Targeting and Shooting in Max Payne 3

Euphoria ftw, omfg. We already had a taste in GTA IV... But tihs is even so much better. Makes you wonder about GTA V as well. Looking forward to this!

MAX IS BACK MOTHERFUCKERS

@TheFreeMan said:

Never played a Max Payne, but I played a whole lot of Stranglehold and I really like what I see here.

I don't know how old you are, or how tolerant you are of old-ass games, but if you're at all intrigued, go get Max Payne 1+2 NOW. Better yet, wait for the Steam sale and buy both with change you find under your carseat cushions. A decade later, MP1 definitely holds up, although the face-and-suit textures may be slightly off-putting. Point is, get it and experience noir nirvana.

want

If R* gets the narrative right I could love this game.

The cross-hair is a dot. That's all I wanted.

@Ares42 said:

hmm, this trailer left me with a bad taste in my mouth. It's like someone at Rockstar went "remember those trailers we did for RDR and LA Noire that was a huge success? well, we gotta figure out some gimmick we can push for Max Payne so we can do that again". I'm sure what they're doing probably has some better technology or something, but it's just too similar to what plenty of other games have done to warrant any major attention. Not saying the game doesn't looks good, but this just seemed more like Rockstar going "hey, we're actually making a game that has good shooting in it for once, aren't we special!"

I fail to see how one person talking over game play is a gimmick, especially since this is the third Rock Star game in a row to do it. Was it not a gimmick when LA Noir did it? Will it be a gimmick when GTA V inevitably does it?

Also, I would love to see all these games you are talking about that makes this feel so similar that a trailer isn't needed. Because I would love to play them.

Ok, Rockstar seems to know what they're doing, I'm now officially fuckin stoked for Max Payne 3!

Looks so dope!!! And did Max's strafe shooting remind anyone else of Syphon Filter?

Rockstar looks to be breaking new ground with that kind of detail. Can't wait!

I fail to see how one person talking over game play is a gimmick, especially since this is the third Rock Star game in a row to do it. Was it not a gimmick when LA Noir did it? Will it be a gimmick when GTA V inevitably does it?

Also, I would love to see all these games you are talking about that makes this feel so similar that a trailer isn't needed. Because I would love to play them.

I really love the narrator guy rockstar gets for these trailers.

My body is ready

Mighty impressive.

: )

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@Ares42 said:

@Landon said:

I fail to see how one person talking over game play is a gimmick, especially since this is the third Rock Star game in a row to do it. Was it not a gimmick when LA Noir did it? Will it be a gimmick when GTA V inevitably does it?

Also, I would love to see all these games you are talking about that makes this feel so similar that a trailer isn't needed. Because I would love to play them.

You're sorta making my point. This is just a gameplay trailer with someone talking over it, but it uses the exact same style as their trailers for RDR and LA Noire which was made that way to show people how those game were so unique. But this time around they have have nothing unique to show, yet they still try to make videos that are specifically designed to explain a unique feature. Games like Uncharted and Gears already do similar things, maybe not with every as detailed animations for everything, but the difference is not in any way as stark as those other 2 games. Do you really want every game out there to make trailers that consists of detailed explanations of how their features are slightly different than what's normal ? Don't you think it's a bit pretentious of Rockstar to try to pretend like they're doing something new by combining first-person targetting with a third-person camera ? Or that it's not normal for third-person games to dynamically combine animations ?

I'm not saying the game looks bad or anything, hell it actually looks pretty great. But the trailer is nothing more than Rockstar very elaborately saying that they're making a good third-person shooter without their traditional crappy shooting mechanics.

This uses the same exact trailer as Red Dead and LA Noir because it's a Rock Star game. No, I wouldn't want every trailer to use this exact same style, just like I wouldn't like to see every trailer use some cheesy sad song in it like Gears did three times in a row, was that a gimmick too?I don't see how this trailer can't do the same, being a Rock Star game.

Gears of War does not do similar things here. I wouldn't even call it similar to Uncharted. Gears is a much slower paced game heavily relying on cover, which is where the fun is. Gears doesn't have you shooting the legs of a Locus to have them realistically react and enemy's are designed to be bullet sponges to a degree.

Uncharted is a cover shooter, but to a lesser extent. It changes the pace up with platforming and puzzle solving, making it a completely different game than Gears.

So yes, Max Payne is different because it is in the extreme details it has. Rock Star isn't being pretentious because neither Gears or Uncharted you mentioned combined first person targeting with a third person camera, because in both you press a trigger to zoom locking them in place, something Max Payne isn't doing here.

goty 2015
 
this got me really excited =)

This looks awesome. Really looking forward to this now.

Workplace safety: Your responsibility.

Was not on my radar. Now it is.

Love Max Payne 1 & 2. Though it's been a while and I kinda have forgotten.

btw. have you guys played Alan Wake? Is it worth the price of admission?

Edit: Checked at my retailers. Had it dirt cheap. So doing an Alan Wake playthrough this weekend.

I am a huge fan of the first 2 games and as such, was super sceptical about this but just seeing Max in that jacket and hearing his voice makes me feel like this will turn out ok.

Not impressed still. I know Rockstar never fails but this just seems so generic. Well except for the bullet time.

i really hate to be that guy...but i really want the old setting in a snowy city with the same music and same type of "cinematic".

JUST SHOT ME THE GAME ALREADY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks great, animation is one the key features I would want in a Max Payne game and this is some of the best animation I've seen in a 3rd person shooter since max payne 2.

The hits in this game look fucking SAVAGE.

Also, I really, really liked Max Payne 1 and 2. I am really excited for this.

This video feels weird, like it was meant to be shown to investors or something.

Regardless, the game looks potentially stellar. As one of those militant Max Payne superfan weirdos, I am pleased!

Wow, this might be incredible!

Okay, I'm back on board rockstar, well done.

I love the evolution of the Euphoria engine. Was pretty impressed back when it was used in The Force Unleashed, amazed when it hit GTAIV, jaw-dropped when used in animating horses in RDR, and now it's just fucking incredible. Wish it was used more often.

Also, this is Max Payne. Where's my Lords and Ladies?!?!?!?!

Alright, at least we got to see some of the good old Max Payne here. I hope the New York portion of the game is significant enough.

Ok. This looks pretty cool but I still don't like the fact that he's bald.

goty 2012

Yay, no more weird ass rag doll physics

Holyshitholyshitholyshit. That looks and sounds fucking awesome.

Ohhhh god damn that looks fun. All bullets in real time FUCK YES!

So Max Payne went Heisenberg, can't blame him.

The narrator seems to be the same person used in LA Noire presentation videos. He does tout this game's supposedly Noir themes, but the visuals sure as heck don't seem to be conventional for such genre.

*Sees Max payne move 360 while firing while prone* Well now Rockstar have me interested

I'm hoping onto this particular band wagon, after seeing this trailer.

0_0 Yup, take my money.....all of it. Being a guy who loved 1 and 2, with the Euphoria engine in 3 just makes it all better.

This video is very strange. I thought Rockstar would be confident enough with their product since most of their games have been well done. It seems they want to PROVE that this game is good. I have no doubts it will be pretty bad ass, but seeing them spelling out things like this just seems weird.

It's weird that they've had these super informal, gameplay heavy trailers for Max Payne, L.A. Noire and Red Dead, but they still only release heavily stylized, cinematic trailers for the GTA series. I suppose the feel like GTA is a well established enough franchise that they can still get away with not showing you much until it's actually released.

The whole bullet thing is awesome.

I love videos that make me feel like a game developer.

yeah can't wait till march (when its SUPPOSED to be released in US) to play this game... 2011 was a great year and 2012 looks like its gonna at least start strong :D

Informative narration dude is back. Goty incoming.

This game was under my radar until this video, I knew of Max Payne 3 but never cared to research it. 2012 is starting to look real good for games.

I knew it. Doubting Rockstar's ability to make quality products out of other devs IPs is futile. This looks amazing.

Reminds me of how much I liked Max Payne 2.