Leaping around corners, blasting goons in the face with guns in either hand while Max's trademark dry sarcasm narrates events, and downing more painkillers than an entire hospital wing... Max Payne 3 is excellent fun.

What is Max Payne 3?
The (currently) final installment of an iconic Rockstar series, the titular Max Payne is a cop-turned-bodyguard with very little to lose, stumbling through life in Sao Paulo on a mix of alcohol and prescription painkillers. But trouble has a way of finding Max, and before too long, he has to do what he does best: Kill everyone in his way.
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How does it look/play?
Situated between GTA IV and GTA V, Max Payne 3's implementation of RAGE is starting to show some age. Despite this, it still holds up graphically (ignoring a lack of things like ambient occlusion or DX12 tesselation), with glass shattering realistically, explosions that feel as powerful as they are frightening, and environments that will often leave you looking at their set pieces after the fight's concluded.

The mechanics are very tight, a good compromise between more modern offerings and classic Payne. Max has a health bar and needs to take painkillers to empty the damage he's taken. New to this installment is Last Man Standing; If Max takes fatal damage but has pills left, he will begin falling to the ground but offer the player one final chance to strike back at their killer, and successfully eliminating them will cause him to merely fall on his back instead of dying as he pops a bottle on the way down. Likewise, the player can carry two one-handed weapon in Max's holsters alongside one "long rifle" or shotgun, but keeping it on his person removes the ability to use both sidearms simultaneously until it's dropped.

All of this combined makes for a very entertaining experience wherein you will spend a little time behind cover sizing up the situation, then hurl yourself into the action with a mix of Bullet Time and Shootdodge (both classic mechanics) to take on impossible odds and win. It's a feeling unlike many other third person shooters, and helps highlight a campaign that lets Max's characteristic, charmingly abrasive personality shine through without overstaying its welcome.
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How is the multiplayer/co-op?
They're both practically dead on the PC. None of the DLC applies to singleplayer, so if you're looking to save a buck or two in a sale, they're easily missable. The multiplayer had some cool concepts (like how it implemented Bullet Time, or looting corpses for semi-random upgrades), but good luck finding a match of it nowadays; It was almost dead when I tried to play it over 2 years ago.
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Final Thoughts
This is a game you may want to replay once or twice to collect everything, or if you absolutely love the style of storytelling (something of how Noir films would be in the modern day). I've personally revisited it for at least 3 unique playthroughs, and there's always something about the gameplay that keeps me coming back for more sooner or later.

[h1]"But things had a habit of only making sense to me looking back long after I'd run out of time to fix them."[/h1] Leaping around corners, blasting goons in the face with guns in either hand while Max's trademark dry sarcasm narrates events, and downing more painkillers than an entire hospital wing... Max Payne 3 is excellent fun. [b][u]What is Max Payne 3?[/u][/b] The (currently) final installment of an iconic Rockstar series, the titular Max Payne is a cop-turned-bodyguard with very little to lose, stumbling through life in Sao Paulo on a mix of alcohol and prescription painkillers. But trouble has a way of finding Max, and before too long, he has to do what he does best: Kill everyone in his way. http://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=280692159 [b][u]How does it look/play?[/u][/b] Situated between GTA IV and GTA V, Max Payne 3's implementation of RAGE is starting to show some age. Despite this, it still holds up graphically (ignoring a lack of things like ambient occlusion or DX12 tesselation), with glass shattering realistically, explosions that feel as powerful as they are frightening, and environments that will often leave you looking at their set pieces after the fight's concluded. The mechanics are very tight, a good compromise between more modern offerings and classic Payne. Max has a health bar and needs to take painkillers to empty the damage he's taken. New to this installment is Last Man Standing; If Max takes fatal damage but has pills left, he will begin falling to the ground but offer the player one final chance to strike back at their killer, and successfully eliminating them will cause him to merely fall on his back instead of dying as he pops a bottle on the way down. Likewise, the player can carry two one-handed weapon in Max's holsters alongside one "long rifle" or shotgun, but keeping it on his person removes the ability to use both sidearms simultaneously until it's dropped. All of this combined makes for a very entertaining experience wherein you will spend a little time behind cover sizing up the situation, then hurl yourself into the action with a mix of Bullet Time and Shootdodge (both classic mechanics) to take on impossible odds and win. It's a feeling unlike many other third person shooters, and helps highlight a campaign that lets Max's characteristic, charmingly abrasive personality shine through without overstaying its welcome. http://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=280692376 [b][u]How is the multiplayer/co-op?[/u][/b] They're both practically dead on the PC. None of the DLC applies to singleplayer, so if you're looking to save a buck or two in a sale, they're easily missable. The multiplayer had some cool concepts (like how it implemented Bullet Time, or looting corpses for semi-random upgrades), but good luck finding a match of it nowadays; It was almost dead when I tried to play it over 2 years ago. http://steamproxy.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=736951406 [b][u]Final Thoughts[/u][/b] This is a game you may want to replay once or twice to collect everything, or if you absolutely love the style of storytelling (something of how Noir films would be in the modern day). I've personally revisited it for at least 3 unique playthroughs, and there's always something about the gameplay that keeps me coming back for more sooner or later.