Best cut-scene I've played with small gaming interruptions every now and then. Review

[ironmanmk42]

This game had great potential but I found it drab, interrupted with too many cutscenes every 2 mins of gameplay and overall a shadow of the former game.


The plot is contrived, annoying and boring.

The graphics are alright for something recently released but not up to the mark.

Gameplay is average. The character moves too sluggishly and too often I found myself not taking cover inspite of the keypress or generally lagging in response to control. The enemies are swift and fast and co-ordinated so that is challenging and good. However, they are brain dead at times which is puzzling.
There are WAY TOO MANY cut-scene interruptions.

Checkpoints are decently spaced out.

Sound of the guns is good but not overwhelming like in other shooters.

Overall the game is decent. Not exceptional but not terrible either.

I rate it 5.5/10 - Boring game not as fun as Max Payne 1 or 2

[Allard]

You know, calling this a review is more than a bit generous.

[ironmanmk42]

That is how I feel about my score.

Plus if you notice carefully, I did review the game. I talk about graphics, gameplay, sound, checkpoints and some opinions on the game. This qualifies as a review.

I'm not writing a professional review for IGN here.

[Volcano]

if you were from ign you would of been paid off to say 10/10. the amount of cut scenes isn't the problem its the inablity to skip them so people doing reruns dont have to endure them again

[whatever 💀🎺]

So how do you rate the multiplayer after you played it for a while (instead of just rage quitting at the beginning)? I think it saves the game.

[ironmanmk42]

I don't play MP. I only like SP. The amount of cut-scenes do persist for almost the entire game. It is literally 45-50 seconds of gaming with 2-3 mins or more of cutscene (some skippable and some not). Constantly.

And they were trying too hard to make the game appear epic which meant it came across forced and ended up looking drab and annoying with the ridiculous paneled scenes (trying too hard to mimic older Max Paynes) and random highlit words.

I didn't rage quit. I've almost finished the game now. On chap 12 of 14.

Edit: I've finished the game. About 11 hrs watching everything and trying to find all the golden gun parts. I suppose you can finish it in about 9 hrs tops.

[Gackt the Immortal]

I'm on Chapter 2 right now. The gunplay is very slick. Everything feels succint and concise. The graphics are great, but the facial animation isn't. The writing feels like Dan Houser & Co. attempting to be as noir and as Max Payne as possible. I think it's a little tongue-in-cheek with how miserable it is, but it plays it all off with great voice acting and music. I'm not quite sure what the deal is with the crazy editing, but I get a sense that it's attempting to exacerbate the disconcerting, ugly, white noise the world seems to be, according to Max. Also, it's probably attempting to make the cutscenes more interesting. It's flavored to look a bit substance abused. The camera stops and focuses on certain actions that may be missed that are important to the mood and to the of understanding of the character, and it seems to highlight words that may define characters, or at least writing that the lead writer is proud of. Either way, it's an interesting narrative focusing on a particularly bleak, currently nihilistic character, who seems to be just painfully drifting through a self-destructive life, hopelessly hoping hopelessly for redemption and to move on. The gunplay is better than most other 3rd Person Shooters I've played with using a controller, including MP1&2 dev's own Alan Wake. I can't attest to its mouse controls yet. So far, I'm very impressed, and I'm usually not impressed - especially not this early.

I like how it constantly breaks up the action. The cutscenes are short and usually lead to another sequence. But time will tell if it becomes unbearable.

[Eat My Bullets]

I'm sorry but its a 10/10 for me. This game is so perfect and detailed. I LOVE IT! Rockstar does rock

[Miguzel]

Played On the console, felt it was 8/10

[Peter Stark]

I bought it just now in my depirating of previously played games. I am happy to have bought it so cheap, because the truth of this game is that not really much of a game.

I liked the presentation, I like depressed Max, I loved storytelling (I loathed the story, because it is stupid masculine fetishistic fantasy), I adored the soundtrack, I enjoyed watching it. That is it.
The gameplay is solid, but most of what is interesting happens in cutscene. So ... ♥♥♥♥.

It is fine product, which I have hard time calling a game.