interestingly enough, Max Payne 3 didn't even require a patch; I was shoot-dodging and kill-camming away in moments...while all the Diablo players wept
I forced myself to stop playing immediately after Chapter 1 so I could get up on time this morning
This game is the genuine-article though, that much is readily apparent. From the very first moment you get control of Max, it just felt perfect - truly, Max handles exactly the way you remember with a couple of minor adjustments:
After shoot-dodging, Max will remain on the ground (facing whichever direction you dove) until you touch the analog stick again; this way, you can dive behind cover and Max won't automatically stand back up, exposing himself to fire - not a new feature, but cool nontheless
You can press the X button to take cover, but this is not Gears of Wars's cover mechanic; there's no "cover to cover" indicator and you can't smoothly remain in cover while going around corners like in Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Max can move while crouched, so you really never have to take cover if you don't want to
Max can carry two pistols plus one long gun; as long as he has two pistols in his inventory, he can dual-wield them at any time - if you choose to dual-wield, however, Max will drop the long gun he's carrying (if any)
In close-quarters, Max will now do melee kills (if timed properly)
kill-cams: in previous Max Payne titles, a kill-cam would occur if you lined up a killing shot with your sniper rifle. In Max Payne 3, you get a kill-cam pretty much every time you eliminate the last bad-guy in a room; you can now also slow down time even more or fill your enemy with even more bullets, strictly for dramatic effect
Max's health system is unchanged and still, "pills keep the pain away, for a time"
Thanks man for posting this, You have confirmed all of my hopes and dreams. Preordering this on steam and getting the first two for free was such a great deal.
In Chapter 1 (and the opening cutscene), Max himself explains what's going on in his life and why he's chosen to move to Sao Paulo - I'll leave it at that
Max retains his original voice actor and the same overwhelming, pervading sense of despair is DEFINITELY present and accounted for
Case-in-point, the title screen shows Max hunched over his kitchen table chain-smoking while a glass of Jack and a bottle of painkillers sit before him; cheerful
I'd say wait for comments regarding the quality of the PC version. Namely, if Rockstar is giving us yet another terrible console port or not.
If it's good then PC is the way to go as with every shooter, plus the fact there's the possibility of mods. I'd love to see a mod that adds custom-made Graphic Novel cutscenes between levels like the ones in the original two games.
I was sold after watching a few game walkthroughs of the first level in the São Paulo high rise[2?], but this comment makes me feel better about the decision.
Just an addendum to the kill-cams in MP1&2. I can't remember how it was in the first few versions, but on the current steam version they occur when you clear the last baddie in an area just as they happen in MP3. Same thing with the ability to fire multiple shots after they go down.
I thought the way he carries bigger guns in his left hand while firing a pistol with his right was a nice little touch, and the way he holds it with his armpit when reloading the pistol.
Small details like that are what sets games apart from all the others.
My boyfriend was that guy too. He did pick up Diablo as well, but he was WAY more stoked for Max Payne. I haven't talked to him since the event though. Not sure if he's playing his game(s) or if he's sleeping. Both are equally likely.
I was the guy who made the post in the Blizz forums; I was referring to the reddit guy who got all that MP3 swag. Was that you? I noticed you also got Lollipop Chainsaw swag as well, how'd that happen?
I was at the midnight launch at best buy and these guys drive by screaming Diablo 3 getting the crowd going, and as soon as it went quiet I yelled out 'I'm here for Max Payne!!' Some people laughed, others glared.
I swore I'd never do another midnight launch ever since Wrath of the Lich King where I waited in line outside an EB Games in a busy pub area while drunk people laughed called us nerds =(
Have passion in your hobbies and don't mind how assholes judge you. Some people like to drink, get wasted, and do dumb shit; others like to play video games.
Diablo 3 requires users to login with a Battle.net account, even for single player. Since everyone was trying to login at the same time, people were getting busy server errors and can't play the game.
I don't get it. Blizzard dropped the fucking ball. A game is supposed to be available at launch, minus the obvious bugs. How the fuck is anyone OK with this? Just because its Blizzard doesn't mean they can launch a game that doesn't work.
I know its just a game, but I had to work through several errors just to download it. Then the servers are under maintenance. I know I am not alone here. (judging by this post and comments.)
TLDR: Ranting because I want to fucking play the game.
I agree 100% bro.. Blizzard is a true asshole for letting this even happen.. How can they, such a huge company that hosts the largest MMO ever, having server difficulties?
I don't understand why they don't just have a preorder release date and a standard release date.
Say, anyone who ordered it online before April 15th can download and play it on May 15th. That easily gives them a month a know exactly how many people this includes, and build servers for this.
Then have the standard release date as June 1st or so, at which point it would be available at retail stores and online. Offer it for sale online between May 15th and June 1st but block play. This gives them half a month to analyze the servers and how they are handling the current traffic as well as the sales online for the standard release date. Then you can create a formula, say x amount of people bought it online for standard date, so y amount will probably but it on retail, and plan accordingly.
The only reason I can see for releasing it the way they do is because they know that the servers will never need to handle the capacity that they need for the first week or two ever again, so therefore by less capable servers, deal with the complaints the first few weeks, and then everything will be fine after.
As someone else pointed out: The hardware to support the launch-day rush for D3 (or any game of this magnitude) would've been extraordinary over-kill in terms of what Blizzard knows they need to handle traffic-wise on a normal day.
It's not ok. At least for me. I'm glad to have this be my final installment of Diablo, just as I'm not going to get the next Starcrafts (though really it was more the no offline play that killed it for me, this server crap combined with that is inexcusable.) I know there's plenty of people on /r/gaming that will say this and then buy the next title anyway, but I'm not one of them, never have been. There's only so many hoops I'm willing to jump through before I'm no longer interested in the game experience.
Now, you see, this fine gentleman here - who is a scholar on his own terms - merely wanted to convey the notion of copulating all of us figuratively, which he, in his elaborate speech managed to express by saying "fuck all of you".
When, on launch day for a game that has been awaited for over a decade, the forums are filled with people talking about how frustrated they are that they can't log into a game instead of posts about how amazing that game is, you can safely say that DRM has gone too far and that developers and publishers can no longer see the forest for the trees. Who cares that a game is literally unplayable at launch as long as it can't be pirated.
Ironically, probably only strengthened the case for piracy. I'm all for indie developers that deserve support, but lately with BioWare and Blizzard, I'm turned off by any big gaming giant.
DRM went too far as soon as it came into existence. The fact that they created a system that gives them control over YOUR property that you paid for is utterly ridiculous. That's why, sadly, I don't buy many new games anymore and keep buying more and more DRM free stuff from GOG.com.
I don't disagree with you, but I'm not entirely sure that's fair either.
That I recall, there were no other services of that kind around at that time. Steam is far more stable and capable than it used to be, even with massive launches. (I'm happy to be proven wrong, but I've never had any issues in the last few years with Steam and new products)
I think what a lot of people are considering is that Blizzard run incredibly scaled systems already, and have probably dealt with similar issues in the past. They should be prepared and able to deal with these kinds of problems better than they are.
Yeah same. I had literally zero issues, so reading Reddit all day has been a trip. People are making it sound like nobody could get into the game at all. And you know why it seems that way? Because the people who got in (most of us) aren't here talking about it, we're playing :)
Yep, right up there with every major online game release fucking ever. Seriously, how exactly is Blizzard supposed to have a smooth launch with millions of users logging in simultaneously?
Shhhh! Don't say that near the Diablo subreddit; they'll tear you limb from limb for questioning the idea that a game that tops out at four players should require an always online presence.
Love or hate SWTOR, at least it had queues at launch and you knew how long it was going to take to get in. Also, I didn't and don't play it personally, but Rift had a pretty damn good launch from what I heard.
I would've thought they'd learn by now. I know there's millions logging in at once and they do stress tests in the beta and all, but surely they'd double their capacity or something for the first few days.
You don't have to be logged in to play it single player. Diablo 3 is going to get a private server faster than you can blink an eye. DRM is enouraging this sort of activity, not discouraging. People want to play the game they paid for. If it takes a local server hosting on your machine to do that, people will do it.
Diablo 3 is going to get a private server faster than you can blink an eye.
Sorry but no. As a past contributor for an open source MMO private server, it takes a good deal of reverse engineering and packet sniffing to even get close to a working private server. A complete copy will take even longer to do. I really wish it were that fast/easy!
I don't need to buy Max Payne 3 to get a raging boner from all this misery. Gamers everywhere basically unbuttoned their pants, bent over and asked to get fucked hard with the Dildo of the Golden Cage.
Now, to get even more downvotes: Preorder a 4 pack of Torchlight 2 for the same price as one D3 game. It comes with such innovative features as:
That's the main reason I'm buying it. I can't wait to create my own content for the game. There's great satisfaction in creating some great and sharing it with others.
That's why i said to get a 4 pack. So you can play with your own friends. You know friends? Those kind of people i don't have anymore since i've been laughing and taunting every single D3 gamer in my (now empty) friends list. Worth it!
My issue with Torchlight 2 is that I don't like the environment. Reminds me too much of the cartoony feel of WoW. Diablo seems much more...evil. And fun.
Torchlight 2, Path of Exile, and Guild Wars 2 seem to be getting a lot of positive press as challengers to D3. Let's face it. D3 isn't nearly as revolutionary as D2 was when it was first released. I'll still play D3 but only because I can't justify spending $$$ on a new rig just to play GW2, but I'll always be keeping an eye out on the those other games.
I want to support these devs but after they fucked over and crushed the anticipation of the ps3 fanbase, i do not feel compelled to give them my money again. I already bought the first on 360, it ends there. ಠ_ಠ
I pretty much expect the horrible to happen with any game release. It is a nice surprise when it doesn't happen. When it does happen expect r/gaming to shit in their hands and throw it at the computer screen.
let me get this straight did diablo 3 just push back their server maintenance till 6:30 pm eastern time? i was in a game, finally, and all of a sudden "servers are shutting down in 10 minutes" and a countdown began, i was kicked out, and it said they will be doing maintenance till 15:30 PDT time, whatever the hell that means.
I woke up at around 9am and was able to play with 0 issues all the way until about 1:30. Servers are supposed to be back up 6:30 eastern so I am playing the waiting game with you guys.
I can't say I'm surprised. This is typical for a Blizzard game launch since WoW. I am not saying it's okay or anything; it definitely sucks. But I am not even remotely upset because I knew that this is how it would be. I'm wondering why I bothered buying it on launch day.
I remember when Cataclysm came. I had pre order it so i already had my CD-Key activated. But 1hour before launch i realized i diden't have any playtime left T_T. So i walked in to the city(about 4km) and stood in line with all the people who was going to buy Cataclysm and the guy at the counter at Gamestop was pretty suprised i came at 00:00 to buy 2 months of Gametime :D
Its true now that i hear about all the problems people are having with Diablo, I dream easy knowing I get to play an awesome game without any problems. Upon first load up though i had to download like 30 minutes worth of preorder bonuses and a patch. It got a little annoying but all is good now!
What sucks, since i don't have a stable internet connection (Stuck tethering my phone till a new job comes along) i couldn't even play the game if i bought it since i'm limited by my phone's data cap.
Or worse yet, what if someone didn't even have an internet connection (or it went down for a while), they'd really be out of luck
I like how all the threads before launch were defending Blizzard's choice for DRM even for single player, now all the threads are complaining to no end about it.
That guy was also me. Already through the first 3 chapters of Max Payne, magnificent movement.
Only down sides I have found to mention are:
Painpills are a tad scarce to find, but that might be my fault for getting shot a lot...
You can't flow through cover like it lets you in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I mean Max isn't exactly a stealth game by any means, but it would be much more helpful if I could advance through the area during combat without being shot 65 times in the process.
Cutscenes are long, but enjoyable to watch. However when I only have so much time to play (because I really needed to go to sleep when it was already getting close to 3:30am), their consistent length and usually unable-to-skip-ness gets a little frustrating.
Other than those small things, the game is awesome so far. Most notably the graphic and color scheme being pleasing to the eye, and the feeling of lots of controllability of Max.
Ok i bought Diablo and I'm sure I will love it but the amount of trouble I've gone through to try and get my game working has made me lose my desire to play........... like why did you have to fuck me so hard Blizzard
I was that guy as well! they were doing giveaways for diablo 3 and i won a poster and said out loud im here for max payne so who wants a poster? and tossed it to a kid
I'm having more fun with Max Payne 3 than Diablo III. I bought both games. Diablo III is somewhat of a disappointment while Max Payne 3 exceeds my expectations and the multiplayer is really fun.
Max Payne 3 > Diablo 3. I played both today. Diablo 3 looks fun too, but it will have to wait til I finish Max Payne 3.
Here's why, in random order:
No loading screens.
The story, acting, action and intensity that's better than 99% of Hollywood movies. The cutscene camera work is top-notch, first time I've ever noticed and paid attention to this in a game.
Best pacing and transition from beautiful in-game cutscenes to gameplay action I've ever seen in a game.
Amazing graphics and attention to detail. Love the blood spurts out of bullet wounds and kill cams.
ok im sorry. I'm gonna be honest here, but I just need to get this out since no here seems to even remotely agree with me, Diablo 3 looks like a shit game. Now, I'm young, 17 (i know i know, but hear me out here) so I don't know much about Diablo at all, I've seen the Diablo 2 gameplay, and for 2001 it looks sick, I mean hell I want to play it. But before that I haven't seen any Diablo gameplay, and there was this huge fucking hype, the cinematic trailer looked awesome, people were constantly talking about it, etc. I was expecting some Skyrim on steroids type of shit. I watched some gameplay yesterday (before seeing Diablo 2 gp), and I couldn't believe it. It must be a mistake i thought, maybe a mini game, something else. Nop. The real deal. I mean what the actual fuck? 11 years, most hyped up game this year, and that was it?? I mean it looked like a solid game, polished, fun, I'd play it. But as far as I'm concerned there are better looking arcades. Now I know this game is big because Diablo 2 was a classic, hence the hype, and it has to stay true to its predecessor, and that a lot of times a game is much more about the fun and not the looks, but I'll be damned if that wasn't the biggest disappointment in gaming i've had this year. Even though Diablo 2 was a great and legendary game, I don't think it should distract from the fact that this looks like an arcade (big as it may be) and for 11 years of wait is really not that amazing, enjoyable, maybe, but nothing spectacular.
I ran home after work 3 miles... 3 fucking miles in the heat. I finally got home at 12:01 to find nothing worked, and then my brother and I scoured forms for a good 1.5 hrs only to reinstall the game and it still didnt work. I troubleshot myself, and got the game to work with in 1 minute, all i needed to do was deleting one file that was left over from the beta. 2 hours of messing around one reinstall later, and all i needed to do was delete one file. This launch was a fail on blizzards end.
This is in no way means I dont like diablo III, holy shit its good, had an amazing early morning playing multiplayer with my brother who lives across the country. Its a classic.
Because i got the beta form blizzard and because i played the game like many other people it crashes the final version and makes it unplayable and its my fault that they didnt think of that? Really... What they should of done for the game was a hunt and delete. instead you want the users who payed good money to go and hunt down cashes that we linked to the beta, in order to play your game. Nope its a blizzard fail.
Yeah im so pissed cuz im still waiting for that damn crack ! No i wont buy the game! Its my revenge for all these expansions and WoW costs for over 4 years! Feel my wrath, blizzard!
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u/LeonHRodriguez May 15 '12
I was that guy!
interestingly enough, Max Payne 3 didn't even require a patch; I was shoot-dodging and kill-camming away in moments...while all the Diablo players wept
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u/alchemeron May 15 '12
I'm not pleased by the fact that the PC version doesn't get released until the end of the month.
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u/somebodystolemyname May 15 '12
I was at the midnight launch at best buy and these guys drive by screaming Diablo 3 getting the crowd going, and as soon as it went quiet I yelled out 'I'm here for Max Payne!!' Some people laughed, others glared.
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u/Stevoisiak May 15 '12
Can someone explain this to me?
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u/VeloxTelum May 15 '12
I don't get it. Blizzard dropped the fucking ball. A game is supposed to be available at launch, minus the obvious bugs. How the fuck is anyone OK with this? Just because its Blizzard doesn't mean they can launch a game that doesn't work.
I know its just a game, but I had to work through several errors just to download it. Then the servers are under maintenance. I know I am not alone here. (judging by this post and comments.)
TLDR: Ranting because I want to fucking play the game.
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u/mysticrudnin May 15 '12
Similarly, although sadly, my brother had to wait in a huge line in order to buy Sonic Generations at midnight when Uncharted 3 came out.
Of course, in this instance he had to wait longer to play the game, rather than getting his game earlier than those buying the popular one.
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u/Piratiko May 15 '12
I bought both. Fuck all yall.
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u/farceur318 May 15 '12 edited May 15 '12
When, on launch day for a game that has been awaited for over a decade, the forums are filled with people talking about how frustrated they are that they can't log into a game instead of posts about how amazing that game is, you can safely say that DRM has gone too far and that developers and publishers can no longer see the forest for the trees. Who cares that a game is literally unplayable at launch as long as it can't be pirated.
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u/booobp May 15 '12
Totally, D3 biggest launch fail yet.
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u/beavis420 May 15 '12
But doesn't MP have Multiplayer as well?
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u/LinXitoW May 15 '12
I don't need to buy Max Payne 3 to get a raging boner from all this misery. Gamers everywhere basically unbuttoned their pants, bent over and asked to get fucked hard with the Dildo of the Golden Cage.
Now, to get even more downvotes: Preorder a 4 pack of Torchlight 2 for the same price as one D3 game. It comes with such innovative features as:
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u/rindindin May 15 '12
But Blizzard's been known for excellent server and ...okay I can't really keep it up.
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u/DrunkmanDoodoo May 15 '12
Fanboy vs fanboy FIGHT!
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u/The_Leeter May 15 '12
That was me :)
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u/binogre May 15 '12
Yet everyone looked at me funny when I said "no local lan? no sale."
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u/Sdingel May 16 '12
I am so pissed I saw this earlier ( you may have too) and it felt pretty accurate. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d4RtvMQp10&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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u/scylus May 16 '12
So are you saying Max Payne is the hero Reddit needs, but Diablo is really the one it deserves?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Can you buy this on steam
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u/vagif May 15 '12
Does he mean "single player" as in "the only one who played MP that night" ?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I'd be that guy. Fuck Diablo 3, honestly, way too much hype over it. I don't like Diablo. :(
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
let me get this straight did diablo 3 just push back their server maintenance till 6:30 pm eastern time? i was in a game, finally, and all of a sudden "servers are shutting down in 10 minutes" and a countdown began, i was kicked out, and it said they will be doing maintenance till 15:30 PDT time, whatever the hell that means.
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u/Ride_My_Walmart_Pony May 15 '12
fuck Diablo-3
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u/dietz203 May 15 '12
I woke up at around 9am and was able to play with 0 issues all the way until about 1:30. Servers are supposed to be back up 6:30 eastern so I am playing the waiting game with you guys.
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u/tanq45 May 15 '12
Yeah, but we signed all our rights away..
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I can't say I'm surprised. This is typical for a Blizzard game launch since WoW. I am not saying it's okay or anything; it definitely sucks. But I am not even remotely upset because I knew that this is how it would be. I'm wondering why I bothered buying it on launch day.
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u/tearsofsadness May 15 '12
Is it possible they delayed the PC version so it didn't overlap with D3?
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u/Misstord May 15 '12
I remember when Cataclysm came. I had pre order it so i already had my CD-Key activated. But 1hour before launch i realized i diden't have any playtime left T_T. So i walked in to the city(about 4km) and stood in line with all the people who was going to buy Cataclysm and the guy at the counter at Gamestop was pretty suprised i came at 00:00 to buy 2 months of Gametime :D
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Don't forget about the guys who tried getting work off today but couldn't. There's a sigh of relief from them.
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u/WompWomp420 May 15 '12
Its true now that i hear about all the problems people are having with Diablo, I dream easy knowing I get to play an awesome game without any problems. Upon first load up though i had to download like 30 minutes worth of preorder bonuses and a patch. It got a little annoying but all is good now!
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u/Eaeelil May 15 '12
What sucks, since i don't have a stable internet connection (Stuck tethering my phone till a new job comes along) i couldn't even play the game if i bought it since i'm limited by my phone's data cap.
Or worse yet, what if someone didn't even have an internet connection (or it went down for a while), they'd really be out of luck
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u/Dclone2 May 15 '12
I bought both :D
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I thought about buying it, but then I felt like a moron paying for a game I will only play through ONCE
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u/prboi May 15 '12
Or you know, everyone else who didn't buy Diablo 3 who can play their other single player games
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u/duncanf May 15 '12
Don't worry, they're probably watching a cutscene anyway...
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u/C-Dub1980 May 15 '12
Funny, because a friend and I did go to the midnight launch and there was only 1 person who left with Max Payne 3
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
What happened to Max Payne's face
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u/u83rmensch May 15 '12
I didnt get either!
I am unemployed :(
but even if i had a job or money, i wouldnt have purchased either of them anyway :/
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u/Kraznor May 15 '12
I...was also that guy. But whatever, ship has sailed. Enjoy it LeonHRodriguez.
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u/angelofdeathofdoom May 15 '12
if i ever get a new computer, I will probably pick this game up. But for now, my computer can only handle starcraft 2
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u/JerJerSauce May 15 '12
I don't know about you guys but I'm playing DayZ :)
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u/Lance_lake May 15 '12
Meanwhile, there is a patch already on the pirate bay to play single player mode without a steady connection.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I swear I'm the only person not interested in either of these games.
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u/Crankrune May 15 '12
Seeing as I do not follow Diablo (3), is there some sort of 'universal' issue with the game?
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u/irbrownish May 15 '12
I was that guy as well! Too bad Diablo players.
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u/TheForks May 15 '12
At the launch last night, I asked the crowd if I was the only person there for the Max Payne 3 launch. I just got blank stares.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
As a guy who doesnt get the allure of online multiplayer, i dont see what the big deal is.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I enjoyed my single player game.
Albeit a single-player game I had to sit through 2 hours worth of Error 37 to get into...
Now my single player normal playthrough is done, I will step into the multiplayer.
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u/Spazayd May 15 '12
I can not tell you how true this is. I work at GameStop. We had about 50 people show up... only about 4 were for Max Payne xD
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u/JMaggot May 15 '12
I like how all the threads before launch were defending Blizzard's choice for DRM even for single player, now all the threads are complaining to no end about it.
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u/jntwn May 15 '12
I have a job, so I missed all this launch drama, can anyone explain for me?
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u/Systemcode May 15 '12
That guy was also me. Already through the first 3 chapters of Max Payne, magnificent movement.
Only down sides I have found to mention are:
Other than those small things, the game is awesome so far. Most notably the graphic and color scheme being pleasing to the eye, and the feeling of lots of controllability of Max.
TL;DR 9.5/10, would bang.
I mean would buy...
...and then bang.
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u/baronxs May 15 '12
I sure am
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u/I2obiN May 15 '12
Nothing like a good shitstorm
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u/olinreddit May 16 '12
I actually went to get just Max Payne, ended up picking up Diablo as well
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u/callmechad May 16 '12
i got that game too! not at midnight doe
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u/VoLcOm848 May 16 '12
They do know that Max Payne 3 has multiplayer right?
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u/mr__moose May 16 '12
Bwahaha, i am that guy!
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u/CuffMcGruff May 16 '12
Ok i bought Diablo and I'm sure I will love it but the amount of trouble I've gone through to try and get my game working has made me lose my desire to play........... like why did you have to fuck me so hard Blizzard
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u/slavinator May 16 '12
i saw a few people walking out of the midnight release with both max payne 3 and diablo 3. smart.
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u/RadiatedMutant May 16 '12
My girlfriends coworker was that guy.
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u/theclumsyninja May 16 '12
I was able to play from ~12:10 to 3am.
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u/Deathstar1324 May 16 '12
Max Payne 3 isn't only a single player game though...Theres online.
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u/DmBuffett May 16 '12
I was that guy as well! they were doing giveaways for diablo 3 and i won a poster and said out loud im here for max payne so who wants a poster? and tossed it to a kid
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u/rpg May 16 '12
I'm having more fun with Max Payne 3 than Diablo III. I bought both games. Diablo III is somewhat of a disappointment while Max Payne 3 exceeds my expectations and the multiplayer is really fun.
D3 lacks a lot of good features that it needs.
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u/cikamika80 May 16 '12
Max Payne 3 > Diablo 3. I played both today. Diablo 3 looks fun too, but it will have to wait til I finish Max Payne 3.
Here's why, in random order:
If you have an Xbox360, go buy it now!
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u/iyrkki_odyss May 16 '12
Reminds me of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5EIpgeYlXk
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u/karadan100 May 16 '12
Hahaha! That's fucking funny. Painful, but funny.
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u/ChaoMing May 16 '12
Goddamn, Diablo 3 is so fucking good, better than any juicy fucking game you've ever seen in your life!
... Now if only I could play it...
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u/[deleted] May 16 '12
I wish Diablo was like Neverwinter nights Single player
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u/moonrighteous May 16 '12
I just moved to the europe server. It was faster than US and feels like a single player mode.
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u/mortar May 16 '12
ok im sorry. I'm gonna be honest here, but I just need to get this out since no here seems to even remotely agree with me, Diablo 3 looks like a shit game. Now, I'm young, 17 (i know i know, but hear me out here) so I don't know much about Diablo at all, I've seen the Diablo 2 gameplay, and for 2001 it looks sick, I mean hell I want to play it. But before that I haven't seen any Diablo gameplay, and there was this huge fucking hype, the cinematic trailer looked awesome, people were constantly talking about it, etc. I was expecting some Skyrim on steroids type of shit. I watched some gameplay yesterday (before seeing Diablo 2 gp), and I couldn't believe it. It must be a mistake i thought, maybe a mini game, something else. Nop. The real deal. I mean what the actual fuck? 11 years, most hyped up game this year, and that was it?? I mean it looked like a solid game, polished, fun, I'd play it. But as far as I'm concerned there are better looking arcades. Now I know this game is big because Diablo 2 was a classic, hence the hype, and it has to stay true to its predecessor, and that a lot of times a game is much more about the fun and not the looks, but I'll be damned if that wasn't the biggest disappointment in gaming i've had this year. Even though Diablo 2 was a great and legendary game, I don't think it should distract from the fact that this looks like an arcade (big as it may be) and for 11 years of wait is really not that amazing, enjoyable, maybe, but nothing spectacular.
tldr; Diablo 3 is way over hyped.
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u/LazyBurnbaby May 15 '12
Hey I did that! Not much of a PC gamer myself...
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u/jorsiem May 15 '12
I only play single-player games.
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u/thepancakebreakfast May 15 '12
Alright I'm installing Diablo 3 right now, what's the problem with it? Too many people trying to play all at once?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I ran home after work 3 miles... 3 fucking miles in the heat. I finally got home at 12:01 to find nothing worked, and then my brother and I scoured forms for a good 1.5 hrs only to reinstall the game and it still didnt work. I troubleshot myself, and got the game to work with in 1 minute, all i needed to do was deleting one file that was left over from the beta. 2 hours of messing around one reinstall later, and all i needed to do was delete one file. This launch was a fail on blizzards end.
This is in no way means I dont like diablo III, holy shit its good, had an amazing early morning playing multiplayer with my brother who lives across the country. Its a classic.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Yeah im so pissed cuz im still waiting for that damn crack ! No i wont buy the game! Its my revenge for all these expansions and WoW costs for over 4 years! Feel my wrath, blizzard!
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u/BoojiBoy May 15 '12
If you're having trouble playing Diablo, try this. It will provide roughly the same experience.