"Last night I dreamed of my wife. She was still dead, but it was alright", and then "Late Goodbye" from Poets of the Fall started playing....absolutely masterful way to end such a game. This game was a masterpiece.

"Using the F5 key like a teenager's sock." Never change, Lucas.

"Max, dearest of all my friends. I was supposed to be the hero."

"The things that I want", by Max Payne. A smoke. A whiskey. For the sun to shine. I want to sleep to forget. To change the past. My wife and baby girl back. Unlimited ammo and a license to kill. Right then, more than anything, I wanted her.

Oooeh, that Max Payne cello theme always gives me goosebumps

"Max pulling off the Bioware face" you are a genius.

"I had a dream of my wife. She was dead. But it was alright." And then Late Goodbye kicks in... I think it's in the top 3 best video games' endings of all time.

I remember when I grinded Max Payne 2 until I found the alternate ending. I agree it defeats the story's purpose. However. On the first playthrough you're just shocked about the ending. On the second play-through you feel really sad whenever Mona shows up because you know how it ends. The third time you play because its the hardest difficulty and completionist in you cannot pass the challenge. After beating it I at least felt genuine joy that I got to see Mona surviving. I still feel it was a clever reward to those who really played the game a lot.

Max payne was life changing. Maybe my age was a factor but it was one of the darkest and intimidating games; the adult themes were surprising and interesting

Max Payne 1-2 is one of the best games ever made.

Credits song at the end of Max Payne 2 by Poets Of The Fall was one of the best moments in videogames history. And that "Max Payne's journey through the darkness will continue" credit gives me chills to this day. Masterpiece.

One of the best games i´ve ever played, truly a classic and highly underrated, i barley see people talk about it, thank you for this video.

Don't answer that. A rhetorical question

This is my favorite MP title, and I thank you for the justice you brought to it in this video. While most people I know despise MP2 for the story, I absolutely adored it and was completely immersed by act 3, losing an entire night until I completed the game. Just like in the game, it was raining outside and once "Late Goodbye" kicked in, I couldn't hold back the tears streaking my face. It was exhilarating ride, and a far more personal story than I ever thought I would get. I agree 100% on "Duty VS Passion" being the best track on the score; so much is conveyed in that track that cannot be explained unless you're actually playing the game. Great review!

Mirrors are more fun than television

the game's amazingly written story is what single handedly taught me to fluently speak english at the age of 7, i remember being so intrigued by it i slowly began to understand english to the point where i became fluent, and since the game was my only source of prolonged exposure to spoken and written english at the time i picked up an american accent when i speak

4:28 , This is the EXACT Reason I never played Max Payne 1 on pc even though I owned it on both Pc and Xbox. I did not realize you could separate the bullet-time and Leap until about 6 months ago when I finally broke down and needed to play the game again. If any games deserve an HD Remake, its Max Payne 1+2

There’s also Max’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosop

"Throw the rules out the window, odds are you'll go that way too"

I'm totally going to watch this instead of doing my 2 papers due tomorrow. Yay procrastination!!

"MAX! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION I DIDN'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO.

Raycevick, dearest of all my channels!

"With the speed that will make Neo run for the payphone" Hot damn

Max Payne has literally never been uninstalled from my computer since I installed it when it first came out. It’s a classic that went beyond being underrated and still is. The story, the music, the gameplay and the bullet time! I still play it and can play it over and over again. I’d love to see a Unreal Engine Max Payne redo with current 4K graphics! I’d donate to that.

That game is a true masterpiece, it holds my admiration even today 16 years later, him wandering like an ignorant child who fell for Mona Sax, and being blind that Vlad has been trying to kill him all along

"In a nightmare, every choice you make is a wrong one"

Another expertly well-made video by Raycevick. I love these analysis videos you're making and I'm always on my toes when a new one is uploaded because of the high standard you're maintaining and pushing with every new video. Keep up the amazing work man :)

>Best song of Max Payne 2 >not Late Goodbye disliked, unsubbed, reported and called the cops.

I remember buying Max Payne 2, getting home, installing it and just playing through it in 1 go through the night. Absolutely loved the game.

My favourite third person shooter of all time

That transition at 6:54 was top notch, well done Rayce!

Doing all this and not mentioning Poets of the Fall?

As a kid that replayed Max Payne 2 over twenty times on my cousin's PC in 2004 I agree with this video and its entirety. Despite not experiencing Max Payne 1 before playing its sequel; I could still feel and sense the dark and rich tone this game had. I love it and still see it as one of the best noir style games of all time. As for Max Payne 1, I love its origin and wilder aspects for comparison as well. However, Max Payne 2 has something I still hold to this day; both are fantastic titles and truly worthy of Remedy's best products.

Life knows two miseries: Getting what you don’t want and not getting what you want.

I had a dream of my wife. She was dead, but it was alright.

And just an hour or so earlier I was browsing your channel, thinking to myself "man would it be awesome to see another video soon." Praise be

I love your videos to death man, keep doing what you doing.

another game that deserves a worthy video is.. Syphon Filter! its crazy the lack of attention that series has gotten..The first was on god level!

"Moving at a speed that would make neo run for a pay phone" made me laugh out loud. Great video. Max payne is my favorite video game series

You talking like Max Payne at the introduction, Cool man.

You always garner an instant like and an uncontrollable yelp of excitement from me. Thank you for the consistently amazing content, sir!!

Still is my favorite game of all time after all these years. The only problem I have with it, is the length, it's too damn short!

This is so incredibly deep and thorough, thank you for sharing your amazing analysis of this classic. I might just reinstall these.

21:07 OMG that track... Makes me remember all the feels I got when I finished this game....

'Bang, your dead Max Payne!' Lol I always loved that line.

A Raycevick and GVMERS video in one day? FUCK YEAH!

I swear your videos only get better as time goes on I even rewatch these sometimes cause of the loads of information. Keep it up dude.

You are absolutely amazing at making videos, i have just watched every single one back to back! awesome work!

Where is spongebob battle for bikini bottom years later?

I still love this game to this day, its a joy to play through each time.

The outro song 'Late Goodbye' by Poets of the Fall is something I hoped you would have touched on, I felt it capped the game really well and added a good emotional through line, since the song mirrors Max in his thoughts and problems. Almost like it was his late goodbye.

Very well put together video, kudos. This game captivated me, and I still find myself posting Payne 2 quotes on my social media platforms. The noir setting really resonated with me and this game was the full package - action, story, and adventure.

I love the MP games so much. I used to have a saved game in MP2 (or 1, I can't remember) where a bunch of Bad Guys are climbing a stairwell. I would bullet time down those steps guns blazing and it was just pure violent beauty. What's best is that due to the physics engine, debris would fall in random patterns, or the bad guys might react in a different way, so every scene on those steps would play out slightly differently, every time.

15:34 Oh shit, I did that "Gotta get a grip" wallpaper and i STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU USED IT FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL VIDEO

Your videos are always an eye opener !

Excellent work as always Lucas. I'm hoping there's a video coming for Max Payne 3. I can't get enough of this series.

Remedy's games just have this dark and quiet feel that I dont think another studio can reproduce. Its very clear in Max Payne and I was really happy that Control had it too.

My favorite of the series.

This is becoming one of my favorite channels, keep it up!

Thank you so much for doing this! Please do the third one!

"yet they were seduced..." shows video of Mona in the shower... cheeky editing there friendo! lol

Finally a video on my favorite games of all time!

Amazing job, keep up the good work!

6:55, dat transition, great video!

I never knew I could move so fast in bullet time so I played this game exactly like I did for max payne 1, shoot dodging my way through

There was a quote towards the end of this video that gave me chills when I heard it: "From the opening cutscene, The Fall of Max Payne is about the past. How running from it only allows it to consume you and that the only true way to overcome it, is to confront it; to risk the damage and madness that comes from facing it until you're truly set free." The reason being is this is also a perfect summary of Cowboy Bebop, possibly my favorite TV show ever. I played the first two Max Payne games for the first time recently and loved them both but especially The Fall of Max Payne, now it makes perfect sense to me why I like the story so much, so thanks for that.

Love your vids, always satisfies me to fullest.

man your videos are pure freaking gold. Keep up with the awesome word

I just finished this game for the first time today and I look into my KZfaq feed and see this.

Great video as always my friend. Quick Question, do you think you will do a video on Assassin's Creed at all?

Your Max Payne "Series" is so amazingly done. clever and entertaining. I love your channel !!!

Amazing video as always! Can't wait for your analysis of the third game in which is one of my favorite series ever.

yes daddy please more

I remember the alternate ending vividly, and was appreciative of it- it felt like waking up. I believe you had to beat the game before you could do the higher difficulty, so you had already experienced the tragedy, and having your anticipation subverted was welcome when you were primed for unremitting loss.

Excellent video. On point

Bravo ! Quality retrospective !

The good old times when we thought computer games would only get better with time.

Everyones been naming there videios years later after u raycevick.u started a trend

Thanks for putting this out. I love the old Max Payne games and they never seem to get talked about today. Great video

Great video, enjoyed it all.

I hope you can do Alan Wake then Quantum Break.

I would love a metro critique series.

Every video you release is so comprehensive and tightly shipped. Thorough, positive and negative aspects of each title, analysing creative, mechanics, designs, production etc etc... say it with every video I see you've released - best Game Review channel on YT. Keep it up Rayceboi

I honestly never saw a video from a channel and subscribe and hit the bell from the first video i watched. But u man r a legend keep up the good work man :)

Maxs lust for Mona is unexplained to me. How the heck this happened

What a beautiful video! I dunno why, but the main theme of MP2 gets me paranoic and causes fear, lol. MP1 gave me trauma... in that hotel. In the confrotation with that russian demoniac guy. (I was 11 at the time) I wish I had the ability to write a script perfectly just like you do. Congrats, sir. Greetings from Brazil!

Great video! Would love to see one about LA Noire from you

I can't thank you enough for this video, man. It is THE ultimate Max Payne 2 video I've been looking for.

Was wondering if there will be a third video for the final game in the series,but would probably be a no since its still too soon... ...until I noticed it got released 5 years ago.Damn does time sure fly.

This video makes me want to play Max Payne 2 again

Such a nice and detailed video. Thank you!

Damn you for uploading this right before my shift starts! But then again, thank you for giving me something to look forward to after I get off work.

I have a big test tomorrow, but meh who cares. This video better be good tho.

Max Payne 2 is one of my top 10 games of all time. The story, the gameplay, the feeling I get when I play that game...just nothing like it. By the way, is there a chance you could do one video for Operation Flashpoint? Also a game from my childhood and my country. Grew up with all the cool characters, enjoyed the grim reality of cold war combat and never managed to get how the hell to properly use the AI controls.

I was wondering when you would release this. Top shelf, I do say sir!Top shelf!

I just watched two of your videos and now I feel the need to watch all of them just to listen to your godlike voice.

I SERIOUSLY need to know the name of the track that played during credits

I played this game when I was 14. It changed me. The first time I cried after playing a videogame - later to cry in Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed Revelations.

Dude, great video!! You reminded me playing this Max Payne 2 port on my oldie PS2, good memories though. Nice quality, nice narrative, thank you kind sir for your upload.

Seriously I love your videos. Keep it up man.