Max Payne (2001)

We're back into 2001: A Game Odyssey with Remedy's Max Payne. This game is full of the grit and cynicism of the 90s mixed with dreams of where storytelling and gameplay could go in the future. Where does it's legacy stand today? And how much shock and gore is too much?

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Disco Elysium
Celeste
Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
Super Mario Brothers 3
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Katamari Damacy
Quake
Raw Danger!
Metal Gear Solid
Hyper Light Drifter
Halo: Combat Evolved
Papers, Please
Out Run
Ocarina of Time
Jet Set Radio
Final Fantasy 7
Bangai-O
Centipede
Hitman (2016)
Super Monkey Ball
Crusader Kings 3
Skyrim
Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Portal
Soulcalibur
Pikmin
Secret of Monkey Island
Kirby Super Star
Mass Effect 3
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Halo 3
Journey
Inside
Journey to Silius
Mario Kart 64
Inscryption
Mass Effect 2
Mirror's Edge
Forza Horizon 5
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Grand Theft Auto III
Kingdom Hearts
Donkey Kong Country 3
Sonic Adventure
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Twisted Metal 2
Solar Ash
Mass Effect
Aliens vs Predator 2
Metroid Dread
Killer Instinct
Goldeneye
Halo 2
Sonic Adventure 2
War of the Monsters
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories