November Modern Community Playthrough - Max Payne 3

[Fleach]

The past never completely fades away. At least not for former police officer Max Payne in November's Modern Community Playthrough.

Overview
Nine years after the events of Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Max finds himself living a degenerative lifestyle, addicted to painkillers and alcohol in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, while trying to forget the past that haunts him. Employed by real estate mogul Rodrigo Branco, Max works in private security, protecting the wealthy Branco family. But as things go wrong and Rodrigo's wife Fabiana is kidnapped, Max is forced into a deadly new conflict, while relying on the abilities he attained from the experiences of the past he left behind.
(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1407064/plotsummary)

Platforms
PS3
Xbox 360
PC

Comic Series
For those who want to go deeper into the Max Payne universe or understand more of Max's backstory and motives I've provided the link to the Rockstar comic book series. I really enjoyed reading them prior to playing to the game. Great way to prepare for what lies ahead.
http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/comics

Checkpoints
Week 1: Pills and Booze: Welcome to Max Payne 3 (Play up to Chapter 4)
Week 2: "If I was doing my job properly": Infiltrating the Comando Sombra (Play up to Chapter 9)
Week 3: Alone and Lost in Translation (Play up to Chapter 12)
Week 4: All or Nothing (Complete the game)

Achievements
Feel the Payne (30)
Serious Payne (50)
Maximum Payne (80)
Payne in the Ass (20)
Part I Complete (20)
Part II Complete (20)
Part III Complete (20)
A New York Minute (100)
The Shadows Rushed Me (10)
Out the Window (10)
The One Eyed Man Is King   (10)
Something Wicked This Way Comes (10)
That Old Familiar Feeling (10)
Amidst The Wreckage (5)
So Much For Being Subtle (10)
The Only Choice Given (10)
Trouble Had Come To Me (15)
Along For The Ride (10)
Sometimes You Get Lucky   (5)
It Was Chaos And Luck (10)
The Road-Kill Behind Me (10)
The Fear Of Losing It (20)
It's Fear That Gives Men Wings (20)
You Might Hurt Someone With That (20)
One Bullet At A Time (20)
You Play, You Pay, You Bastard (20)
With Practiced Bravado (20)
Colder Than The Devil's Heart (15)
A Few Hundred Bullets Back (20)
Past The Point Of No Return (10)
An Echo Of The Past (35)
Sure Know How To Pick A Place   (10)
A License To Kill    (40)
All Of The Above (100)

Player List
Fleach
GrayGhost81
Infinite Leon, The
InvadErGII
shoes23
techwizard

[GrayGhost81]

Stoked on this one. I'm a little RPG'ed out right now. I just need to shoot things indiscriminately.

I loved the first two, but I know this isn't a Remedy game so I'm very interested to see how Rockstar Studios handled the franchise all on their own.

[techwizard]

i should be able to pick up a copy of this next paycheck, so i'm in.

also i thought we were waiting for the front page post before announcing the titles

[The Metamorphosing Leon]

Ooo I've been meaning to replay this. I'm in.

[Fleach]

Ooo I've been meaning to replay this. I'm in.

It's been on my replay list for a while so I was eager to pitch it to GrayGhost. I'll add you to the roster.

[InvadErGII]

Bought this ages ago and never played it. I've also never done one of these! Count me in.

[singlebanana]

Probably best that I don't own any of these platforms. I have to get started on December next month.... I'll still be following. Have fun!

[Fleach]

Maybe Zagnorch can send you the next 360 he finds at Goodwill. :p

EDIT
I added the link to the comic book series in main post. Read them if you want to get into the Max Payne frame of mind.

[GrayGhost81]

I jumped the gun and started the game last night. I guess I like it so far. The writing is not as good as the old ones, but that may just be my personal bias towards Sam Lake and against the Housers.

I like that you can only carry like two guns, and Max physically carries anything bigger than a pistol. The juxtaposition of that kind of realism in a game where you can slow down time is pretty neat to me.

I'm playing on 360, and the character models look like absolute shit, besides maybe Max. I'm not a graphics person by any means, but this could have been done much better.

[Fleach]

I personally liked the writing in the game. It reflected Max's lowlife, careless attitude. But I have to agree about the character models. I thought Max looked awesome, while the others were just kinda decent looking.

[Zagnorch]

Maybe Zagnorch can send you the next 360 he finds at Goodwill. :p

Until recently, the Goodwill near my workplace had one.  Now they're trying to move out two Wiis...

Anyhoo, best of luck to anyone on the playthrough.


'Late.

[GrayGhost81]

I personally liked the writing in the game. It reflected Max's lowlife, careless attitude. But I have to agree about the character models. I thought Max looked awesome, while the others were just kinda decent looking.

Have you played the first two games? I just feel like this game's writing is a little bit of a watered down version of those games, and at times it comes off as a bit cliched.

I will say I was really, really happy when I saw the first Captain Baseball Bat Boy cartoon.

[Fleach]

I didn't play the first two games so a lot of the references were lost on me, but I absolutely loved the comic book/film noir style writing. Especially key words or phrases flashing onto the screen.

Maybe we can work through the whole series at some point in these playthroughs.

[GrayGhost81]

Ok am I the only jerk who jumped into this game ahead of schedule? I'm dying to start talking about it!

Fleach, just out of curiosity, have you developed the first checkpoint?

[Fleach]

Don't get too excited. November isn't here yet.

Checkpoint 1 goes up tomorrow.