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All my opinion in this post but I've been playing MP3 a few days now and I think it's the shiznit. If you liked any of the previous 2 MP games then you'll like this a lot. It's not as quirky as it's predecessors but just straight down the line realistic action.
The shooting mechanics are superb and the slo-mo mode is a lot of fun. The game has had criticism in some quarters for being an interactive movie and there are a helluva lot of cut scenes but in Max Payne 3 it works, the cut scenes don't detract from gameplay, they actually add to it, making the whole game experience very enjoyable.
But I'll say this - it's not easy. I'm playing on the easiest setting and I still manage to die a helluva lot. There are 16 chapters but it's not until you reach chapter five that the difficulty level is ramped up. There have been a couple of instances where it must have taken me at least a dozen tries to get past certain stages but a big tip here is - don't forget to use the slo-mo mode when things get hectic, I have mine mapped to the middle mouse button. Also use the Q key for cover mode a lot, that helps.
All in all I'd say if you like fps's then this one is pretty much a must. At time of writing it's fifteen quid on Steam. I've just started chapter six so I'm very sure I'm going to get my money's worth with this game, I've already clocked up five hours play time.
If you're playing it, please post your thoughts and comments here.
The shooting mechanics are superb and the slo-mo mode is a lot of fun. The game has had criticism in some quarters for being an interactive movie and there are a helluva lot of cut scenes but in Max Payne 3 it works, the cut scenes don't detract from gameplay, they actually add to it, making the whole game experience very enjoyable.
But I'll say this - it's not easy. I'm playing on the easiest setting and I still manage to die a helluva lot. There are 16 chapters but it's not until you reach chapter five that the difficulty level is ramped up. There have been a couple of instances where it must have taken me at least a dozen tries to get past certain stages but a big tip here is - don't forget to use the slo-mo mode when things get hectic, I have mine mapped to the middle mouse button. Also use the Q key for cover mode a lot, that helps.
All in all I'd say if you like fps's then this one is pretty much a must. At time of writing it's fifteen quid on Steam. I've just started chapter six so I'm very sure I'm going to get my money's worth with this game, I've already clocked up five hours play time.
If you're playing it, please post your thoughts and comments here.
Almost gave up though tbh, there's this part towards the end of chapter 6 where you have to escort/guard this young guy to the server room in a bank and it took me at least twenty tries to get past it. And I had actually run out of ammo so to take down the last guy I had to get close to him and press fire which means you club him to death with your empty weapon, which is cool in a violent kind of way.
