For me, it was an improvement over the original in every aspect other than the story, not that the story was necessarily bad but it was a lot more off the rails than the first one. Like comparing John Wick 1 to John Wick 3.
Other than that I had a great time with this game. The increase in the difficulty of "Detective" meant that I actually had to use the game's mechanics to kill the 4 people running at you, which I missed in Max Payne 1. Although they "re-use" environments from the first game, the new physics engine gave everything a sandbox feel, especially in the early chapters. One of my minor complaints about MP1 was that there were too many guns and too much ammo, and although the gun count is similar, I found myself scrounging for ammo and being forced to use all of them, which was a cool mixup.
All in all, it was Max Payne 1 but with all of the mechanics improved, so I enjoyed it a lot. Two games done and 4 more to go in the "Remedy Rampage".
Other than that I had a great time with this game. The increase in the difficulty of "Detective" meant that I actually had to use the game's mechanics to kill the 4 people running at you, which I missed in Max Payne 1. Although they "re-use" environments from the first game, the new physics engine gave everything a sandbox feel, especially in the early chapters. One of my minor complaints about MP1 was that there were too many guns and too much ammo, and although the gun count is similar, I found myself scrounging for ammo and being forced to use all of them, which was a cool mixup.
All in all, it was Max Payne 1 but with all of the mechanics improved, so I enjoyed it a lot. Two games done and 4 more to go in the "Remedy Rampage".