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[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I don't remember being offended by the subtitles for non-English used in Man on Fire. They fit the style.

I'm not offended by the use here, I like the split-screens and weird colour shifts. The font used is odd, but I like it. I just meant the Tony Scott influence is very clear there. I remember Domino doing the colour thing. I really dig the style.

 

[bigboss370]

what sets this apart from Stranglehold?

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

what sets this apart from Stranglehold?

THIS !:

 

[geebee]

I'm conflicted.. I hate Tony Scott's stuff/style, but I love Max Payne games...

 

[Luthos]

I don't get people that hate and are so vehemently against cover systems in 3rd person games. Would you rather just stand at the corner of a wall, with the character stupidly looking straight into it. Yea I get it, he eats painkillers and just trudges on through the pain. But he still has to use cover sometimes.

This game has amazing animations, it would be ridiculous not to have a cover system.

 

[keltickennedy]

Can't wait to see more moments like this while playing the game.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Can't wait to see more moments like this while playing the game.

Yeah, my jaw hit the damn floor when I saw this

Straight up Face/off right there

 

[UrbanRats]

Rewatched the trailer, the music is fuckawesome.

 

[Natty1]

Liked the reload although seems they haven't put the desert eagle magazine in his hand yet.

 

[pakkit]

These are the best visuals I've seen this generation. And seamless loads? Brilliant.

 

[bigboss370]

THIS !:

images

dude, look up stranglehold...its the same. i'm not saying max payne 3 isn't going to be fun or anything, i'm just saying it doesn't look much different from stranglehold that came out years ago. and stranglehold had more destructibility, you could even kill enemies with the environment(other than exploding barrels) instead of straight up shooting them.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

dude, look up stranglehold...its the same. i'm not saying max payne 3 isn't going to be fun or anything, i'm just saying it doesn't look much different from stranglehold that came out years ago. and stranglehold had more destructibility, you could even kill enemies with the environment(other than exploding barrels) instead of straight up shooting them.

Because Max Payne was the original. And this will probably be a superior game in pretty much all aspects.

 

[Fjordson]

Love the "cover me" bit. Hops out and caps five guys in a few seconds. Like a boss.

 

[rvy]

dude, look up stranglehold...its the same. i'm not saying max payne 3 isn't going to be fun or anything, i'm just saying it doesn't look much different from stranglehold that came out years ago. and stranglehold had more destructibility, you could even kill enemies with the environment(other than exploding barrels) instead of straight up shooting them.

Max Payne is realistic, Stranglehold is not. That's a pretty big difference right there. There may be some similarities, because of the slow-mo and and how the first games were inspired by John Woo movies, but the game is going to be very different.

 

[Druz]

dude, look up stranglehold...its the same. i'm not saying max payne 3 isn't going to be fun or anything, i'm just saying it doesn't look much different from stranglehold that came out years ago. and stranglehold had more destructibility, you could even kill enemies with the environment(other than exploding barrels) instead of straight up shooting them.

... uhh stranglehold you grind tables like a tony hawk game. It wasn't good when it came out, and even though it was compared to max payne in the previews it turned out to play nothing like it.

 

[x-Lundz-x]

LOL Stranglehold.

This looks better and better. I hope they move it up a week or this is going to sit collecting dust until my Diablo 3 fix is fulfilled.

 

[Fjordson]

This looks better and better. I hope they move it up a week or this is going to sit collecting dust until my Diablo 3 fix is fulfilled.

I was going to mention that earlier. There are only a few developers and game series in the industry that I think can compete with the mindshare of a Rockstar title, but Blizzard and Diablo are in that group.

Fairly different games so I don't think it's a huge deal, but R* doesn't just like "good" sales. They've literally dominated the spring for the past couple years. I wonder if they move the date up or back a week or two.

Personally, my life is over on the 15th. So hyped for both games.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

I really like what they've done with the cutscene panels, and transitions. Gives what little we've seen so far a real sense of energy. Just hope the presentation doesn't get in the way when you've already seen everything and want to skip cutscenes.

 

[MMaRsu]

dude, look up stranglehold...its the same. i'm not saying max payne 3 isn't going to be fun or anything, i'm just saying it doesn't look much different from stranglehold that came out years ago. and stranglehold had more destructibility, you could even kill enemies with the environment(other than exploding barrels) instead of straight up shooting them.

Lol i hope you are trolling

 

[fierrotlepou]

My fucking god. The hype is just too much for me to bare.

 

[fuzzyreactor]

Wtf am I reading here seriously

One of the few complaints i had about Max Payne 2. It wouldn't be bad if they were all brief and occurred less but they were popping up like every 15 minutes. Felt a in game presentation would be less annoying. Very much like the new style though it could use some work

 

[REV 09]

don't like the comic book cutscenes....comes across cheesy. the game looks great though.

 

[i-Lo]

Did anyone else recognize the narrator's voice from Mass Effect series' codex narration?

 

[Net_Wrecker]

SO SO SO SO SO GOOD

I mean, my GOD, just look at this. LOOK. Amazing. How could a fan of shooters not want to play this? The explosion, the dive, the enemy body physics when bullets hit, the dual wielding, the shell casings flying. Beautiful violence.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

In case people are still complaining about things being too bright and not "noir" enough.

I rest my case.

 

[REV 09]

I mean, my GOD, just look at this. LOOK. Amazing. How could a fan of shooters not want to play this? The explosion, the dive, the enemy body physics when bullets hit, the dual wielding, the shell casings flying. Beautiful violence.

honestly it looks good, but have you played Stranglehold? i'm not trying to troll, but there is nothing in that gif that wasn't done in SH.

 

[jediyoshi]

honestly it looks good, but have you played Stranglehold? i'm not trying to troll, but there is nothing in that gif that wasn't done in SH.

Why do people even make shooters anymore. Things have been shot, it's like guys, get over it.

 

[i-Lo]

honestly it looks good, but have you played Stranglehold? i'm not trying to troll, but there is nothing in that gif that wasn't done in SH.

The narrator did say, "hard boiled"

Max Payne is the father of the slow motion third person shooter (afaik). So this is the return of the giant that laid the ground work for others to follow.

 

[VaLiancY]

This thread delivers on so many levels. <3 GAF.

Angry Fork being funny - check.
Fresh new screenshots - check.
Awesome ViDoc - check.
Great GIFs from the ViDoc - check.

This is going to be the first special edition of a game I buy in a while.

 

[Net_Wrecker]

honestly it looks good, but have you played Stranglehold? i'm not trying to troll, but there is nothing in that gif that wasn't done in SH.

Stranglehold came out 4 1/2 years ago, and I've been stuck playing lifeless rollercoaster "spectacle" shooters since then that barely hold up through, much less after, 1 playthrough.

Allow me to bask in Max Payne 3, please.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

honestly it looks good, but have you played Stranglehold? i'm not trying to troll, but there is nothing in that gif that wasn't done in SH.

I am at a loss for words.

 

[Kinyou]

Not so sure about the text and the color morphs. It can look cool at times but I hope that it doesn't take you out of the game too much. I remember these also being the only complaints in a preview I've read.

Who knows, maybe they'll allow you to switch off. (At least is that what the journalist suggested the Rockstar guys)

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

The colour transitions are neat. I get the style they're shooting for, sort of a fucked up video. It pops quite nicely.

 

[MMaRsu]

honestly it looks good, but have you played Stranglehold? i'm not trying to troll, but there is nothing in that gif that wasn't done in SH.

Have you played Max Payne 2?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=421mfSH3xd4

Sure it's the Cinema mod 2.0 version but imo it only improves upon the game except for some of the music when in slowmo.

 

[Kinyou]

The colour transitions are neat. I get the style they're shooting for, sort of a fucked up video. It pops quite nicely.

I think it will depend on how of they use it. Obviously it's shown very often in this specific video.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I think it will depend on how of they use it. Obviously it's shown very often in this specific video.

I hope they use every colour of rainbow and I hope it's so often it induces seizures.

Cause that would be hilarious.

 

[Jburton]

Looks fantastic!

I am a fan of the series (remember playing the first one to death on the PC) and was very wary of this new game ...... but my fears seem to have been in vain.

Stunning job Rockstar.

 

[MattDoza]

dude, look up stranglehold...its the same. i'm not saying max payne 3 isn't going to be fun or anything, i'm just saying it doesn't look much different from stranglehold that came out years ago. and stranglehold had more destructibility, you could even kill enemies with the environment(other than exploding barrels) instead of straight up shooting them.

Stranglehold didn't have Euphoria. And it sure as hell didn't have Max Payne. That already makes it miles better, and different than a John Woo game.

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

Any other YT links that doesn't require you to log in?

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Any other YT links that doesn't require you to log in?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqtic4fbYZc

 

[indigo-cyclops]

And guess which is the majority? Which group would Rockstar want to appeal to more? It's plainly obvious, which is why almost every big franchise this gen has been demolished from it's previous glory.

I don't necessarily think that's the case with MP3 though. MP3 looks like it retains a lot from the previous games and they're trying hard to do that while doing something new, but I absolutely hate the setting with everything in me and don't care for the 'new'. So I'll keep ragging on it because I care so much about MP1/2 and replacing that incredible dreary, oppressive Lynchian atmosphere with day time brazilian mafia, kingpin wife kidnapping type shit is too much for me to accept.

Everyone would be raging hard if Silent Hill 5 was set in Orlando Florida, and lots of people were annoyed by RE5's setting as well, but for some reason I'm wrong when it comes to Max Payne.

Lynchian atmosphere? Boy, you're quite funny.

 

[G_Berry]

HHHHHNNNNNGGGGGGG! May CANNOT come round soon enough!!!!

 

[dreamfall]

I like the font! Colour shifts make me love it even more so. Max Payne 3 is probably my most anticipated game ever (after Journey/Agent) and this just keeps getting better with every video series that is released. I'm a Rockstar lover. I think noir in daytime Brazil will do the franchise justice. I hope the characterization of the setting is as good as it was in the other games. I'm replaying 1+2, Stranglehold and Wet just to mentally prepare! Bullet time love is boundless!

 

[HigherLevel]

My only concern with this game is length. I am afraid it will only last about 8 hours and I haven't been able to find anything on the length of it yet.

 

[DarkChild]

My only concern with this game is length. I am afraid it will only last about 8 hours and I haven't been able to find anything on the length of it yet.

I think its safe to say that R* wouldn't release game that in eyes of majority is to short. Generally all of their games are longer, and I think MP3 will be longer than majority of TPS out there.

 

[Elixist]

This looks so sick and brutal, super excite for this gory madness.

 

[Jtrizzy]

Two months seems like a long ways away.

 

[HigherLevel]

I think its safe to say that R* wouldn't release game that in eyes of majority is to short. Generally all of their games are longer, and I think MP3 will be longer than majority of TPS out there.

That's what I'm hoping for but you never know.

 

[SapientWolf]

what sets this apart from Stranglehold?

Stranglehold's story was terrible. Even the worst of R*'s stories completely destroyed it. The atmosphere wasn't that good either. It was basically the polar opposite of Max Payne.

 

[Jtrizzy]

I wonder if you are able to switch shoulders when aiming...I like that feature in my tps for clearing corners more effectively. I guess it isn't realistic though.