shinobi602
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Ouch, wonder what the problem was...how sad 
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Pachter: Max Payne 3 sales less than 50% of L.A. Noire's
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Para bailar La Bomba
Banned
Only because so many people were fooled into buying LA Noire.
This already got mentioned in NPD. Problems are Rockstar aren't known for linear shooters or shooters in general, fans being displeased with the direction Rockstar was going, it was mainly a PC franchise, third game in a narrative-based franchise that has been pretty much forgotten, and the low reviews.
That was me, at least.
snoopeasystreet
Member
Max Payne got Alan Waked.
michaelius
Banned
The problem is it wasn't made by real developer of Max Payne games.
GlamFM
Banned
I bought, played, finished and liked it - a lot, but nothing about this game is special.
Did not expect this game to do much better - Max Payne 1&2 are to old by now.
Many people have never played them.
LA Noire brought something new to the table - this is how they got people in.
It sure helped that LA Noire was open world - R* key strength.
T2 and R* might have to push out GTAV earlier than they thought.
Did not expect this game to do much better - Max Payne 1&2 are to old by now.
Many people have never played them.
LA Noire brought something new to the table - this is how they got people in.
It sure helped that LA Noire was open world - R* key strength.
T2 and R* might have to push out GTAV earlier than they thought.
Max Payne 3 was an exceedingly average title. I don't think it deserved to be a blockbuster.
I was a sucker.
The problem was that it was a Max Payne game. A PC franchise that's been dead for almost 10 years.
TouchMyBox
Member
To be fair, La Noire had the appeal of having a French name.
MarshMellow96
Member
I wonder which one actually made any money..
*raises hand*
Broder Salsa
Banned
Agreed. Doesn't help that you hate Max already 2 min into the first cutscene of the game. "Oh I'm an alcoholic, I eat pills and my family is dead, I'm a cold killer, gun for hire. I WISH I WASN'T!!!!". Moments later he's bullet timing through the air eating pills, while shooting countless people, yelling funny one liners. Such an amazingly unlikable main character. It's some time since I have played the first two, but I don't remember being this annoyed with Max back then, at all.
Also doesn't help that the story is a mess.
Honestly enjoyed LA Noire much more, even if the pc port sucked.
It did 440k to be specific.
Like I said in the other thread, this seems to be a trend with their non-open world games. When you look at stuff like Bully or The Warriors and now this. They always underperform in the shadow of GTA (and now Red Dead). Even LA Noire, which sold well in a general context, did way smaller numbers than Red Dead.
And I wonder how spiteful some R* fans are about the total silence following the tease from that GTA V trailer. The comments for just about every article I've seen on their official newswire as well as most videos on their official YouTube page are filled with things like "THANK GOD MAX PAYNE IS DONE WITH. TIME FOR GTA ROCKSTAR! NOW!!!". That could be a really small minority, but I've seen it a lot on the interwebs.
Like I said in the other thread, this seems to be a trend with their non-open world games. When you look at stuff like Bully or The Warriors and now this. They always underperform in the shadow of GTA (and now Red Dead). Even LA Noire, which sold well in a general context, did way smaller numbers than Red Dead.
And I wonder how spiteful some R* fans are about the total silence following the tease from that GTA V trailer. The comments for just about every article I've seen on their official newswire as well as most videos on their official YouTube page are filled with things like "THANK GOD MAX PAYNE IS DONE WITH. TIME FOR GTA ROCKSTAR! NOW!!!". That could be a really small minority, but I've seen it a lot on the interwebs.
Goddamn it I wanted to make the joke about how ironic this situation was.
brotkasten
Member
As someone who really liked the first two games, I lost all interest, when they revealed the setting and Max' new appearance. Now fans of the third game might tell me how wrong I am and that it's still very much like the first two games, but that's not really what Rockstar showed or communicated. I'll get it in a Steam sale in a year or two.
Lord Phol
Member
.Bought both Diablo 3 and Max Payne 3 and I enjoyed MP3 alot more.
You are wrong and it's still very much like the first two games.
dragonfart28
Banned
Yea, but L.A. Noire's development cost is probably 3x as much as Max Payne's.
StoppedInTracks
Member
Patcher is trolling developers now?
Shameful.
Shameful.
somesayyea
Member
I'll grab it when it drops to $40 or lower...can't justify spending $60 on many games nowadays.
IdreamofHIME
Member
As soon as Diablo 3's release date was dropped they should have up a few weeks.
CharmingCharlie
Member
I've steered clear of Rockstars stuff on the PC ever since GTA 4 it would take a hell of a lot to get me to start opening my wallet again to them.
wondermega
Member
it's a pretty old brand, and not one which has aged too wonderfully. Not to say it's bad, just not exactly.. rich, compared to pretty much all of their other IP. Was there even any genuine hype leading up to this game?
MetalGuardian
Banned
Since Pachter said it does that mean it has actually sold twice as much as L.A. Noire?
yeah
L.A. Noire sold more because it looked something new and innovative. In the end it was a crappy game but people already payed for the game.
Mp3 is a good game with nice tech, but I don't like the setting and the level graphics. Also the story is not so interesting.
I don't think diablo 3 is a problem. Diablo 3 is a pc game only, it was a success because everyone on pc bought it, but there are a lot of people who play only on console.
Noteworthy the marketing effort of R*, it wasn't enough and added more costs to the development budget of the game. Next time they should avoid game like that being in development for an insane amount of years or with franchise like that they are going to lose a lot of money.
Broder Salsa
Banned
Seeing as it's NPD... No.
Nope.