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Author:  Satsuma [ Sun May 20, 2012 21:03 ]
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It's on two discs. LA Noire came on two discs. I'm worried.
Author:  WTB [ Sun May 20, 2012 21:16 ]
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The multiplayer looks to be good fun. But I still haven't completed RDR (or LA Noire, not that I'm going to) plus it's getting "average" 7s in shitey games journalism land.

I'll just wait for the GOTY with all of the DLC missions.
Author:  Satsuma [ Sun May 20, 2012 22:06 ]
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So far so good. It's not a typical shooter that's for sure - the emphasis is squarely on telling the story. Still, blowing a hole in someone's face hasn't been quite as visceral as this in a long time. Mind you, one thing is annoying me: it's got this weird strobe thing going on though, ALL THE FUCKING TIME THROUGH THE CUT SCENES.
Author:  WTB [ Sun May 20, 2012 22:08 ]
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Did you play the first two games?

If so, how does it compare?
Author:  Satsuma [ Sun May 20, 2012 22:18 ]
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Played them both to conclusion but it's been so long I can't remember what the gunplay was like. This is different though; the story is woven through the action. Oh, y'know what it reminds me of... you remember the good levels from Kane & Lynch? It's like that but with bullet time and, of course, done well. Max seems a little "stickier" than I remember him though. Very Niko-ish (but nowhere near as bad). The level of detail in the levels are really good though, which plush apartments, stairwells and dance clubs looking all real-world-ish-y.
Author:  Satsuma [ Sun May 20, 2012 23:16 ]
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Is that the original Max Payne voice guy?
Author:  Grim... [ Mon May 21, 2012 9:05 ]
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Yup.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564548/
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon May 21, 2012 9:20 ]
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Got it pre-ordered on the PC, will be all over it like a cheap suit as soon as it's released.
Author:  LaceSensor [ Mon May 21, 2012 9:48 ]
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Ian Fairies wrote:
It's on two discs. LA Noire came on two discs. I'm worried.

LA Noire was on 3 discs on the Xbox.
Author:  Zardoz [ Mon May 21, 2012 10:05 ]
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I've never played a Max Payne game.
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon May 21, 2012 10:27 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
I've never played a Max Payne game.


Max Payne 2 still holds up well today, and will probably run nicely on a toaster.

The original hasn't aged quite so well though, and has the horrible screaming baby nightmare levels which are a royal pain in the arse.
Author:  metalangel [ Mon May 21, 2012 10:33 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
I've never played a Max Payne game.


Even at the time I didn't think much of it.
Author:  Zardoz [ Mon May 21, 2012 10:38 ]
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Never really grabbed me, hence why I never bothered with them. Was the first one famous for the 'bullet-time' effect or am I thinking of something else?
Author:  Grim... [ Mon May 21, 2012 10:39 ]
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I haven't played the first one, but I loved the second.
Author:  myp [ Mon May 21, 2012 10:55 ]
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I loved the first two to bits. MP3 has been delivered to work, and I'm not back until Wednesday. :facepalm:
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon May 21, 2012 11:06 ]
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Zardoz wrote:
Never really grabbed me, hence why I never bothered with them. Was the first one famous for the 'bullet-time' effect or am I thinking of something else?


Yes, and contrary to popular opinion, they didn't steal it off The Matrix, as the game was in development long before The Matrix was released and bullet time was already incorporated into the game.
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon May 21, 2012 11:08 ]
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Grim... wrote:
I haven't played the first one, but I loved the second.


I got a pirated copy of Max Payne 2 (off Trousers nonetheless!) and I'd finished the game long before it was in the shops.

I dutifully walked into Game and bought it on release day, and to this day I've never so much as taken the discs out of the box.
Author:  metalangel [ Mon May 21, 2012 11:20 ]
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myp wrote:
I loved the first two to bits. MP3 has been delivered to work, and I'm not back until Wednesday. :facepalm:


Aren't you in Greece? Shouldn't you be floating in the pool with a can of Mythos and going "Ahhhhhh!"
Author:  myp [ Mon May 21, 2012 11:35 ]
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I came back yesterday!
Author:  Satsuma [ Tue May 22, 2012 22:26 ]
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I just don't know if I like this or not. It's entertaining but repetitive. The gunplay isn't as much fun as I remember Max Payne 1 & 2 being, but I can't really remember those games anymore or maybe better pew pew's have come and gone. It's reminds me so much of Kane & Lynch it hurts; that's not to say its anywhere near as bad but there's just something about the endless duck shoot that's grating. The character has lost my interest as well since he used to be a torn cop but now I'm infiltrating a South American gangsta army base using a silencer dressed like a fucking commando. Something ain't right here, but I can't put finger on it.

And that fucking strobe thing is still strobing the screen for what reason exactly? No. Fucking. Clue. Ah, it's "cool" is it? Fucking ridiculous; almost as bad as Battlefield 3's menus BUT IN THE GAME.
Author:  metalangel [ Wed May 23, 2012 9:45 ]
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They should have contrived for him to have a new family in a new city (Chicago!) and then have them brutally murdered by drug dealers.
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed May 23, 2012 9:58 ]
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metalangel wrote:
They should have contrived for him to have a new family in a new city (Chicago!) and then have them brutally murdered by drug dealers.
It should be a different protagonist, like his brother, Moore Payne.
Author:  Grim... [ Wed May 23, 2012 9:59 ]
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Or his brother, Phil Payne.
Author:  MaliA [ Wed May 23, 2012 10:00 ]
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote:
metalangel wrote:
They should have contrived for him to have a new family in a new city (Chicago!) and then have them brutally murdered by drug dealers.
It should be a different protagonist, like his brother, Moore Payne.


Or his shit at lying cousin: Winda.
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed May 23, 2012 10:06 ]
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His Irish cousin, World O'Payne.
Author:  metalangel [ Wed May 23, 2012 10:54 ]
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Come on, it has to be his British cousin Gary Payne, though everyone calls him "Gaz".
Author:  myp [ Wed May 23, 2012 12:32 ]
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I have created a Crew in the Rockstar Social Club for those who wish to join:

http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/crew/be_excellent
Author:  WTB [ Wed May 23, 2012 12:45 ]
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Or his German cousin, Bach Payne.
Author:  Alberto [ Thu May 24, 2012 11:50 ]
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Or his mum, Mrs Payne.
Author:  myp [ Thu May 24, 2012 11:56 ]
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So, I was a bit worried about this what with a) Remedy not being involved and b) nine years since MP2, and was even more so when the intro started and it wasn't set in New York.

However, as soon as I took control of Max it felt right, just like a Max Payne game should. I can see the Kane and Lynch references, but those games had shitty controls and wafer-thin plots (plus Max Payne did it a long time before in the first two games).

I'm currently working my way through the
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football stadium
, but so far I'm impressed. The controls are tighter than GTA IV/RDR and the cover mechanism works well. Despite bullet-time being massively overused these days, it still feels fun and bad-ass when you gun down four of them in a row. It's not too easy on Medium difficulty either, though. I've died quite a bit.

So yeah, first impressions are promising.
Author:  Satsuma [ Thu May 24, 2012 13:35 ]
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It's difficult not to enjoy some of this slow mo action.
Author:  KovacsC [ Thu May 24, 2012 14:49 ]
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Don't make me buy this :)
Author:  Satsuma [ Thu May 24, 2012 16:17 ]
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Whoever thought its be a good idea to map the aim function to the left stick when aiming down the sights of a weapon (that has them) needs shooting. Just... well, it's fucking stupid.

Not even the cool feature of being able to pause the game and rotate the camera around like a scene from Swordfish, can save its stupidity.
Author:  myp [ Thu May 24, 2012 16:21 ]
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Eh? I'm using the right stick to aim at all times. :shrug:
Author:  Satsuma [ Thu May 24, 2012 16:30 ]
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What about aiming down the sniper scope and red dot famas?
Author:  WTB [ Thu May 24, 2012 16:33 ]
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You two should deathmatch to settle this dispute.
Author:  myp [ Thu May 24, 2012 16:34 ]
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I can't remember, I've only used the sniper rifle once so far. At no point have I thought 'shit, the aiming is on the wrong stick!', though.
Author:  Satsuma [ Thu May 24, 2012 17:56 ]
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You've probably got it set to Spack Hands.
Author:  WTB [ Thu May 24, 2012 18:39 ]
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Them's fighting words! I say first to 10 Halo Reach assassination kills. Everyone likes Halo Reach.
Author:  myp [ Thu May 24, 2012 19:27 ]
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WTB wrote:
Them's fighting words! I say first to 10 Halo Reach assassination kills. Everyone likes Halo Reach.

Dimrill doesn't. You and him should have 10 squad deathmatch games in Battlefield 3 to decide who's right. Everyone loves Battlefield 3.
Author:  metalangel [ Thu May 24, 2012 19:36 ]
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The Last Salmon Man wrote:
WTB wrote:
Them's fighting words! I say first to 10 Halo Reach assassination kills. Everyone likes Halo Reach.

Dimrill doesn't. You and him should have 10 squad deathmatch games in Battlefield 3 to decide who's right. Everyone loves Battlefield 3.


Battlefield 3 is gash. Being able to go prone is little consolation for not being able to rebind the spotting button nor the horrendously unbalanced unlock system.

Is this the response you'd set the bait for?
Author:  WTB [ Thu May 24, 2012 19:39 ]
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Myp and Meaty should have a 10 hour head to head Dark Souls marathon (highest levelled character at the end wins) to decide whether or not I should battle Dimrill in Battlefield. Everyone loves Dark Souls.
Author:  metalangel [ Thu May 24, 2012 19:42 ]
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While that sounds "hilarious", knowing what we're like we'd be playing bumper cars in Forza and/or passed out drunk within five hours.
Author:  myp [ Thu May 24, 2012 20:13 ]
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There are some amazing set pieces in this. Plus when you get to
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the streets of Sao Paulo, walking around there are so many nice touches like the kids playing football.


If there's one thing Rockstar knows how to do, it's put game worlds together.
Author:  Hearthly [ Thu May 24, 2012 20:24 ]
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Gah! Still a week until I can play this!

:'(
Author:  Satsuma [ Thu May 24, 2012 20:57 ]
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I had to stop and watch those kids an' all. I couldn't figure out if it was a canned animation or what, it looked that good. It was just that but it was still lovely.

I'm a bit fed up of shooting people mind. I'm going to stop playing it for a bit or I'll lose interest.
Author:  myp [ Thu May 24, 2012 20:58 ]
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Right stick for the red dot Famas, btw. Seems like you're the one with the Spack Hands settings.
Author:  WTB [ Thu May 24, 2012 20:59 ]
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Boom!
Author:  myp [ Thu May 24, 2012 21:11 ]
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Ian Fairies wrote:
I'm a bit fed up of shooting people mind.

Well, that's Max Payne. Lots of shooting in slomo interspersed with cutscenes, mainly of him feeling very sorry for himself.
Author:  WTB [ Thu May 24, 2012 21:17 ]
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What's the deal with all of your new names? Dapper Bandit, Salmon something, something something Elk.
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