(That tongue-in-cheek tone was mostly jettisoned in Rockstar's Max Payne 3, much to the game's detriment.) Loose cannon cops with nothing to lose aren't exactly the most relatable heroes for our current cultural moment, and even The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has incorporated slow-motion "bullet time" at this point.įor our money, however, Max Payne has always been a series that balances on the razor's edge between sincerity and satire: a goofy send-up of creaky noir cliches that can't resist the urge to wallow in their treacly depths every now and then. How could you not love a face like this? Rockstar Gamesīullet time - Look, we can understand why some might balk at a Max Payne remaster in the year 2021, despite the series' success. Remedy even released special Alan Wake-themed DLC for Control last year, though it had a lot less Alan Wake in it than some fans wanted. Then again, Remedy has made it clear that Alan Wake has a special place in its heart, especially given the not-so-subtle references to the melancholy writer in its latest game, the eerie shooter Control. On paper, Alan Wake seems like an unlikely candidate for a remaster, given the game sold poorly on its original release in 2010. You can find both the original Max Payne and its sequel Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne on Steam for cheap, but you'll have to install some mods and fixes to get both working smoothly on Windows 10. (Indeed, this is why Rockstar Games made Max Payne 3.) But while it doesn't have control over the license, it still seems strange that the first two games that put the developer on the map aren't easily playable on modern platforms. Sure, Alan Wake is all fine and good, but where's our Max Payne remaster?īlame game - Now, to be clear, this obvious injustice isn't necessarily Remedy's fault: the company sold the rights to the Max Payne series to Take-Two in 2004. But while the long-suffering fans of the third-most critically acclaimed Twin Peaks homage in video games are celebrating, a certain slow-motion super cop is still missing in action. Remedy Entertainment announced recently that a remastered version of 2010's Alan Wake will come to modern platforms, including PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X / S, and PC.
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