the reason I hated the final boss fight was that it turned into this ridiculous segment where you're primarily in cover.
Ravensmash
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Yeah, I'm not using cover as the main mechanic (that is bullet time for me).
I can see why people would use cover a lot, but it's a lot more satisfying and the gunplay flows better if you're diving around lots and using slow-mo.
I can see why people would use cover a lot, but it's a lot more satisfying and the gunplay flows better if you're diving around lots and using slow-mo.
MMaRsu
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Not sure about that but I wouldnt assume so.
It depends on how open the environments are, but I've been doing it fairly well. You end up using more painkillers, but it's much more rewarding than just hiding in cover using bullet time.
Do you guys suck at aiming with the controller or what? Yes I died a couple times on hard but I killed over 500 guys using shootdodges during my hard playthrough. You just have to know when you can pop out and you have to be able to kill like two or three guys with headshots each time you do it.
This game really rewards skill in a way that I haven't seen in a very long time.
Also this.
I'm constantly out of painkillers but I don't give a fuck because I play fucking max payne. I don't want to sit in cover all day.
This game really rewards skill in a way that I haven't seen in a very long time.
Also this.
I'm constantly out of painkillers but I don't give a fuck because I play fucking max payne. I don't want to sit in cover all day.
The game is great and has exceeded my expectations. Combat is fun and dynamic, the atmosphere is cool, plus Max and Passos are turning out to be really neat characters and a good team. Those little extras like animations and the editing make it a really slick ride.
I don't agree with many of the reviewers with regards to difficulty spikes or length between checkpoints. There are some spikes and there are some longer checkpoints but that is where the challenge lies. Some progress has to be earned but it's not a slog through the whole thing. Certainly not a deal breaker or something that points should be docked for.
I'm playing on Medium and I rarely feel I need cover. Run n gun with some shoot-dodge for flavour is enough to get me through most fights. I think I'm half way through and so far it's getting a 9/10 from me.
I don't agree with many of the reviewers with regards to difficulty spikes or length between checkpoints. There are some spikes and there are some longer checkpoints but that is where the challenge lies. Some progress has to be earned but it's not a slog through the whole thing. Certainly not a deal breaker or something that points should be docked for.
I'm playing on Medium and I rarely feel I need cover. Run n gun with some shoot-dodge for flavour is enough to get me through most fights. I think I'm half way through and so far it's getting a 9/10 from me.
professor_t
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I was just thinking this while curled up in a fetal position in the corner. I'm having a hard time waiting it out.
Chapter 12 help:
Am I missing something with the heavy gunner during the roof tremors? It's impossible to shoot him without getting hit and dying. God, I hate these fucking guys, especially with how awful the checkpointing is for that section (why yes, I really do want to play that first part OVER AND OVER AGAIN).
Are you going for the headshot...thats all you can really do.
That's fucked up. He shoots way faster than me in Bullet-Time and the Last Stand mechanic will always get you killed against him.
And I was liking the rest of chapter 12, too.
EDIT: Oh, and there's a time limit that the game doesn't tell you about. Terrific.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
One of the hardest things about hard is that it burns bullet time way faster... so far it's the only difference I've noticed (still early in my hard playthrough) but it's a pretty significant difference.
If you played medium you'd have the same challenge from enemies, but more bullet time to help in the really tough moments.
Never once in my first playthrough did I feel like the game was unfair. Even though I replayed sections over and over sometimes. Always my mistakes.
MMaRsu
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Damn Im already on chapter 12 I just dont want it to end
Have you tried 8/8/5 for the sensitivity settings? Im using type 4 controls so you have reload on square and cover on circle.
Have you tried 8/8/5 for the sensitivity settings? Im using type 4 controls so you have reload on square and cover on circle.
I'll try it out.
Hard sounds really annoying, enemies do more damage and you get less bullettime? Wouldn't that make you approach the game like any other cover shooter? I played on normal and it was a good balance between cover/shootdodge/bullettime. I think I may actually play it on easy so I can really go crazy with bullettime.
shootdodge over and over again, have at least a rifle and go for the head
it took me a fucking long time as well. the checkpoints in that area needs a patch its ridiculous
I got past it, but I took a very, err, "different" approach.
I got as close to him as I could and wailed on his nuts. Looks like you can kill them that way, too.
Hard really isn't that bad if you know what you're doing. I beat the first disc last night in what felt like 3 hours and was having a blast.
I play recklessly now more than I ever did on Medium. I've died less for it and have had 6 PKs on hand at most times. It's not like some people are making it out to be. Enemies may do more damage, but PKs also fully heal you in Hard; they only heal 50% in Medium.
And yeah, if you try and play it like a cover shooter, you're going to get a bad cover shooter because MP3 isn't good at that.
I play recklessly now more than I ever did on Medium. I've died less for it and have had 6 PKs on hand at most times. It's not like some people are making it out to be. Enemies may do more damage, but PKs also fully heal you in Hard; they only heal 50% in Medium.
And yeah, if you try and play it like a cover shooter, you're going to get a bad cover shooter because MP3 isn't good at that.
JumpingTheGun
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Well the soundtrack is up, but you can't have the email verification sent to download it because the stupid game banner is in the way of whatever youre supposed to click.
Edit: nevermind it's fixed.
http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/soundtrackdownload/en
Edit: nevermind it's fixed.
http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/soundtrackdownload/en
It's a zip file with MP3s? That's so not going to be on the usual sites in minutes.
perineumlick
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You know what you're doing on Hard because you already know what's coming from beating it on Medium. I highly suggest against anyone starting their first playthrough on Hard; it will sour you on some of the experience.
I think partly because you can move faster(as long as you don't equip a ton of stuff). At least that's what this person is complaining about lol.
Magic Mushroom
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I started on Hard, play run and gun and completed the first disc with free-aim. Loving it.
Meccanical
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I just realized you can play as Old School Max in Arcade Mode, and by Old School Max I mean with the Sam Lake face and everything.
This game is hilarious man.
Yeah, it's pretty awesome. He fits well in the Hoboken chapters.
I'm at Chapter 4 or something. Quite fun! I'm not 100% comfortable with the aiming. I've moved it to 10 everywhere lol. And I still find it a bit slow! The crosshair disappearing when you're in cover is so stupid! I also find you're kind of forced to use cover a bit too much.
BTW I'm not really impressed graphically. The cutscenes look like GTAIV. I guess I need the next-generation to arrive right now! Rayman Origins on the other hand is ****ing perfect.
Nevertheless, the chapters flow so nicely that it's hard to stop!
BTW I'm not really impressed graphically. The cutscenes look like GTAIV. I guess I need the next-generation to arrive right now! Rayman Origins on the other hand is ****ing perfect.
Nevertheless, the chapters flow so nicely that it's hard to stop!
Patrick Bateman
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Does anyone know the instrumental song that plays in the middle of the stadium-level?
IOnEI Falcon
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The song that plays during the
and the credits is so BAD ASS!
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