Max Payne PC Game Review

*THIS REVIEW CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS*
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Max Payne is a third-person shooter action thriller video game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Gathering of Developers on July 2001 for Microsoft Windows. Ports created later in the year for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and the Game Boy Advance were published by Rockstar Games. A Mac OS port was published on July 16, 2002 by MacSoft in North America and Feral Interactive in the rest of the world. There were plans for a Dreamcast version of Max Payne, but they were canceled due to the discontinuation of the console. The game was re-released on April 27, 2009 as a downloadable game in the Xbox Originals program for the Xbox 360. The game was also re-released in the spring of 2012 as a downloadable game in the PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 3 under the PS2 classics banner, iOS and on Android.

[@The8OJ4N]

I remember playing it during a long winter, while it was very snowy, and as I finished the game weather also cleared. It felt like I was in the game the whole time.

[@Zaxamaphone]

@Mark Gaming the nightmare sequences gave me nightmares lol. Probably shouldn't have been playing this game when I was 12

[@gmorgcyborg]

Can we please get a max payne remaster smh just update the textures.. better controls and we good !

[@therealdirtydan7227]

@Mark Gaming bruhhhh I played it for the first time during quarantine, & played the nightmare with headphones on… talk about horrifying 😨😂😂

[@ConwayKitty]

@@gmorgcyborg been wanting this for so long as well. Hell just give us small changes and wrap all 3 into one game for consoles and I'd be happy with that. The first 2 I have on PS2 and they have bad frame rate issues when there's more than 2 enemies on screen

[@KingDre2892]

I have beaten this game like 100 times and on the ps5 I'm still playing it. I absolutely love this classic game. I'm waiting for it to snow again so I can play it again. Never get tired of it. Can't wait for the remake!

[@Goatsee]

I love the gritty snowy atmosphere that is present throughout the game

[@Goatsee]

The rockstar port for andriod is also great if you use a controller or a nvidia shield

[@maestrozero117]

Glad they brought it back in mp3, way easier to play through lately than back in the day. Guess i finally got güd lmao

[@RebelGaming4U]

The controls remind me of Duke Nukem:Zero Hour on the N64. I love this game. I have it on PS4 today.

[@arsnakehert]

Would be a shame if they took it away entirely, wouldn't it?

[@abikinebi6235]

its rly amazing and mesmerizing how smooth it was for this kind of game back then in the day srsly tbh its so smooth so wow

[@Kem1kal13]

!!! THE FLESH....OF FALLEN ANGELS !!!

[@dsandoval9396]

...I think I'm dying, I think... I think I'm dead...

[@MyAccount217]

D Sandoval shit was fire

[@dawsonoo7]

I didn't wanna know what had happened here... it was a not a pretty sight

[@Di3mondDud3]

I was in a video game. Funny as hell. It was the worst thing i could think of.

[@hydeparkwaterdept.6554]

@@Di3mondDud3 *computer game*

[@youchooby]

man, I just realized that I've been watching you review games for about three hours straight now, half as a way of reliving old games I loved, and half as seeing if I should give others I never tried a run. what I'm trying to say is thanks for these reviews

[@Gggmanlives]

+sprflyenya You're welcome!

[@Elintasokas]

+sprflyenya Hah, same here!

[@TomLehockySVK]

Yeah when i found this channel i was watching the reviews for hours ! Great reviews.

[@dksoulstice6040]

Likewise. Hard to find good game reviewers. Glad I found this guy.

[@LaMereACaniche]

I'm doing the same right now ahahah.

[@DominikSobolewski]

This game is one word...masterpiece.

[@hamburgerdan101]

This game is ass you’re crazy

[@RobertEdwinHouse9]

@@hamburgerdan101 git gud

[@hamburgerdan101]

Heisenberg this game is the worst in the franchise I finished and still think this. the controls are shitty and level design is claustrophobic too. Story’s ok and that’s it

[@RobertEdwinHouse9]

@@hamburgerdan101 the story is great,it's claustrophobic isn't a negative point,the game came out 20 years ago so judge the controls based on that

[@hamburgerdan101]

Cosmic Blunder ps4*

[@GForGames]

I love that Max Payne theme music.

[@Christobanistan]

Oh yeah, it fit SO well!

[@Rocky1138]

Instantly recognizable.

[@Tristen95gi]

For the painkiller mechanic, it really adds to the narrative of the game if you're a first time player. You feel like you're on the edge as Max does. You've been shot up, beaten, knocked around with a baseball bat (play it) and you really start to feel like you're at the end of your rope. You have to kill everyone in the next room and pray to a nonexistent god to grace you with pain killers.

[@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj9457]

Man, I didn't realise that, this was this deep. Throughout, my entire playthrough of this game, I was like "haha! *Pain* -killers? More like *Payne* -savers".

[@FromMyBrain]

The most satisfying end of a video game for me ever. Also cant resist saying the most realistic feeling firefights, to your point, no matter how good you are you can not control the situation in this game and that is awesome.

[@Larry]

There's a really good iOS port out now too. ported from the PC version.

[@gerardwaysway5999]

Oh hey Larry :D

[@milit4nt189]

and android, its the best port of the game since its easy to get running, just install and play, the pc version requires a lot of tinkering to get working, its a pain in the ass.

[@redcrimson1028]

@@milit4nt189 u aint lying, do u know how i can use ny xbox one controller or any conteollee besides the keyboard

[@milit4nt189]

@ShadowAngel you never played the game on windows 10 for you to make such an uneducated statement, it takes more than patching it, you have to tinker with the control panel and also maybe cap the frame rate (a few games require it im not sure about max payne)

[@milit4nt189]

@ShadowAngel back then i used to use consoles like 90% of people, ofc i wont know about this shit, i started gaming mid ps2 gen...switched to pc during late 360 gen and recently switched back to console...

[@spiderjerusalem100]

Brilliant game, i used to replay the shootouts over and over again the bullet time was so fuckin' cool. The nightmare/hallucination levels were terrible and frustrating though. Any plans to review Battlefield Bad Company 1 and 2?

[@ell6122]

oh yeah, the bad company games. They would make a great review

[@316whatupz]

Serpico's Beard I hated those levels too. So many lives lost in those levels. :(

[@EldritchAugur]

Serpico's Beard The nightmares were wonderfully atmospheric but they are the the only part where Max Payne tuly shows it's age with horrible slow, frustrating platforming. I have to look up a youtube walkthrough every time I get to the second dream sequence, doing arbitrarily difficult platforming while getting lost in a black void is insanely annoying.

[@316whatupz]

***** hahah I had to do the same thing for the dream sequence levels. The rest of the game is a blast though.

[@mrblonde609]

+Serpico's Beard The nightmare levels were great, very atmospheric, psychologically intriguing and not that hard. Many of the later levels are much harder. Plus: there are almost never enemies in the nightmare levels and once you managed the plattforming and remembered the right parts it's fairly easy. But that comes from a guy, who has easily played this game 20+ times since it's release. One of the best, if not the best and most influental third person shooters ever created.

[@vitorbetmann]

the part i loved the most was the fun conversations you can hear the enemies having before you enter a room. you can see the love the developers put in this game (and fun they were having) from them alone. those were some people who loved noir films and literature and made not only a great homage to the genre, but a groundbreaking one in its field.

[@paulstaker8861]

*Manly tears.* What a magnificent game. So good. So good.

[@NelsonStJames]

This game probably has more replay value than any game I've owned, plus that psychological factor that you always believe you could have gotten through a level much more efficiently than you just did, makes you stay at levels a lot longer than you normally would in most games.

[@Zyurg]

I still remember playing this game on fall of max Payne on a rainy day. Story is amazing. Game is amazing.

[@wsnt]

I still play Max Payne here and there, especially with the KungFu and The Matrix mods. It feels like I’m in The Matrix, in a John Woo movie. So awesome, I grew up playing and loving the series while playing some Acid House music in the background, and I hope one day they remaster the trilogy…

[@AC-hj9tv]

This nostalgia goes hard

[@wsnt]

@@AC-hj9tv For real, I’m hyped for the 1 & 2 remake from Remedy. I hope we get it so we all can relive our memories again

[@sebbysebbseb]

I never knew about the difficult level goes up and down

[@Goldman200]

This is a true classic

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

People remember Max Payne for it's revolutionary contribution of introducing slow motion/bullet time as a game mechanic. What most people don't remember was that it also popularized surreal drug/dream sequences with odd FOVs.

[@aryyancarman705]

Ooo

[@liukang3545]

Ooo

[@addoublez]

Ooo

[@kmi2579]

Ooo

[@Jupa]

Ooo

[@arcanethink]

Do a review of The Chronicles of Riddick - Escape From Butcher Bay . It's a very good game .

[@24-7annihilation5]

One thing I would say that isn't right about max Payne is how people only wearing shirts can survive multiple shotgun blasts.

[@syncmonism]

It's a game, not a simulator. Saying that something isn't realistic is NOT a valid criticism.

[@RattlebonesTheThird]

Plot armor

[@24-7annihilation5]

Yeah I know, but that’s the thing, in games that are completely unrealistic on purpose that’s fine, but I always find that sort of thing weird in games where the only enemies are normal humans.

[@demogeymidge2997]

Uh not exactly, I mean he can survive multiple medium/long range shotgun blasts in the game, but if ol’ Max is shot point blank with just one, it’s game over.

[@24-7annihilation5]

I’m talking about the enemies, but oh yeah if you get shot in short range with a shotgun it’s goodbye, but the enemies who aren’t wearing any body armour or aren’t some bullet sponge boss, they can survive getting shot in the chest with a shotgun.

[@BIadelores]

Max looks like Johnny Knoxville

[@WappoIPanda]

No. Johnny Knoxbille looks like Max.

[@overthemountain90]

"Johnny Knoxville on valcire. Though the early 2000's were full of adreniline highs, most of them were pumped full of this evil. The half pipes were full of high priced dope, for nothing too buy. Shopping carts full of dreams, but not much else." Max Payne 5: Max in space, 2 the Max.

[@presidentforlife1732]

Max Payne looks like Sami Järvi aka Sam Lake

[@Hirnlego999]

He looks like a constipated Finn in 3dmark(o)

[@SampoPaalanen]

@@Hirnlego999 lol, though true.

[@topografer]

After 2 days of watching reviews from this guy, it comes down to this single review of a beloved game. This has to be in my all time top5 games of all time along with games like MGS1, Diablo 2 etc etc. Let's see!

[@JekaZMD]

The mobile port of Max Payne is very good btw, almost nothing lost beside a couple of minor graphical effects. Played it on my phone last. year

[@53addy]

I'm currently playing it on my phone and it's really good.

[@Airfryer208]

all rockstar mobile ports are amazing i have all of them

[@indestructible247]

@@Airfryer208 gta sa on mobile is good?

[@granixo]

@@indestructible247 It's decent The good one for me are Max Payne, Bully, GTA LCS and CW GTA 3 & SA are decent And finally GTA VC is bad, just bad

[@BigHugsFromHell]

I recently replayed this myself, actually, running it fine on Windows 8 with the compatibility tool. The depths those characters reach, and the ride the story takes you along, continues to have this massive impact on me. In today's climate especially, their sheer guts in telling the story they had to tell, making the best from what they had, and then letting it speak for itself (if you've got the skill to get through til the end), never ceases to amaze. They really stuck to their guns, so to speak. Being one of the best trips down memory lane I've taken in a while, too, it reminds me of what a game can be, fully ripping me up from the daily slog of life and setting me onto this other level of experience. I'm sure that's why it endures. Max Payne 1 hasn't lost that quality whatsoever, and if anything, even enhances the later titles of the series with a replay. For newer generation gamers, it could be easy to forget how and why Max is such a tragic case and this modern-classic Noire styled character -- though it's not for the feint of heart, for sure -- it's also not like much else you'll ever see in popular fiction. As for revisiting after so long, technically and gameplay-wise (a few notes not in the review), I was still amazed by all the random junk you can interact with in the levels, like televisions, soda machines, books and games (or things npc's had just been using), vibrating beds in seedy hotels, switches and secrets, easter-eggs galore, and on and on, plus breakable and searchable objects. They don't necessarily do anything, but are still nice details and the whole game's full of them. Some of this stuff is downright hilarious, like the soap opera parodies you occasionally run across, but at the very least, each of these nuances still manages to seem unexpected and provocative. It makes every playthrough appear fresh, even if only by an illusion. For the amount of thought obviously put into the levels, any prospective game designer for sure ought to have tried this title at least once, and study it close. The keyword is effort, care, consideration, or maybe experience -- maybe immersion -- maybe, a high enough effort matched by a genuine care that added up to effortless immersion for you, the player, and so a deeply sensed experience. It's a near-perfect balance of these. In fact, as for the linear structure of the game, I think this design philosophy was the secret weapon, because it went a long way toward making that small slice of the city you actually see, _feel_ like a lived-in space that is connected to a much larger, real, dynamic and bustling world. This is a feature lacked by most of its predecessors and other games of a linear type, and even if one detail or another only tugs at the subconscious while not being integral to the gameplay, when it's so well considered as the original Max Payne, it shows and it sticks with you for a long, long time.

[@iamburak]

Man...I'll probably cry if i play this game again.

[@At0mHeart]

The music alone makes me cry.

[@TheDennys21]

Why? Was it that hard? :P

[@peaceandwealthseeker4504]

@@TheDennys21 no not hard the story is very captivating and can be sad at times. And some parts can be tricky but so satisfying. The pc port is decent and also the atmosphere is gritty and one of a kind

[@salokin3087]

*GASP* I've missed you... so much... so much

[@Gggmanlives]

Salokin Sekwah Right back at ya, slick.

[@salokin3087]

Gggmanlives *Tears*

[@starwarp88]

One of my favorite games of all time... I wanted you to review this so badly.

[@darthcinema4262]

I actually started playing this game and it is definitely a kick ass time. Thank you backwards compatibility.

[@ArfJason]

Don't think you touched on this on the video, but the reason the difficulty kicks up so much in the game, is that yeah, the game has an auto adjusting difficulty mechanics, but the thing is, if you quickload after every death, the game doesn't consider that a death, and instead it thinks you're playing flawlessly, so it'll throw a difficulty worthy to someone who is flawless.

[@compmanio36]

+ArfJason I forgot all about that mechanic. A lot of games around that time did that "auto difficulty" thing but it never did work right. I remember being frustrated as hell with games that did that. Glad they scrapped that idea.

[@JmanRising]

+compmanio36 I think only God Hand did adaptive difficulty right.

[@ThaShowStopper]

I remember seeing that Max Face texture on an ad at my malls gamestore, Electronics Boutique! I was so sad I didn't have a PC that could run it at that time! But when insane it releasing on XBOX, you couldn't keep me away! I didn't know anyone else that even knew about let alone care about it but man did it leave an impression! This is easily one of my favorite games ever! It really did set a new precedent in the gaming world!

[@justinmitchell7115]

Glad I subscribed, you play alot of the same games I do, and the sheer amount of reviews you have is pretty staggering

[@CptCaretaker]

Man oh man, do you know how fantastic your writing is? It's a true delight to watch your reviews! Keep doing what you are doing!

[@APPEALtoFEAR]

What a great review, you described this game perfectly. I've beaten this game too many times to count on the hardest difficulty, and the only REAL trouble I had was with that crazy fuck, Jack Lupino. Still a tough game though. I don't see how anyone could ever beat this game on DOA with a controller.

[@comyxcon4gaming860]

Well, I have and it's golden.

[@APPEALtoFEAR]

ComYxCon4Gaming Beaten it on DOA with a controller?

[@comyxcon4gaming860]

APPLEtoFEAR Yes indeed.

[@APPEALtoFEAR]

ComYxCon4Gaming Lol, you deserve some kind of reward.

[@comyxcon4gaming860]

APPLEtoFEAR Nah, it's just my own personal achievement.

[@anchit...5632]

This game got some very thought provoking lines. Max's constantly talking metaphorically, it seems like poetry.

[@YorHighness]

Remember when games were ported from PC to crap consoles.

[@Zereul-MedikatedTurnip]

sadly i wasn't a pc gamer then but still had fun playing the ps2 version

[@pillbox2235]

The mobile version is awesome

[@rabasi8330]

The Xbox port was the closest to the original.

[@Jew_Gi_Oh]

The ps2 version was and is shit but the xbox version is just as amazing as the pc version!!!

[@sebastiangonzales46]

Who cares as long as people enjoyed the game even with downgraded visuals

[@mungojerrie86]

02:20 but... it's as sniper rifle, not an auto shotgun :)

[@LilGangstaSaint]

+Павел Мастрюков he fucked up

[@hohtari1]

+Павел Мастрюков It seems to be random, i had a grenade launcher on the Xbox version yesterday.

[@mungojerrie86]

+hohtari1 Maybe it's dependent on the last weapon that was used by the player. In most cases it probably still would be a sniper rifle, but not necessarily. But it's in the outro, in the intro it's always a sniper rifle, AFAIK.

[@LilGangstaSaint]

TENMAxNIEMA it can be a grenade launcher if you use it to hit the tower

[@Ron_BWL]

The intro always shows Max holding a Sniper Rifle, whereas in the ending chapter it'll be the last weapon you used to either break the last cable or shoot the tower down. As such it can range on anything from Lead Pipe to the "official" weapon which is Sniper Rifle.

[@memewuss2737]

One complaint I have for the game is some of the nightmare parts, more specifically the ones where you follow a blood trail and have to jump between them

[@brumby92]

I love a good quicksave shooter. And this game was the quicksave king. I played it recently and at times would replay a gunfight 3 or 4 times to get near perfect. On normal difficulty, one rifle bullet would take half your heath! Makes you master the slomo mechanic.

[@zcxvasdfqwer1234]

One cold fall evening I rented this for ps2. I rerented it for another week... Then I bought it. 1 and 2 had such a profound impact on me. It blew me away..

[@oldstoffire]

Honestly I can't really see Max Payne's influence on video games. MP's bullettime being tied to the shoot-dodge is so unique that any other game using it would just feel like a ripoff. Bullettime also doesn't really feel that unique to MP, either. I remember in the F.E.A.R. documentary they said they made the whole team watch Hard Boiled and The Matrix to get the gunplay right.

[@tylerboy565]

I'm so happy to see you doing third person shooters, now. THANK YOU.

[@ЏонМастерман]

I usually play this beauty every winter.

[@guitarman20111]

Max Paynes hit scanning was supposed to be like a regular person firing. Yes there shots lined up but it won't be 100% accurate. So Max's aim is more realistic. This is one of my fav games ever. So much fun!!! Game is very very hard. I played it for the first time when I was 13

[@DigitalSpectator]

My introduction to videogames. I won't forget how scared I was when I wathed my father playing it on our PS2

[@marcbraun5342]

This was one of the last games I've played on PC, since I transitioned to the consoles that year. 2001 truly was the gaming years of gaming years, Metal Gear Solid 2, Devil May Cry, ICO, Soul Reaver 2, Final Fantasy X, Gothic and many, many more, that year was insane...

[@tallteej]

A game that actually makes you feel while pulling off such an epic gaming storyline. I played through the whole trilogy and i would recommend to anyone who wants a good story journey.

[@doctorwho01]

Nostalgia is hitting me hard! The best game i played from my childhood! This and hitman codename 47 were amongst the top hits

[@sabatonliam]

can ya do the punisher game

[@Birmanncat]

liam tobin Fuck yes!

[@zhanyanhell]

He should definetly review that game.

[@LilNewo]

+Ihsan Algan oh yes. i hold it up there as one of the best... brb going to hunt down a good review

[@bumblefritz]

The Max Payne series is a masterpiece, especially MP2.

[@father042]

Wow, finally a new review Anyway, this is easily one of my 10 favourite games of all time as well and favourite TPS ever. Shame you didn' even mention the amazing soundtrack though. And yeah this game is very hard and I couldn't even complete it without constant quicksaving (which reduces the difficulty)

[@Mr.Enredas]

The game of my childhood. Simply amazing...

[@roylandmcsausage7460]

I disagree with your thoughts on the Gba version of max payne. That port is actually pretty good for a gba game.

[@arthurlhenaff9589]

This port is amazing. I really love it

[@phoneix24886]

21 fucking years and still the graphics are just as I remembered.. sick!

[@megmucklebones7538]

I can remember looking at the falling snow, thinking wow - this looks amazing. :) The first game with real time slow effects..

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

I fucking had a happy fit when I completed this game on A New York Minute. Got real friendly with the automatic shotgun, which is still today one of the most satisfying shotgun sounds/feels ever.

[@rezaka116]

Oh come on, no mention of the KUNG FU MOD?

[@1231231232972]

***** too much versions and for the 2 nd part they were much better

[@andrej6918]

Great review m8, soo glad you're back!

[@VodCrack]

Xbox version was pretty good actually, what are you on about? PS2 version was pretty rough with it's lack of a quick save feature and dodgy framerate but the Xbox version, for an early Xbox game was great. Controls could have been better for sure but the auto aim feature helped with that. PC version is definitely the best though, can't argue with that. I actually liked the Game Boy Advance game, again, good considering the hardware. It was cool to see the environments that I remembered from the actual game in a 2D, isometric perspective. I was impressed that they managed to get the graphic novel cutscenes on there with full voice over.

[@Gggmanlives]

Smaller levels, long loading screens, gimped graphics and a controller for precise shooting. That's why it sucks.

[@VodCrack]

Gggmanlives Your definition of sucks differs greatly from mine. The Xbox version is as good as you would expect for a console port in 2001.

[@Gggmanlives]

VodCrack But still a console port.

[@cyrus2546]

Only version I ever played, ought an Xbox on day one for Max Payne. It was amazing.

[@ross9735]

@@Gggmanlives Considering you've been reviewing console ports recently, is it fair to say your stance on all console ports being automatically trash has subsided?

[@anshumanbhattacharya5020]

This is the only game that I completed without a single cheat code.

[@br.l.f]

one the masterpieces of the 6th generation

[@SampoPaalanen]

I think I might have my orginal copies of these still somewhere in my shelf. They were loads of fun but yeah difficulty can be harsh especially if you're used to more recent games, that said the story is great, including the boss fights. Only boss fight I remember hating was the v-junkie in the Ragnarok club though that could just have been me rushing in unprepared I can't remember at the moment (it's been years since I last played Max Payne 1 or 2).

[@DWTerminator]

We're pretty much the same on this one, it seems. The original Max Payne's definitely among my favorite games across any genre. MP2's pretty up there too but despite mechanical and technical improvements, it just isn't *quite* the masterpiece that MP1 is. I imagine where we'd differ, if at all, would be on MP3... considering I hate it.

[@thatmartyfella5305]

DWTerminator I completely agree with you as far 1 and 3 go, haven't played MP2 yet.

[@MrFreeman626]

DWTerminator MP2 is my favourite of the bunch, but it's true that its is nothing but an improvement to MP1 wihout any real innovation.

[@MDUmairKh]

DWTerminator I liked Max Payne 2 more. It was shorter but had higher production values, more polished gameplay, mocapped cutscenes and I also liked Story more. I didn't like Max Payne 3 because I thought story and characters were poor. Cover based shooting, QTE boss battles, on rail sections and limited inventory ruined the game for me. Not to mention long boring cutscenes that take control away from you over and over again and sometimes they lock the door behind you after the cutscene ends, which means you can't go back and pick up weapons. It was a flawed game.

[@DWTerminator]

3 was a complete disaster. 2 was far better in terms of its gameplay and production values, sure, but the story wasn't quite as tight as the original game. They did a good job with what they had but it felt really more like a sequel for the sake of "the original game did well so you guys need to make a sequel."

[@jepsen1977]

DWTerminator It's sad to see people like you with this binary notion of a game being either "amazing" or "terrible" with no in-between the two.

[@thekotabear3262]

I picked this game up when I was about 13. I fell in love with it immediately, I've played through every Max Payne over and over on the Xbox, then when I switched to PC I realized that some small parts were cut out on the Xbox version, then went back to playing the series over and over again. Seriously love Max Payne to death

[@Airjet2582]

Actually X-Box port was near PC perfect. PS2 port was the terrible one due to the system's limitation. No I'm not trying to start a console war so chill out fan boys.

[@rustylasagna]

I didn't seem to notice any problems in the PS2 port. I was confused when he said it was a bad port. Although, I haven't played the game in years, so I wouldn't really remember much.

[@Fools_Requiem]

Airjet2582 I didn't have any issues with the Xbox port.

[@4you7reviews]

+Airjet2582 I am not sure how much RAM is needed for Max Payne, but I think the PS2 was not that limited. It was hard to program for and usually PS2 got decent ports. I think the PS2 would handle Max Payne just fine, if given to developers who know how to develop the PS2. The developers they give it to did shoddy PS2 ports. And remember, it run Quake 3 60 FPS and had a decent port of Half-Life. Max Payne is a masterpiece and would be great in all platforms.

[@DethThrasher1]

+RustyLasagna bad framerate and terrible load times. plus it wasnt really designed for gamepad use very well.

[@admech590]

barfyman362 yeah...

[@HyperTensionJohnny]

One of my favorite games of all time. Cannot wait to make videos about the trilogy.

[@GameplayandTalk]

Damn great review! I need to play through this again.

[@max_paynetothemax9499]

I don't know about angels, but it is fear that give men wings

[@sgamer-xc1bd]

Great review, wish you had mentioned the in game TV show though! I loved that stuff in Max Payne 1&2 and Alan Wake. Those little Lynchian touches of surrealism really add to the athmosphere and enjoyment of those titles.

[@felicianofrontado3134]

One thing you're missing about the difficulty is that there's an animation issue which renders many weapons ineffective. Enemies will have a wounded animation they will go through when shot, but if they're not dead, then they will fire back, even if you just shot them at point-blank range with a shotgun. This is blunder from the developers, but luckily it doesn't render the whole experience as unplayable, just slightly more difficult.

[@Sammo212]

I remember how excited I was as a kid when I bought this day one and I found the mousepad inside. I used that thing for like 15+ years lol. Don't forget the nightclub with the Lovecraft spouting madman :D

[@timp2751]

The adaptive difficulty only applies to fugitive mode and is a bit bugged in that if you quick load during the death animation it won't register it as a death and you'll get stuck at the hardest level. In certain aspects this hardest level is actually worse than dead on arrival. The health/damage balance is marginally worse in doa (top fugitive is same as hard boiled) but you get much less bullet time. There's a config file where this can all be tweaked, including switching the adaptiveness off for fugitive.

[@adamfrisk956]

Hey! Xbox version was solid!

[@pedroportillo1585]

Wow!!! You actually reviewed Max Payne!!! Thanks a lot, I really enjoyed the review!!!

[@minihalkoja590]

Ah memories. I remember playing this in one day on christmas.

[@milastarr4347]

That is a sniper rifle in his hand at the tower.... Not an auto shotgun.... And it is a big hint on how to finish the last mission.

[@roudanskalamir9251]

I know I'm late saying this but it's good to have you back.

[@KasirRham]

I wonder how Max's mental state would be in a forth game given all that's happened in his life.

[@gabriel0742]

you deserve so many more subs

[@Gggmanlives]

Thanks!

[@93bendzsi]

+1 from here

[@presidentforlife1732]

Gggmanlives Did you enjoy Finnishing this video?

[@KoboFox]

The entire series is on sale on Steam this weekend, and there seems to be a small handful of fixes to get it running nicely on modern systems (including widescreen). I think I'm gonna pick up the first 2 and try them out.

[@startrek1992]

Proud to be from Finland :)

[@presidentforlife1732]

Suomi mainittu torilla tavataan

[@syncmonism]

@John It really depends what is meant by "proud". It's not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes it's a code-word for bigotry, but not necessarily, especially when it's a small country.

[@ianashby1449]

Those godamn blood trail levels

[@hauntedhotdog]

The pc is obviously the best place to play Max Payne, and yes the ps2 port was quite rough... but the xbox port was honestly pretty solid.

[@DomeCandyGames]

Perfect review. I have the same nostalgic biases for this game myself, but I feel like they're justified if you look at the game in the context of its time. On another note, the fact that Remedy provided the actual tools that they used to create levels was stunning at the time for a game this advanced. Because of it, the modding community was pretty enthusiastic, at least for awhile. Of course, the first mods I remember playing were all based on the Matrix lobby scene.

[@tuptugen]

One of the best games ever. I have just installed it for about....600th time. I remember when it came out. My pc couldnt even run it smoothly at the time. We ahve come a looong ass way! I wish they would next gen it !!

[@thegrayyernaut]

Damn this game's graphics holds up so well.

[@praszu]

Because there were no plants, animals (besides rats I think) and natural environment in general. It was easier to make buildings tunnels walls etc look OK in 2001 as compared to natural environments. I remember soldier of fortune 2 was the first shooter game that had pretty good looking jungle etc

[@DMartinov]

You made me want to play this game again, but for the first time in my life, I finally completed it! :D

[@CookieSlaughter]

Bravo. You just made my favorite review. I only finished the game a couple of months ago and it's really a masterpiece. The only thing that I didn't enjoy are the industrials parts. I prefered the urban environment.

[@WaveTheConqueror]

the very first game with Slowmotion was Angel requiem and it pulled it off very well.

[@pumacrawl8286]

You know you're watching gggmanlives when you have literally 30 other tabs open of just his video's

[@DrOD-zx1yb]

7:07 No they dont, I've modded the game, I've seen the files. They have a higher fire rate, therefore you see more bullets & tracers.

[@DominikSobolewski]

The game does have widescreen support.

[@thassioalves304]

This game is a masterpiece, my first game on an PC. The atmosphere is so 90s

[@TerrorKobra]

Are you planning to review the Metal Gear saga in the future?

[@Mrcryptidsarereal]

I actually managed to get it running on widescreen. On another note: This game isn't just balls-breaking, it's annihilating. And yet through all the punishment, the sense of elation from beating each gunfight was a steady high that never felt euphoric.

[@MrNomadic76]

11:44 Max Moonwalking forwards.

[@Xegethra]

It's a constipated Bruce Willis, while in the sequel it's Hugh Laurie.

[@kasrakhatir]

FREAKING LOVE THIS GAME. Wish for A R.A.G.E remake

[@madwolfdrawing]

This rage? cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/9200/header.jpg?t=1447353435

[@elhistoriero1227]

This game was legendary, the dream sequence actually scared me during those days lol I was such a wuss.

[@elhistoriero1227]

I would've loved to see the Dreamcast version also, a shame it never happened.

[@Oldernator]

Are you gonna review the other 2 Max Payne games?

[@Gggmanlives]

Siriwet Corkill Yes.

[@movement2contact]

+Gggmanlives awwww yeaaaaah B-)

[@DuSlothster]

Gggmanlives Don't play Max Payne 3, it's shit.

[@Oldernator]

Story wise... Not as good 1&2 but it had unique multiplayer that implemented bullet time and better refined gameplay mechanics.

[@Belisaur]

DuSlothster terrible opinion detected

[@markw.loughton6786]

Just finished replaying the PlayStation version for the first time in over a decade, and it's still epic, fantastic game.

[@alvaricoke41]

This was one of the first games i played and definitely the one that got me into the first person shooter genre. I used to play it so often that i remembered almost every single part of it. So thank you for the nostalgia trip.