Max Payne 3

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7.8

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  1. Velvetvelvet
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    Если вы играли в Max Payne 1/2 - никогда не покупайте Max Payne 3. Вас ждет огромное разочарование. Скучный примитивный шутер, сюжет не цепляет.
  2. Fofosenpai
    Aug 6, 2023
    7
    Its my first max Payne experience and i enjoyed it, I missed short story games.
  3. Sholva
    Jun 18, 2023
    7
    I've played Max Payne 3 several times ever since it released and, no matter how many times I do, I can't find myself to find it as good as the first two games, for a couple yet simple reasons.

    Firstly, the Pacing: this game has a terrible first part or first few hours: the Flow in the Gameplay is constantly interrupted by what are clearly Loading Screens masked behind in-engine    I've played Max Payne 3 several times ever since it released and, no matter how many times I do, I can't find myself to find it as good as the first two games, for a couple yet simple reasons.

    Firstly, the Pacing: this game has a terrible first part or first few hours: the Flow in the Gameplay is constantly interrupted by what are clearly Loading Screens masked behind in-engine cutscenes, and I mean constantly, like "clean one room, cutscene, clean the next room, cutscene", it's quite terrible design.
    Furthermore, sometimes these cutscenes are pre-rendered, and when stuff "loads" in the background they switch to in-engine real time rendering, which maybe it was not too jarring in 2012, but nowadays it's bad, hasn't aged well at all.

    Secondly, I don't think it's a very good Max Payne game. As a Third Person Shooter, it's competent, if only the insane amount of Cutscenes would let us actually shoot stuff for more than 30 seconds.
    Combat and movement feel good enough but, considering this game came out 9 years after the second game, not a lot has changed, it's been modernized, sure, but I felt the shooting mechanics were good enough already in Max Payne 2, although I reckon they're a bit better in this third instalment, for sure, and it does feel quite responsive.

    I don't see any need to have a Cover mechanic though, it does seem the developers tried to adapt mechanics from certain other well known third person franchise, as many other games tried, and I think it doesn't work well with the pace and flow of the combat.

    Story wise, it pales in comparison to the original games, for sure, and the ending is extremely weak for what it's Max's last story, the end of the journey.

    Graphically speaking, it was not a bad looking game in 2012, using modern techniques for the time such as Tessellation and improved AO, even offering MSAA on top of the FXAA, which is nice.

    Level Design is also a bit of a hit and miss, some levels feel decent, while others seem like quite poorly designed and clearly meant to be basically cutscene festivals and scripted set pieces one after another, which is a shame.

    And when the game starts feeling a bit better paced...it just ends, and that's it.

    The throwbacks to the original games, by letting us play in some periods from Max's past, wearing a more appropriate attire and in the more familiar NY setting, are nice, but that alone does not make the game feel like a proper Max Payne game should, sadly.

    Still, the game does has its merits as a third person action shooter, but it could've been so much better, had Remedy worked on the development.

    I don't think anyone would ask or expect for this game to be remade someday but, perhaps after the Remakes for the first two games are done and released, things could be seen under a different light, although I won't hold my breath for that to happen.    … Expand
  4. Taken_Hades
    May 19, 2023
    7
    -7/10 story
    -8/10 gameplay
    -8/10 environments
    -6/10 characters
    -6/10 music
  5. nastyjes
    Apr 15, 2023
    7
    Well done .
  6. Naked_Snakee
    Apr 7, 2023
    7
    Just text (crutch) to save the game to the list. Such things. Maybe I'll do a review later.
  7. Rustick
    Dec 19, 2022
    7
    крутая стрельба графика неплохая атмосферно
    сюжет не оценил как и персонажей
    на разок пойдет, просто крепкая игра
  8. Jollyolfun
    Nov 18, 2022
    7
    It's got bullet time, alcohol abuse, and a lot of psychopathic murder. What isn't there to like??
  9. Antohadance
    Nov 2, 2022
    6
    Самая слабая часть серии, сюжет и сеттинг отвратительны, геймплей на любителя
  10. akm_lavx
    Jun 26, 2022
    7
    Bought the game on Steam and spent some ~12-14 hours to complete the singleplayer. Wish I could give this game a better score, but there are some flaws to an otherwise genuinely good title.

    Max Payne 3 has a decent story, although it seems to have lost its characteristic hopeless melancholic flair in favor of more popular "darker, grittier and edgier" athmosphere. Max started feeling a    Bought the game on Steam and spent some ~12-14 hours to complete the singleplayer. Wish I could give this game a better score, but there are some flaws to an otherwise genuinely good title.

    Max Payne 3 has a decent story, although it seems to have lost its characteristic hopeless melancholic flair in favor of more popular "darker, grittier and edgier" athmosphere. Max started feeling a bit more generic as a character, especially closer to the end of the game, with his almost phylosophical diatribes replaced by something more akin to a stereotypical "broken tough guy" bravado. Sao Paulo works alright, and its much more lively and vivid athmosphere creates a nice contrast with what's going on with Max himself, but this immediately creates a noticeable "story / setting" segregation that I didn't feel like the writers managed to properly address - plus, MP2's "perma-rain" or MP1's "perma-snow" felt much more appropriate for the athmosphere and setting prior games had. Overall, it's not an entirely terrible tonal shift, but it looks - and feels - a bit sloppy and undercooked, especially when Dan Houser's influence makes the story veer into GTA's turf of "half-sarcastic parody" territory. As a result, Max sometimes feels like a copy of GTA 5's Michael! Although not as sociopathic and hypocritical one, I'll give Rockstar that, it still feels out of character.

    Gameplay's fine, but the addition of cover system has admittedly removed a lot of incentive for more aggressive playstyles. This, coupled with clunky controls (especially related to covers), inability to properly crouch when behind cover, and every single attempt to jump immediately turning on bullet time creates some frustration in an otherwise nice if uninspired and risk-averse gameplay.    … Expand
  11. Izoeros
    Jun 20, 2022
    7
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  12. AngryGeek
    Jun 7, 2022
    6
    Gta 5 max payne mode :D Although the game is of good quality, the series does not have a noir atmosphere. I didn't like the story. I ran into a very bad problem once in the game. I recommend it to shooter game lovers.
  13. moonlaba
    Jan 17, 2022
    7
    너무 많은 개발비가 들어가 흥행으로는 실패했으나 이 엔진이 GTA5 개발에 쓰였다고하니 그건 또 나름대로 이득인듯...확실히 엔진이 좋으니 총질하는 맛이 죽인다. 다만 산만하기만한 스토리가 끝나고나면 맹물처럼 잊혀짐.
  14. vova22379
    Dec 18, 2021
    7
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  15. Bushido95
    Sep 28, 2021
    5
    Я только сейчас вспомнил, что у Макса Пейна была 3 часть..
    3 часть не вызывала никаких чувств вот и всё будь она хоть в 50 раз лучше технически или в графическом плане. Я помню цитаты, музыку, сюжет, некоторых боссов, локации из первых 2 частей, но из 3 части я вообще ничего не помню кроме лысины Макса и может быть одну локацию из Бразилии просто из-за сильного колорита.    Я только сейчас вспомнил, что у Макса Пейна была 3 часть..
    3 часть не вызывала никаких чувств вот и всё будь она хоть в 50 раз лучше технически или в графическом плане. Я помню цитаты, музыку, сюжет, некоторых боссов, локации из первых 2 частей, но из 3 части я вообще ничего не помню кроме лысины Макса и может быть одну локацию из Бразилии просто из-за сильного колорита.
  16. SewAwOw
    Jul 10, 2021
    7
    Неплохой боевичок. От нуарной атмосферы прошлых частей почти ничего не осталось, зато прибавилось в зрелищности. Макс Пейн уходит на покой.
  17. GabriMH19
    May 9, 2021
    7
    - MAX PAYNE 3 -

    Ambientación --> 9 Escenarios --> 8 Narrativa --> 7 Personajes --> 6 Dificultad --> 6 Jugabilidad --> 6 Mecánicas --> 6 Gráficos --> 7 Innovación --> 6 Contenido --> 7 Errores o bugs --> 8 Plano artístico --> 7 - TIPS - No he tenido la oportunidad de jugar a los demás juego de la saga Max Payne por lo cual so sabría decir si es mejor o peor juego que sus    - MAX PAYNE 3 -

    Ambientación --> 9 Escenarios --> 8
    Narrativa --> 7 Personajes --> 6
    Dificultad --> 6 Jugabilidad --> 6
    Mecánicas --> 6 Gráficos --> 7
    Innovación --> 6 Contenido --> 7
    Errores o bugs --> 8 Plano artístico --> 7

    - TIPS -
    No he tenido la oportunidad de jugar a los demás juego de la saga Max Payne por lo cual so sabría decir si es mejor o peor juego que sus antecesores. Pero si que evaluándolo como juego único de acción tengo que decir que es un gran juego de acción frenética mezclado como un sin fin de escenas de disparos. Muy recomendado si lo que estas buscando es una buena historia de acción que te recuerde a aquellas famosas películas americanas de detectives y policías que se sumergen en un conflicto donde las balas predominan sobre todas las cosas.    … Expand
  18. Dmitriykas
    Apr 9, 2021
    7
    In general, I like the game as a continuation of the series, but in places it's stuffy
  19. Ratingss
    Feb 20, 2021
    6
    The gameplay is slower and more realistic than the previous games, its different but still good, the slow motion feels a bit too strong now tough. What ruins this game is that they made it too on rails, the levels are minuscule and too linear couple that with the fact you cant take two steps or fight more than a handful of enemies before some stupid cinematic kicks in. This could easilyThe gameplay is slower and more realistic than the previous games, its different but still good, the slow motion feels a bit too strong now tough. What ruins this game is that they made it too on rails, the levels are minuscule and too linear couple that with the fact you cant take two steps or fight more than a handful of enemies before some stupid cinematic kicks in. This could easily been a great game but these decisions made by the developers regarding how to tell the story completely **** it up.… Expand
  20. Kotofon
    Jan 31, 2021
    7
    Макс Пэйн пережил многое: на его глазах умирали родные и близкие ему люди, и эти трагедии оставили в его душе неизгладимый след. Он ушел из полиции, пристрастился к выпивке и болеутоляющим, всё больше погружаясь в бездну отчаянья. В попытке бежать от своего прошлого Макс перебирается в Бразилию и становится телохранителем богатого торговца недвижимостью из Сан-Паулу — Родриго Бранко. НоМакс Пэйн пережил многое: на его глазах умирали родные и близкие ему люди, и эти трагедии оставили в его душе неизгладимый след. Он ушел из полиции, пристрастился к выпивке и болеутоляющим, всё больше погружаясь в бездну отчаянья. В попытке бежать от своего прошлого Макс перебирается в Бразилию и становится телохранителем богатого торговца недвижимостью из Сан-Паулу — Родриго Бранко. Но события разворачиваются таким образом, что Макс оказывается на улицах незнакомого города лицом к лицу со смертельной опасностью. Он должен выжить — и выяснить, что же происходит.… Expand
  21. Hangrad
    Dec 11, 2020
    7
    Gameplay
    -The reaction of the weapons is at a level that can be called good compared to the action game.
    The ability to use two different weapons is revolutionary. It provides a great benefit to the game. It has a gameplay that fits well with the definition of the action genre. -Map designs are above average. -The variety of weapons is sufficient. -Cutscene with cinematic transition    Gameplay
    -The reaction of the weapons is at a level that can be called good compared to the action game.
    The ability to use two different weapons is revolutionary. It provides a great benefit to the game.
    It has a gameplay that fits well with the definition of the action genre.
    -Map designs are above average.
    -The variety of weapons is sufficient.
    -Cutscene with cinematic transition offers a really different experience.

    Story
    -It has huge shortcomings compared to the first two games. This game is very good mechanically, but very bad in terms of story.
    The Max Payne series drew people with its dark atmosphere. Rockstar tried to take a different route but failed.
    The only good thing is that Max Payne's speeches are detailed and beautiful.

    Graphics
    - The game has good graphics compared to the time it was released. They managed to reflect the atmosphere really well.

    Sound effects
    -Good level. Above average but could be better.

    Optimization
    -Rockstar has done a good job in this regard. It is played without any problems on the PC port.

    In short, although Max Payne 3 is really good in terms of gameplay, it is bad in terms of story compared to other games of the series.    … Expand
  22. Relkad
    Sep 18, 2020
    5
    The character is still max payne as you know from the previous games, but the environment and the other characters kind of ruined a bit for me.
    Still has good action.
  23. Alex_Stone
    Jul 8, 2020
    6
    Однообразный геймплей заебавший через час игры, не самая интересная история, не знаю, что еще можно сказать про игру.
  24. Renaigse
    May 12, 2020
    7
    Из +:
    - Хорошая графика, даже в 2к20, что уж говорить в момент выхода игры
    - В целом неплохой сюжет, по началу кажется супер неочемный, но потом он раскрывается - Шикарный, харизматичный гг - Неплохие постановочные моменты - Сложность ( игра весьма требовательна к аиму) - Геймплей, к середине он мне крайне наскучил, однако после середины, когда сюжет начал набирать обороты, он мне    Из +:
    - Хорошая графика, даже в 2к20, что уж говорить в момент выхода игры
    - В целом неплохой сюжет, по началу кажется супер неочемный, но потом он раскрывается
    - Шикарный, харизматичный гг
    - Неплохие постановочные моменты
    - Сложность ( игра весьма требовательна к аиму)
    - Геймплей, к середине он мне крайне наскучил, однако после середины, когда сюжет начал набирать обороты, он мне вообще не приедался, раздавать хэдшоты в замедленном времени це кайф
    Из -:
    -Музыкальное сопровождение просто худшее за всю историю игропрома, просто минус уши, какое-то непонятное гудение вечно, и не важно, экшн сейчас или главный герой просто ходит-бродит где-нибудь, очень сильно кстати давит на мозг, советую вообще на 0 музыку сделать.
    - Управление крайне кривое , по крайней на клавомыши
    - Вместо нормального спринта, какая то пародия на спринт, главный герой почему-то не умеет нормально бегать
    - Ну стандартная история про чела, который выкашивает армии бандитов, очень трудно поверить в то, что у каких-то оборванцев из фавел есть армия, насчитывающая тысячи солдат.
    - Дебильные скрипты, особенно заметно в битве с финальным боссом в полиц. участке, где ты должен сделать так, как задумывали разрабы, на хедшоты ему будет пофиг.
    - Отсутствие хоть какой-либо свободы, игра крайне прямолинейна и заскриптована
    - Идиотское решение запихивать врагов по слепым зонам, резко за угол и т.д. Приличное количество ситуаций, когда ты получаешь гарантированный, так называемый "несправедливый" урон.
    - Есть весьма сомнительные миссии и ситуации, которые стоило бы вырезать: погоня на автобусе, миссия на болоте и погоня на катере.
    Ну, в общем и целом, неплохая игра, не супер-вау, но попробовать можно, хотя косяков дофига, для рокстар-то, которые вылизывают свои игры...    … Expand
  25. jelikey
    May 10, 2020
    7
    After I finished the game, I tried to play it one more time....
    ...but then....
    ..... I got frustrated like hell..
    because I had to watch the long cutscenes again and again..
    I tried to skip them but I couldnt skip them most of the time
  26. PnuTTT
    Mar 27, 2020
    7
    On my first play-through i loved it. The combat was amazing and the plot was interesting enough not to be boring, but on my second play-through it was very frustrating because you cant skip the cutscenes and the story wasnt as interesting because i already knew everything that was going to happen. But overall it was a good game
  27. TomasoNBlyat
    Mar 23, 2019
    6
    Начну с сюжета. Сюжет неплохой, и интересно что Макс из Нью-Йорка переезжает в солнечную Бразилию. Так же порадовала оптимизация игры, она хорошо и даже на слабых ПК спокойно пойдёт. А теперь перейдём к геймплею. Вначале может показаться обычный, но уже к 12 главе он тебя бесит. Вечный отстрел врагов. Особенно в полицейском участке. В первом и втором Максе главное было - нуар иНачну с сюжета. Сюжет неплохой, и интересно что Макс из Нью-Йорка переезжает в солнечную Бразилию. Так же порадовала оптимизация игры, она хорошо и даже на слабых ПК спокойно пойдёт. А теперь перейдём к геймплею. Вначале может показаться обычный, но уже к 12 главе он тебя бесит. Вечный отстрел врагов. Особенно в полицейском участке. В первом и втором Максе главное было - нуар и расследование. Тут же 90% времени ты просто убиваешь всех кого не лень. И это надоедает спустя час игры, из-за чего возвращаться к игре не хочется. На этом мой обзор игры закончился, пойду дальше отстреливать толпы врагов.… Expand
  28. wojtasemzi
    Nov 28, 2018
    6
    Gra jest mechanicznie bardzo dobra, ale przez chwilę płaczesz nad flaszką i później zabijasz ogromne grupy pionków.
  29. MillersWeeb
    Nov 16, 2018
    5
    Игра тупенькая, но на пару вечеров хватит. Некоторые даже умудрялись в неё в мультиплеер играть как-то.
  30. OZcomingFRoo
    Jun 29, 2018
    7
    Generally, I believe Rockstar Games knows how to make games , but when it comes to adapt the Max Payne franchise , they just drop the ball.

    As someone who played Max Payne 1+2 in 2018 and just started playing Max Payne 3 it really boggles me that they changed so many mechanics from the old Game - You can limit the use of 4 weapons - You can add a dedicate cover mechanic (which is    Generally, I believe Rockstar Games knows how to make games , but when it comes to adapt the Max Payne franchise , they just drop the ball.

    As someone who played Max Payne 1+2 in 2018 and just started playing Max Payne 3 it really boggles me that they changed so many mechanics from the old Game

    - You can limit the use of 4 weapons
    - You can add a dedicate cover mechanic (which is welcomed very well)
    - You can replace the comic style cutscenes with flashy ones

    But the bullet time mechanic is heavily nerfed to a side mechanic you can barely use.
    Unless you plan to combo Dodge + Slow-mo (like an idiot) , you barely get any chance to use the slow motion.
    I played in hard mode , so I don't know about normal , but the slow-mo bonus you got in every kill in Max Payne 1&2 is GONE IN 3 ?! WHY ?!
    The main focus was shooting in slow motion and avoiding gun fire like Neo !!

    But no , instead , lets play like a typical 3rd person shooter, just way more clunky !

    And then comes the unnecessary cutscenes, I don't mean the ones after you finish a level or where their is exposition, I mean the ones where NOTHING SPECIAL IS HAPPENNING.

    Adding insult to injuries , you can't skip cutscenes, not unless you have yourself an SSD to load you level faster because every level or even a CUTSCENE takes precious amount of loading time.

    If you started on Max Payne 3 , chances are you thought it was a good or an OK game.
    I advise you to try the older ones.

    Update:
    So After sometime , I bought the game to give some more look into it.
    Yes, this game is this lacking smooth gameplay wise (which I I'll explain deeply in a bit), but the story was great IMO. Max suffered enough to get into a certain point where he really doesn't give a damn about his life. So the cursing works well IMO.

    Aside from that, I was actaully suprised that Max was heavily animated in gameplay.
    However, Rockstar's investment on smooth animation has it's flaws.. and deep ones.
    Max can get stuck in some animations before he can shoot or even turn.
    It's redicilous, but if the animation script was not finish, You will experience some awkward delay.
    Just goes to show that it doesn't matter if you have smooth animations, GAMEPLAY-IS-EVERYTHING! meaning it must give you the sense of control.

    Sadly for me I don't have the change to play the multiplayer which I heard was supreme against multiplayers like Uncharted 3 and 2.
    Ahh... the good old days in Uncharted (don't mind this comment, just got a nostolgic feeling XD)

    // Another Update On extra things on the game//

    I thought about doing some fun arcade to unlock unlimited bullet.
    The mode called "score attack" has this odd way of giving perfect score....
    If you think that pulling headshots left and right is the way to get the highest score , then guess what buddy , WRONG !!!!
    You have to riddle your enemies with more bullets to get the big amount of score on them.
    Why? Because f*ck stylish gameplay... -_-.
    The only way to get top score is to bullet dodge for slow motion and shoot the enemy 5 times in his chest and then to his head.... ahh...... this is so stupid.

    // Final Update (Online/Multiplayer only) //

    I finally got my change to play a few rounds.
    This game has one of the best BALANCED 3rd person shooters I've ever played. It's simple, classic and reminds of the good old days.
    Funny enough, the ridicilous animations weren't present. It made the game more fast pace and just way more fun.
    It's funny because if they stick those mechanics to the single player the game would have been far better than what it is.
    Luckily ,and sadly and the same time, I was already late for the party, because not alot of people are playing this wondorful online game. Everybody are now sticking to the sh*tty *ss 3rd person battle arena shooter Fortnite because it's so fun to walk for 7 mintutes only to get camped by *ssholes. I miss the good old mutliplayers... the balanced ones that is.... 6.7/10 because the online is so good but the single player is so "animated"    … Expand
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#13 Best PC Game of 2012
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#9 Most Discussed PC Game of 2012
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#10 Most Shared PC Game of 2012

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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 13, 2012
    87
    Max Payne 3 feels like a PC original, in a very good way. [Aug 2012]
  2. PC Master (Greece)
    Aug 31, 2012
    91
    Its deviation from the mood instilled by its predecessors might annoy some purist fans, but Max Payne 3's undisputed quality standards in all accounts will make them look the other way and enjoy the game as it is. [July 2012]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 29, 2012
    90
    Max Payne is god and it really doesn't matter that he is not the fair one. He is the most interesting action character these days and the game itself is one of the best you can get. [July 2012]
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