The Rise and Fall of Max Payne

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Few features are as ingrained in the fabric of modern shooters as bullet time. Whether included as a mechanic that one can use at the press of a button, or an occurrence that only happens in scripted moments, bullet time is the punctuation mark of every game it graces; an awesome, yet functional tool that gamers and developers alike can’t get enough of. And it wouldn’t be nearly as popular as it is today were it not for Max Payne.
Released in 2001 by Remedy Entertainment, a video game developer based in Espoo, Finland, Max Payne put players in control of its titular protagonist on a slow-motion massacre through New York’s underground. It was dark, it was intense, and - most importantly - it was much more than just a series of reality-defying firefights, with its story spinning an intoxicating, noir-inspired yarn about Max’s descent into madness as he attempts to avenge his family’s death.
Players lapped it up in droves, leading the industry at large to try and integrate its mechanics into their own products, and Remedy to produce a follow-up: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. The latter offered an even slicker rendition of Max’s twisted world and mechanics, as well as an earnest attempt to try and portray a love story at a time when the medium, let alone shooters, rarely featured them. Unfortunately, while its reception was even more impressive, its sales struggled to pass muster, and for a period of time after its release, it seemed as if the series had nothing more to offer - barring a mediocre film adaptation starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis.
Yet like Max himself, its spirit refused to rest until it ended things on its own terms - and in 2012, Rockstar Games released Max Payne 3. Featuring a cruelly aged version of the series’ protagonist, and a setting more reminiscent of Man on Fire than The Big Sleep, the threequel offered long-time fans a rather different experience that what had come before it; one that thoroughly used the mechanics, systems, and characters Remedy had cultivated during the series’ heyday, but still felt distinctly Rockstar in its execution. Not all were pleased with this change in direction, and its sales, while better than its predecessor’s, underwhelmed once more. But even its most ardent critics agreed that as far as shooters went, it was still duly impressive.
Like any video game series no longer being worked on, Max Payne’s absence from the current realm of triple-A games is sad. But when one evaluates what the series managed to accomplish while it was alive, it’s hard not to be appreciative of how it went out.
This is the rise and fall of Max Payne.
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[@whodatsaddle]

Max Payne 3 is one of the most underrated games of all time. It still holds up fantastically even today. It is well worth a replay if you haven’t played it in ages.

[@KiLeTheKiLLa]

I regret selling my 980ti pre-covid :(

[@phil_5430]

Underrated? It scored pretty good at release as far as I know and has a large fanbase. Rightfully so, the game has a mindblowing gunplay if not the best in the industry

[@Impulset0]

I’ve played through 3 countless times. It’s timeless. The story and characters keep me glued time after time. Let alone the badass gameplay.

[@AydarBMSTU]

Thank god it flopped)

[@MishaElRusito]

I replay it at least once a year for sure. If you want one-two days of non stop shootouts, Max Payne 3 is for you. On top of that the locations they show in the game look spectacular.

[@kyouhyung]

The series never fell; Max just retired, and he earned it.

[@aries4378]

👏

[@-Trauma.]

Max on the beach, at a tiki hut, sipping on a soda pop, watching the aftermath of the good that he finally got to do. And he prevented Passos from going down the same path as him.

[@IAMNOTRANA]

Yeah he really love making click bait shitty title like every game needs to be milk to ground like call of duty or assassin's creed with never ending plot.

[@thegoat4461]

💯

[@HisVirusness]

I'm the 200th person to agree.

[@AlyxxTheRat]

I'd rather have a solid trilogy than a milked franchise.

[@riotriguez5854]

Like Final Fantasy

[@YOBAMUSTDIE]

i agree with you, endless franchises never end well and usually at point of 3rd or 4th game/movie/season/volume - everything starts to turn into shit, sometimes even 2nd part fucks up everything.

[@MaakaSakuranbo]

@@riotriguez5854 Eh, the FF's are all pretty different. The only thing in common is that they're JRPG and called Final Fantasy. They could just as well title it something else

[@raabm5292]

@@riotriguez5854 this is just a stupid comment lol

[@MerlautJones]

I'd like if Rockstar made their own linear shooter, seeing as Max Payne wasn't their character and cover-shooting's their preference. But they're only focused on open world games now.

[@surfinturf4620]

I thought it was perfect the way they ended MP3, Max always kept saying that he wanted to walk away in peace and drift off into the sunset and that's what they showed, a perfect end to a perfect trilogy.

[@abramsullivan7764]

Yes

[@Krushnerabs]

Agree 👍🏻

[@CaptainReynolds-flyinspace]

"he wanted to walk away in peace" and thats why he moved from NY to one of the dangerous places in the world))

[@Aivottaja]

Max Payne fell just right. While MP2 would have sufficed as an ending, MP3 was no failure. You expected his story to end miserably, in a hail of gunfire. Instead, he chooses life eventually. No more games are needed for this character. He's earned his rest. And he went out on a high note.

[@THEYCANTSTOPME]

Yeah but guys like max dont go out on that kind of high note. I would love to see. Old man max and Mona in a return to glory Mona doesnt have to be dead her ass always live

[@jaxchacky9358]

@@THEYCANTSTOPME well she did alive in the alternative ending but I think max is ready for his own wheelchair for dodge and shoot plus walking for god know how long I think a prequel to Mona story is a lot better in my opinion

[@ishmeelcurry3394]

@@THEYCANTSTOPME she isn’t dead Dan houser didn’t know what to do with her storywise in MP3 in MP4 they can create a story where Max has a long lost child from Mona and he goes back to the U.S to reunite however Max child turns out to be a hired killer like Mona and the mafia dude still looking for Max whiles he at war with the punchinello family Max is caught in the middle of chaos while the bigger picture unfolds involving some type of corrupt government agenda

[@THEYCANTSTOPME]

@@ishmeelcurry3394 or the story could be about old lady Mona being a loose end assett for the gov. And her killer trained son is thrown in the fire with her. Then they can maybe do a 5 as 4 would end with Mona finding out they looking for max as well and drags her son to panama to get max as they come back to the states to fight back one last time Max can find out he has a son and ultimately agrees to help after not caring and accepting his demise. "It was no more running, hell as old as I am Id just be a hamster running in a wheel, I couldve ran forever but Id be going nowhere. Still inside a wheel in a cage, feds wouldnt even have to have the drop on me".

[@ishmeelcurry3394]

@@THEYCANTSTOPME I like that story hopefully they create something like that seems logical

[@snakeplissken8603]

"They were all dead. The final gunshot was an exclamation mark on everything that had led to this point. I released my finger from the trigger, and it was over."

[@DevaXXL]

"To make any kind of sense of it, I need to go back 3 years, back to the night the Pain started." Aaaand I should go back to replay this masterpiece.

[@Hasnain1F]

The dialog was absolute masterpiece!

[@roflc0re]

And a masterpiece was born

[@akvalues]

Poetic

[@LegacyFable]

Greatest quote in gaming < my opinion

[@Archy871]

"Suddenly it all made sense, siloueted health bars, ammo count time slowing down to show off my moves... I was stuck inside a computer video game. Funny as hell, it was the most horrible thing I could think of" - Max

[@alucard624]

One of the best 4th wall breaking moments in gaming ever.

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Fan fictions - “you sure about that?”

[@tanmayjagtap9621]

yo are these all quotes from max payne 1?

[@Archy871]

@@tanmayjagtap9621 yes

[@benzosbenchmarks8145]

Max Payne didn't fall. He was a perfectly constructed story and game series. How a series should be.

[@_timetravels4528]

The 3rd opus's story was a bit too grand for my taste. But the gameplay is still one of the most impressive I've seen in my life. Truly makes you feel like you're John Wick

[@yankoelgueta1116]

I agreed my dude

[@SilverSai]

@@_timetravels4528 What you actually meant was "John Wick actually makes you watch a decent Max Payne movie, unlike that shitflick with Mark Wahlberg."

[@romaliop]

The second game is titled "The Fall of Max Payne", though :D

[@benzosbenchmarks8145]

@@romaliop You got me there!

[@yankoelgueta1116]

I would change the title "fall" to "end" it ended with dignity and with a badass last game

[@TG-ge1oh]

Retirement even

[@Jonathanhernandez-lr6ft]

@Romanogers4ever true but it makes sounds like the games got worse

[@StingrayX]

"If the Max Payne movie succeeded in doing anything, it was uniting fans across the world in their dislike of it." XD

[@Bandstand]

StingrayX we’re still using XD huh

[@miceatah9359]

i mean yes but there are far worse movie adaptations of games out there the worst part 4 me was rly mark wahlberg with his shitty babyface just didnt fit at all

[@miceatah9359]

@Joe L'Horri why? hes like one of the worst actors ever

[@masterexploder9668]

If they just swapped names for some random whatever to help forget it was a MP, then movie might have been a bit more tolerable. "Might" and "a bit", not much improvement.

[@anaveragefilmmaker1422]

@@miceatah9359 You must be watching the wrong films

[@Gotakibono]

For me the Max Payne games are as close to a perfect trilogy as you can get. I'll never not get chills when I hear the game's theme.

[@FreeOpenTruth]

I agree with you about the first two games but the third is too much of a departure that it almost feels like a different IP instead of the last in a trilogy.

[@3MAR443]

Yeah, I actually played Max Payne 1 after finished Max Payne 3, in MP3 Rockstar focused on the narrative part with their camera angles and cutscenes and feel more heavier than Max Payne.

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

The ending was good enough to not need a sequel. It was perfect

[@Adrian07z]

Gotakibono *I would call Max Payne 3: Jungle Bullshit the opposite of perfect. That fucking joke of a game was like making a game with Commander Shepard roaming the world of Mario with the Normandy to save a fucking mushroom princes*

[@circle2867]

@Joe L'Horri nah i felt the third one ruined it. i don't even count the third game tbh

[@annietmood]

>Fall I'd rather think of it as Max just retiring from the whole thing finally, at least based on 3's ending. Just let him rest, he's been through enough.

[@MasterAce501]

Android 2990 Version 2.0 he needs to kick Japan’s ass now... perhaps killing off the yakuza?

[@IskenderCaglarM41B441]

Johnny Flannigan Stop before it became crap

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

@Johnny Flannigan - Stop before they reboot Max Payne but as Maxine Payne the transgender.

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

Max Payne 2 was exactly like Max Payne but nobody bought it. So they change it up for Max Payne 3 and fans complain it isn't like Max Payne 2 (the game that didn't sell). Gamer's love to complain about everything.

[@SumDumGai5]

@@kummakummakummakummakummac8606 Yes, they do. Whiny.

[@burrger2007]

"You want Payne, I'll give you Pain!" - Max Payne - E3 1998

[@ZacCoxTV]

i miss max payne

[@foulplay6666]

Yo what’s up Zac

[@abramsullivan7764]

I know

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

We all know a Payne just without bullet time or anything badass

[@dennisoffline1568]

and Max.... is surely missing you too

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

max payne 3 is one of the greatest games ever made. they need to remaster it for ps4. the story is just fantastic

[@MacForaday]

I like how he refered to the main character at the end as if he were real and aware that his game was no longer being made and that it was a relief to him.

[@shmookins]

Gotta tug those emotions.

[@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz]

"Don’t answer that, a rhetorical question."

[@jhj22]

"Ladies and Gentlemen! It's the payne in the butt." "Ha-Ha. Payne to the Max."

[@asdfjklo234]

Was that a superchat?

[@HuggableX0X0]

You’re killing me.

[@Karv3r]

Is this the Payne residence?

[@sh0ryualfa393]

*No, this is PATRICK!!!*

[@cryohellinc]

" I'm an American Has Been, in a Brazilian Never Was" Brilliant series.

[@Grandmastergav86]

MP3 is very flawed but I love some of the cheesy dialogue, it was very much Max Payne "I'm not slippin' man, I'm slipped".

[@Archy871]

"It came down to an American Has been and a Brazilian Never was to get the girl back..."

[@cryohellinc]

@@Archy871 My memory has it totally wrong then? :) Perhaps a good time to replay this fantastic game.

[@esteemedyams]

That's not the line....

[@Grandmastergav86]

@Savo Major pacing issues for a start.

[@OfficialRedTeamReview]

Max Payne 3: Heisenberg

[@abramsullivan7764]

Wait what

[@GuddishNuggish]

@@abramsullivan7764 waaaaiiiitttt whaaAAaAt -Abram Sullivan

[@Milo-xb3gj]

@@GuddishNuggish wAAaaAAaAiIiiiIiitttt wWwwwHaAaAaAAaAttttTTt -Abram Sullivan -E Reg

[@ginoongsilvino]

More like Mike Ehrmantraut

[@sotb367]

pasos, i have cancer we need to cook meth in brazil

[@jack_rabbit]

Never understood the hate for 3. It changed things up just enough to keep it fresh, and told its story beautifully.

[@MANTAZA66]

People didnt like the third one ? I actually found all of them to be extremely well made games and personally i liked max in the third one a lot

[@atomos1463]

Well when I played the third one it was super buggy. I liked it but it was very open and the story was short not really thought out as much. I did like the building shootout and bus shoot out, but i felt it should have been longer or maybe I ask for to much who knows

[@atomos1463]

@fukka I wish for a remaster of 1 and 2 made longer and more action packed as well, but you only get so much from that.

[@brennanwn]

Same

[@phorz85]

Not to understate the importance of his multiplayer. First being refuge for lots of red deads frustrated players after the modding could let u forget about actually playing on a console, - just to become refuge again for ppl like me, once gtao started to bore the shit out of me, even well b4 it turned into this unrescuable mess of today. N while the xbox360 community slowly started dying of,on ps3 it still is alive n kick... killing dodging n refusing to leave. After all that years. There even still r ppl starting it. That truely earned the title "evergreen". Edit: Lmao,i've just yet seen the guy saying that it's online community died of much quicker, than their other online modes?... I struggle not to pee myself - did he even played it or is he just repeating bullshit of journos who definitly were painting a narative back then,that should help getting gtao over. The time of that first drop pretty much fits in the time the other was released. N still it's here n prves why game journalism mainstream is on the way to the junkyard of irrelevancy just like film critics r. These two groups today must b decode with reverse psycology to get at least a chance of some useful info.

[@pumpdump4274]

I was thinking the same. People complaining too fucking much. All the max payne games where fun to play.

[@bonsu915]

Most underrated game. People ask for a John wick game, well Max Payne 3 is the closest we can get to a John wick game

[@romaliop]

Surely you mean John Wick is the closest we can get to a Max Payne movie?

[@bonsu915]

romaliop it works both ways I guess

[@mohamednail1707]

John wick a great max payne movie Max payne a great john wick game

[@stolenname94]

Splinter cell conviction is the best john wick sim

[@mohamednail1707]

@@stolenname94 that game was also good

[@FogHorn1911]

The Max Payne movie: Make a movie based on a video game that takes elements from movies, but don't use any of the elements from the movies the video game was based on.

[@bunnybreaker]

So true. How you can fuck up a Max Payne movie, I just don't understand. Guy Pearce, John Woo, Boom, Done.

[@nicklander3301]

I say give it an another shot with Joe Carnahan directing and Patrick Wilson as Max

[@frankcastle4547]

@@nicklander3301 mel gibson or thonas jane as max

[@todesziege]

That's what most game-to-movie adaptations have done, and a big reason why they end up sucking.

[@hidayathullabhandari9419]

The series never fell. Max had one of the most satisfying endings. 🙌

[@lorddicklebowski8459]

Max Payne 2 is still one of my favorite Games of all time.The Soundtrack is so great!

[@L1ve2Win]

I have MP3 on my MP3 player. God thats a terrible pun. Plz dont tell Max. Seriously tho SAME BRO.

[@taw4527]

Max Payne 2&3 are the best 3rd person shooters ever imo.

[@Fragmatic88]

I think Max has suffered enough. Let him have his eternal vacation on a sunny beach somewhere!

[@THEYCANTSTOPME]

yet kratos survived a few games after gow 3 before the reboot saved it, Max can always return as he is one of the most iconic game characters of all time.

[@neilingleton9544]

neilingleton

[@ihatemyjob9502]

@@THEYCANTSTOPME kratos is a god!

[@THEYCANTSTOPME]

@@ihatemyjob9502 no the point was that Max payne is overused and time to end the franchise when it just needs a fresh take like how God of war was getting stale until the PS4 version. Same as spiderman.

[@cheesecake9077]

"I ain't slippin' man - I've slipped. I'm a bad joke."

[@jlkc1993]

got a bullet hole in my second favourite drinking arm

[@superdrinkingpepsi]

Haven't you figured out I don't speak your fucking language?!

[@escalator9734]

@@superdrinkingpepsi man I loved max's angry sweary lines in the 3rd. I know a lot of people didn't but shit like that works for me

[@DavidMyrmidon]

@@escalator9734 That's one of the main things I loved about 3. No hold, raw, emotional dialogue. "Je-zus Christ. These Goons make The NYPD look like Hare Krishnas." My favourite line. 🤣

[@ropy89]

@@superdrinkingpepsi "- what do you do about life ? - pffff... 'I'm standing in a night club, listening to music I can't stand, I'm 5000 miled from home, I'm armed and I'm drinking. You don't want advise from me amigo..."

[@banguseater]

Honestly Im glad we just have the trilogy, it ended perfectly and rebooting would just kill what perfect trilogy it ended

[@rdzr1kinpin]

What we need is to remaster 1 and 2 with the engine of the third game

[@banguseater]

@@rdzr1kinpin that'd be awesome, if only that particular part of the RAGE engine was free to public, there would be a community dedicated making a remaster through a mod

[@stickiedmin6508]

It would be simple enough to make a similar style of game with a different protagonist, in the same universe - Max could even cameo. That would be my favoured way to take the series.

[@eduardosotelo8446]

Nah i miss Max Payne. I wouldn’t mind a Remake for Max Payne 1 and 2 for ps5

[@danieldevito6380]

Who's here after the announcement of the Max Payne remake? I'll never forget what it was like playing a Max Payne for the very first time!!!

[@spoonman4024]

One of the best experiences of my earlier life. Truly a golden age of gaming.

[@bryancaron1664]

The thought of a fourth entry would be amazing if not for the death of James Mccaffery. 😢 I hope the remake of 1-2 pay him tremendous tribute.

[@Miumiu0404]

This is kinda sad. A great trilogy that was released in the wrong time when online multiplayer shooters were the flavor of the month.

[@tylercouture216]

The online was amazing

[@nunothedude]

Tbh after the playstation 2, the next gen games were nothing but generic overused trash, regenerative health, Cod influence, Weapon limit, fps gameplay, bland colours, it got better in 2011 but fuck me the gaming industry was shit, now its still shit cuz we are dealing with DLC bananza.

[@SynthVoice]

A great duo-logy, with a third installment that never should have existed.

[@jumpman2326]

Nuno30318 Nah i would day after the Xbox 360/PS3 era games aren’t fun anymore

[@Dagoth_Ur_1]

The online mode was brilliant though, it had a lot of players at the time.

[@RichieLarpa]

Max Payne's story has ended, so there is no need to make a fucking superhero out of him and think of crazy ideas of a story, which wouldn't work. They successfully finished the story of a New York cop, let him have a fucking happy ending and let's forever praise Remedy for their brilliant idea!

[@MajorInjuries]

Well, tell us how you really feel.

[@justinmcgillxboxreigns6591]

Just one more please I'll leave him alone after the 4th Installment!.

[@rolanddeschain9880]

@@justinmcgillxboxreigns6591 they are making remske of first and second game finally god listened our prays

[@docholiday5119]

MP3's soundtrack has that longing feeling. Pain forever repeating in memories yet you find comfort in it. Comfort in knowing living life is stronger than death. You deserved your vacation Max. Thanks for the journey from a long time gamer.

[@docholiday5119]

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[@dorjjodvo1992]

RIP Dead Space, man

[@Dullahan_1]

That longing feeling HEALTH gave to it was perfect , it represented perfectly max fucked up life and the longing feeling for the ones he lost through his journey

[@v4lhulme]

HEALTH was the perfect sound for Max Payne

[@MaurickSh]

HEALTH is a fantastic band and perfectly captured Max Payne in that song

[@crimsonfocker3823]

I love this franchise so much, Sam Lake words drilled into you through every level, the funny thing is though the first one had the best story telling but worse off mechanics where as the second was the vice versa

[@erminioottone1344]

Max Payne 2 has by far the best script in my opinion. Max Payne 1 storytelling was special, revolutionary and badass but, looking at it today, even if it's still very good and unique, you can see that it has a classic videogame structure. While Max Payne 2, if it were a movie or a book, it would be amazing anyway and perfect as it is. Max Payne 2 is pure existential poetry. It's so complex, deep, full of metanarrative...everytime i play it feels like i'm learning something new about the story, the characters, the themes and the world where it takes place. Anyway i think both Max Payne 1 and 2 are masterpieces. If i have to convince someone that videogames can be art, i would show them Max Payne 1 and 2.

[@Ben-tv4hj]

Breaks my heart to see so many modern documentaries using footage from the PC version of the original Max Payne without fixing the shootdodge bug. Max isn’t supposed to drag along the ground like that. It’s caused by modern systems running at too high of a frame rate and is easily fixed with a fan patch! Besides that - another great documentary! Just distracted by the lazy footage

[@elvindeleon4274]

Ikr

[@beetlesword1607]

Same here. Max is supposed to jump across and not slide across. High FPS also causes Max to slide down stairs and make the second dream sequence virtually impossible due to the bugged physics caused by high FPS.

[@davieaustin7841]

Wow. Genuinely thought nostalgia was getting the bettsr of me and it was slways like that.

[@zusaij]

Ironically the sequel was called "Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne"

[@NeThZOR]

someone posted that earlier

[@demolitiongod64]

@@HOTD108_ Coincidence. It would be ironic if it was titled rise of max Payne.

[@SuperHns]

MP2 is my favorite out of the the 3

[@SlavomirG]

@@HOTD108_ Neither ironic nor coincidence. It is meta. The main writer Sam Lake loves to use meta.

[@MerlautJones]

@@SuperHns Righteous, my favorite too

[@trcsonic]

Max is one of the best characteres made for videogames. A true human being.

[@Random-qv7jj]

This narration is like solid gold. Never have I heard such a good sounding narration on a youtube video. I could just put this on, relax and fall asleep. Love the video and the game.

[@pongamoosic]

Wow...Thank you very much for the kind words! Err...but falling asleep while watching the video would probably not go over well with the Gvmers team. LOL!

[@987P123]

"I had a dream of my wife. She was dead. But it was all right." this quote almost brings me to tears everytime. and sometimes it actually does. such a strong story 💕

[@badtothebone93]

I loved Max Payne 3 so much... that was the best TPS I've ever played.

[@moisesfreire6408]

11:30 so it's the original "Coming when it's ready" huh? Glad at least someone keep up with that promise.

[@AliBazz]

Lol doe

[@TheRenegadist]

Vinnie Gognitti, best character in Max Payne.

[@sunsetman22]

PAYNE!!!

[@echoscreen666]

the rise and fall of Syphon Filter

[@VKDante]

I'll vote for that. Syphon filter 2 was like the uncharted 2 of PS1. Such a wonderful game series. Whatever happened to that? We need to know. Please.

[@robert1317]

@@VKDante Its crazy though because it had a lot of fans of the series but it also wasnt a widely popular game. I remember when Syphon Filter Combat Ops dropped on PSP and hardly anyone ever played it even when it first came out

[@VKDante]

@@robert1317 IKR? It's probably one of those game I wanna know more about and still hope that some day some one will revive the series. I really wanna know why the series died a slow death. Again, like Max Payne money/revenue could be the issue but why are the fan base so strong yet so few. Would be interesting to see what happened.

[@Dragonfury3000]

This needs to be a thing

[@ryufire12]

YAAAA!!!! I miss gabe logan sniff sniff

[@NJBoden]

Your past is like pieces of a broken mirror. You try to pick them up, but you only end up cutting yourself.

[@MerlautJones]

Love that line!

[@twonk890]

One of my favourite game series. It's just dark and gritty. Love the comic style storyboard. It's very well made.

[@SaberRexZealot]

I must be in the minority that love all three games. It’s a near-perfect franchise with no bad games.

[@ALBEXXD]

Facts

[@method6803]

The research into these videos is insane. Great youtube channel, deserves more love!

[@Makdub]

Sure! Max Payne 3 doesn't have the film noir it did in 1 and 2, but it has an grimy 2000 action drama film feel like "Training Day" "Man on Fire" "Street Kings" or "Waist Deep". and the mechanics are insanely well developed. MP3 is such an underrated game.

[@taw4527]

It is the best 3rd person shooter of all time gameplay wise imo.

[@VGP666]

These documentaries are great. Brings back the good memories I had playing this amazing game. Max Payne forever.

[@ilDuderoni]

This video and raycevick's videos on the trilogy perfectly complement each other. You should go check them out after seeing this one, as it delves deeper in gameplay and story while leaving a little more out of the developer side of things, something that this video nails.

[@FLABrowncoat]

Palpatine watching GVMERS channel: "Long have I waited..."

[@rooroo8767]

Goooooooood

[@juliuscease912]

I love how you use high quality footage of the games in your videos! It is much appreciated.

[@Kaos1989]

Maybe when Remedy wants to make Max Payne 4 either Rockstar can let them develop it and they can publish it or they each can co-develop the game together. It seems like if Max Payne 4 were ever happens it will be more on Remedys time table than Rockstars, as long as Rockstar is willing and allows Remedy to take the financial risk to develop it.

[@robertstenn1350]

The saddest part to me was hearing about how Max Payne 3 didn't make up development costs. It's a shame considering how hard the team worked on the project and the quality product they produced.

[@temistogen]

Every single one of these is amazing.And i still play Max Payne 3 here and there.

[@kinggaahljr7796]

Literally finished it for the 8th time yesterday.

[@TheDyingScotsman]

3 was crap

[@DustyVita]

@@TheDyingScotsman Let them enjoy it.

[@MisterUnknown707]

@@TheDyingScotsman Obvious troll is obvious. Yes, I know it's your opinion and I don't care.

[@soufinator3631]

Српски патриота MP3 is amazing, the campaign was great and I enjoy every single moment of it, oh let’s forget the multiplayer a fun time I’ve had

[@MorgueOfficialMusic]

Games sales are always disappointing. I bet even GTA 5's profit margins are disappointing to Take 2. Greedy twats.

[@muzikako4314]

A remastered edition of 1 & 2 would be amazing.

[@SpectralSound.]

One of the best series in gaming history.And i wouldn't call it a fall.all 3 games were great and Max's story had a great closure.Can't wait for the first 2 games remake !

[@ArionRDAW]

I remember the Kung Fu mods. One of those rare creations that completely changed the gameplay and yet remain enjoyable.

[@BaconHer0]

Kung Fu mod was the best... except when it broke the level scripts LOL

[@nightowl3582]

I'm not all that crazy about remasters/remakes, but I'd be down for this trilogy to be redone. I've played through these games a lot. Especially MP2.

[@DrRESHES]

Notice: the version of Max Payne 1 that is shown in this video is a buggy mess, The leaps that Max's doing aren't supposed to be this bad.

[@Tohnakimmo]

Was just searching the comments for answers as i was sure that it doesnt look right lol

[@ubersoldado]

yup. to fix this all they had to do was limit their fps to 60. old games + high fps = bugs

[@CdotWizzle]

I came here exactly to say this. People who have never played the game will think the bullet dodge is supposed to look that bad.

[@tylercouture216]

Why did he keep showing that buggy bullshit

[@romaliop]

@@ubersoldado The first GTA on modern hardware with no FPS limit is pretty dope. The game logic is tied to the individual frames, so the higher the frame rate is, the faster everything happens in the game.

[@shevwreck7815]

I just wanna say thank you for making & posting this video. I was 18 fresh out of high school when I saw an ad for this game coming out soon called Max Payne, it grabbed my attention and curiosity immediately. Luckily my curiosity was put to rest that Christmas, when a roommate of mine gifted me the game on PS2. And to be frank after the first 5 minutes I've been a huge fan of the series. In my personal opinion the story and the first game is in my top 10 favorite game story lines ever. To this day I'll go back and play the game through at least once a year. I just got such fond memories of that game and that time period in my life. Once again, just wanted to say what a great job you did on this documentary. With that being said I would like to tip my hat to you. Cheers

[@pixelrangerstudio86]

i heard the intro music and man... my body went full goosebumps...the story the athmosphere of these games...

[@illWillienumber31]

The Max Payne 3 single player is a masterpiece. Too bad Rockstar doesn't care about making anymore linear games because they're great at it and I prefer MP3 over GTA5 and Red Dead. The multiplayer player needed work though, but that's also not Rockstar's strong suit on anything they put out.

[@stanknugget]

LOL

[@UGLYBOYwrld]

Rockstar sucks at online games in general

[@JJDAT531]

They need to make some money back from games people didn’t care about with the multiplayer with some content

[@LoneWandererCollin]

@@JJDAT531 they still could’ve done that some other way.

[@JJDAT531]

@@LoneWandererCollin true

[@theresurgence2.081]

I love the Max Payne games.

[@L1ve2Win]

same

[@CLA82529]

No more stories to tell for Max. He lost his family in the 1st one and finally managed to save Passos's family in the 3rd one. He came full circle, a closure.

[@ZombieHunter2619]

The amount of info this channel gathers for their videos always amazes me.

[@isaacfx100]

It would be awesome to have a remaster of the 3 past games for the new generation, but even better, a new one.

[@FreeOpenTruth]

Or even better - A new full game on current gen *PLUS* remasters of the original trilogy as well!

[@ArtHazard]

I would be down for Max Payne 4 only if Remedy is going to develop it.

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

1-2 with new physics and the bullet cam from sniper elite now that would be hot

[@sirpizo555]

Wish they'd put Max Payne 2 on PS4, I never played that one.

[@tylercouture216]

I was never able to finish it because my disc was scratched

[@sirpizo555]

@@thatsblnkfce Could do but it's a whole lotta effort for one game

[@groberti]

Just get a super cheap PC and play it there

[@oldfool666]

You can get it on Steam for almost nothing at all. PC is the best platform for Max Payne games.

[@L1ve2Win]

Its a good one for the time. Why can one play old games on new consoles? Without paying more money on something you already own.

[@MultiSapMan]

I was surprised by how in-depth and informative this video was. Thank you

[@SahriCahri]

How have I just discovered this channel? It's like you've built a conceptual framework around my childhood that allows me to relive it through understanding. Nearly every game you've covered is etched into my memory. Fucking dope dude.

[@ShadyKray]

It wasn't "Bullet Time" it was the Noir, the Madness, the aesthetic, the Graphic novel style like "The Crow" it's BEAUTIFUL. Max 3 is a good Game for the most part but I felt let down.

[@latewizard301]

I got Max Payne 3 a year ago, and i think i've played through it half a dosen times now, i just can't get enough of that game! If there won't be a 4th movie it doesn't matter, the third game was a really good ending with amazing ragdolls and effects when hitting objects, which is something the series is really good at, the dust and debris that forms after a shootout. I'm working on my own montage right now on the games because they're so cinematic to me. I'm not sad at all that the series has probably ended i just hope for a full Remaster of the series as they all have incredible replay value.

[@TheBadspeed]

Max Payne 1 and 2 was one of the games of my childhood. An absolute masterpiece

[@fal1026]

Loved this particularly in this time now when young people only know the microtransactions centered trash plaguing the industry.

[@stewsretroreviews]

The trilogy is some the best I've played and deserved so much more love. All 3 games were brilliant in my opinion, but MP3 really was just mint, graphics are still amazing today, gameplay feels so satisfying and fun to play and a good ending to finish a great trilogy off. Really wish they would make Max Payne 4. These should have easily been as successful at GTA.

[@tommymc7535]

Really was tbh… they should either do a remake of the first 2 like resident evil… or do a max Payne flashback game to someshit in his youth.

[@fantoniumnitrous]

@@tommymc7535 Why remake 2 already great games??? That's a complete waste of money. The series is done so there doesn't need to be anymore games. Not ever franchise needs to go on continuously.

[@fantoniumnitrous]

The series is done so a fourth game is pointless dude. Not ever franchise needs to last forever.

[@tommymc7535]

@@fantoniumnitrous Well then at least being the diving mechanics into the next red dead or GTA or something… those shootouts wre too fun and unique to not implement them in some way shape of fashion,

[@stewsretroreviews]

@@fantoniumnitrousI know its finished dude, I dont need telling like 👍🏻

[@Drilla043]

Max Payne 3 is one of my favorite games of all time. I have so much fun with it. I know it wasn’t as well received as the older games, but I love it.

[@Impulset0]

I loved how you included the end theme of the third game as you concluded your video. Very nice touch. Still baffles me how 2 and 3 didn't sell well....

[@ryanadamfuzessery2263]

R* needs to re-release the trilogy for current consoles, i've been dying to replay MP3.

[@cymbaldestroyer594]

Max payne isnt really of a console game tho

[@a.r.4822]

@Ryan they're already out for the new consoles, check out your online store

[@ryanadamfuzessery2263]

Arthur Reuter I checked the Xbox store & don’t see any of them :(

[@THEYCANTSTOPME]

@@a.r.4822 no they not

[@a.r.4822]

@@THEYCANTSTOPME ooops I'm sorry that you checked too late

[@dr.loomis4221]

Here we are in 2022 and Remedy has announced Alan Wake 2 and Max Payne 1 & 2 remakes.

[@ilovesekani]

Max Payne Trilogy: Definitive Edition...👀

[@The_Spartan_Legend]

34:11 - every time someone says his name, another person bungee jumps.

[@winstonharambe]

I first started with Max Payne 2 then go to Max Payne 1 when I was a kid. It was such a mature take that I am not sure if I was suppose to play it at that age. When Max Payne 3 came, I bought it at launch. Shame not many people bought it.

[@co7769]

Yo I was the same way! My first experience was with the first one but I was a little wee lad and the game was actually too scary for me. Sometimes too difficult too. So glad I bought it again as an adult for the ipad and actually got to experience what Max Payne is.

[@gertytk5528]

Max Payne 3 is underrated. It was different and wasn't made by Remedy, but it was fantastic and a perfect conclusion to the trilogy.

[@Ninja_Reborn]

There were two problems I had with Max Payne 3: Its extremely linear levels that lacked options to tackle the enemies, and the weird character development of Max, which is contradictory to the previous games in many ways. Otherwise MP3 was a very enjoyable experience.

[@SoulbentAnime]

What is it you think is so contradictory for his character development?

[@Ninja_Reborn]

@@SoulbentAnime For example, he transformed from a detective with smart remarks into a dumb gringo. His language is more obscene and pissed. Also drinking and painkiller abuse, I thought he was through with these after MP2... In MP3 he acts like one of them GTA characters...

[@SoulbentAnime]

@@Ninja_Reborn That all makes sense logically for his character.This is a man who's wife and daughter were killed by drugged up psychos, had all his friends die, Alex Balder, Bravura after MP2, his lover Mona Sax, had to go on a one man crusade against armed mafia, the NYPD on his back, tackle a drug conspiracy involving the inner circle, and had to fight the Russian mafia. His life is stressful as hell. People get addicted to booze and painkillers for so much less. I think it makes perfect sense that after all the shit that has happened how can he really be happy and not depressed? Surprised he didn't commit suicide after everything that had happened. Max has no one in his life to be with. He still has smart remarks but his vernacular is more vulgar and crude yes and he does curse way more, but I think it's a natural evolution of his character since he's hit rock bottom and he's just not as elegant as he used to be.

[@Ninja_Reborn]

@@SoulbentAnime In the ending of MP2, it is implied that Max got over everything that happened, then MP3 comes in, and surprise! He didn't. It felt so awkward to me that after the character gets some closure in a game, he suddenly doesnt in the next. It makes me feel cheated as audience...

[@SoulbentAnime]

@@Ninja_Reborn you think a guy is going to get over the fact that his wife and baby daughter were brutally killed so easily? People can't get over the smallest things so how could you expect Max to truly get over his wife and daughter especially when he has no one to help him cope? That kind of thing would take forever to get over plus all of things that happened to him.

[@ejlimuco2186]

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king"

[@RaschhoferConsumer]

at first, this channel is awesome. love watching this documentaries and... yeah... the voice is just pure perfection :D i wonder though, why nobody is talking about the one matrix game... it had bullet time, was way ahead of its time and yet, it just is forgotten by everyone... i think its really underrated, even the most underrated game ever... just wanting to remind you guys, this game was literally IT...

[@Themindofreyrey]

Someone that was bought a PS3 gave me Max Payne 1 & 2 and their PS2. Those game got into video games again after 10 years.

[@secondghost]

Max Payne 1 and 2 are absolutely amazing games. I know Max Payne 3 got a lot of hate, but I love it just as much as the first two.

[@L1ve2Win]

I put so many hours in the online. Best multiplayer experience I ever had ever. PC and PS3.

[@olegcherkasky2755]

The Max Payne franchise ended, it didn't "fall". It has 3 great main entries and that's it, making a reboot to milk the franchise would have brought it to fall though.

[@eyesofadonai]

at least remedy is still making amazing games. FEAR just fell apart and they made trash until they smothered all interest for it.

[@danielhance1467]

The first Max Payne was such an awesome game. A great sorry and great dark atmosphere, and the games mechanics were so great

[@xHUSKYx117]

mate, you have got to be the best game documentary source out there

[@SG-pc4sv]

This Game is Soo underrated now, even this video has too few views :(

[@L1ve2Win]

Max Payne is too good to be popular. But not popular enough to be bad.

[@MaurickSh]

L1ve2Win Wait... what lol. Call of Duty 4 is one of the best games of all time and is (was 😂) super popular obviously.

[@SycoticForeverNeverAF]

@@MaurickSh It was popular becuase it completely turned the franchise on its head. I know you were a kid back then and never played ww2 shooters, but the market was saturated with them. Outside of Battlefield 2, Cod 4 was the only other truly great modern warfare shooter at the time. Max Payne never tried to reinvent the will which is why it wasnt as poplular, (Not to mention the 2 Max Payne came out years before Cod 4 and MP 3 came out after cod was already heading down the shitter). Either way, your comment is fucking cringe and is an embarrassment on this channel.

[@MaurickSh]

Sycotic Forever How do you know I was a kid😂 but you’re right I was 11, but I was aware of how many WW2 shooters there were. CoD, MoH, Brothers in Arms, etc. Modern shooters never were a thing on a large scale until Call of Duty 4.

[@dominantasmr578]

*sees gvmers uploads a new video* “There goes my Friday night”

[@Nice-hx9hb]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4LRiYN_rL53fJY Max Payne 2

[@joebasile9980]

Max Payne 3 was great. Just lacked the darkness I appreciated from the first two.

[@Derax2]

It was disappointing for MP fans

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@Derax2 Not all of them though.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

I loved the setting in a tropical slum, i liked the change of pace from the previous game

[@AmericaLexicon]

Selling human organs not dark enough for ya?

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess True. Also, I just love how the game is set in Brazil. I get a bit tired of seeing North America, Europe, and Asia in video games sometimes.

[@trashtasticus7714]

Max Payne 1 came preinstalled on the first computer my family ever bought. I must've been 6 y/o at the time, and I loved watching my dad play it. And my sister would sometimes try to translate the cutscenes for us. He wasn't a gamer, it was the only game he ever played for any period of time, and he approached every fight as if it was real life. Never got past the 2nd or 3rd level, but it was fun, atmospheric. One of these days, I'm going to find the time to play it myself.

[@НиколаВеличковић-г3в]

Max Payne 2 is a masterpiece that i've played countless times. Can't even remember how many times i reinstalled the game throughout my childhood just to experience it again. 10+ game for real!

[@eaglerabbit8922]

Max Payne 3 was sadly underrated.

[@Pyke64]

I like it more and more, on repeated playthroughs. The gameplay is so polished and enjoyable.

[@luisg.m.garcia6972]

Max Payne 3 was one of the best games of the past generation, I would love to see s new entry but I guess it's better to not milk the franchise

[@TheRealRollerCodster]

The Max Payne series is literally one my top 3 of favorite game series ever. Max Payne 3 is such a great game! I liked one, and two as well but 3 was just outstanding.

[@yippykayak5842]

I loved this game. There were amazing mods too, great gun sounds, ripples behind the bullets in bullet time, and the lobby scene from the matrix was incredible, I played that repeatedly for months.

[@mephistovonfaust]

I loved the first two games and bought 3 on day one.... And still loved it. I remember MP3 getting a lot of hate when it was first released and I never understood why. It was an awesome game.

[@L1ve2Win]

Max Payne as a whole. Is the best under rated series ever. Theres no such thing as a bad Max Payne game.

[@BrickworksDK]

I disliked it because it didn't feel like a Max Payne game. The noir feeling was completely gone which meant that the gritty noir-like narration felt entirely out of place. And Max was far heavier and more difficult to control. The first two games had a very fluid gameplay where you were constantly on the move, using bullet time and shoot-dodge to pick off the bad guys in glorious setpiece action sequences. The third game was completely opposite. You moved slowly and spend a lot of time hiding in cover. And the forced bullet time sequences felt forced. And as a personal pet peeve, I strongly dislike save point systems. In the first two games I could keep moving and save when I felt like it. The third game felt more like a chore where I had to replay certain sections again and again and again until I had memorized where all the bad guys would spawn so I could finally get to the next save point. It was obviously a game that was designed with consoles in mind. And that's rarely a good thing for gameplay. As a stand-alone game it might have worked. But as a Max Payne game? No, just no...

[@mtthwpnn]

The fact the 2nd and 3rd games weren't commercially sucessful make my many hours of enjoyment all the more special