Max Payne 3 Fights Gamer Nostalgia

[DoctorM]

Why do companies feel that a franchise's name exist separately from the actual games?

If they wanted to make a game about an ex-cop on the gunning down lots of bad guys in Brazil, why on earth did they need to tack the "Max Payne" name on to it?

Are we really expected to see everything about the game changed except for the name "Max Payne" and still believe it is in any way related to the prior games?

Something tells me we'll never know if Mona survived or not.

It makes me think about Far Cry 2. It was just a name stamped on to whatever other project they were developing.
Crysis felt like more of a sequel to Far Cry than the real sequel ever did.

 

[Signa]

I'm just trying to imagine why a New York City cop would ever find himself out of the country on an adventure. Sure, I'm sure he didn't go to Brazil to find treasure, but it's not what I'd consider a vacation hot spot either; at least not for Payne. No, I'm sure he got roped into some drug bust or some other lame-ass shit like that. I will reserve judgment until I play it, because Rockstar kinda knows what they are doing when it comes to story telling. I'm just feeling the need to brace myself even before hearing a proper synopsis, which shouldn't be my reaction to hearing that there is a new Payne on its way out.

 

[Jagger916]

Are we really expected to see everything about the game changed except for the name "Max Payne" and still believe it is in any way related to the prior games?

How has everything changed?

 

[Phishfood]

I am totally torn. On the one hand, we already have max payne 1 and 2. We don't especially need a game that is essentially the same game with new levels.

On the other hand, if you stray too far from the source you get a game that everyone will hate even though it may well have been a perfectly serviceability game.

I'm definately looking forward to it though, if it turns out the scene change is a complete fuck up I'm sure they will reverse it for 4.

 

[Gormers1]

Not that I care so much about these details, but if I remember correctly, I heard on a podcast that the game does start in new york city, with a pre-bald Max Payne. And apparently a lot of the game takes place there.

They might have done themselves an unfavor by presenting the change without the transition and reason for it.

 

[Use_Imagination_here]

WHY IS HE BOLD AND FAT?

No seriously, why would you just go ahead and ruin an iconic look for no bloody reason.

Maybe there is a reason, I don't know I haven't played the game but still.

And why didn't they just make a new game with a new story with bullet time.