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Backlog Quest: 'Max Payne 3'

StickSkills launches a new feature in which staffers revisit games they've let fall by the wayside for one reason or another and give their "second impression" thoughts on whether it was worth revisiting - or even worth playing in the first place. The first up is Max Payne 3, Rockstar's early-2012 third-person shooter.

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Kamikaze83997d ago

The online was stellar, wish it lasted longer. The soft lock playlist kind of killed all hope for us no aim assist folks.

mliparota3997d ago

I agree - I only dabbled when it first hit and didn't really touch it when I dove back into it for this, but I really enjoyed what little I did play.

Sketchy_Galore3997d ago

I didn't pick this game up for a while because I fell for the fan backlash. To be honest I was kinda part of the fan backlash when I discovered the game was gonna be set in a warm climate and Max was gonna be bald and beardy and while I still admit this really isn't a Max Payne game in the same way the first two were I think it was a fantastic game in its own right. Stylistically I consider it a sort of film adaptation of the comic book character was that Max Payne in 1 and 2.

The main thing that put me off was the complaint of how they had turned Max Payne's original bullet time gameplay into another samey third person cover shooter. People were claiming that they never even got to use the famous John Woo dive and just spent most of the time picking enemies off from cover.

When I actually played it I felt that they had perfectly refined the shooting so that I got to use the slo-mo John Woo dive at all the perfect moments, like being pinned behind cover by the final three enemies in the room and diving out to shoot them all down as they ran in to finish me off or having almost no health left and being ambushed by a single enemy but diving backwards and capping him before he could fire his first shot. I thought this was a huge improvement over the gameplay of the first two which, if we're honest, consisted mostly of diving and shooting, standing back up then immediately diving and shooting and just repeating that process until everybody was dead.

ifritAlkhemyst3997d ago

I never got the fan backlash. People that complained about it being too bright obviously had no knowledge of the history of noir.

As far as the gameplay, I thought the level design was stellar and really complimented the gameplay. Cover was always there if you needed it and was a great addition, you could dive from cover, land on your back, and roll back into cover.

DemonSlayer4203997d ago

Max Payne 3 is amazing, one of the best 3rd person shooters this generation. It's like a bad ass action movie where you are playing as the one man against the world. It's super gritty and violent, and has a pretty solid story. I have played through it 3 times since I purchased it day one. Rockstar has made fantastic games this generation.

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Max Payne 3 gets an amazing Sam Lake Mod

Modder ‘alexsavvy’ has released a must-have mod for Max Payne 3 that is a love letter to all fans of the original game.

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Iceball2000266d ago

Holy cow that’s well done. Hoping for a Max Payne 1-3?remake/remaster.

RaidenBlack266d ago

Remedy is remaking Max Payne 1 & 2

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10 Best Games to Complete 100%

GF365: "These are our picks for the ten best games to complete 100%. This list includes good games that don't feel like chores to complete."

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Knushwood Butt291d ago

I got 80% trophy completion on Ragnarok but left a few of the battles. Will come back to it one day.

Miraak82 291d ago

Dragon Quest 11 is my top pick

RpgSama291d ago

Dragon Quest XI was such an AMAZING game, I had a blast from the very beginning all the way to the very end, it actually got better the more you played, full of surprises as well.

Another game that I enjoyed from the very beginning all the way to the end of the 100% completion was Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Really, really, really fun game with a great heartfelt story.

badz149291d ago (Edited 291d ago )

Where is Horizon Zero Dawn?? where is Ghost of Tsushima?? I just got my Platinum on HZD and is now trying to finish the Frozen Wild expansion. so much care and love went into that game and it really shows. I especially adore the lore and have sunk many hours listening to the logs and reading journals. the back story is great and the gameplay is awesome. can't wait to replay on the hardest difficulty on NG+. next in my list would be to finish GoTsushima

Tacoboto291d ago

Ghost was fantastic especially after Iki Island and the PS5 upgrade. 100%'d that, Horizon Forbidden West (not ZD), GoW (not yet Ragnarok), Spider-Man, and R&C: Rift Apart.

Each one absolutely worth it.

Aloymetal291d ago (Edited 291d ago )

100% I would like to add to you list RDR2, amazing as well and the perks from getting the Legend Of The East outfit is awesome.
Sekiro as well, have to play twice to get it but it's worth it!

Demetrius291d ago

I agree I'm on my 2nd playthroughs of both horizon forbidden West(zero dawn I played also) ghost of Tsushima except I'm replaying it on PS5 this time, the iki island expansion is amazing

ClayRules2012291d ago

Yeah, GoT was already an AMAZING game on PS4, but playing it on PS5, along with that expansion, just even better.

Elda291d ago

I just started my copy of GOW:R, enjoying it so far.

DefenderOfDoom2291d ago (Edited 291d ago )

Okay the title of article should be top 10 , 3rd person games to complete 100 percent. Nine 3rd person games and 1 racing game on this list .

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HEALTH shares Max Payne 3 soundtrack vinyl update with Rockstar silent

If you've been waiting for Max Payne vibes to hit your turntable, you're in luck. Noise rock band HEALTH have a Max Payne 3 vinyl soundtrack update.

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FPS_D3TH419d ago

One of the best soundtracks in gaming. This band is incredible and I’ve seen them live twice now. Absolutely fantastic band