Things That Make You Go Woo!
Grab your dual Berettas and scrunch your face up real hard, because oh me oh my Remedy have announced they’re going to remakeMax PayneandMax Payne 2. The remakes are still extremely early in development, so Remedy have little to say and even less to show, but all I need to know is: Max Payne, baby!
As Alice Bee explained whenMax Payne turned 20 last year, it’s still extremely cool. Our boy is John Wooing all over in slow motion with guns akimbo and an inner monologue voiced by James McCaffrey, there’s noir posturing aplently, and the comic book cutscenes are fun interludes. Also, this sounds weird to modern ears, but it genuinely was rare to have a shooter set in a modern city with no demons or aliens or lasers or ghosts or anything. It was a very pretty gritty NYC. We’ll still tell you MP2 is one of the bestaction gamestoo.
Remedy’s announcementsays they are remaking the first two Max Payne games “as a single title” for PC, PS5, and Xbox Xeriex XS inside their Northlight engine (as seen in Control). The remakes are still in “the concept development stage” so I wouldn’t expect them anytime soon. And that’s about all we know.
“We were thrilled when our long-time friends at Remedy approached us about remaking the original Max Payne games,” Rockstar Games co-founder Sam Houser said. “We are massive fans of the work the Remedy team has created over the years, and we can’t wait to play these new versions.”
The big question is: will Remedy writer Sam lake resume his role as Max’s face in high-def? Didn’t feel right when his virtuaflesh was recast for Max Payne 2. He’s still got it:
The 1st#MaxPaynegame was released 19 years ago today. ”Do the face, Sam!” Since it’s his birthday and all. Happy birthday, Max.@remedygamespic.twitter.com/Ld9l4CqdLr
Normally I’d be tempted to antagonise y’all by heading this article with a photo from the awful Max Payne movie with Mark Wahlberg, but I respect Max too much.
