Terrific game ... if you must play

Terrific game ... if you must play

Max Payne 3 - [PC] (computer game)

Customer Review

How were negative expectations ahead of Max Payne 3: Will there be the Bullet Time? What about the familiar atmosphere in the film noir-style? Why not chasing Max again through the night New York? And then the new appearance ... a lot of criticism, which our hero had to face. But let it be said, Rockstar Games has made every effort and created a sequel that rivals the other parts in nothing.

>>> The Start

The installation of Max Payne 3 designed to be simple and straightforward, although a change of four DVDs active participation on the part of the player for about 40 minutes presupposes. However, as this generally is a one-time process, I do not see this as a potential contra point. Although a subsequent compulsory registration in the Rockstar Social Club is quick, but annoying and shows no added benefit.

>>> Let's go, Max!

Already at the beginning it is clear what runs through the whole game, what a high level to Max Payne 3 moves. Credible and realistic movements and animations give a fantastic spectacle. The camera work also contributes to build up the tension. The dialogues appear authentic and are spoken terrific. I personally welcome, to dispense with a German language version. Overall, do you feel as part of a Hollywood movie.

>>> Movie Or Game?

The feeling in the game is stunning. It can be permanently carried away by the story and the game is interrupted flow of not disturbing loading bar or -bildschirmen. One chapter is constantly on the next, without that one really takes it for information. A liquid such narrative course I wish for similar games; it turns out that it facilitates a quick immersion into play and hide around.
... Or at least to play more of a movie?
As nice as the animations and cutscenes are also zero entry, so I had to ask myself whether it is a game or a film in which I occasionally times may move the protagonists repeatedly. For me this is a big point of the game Contra. The active game content is relatively low. Man fighting with Max by Plink, does all opponents successfully and you move to the next door. Now it is first again: sit back and watch.
Many passages that could be put back as a player actively be trodden in cutscenes. Of course, these are super staged, but for my taste it is too little integrated into the games.

>>> Optical stylistic devices

The cut scenes are particularly outstanding because two stylistic eye. For a striking sentences or sentence fragments integrate writing into the picture and on the other hand emphasize distortion and color filters the emotional perception of Max. Like it was the latter strongly criticized in test reports and reportedly the desire for turning off the effects. In my eyes, these effects are not annoying yet unnecessary - rather bothers me the above-mentioned fact, to be interrupted in the active flow of the game.

>>> Multiplayer and Achievements

At this point I must mention that I am not a big fan of multiplayer games. For this reason I will not describe these can still vote. Mir is already the question of why a game with such a thrilling single-player part at all requires a Multiplayer. The countless mass of unlockable achievements for me has no incentive targeted at the achievement of these to work through firings of opponents.

>>> Problems and Bugs

In my gameplay, I can hardly talk about any problems or bugs, as they are otherwise frequently to read. Only in Chapter 3 (The chase by motorboat) came it to cancel the game because the next chapter could not be loaded. So the game ended again after the video sequence and broke with no error message. However, to reinstall the problem could be solved.

>>> Conclusion

Max Payne 3 has actually managed to be allowed to designate as a honorable successor. In graphics, story, animation and dialogues the game completely convinced. Certainly there are one or the other small flaw in the game, which irritates the game briefly, but ultimately this definitely does not detract. Who loved the first two parts of Max Payne, is disappointed in any way.

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