Max Payne 3 delayed...AGAIN

[Rombie]

I think I've gotten over that fact... (and perhaps due to some discussions about that issue in the original thread). If the gameplay is solid and the story is solid, then I'll accept the angle they've taken it. Indeed I will miss the New York streets and the gritty noir/graphic novel style of the original two... but I kinda understand that that story has been told.

[A-J]

They need to just cancel this already. It's for the better. Remedy are free now, have them make a proper one.

[Carnivol]

Although inital sales weren't stunning

Remedy are free now

Alan Wake disagrees!

[A-J]

They've only got two DLC episodes to do, and I would think DLC content doesn't require the full team's assistance. They can go into pre production right now and get the game out next year hopefully.

A man can dream.

[Carnivol]

They've clearly expressed that they want to do sequels for Alan Wake (treating Alan Wake as "Season 1" and the DLC the "TV specials"), so if Alan Wake ends up doing well enough, I'm sure they'll be going strong on the follow ups too.

(Or, well, to be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if the sequel stuff isn't already in pre-production, just waiting for an approval to go full force.)

Only thing, of course, is that the current sales of Alan Wake haven't exactly been shockingly good. But it'll rise, for sure.

[BBboy20]

Indeed I will miss the New York streets and the gritty noir/graphic novel style of the original two...

It's been stated that noir also enjoys urban jungle settings but I still don't like that Max's behavior contradicts his new found understanding at the end of 2.

[Rombie]

^ Say what? Noir = jungle, probably not so much, hardboiled style maybe. But in any case you're correct it doesn't mesh as well with the ending(s) of 2. But that probably explains the reasoning behind the change in time frame.

[rewak]

I agree about them just needing to cancel this, i'm not against a MP3, but this is not Max Payne!

[BBboy20]

^ Say what? Noir = jungle

Is "exotic" a better word?

But that probably explains the reasoning behind the change in time frame.

I don't know, the amount of hell Max went through in the first two games would make any regular soldier hair turn white; the fact that he managed to crack a smile (with or without Mona) was probably the ultimate reward for the rest of his life. Seriously, I don't understand why the developer didn't think about this first: having the trouble come to Max would have been a good enough excuse to do a sequel.

[Rombie]

I think I still like the traditional "hardboiled" concept myself. As a genre it's generally a mix between noir and pulp adventure stories, and you can set them in... well yeah, exotic locals.

The issue here is the game is seemingly so removed that on what we currently know it would be better as a new IP. But clearly Rockstar/Take Two want to use the brand and build on it. I agree with most of the people around here, doesn't seem like a good way they are going with it.

Rockstar isn't making any E3 apperances so we're not going to hear more about this or anything else they're working on until they decide to start releasing the info sadly.