Open source software licenses seem to be written for pure software, and the Creative Commons licenses are for pure non-software (music remixes, photos, etc). Since games are at the intersection of these two areas, what are your thoughts on how open-source games should deal with this?<\/p>\n
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I realize we didn’t actually answer this question, but I think we sort of proved that we’re unqualified to answer the question. <\/p>\n
25:28 Max Payne<\/strong><\/p>\nAs promised on the show, I read and answered this question…<\/p>\n
I’m interested to know if the hosts have played the Max Payne games, and if so, what they think of the series? The first two were well-received by critics and the public alike, although I believe the second sold well below what Remedy had hoped. This probably contributed to the decade-long gap between the release of the second game and the third, as well as the change of developer to Rockstar Studios.<\/p>\n
Max Payne 3 is interesting in comparison to the preceding games, and for all the decisions Rockstar made about what to imitate and where to diverge, not only in terms of gameplay mechanics but also narrative, setting and tone. It’s also interesting to consider what effect the 10 year advance in industrial trends might have had for the project, from both a design and a commercial perspective. It was a divisive game (to put it mildly) and I’d be really interested to hear your thoughts about it, should you have any.<\/p>\n
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…and then once the show was over I went back to Diecast #4 to see what I said about the game in 2013, and if it matches my thinking today. (I didn’t remember that podcast at all.) <\/p>\n
So here are my thoughts on what I said in 2013:<\/p>\n
In 2013 I predicted that I’d play through the game again someday. (Wrong. I haven’t touched it.) But I also predicted that I’d forget about what a dull slog the endgame was. (Correct. I’d forgotten that.) I said that I’d have preferred dark rainy New York, but I was okay with the change of venue. (This matches what I said here in 2018.) <\/p>\n