I played max payne 1 and 2 as a kid. And I immediately became a fan of the franchise. And I watched the movie as well ( which was a disappointment). After that, I sort of forgot about it.
Years later, I finished the college and I got into gaming again.And stumbled upon this gem.
And it was again just like old times. I was again playing Max payne dodging bullets and killing bad guys like it's nothing. Except this time, the game is mostly set in Brazil. I got to say, the game was so thrilling that I finished it in just 4 days.
Graphics are awesome considering the fact it released 8 years ago. They added more controls like cover fire and roll dodge, so the game felt more updated.And they added some quick time shooting events following a cutscene ( which for some reason, people online hates. People these days just likes to hate on everything). Other than that, gameplay is just the same as the previous ones.
Story is not the highest forte(if you compare the last 2 games) but it isn't bad as well. If anything, Rockstar makes up for it with Max's Narration. The lines are written so well that I always paid attention to every cutscene.
Max payne 3 is if not the best, one of the best shooter out there. And I would even say this is one of the must play games of last decade. And I would personally see myself coming back for it again in the future.