Max Payne 3 - Discussion Thread

Started the title yesterday evening and completed 3 chapters. :D

Max looks a lot world weary now - he has bulked up and is severely addicted to alcohol and painkillers. Loved the two new gameplay mechanics - Last Man Standing and last enemy kill. The transition between cutscenes and the game is absolutely seamless. On two different occasions I failed to realise that the gameplay has resumed and Max died taking shots from the enemy AI! There are no loading screens either. The only downside I happened to notice is the Portuguese dialogue exchanges that aren't converted to English subtitles. Visually, the game looks spectacular and runs with most settings maxed out (MSAA, FXAA, AF - 4x, Tessellation - High, SSAO) at a constant 60 fps. I haven't switched to the 12.6 CAP Beta 2 driver and the 12.4 driver works just fine. I am referring to the Dx11 mode here.

PS: Not sure how many of you know about this already but the term Bullet Time appears to be a registered trademark of Warner Bros. which started from 'The Matrix' trilogy. I did not know this until I saw the disclaimers in the startup screen. :p
 
Completed 3 chapters yesterday. Running pretty good on DX10 Med-High settings on my rig. Not a bad port.

But the regenerating health system in the newer games has spoilt me. A lot of time i forget to use the health packs and die.
Some of the cut scenes just never end. Sometimes gets boring to just sit and listen to Max endlessly until the goons show up and gameplay starts.
 
I have got a C2D 6400 with 4 GB RAM and ATI HD 4870 512 MB. Should I get a PC copy of the game or would I be happy with a 360 copy :D.
 
I suggest you grab the X360 version. That PC may at the most let you play the game at minimal settings which would ruin the gameplay IMO. The only advantage with the PC, the way I see it is using the KB and mouse. I did not bother playing the game with the controller and switching to the HDTV. Chose to play with the KB + mouse and the 24" display instead.
 
The game nicely optimized to run even on an age old PC like mine...

I'm running it smoothly with all settings on 'Very High', FXAA - High, AF - 16x, Tessellation - Very High and SSAO on a Q6600@3Ghz, 8GB 1333Mhz RAM and GTX460.

So happy that I don't have to upgrade my PC :) :) :)

The only complaint I have is that the game too short (greedy me :p )... Otherwise everything's fantastic - the awesome graphics, the seamless gameplay, the mechanics, script... I'd rate this game higher than even the Crysis series
 
Switch said:
I have got a C2D 6400 with 4 GB RAM and ATI HD 4870 512 MB. Should I get a PC copy of the game or would I be happy with a 360 copy :D.
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next time keep in mind to try out yourself first.Otherwise you invite useless idiotic troll posts.You can easily max out and play.just keep af and aa low.
Next time dont expect a sweet reply from me.
 
simforgotten said:
Can I max out the game on DX11 with i5 2500k @stock speed and 6970 with 8 gb ram? I ordered a copy from ebay.
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No you cannot.It is not good enough.
it requires
Intel i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ
or AMD FX8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ
16GB System RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB RAM
or AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB RAM
 
^thats jus the highest tested specs, not the recommended requirements.


Guys what will happen, if I don't pay the cash for the game(cod) when the courier guy comes and refuse to take it??

Since I am thinking of buying it locally here.
 
ramdante said:
^thats jus the highest tested specs, not the recommended requirements.


Guys what will happen, if I don't pay the cash for the game(cod) when the courier guy comes and refuse to take it??

Since I am thinking of buying it locally here.
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maybe he will not take order in future :p . dont be too impatient , it will come soon ,
 
Gannu said:
Started the title yesterday evening and completed 3 chapters. :D

Max looks a lot world weary now - he has bulked up and is severely addicted to alcohol and painkillers. Loved the two new gameplay mechanics - Last Man Standing and last enemy kill. The transition between cutscenes and the game is absolutely seamless. On two different occasions I failed to realise that the gameplay has resumed and Max died taking shots from the enemy AI! There are no loading screens either. The only downside I happened to notice is the Portuguese dialogue exchanges that aren't converted to English subtitles. Visually, the game looks spectacular and runs with most settings maxed out (MSAA, FXAA, AF - 4x, Tessellation - High, SSAO) at a constant 60 fps. I haven't switched to the 12.6 CAP Beta 2 driver and the 12.4 driver works just fine. I am referring to the Dx11 mode here.

PS: Not sure how many of you know about this already but the term Bullet Time appears to be a registered trademark of Warner Bros. which started from 'The Matrix' trilogy. I did not know this until I saw the disclaimers in the startup screen. :p
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Signature:- i5 2500K | TRUE 120 + Panaflo | P8P67 Pro | Ripjaws 8GBRL | Callisto 60GB | 12 TB | 6950 2GB | M12D850 |
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simforgotten said:
The first post does not say that the settings in DX11 are with everything maxed out. So please tell me your point of view.
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do i still need anything to tell?
Btw my point still stands if by max you mean in three or more display setup in 3D.
 
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