Max Payne 3's new environments (and plus-sized hero) previewed
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Oct 3rd 2009 at 4:00PM } 
The preview mentions a few intriguing gameplay additions, including improved Bullet Time physics (thanks largely to the implementation of the Euphoria engine), and a cover system, which the game's devs promised would be optional. The article also explains the aforementioned aesthetic shifts. For instance, we learned that this older version of Max Payne isn't actually chubby. His beefier frame can be attributed to muscle, not obesity. That makes sense -- a diet consisting solely of whiskey and painkillers probably isn't loaded with saturated fats.
Gallery: Max Payne 3
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Carbonize @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:07PM
Also first to get voted down.
Das Boot @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:08PM
And how.
gLitterbug @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:10PM
Anyone with eyes and a brain saw in the first screens that he didn't become fat but put on muscle.
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:20PM
in pic 5 at least, he very clearly has a gut, definitely not muscle there
nukee @ Oct 3rd 2009 6:10PM
No no no. Those are his ab muscles, they're just that large.
freaparn @ Oct 3rd 2009 6:45PM
That ain't a six-pack, that's a keg.
PhilipJFryrish @ Oct 3rd 2009 8:20PM
Finally a hero I can relate to!
Autopsy15 @ Oct 4th 2009 2:38AM
Just look at his silhouette in pic 4. It kind of makes you sad for Max.
Deadpool @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:11PM
Hey guys! Is he allowed to say (1st to comment) :) and get away with it? I don't know the rules about saying I'm first so I just don't do it.
Bubbameister33 @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:16PM
That's not the preferred nomenclature.
swimtedswim @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:20PM
i want max payne not uncharted 1 and a half!!!!!!!!
Fullmetal Salchemist @ Oct 3rd 2009 7:36PM
My thoughts exactly.
art.is.resistance @ Oct 3rd 2009 8:56PM
Then wait until the game is released, and play it. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.
Burns11 @ Oct 3rd 2009 9:50PM
I'm sure you have no idea how we'll feel about the game once it's released.
art.is.resistance @ Oct 4th 2009 12:25AM
My point is, he'll still most likely be getting a true Max Payne game, regardless in the change of location and the change in the characters appearance. Rockstar isn't required to stick with a rainy city JUST because the series is inspired by film noir. That isn't all that noir revolves around.
arkweld @ Oct 4th 2009 2:06AM
Splinter Cell Uncharted: Max Payne 3
Cj @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:20PM
Idk if I like the direction this one is going. He looks like Bruce Willis now. And everyone knows how much I lurve the Willis, but this doesnt look right for Max Payne.
Deadpool @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:40PM
With Bruce Willis we could see the baldness coming since the first Diehard. Now Max Payne had a healthy full head of hair, with no signs of male pattern baldness. I remember looking at Max Payne 2 saying to myself "Wow look at that nice head of hair" and now look it.
iamnotafish @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:21PM
As long as they keep the gritty, film noire feel of the first two, they'll be fine. But how they can do that in Sao Paolo is beyond me.
Deadpool @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:22PM
Ohh...nomenclature. That's a new word for me. I'm gonna go look it up....because knowing is half the battle! :)
Ryan @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:32PM
im think that the last pic is from mw2
mvp576 @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:26PM
WOW Uncharted 3 looks so amaz...oh...(looks closer)...nvm
The1stMJC @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:38PM
Still kind of iffy on the direction Max Payne is going, but gotta give the devs credit for going that direction. Let's see this unfold.
Aerothorn @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:40PM
Still don't see how they're going to pull this off without Sam Lake.
MAX56789 @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:12PM
The same wondering..
CH3BURASHKA @ Oct 3rd 2009 7:13PM
Oh shit, he's not on the project??? Now I'm more worried... his unique, albeit weird, use of metaphors and similes better still be there, though I don't know if that style can be copied.
linebeginstoblur @ Oct 3rd 2009 9:15PM
Exactly. I'm totally with you there. I loved the first two Max Payne games, but I think a lot of that came from Sam Lake and the others at Remedy. Even if Rockstar Vancouver can do a pretty good job and make it a good game overall, I'm worried it just might not seem like it fits with the other Max Payne games...
NintendoJunkie @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:46PM
I thought of this when I saw the screenshots:
http://www.planet13.com.au/images/videoImages/1234090152Demon%20Hunter.jpg
Silicon Siren @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:48PM
I can't wait for the new Punisher game, it's looking great so far! What happened to Frank Castle's hair?
Deadpool @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:58PM
Are you really comparing Max Payne to the Punisher?
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Sly (Now equipped with DS!) @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:27PM
punisher warzone is the funniest action movie i have ever seen.
Silicon Siren @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:32PM
Lol god Warzone was a terrible movie, but if you think of it as just another Troma grade film then it is an instant comedy classic.
LegendaryRedass @ Oct 3rd 2009 10:07PM
Dolph Lundgren was the best Frank Castle. I loved that movie back in the day.
WREturns (Looking for a graphic designer) @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:50PM
Euphoria?! Fucking finally! Count me in!!!
WREturns (Looking for a graphic designer) @ Oct 3rd 2009 7:43PM
I can't really like the Euphoria engine? Tough crowd.
yolarrydabomb @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:56PM
WANT
Nathan-DTS [He is your father] @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:02PM
WANT is an anogram anagram of TANW!!! And that, Joystiq community, is a fact... a smelly fact.
PoisonWolf @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:56PM
What has size got to do with anything? As long as the story is good and he can still perform bullet-time, they can make him look like a donut for all I care!
CH3BURASHKA @ Oct 3rd 2009 7:11PM
Maybe they'll call it Donut Time... he'll shoot dudes while eating donuts.
MRLN @ Oct 3rd 2009 4:58PM
Is this the underworld? There are so many ghosted comments!
NintendoJunkie @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:00PM
Hmm...bullet-time AND Euphoria engine?! SIGN ME UP!
I bought Max Payne 2 for PC from a friend for $7. Quite possibly THE BEST $7 I have EVER spent on a game.
MRLN @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:02PM
Is there really controversy over the new location for the game? I love the idea of exploring new places!
avan @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:10PM
Nope no controversy, plus everybody loves brazil
cylet @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:05PM
fat drunk white guy in south america killing all that isn't white... i don't see how this is max payne... and is it really bullet time, or alcohol time?
Deadpool @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:05PM
Let it be known that I am now offically the Ghost with the Most. Sorry BeatleJuice...you know we still love you. :)
gLitterbug @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:07PM
I guess you've never seen anyone who works out and is not posing or in a weight class that is far removed from beefy.
gLitterbug @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:09PM
argh, should've been a reply to another comment, but well, still valid for all the fat comments anyway
VGMaster @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:16PM
This game will justify an eventual 1500$ new rig.
Silicon Siren @ Oct 3rd 2009 5:35PM
Yes I agree, everyone will need to buy a new 1500 dollar dress (rig) when this game comes out.
PC gamers calling their computer a rig makes me RAGE and wanna kill a bag of kittens by beating them to death with dead babies.
NintendoJunkie @ Oct 3rd 2009 6:20PM
RIG RIG RIG!!!!!
*runs away*