Too Short?

aberge2 · 10-28-2003, 07:15 PM

I finished the game and last Friday and was surprised. I wasn't playing alot, a few hours at a time because I'm working long hours and was busy on the weekends. Thats why I was surprised that it ended when it did. MP1 seemed longer than this. Any confirm that this was a shorter game?

FullMetalJacket · 10-28-2003, 07:42 PM

No. It has the exact same number of levels as the first game, IIRC. I think it's just so FRIGGIN' fun that everyone is engrossed and can't quit playing.

ShortDoh · 10-29-2003, 03:45 AM

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I finished the game and last Friday and was surprised. I wasn't playing alot, a few hours at a time because I'm working long hours and was busy on the weekends. Thats why I was surprised that it ended when it did. MP1 seemed longer than this. Any confirm that this was a shorter game?

Arrgggh can we stop the "How come Max payne 2 is short?" or "Max Payne is short..." threads it's getting repetitive.

There are hundreds of threads about this you are bound to find it somewhere around here!

aberge2 · 10-30-2003, 05:41 PM

Sorry, but I don't read every post on this board. The title of the thread was pretty obvious, you could have just ignored it.

Xenomrph · 10-30-2003, 06:08 PM

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No. It has the exact same number of levels as the first game, IIRC. I think it's just so FRIGGIN' fun that everyone is engrossed and can't quit playing.

One more level, actually. Max Payne 1 had 24 chapters, MP2 has 25.

ShortDoh · 10-30-2003, 07:20 PM

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Sorry, but I don't read every post on this board. The title of the thread was pretty obvious, you could have just ignored it.

How can I ignore it if I want to read new threads about General stuff. Not "How about we keep saying the same thing"

Mountain Man · 10-31-2003, 11:40 AM

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How can I ignore it...?

By not clicking on the thread link when you know it's a topic you're really not interested in discussing.

And, yes, Max Payne 2 is too short for a $50 game. It's an excellent game for as long as it lasts, but it's over all too quickly.

ShakeItBaby · 11-03-2003, 01:36 AM

Pretty short. Just finished my first run-through in just under ten hours, and that was with taking my time to smell the roses and check out minor details.

I recently played through MP1 to get myself hyped up for the sequel and even rushing through that it took a bit longer for the first game. So MP2 is definitely a lot shorter.

Ah well, still got the harder modes to keep me going.

For a mini-review, I'd say the gameplay was similar to the first, but for some reason I can't put my finger on, I had more fun with the first game. The physics added a little extra but not as much as I'd thought it would. Also I missed the old Sam Lake model.

Oh, and btw: being a serious fan of noir and detective fiction in general, I'd have to say I preferred Sam Lake's writing from the first game - it lost some impact in the sequel by being muted to silence all those critics who carried on about "cliched dialogue". Should have ignored them - such people just obviously don't appreciate the genre well enough.

Final assessment: 8/10. The first game ranked a 9.5 on my scale.

11-03-2003, 09:16 AM

Hi everyone. Been trolling around the board for a while but this is my first post.

I love the game and didn't neccassarily think it was too short, but I did feel like there were too many chapters of just walking around without any action.

I love the dream sequences in both games, actually thought these were better but it just flet like there were so many of them.

Everytime you had a little momentum in the game, you were then stuck walking around in a maze the next level.

I do understand that that the fist time through the fun house was like a practice run for the level where it was on fire.

Just my 2 cents.

11-03-2003, 09:16 AM	#9
Guest Guest	Re: Too Short? Hi everyone. Been trolling around the board for a while but this is my first post. I love the game and didn't neccassarily think it was too short, but I did feel like there were too many chapters of just walking around without any action. I love the dream sequences in both games, actually thought these were better but it just flet like there were so many of them. Everytime you had a little momentum in the game, you were then stuck walking around in a maze the next level. I do understand that that the fist time through the fun house was like a practice run for the level where it was on fire. Just my 2 cents.

10-28-2003, 07:15 PM	#1
aberge2	Too Short? I finished the game and last Friday and was surprised. I wasn't playing alot, a few hours at a time because I'm working long hours and was busy on the weekends. Thats why I was surprised that it ended when it did. MP1 seemed longer than this. Any confirm that this was a shorter game?

10-28-2003, 07:42 PM	#2
FullMetalJacket	Re: Too Short? No. It has the exact same number of levels as the first game, IIRC. I think it's just so FRIGGIN' fun that everyone is engrossed and can't quit playing. __________________ AIM screenname: MGamer16 "My father would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy; the sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament."

10-30-2003, 05:41 PM	#4
aberge2	Re: Too Short? Sorry, but I don't read every post on this board. The title of the thread was pretty obvious, you could have just ignored it.

11-03-2003, 01:36 AM	#8
ShakeItBaby	Re: Too Short? Pretty short. Just finished my first run-through in just under ten hours, and that was with taking my time to smell the roses and check out minor details. I recently played through MP1 to get myself hyped up for the sequel and even rushing through that it took a bit longer for the first game. So MP2 is definitely a lot shorter. Ah well, still got the harder modes to keep me going. For a mini-review, I'd say the gameplay was similar to the first, but for some reason I can't put my finger on, I had more fun with the first game. The physics added a little extra but not as much as I'd thought it would. Also I missed the old Sam Lake model. Oh, and btw: being a serious fan of noir and detective fiction in general, I'd have to say I preferred Sam Lake's writing from the first game - it lost some impact in the sequel by being muted to silence all those critics who carried on about "cliched dialogue". Should have ignored them - such people just obviously don't appreciate the genre well enough. Final assessment: 8/10. The first game ranked a 9.5 on my scale.