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Co11
07-13-2002, 10:07 AM
Ok, so I know what the roscoe station is, but are there real pictures somewhere?

Also, what real life buildings did you use for the rest of the game? is there a club somewhere in nyc that houses creepy people who like to fight in churches? images/icons/smile.gif

Does remedy still have all those pictures? it'd be really cool to see 'em
revenant100
07-13-2002, 01:05 PM
The last room in the secret level?
Co11
07-13-2002, 01:58 PM
yeah, that was all but 5 pictures or so.. Surely the game wasn't made with just those pictures.. images/icons/smile.gif
sawn_off
07-13-2002, 04:55 PM
The only thing those pictures tell one is Remedy modeled the parking garage very wrong.
Homoludens
07-13-2002, 07:49 PM
Originally posted by sawn_off:
The only thing those pictures tell one is Remedy modeled the parking garage very wrong.<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Wrong in what way? The texturing, or layout? If it's the layout, then it's probably for reasons of gameplay balance.
sawn_off
07-13-2002, 08:05 PM
A tower on one of the corners of the garage was really on top of the entrance to the lower levels.
Homoludens
07-13-2002, 08:22 PM
images/icons/grin.gif Not that I would notice that. I was too busy working Bullet Time.
Co11
07-14-2002, 02:12 AM
hmmmn... the parking garage seems like a normal plain parking lot.. not the confusing one I park in Downtown Indianapolis for a buck..

I get lost there everytime and that's not a lie, nor an exaggeration
Homoludens
07-14-2002, 11:34 PM
A buck? You get wot you pay for, col11. graemlins/hhg.gif
Marvel
07-15-2002, 06:39 AM
Just a short comment.

No, there isn't a real Roscoe station anywhere, so there isn't any real pictures of it anywhere either - what we did do was take pictures in several different subway stations and combined them into one (more or less). Also stuff in the Garage level may be 'wrong' just because the levels aren't real life places - i.e. they're not modelled using real environments, only some details are based on real stuff. And if you ask me, what would be the point of making real environments 1:1 into a game? I, atleast, don't see one, just because the game environments need to be made on the game plays terms and not on that of the functionality.

[ 07-15-2002, 06:40 AM: Message edited by: Marvel ]
Joe Siegler
07-15-2002, 03:04 PM
Check this out. Doesn't have any acutal game shots in it, but this thread seems like a good place to bring this up again.

http://www.3drealms.com/max/newyork.html
Co11
07-16-2002, 08:21 AM
sweet! I love hearing about these "behind the features" tidbits like marvel said.. images/icons/smile.gif

I forgot about that news story Joe, It's much more interesting to reread now that the game is done..
Co11
07-16-2002, 08:35 AM
Actually Marvel, the garage in max payne is a lot like the older garages, like in Chicago and New York.. So, you're probably right on target as far as the design aspect...

The one in Indy is just freakishly layed out..
NyNjKid
07-17-2002, 12:23 AM
That was a fun read, Joe, thanks for postin' it.