Games Like Max Payne?

blenkarnie · 01-15-2009, 01:53 PM

Anyone have any sugggestions for a good third person game they could rank alongside Max Payne?
Thanks

Derwin · 01-15-2009, 03:17 PM

Phew, this is a tough one. It is hard to think of a game that is not only similar in gameplay but also style. I will just throw out some suggestions based on other third person action games that I have enjoyed:

The new Tomb Raider games, MDK 2, Hitman games, and potentially the upcoming Alan Wake. Any other ideas?

Theonewayman · 01-15-2009, 03:32 PM

Maybe the EL Matador game and the Jonh Woo Stranglehold are the must similar games. But Max Payne is really unique.

Yatta · 01-15-2009, 03:36 PM

Hitman: Blood Money.

Both Max Payne and Hitman are third person shooters, have great storylines, and they're critically acclaimed.

sawn_off · 01-15-2009, 06:47 PM

Total Overdose, the True Crime series, Mafia, Red Dead Revolver to an extent, possibly Just Cause.

PsychoGoatee · 01-17-2009, 03:18 AM

Gungrave and Gungrave OD for the ps2 are both stylish action games with slowmotion gun diving. Great stuff.

Also, if you have Half-Life, the multiplayer mods Action Half-Life and The Specialists both feature action diving and fun gunplay. These mods aren't third person by default, although The Specialists does have a third person mode.

blenkarnie · 01-17-2009, 03:45 PM

Thanks everyone, I'm downloading some of the demos right now to try them and I'll get back to you.

Waiter · 02-27-2009, 07:03 PM

Gotta add the Splinter Cell series.

Klaus Kinski · 02-28-2009, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Yatta

Hitman: Blood Money.

Both Max Payne and Hitman are third person shooters, have great storylines, and they're critically acclaimed.

Yeah, but Hitman is a stealth game...

that's so un-Max-Payneish.

ReloadeR · 03-16-2009, 01:56 PM

Total Overdose

Very good game about mexican. TPS + bullet time...

blenkarnie · 03-21-2009, 02:14 PM

Checked all of them that have a demo but did'nt like any of them. Nope, not much around that come up to Max's standards, except perhaps Thief and Half life. Still, I'm open to any more suggestions!

metalhos · 03-31-2009, 07:45 AM

Dead Space has elements. TPS, bullet time effect, there is a story. fun? matter of taste

BloodWolf806 · 03-31-2009, 11:30 AM

Well, it's really a shooter/RPG hybrid but my vote goes to Mass Effect.

blenkarnie · 04-02-2009, 02:53 PM

I thought Scarface: The World Is Yours might be a bit like Max. But then I realized it was so crap that they did'nt even release a demo and I have never heard any other gamer even mention it.

I love Pacino and so considered buying it but then I saw some gameplay on youtube with Pacino cutting people's heads off with a chainsaw I thought that was one step too far for Pacino and one step too far far for me.
Never happened in the movie, Pacino would never have agreed to the scene.

There's another game called 'The Godfather' and again no demo and I've never heard anyone talking about it.

MegaMustaine · 04-02-2009, 08:23 PM

Kane and Lynch has a demo. It is a little bit like Max Payne in that it is a gritty 3rd person shooter with a great story and unique characters.

blenkarnie · 04-03-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by MegaMustaine

Kane and Lynch has a demo. It is a little bit like Max Payne in that it is a gritty 3rd person shooter with a great story and unique characters.

I tried the demo of Kane and Lynch a couple of times and could never work out what to do as the controls could not be reset and were incomplete. I was to scale over a balocony but there was no obvious way to do it so it all ended on the rooftop for me. If the developers are too lazy to get the demo right why would I bother to take a chance on the game?

Just highlighted for me how absolutly brilliant Max was.

Nimoy · 04-13-2009, 07:41 PM

Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy feels kind of similar to Max Payne in its grittiness and atmosphere, but has vastly different gameplay. Might still interest you.

blenkarnie · 04-25-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Nimoy

Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy feels kind of similar to Max Payne in its grittiness and atmosphere, but has vastly different gameplay. Might still interest you.

Hey thanks Nimoy for your suggestion. I have the horrible windows Vista and that might be why I downloaded the demo three times from three different sources and it would not open. I did however watch some YouTube clips of the gameplay and it's not really my type of game, I'm not into puzzles, but I'd say anyone who is would enjoy it.

01-15-2009, 01:53 PM	#1
blenkarnie	Games Like Max Payne? Anyone have any sugggestions for a good third person game they could rank alongside Max Payne? Thanks

01-15-2009, 03:17 PM	#2
Derwin	Re: Games Like Max Payne? Phew, this is a tough one. It is hard to think of a game that is not only similar in gameplay but also style. I will just throw out some suggestions based on other third person action games that I have enjoyed: The new Tomb Raider games, MDK 2, Hitman games, and potentially the upcoming Alan Wake. Any other ideas? __________________ Joe3DR: I was just trying not to seem like a distant asshat forum moderator. Don't think so hard. Angel of a Down: Of course she's a nice gal. I think that big boobs automatically add happiness to a girl, simultaneously making them nicer than other girls. Marty: dear diary: after two nights with "Sharon" I've come to realise my pecker has had an alergic reaction to the plastic.... http://www.dnfcult.com

01-15-2009, 03:32 PM	#3
Theonewayman	Re: Games Like Max Payne? Maybe the EL Matador game and the Jonh Woo Stranglehold are the must similar games. But Max Payne is really unique. __________________ Cheers :) 3DPortfolio ReactOS_Windows_like_FREE_OS

01-15-2009, 03:36 PM	#4
Yatta	Re: Games Like Max Payne? Hitman: Blood Money. Both Max Payne and Hitman are third person shooters, have great storylines, and they're critically acclaimed. __________________ Visit Duke4.net - The largest Duke Nukem fan community on the net!

01-15-2009, 06:47 PM	#5
sawn_off	Re: Games Like Max Payne? Total Overdose, the True Crime series, Mafia, Red Dead Revolver to an extent, possibly Just Cause.

01-17-2009, 03:18 AM	#6
PsychoGoatee	Re: Games Like Max Payne? Gungrave and Gungrave OD for the ps2 are both stylish action games with slowmotion gun diving. Great stuff. Also, if you have Half-Life, the multiplayer mods Action Half-Life and The Specialists both feature action diving and fun gunplay. These mods aren't third person by default, although The Specialists does have a third person mode.

01-17-2009, 03:45 PM	#7
blenkarnie	Re: Games Like Max Payne? Thanks everyone, I'm downloading some of the demos right now to try them and I'll get back to you.

02-27-2009, 07:03 PM	#8
Waiter	Re: Games Like Max Payne? Gotta add the Splinter Cell series. __________________ "As you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say." - George W. Bush "Adding "PERIOD" behind a sentence doesn't make you right. BASTA!" - Klaus Kinski "There are some things that just aren't meant to be eaten." - Homer Simpson

03-16-2009, 01:56 PM	#10
ReloadeR	Re: Games Like Max Payne? Total Overdose Very good game about mexican. TPS + bullet time...

03-21-2009, 02:14 PM	#11
blenkarnie	Re: Games Like Max Payne? Checked all of them that have a demo but did'nt like any of them. Nope, not much around that come up to Max's standards, except perhaps Thief and Half life. Still, I'm open to any more suggestions!

03-31-2009, 07:45 AM	#12
metalhos	Re: Games Like Max Payne? Dead Space has elements. TPS, bullet time effect, there is a story. fun? matter of taste

03-31-2009, 11:30 AM	#13
BloodWolf806	Re: Games Like Max Payne? Well, it's really a shooter/RPG hybrid but my vote goes to Mass Effect. __________________ You're beautiful when you're DYIN'

04-02-2009, 02:53 PM	#14
blenkarnie	Re: Games Like Max Payne? I thought Scarface: The World Is Yours might be a bit like Max. But then I realized it was so crap that they did'nt even release a demo and I have never heard any other gamer even mention it. I love Pacino and so considered buying it but then I saw some gameplay on youtube with Pacino cutting people's heads off with a chainsaw I thought that was one step too far for Pacino and one step too far far for me. Never happened in the movie, Pacino would never have agreed to the scene. There's another game called 'The Godfather' and again no demo and I've never heard anyone talking about it. __________________ "I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens." ~Woody Allen~ Last edited by blenkarnie; 04-02-2009 at 02:55 PM.

04-02-2009, 08:23 PM	#15
MegaMustaine	Re: Games Like Max Payne? Kane and Lynch has a demo. It is a little bit like Max Payne in that it is a gritty 3rd person shooter with a great story and unique characters. __________________ This signature is a 77/100!

04-13-2009, 07:41 PM	#17
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