For what it is, this game is fun. Max Payne 1 and 2 really had nothing like it back when they came out, obviously- but to me, this game is still fun and there's enough interesting set pieces to feel good. Max naturally doesn't want to lose the life he has sort of rebuilt for himself, so the motivations make sense. It feels less forced than a lot of late sequels do. Considering Max Payne 2 was a pretty open and shut case that left you thinking he was gonna either get sucked into the crime world himself, or fall out of his vigilante anti-hero work and likely die of alcohol and drug abuse... it's nice. It's nice to see Max again.

I know people were overly critical of it long ago, but that was also the age of everybody trying to emulate their favorite armchair critics and the internet rapidly turning people into some of the most narcissistic and yet insecure sorts ever. Some of the criticisms levied against the game were valid. Others were just " I didn't play 1 and 2. I don't like 3. "

For what it is, this game is fun. Max Payne 1 and 2 really had nothing like it back when they came out, obviously- but to me, this game is still fun and there's enough interesting set pieces to feel good. Max naturally doesn't want to lose the life he has sort of rebuilt for himself, so the motivations make sense. It feels less forced than a lot of late sequels do. Considering Max Payne 2 was a pretty open and shut case that left you thinking he was gonna either get sucked into the crime world himself, or fall out of his vigilante anti-hero work and likely die of alcohol and drug abuse... it's nice. It's nice to see Max again. I know people were overly critical of it long ago, but that was also the age of everybody trying to emulate their favorite armchair critics and the internet rapidly turning people into some of the most narcissistic and yet insecure sorts ever. Some of the criticisms levied against the game were valid. Others were just " I didn't play 1 and 2. I don't like 3. "