71 - Max Payne 2, The Fall of Max Payne

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall   The lads dive deep into the gaping hole at the heart of Noir York City as they brave the nauseating, bullet-ridden world of Remedy’s Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne. Topics include the Matrix-ization of video games, the tenets of Sam Lake’s storytelling, and the bafflingly acclaimed legacy of the pills and simile-addicted Maximilian Payne.   Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall   Media Referenced in this Episode: Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Available on Steam // Xbox // PS2 “30 best female video game characters, ranked” by Joal Ryan, CNET, Oct. 13, 2016 “LGR - Adventures of Ninja Nanny - PC Game Review” by LGR, LGR Youtube Channel, November 13, 2015 “Max Payne ‘Clones’” by Lucas Raycevik, Raycevik Youtube Channel Metacritic Reviews Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne for PC “Sam Lake: The Remedy Story So Far” by Sam Lake. Digital Dragons Speech, 2017. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.co 

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