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ItвЂ™d also give me a chance to play the first two games, which I understand makes me a gross garbage person. Giving Max Payne another chance to succeed, especially after the three million copies that Max Payne 3 sold, could give the franchise a new lease on life.

Culturally at least, thereвЂ™s little in the way of discovery. You either love it, tolerate it, or canвЂ™t stand it.

Heck, IвЂ™d take RDR вЂ“ Definitive over yet more GTA.Д«ecause GTA has been such a huge figure in the public consciousness over the years, itвЂ™s safe to say you know where you stand with the franchise. I want to see something new, or at least something old that could find a new audience.

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For lack of a better term, IвЂ™m tired of the series - watching it be spun out for so long has killed my enthusiasm. Even while Red Dead Redemption 2 was being released, Rockstar still found ways to support GTA V. For an entire console generation, weвЂ™ve been bombarded with more updates and content to an already released GTA game. ItвЂ™s a shame, because the Max Payne series deserves a greater chance to shine than GTA.

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Unless youвЂ™ve got a PS3 or Xbox 360, youвЂ™re getting shafted. Are you with me so far? Weirder still, the most recent game in the series, Max Payne 3, is stuck in limbo two generations ago.

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The first game is available on PS4/PS5 as a PS2 Classic, while the second game is available on the Xbox One/Series X | S as a backwards compatible original Xbox title. However, trying to play the series now on modern consoles is like pulling teeth. The gameplay is incredibly fun, while the story and narration from James McCaffrey as Payne himself ensure thereвЂ™s a reason to remain hooked beyond the bloodshed and slow motion uber murder. Over eight years later, that elusive third game would arrive, but itвЂ™s been nearly a decade since then.ДЄn iconic third-person shooter series, Max Payne follows the titular lead character mostly around New York, or Brazil in the third game, as he shoot-dodges his way through legions of goons while trying to uncover what weird conspiracy heвЂ™s up to his neck in this time. The GTA developers would publish the second game in the series, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, in 2003, though poor sales would torpedo chances of an immediate third game. Originally developed by Remedy, whoвЂ™ve since gone on to achieve incredible success with the likes of Alan Wake and Control (Quantum Break was alright, too), Max Payne launched in 2001 to critical acclaim, gaining the attention of Rockstar, who bought the rights to the franchise in 2002. Personally, I agree with both those points, and IвЂ™d argue for a third: why bother with GTA when Rockstar could have remastered Max Payne? From a preservation standpoint, even if theyвЂ™re inferior versions of these three games, it feels like Rockstar are removing part of history, but these versions were also cheaper, so forcing players to spend almost double on games they may already own doesnвЂ™t sit right. However, the more important point of contention for many is that Rockstar themselves have said that the older versions of all three games are getting removed from digital storefronts in favour of the new versions, which sucks. The driving still works, but the lock-on shooting mechanics donвЂ™t have the same impact that modern games do. And letвЂ™s be clear, all three of those GTA games would need improvements, as the graphics are a bit of a visual mess, and the gameplay feels stiff and wooden. Compiling some of the seriesвЂ™ greatest hits (GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas) seems like a bit of a slam dunk move from Rockstar and Take-Two, though thereвЂ™s some issues with the plan that feel like sticking points right out of the gate.ДЇirstly, the rumoured price point for the Trilogy is around ВЈ70/$70, which frankly seems ridiculous for what is essentially a collection of PS2 games that, as far as we know, havenвЂ™t undergone extensive improvements. RockstarвЂ™s worst kept secret, the existence of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy вЂ“ Definitive Edition, has finally been revealed.

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