Do you feel sorry for Max Payne?

[Shikaku Zetsumei]

I've been working my way through 1 and 2 and the story is just getting more and more painful. With every step he takes, I feel like banging my head against a wall, with every stupid line he utters I want to throw something. Was this the writer's goal? To make us hate a character so much that we no longer feel sorry for any of the predictable ♥♥♥♥ that happens to him?

Don't get me wrong, the game itself is solid. It's just that the storyline and writing leave much to be desired...

[PlayaOfGames]

play max payne 3 it gets better

[Shikaku Zetsumei]

If you've heard Ben Croshaw (Yahtzee) from Zero Punctuation, he seemed to sum it up nicely. The gameplay is fun, but Max's whining is incredibly aggrevating, especially when he doesn't seem to learn a thing from his own mistakes.

[ebookjapan]

The writing in 1 and 2 are meant to emulate cheesy noir/cheap pulp stories, that's the charm. MP3 has the best gameplay out of all them but Rockstar really ♥♥♥♥ the bed with the half-baked story.

[Aelfwine]

He learns a lot and becomes resolved with his past's issues in MP2. Great writing, I really liked it.

[Strider]

Max Payne: Goodfellas/The Departed
Max Payne 2: Payback
Max Payne 3: Heat
All of 'em: any John Woo + Chow Yun Fat action movie
That's the general feel I have from the games. When we take into consideration what were Remedy going for, and they even didn't try to hide it, we can easily assume that MP was wrote with the idea to be that noir/crime fighting/mob/gangster/detective/undercover cop/vendetta/stylish shoot out game that is now... And I am fine with it.

Plus Sam Lake likes the play of words with his protagonists:
Max Payne: inflicted pain to the max
Alan Wake: always awake or else
Jack Joyce: making the right choice

[Cyber Nyran]

i find it interesting people think MAx Payne 3 has better gameplay. Its mostly cutscenes with 2 seconds of gameplay all the way through it. Typical cover shooting. MAx Payne 1 and 2 had unique gameplay. The gameplay is pretty similar in all 3 games. I found Max Payne 3 way more annoying. Also his inner monologues are fine. They are going for that black and white 30's Noire feeling.

The story is fine, its the rugged , "ive been through heaps of sht and cant be bothered dealing with it anymore, but have to, to survive" kind of inner monologue. Im sure UFC fighters deal with this kind of monologue almost everyday. "I really dont want to train today, but i have to , to feed my family" The thing is , most people dont voice their bullsht. This guy does for the sake of the overall feeling to teh game. If it was a book, then you wouldnt hear it and they were going for that kind of noire bookish comic strip thing.

[watertherugg]

https://www.change.org/petitions/remedy-entertainment-and-rockstar-games-max-payne-4
SIGN THIS PETITION IF YOU NEED MAX PAYNE 4

[Dr. Den]

The character's name is Max Payne. I think this alone says it all. But at some point yes, the amount of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ does get ridiculous...

[joliet_jane]

Poor Max. Yes, I feel quite bad for him. He's very honest about his emotions, too. He's a very strong male character, but isn't afraid to ackowledge he's hurting. "The PAST is a gaping HOLE. It's like staring in the GRAVE of your LOVE." Damn.

Let's just have a Max Payne 4 where Max gets a really boring job and stays home playing Wii U a lot.