Max Payne
Original Price: $14.99
Sale Price: $8.99
Max Payne is many things all at once. It’s a story of tragedy, a graphic novel, a fast-paced third-person shooter. Max Payne (though certainly behind The Matrix) was the first video game to have “Bullet Time,” where you get to lay waste to enemies by shooting them repeatedly in slow-motion.
The graphic novel that makes up the story’s chapter transitions are absolutely superb. James McCaffrey has the kind of voice you just want to melt into and his performance adds to the already perfect noir feel of Max Payne. You just need to overlook the character model’s face, the existence of which was later joked about during an in-game video in Alan Wake.
If you haven’t taken a dive into this excellent piece of video game action and storytelling, take a quick trip to the Remasters & Retro sale and check it out.
