Max Payne 3
- Subjectively 5/5 Stars
- Objectively 4/5 Stars
Dinged a star for too many unskippable cutscenes, which gets grating on consequent playthroughs (yeah, they're masking loadtimes, nonetheless...), technical hiccups (on my PC, it tends to crash when skipping cutscenes). The whole *collectibles* angle feels totally out of place, and unbefitting the experience, though it's optional.
Regardless, Max Payne 3 is a top shelve game, and surely amongst the best 3rd person shooters this generation, as far as I'm concerned. Certainly amongst the best written games, VO-wise. I adore every word of Max's narration and dialog. I ain't slipping. I'm slipped.
For fans of Rockstar's trademark *physical* feeling gameplay, achieved by meshing realtime physics simulation with outstanding animations, it must offer the greatest playing shooting mechanics on the 3rd person shooter market. Buy it. Play it. Replay it. Replay it every other year. Instant classic. Infinitely quotable.
Do the same for Warhammer 40k: Space Marine. Saleswise - both games didn't do as well as they deserve, so it's not unlikely that you've not yet played them. If it's so, and you are into action games, get them right now - and be delighted!
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