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how's it going guys kevin here with TLD now i know it's been a little while since we did our last review we kind of disappeared there for about a month but we're finally back and we're starting with our review of max payne 3 for the xbox 360 and ps3 it's been nine years since Rockstar released the last Max Payne title and about that much time has passed in the game's storyline and all we're seeing an older version of Max the core gameplay itself remains very much the same max payne 3 makes use of the same third person camera angle that was used in prior titles and also features the return of the two main mechanics that made the series popular bullet time and the shoot dodge well these two abilities work very much the same as before allowing you to slow down time but still line up your shots perfectly giving you an edge over your enemies there are two special new additions that make things even better the first of these new additions is the Last Stand of mechanic what this does is that when max loses all of his life instead of simply losing the game if you have one painkiller near inventory you're given a chance to shoot the last guy that shot you you just excessively kill him you automatically revive and get a chance to keep shooting on now while this is a useful way to keep you in the fight for longer it's still much more risky than just taking painkillers whenever you're low on life the main reason being that if you're low on ammo and you end up missing your shot you can't reload while and last stand so you just automatically died the other edition ties into the last stand ability as well as with the popular shoot dodge what happens is that once you recover from last stand or you land from shoot dodge you stay laying on the ground until you try to move while laying on the ground you're allowed to freely aim around you in a 360 degree angle as well as making yourself a harder target for enemies to shoot one last change the game makes to the core gameplay is that you're given the option between whether or not you want to make use of any form of auto aim when playing in the arcade or multiplayer games you're given the option to pick between soft lock or free aim which is basically having a little auto assist or none at all the game's story mode also offers a third option of hard locking which basically means as soon as you hit the game button you're instilling at a lock on in the nearest enemy and shoot them to pieces now the game story takes place eight years after the events of max payne 2 and there are some noticeable changes in the way they handle the narration of it first off the entire graphic novel use for showing storyline is completely removed and replaced with traditional cutscenes one of the smart things they did with this is that cutscenes are used as a form of loading screen so while you can't skip them very often because the game is getting ready for the next level it makes it to where you never have to deal with any kind of boring blank screen and a loading bar the game starts off with max still going through a sort of mourning period self-medicating with a great combination of our liquor and painkillers but as the storyline progresses you go less from self-pity and more into just a blind rage of shooting every single person that does something wrong due to over the course of the story it's by no means a happy story line but it's definitely action-packed and comes across with a great movie feeling that we're used to from these games overall the storyline for the game is pretty solid I don't feel like it was as enjoyable some of the earlier games and it also feels a bit shorter but there's also possibly to the fact they made an addition of a full multiplayer mode this time around it's still a lot of fun to play through though and definitely worth picking the game up just for the campaign now alongside the story mode the game also features an arcade mode as another form of single-player it's basically just a chopped up version of the story mode allowing you to replay specific chapters but by adding additional challenges like trying to get the highest score possible or getting it done as fast time as you can getting bonus time by getting headshots or bullet time kills these challenges serve two purposes first by completing them you'll gain XP which will improve your level and multiplayer but also you'll be able to rank on a scoreboard now one of the biggest additions to this installment is that this is the first Max Payne to have a full multiplayer mode available rockstar has also celebrated this by integrating it with their new crew system which is also going to be used in Grand Theft Auto 5 it's basically just rock stars own way of having a social media with their games in particular allowing your friends to join crews so that when you go online you guys can fight alongside each other and get special benefits for playing together often like bonus xp now while it does feature the long time standards of death match and team deathmatch Max Payne 3 also has two unique modes that make use of its certain style one of them being painkiller and the other gang wars painkiller works as a sort of juggernut mode with two players taking on the roles of Max and his new partner passos maxim pazos will get points for killing their enemies while also being the main target of everyone else in the match the main goal being that you want to kill one of them become them and then last as long as you can killing as many other players to get as many points as possible now my personal favorite mode is the game worst mode which actually works out is its own little story line now the way it works that players are assigned to two different teams representing different gangs or fractions from the plot line of Max Payne as you play as these gangs each match will have a different objective whether it's just an all-out killing spree or trying to defend one particular teammate or checkpoints the start and end of each match will actually be narrated like a plot line and depending which team wins which fight events will occur differently most interestingly is that you do not win by winning the most events rather it ends in one total team deathmatch with the team winning more events earlier getting bonus kill points right at the start giving him a big advantage but still giving the other team a chance to come back at the very end the gameplay itself and multiplayer is very similar to the standard gameplay we see in the single-player story but there are a few key changes first off bullet time is replaced by various different burst abilities such as gaining access to a temporary machine gun or being able to instantly heal yourself and teammates one of the other little additions they made that I really like in concept is vendetta the way it works that once a player has killed the same player twice that player can mark him for a vendetta once that happens whichever them kills the other first gets bonus xp character customization is fairly standard for an online shooter you're able to pick different guns unlock different special abilities perks what items you carry one thing that is interesting is that you do have a carrying capacity as you level up this capacity increases the downside to it is that if you carry too much stuff not only as your movement speed reduced but also the rate at which you were generate health and stamina overall well it doesn't maintain the exact same essence as the original Max Payne games max payne 3 stands alone as itself is a great shooting title it's an excellent example of how a third person shooter cannot just be a cover focused game but even more just a real fast paced action focus shooter with cinematic qualities in many ways a text reminds me a lot of what uncharted to become but with less platforming and a lot more just high action moments with a fun I'll be a depressing main storyline and a multiplayer that sets itself apart by not being focused on first person or cover mechanics it's a great game to pick up for those of you looking for something a little different or just wanted to see how the max payne storyline continues that's a review of max payne 3 if you guys have me on a chance yet mixture check out my unboxing of its special edition that i posted earlier this week if this is your first time checking out our videos feel free to subscribe if you want to be extra awesome hit that like button it's the easiest way to help out the channel and if you guys want to stay up to date on what games are picking up and what I'm getting ready to review you can follow me on twitter at TLD underscore Kevin as always guys think checking out our videos and I'll see you guys later