When I started playing Max Payne 3, I was wildly disappointed as I loved the first two and (for some reason) was expected a return to that noir and surrealistic tone, but was met by a brutal, harsh, action-centric perspective. It felt too much like Rockstar's other games, and made me feel upset at the loss of Remedy's distinct voice, but as the game went on I understood what the game was trying to be and began to fall in love with the intense and refined gameplay mechanics. Such a cool yet depressing game, after all, just like the first 2, but far different.