Fans laud Max Payne 2, still being one of the greatest games ever produced, for being so accessible.
Unbeknownst to me, 22 years have gone by since Remedy Entertainment first introduced Max Payne onto the scene.
Those unfamiliar with Max Payne should definitely give this classic title a chance – its core story involves NYPD detective Max Payne as he works to solve his family’s murder while uncovering drug traffickers, leading up to two sequels including Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne and Max Payne 3. Fans long wanted remakes of both games to come to modern consoles; one fan even created their own mock new-gen version of Max Payne 2. However, Remedy Entertainment are in fact currently working on remakes remasters; however fans have noted how well the original game still holds up over time!
Reddit user Rodeo4613 initiated this discussion by writing, “22 years on from its release [and] Max Payne 1 remains one of my all-time favourite videogames – so much so, in fact, that plenty of fellow fans agreed with my assessment!”
22 years on, Max Payne 1 remains one of my all-time favorites and I highly encourage any gamer not yet experienced the experience to give it a shot! If this game has passed you by before now, don’t pass up this chance: give yourself something memorable and indulge your curiosity by checking it out now.
User eldisk said she never forgot playing this game and found its final moments powerful and moving; Sol1dshot added an unforgettable quote “‘They were all dead; the final gunshot was an exclamation mark on everything that had led up to that point; I released my finger from the trigger, and it was over,” which still sends chills through my spine when I think back on them all these years later.” Meanwhile The-copilot noted how incredible its writing had been: I still find myself thinking back on key lines from it 20 plus years later: ‘There was a bullet shaped hole where the answers should have been.'”
Smooth_Riker remembers fondly his time playing this game: the snowy city itself was almost an act in itself – much like Gotham in any good Batman adaptation – as you saw first hand how drug abuse had affected it on every level, down to seeing homeless junkies discussing its impacts around trash fires. I still recall sneaking into that hotel lobby area with one henchman watching Lords & Ladies super enthusiastically lol; packed full with detail unlike anything made at that time, now readying myself back up for my first taste of its playability.” Now I want my own copy back
