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
A Night In Berlin
I’ve been trying to figure out what it is about A Night in Berlin that really works on me, because something clearly does. Something made me play through it all in one go, which took hours, and then go into the kitchen for a glass of water, return to my desk, and play through it all over again.
Maybe it’s the fact that I love super-violent action games, because A Night in Berlin is an immaculate super-violent action game. You move through buildings full of angry guys, and each room is like that bit at the end of a Mexican standoff when someone pulls the trigger and everyone dies in a split second: you crash through a door, then sprint six feet to cut a guy’s throat before he can raise his weapon, quickly shoot a bullet backwards as someone bursts through the doorway to investigate the commotion, and then stab at his torso until he falls on the floor. There is no time to think. There is no ‘think’.
– Real player with 10.8 hrs in game
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A Night in Berlin, a simple but yet hard game to master and complete you WILL rage however this game is worth the time and effort, as simplistic as it may seem it still is a very interesting story. The game takes place in 2024 and you have 3 different characters to play. The first one involves half stealth half non stealth and you can take out your enemies in any way achievable utilizing your gun or knife given thankfully you can resupply your ammo from dead enemies or it can be scattered around the level. The second… well you better make EVERY single shot count, one missed bullet will cost you the level, keep in mind you cannot melee or resupply on ammunition. And last but not least the 3rd and final character has a kung fu like fighting style and he has the ability to slow down time and roll. KEEP IN MIND YOU DIE ANYTIME ON ANY LEVEL YOU NEED TO RESTART THAT LEVEL COMPLETELY!!!
– Real player with 5.6 hrs in game
El Matador
When I bought this for 1.24 I was a little skeptical, but after about 9 hours in and done the game, I can saftely say it’s more than worth it, at first the game did feel pretty shitty, weapons shoot much differently than what you’d expect, the camera bobs when you pull the trigger and overall it felt awkward and clunky, but I gave it another chance and holy crap it’s really fun! Weapons are actually satsyfying to use, it’s nice to one shot an enemy on the head with my pistel and see a cloud of blood fill his face as he turns into a ragdoll, sometimes they’ll fly all over the place!
– Real player with 10.0 hrs in game
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El Matador is one of those games that’s launched too late to cash in on a trend, and are too average to stand out among the other shooters, so it ended up being a bit of… meh.
The setup is simple… Victor Corbett, DEA, after prologue mission (where he gets to shoot up a night club alongside Mexican Federal Police to catch a bad guy) is being sent to Colombia where he, was assigned by Colombia National Police chief to “observe” a local drug meeting. When his observation post was hit by RPG, he fought his way out and went on the exterminate multiple drug barons, with a bit of help on the local side… but as you can guess, there’s going to be a huge betrayl at the end… who’s the real bad guy, and who’s just a pawn?
– Real player with 6.6 hrs in game
El Paso, Elsewhere
El Paso, Elsewhere is a supernatural neo-noir third-person shooter. Hunt werewolves, fallen angels, and other damned creatures in a vivid slow motion love letter to action classics. Fight your way through a reality-shifting motel, floor by bloody floor. Save the victims of Draculae, lord of the vampires. Destroy the villain you loved–even if it means dying yourself.
Somewhere in El Paso, Texas, a three-story motel gained another 46 stories… all below ground.
So, yeah.
This is going to get loud.
FEATURING
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Original hip-hop soundtrack.
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Molotov cocktails filled with holy blue flame.
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A fully-voiced neo-noir story campaign set in a reality-shifting motel full of monsters.
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Hordes of destructible physics objects; for shooting.
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More slow-motion dives than you would think it is humanly possible to fit into a single video game.
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
–—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
NERO
This is shit - you take out the first target - you can’t exit down the side of the mountain where the path is? You can’t climb or get through trees, jump or scramble over rocks. The enemy can climb the slope, but you can’t climb down?? You have to go through the enemy??? Like you would in real life?? I mean how many rounds does it take to kill one person?? Even a shot to the head and they are still firing at you!!!!!!!!!! Where’s the logic???
It’s like one of those really frustrating old style games where the enemy can shoot round corners or see you long before you see them, even when you are in cover - I mean really??? Sometimes you can get stuck on an element of the jungle like behind a tree or a rock and then its like you are caught on it????? You can go half way through a rock as nothing is solid but yet you can’t shoot the heavy gunner through the trees, as the space between the trees is solid???? Good try but so far off its untrue!!!
– Real player with 44.1 hrs in game
To gamers: The game has an amazing story line tied to a challenging, I mean, really challenging mission flow. Well worth the price for a piece of action influenced by the war against terrorisms in Sri Lanka. Tips: If you are a stealth lover, use the environment to your advantage. If you go guns blazing, aim for the head. For the heavy gunner, aim for legs. Play in “Easy”, because the game is full of surprises even in easy. Play through one time on easy and then try the higher difficulties.
To developers: I can not thank you enough for the amazing, breath taking, master piece you have developed. Finally, the battles of our heroes will live on, specially thanks to the amazing challenging mission structure. I played on easy and still I was beaten countless times by the AI. Excellent work for an early access game. I could give more insights on what bugs / things I found that could use your attention. Also, the whole live gameplay can be found on Part 1 (https://youtu.be/ZkDwFmVL_9c ) & Part 2 (https://youtu.be/x5ew2167kU8 ) if it helps your QA. I played on 4K Epic settings and felt there is more room for the texture, color and resolution improvements in both cut scenes and game. Waiting for your next game to purchase :) Keep it up…!
– Real player with 22.1 hrs in game
Project Boost
First of all, i have been privileged to be a tester for Project Boost.
This game is not your ordinary shooter; hereby it is not for everyone. Project Boost is hard and it requires, at least speaking from my own 6 in-game hours, a learning curve. Although it does possess the basic mechanics of most shooters, it comes pack with gameplay elements which i will refer as uncharacteristic for the genre. Project Boost is frankly both a frustrating but satisfying experience in the end.
I will recommend Project Boost for it delivers for an indie shooter game but i stress once again - it is not for everybody. If you like a difficult game, this game will certainly please you!
– Real player with 7.8 hrs in game
Project Boost
Project Boost is a brand spanking new fast-paced, third-person shooter. Right off the bat, the game starts on a chaotic rampage without much context.
As I started to progress the game slowly limped together the whole plotline. The way it’s done and presented could’ve been improved. The game had already lost me in its chaotic, fast-paced shooter scenario before I figured out the plotline.
*– [Real player with 3.5 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198329404521)*
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## Kill the Pineapple
Kill the Pineapple is a trippy Third Person Shooter in a psychedelic dream-world
with a story mode and a survival/arena mode. Your goal is to find and kill
Pineapple Head, the leader of an organisation called "Pineapple Corp.", which destroys
your Planet by harvesting resources for their cocktails.
Use a variety of weapons to fight your way through different areas until you reach
the Pineapple Corp. HQ for the final showdown.
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## Max Payne
I was never a big fan of shooter games… that is until Max Payne. A long time ago, I used to suck at this - so I chickened out of such games. This game changed that, probably because I got into the story and kept trying harder to get to the end. Still, the only two games of this nature that have interested me are Rainbow Six and Max Payne.
The "R" rating for this game needs to be taken extremely seriously. Although they show Max Payne (player) being holed up in an impossible situation (thus what he does can probably be viewed as ethical), he is required to get out of a violent battle between mafia groups and politicians. There are also a lot of drug and sex references in the game. Obviously, not a game for kids in my opinion. On the other hand, kids these days are not all that innocent - thanks internet, social media, and smartphones huh? So, I will say that a kid should be at least 15 or 16 years old to play this.
*– [Real player with 33.1 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198021174884)*
78/100
While I have greatly enjoyed beating this game multiple times throughout the years it is getting hard to recommend it now.
The main issue I have is I used three fixes to get the game to work and there was still no sound and got stuck on walls.
*– [Real player with 20.0 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198042138956)*
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## Vanquish
### **Information**
**Title:** Vanquish
**Developer(s):** Platinum Games
**Publisher(s):** Sega
**Genre(s):** Action, third-person shooter
**Game Engine:** Havok
**Release Date:** 25 May, 2017
**Mode(s):** Single-player
### **Review**
**+ Merits:**
If you are in a hurry and want to play a video game expeditiously, then I recommend Vanquish. It's a relentless, fast-paced game that will fill-up your adrenaline to the maximum level with its intensive gameplay. Combine Bayonetta with Gears of War, and you will have something that resembles Vanquish, a fast-moving, cover-based shooter with some QTEs. From the third-person perspective, you control Sam Gideon, a guy augmented with a cool battle suit that's powered by a portable reactor. It gives him post-human capabilities and grants us a stupendous warfare experience with its boosted slide and slow-motion mechanism.
*– [Real player with 51.6 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198144671880)*
At first blush, Vanquish is another third person cover-based shooter. But if you're familiar with those deranged perverts over at Platinum Games, you should be instantly suspicious. This is a studio who is concerned primarily with making new IPs with new gameplay paradigms, and Vanquish is no exception.
Many reviewers have already discussed the general premise of the game, so I will spare you those details except to remind you that Vanquish is about Big Boss fighting robots in space using a rocket-powered mecha suit; he shoots, he slides on the floor like an idiot, he slows down time. Instead, I want to address the core philosophy behind this game (as I see it) and explain why I find it fun.
*– [Real player with 20.3 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198025045466)*
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