Max Payne 3 for PC Video Review

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

Brazilian here, the portuguese voices is either perfect or is cleary a english speaking person reading a script and had never speaked the language before Also, if you liked the themes,tone and scenario of Max payne 3 just watch elite squad and city of god

[@perreterecon]

Really nice film the first one, i didnt get the second, maybe some cultural barrier.

[@matthewoffenbacher134]

a lot of the voice acting for the common gangsters,hired guns and police are good its when you get into the main charterers voice acting is when you really start to tell for example Marcelo Branco.

[@perreterecon]

matthew offenbacher maybe is about how fake that character is. Rest in tires sweet prince 😂

[@juansolo1617]

City of God is a decent movie. Never heard of Elite Squad. I'll check it out.

[@idanshahar]

How are the general life in Brazil as opposed to what is shown in Max Payne 3?

[@Thebabybadass101]

This 3rd person shooting gameplay in mp3 still hasnt been topped this gen

[@Maluf360]

As a Brazilian living in sao Paulo, I can say the dialogue is top notch, probably from Brazilians voice actors. Even tough some of the scenarios does matches what we have here, mostly had been deeply changed for the game, for having a better pace (there's no river in forests here in sao Paulo lol, not even a forest)

[@Ozyrus]

I had read a review where a brazillian said the accents of voice actors were Portuguese Portugal accents not brazillian apparently? Not Sau Paulo accents they said but I can not tell

[@Bulbman123]

The detail in Max Payne 3 is incredible, you can even see bullets bouncing off the body armor in bullet time

[@FlameOfRoyeca]

John Wick 3's final shootout with armored men is literally MP3 police station level

[@michaelpitcher2820]

Max Payne 3 is criminally under appreciated. How it hasn’t been released again as a remaster is beyond me. Would also be perfect on switch.

[@MrZabersuv]

i dont think we will ever get 3rd person shooter of this quality ever again unless they make max payne 4 which is unlikely

[@ZombiAstral]

I can't think of a better skill based TPS than MP3. There isn't one. Vanquish come a close 2nd, but it's more of an unrealized tech demo. Maybe the gears games afterwards.

[@youn00ber]

@@ZombiAstral Why is Vanquish unrealised?

[@theroebuck123456789]

I agree. The only game that came close in my opinion was Uncharted 4.

[@ZombiAstral]

@@theroebuck123456789 Uncharted 4...a TPS 😂🤣. A braindead walking sim that plays itself 80% of the time, with dumb enemies that haven't improved since the first game. The shite shooting in U4 isn't even as good as Gears1. What crack are you smoking? Uncharted isn't even a shooter . Let alone a well de signed one.

[@ZombiAstral]

@@youn00ber Vanquish has good ideas, but CLEARLY DIDN'T have the time, or budget to iron things out. Where do I start? A dumb AF story...which is fine.. A missed opportunity, but fine. A flawed combat system that teases you with possibilities, but lacks levels designed to actually realise said combat. Melee is pretty much useless past early game...Especially on harder difficulties. It instantly drains your energy, & leaves you open. A game with aggressive combat forces you to, & rewards you for taking cover, & regaining energy. No wall moves. Not even a fucking jump button. Sam does all the COOL SUIT STUFF....in cutscenes. Cigarettes are very situational, & useless most of the time. An ugly, useless HUD that clogs half of the screen. Half of the weapons are weak AF and lack any kick in the feedback dept. Melee is gimped, & most of the the attacks are useless. useful skill is just dash cancelling, combined with strategic use of weapon pickups. It's still a solid shooter in the end, but you're just sliding around, taking cover & shooting at hyper speed. You don't get to really utilise the main weapon the game desperately advertises. The armor.

[@vgamepuppy1]

I actually saw HEALTH a few years ago open for Purity Ring in Chicago. Really blew my mind and that was before I realized I had heard their music before in Max Payne.

[@CyborgSodaCollects]

If they ever come back to Chicago, I'm going to their show for sure!

[@vgamepuppy1]

Cyborg Soda absolutely! Too bad this lockdown is holding off so much.

[@ItzSamOnPC]

4:06 To get out of these situations, you have to press H to change the camera position, which then allows you to shoot the enemy that put you into Last Man Standing. However, the game doesn't explicitly tell you about this control and you'll only find out about it in the options menu.

[@TOMMY-tv7rd]

So sad this game didn’t sell great the theme song is the beautiful 😍😍😍

[@jacobleukus6930]

It’s a wonder it didn’t I remember everyone I knew having back in high school. Hell my history teacher bought it day one too so we would talk about the story as we played through

[@haroonabassi1821]

I would shave my head and quit drinking if they finally remastered this game. Here's to hoping they do before the end of this consoles life cycle so that they can announce a new one on the next gen systems.

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

About the enviroments, they are spot on, perfect

[@shabushabu5319]

You can't top MP3. It's gunplay will be unmatched for years

[@movieclipz5034]

One of the best games of this century so far, and one of the best trilogies.

[@Rickkysimo]

Na

[@MisterUnknown707]

@@Rickkysimo ya

[@ronaldjames6067]

This game is an insult to the first two games.

[@MisterUnknown707]

@@ronaldjames6067 No, it's not. You're a complete imbecile if you think that's true. Like seriously, a complete fucking imbecile.

[@clarenceboddicker6679]

The PC version of this game is totally broken, it is totally unplayable. Broken mouse and keyboard support during game play which barely functions, when using a controller the button to jump forward is also the same button which brings up Rock Star Games account dashboard, so every time you try to jump forward the Rock Star Games dashboard appears on the screen totally blocking your view of what's happening on the screen. If I could I would get an immediate refund for this broken piece of shit but I can't because I've had the game in my library for too long. I feel like I've been robbed, a victim of fraud.

[@trevorphillips8895]

I was just playing manhunt with the MP3 OST in the background

[@PsychoRavager]

I've learned to rely less on cover after replaying this game so many times now. There's a ton more advantage when you manage your bullet time meter wisely and combine it with quick movement, momentary sprints, and landing shots where needed. I also find it advantageous to put down some enemies with leg shots to temporarily disable them.

[@PsychoRavager]

When it comes to the number of times I've replayed MAX PAYNE, MAX PAYNE 2: The Fall of Max Payne, and MAX PAYNE 3, I have no idea which ones I replayed the most. But I'm damn sure I've pretty much replayed them so many times now! Love this series! Wish we had MAX PAYNE 4 as Max's final outing/potential death.

[@JeffSense]

I wish there had been more games in the series like this. The shooting mechanics are weighted so well.

[@Nineteenfivepointfive]

I also love mp3. I still hope for number 4

[@Nineteenfivepointfive]

@Savo yeah that is correct. Still I hope they will do something with the series. It's just too good

[@Johnnygrafx]

100% agree with your thoughts on this one. I love Max Payne 3. It's just so visceral and fun. For the record, in case you're curious, the multi-player mode is legit. Or at least it was back in the day.

[@blackflame4506]

I think I play this game a lot more than some recent games I've play in the past few years. The core gunplay in it so so so solid is that is more akin to the first Max Payne but more grounded. James McCaffrey did a solid job coming back to voice our hard-boiled hardened ex-cop with nothing to lose. Now I'm gonna replay this again so thanks a ton Gaming Pastime for this review.

[@Levalorus]

Playing Max Payne 3 for PC was like playing a game within a movie. I loved this experience where the character I am playing (Max) is going through an action-packed story that has a movie tailored to my experience within the game. While a role-playing element(s) added to the game would have been icing on this cake, this is worth a game-like-a-movie play through at least once.

[@Jayrod64]

I've played it on Steam, and I've been REALLY enjoying this game. The new mechanics honestly add to the gameplay, rather than hurt it. Getting a kill at low health and then getting right back up just kick more ass? So satisfying! There's also automatic melee(meaning press right trigger next a close enemy triggers a melee attack) for those times when an enemy tries to get up in your face.

[@pookie619]

Loved the trilogy and stands out to me as some of the best gameplay, immersion and storytelling series to date. My personal favourite was the first game but this was another masterpiece no doubt.

[@K1LLeRc0ck]

I got strong Die Hard vibes from this game

[@Rainbowhawk1993]

My first and favorite Max Payne game.

[@AraMBeats]

i beat this game when i was around 18 or 17 when it came out and i was already a huge max payne fan. I loved it but didnt think the story fit in with max payne a lot but not looking back and having since experienced addiction to pills for 3 years the story in this game is incredible. the questioning your decision making that happensin your head at all times when your a pill addict, to the story and how relevant it is today not to spoil but the story has to do with things that are going on in the world today and are just now coming to light. this game was ahead of its time now that i think about it, and the story telling was impeccable, i cant think of another game that made me feel more like im in a movie.

[@bish0p3473]

I'm loving this game, but don't forget one of it's biggest flaws...no matter what gun you have equipped, the game will always set you back to a single pistol after every cutscene...and then drop you in a fight.

[@GamingKick]

No new 3rd Person Shooter since 2012 came close to Max Payne 3! Time moves forward and nothing changes! Max Payne 3 is still the best

[@RacerC45]

But people argue that the dark film noir elements are what made Max Payne. How would you respond to that?

[@gfridout7407]

Those god damn effects in the cut scenes.

[@RacerC45]

I've heard some people say this is the weakest of the series based on the tone and atmosphere and how it not film noir inspired like the previous games since that's what defined Max Payne, plus there shouldn't have been any incentive for Max to go to Brazil in the first place, according to my knowledge.

[@TheViktorPutin]

play the game, plenty of incentive to go to Brazil

[@juansolo1617]

The game is the best in the series, IMO. I've played all in the series and there's really no debate for me.

[@jacobleukus6930]

It makes sense for him to go it works with his overall arc. Think about it he is stuck in the past and knows he should move on but he can’t he’s a broken man who thinks little of himself and only sees how much of a fuck up he is and has become. He’s constantly fucked up on booze or pills so he doesn’t have to face his emotions but you can see in the opening cutscene that even while fucked up he’s trying to break free from it all. Brazil is a possible new start for a man who had no clue what he’s doing but knows what his inevitable destination should be, he just doesn’t entirely want it. That’s why the last level ending are so perfect. Max doesn’t want to die like always that’s why he keeps fighting like always he just doesn’t care he knows what needs to be done this time and what it’s all for. There should never be a Max Payne 4 because it isn’t just the end of the game, Max finally got his ending too

[@EddyTheDevil1]

To me Max Payne 3 will always be an objectively good game, even if it's not what longtime fans expected. People just love to exaggerate saying that it's an awful game and I always want discredit that opinion completely.

[@LEK]

People are just bitching because it doesn't have that noire-feeling. It was not just good, it was extremly good

[@antonbonaby8301]

my top 5 favorite games 1Jet Set Radio Future 2MGS4 3Max Payne 3 4San Andreas 5Halo 3

[@PonkeyPoe]

One of Rockstar's best ever.

[@ZombiAstral]

I LOVE your channel mate, but you're FACTUALLY wrong about MP3 not being Noir. It's a common ignorant mistake. MP has NEVER been hard/trad noir. It'd have to be black/white and rigidly traditional, to even fit such an old school trope. Neo-noir isn't JUST over bearing cities, slick streets and "speak easys". The range of NN is very wide, and some of the best work in the genre isn't just set in majority daytime, and exotic locations, but are VERY colourful as well. Heat, Angel Heart, Chinatown, Casino, Wild at Heart etc. In fact, MP3 is heavily influenced by Tony Scott & M.Mann's work. It's very neo-noir, and all its tropes are very well, within the genre. Those that stamp their feet about MP3 not being Neo-noir, have no idea what they're talking about. Great review as always.

[@MrTuco40]

Yep.

[@peplegal8253]

Good movie selection !!! The 90's have the greatest neo-noir productions, only behind that magnificent piece of cinematographic neo noir jewelry called Blade Runner.

[@jeremebp]

It didn't blow me away with the graphics and gameplay like the first 2 did in their day, but I still enjoyed my first play through. Probably worth 1 more at least.

[@elekktrik_0339]

This was the last time rockstar really brought their A game in terms of combat. RDR2 / GTA 5’s combat system is so outdated, uneventful and un creative, it made the supposed best parts of the game bland and uninteresting.

[@FlameOfRoyeca]

I actually wonder how terrible the combat is in GTA V after rockstar made an amazingly detailed TPS that was MP3

[@someguy8951]

What's wrong with Rdr 2's combat? For me it felt weighty and impactful but just simply slower compared to Max Payne 3 and Gta 5's combat didn't have guns that felt as impactful but still was good for what it was.

[@John-996]

@@someguy8951 same love the combat in RDR2. Gunplay and hand are great. Of course Maxpayne 3 has the best gunplay and Warriers has the best Gunplay.

[@hrishik64]

This is a very underrated game

[@pippo17173]

This is my first max payne game and honestly, its a good start for me which made me go to play the other games but I still ask why they haven't re mastered 1 and 2. Bring those games to the next gen consoles damn it.

[@neocaron87]

I loved the 3rd one but honestly I love them all and I can't choose which one I like the most.

[@ctrouble2309]

Download the skip cutscene mod and you have one of the best third person shooters ever made

[@jaywalking0d]

you can change aim angle when in last stand mode so you can still shoot the baddies that shot you

[@TheT3rr0rMask]

The story didnt bother me as much as others. Like I get it, it's different, many of the things done are out of character for Max etc but after MP2 where else could they've taken the story? The theme of MP3 is of Max finally getting over what happened in the past. The haircut, the change of location, the brighter atmosphere, especially SPOILERS the choice to kill the guy at the runway and the ending are all tied to this theme. Honestly, seeing Max go off onna sunny day with a smile for once was a really satisfying ending for me the last time I played through the trilogy in one go. That being said I do wish the characters were likeable. They go through some tough moments but you never care about them. Pasos and the detective towards the end are the only likeable characters other than Max in the whole game. But we cant forget the presentation and gameplay are top notch just like the first two games. Max Payne is one of the only series with nothing but quality in every single entry. One of the best series of all time if you ask me.

[@herbion6117]

That's the whole thing with mp3, Max Payne 2 was about him getting over what happened in the past and then come 3 and shits all over what 2 achieved. Don't get me wrong, on it's own 3 is a good game, but as Max Payne game it's awful and shits all over previous games.

[@tomstonemale]

"after MP2 where else could they've taken the story? " Not making up that shitty story then. It's like they didn't play the first two games and read a summary of the plot and Max's character, because everybody who actually Max Payne 2 knows the story in Max Payne 3 is absolute crap. "Max finally getting over what happened in the past" that's Max Payne 2's ending, fool.

[@TheT3rr0rMask]

@@tomstonemale well fuck u too fam its so easy to insult me over the youtube comments hehe. I mean true the final line in MP2 can encapsulate that idea but I mean Mona dying in the bad ending on top of everything from MP1 its easy to see someone going back into a cycle of depression and his substance abuse can play into it. not that I entirely disagree but I don't think MP3 is the cancer on the franchise that everyone says it is. I'll even be the first to admit the story has problems (like most of the characters being shit) but playing them all together I didn't feel total rage at the ideas that MP3 tried to go for.

[@tomstonemale]

@@TheT3rr0rMask Then you didn't get MP2 story because because MP3's story is a poor lazy excuse of a sequel. I don't think Max Payne 3 is a bad game at all, I'm saying is not a Max Payne game at all.

[@Phelaidar]

Actually, they used a lot of Portuguese (from Portugal) and american voice-artists, not brazilian, so a lot of characters have weird accents (Portuguese voice artists or american artists doing their own interpretation of brazilian accent, from different regions of Brazil). The favelas are really wrong. Those kind of favelas are found in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo favelas are way different. Also, no forest like those shown in the game. It feels like they took some imagery from the Amazon Forest and pretended we have that in all of Brazil, the Amazon Forest is almost on the other side of the country hahaha Other aspects are quite similar and make you feel in Brazil.

[@Vinchucca1984]

I played this on xbox360 when it came out and it took a while to "click" for me but once it did I greatly enjoyed the game. Also it had an underrated multiplayer. I hated how the cutscenes resetted your equiped weapons every time though!

[@xNachtmahRx]

I think I am the only one who finds mp3 harder. Never had problems with the previous 2 games, maybe because i grew up with them and as a teen i had the time and patience to hone my skill lol

[@dimmabek2132]

If you haven't played it , you should it's a shooter like no other

[@TKsh1]

The portuguese voice acting is pretty hit-or-miss, you can clearly hear that some voices are geniuine brazilians and others just americans reading the script, nothing terrible through. The enviroments are mostly accurate and while it doesn't has that classic noir style, it's just as good as the predecessors in my opinion.

[@jamienoonan1186]

Nice review, thanks!

[@songoku9348]

I have to ask, can you use a controller with this? On steam it says ‘partial controller support’ I’m looking to buy this for Aya Neo.

[@ChildishSinatra]

such an underrated game, I want another Max Payne game so bad !

[@chinaski6593]

This Game is AMAZING.

[@GuyOnAChair]

Is this a reupload or a redo? I could swear you covered this one.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

1:05 That was less a shoot dodge and more a face plant 😆

[@arhickernell]

I love this game. The only reason this game gets any hate is because of those damn seizure cutscenes

[@brandonn8547]

I wish Max Payne 3 was backwards compatible on Xbox one

[@vdayucla]

Really, the the only major negatives are 1) unskippable cutscenes, and 2) bullet time that doesn't refill over time. I know fans complain about the Brazilian setting too, but that's what makes this sequel so fresh. Instead of getting the same rehashed plot, we see Max growing into a human being who finally achieves peace by the end. I'd love more Max, but Max earned such a satisfying end to his story that any change would feel like a slap to the face at this point.

[@tomstonemale]

"Max growing into a human being who finally achieves peace by the end." That already happened in MP2

[@vdayucla]

@@tomstonemale | It depends on whether one considers Mona's survival to be canon or not. Normally she dies, which is not what poor Max deserved. In his third game, he finally prevented "the death of a woman" and walked into the sunset, which he could never do in prior titles.

[@tomstonemale]

@@vdayuclaThere's nothing to prevent, dude (Mona dying is canon, the other one is a secret ending), that's not the point of the story or Max's story arc. Mona deserved to die for Max to get over his wife's death.

[@vdayucla]

​@@tomstonemale | That is a fair interpretation. Do you think most fans prefer that Max's story had ended with the second game, instead of continuing into San Paolo? I suspect I'm the only old-school fan who still likes Max's third outing.

[@Crimsongz]

It’s possible to be able to skip the cutscenes on PC with ScriptHook

[@Princeton_James]

This looks so much better than xbox 360.

[@fattony75]

If it's not night time, raining or snowing in NYC - it's not a proper Max Payne game.

[@AnthonyWabo]

Favorite Max Payne game and come on maaan', organ trafficking is FXCKING GRIM AND DARK AF, darker theme than the first two games.

[@channel-rc1gd]

I enjoyed this game.

[@theoldspiceguy7977]

Not a bad game but I dislike how theres no grenades in single player, the cutscenes and on rails sections make it less replayable, you lose your weapons throughout the campaign, the shootdodge mechanic is broken because you dont take damage when you're leaping through the air.

[@JasperTedVidalTale]

I Think Max Payne 4 Is Going To Be A True Crime/Sleeping Dogs Clone

[@chrisplissken4626]

XD funny, my favorite in the trilogy is the first one for some reason lol I originally got it on day one with my old Xbox and then later on on PC and beat that shit so many times lol and even today I own every port of it lol even on Android and gameboy advance

[@BIGwillTHEGAME]

This game yo

[@lmo613]

In real life, I can't pronounce the name (Portuguese) I'm for to say (pork and cheese) ain't that funny?

[@LoserHands]

It's really good.

[@cfcreative1]

Has to be one the best games of the last 10 years for sure. Can play it over and over again.

[@chomayful]

need a remaster

[@theflyingbanana511]

There's fucking bullet time in multiplayerrr

[@AliBazz]

Good review, james mccaffrey was excellent, but da writin is trash bruh

[@emptyblank099a]

unskipple cutscenes annoying eye strain effects and worse of all terrible bullet time effects. They perfected the gameplay in part 2 then ruined it 3.

[@idanshahar]

Great game and video :)

[@senecastoictruths]

Gameplay is good but disturb by cutscenes all time story it's self good but as a max payne 2 sequel it's bad max payne 3 is a disappointed for me and the soundtrack is fucking amazing

[@MrJenssen]

I found MP3 to be obnoxious. Just draining. And the constant taking away control from the player just to open a door - every damn time - is tedious.

[@raygengamer8440]

Just give it to me on ps now!!!!

[@emulation2369]

I hate that I can't skip cinematics ...I tired of replaying and watching the same cut scenes over and over, and over again.And no mod support killed it...Overall good 3rd person shooter - bad Max Payne game

[@frataltay4543]

I don't get all the praise for this game. It's painfully generic and boring to me, it also has nothing to do with Max Payne, Rockstar called it that just to sell copies. Feels more GTA than Max Payne.

[@DrewFr33m4nn]

Agreed, and the writing was complete garbage. And unlike MP1 & 2, this game is boring. It's gameplay was heavily neutered from 2.

[@frataltay4543]

@@DrewFr33m4nn Ikr? Don't even get me started on what they've done to Max.

[@DrewFr33m4nn]

@@frataltay4543 yeah, considering what they did to his character, along with throwing out all his development from MP2...

[@EddyTheDevil1]

@@DrewFr33m4nn Boring? It's a been long since I've been a addicted to a 3rd person shooter. Also I wouldn't call things such as the cover system, aiming, moving and crouching at the same time, improved melee system, dual wielding different guns, vaulting over obstacles and destructible environments neutered at all.

[@DrewFr33m4nn]

C.D.I. 94 “Cover system” And “Max Payne” shouldn’t belong in the same sentence, 2 was much better in every way, even gameplay...

[@ReadyAimFire_]

Only Max Payne game in series i hated with a passion. What a letdown.

[@dogdogroom]

ReadyAimFire why?

[@ReadyAimFire_]

@@dogdogroom Biggest flaws for me are unlikable character and total change of setting from winter night in a city to sunny day, palms and beaches. Gameplay was decent, but nothing more. No original ideas. I was forcing myself to finish this game. Never again. Ill write something cliche here- it may be decent action game, but its a bad Max Payne game.

[@overcastskyline1747]

@@ReadyAimFire_ i consider it to be one of the best in the series imo, the older ones havent aged well gameplay wise.