I finished Max Payne 2 today. I didn’t realize going into this how much Max Payne had setup for other Remedy Games, specifically Alan Wake. The in-game show Address Unknown has so much in Common with Alan Wake II such as the evil double, alternate reality New York, and the implication of a “Next Level”. it’s uncanny.
There was also the in game show Lords & Ladies, which i would be lying if i said i didn’t stop to watch every episode I saw.
I also liked how it had you switching back and forth between Max and Mona, and also had missions where you had to escort the other. It did it in the right quantity where you were being forced into a escort mission every 5 minutes. Having to cover Max with sniper fire as Mona was especially fun, and seeing how their stories met up was awesome.
The boss fight was also a lot of fun, i was expecting it to be a rehash of the first game’s, with the Spike crushing the boss and that’s the end, but actually being able to fight him was a fun experience, albeit a little hard because max was always two steps away from death.
The game had some really pretty reflections too. I assume this uses the old flip the world for the reflection trick, but it’s done really well, i honestly couldn’t tell if it was or not (though i don’t know what else it would be using)
Ravenholm was certainly an experience, but it’s manageable. I mean, I’m more and more of a pussy when it comes to scary games but I pulled through.
I have yet to finish HL1in VR (as well as Opposing Force and Blue Shift), but it’s certainly on my list. I played it up to around that early part with the long diagonal elevator with headcrabs dropping on you. Using the crowbar by actually swinging into them takes practice and I was getting my ass kicked, so I decided to restart on medium difficulty but never got around to actually doing it.
I think I got distracted by Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy VR being released… Those are incredible.
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Ravenholm was certainly an experience, but it’s manageable. I mean, I’m more and more of a pussy when it comes to scary games but I pulled through.
I have yet to finish HL1in VR (as well as Opposing Force and Blue Shift), but it’s certainly on my list. I played it up to around that early part with the long diagonal elevator with headcrabs dropping on you. Using the crowbar by actually swinging into them takes practice and I was getting my ass kicked, so I decided to restart on medium difficulty but never got around to actually doing it.
I think I got distracted by Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy VR being released… Those are incredible.
This makes me really want to try both HL1 and HL2 in VR. 😜
And Portal 2. Don’t forget Portal 2.