A protagonist that doesn't talk like a teenager that loves Linkin Park and just discovered metaphors? As well as great shooting gameplay?
It isn't even close to the tight shooting mechanics in 3
This!
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STEAM | September 2015 - The Phantom Pre-Load or: AAA Movies Are Just +1s To Us
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Leafhopper
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So it's a good game if it wasn't called Max Payne then. I am not saying it's a bad game. I am saying it's a bad Max Payne game.
I don't even have a typical fondness for 1 and 2 myself but 3 is a different thing entirely from those other ones.
Yeah, that's Max Payne.
For reals. And dont allow all the haters in here to tell you that the game is bad, its fantastic if you can put up with a few cutscenes every now and then.
Wrong OP is wrong.
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Yeah you're right, RE6 deserves that crown. Or Vanquish depending on the weather.
I know people get hung up on the story mode in RE6, but man does the gameplay shine brightly in Mercs
Edit: I can't help Thief guy though.
Chance Hale
Member
It plays like a Max Payne game(1, 2 and 3 all have slight differences in slow motion) and features the same character going through the same motions. Tonally similar as well even if they take a different approach to narrative structure. The two relatively long Jersey sections of the game feel like they could have come out of the older games if you think being a Max Payne game requires DARKNESS. If anything I feel like Max Payne 3 fits in quite well. He fucked up at the end of 2 and is now doing the only thing he can elsewhere and regretting his choices all the while.
My one complaint about 3 is I wish it had more direct npc interaction. Throughout the entire game you can explore the environment and come across interesting things but NPCs are exclusively in cutscenes. Ie, the traveler you come across three times throughout the game whereas in Max Payne 1 and 2 you'd come across non-combatants while roaming.
And Resident Evil 6 and Vanquish are more interesting, involved shooters but none of them have the same punch that Max Payne 3's combat has with a mouse. The animation system in that game is truly incredible and makes replaying battles feel fresh every time. I've never played any other game eight times before.
derExperte
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Complaining about a lack subtlety while praising MP3 in the same post. Now I've seen it all, humanity is over.
Yup. From what I saw, it was also infused with the Rockstar world sensiblity.
Jawmuncher
Member
Well the boot disc didn't work. I'm running out of options now.
Nabs
Member
Street Fighter V recommended PC specs:
http://www.capcom-unity.com/haunts/blog/2015/09/22/street-fighter-v-pc-spec-recommendations
http://www.capcom-unity.com/haunts/blog/2015/09/22/street-fighter-v-pc-spec-recommendations
Chance Hale
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I'm not complaining about a lack of subtlety in the older games. I'm just saying the hamfisted noir overtones and constant darkness without any contrast that people go crazy for were never interesting and are still present in 3 in a more subdued sense. 1, 2, and 3 are all silly in their own ways. At the end of the day the gameplay is why I enjoy them though and that's where Max Payne 3 shines. Insane variety in locations and player models that is only possible because of Rockstar's endless budget.
3 definitely is less fantastical although again that just shows Max Payne 1's mismash of a thousand things. And it'll never happen but it would be interesting for Rockstar or someone else to figure out exactly why Max Payne 3's loading works like it does. I feel like GTA V let you skip cutscenes without too many issues. If it was just a matter of rockstar wanting you to watch their cutscenes and not a technical issue than you'd think someone would have found a way around it on the pc by now.
What, exactly, are you trying to do?
Leafhopper
Banned
Well guess Ill actually need a new graphics card then...
Everything else on their I meet the recommended but ugh everything is recommending a GTX 960 or equivalent as of late or rather becoming more of a standard.
Need to see how it would run on a R9 270 (my card). Then again I barely even play fighting games in fullscreen so maybe I can get away with it.
I care more about my framerate than the resolution any day.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Jawmuncher
Member
Just trying to install Windows 10. When I try the regular ways it's just fucking hangs at Making sure you're ready to install *this will take a few minutes.* Please Wait
It sat there for hours, then before that when I was about to start I got an error. Then when I tried to use the installer from disc it asked me for a product code. I'm on the verge of breaking and just giving up for the next few years.
Nothing pisses me off more than something that says "doing a quick check" or "will be a few minutes" and it goes extremely beyond that.
the_firewithin
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nope.gifs
Crushing it, nice. Can't wait to get my Chunners out.
I don't wanna toot my own horn or anything but that was not convincing at all, even if you don't agree. I guess not everyone can spare 3000 words on it though :\
Leafhopper
Banned
Oh wait. Is a GTX 960 a 2 GB card? Maybe I am okay.
We gotta play some fighting games Uzzy.
We gotta play some fighting games Uzzy.
Jawmuncher
Member
Why WHY does Windows 10 have to redownload through Windows Update every time.
Such a lust for Nvidia.
Jawmuncher
Member
That's a good thing, might mean it ends up bundled.
lashman
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Leafhopper
Banned
There is no way to circumvent that?
Can't think of too many Capcom games that get bundled with cards.
Too right. SteamGAF Friday Night Fisticuffs will become a thing.
ashecitism
Member
This news is from March.
Stupid questions
1. Are you upgrading the same Windows bit version?
2. When it asks you for product key, is there no 'skip' option?
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Working through Serpent in the Staglands currently.
So far it reminds me of the beginning of Balder's Gate 1.
Namely the part where a few wolves can kick the crap out of my entire party's ass.
So far it reminds me of the beginning of Balder's Gate 1.
Namely the part where a few wolves can kick the crap out of my entire party's ass.
Jawmuncher
Member
I have tried every single way I can think of. What's worse is I'm stuck on part 1. Haven't even gotten the new HDD in there yet.
God damn I'm not that bad with computers but this makes me question things. Especially when we give shit about PC ignorance about others. Some of that shit stands when I'm dealing with stuff like this.
Yes I have Windows 7 pro 64 bit. Trying to go to Windows 10 pro 64 bit. There was no option to skip only back and greyed out forward.
This sounds vaguely familiar.
Do you have any kind of antivirus installed/active at the moment (even windows defender)?
The one on my HTPC stopped the installer from editing files it was downloading.
Even when you use the circumvention method with the media creation tool, it redownloads the entire fucking thing every time you start it.
Jawmuncher
Member
All this MP talk is reminding me I was going to play 1 and 2. I got them during a Steam sale but haven't started them yet. I played 1 when I was a kid but that was 900 years ago. Is there anything I should download (like patches or whatever) or anything important to keep in mind before playing them?
AHA-Lambda
Member
Hmm, not really feeling Soma much so far =/
The mystery of the story and the atmosphere are both pretty good so far, but it's not really very scary at all.
Plus it's got the same problem I found with Amnesia where it's not really clear at times where you're meant to be going and you just sort of aimlessly wander until you stumble upon the right thing.
It's funny how Frictional's first and least talked about game, Penumbra, is still by far my favourite one.
The mystery of the story and the atmosphere are both pretty good so far, but it's not really very scary at all.
Plus it's got the same problem I found with Amnesia where it's not really clear at times where you're meant to be going and you just sort of aimlessly wander until you stumble upon the right thing.
It's funny how Frictional's first and least talked about game, Penumbra, is still by far my favourite one.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Oh didn't realize CS is getting a new update.
pretty much
it's got none of the charm or flair of the cool max payne games, instead it manages to be trashy and pretentious at the same time lol
also yea vanquish is prolly best shooter ever
Too bad video games don't simulate actual red tape.
Maxwood
Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.
The real cost are twelve hours of your life.
No refunds.
You gotta admit, that's pretty impressive.
jaundicejuice
Member
Thanks for the laugh.
Se7enSword
Banned
Oh nice! I can run it perfectly. Though I should think about upgrading my RAM eventually.
Chance Hale
Member
Either the first or the second game has major audio issues that are a complete pain in the ass to solve if I remember. Hopefully you don't run into that :3
abracadaver
Member
Stay away from Afro Samurai 2
This is a really bad sequel to Afro Samurai 1. Everything is way worse. After 50 minutes I have already completed 7 of the 11(?) chapters.
This is a really bad sequel to Afro Samurai 1. Everything is way worse. After 50 minutes I have already completed 7 of the 11(?) chapters.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Chance Hale
Member
Wow, what a bummer. Surprising given the first game was hardly a masterpiece.
jaundicejuice
Member
It's not like the first Afro Samurai was a particularly amazing game. It looked nice but had about as much depth to its combat as Killer 7 or No More Heroes. Really shallow mash-y combat that makes DmC or Enslaved looked nuanced and deep.
Alright, I shall keep this in mind. Thanks!
Its both actually
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