The current installment is set 9 years after the events of Max Payne 2. At the end, he was again alone, lost, ready to be swallowed up by the city he wanted to escape, but continued to serve. The ending of Max Payne 2 was characteristic of the trail of destruction Max leaves on his way to absolution, with Mona dying in his arms, the only other person he cared about.
The struggle of the first two games was the clearing of his name and the answer to questions relating to the death of his family. Framed for a murder he did not commit, the NYPD detective was hunted because by his own, found an unwilling ally in Mona Sax, a contract killer. It also mapped the deep recesses of Max's mind as he attempted to come to grips with the death of his wife and daughter, presumably by Valkyr infected humans. The monologues were enough to blow you away.įull of self-reflection and moral questions, the plot of Max Payne explored the mystery behind Valkyr, the mysterious drug that was taking lives throughout the city. The most engrossing part was the storyline and its narration by Max himself. With its breakthroughs in graphic detailing, Max Payne was an early millennia marvel. But it has definitely proved all critics wrong by successfully revamping a nine-year old franchise in style.Ī re-imagination of the classic franchise that enslaved millions, dragged us in to the frost ridden depths of New York City and the heart of the protagonist, the name Max Payne is well known in both hardcore and casual gamer circles. No one would have expected a company like Rockstar to serve another episode in the series, since it was never really thought to be associated with the arcade type action that was Max Payne. Remedy then sold the rights over to Rockstar Vancouver and continued on with Alan Wake. Before we delve into the analysis of Max Payne 3, it would be important to understand that both Max Payne and its sequel were products of Remedy Entertainment.
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