Max Payne 3

Max Payne 3

“Anyone can make what I have built

And better now

Anyone can find the same white pills

It takes my pain away” 🎶

~Jimmy Eat World, Pain

OMG, that’s not Max Payne! #NotMyMax” Remember such topics from back in 2012? It was pretty fun. Surprisingly, though, quite a lot of people (yours truly included) kinda… didn’t even feel like playing this game back then. And not because they were triggered or something like that, but because… you know. I mean, look at the screenshots. Another random bald guy shooting some generic gangsters. In Brazil. There’s literally nothing that screams “Play me right now!!!” in that. Especially since we already had one popular series that went down the drain since the moment the main character shaved his head (hello, Sam…). Even though I bought Max Payne 3 ages ago, I was like “meh…”. A lot of people I know felt the same. And that’s the funniest (saddest?) thing about this game. See, Max Payne 3? It was supposed to be a shiny big present to the old-school fans.

Real player with 98.8 hrs in game


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One of the best 3rd person shooters you’ll ever play. The story is amazing, I keep coming back to it time and time again and it never gets old. The multiplayer can be fun, if you can find anyone to play with. The action is amazing and gore is just the same. Recommend that you play on harder difficulties for a fun challenge, the only problem I have is that its a bit too hard and in the later levels you’ll be wielding 2 pistols while your enemies will have grenade launchers, machine guns and much more. Overall a great game.

Real player with 68.2 hrs in game

Max Payne 3 on Steam

Mortos

Mortos

This is a mess. The window mode doesn’t work at all, I can’t exit the game once it started (there is now menu at all!), setting up game to play (either single or multi mode) is confusing, and the whole game feel really cheap. Just looking at the animations of enemies give you a hint there wasn’t much efford made into making this game. Don’t be fooled by screenshots or this video, and the price is so low because this game sucks.

Real player with 7.8 hrs in game


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Mortos is a headshot focused wave based shooter. The game isn’t iredeemable, all of the mechanics seem to work and I played a couple rounds without anything breaking horribly, but I didn’t find it to be fun. The guns don’t feel good and the game overall is just a very dry, unpolished experience. With how cheaply you can obtain Killing Floor, Painkiller, and the Serious Sam games - all of which play much better than this - there isn’t really a lot of reason to give this game your time, even if nothing is obviously broken.

Real player with 6.9 hrs in game

Mortos on Steam

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Taking a step forward deep into the chaotic endless black desert of insanity.

Max Payne 2 eventhough it stands on common ground it really has many differences from its predecessor.

Something that made the hard core fans of the first game not like it too much at first.

However for me Max Payne 2 really stands out of the library and into my golden list of masterpieces and on the throne with the rest of my most fav titles ever.

The game has obvious graphical advancements engine-wise, physics-wise, texture-wise and gameplay-wise.

Real player with 44.4 hrs in game


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–—DISCLAIMER FOR WIN8/WIN8.1/WIN10 USERS——

I had several Problems with this game on Windows 10, but after some research, it runs fine on Windows 10.

1. Run in Compatibility mode (Windows XP)

2. Rename the install Folder to smth without spaces like: “MaxPayne2”

3. Then in your steamapps folder find appmanifest_12150 and edit the install dir line to match your renamed folder (you might have to close Steam to do this or restart Steam)

4. Disable Steam Overlay for this game

5. Make sure everything stays the same after Steam restart - sometimes Steam changes stuff back

Real player with 35.4 hrs in game

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne on Steam

Paradiso Guardian

Paradiso Guardian

Paradiso Guardian is an ARPG in Metroidvania style.

Play as Lenga Valentine, a battle angel from the Paradiso Army,

you are going to reclain a floating castle invaded by unknown forces.

Friendly or hostile, Lenga will encounter a few of interesting guys during his journey.

Once defeated, they will lend a hand to Lenga, helping him reaching the top of the castle,

where the truth shall be revealed.

PG is an ARPG in Metroidvania style heavily influenced by castlevania series.

Players will explore different areas of the whole map and unlock new abilities in order to gain access to new areas.

Main Features

  • Explore a Semi-Linear castle with various enemies.

  • Satisfying battle with tight and fluid control.

  • Handcrafted 2D pixel art aiming at 16-bit era.

  • Persuade your friends and enemies and make bond with them.

  • A bunch of food/equipment/relics to collect.

  • Discover the world of Paradiso.

Paradiso Guardian on Steam

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

Introduction

What is F.E.A.R 2? What is the story? What timeline do the events take place in? All of it will be mentioned here but before we begin I will give you a warning

WARNING: This review is written keeping in mind you have played F.E.A.R 1 and you’re following the series in a chronological order if you haven’t played F.E.A.R 1 don’t read this review play F.E.A.R 1 first there is no point in playing F.E.A.R 2 without playing F.E.A.R, Read my review for F.E.A.R here , Now lets get back to the introduction.

Real player with 18.0 hrs in game

I find it’ll be easier and less messy if I just put this as a Pro’s and Con’s list rather than an essay type review. At least for the most part.

The Pro’s:

-The graphics are quite good (player models, environments, etc), even by today’s standards.

-Similarly, lighting and shadows are similarly fantastic.

-The voice acting is quite good as well. Notable actors such as Jen Taylor (Halo Series), Phil LaMarr (Halo, Metal Gear Solid Series) and John Patrick Lowrie (Half Life 2, Team Fortress 2) make an appearance in this game.

Real player with 17.7 hrs in game

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin on Steam

Kontrakt

Kontrakt

TL:DR: If you want a dark twin-stick shooter with a unique 2.5D art style, atmosphere like Splatter, and The Hong Kong Massacre/Hotline Miami-esque challenge put up by each individual enemy being almost on par with you if not for the tricks up your sleeve such as visibility, as well as slow-mo and sliding through to gun down tight rooms and corridors, it’s hard to go wrong here.

It also works well if you’re just looking for any fast-paced twin-stick shooter like I was.

Pretty good twin-stick shooter. A lovely, detailed 2.5D art style and a great electronic soundtrack I’m yet to upload to YouTube (with the developer’s blessing, of course) set a dark atmosphere for some mindless, on-your-toes killing sprees interspersed with philosophical musings and societal jabs that can be uncomfortably (in a good, thinking way) prodding. You just might learn a thing or two about schizophrenic thinking along the way, or pick up on deeper things using such knowledge to read between the lines, or even see a secret coming. After a slight and needed AI nerf, the fast-paced gameplay does a good job of making your potential and consistency the main “RNG” factors deciding whether you’ll complete a level or not, much like other twin-sticks such as Hotline Miami, Redie, and The Hong Kong Massacre, in that at the end of a level you actually have to ask yourself “Wait, I did it this time?”. The later levels' layouts can get slightly frustrating, but it’s nothing you can’t literally bait and slide your way out of. The game will test you on mastery and consistent execution of its gameplay mechanics, and you will be shocked at how much faster you can run through the game a second time as a result of learning how to play; you wouldn’t suspect you’d be learning and thinking meanwhile, but you are.

Real player with 18.7 hrs in game

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So I caught this game in my suggested log by total chance. Seeing the blistering play and cool header image made me want to check out a sample, and ShotX was cool enough to chat about his one-man hate game and give me a play. Kontrakt is NOT for bad mad provincials. That means, if you suck DO NOT PLAY THIS. It’s extremely challenging and will RUIN you in a few moments. The graphics have a cool late-1990s feel, the glitched soundtrack was made by the developer and also rules, but the play will keep you coming. It’s rather simple. You take out contracts on hits and kill all the bodyguards in each level before you get to your target and move on. Play is FAST and a single shot can kill you at times. He just added an arcade-type form of play called the “Devil’s Game” so let’s see if you can beat me on the leaderboard. If you want to read more of what I have to say and check out some screenshots I took, as well as a video of play from the developer himself, go to the link below and SUPPORT THIS GAME:

Real player with 17.2 hrs in game

Kontrakt on Steam

Smerch Battle Arena

Smerch Battle Arena

Those going to death - greet you! Clash in furious PvP and PvE combat in the yellow circle of the arena! Here bloody battles await everyone until the last survivor. Fight for the leading positions, and the most worthy will receive valuable prizes for victory. As a gladiator, conquer fame and fortune in the arena.

The game features team-on-team modes, single-player and cooperative mode against artificial intelligence, as well as a duel mode (1 on 1, 2 on 2). You have to survive at any cost using a variety of weapons and skills. Use all available opportunities to achieve victory. Immerse yourself in the addicting arena battle gameplay with your friends.

Smerch Battle Arena on Steam

NORR part II: Will Walker

NORR part II: Will Walker

Start game, all text in russian. Had to check youtube how to change it. Game looks nice but the gameplay is bad. It’s a fast paced game but it stops every time to show a slomo kill shot or some stupid bad guy dialogue. And then you die because you get shot.

Real player with 0.3 hrs in game

NORR part II: Will Walker on Steam