Greetings from 2001!
Aug. 13th, 2010 06:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gbI bought the original Max Payne a few weeks ago (for $3) and I haven't played it yet, but I looked at the instruction manual and I love the note from the developers. It's so earnest about its CUTTING EDGE features, it makes me nostalgic. Ahh, back when slow-mo was a novelty...
Here it is in its entirety:
THANKS FOR BUYING THE GAME!
Max is not your typical hero. A hero has a choice whether or not to risk his life. Max is simply trying to fight his way out of an impossible situation. Life dealt him a bad hand. But a good poker player can turn a bad hand into a winner.
Among the many innovations of this game is Bullet Time™ gameplay. It adds an entirely new dimension to action games the dimension of time itself. We're not going to explain why Max an shift time in his favour, maybe he enters a state of high concentration, like a fully focused athlete in the "zone" and for him time seems to slow down, with adrenaline pumping through his veins forcing his body into a higher gear. The bottom line is that Max can do it, and it's one of the most fun gameplay innovations in the 3D-action genre. Use this feature often, as it will save your butt!
You'll notice, too, that the story in Max Payne has not been short-changed. It's integral to the action and enriches the entire game experience. The story is presented in many ways throughout the game but most often through the game's graphic novel system. No other 3D-action game has used this graphic novel approach, which we believe adds a depth to the story not possible by other methods. We hope you'l agree.
Finally, Max Payne is the first action game that actually monitors your ability to play, and auto-adjusts the difficulty level to match your playing ability.
Max Payne took a long time to make, and the dedication and talent of a lot of pop,e who devoted much of their lives to this long project. But to a person, everyone involved with this game is proud of the resulting accomplishment. And more important, we hope you'l enjoy it as much as we think you will.
Oh and don't worry, you'll be seeing more of Max in the future. Dimension Films and Collision Entertainment are teaming up to make a feature film based on Max Payne, and further adventures of this character are already in the works.
Thanks again!
Remedy and 3D Realms Entertainment
Here it is in its entirety:
THANKS FOR BUYING THE GAME!
Max is not your typical hero. A hero has a choice whether or not to risk his life. Max is simply trying to fight his way out of an impossible situation. Life dealt him a bad hand. But a good poker player can turn a bad hand into a winner.
Among the many innovations of this game is Bullet Time™ gameplay. It adds an entirely new dimension to action games the dimension of time itself. We're not going to explain why Max an shift time in his favour, maybe he enters a state of high concentration, like a fully focused athlete in the "zone" and for him time seems to slow down, with adrenaline pumping through his veins forcing his body into a higher gear. The bottom line is that Max can do it, and it's one of the most fun gameplay innovations in the 3D-action genre. Use this feature often, as it will save your butt!
You'll notice, too, that the story in Max Payne has not been short-changed. It's integral to the action and enriches the entire game experience. The story is presented in many ways throughout the game but most often through the game's graphic novel system. No other 3D-action game has used this graphic novel approach, which we believe adds a depth to the story not possible by other methods. We hope you'l agree.
Finally, Max Payne is the first action game that actually monitors your ability to play, and auto-adjusts the difficulty level to match your playing ability.
Max Payne took a long time to make, and the dedication and talent of a lot of pop,e who devoted much of their lives to this long project. But to a person, everyone involved with this game is proud of the resulting accomplishment. And more important, we hope you'l enjoy it as much as we think you will.
Oh and don't worry, you'll be seeing more of Max in the future. Dimension Films and Collision Entertainment are teaming up to make a feature film based on Max Payne, and further adventures of this character are already in the works.
Thanks again!
Remedy and 3D Realms Entertainment
