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    Max Payne 3

    Game » consists of 12 releases. Released May 15, 2012

    The long-awaited third Max Payne game finally arrived in May 2012, courtesy of Rockstar Vancouver. Eight years after the end of Max Payne 2, an aging, burnt-out Max finds one last chance to redeem himself while working as a bodyguard for a rich family in Brazil.

    Okey guys. Is Max Payne 3 worth playing?

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    xXHesekielXx

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    #1  Edited By xXHesekielXx

    Simple question. Is this game worth playing? I played Max Payne 2 when it was popular and I loved it so much. Is Max Payne 3 as good as it's precursor or is it overestimated?

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    #2  Edited By Sackmanjones

    Sure is! Go get it right now!

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    #3  Edited By CL60

    How would we know?

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    #4  Edited By AlexW00d

    I am from the future. Yes it is. Unless you don't like it, then no it's not. Yeah?

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    #5  Edited By beargirl1

    it's not out yet man

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    #6  Edited By pr1mus

    I'm a wizard and... what AlexW00d said.

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    #7  Edited By uberpwner93

    From what I've played, it may or may not be good, so I would suggest waiting until next Tuesday.

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    #8  Edited By Bell_End

    its 5.23% better than 1 and 13.2% better than 2 and that's less than i estimated so yeah i guess it is over estimated... in a way

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    #9  Edited By mosdl

    @AlexW00d said:

    I am from the future. Yes it is. Unless you don't like it, then no it's not. Yeah?

    I'm from the future future and I agree.

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    #10  Edited By ReVamp

    I'm from the past and I agree.

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    #11  Edited By solidlife

    Does anyone know the length of the SP?

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    #12  Edited By CL60

    I'm from an alternate dimension in the future and I disagree.

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    #13  Edited By Vinny_Says

    You'll come for the SP but you'll stay for the MP. I know because my cousin who works at rockstar told me so.

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    #14  Edited By Cloudenvy

    I'm from an alternate reality, Half-Life 3 released there instead of Max Payne 3.

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    #15  Edited By AhmadMetallic
    @AlexW00d said:

    Yes it is. Unless you don't like it, then no it's not. Yeah?

    A reasonable, detailed and in-depth answer just for you, OP!
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    #16  Edited By Redsox44

    Make the decision for yourself?

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    #17  Edited By xXHesekielXx

    Okey this is the situation. A friend of mine started this topic just to screw with me... So i'm not stupid, but my friend apparently is.

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    #18  Edited By SpartanAmbrose

    @xXHesekielXx said:

    Okey this is the situation. A friend of mine started this topic just to screw with me... So i'm not stupid, but my friend apparently is.

    A "friend", huh? I guess you both spell "Okay" as "Okey"?

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    #19  Edited By 71Ranchero

    @xXHesekielXx said:

    Okey this is the situation. A friend of mine started this topic just to screw with me... So i'm not stupid, but my friend apparently is.

    Seems legit. I find that any time I post something stupid, it was actually a friend messing with me.

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    #20  Edited By solidlife

    @Anwar: thanks for the Info guess I will be getting this. aslong as it was over 8 hours thats fine by me.

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    #21  Edited By 71Ranchero
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    @SpartanAmbrose said:

    @xXHesekielXx said:

    Okey this is the situation. A friend of mine started this topic just to screw with me... So i'm not stupid, but my friend apparently is.

    A "friend", huh? I guess you both spell "Okay" as "Okey"?

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    #22  Edited By Heltom92

    Hmm so was it a friend or just some lame cover up!? The plot thickens.

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    #23  Edited By fjordson

    This thread is taking an interesting turn.

    Serious answer: after watching some livestreams, I'd have to say yes. Looks fucking great.

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    #24  Edited By Totori

    How much do you like diving in slow-mo and shooting?

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    #25  Edited By PeasantAbuse

    @SpartanAmbrose said:

    @xXHesekielXx said:

    Okey this is the situation. A friend of mine started this topic just to screw with me... So i'm not stupid, but my friend apparently is.

    A "friend", huh? I guess you both spell "Okay" as "Okey"?

    That is some grade A detective work.

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    #26  Edited By wh1terav3n

    Oakee, remember that last time I said something dumb, and everyone called me out on it? Yeah, that was my "friend" and he took my body and forced me to type it. It was the devil I swear. I mean, wait, what?

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    #27  Edited By jjnen

    I'm from another timeline where dinosaurs still exist and the game has had a bad reception particularly because it's hard for them to use the controller with three fingers. And they don't really like film noirish stories.

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    #28  Edited By billyhoush

    What do you do when you contract genital herpes?...I'm, uh, asking for a friend.

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    #29  Edited By scroll

    Clearly the inner circle framed him.

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    #30  Edited By MariachiMacabre

    @billyhoush said:

    What do you do when you contract genital herpes?...I'm, uh, asking for a friend.

    Contract more of it to cancel it all out.

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    #31  Edited By GS_Dan

    I'm from the future of the future of the past and I say vote Robo Nixon.

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    #32  Edited By murisan

    We must know, did you punish your okey friend for his idiocy?

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    #33  Edited By nintendoeats

    So guys, is a PS5 better than the current Xbox 720, or should I wait for the Phantom 2 to come out?

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    #34  Edited By Funkydupe

    I am a dinosaur and I see dead people. I encourage you to buy and play Max Payne 3 before it is out and provide me ideas on how to bring Max Payne 3 to Max Payne 4 of the past.

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    #35  Edited By CL60
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    So guys, is a PS5 better than the current Xbox 720, or should I wait for the Phantom 2 to come out?

    The phantom 2 launch titles are utter shit, I would personally go for the Xbox 720. (make sure it's the slim version, it's better.)
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    #36  Edited By Ghostiet
    @murisan said:

    @xXHesekielXx We must know, did you punish your okey friend for his idiocy?

    That sounds like slang for masturbation. I'm in, tell us.

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    #37  Edited By X19

    It's in my LoveFilm list, looking forward to it.

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    #38  Edited By Lukeweizer

    "I played Max Payne 2 when it was popular..." What does that even mean?

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    #39  Edited By JasonR86

    @xXHesekielXx:

    It's not out yet so no one can say.

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    #40  Edited By JasonR86

    @aintnoscrub said:

    @JasonR86: i've got it ;)

    Sort of a dumb thing to announce that on a public forum isn't it?

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    #41  Edited By TheHBK

    Best answer? Probably.

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    #42  Edited By Ashwyn

    @SpartanAmbrose said:

    @xXHesekielXx said:

    Okey this is the situation. A friend of mine started this topic just to screw with me... So i'm not stupid, but my friend apparently is.

    A "friend", huh? I guess you both spell "Okay" as "Okey"?

    This is priceless.... I laughed quite hard. Well done sir!!

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    #43  Edited By AhmadMetallic
    @Anwar said:

    @solidlife: Dude who was streaming got through the first act in about 4,5 hours(according to him) there are 3 acts. So something around 12 hours is my guess. Obviously longer if you suck(one guy died over and over again during several parts, wasn't using BT, not shootdodging, not using painkillers, a total mess, he was playing it like it was Gears)

    I was watching a live stream of it last night thanks to  @Fjordson and when the guy took serious damage he took cover and waited for the damage to decrease to no avail, it was GLORIOUS. 
     
    @Scroll  said: 

    Clearly the inner circle framed him.

    Followed.  
    That's right, anyone who makes clever Max Payne 1 or 2 reference gets instantly followed.
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    #44  Edited By scroll

    Only remembering that kind of stuff after replaying the games this week.

    Oh and Poor Vinny, that guy was just a big Captain Baseball Bat Boy fan.

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    #45  Edited By kingjulesxii

    Yes, yes and yes. I had the privilege of receiving a copy early. Just wrapped up the second act.

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    #46  Edited By Ghostiet
    @AhmadMetallic said:
    @Anwar said:

    @solidlife: Dude who was streaming got through the first act in about 4,5 hours(according to him) there are 3 acts. So something around 12 hours is my guess. Obviously longer if you suck(one guy died over and over again during several parts, wasn't using BT, not shootdodging, not using painkillers, a total mess, he was playing it like it was Gears)

    I was watching a live stream of it last night thanks to  @Fjordson and when the guy took serious damage he took cover and waited for the damage to decrease to no avail, it was GLORIOUS. 
       
    That's actually frigging funny. Turns out you shouldn't rely on the cover system like it was the dearest of all your friends.
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    #47  Edited By Grixxel

    I loved everything about it until the last hour of the game. Fucking ending.

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    @AhmadMetallic said:

    @Anwar said:

    @solidlife: Dude who was streaming got through the first act in about 4,5 hours(according to him) there are 3 acts. So something around 12 hours is my guess. Obviously longer if you suck(one guy died over and over again during several parts, wasn't using BT, not shootdodging, not using painkillers, a total mess, he was playing it like it was Gears)

    I was watching a live stream of it last night thanks to @Fjordson and when the guy took serious damage he took cover and waited for the damage to decrease to no avail, it was GLORIOUS.

    @Scroll said:

    Clearly the inner circle framed him.

    Followed. That's right, anyone who makes clever Max Payne 1 or 2 reference gets instantly followed.

    I don't really like the game technically rewarding you for failure, if you continue from a checkpoint after dying you get all your health back and and one full magazine of ammunition for your guns and I think it'll give you painkillers after repeated deaths. So there's no more "Oh shit, I just quick saved with almost no health, low ammo and no painkillers" moments. I guess in the case of MP1/MP2 that's technically "bad game design" and it's a good thing that it's not a problem. But I hope on the harder difficulties they don't restore your health/ammo/painkillers.

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    #49  Edited By scroll

    It depends how the balance the game when that is concerned. It never took too many bullets to get killed on regular difficulty in the first 2 games so hopefully its still fairly challenging despite health being restored on checkpoints.

    And yeah I hope health isn't restored on higher difficulties.

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    #50  Edited By glyn

    Is Max Payne 3 still like Max Payne 1 and 2. 
     
    Where you wait by an entrance to a doorway. Spot a person standing on there own. 
     
    Engage bullet time hose them down, and then pop back in to cover.  
     
    Rinse and repet?

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