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As for Max Payne 3, I enjoyed it fine enough. I haven't played the past two, so I don't know what makes a good Max game beyond the bullet time mechanic. I liked #3's gameplay, voice acting and characters, but the story was admittedly a massive mess of gangs, corrupt politicians and policemen, so much so that it made my head spin and I couldn't explain the storyline very well if tasked. In one of the cutscenes Max even tells Passos how confused he is by all of what has been going on, and he says "that's the point." I share your pain, Max. Max's never-ending cynicism can get very old as well, but I do enjoy how his character was explored. Overall, it was interesting to see Rockstar take on a linear, closed world game, and it is a thrill ride, especially the last level.
@0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, I share that dream! Arkham City rocks. But, I must admit, I prefer Arkham Asylum. I like the isolation in the buildings, the many references to the Batman Comic Universe, the progress of the story and, most of all, Joker. ;-)
With Rocksteady you do feel like fans are making the games for other fans, which is great, and those references are always fantastic. For me, the best moment of the games so far has been Batman climbing to the top of Wonder Tower, beating his way through thug after thug to reach Strange; what a gloriously epic piece of gameplay. I've hardly ever felt more like Batman, and been so proud of who he is as a character: the eternal immovable object.
I can agree. Credit also to Paul Dini's writing. His comic book material is excellent and he brought the same excellence to the games IMO.
In between missions, I am taking to the seas to get involved in naval skirmishes. It's official, this is now my favourite game in the series.
Anyway, dusted off (quite literally, the damn thing was covered in dust) the old Xbox because I just bought Half-Life 2 for a dollar at a Goodwill store. First new game I've bought for the device in years. So far, I'm having a blast.
By now I've played this game often enough to where I can puzzle my way out of any challenge without too much thought. So then why do I keep playing it?
In truth, I think Portal 2 is an amazing game. It's funny, exciting and it shows amazing vistas beyond the beautifully constructed test chambers. I simply love being part of this world, following its particular physics and of course facing the two deadly enemies: GLaDOS and Wheatley.
"Okay, good news, that is NOT a docking station!"
I just snagged it on the original Xbox, though I would have preferred getting the Orange Box.
I don't remember that level, it's been a very long time since I've played it. Though I remember one of the episodes (I think the 2nd one) had an achievement for carrying Gnome Chompski throughout the entire level, and there's a part where you use a car for a very long time, so you have to put him in the back of the car and wedge him in it, and every few feet you drove, it seemed he would fall out. Very irritating.
So does Left 4 Dead 2. I've never gotten it. I don't like Gnome Chompski.
And the level with the airboat is called "Water Hazard". It was crazy long, had a puzzle in it that confused me, and was just a pain in the ass in general.
OHH, I know what you're talking about. You drive the airboat around through a water tunnel/sewer type area? There's some puzzle involving barrels or something that you have to raise a gate with?
Yup, that one. That very puzzle took me some time to figure out.
My best friend and I often play Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 whenever we get together, the most recent being a few days ago. We always put the game on advanced or expert and then do the final bridge level in #2. Utter madness... ;)
Yeah, it's insanity. One time I was the only one left, but since I hadn't played the game for a long time I went the wrong way, doubled back and got just feet from the helicopter before being ravaged by a horde. I could literally reach out and touch the helicopter. My friend and I both managed to make it once, which was beyond satisfying.
I don't play on the PC at all, sadly. I looked into getting into some RTS games a few months back, but it never panned out, so I just stick with my 360.
Play the first two. There are video games that you just shouldn't go through life without playing. Grand Theft Auto 3, Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein 3D, Max Payne 1 & 2, Super Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Red Faction, maybe the first Halo (the only good one), Dead Space... the list goes on and on.
it really is an underated classic