I havent played the previous Max Payne games, so I cant compare with those.

Max Payne 3 is a game I never played without alcohol, it just fits with the game itself.
But I believe it wouldnt be a good game without, since its a story game, a story all about alcohol and pills.
The story isnt the thing that makes it bad, its the way they tell the story, there isnt a "level" to play, its a jump from cutscenes to cutscenes, with flashbacks in Max's life and all that sort of stuff. Now the story might be not bad, and the way they tell the story just depends if you like it or not, but it makes the game bad as a game.
Its about 3/4 scripted scenes and leaves us less then 1/4 of "game".
So I would be the one that calls it more an "interactive movie" and as that it would be great, at least I liked it (with alcohol).

But that 1/4 of a game is definetly fun. All about slow motion and nice kill cams, and more kill cams and more slow motion. Perfect once you are drunk, or on some other stuff we dont want to name. The slow motion makes the game definetly too easy for my taste. Jump in a rom of opponents, one bullet in each head and the level is done, thats how it is the most of the time, for an average shooter player, not a big deal. Doesnt mean that it isnt fun, and with alcohol even that gets a little harder, but still that easy that you wont fail...

3/10 as a game...
8/10 as an experience.

I would spend my time with it, if I wouldnt have already.
(Note: All the DLC's are Multiplayer and the Multiplayer is like the one of Tomb Raider: Dead)

I havent played the previous Max Payne games, so I cant compare with those. Max Payne 3 is a game I never played without alcohol, it just fits with the game itself. But I believe it wouldnt be a good game without, since its a story game, a story all about alcohol and pills. The story isnt the thing that makes it bad, its the way they tell the story, there isnt a "level" to play, its a jump from cutscenes to cutscenes, with flashbacks in Max's life and all that sort of stuff. Now the story might be not bad, and the way they tell the story just depends if you like it or not, but it makes the game bad as a game. Its about 3/4 scripted scenes and leaves us less then 1/4 of "game". So I would be the one that calls it more an "interactive movie" and as that it would be great, at least I liked it (with alcohol). But that 1/4 of a game is definetly fun. All about slow motion and nice kill cams, and more kill cams and more slow motion. Perfect once you are drunk, or on some other stuff we dont want to name. The slow motion makes the game definetly too easy for my taste. Jump in a rom of opponents, one bullet in each head and the level is done, thats how it is the most of the time, for an average shooter player, not a big deal. Doesnt mean that it isnt fun, and with alcohol even that gets a little harder, but still that easy that you wont fail... 3/10 as a game... 8/10 as an experience. I would spend my time with it, if I wouldnt have already. (Note: All the DLC's are Multiplayer and the Multiplayer is like the one of Tomb Raider: Dead)