- Feb 5, 2006
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I just finished playing through the game. The first game is one of my all time favorites, as well as the second game being really good too in my opinion.
I just wanna say, Rockstar did a really good job with MP3. It totally rocked from start to finish. Played it on my rig that is listed in my sig. I'll go through a quick rundown of my opinion on the games aspects.
1. Gameplay:
Hands down the most cinematic gameplay I have ever played. I've seen some people complain about how the cut scenes can be a little too much at times (and at times they were), and for some people that really might be. But through the game, I felt like I was playing through a movie. A good movie. And imo the cut scenes were a very stylistic addition to the game, and added a lot of atmosphere. The core gameplay is very much unchanged from the first two games, although the movements felt a little but clunkier, but this can maybe be explained by the fact that Max is much older and has been through a lot more this time around (not to mention his self abusing behaviors). The firefights are Awesome, and they do a great job of keeping the environments extremely diverse. For me there were a lot of "holy **** that was sick" moments. Enemy AI is good, they will flank you and take cover. I played it on normal and some parts still proved very tricky for me.
2. Story:
GREAT job with the story. Could have been written for a movie. Voice acting is top notch, and the dialogue is really really good throughout. I really enjoyed max's narration, he really sucks you into his world, and is even funny at times (not surprised, this is a rockstar game). I won't go too much into this category because of spoilers, but the story is good, and they manage to seamlessly tie it together with where the last game ended. I was skeptical about the new setting, but they really did it well, and I think with the end result it was actually a brilliant decision to change the setting. (there are some flashback scenes that will put you back in the new york setting, if you missed it like I have
3. Graphics:
I want to start off by saying the game is hands down one of the most Gorgeous games I have ever played. At times the style reminded me of GTA, but that's not a bad thing. The textures are High res, the tesselation is high quality, effects, physics, everything is top notch. It did feel a bit "chuggy" at times, I'm not sure if it's because my pc isn't strong enough, or because like some people mentioned it might be a port from the consoles. Bullet time is **** your pants cinematicaly gorgeous. At some points you'll pull off some moves (especially the scripted ones) And you'll be like turning around like holy **** did anyone else see that?
4. Music:
I already mentioned the voice overs, but the music is also, yes you guessed it, awesome. Whatever situation your in, there is music that complements it. During some firefights I found myself thinking damn this music ****in rocks.
The multi looks really good as well, I'm right now knees deep in SC2 and BF3, I might try getting into the multi later.
All in all if you were on the fence with this game, my suggestion, BUY IT. you won't regret it.
I will be happy to answer any questions or even upload pics/vids if requested.
Pics
http://s1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb428/SpeedZealot/ Uploading more as I post this
Try this one, it's dropbox (thanks Atomic playboy)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n8hfx4nkohounfg/SvpweDhZHE/MP3
BTW these are not not highest settings, however most settings are on high or very high with one or two on medium.
I just wanna say, Rockstar did a really good job with MP3. It totally rocked from start to finish. Played it on my rig that is listed in my sig. I'll go through a quick rundown of my opinion on the games aspects.
1. Gameplay:
Hands down the most cinematic gameplay I have ever played. I've seen some people complain about how the cut scenes can be a little too much at times (and at times they were), and for some people that really might be. But through the game, I felt like I was playing through a movie. A good movie. And imo the cut scenes were a very stylistic addition to the game, and added a lot of atmosphere. The core gameplay is very much unchanged from the first two games, although the movements felt a little but clunkier, but this can maybe be explained by the fact that Max is much older and has been through a lot more this time around (not to mention his self abusing behaviors). The firefights are Awesome, and they do a great job of keeping the environments extremely diverse. For me there were a lot of "holy **** that was sick" moments. Enemy AI is good, they will flank you and take cover. I played it on normal and some parts still proved very tricky for me.
2. Story:
GREAT job with the story. Could have been written for a movie. Voice acting is top notch, and the dialogue is really really good throughout. I really enjoyed max's narration, he really sucks you into his world, and is even funny at times (not surprised, this is a rockstar game). I won't go too much into this category because of spoilers, but the story is good, and they manage to seamlessly tie it together with where the last game ended. I was skeptical about the new setting, but they really did it well, and I think with the end result it was actually a brilliant decision to change the setting. (there are some flashback scenes that will put you back in the new york setting, if you missed it like I have
3. Graphics:
I want to start off by saying the game is hands down one of the most Gorgeous games I have ever played. At times the style reminded me of GTA, but that's not a bad thing. The textures are High res, the tesselation is high quality, effects, physics, everything is top notch. It did feel a bit "chuggy" at times, I'm not sure if it's because my pc isn't strong enough, or because like some people mentioned it might be a port from the consoles. Bullet time is **** your pants cinematicaly gorgeous. At some points you'll pull off some moves (especially the scripted ones) And you'll be like turning around like holy **** did anyone else see that?
4. Music:
I already mentioned the voice overs, but the music is also, yes you guessed it, awesome. Whatever situation your in, there is music that complements it. During some firefights I found myself thinking damn this music ****in rocks.
The multi looks really good as well, I'm right now knees deep in SC2 and BF3, I might try getting into the multi later.
All in all if you were on the fence with this game, my suggestion, BUY IT. you won't regret it.
I will be happy to answer any questions or even upload pics/vids if requested.
Pics
http://s1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb428/SpeedZealot/ Uploading more as I post this
Try this one, it's dropbox (thanks Atomic playboy)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/n8hfx4nkohounfg/SvpweDhZHE/MP3
BTW these are not not highest settings, however most settings are on high or very high with one or two on medium.
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