We are talking about games that are 10 years old. There is times where it won't work with current technology. It happens. It sucks, I get it but the Steam community is very good at finding ways to fix the issues.
Yes, it should work out of the box but Max Payne is a 12 year old game. Can't expect to work perfectly on every system.
Also, the system requirements clearly say that XP is the last OS supported.
Also, GOG.com Max Payne won't work either. It's the game that causing issues not Steam.
Originally posted by Kazenji
They don't even have it anywayso the game won't work perfectly on modern PC even if you play around with the properties?
also for my list i'll add Max Payne 3.
I have no idea but there is probably a few threads open in Steam discussion forums that have ways to fix it.
It's an old game, it's bound to happen.
Originally posted by Kazenji
If you want old games try out GOG.com
Originally posted by Smasandian
We are talking about games that are 10 years old. There is times where it won't work with current technology. It happens. It sucks, I get it but the Steam community is very good at finding ways to fix the issues.Yes, it should work out of the box but Max Payne is a 12 year old game. Can't expect to work perfectly on every system.
Also, the system requirements clearly say that XP is the last OS supported.
Also, GOG.com Max Payne won't work either. It's the game that causing issues not Steam.
Originally posted by Kazenji
They don't even have it anywayso the game won't work perfectly on modern PC even if you play around with the properties?
also for my list i'll add Max Payne 3.
Originally posted by -Pr-
I got Max Payne to work on my Windows 7, though it was a while ago. Maybe I'm just one of the lucky ones.
Originally posted by Kazenji
I know when i got Max Payne 2 off steam, I had some problems with it and i'm running XP but i eventually got it working.
Originally posted by Smasandian
I have no idea but there is probably a few threads open in Steam discussion forums that have ways to fix it.It's an old game, it's bound to happen.
Originally posted by cdtm
Was going to get Max Payne 3 after buying 1/2 on a Steam sale, but apparently they won't work with modern OS's.The fact Rockstar and Steam KNOW this, yet still sell them to suckers like me anyways without offering any kind of support for the problem, kind of sours me on Steam sales, at least for "abandonware" type stuff.
Originally posted by Morridini
I just checked the steam community forum for Max Payne 1 & 2 as I thought that sounded weird, and it seems that about 50% of the people have trouble getting it to work, so I think you should still try to get it to work, most of the people who say it doesn't work initially return later to say that it eventually worked. Of course, I agree with your sentiment about personal tweaking should not be needed to make a game playable.
Back on topic now guys if you wish to discuss computers there is a tech forum for that very purpose.
For me, the best games of the generation were:
Mass Effect 2 - Arguably the best game I've played in the last five or so years, this is exactly the kind of game that, as a kid, you wanted them to make one day. A hybrid of different genres with an excellent story, wonderful, deep characters, and actual, satisfying gameplay. I think I've finished this game at least four times since I've had it.
Batman: Arkham City - While Arkham Asylum was more of a game changer and had that "wow" factor as it was so different from anything else, Arkham City took everything good and bad about Asylum and improved upon it. Not just an excellent Batman story, but an excellent game that actually makes you feel like you imagine Batman would.
Dragon Age Origins - I know this game has it's detractors, and some might find the gameplay to be uninspiring, but tbh this game was, for me, the game that made me love Bioware. Mass Effect 1 was good, but this... This was something else. Using old themes without making them boring; adding in little quirks here and there to fill out the game (cinematic kills for example), and then making the game actually allow you to be tactical in how you played it. I can't stress how much I loved this game.
Mass Effect 3 - Not as character driven as ME2, the game still has some exceptional plot points. A great story, some wonderful level design, and the constant feeling that if you were in the middle of an intergalactic war, this was what it would feel like. It's hard to make you feel that sense of urgency and at the same time make it enjoyable, but the game did it somewhat flawlessly.
Those are the ones that come to mind for now...
I like Mass Effect 3 better. Just for being epic. I wanted something epic and it delivered.
But Mass Effect 2 is a fantastic game as well.
The whole series is. The best series this generation in my opinion. Each game was fantastic and each game played differently. You can't really say that about a lot of series.
No, they didn't play "that" differently but compared to other series, they did.
The first game was an RPG with shooting. The second game was a shooter with very little RPG and third was combined shooter and RPG.
Look at CoD, Battlefield and others. Each game is the same outside of a different story. Hell, even Half Life 2 played the same as Half Life.
Originally posted by Smasandian
No, they didn't play "that" differently but compared to other series, they did.The first game was an RPG with shooting. The second game was a shooter with very little RPG and third was combined shooter and RPG.
Look at CoD, Battlefield and others. Each game is the same outside of a different story. Hell, even Half Life 2 played the same as Half Life.
Compared to the majority of other series, maybe. Compared to some series though, not at all. I don't think you can say they particularly stand out for being that different with each installment, and Call of Duty and Battlefield are notorious for releasing practically the same game with each installment. All three are shooters with tech skills and powers, and the biggest difference is the massive improvement over the controls of the first game (which were shockingly bad) and the removal of the vehicle feature. The quest structure in each game is basically identical and sure you get a few differences such as how you gather resources and the inclusion of multiplayer in 2 but essentially the games play very similarly.
The games that comprise, as an example, the Final Fantasy XIII series by comparison are drastically different.