When Max Payne 3 arrives at retail later this year, its main protagonist will be equipped especially well for handling the flood of dudes shooting bullets at him over the course of the game's globetrotting campaign. And you will be as well, apparently, as the latest trailer aims to clarify.
Max Payne 3's latest vid diverolls into the gun behind the man
by Ben Gilbert 
on Jan 18th 2012 12:00PM
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When Max Payne 3 arrives at retail later this year, its main protagonist will be equipped especially well for handling the flood of dudes shooting bullets at him over the course of the game's globetrotting campaign. And you will be as well, apparently, as the latest trailer aims to clarify.
Reader Comments (29)
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 12:08PM Nofriendo said
3rd season of "Lords and Ladies", here I come!
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 1:44PM Prakras TCys said
@Nofriendo You catch that reference to Lords and Ladies in GTAIV? Playboy X was defending himself for paying Niko to do something trivial, I think, and he said, "I'm a lord, not a lady".
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Posted: Jan 18th 2012 1:58PM (Unverified) said
@Nofriendo "My lord...."
"My lady..."
"My lord!"
"My lady!"
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"My lady..."
"My lord!"
"My lady!"
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 12:10PM MLC said
Wow!!!
This is gonna be a long 4 months...
This is gonna be a long 4 months...
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 12:15PM Lance001 said
The 360-degree rotating on the ground is amazing and ought to be in every shooter that has prone.
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 12:54PM Bullseye8841 said
@Lance001
Most people don't realize that the 360-degree ground shooting actually made it's first appearance (That I'm aware of. Please correct me if I'm wrong.) in Dead to Rights: Reckoning for the PSP. In fact, it looks like Max is borrowing a couple moves from Jack Slate. I believe I saw some Disarm mechanics in there as well. Love a good bit of irony. lol The game looks great. Can't wait!
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Most people don't realize that the 360-degree ground shooting actually made it's first appearance (That I'm aware of. Please correct me if I'm wrong.) in Dead to Rights: Reckoning for the PSP. In fact, it looks like Max is borrowing a couple moves from Jack Slate. I believe I saw some Disarm mechanics in there as well. Love a good bit of irony. lol The game looks great. Can't wait!
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 6:04PM Brian Griffin said
@nerdquest Stranglehold was vastly underrated, IMO... not the best game, but I enjoyed it--especially as a Woo fan.
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Posted: Jan 18th 2012 9:33PM To The Stars 3 said
@Bullseye8841
You could spin while on the ground in Max Payne 2 if you had a machine gun while still firing.
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You could spin while on the ground in Max Payne 2 if you had a machine gun while still firing.
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 9:36PM To The Stars 3 said
@Lance001
You could do the same in Max Payne 2; this isn't new. What is new is that they have a nice rolling animation in this one.
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You could do the same in Max Payne 2; this isn't new. What is new is that they have a nice rolling animation in this one.
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 12:56PM AeonFrog said
God, I wish more third-person games had such beautiful animations.
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 1:01PM adr916 said
looks pretty damn awesome, that little tune at the end reminded me of red dead
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 1:48PM Prakras TCys said
@adr916 My thoughts exactly. Man I love Rockstar.
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Posted: Jan 18th 2012 1:27PM Chumley Marchbanks said
As a computer animation student, this game gives me a massive hard on.
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 2:34PM iceveiled said
"Max Payne 3's latest vid diverolls into the gun behind the man"
Oh I get it! Because in the Max Payne games you spend a lot of time diving around! It's a play on words!
Oh I get it! Because in the Max Payne games you spend a lot of time diving around! It's a play on words!
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 2:47PM rezhoner said
Well, am I the only one not seeing innovations worth mentionning if compared to MP1 and MP2?
I mean the game looks fun but old. Might give it a rental to clear the +/- 5h campaign but that is it.
Or maybe I missed something related to this game lately?
I mean the game looks fun but old. Might give it a rental to clear the +/- 5h campaign but that is it.
Or maybe I missed something related to this game lately?
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 5:56PM rezhoner said
@eat it
You're right, but the last one was released about 9 years ago.. In 9 years video game design evolved a lot so I would've expected more from Rockstar.
But I missed the fact that there will be multiplayer in it, so only that justify the replayability and the possible innovation (if they can pull a good multiplayer it is).
Anyway, no chances I buy this one since Diablo 3 is around the corner (or 2 corners away).
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You're right, but the last one was released about 9 years ago.. In 9 years video game design evolved a lot so I would've expected more from Rockstar.
But I missed the fact that there will be multiplayer in it, so only that justify the replayability and the possible innovation (if they can pull a good multiplayer it is).
Anyway, no chances I buy this one since Diablo 3 is around the corner (or 2 corners away).
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 7:33PM alucard3000 said
@rezhoner That sounds like a good thing to me, I enjoyed MP1+2 immensely so I am pretty sure I will also enjoy MP3.So called innovations sometimes change experiences and make sequels a different animal from their predecessors. Maybe some games need that but MP series doesn't, it just needs some better graphics than 1+2 and a good story and I will be happy.
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Posted: Jan 18th 2012 2:56PM bimmy said
this game looks f*ckin awesome...I'm glad they're taking their time to make it properly
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 3:15PM elscarface said
awesome cant wait
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 3:29PM 880Cloud088 said
Is it bad that while watching this I couldnt help but think about how epic the next red dead will be. I mean with these animations and all the inovations but damn I can't wait for this game.
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 4:41PM nightripper said
love the fluid action the game is looking great I have it on pre order hopefully their is a demo out before the game is out just to do some bullet time asskicking
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 6:44PM DarkPinoy said
I like how he actually eats the pills now.
Also, he could do that 360 degree aiming on the floor in Max Payne 2.
Also, he could do that 360 degree aiming on the floor in Max Payne 2.
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 7:37PM Zenin said
Love how rockstar does these narrated trailers. a real awesome way to show the game off.
GTA V please copy and paste this combat system, minus the bullet time as that belongs to payne.
GTA V please copy and paste this combat system, minus the bullet time as that belongs to payne.
Posted: Jan 18th 2012 10:25PM Teeree said
Does this mean there's a chance GTA 5 is going to be pushed back too? Not that they even gave a release date yet, but I was hoping for a release in the Fall.
Posted: Jan 19th 2012 8:13AM (Unverified) said
I don't care if the last game was 20 years ago! This game looks fluid! Not to say that the previous titles weren't, but Max Payne for me was always about the darkeness to the game, character, story and how it played. The bullet time was an excellent feature which helps you "pin-point" where you want to shoot like Fallouts "V.A.T.S" system.
The graphics, the colours, animation and delivery of this game looks like it will be a good 9yrs wait, well spent. Especially if the multiplayer pl;ays very well.
Needless to say, I'm amped!
The graphics, the colours, animation and delivery of this game looks like it will be a good 9yrs wait, well spent. Especially if the multiplayer pl;ays very well.
Needless to say, I'm amped!
