" So basically the issue people were having was that we only seen him when he was bald? "

I'm back on-board with the return of McCaffery as Max. I'm a little worried about the writing. Let's hope they can come up with lots of crazy metaphors for Max to spout without Sam Lake. Totally unsure about the cutscenes/motion comic stuff. All the motion comics I've seen ended up looking really stupid, like they were made in Flash, and just a poor presentation overall.

Man, beards are awesome.

kinda concerned its cover based...  
fuck that noise i just wanna dive round corners with my duel pistols like a badass motherfucker wasting every fool that gets in my way in slow motion

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• Cover system as stated previously; still being worked on

"

@thehexeditor said:

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•   bullet-time triggered by "key situations"- there are action set-pieces revolving around the effect

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" @thehexeditor said:

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• Cover system as stated previously; still being worked on

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 *Sad Face*
Also... 

@thehexeditor said:

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•   bullet-time triggered by "key situations"- there are action set-pieces revolving around the effect

"

I don't want it to be triggered by some God damned "key situations"! I want to trigger it whenever the hell I want to! I want to be able to throw Max forward and land on his stomach while I dump bullets into the goon's face!  Those two bullet points alone ruined my day. One or the other is one thing but the two combined seem to be pretty much the exact opposite of what Max Payne is about. What?! Guy too old now to throw himself backwards down a set of stairs, land on his ass and stand up like nothing happened?! "

Alright after having read the article, I feel a lot more interested again. 

•   bullet-time triggered by "key situations"- there are action set-pieces revolving around the effect

McCaffrey's return is a huge relief for me, he's such an integral part of the character that I'd just not care if he wasn't Max. I still hope the story and writing specifically are up to par with the second game, but I'm more hopeful than I was before, though I'm still very wary. I hope the story doesn't go the overblown, long-winded direction that RDR and GTA 4 went into.

Awesome. These tiny bits of news about Max Payne 3 have renewed my hope for the game.

" @Wrighteous86 said:

" The voice and the narration (as long as it's as melodramatic and cheesy-noir as the first two) are really the most important things when it comes to Max Payne.  I love these games, man, I hope they do it right. "

Yeah, here's a sample from the article:  "I may have written the book on dumb ideas, but Passos [a partner in one mission] wasn't afraid to quote from it." "

AMAZING NEWS <3 
  

however, about the few gameplay descriptions the OP listed.....................ok ok ok.. i wont judge 
 i'll be optimistic for once and say in R* we trust

I could smell the self-righteous cynicism from the fans. I didn't care. I had a mission to do.

" I could smell the self-righteous cynicism from the fans. I didn't care. I had a mission to do. "

" @buzz_killington said:

" I could smell the self-righteous cynicism from the fans. I didn't care. I had a mission to do. "

Just as an example; this is the low level of quality that I'm expecting from the dialogue in this game. "

" @HandsomeDead said:

" @buzz_killington said:

" I could smell the self-righteous cynicism from the fans. I didn't care. I had a mission to do. "

Just as an example; this is the low level of quality that I'm expecting from the dialogue in this game. "

ZING!! "

The change of developer and some of the early information released have me worried but I'm still optimistic. Not sure how people can completely disregard a game without at least finding out more.
 
Anyway, I would like to see some of this:
 

" My loins stir like the tumultous currents of New York Harbor during a stormy winter storm. "

" @Jimbo said:

" My loins stir like the tumultous currents of New York Harbor during a stormy winter storm. "

Somebody really, really needs to give this man a medal. This quote is great. It's so good. So good. I love you. "

Good for him. Fans should be pleased.

Holy shit, day one.

"Holy shit, day one."

@PhatSeeJay:Never understood the logic behind this because Max hid behind alot of boxes and walls in 1 & 2 like a pussy and got shot to hell only now he can probably attach to it while he is popping pills, just sayin...

@PhatSeeJay said:

Great success. Now.. if there was a headline somewhere that said:

"Max will NOT be bullet timing into cover and hide behind it like a pussy"

Day 1 purchase.

Between that and a tamer damage model, I'll take the cover any day. It's really only needed here and there on higher difficulty anyway, and they did design the shoot dodge in such a way that you can jump right over or away from objects you're using for cover, so it's not like it's as cumbersome as that of GoW or other games.

The one thing that made me most skeptical about the game before launch were gameplay demo videos released that showed Max moving back and forth running and gunning in bullet time. At least the dynamic of the cover system adds an element of strategy in how to use the layout of areas where you're overwhelmed by enemies without constantly spamming shoot dodge or bullet time.

Bullet time and shoot dodge are fun, but many gens old now. Too much of it makes for a very arcade, repetitious experience.

Hmm. It says that the Inner Circle are involved in the story. I would have liked to see that make it to the game.

Yeah, some more ties into MP1 and 2 would have been nice.