Will Max Payne Remakes Look Like This??

[@Gloomy_Knight-dw5pm]

And now the voice of Max Payne, James McCaffrey, passed away on December 17, 2023 from cancer. RIP 😢

[@Lorenzitto]

Sad to know, but it wasn't cancer... A Legend that will be missed...

[@Gloomy_Knight-dw5pm]

@@Lorenzitto, actually, it was cancer. According to his wife, he had Multiple Myeloma, which is a type of blood cancer.

[@Lorenzitto]

@@Gloomy_Knight-dw5pm Sad to know, he will not be forgotten...

[@waliddreemurr340]

truly a sad thing to know since the day when they shared that information about his death, may the lord give him a good rest in his grave. however, if no one can replace him for a good enough voice actor who can sound exactly like max payne, then perhaps AI is our only best option, especially since it has got improved a lot this decade

[@adelyu6556]

And who will gonna replace him?

[@Shubham-ws6lv]

It will look better than this

[@tareklegrand7747]

they could make him look younger with the same haircut as the original

[@pakee2352]

​@@tareklegrand7747Sam Lake looks older tho.

[@tareklegrand7747]

@@pakee2352 that's the point...

[@Mirau361]

I want a young model of Sam Lake like in the graphic novel of the first

[@darkizofficial]

Man im so happy i will play remakes of the first series again holy crap!!

[@thebigcj517]

Oh look cassy in alan wake 2 is back to max Payne this is good

[@DanielThureskog]

It will be funny to see how the main villain Nicole Horne will look like, who was modeled after Sam Lake's mother. 😂

[@Jeansowaty]

Alfred Woden instead was modelled after his father.

[@adrnacad3434]

Alan Wake 2s new york city section is pretty much a teaser for how it will look.

[@Mirau361]

The model of Casey is too old for Max it's Sam actually and i want a young model of Sam

[@Shadowoftimerando]

Pause at 15 seconds you can see OG max on the train lol

[@geetanjalimrandkhe5625]

Nice work bro

[@BloodAssassin]

The question is will Max look like Sam Lake or James McCaffrey?

[@PeakDennisReynolds]

Max should look like a young James imo out of respect to him and because it makes sense for continuity purposes because of the third game. They should definitely use all the original lines rather than using a new voice actor. Just mould all the new graphics, animations and cutscenes around those lines, the voice of James is the voice of Max Payne and always will be end of story. It'd be an absolute disaster to recast this role and honestly shameful on their part to do so. R.I.P to the guy, such a shame he's no longer with us.

[@lSkymax]

@@PeakDennisReynoldsAgree with you

[@cliffordototivo]

Im fucking hyped for the remakes oh God

[@BlurredShotz_]

I'm currently working on a 'similar project' and have to say I'm impressed! Is the house a downloaded 3d model or have you created it from scratch?

[@utopiamustui9869]

Awesome, thanks! 💪💪 I modeled some modular wall pieces, tv, stairs, furniture etc. few years ago and imported those to unreal engine but those are not very well optimised. 😂 You can actually unpack all level models from Max Payne with some tools to maya (and then to blender and unreal engine) to get the basic level layout right and then add more detail, pbr materials and stuff. It might be interesting 🤔

[@Lorenzitto]

@@utopiamustui9869 how to convert levels made in MaxEd to Unreal Engine? Is really possible?

[@utopiamustui9869]

github.com/m0nstr0/max_payne_ldb_importer Here you can find the level importer plugin!

[@utopiamustui9869]

@@Lorenzitto it is! however you need at least trial version of maya to save the levels as .fbx. Here's the plugin you need: github.com/m0nstr0/max_payne_ldb_importer

[@utopiamustui9869]

And I forgot to mention that there is some issues with mesh normals when you use a tool to import, so normals need to be recalculated at least to make shading work properly.

[@mrhat50]

Bloody hell! this is jaw dropping

[@mekhijw15]

If James McCaffrey isn’t voicing, I think it would be fitting for him to become the face model.

[@fazzdee1089]

Max looks sick

[@bettercallytp]

looks cool but he doesn't do the face

[@utopiamustui9869]

And that's only due to my limited animation skills 🥸

[@bettercallytp]

@@utopiamustui9869 still looks awesome nostalgic

[@everost4398]

I don't know what he is going to look like. All I know is James McCaffrey won't give his legendary voice to him. Up until a couple of weeks ago I couldn't wait for the day I'd be playing the remakes. But all that excitement is utterly gone now. Max Payne can't be Max Payne without him, even with Sam Lake's looks

[@utopiamustui9869]

I believe they have higher quality raw audio recordings from the original games still existing in their archieves that they can use in the remakes and edit/add some ai trickery to create new lines.

[@soetdjuret]

Hello Utopia! I'm project lead on Max Payne Remixed. Do you have any experience in 3D modeling or otherwise? If yes, would you be interested in joining our team and participate in the project? We aim to remaster classic Max Payne using Nvidia's real-time path tracing and asset replacement technology. Hit me back if it sounds interesting :) /PappaSlask

[@utopiamustui9869]

Hello! I'd love to be part of the team, but I've been living quite busy family/audio engineer life lately so my contribution would unfortunately be quite limited. I think my 3d modeling skills are quite good but not even close to this amazing Sam Lake model which was imported from Alan Wake. :D -Tomi

[@soetdjuret]

@@utopiamustui9869 Hello and thanks for your reply. Oh I see, well life happens. And we're kinda looking for people who can contribute actively. But should your situation change, feel free to reach out to us :) Kind regards /Slask

[@MaxPayne299]

Can I make 1 hour loop video?

[@MaxPayne299]

Your version of the theme would be great in a 1 hour loop

[@utopiamustui9869]

Sure!

[@MaxPayne299]

😍

[@unclelandy]

What song did you use for this?

[@utopiamustui9869]

I made it myself for this video

[@unclelandy]

@@utopiamustui9869 you did a good job with it ^^

[@utopiamustui9869]

@@unclelandy thanks!

[@unclelandy]

@@utopiamustui9869 you’re welcome

[@ali14chahrour]

It’s a rendition of the max Payne theme

[@fernandodeoliveiradasilva4991]

I know it's gonna seem controversial, but I don't want Sam Lake playing Max, bring back Timothy Gibbs!

[@GamingDynamics]

can I use some seconds?

[@utopiamustui9869]

Sure!

[@GamingDynamics]

@@utopiamustui9869 thank you!, Im gonna use some seconds in a video about the Remakes. They are really great. I will mention your channel in the comments

[@utopiamustui9869]

@@GamingDynamics awesome! I can't wait to see the results 💪

[@GamingDynamics]

@@utopiamustui9869 DONE : )

[@Siranoxz]

Nice try tho, but i don´t think that it will look anything like the remake.

[@receptionblcp6463]

the series should kept sam lake's face, cause on the 2nd and 3rd episode max just lookin' generic bruce willis wannabee type

[@PeakDennisReynolds]

But it's McCaffreys voice so it should be his face too. Sam Lake honestly just looks like a nerdy swedish guy trying to do a Clint Eastwood impression it does not suit that voice at all lol.

[@receptionblcp6463]

@@PeakDennisReynolds Sam lake's face doesn't need to suit the theme of the character at all, it has it's unique charm to it you can't just make a change and think it should be better cause right after MP1 my love for the series died a bit and I can't feel my character at all and also the downgrade in graphics and framerate didn't do the changes any justice at all