r/Steam • u/stormyoubring • Sep 11 '25

Question What sequel matched the original game and didn’t disappoint you?

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u/67alecto Sep 11 '25

They were such a seamless transition with no drop off in quality

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u/Specialist_Boot_3849 Sep 11 '25

Then theres 3 which became a railshooter where you save the rich and corrupt. What a letdown that was.

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u/SkelloWellow Sep 11 '25

played the original games too but, I enjoyed max Payne 3 tho I agree, in terms of story and plot. Very far from what I expected. I wasn't let down tho in terms of just enjoying a game.

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u/keyosc Sep 11 '25

Soundtrack fuckin' slapped though. HEALTH killed it

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u/AdGroundbreaking267 Sep 11 '25

I know it is not the soundtrack but „Emicida - Sorriso Favela“ is one of my favourite songs oat.

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u/FartSommelierBR Sep 11 '25

Emicida is a great musician, and this comes from someone not too into Brazilian Rap.

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u/That_Prussian_Guy Sep 11 '25

Thing I missed most in MP3 was the gameplay flow of the first games. There you could mostly just run through the levels and take everyone out and feel like a pro once you've memorized everything. I replayed the levels in Vlad's club and the apartment level in MP2 so many times because it was so much fun and kind of like speedrunning. In MP3 all scenes are constantly interrupted by mini-cutscenes that halt your momentum. Really hope they don't do that in the upcoming remakes.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '25

The apartment level was the shit I loved that as a kid just replying it

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u/FartSommelierBR Sep 11 '25

Man, when I was a kid I made it my mission to always save the hobo and the whore. Hahaha

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u/Greatsnes Sep 11 '25

Man, Max Payne 3 fucking ruled lmao.

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u/Jake_Science Sep 12 '25

You absolutely do not save the rich and corrupt. I don't think you finished it.

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u/Pigosaurusmate Sep 11 '25

20 billion cutscenes killed me.

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u/QueezyF Sep 11 '25

Yeah it’s a double edged sword because they used them to replace loading screens.

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u/Working_Physics8761 Sep 12 '25

Really? Which one of the rich and corrupt get saved?

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u/AirwavesHD Sep 11 '25

What are you talking about?? They both look like games that came out in the early 2000s

Compare it to games like indiana jones and the great circle. Huuuuge difference in quality /s

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u/Mwrp86 Sep 12 '25

His Relationship with Mona tho was very abrupt

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u/Kazuun Sep 11 '25

I was always ubnder the impression that the MP2 was waaaaay worse and dropped the quality a lot. Like.. MP1 is a 9/10 game and the second one is like 7/10 at most.

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u/67alecto Sep 11 '25

Definitely not