@skyfire543 said:
@artisanbreads: I think they all finished the first one, at least. They talk about it on a podcast around the time Max Payne 3 came out. I guess Jeff, Brad and Vinny didn't like MP3 from mechanical and aesthetics standpoints, and judged it as an every-day Gears clone, rather than the disappointment Ryan seemed to have felt as a fan of the first two games who was expecting something more in-line with what those games did.
Personally, I don't find them fans that much, at least not to judge the series. That's cool and all, just saying. Kind of how I feel about 2 with this game as well. 2 is my second favorite game of all time and it was a big flop. If they didn't play that and like it not sure why they would like this either. And if they said it's a Gears clone, that about says it all. I hate to take the "you suck at games" or "you're not playing it right" defense but frankly I think it's right with a lot of Max Payne 3 criticism I see. I play the game on the hardest difficulty and practically never use cover, playing just like I played MP 2. And beyond that, the shooting, graphics, effects, Euphoria physics, the weapon handling system... it's all so amazing still.
Ryan still gave the game 4 stars. He liked it quite a bit, though it didn't end up on his GOTY list, so make of that what you will. He also gave AC 3 four stars too right? Yeah...
Anyway, as a person who loved the first two I still find it to be one of the best games I've played. I continue to be the Max Payne 3 cheeerleader of Giant Bomb and I'm fine with that. MORE MAX PAYNE 3 FOR ME.
@samael2138 said:
Just because it has a cover system, doesn't make it a cover based shooter.
Amen brother.
It also makes attempting to snag high scores on the arcade modes incredibly unappealing.
This I definitely agree with. The thing is the cutscenes hide the loads, which is cool, but that doesn't work with arcade, and then at that point whats the point of even having arcade to begin with.
Eventually they added a co-op wave based mode and that's what they should have had in the regular game instead.
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