Thanks to the technological break through of being able to completely remove all loading screens between levels, we were able to jump between locations using some traditional cinematic editing techniques, which are pretty much unheard of in games to turn the transition between levels into part of the story.
I think the non-linear chronology is a fairly traditional structure for other media, just not one that has been used that often in games. How do you think the structure of the game (non-linear, back and forth with Max's past and present) helps support this story? Why not stick with a more traditional structure? On the other, a character study of a drunken middle aged man trying to figure out what to do with the second half of his life, having had his delusions firmly beaten out of him by fate! On the one hand, a fairly classical noir tale of an ignorant dupe getting in, way over his head in a world he does not understand, only with the twist of the dupe being an American in a foreign culture he does not understand. What kind of story are you trying to tell? That precision would impact graphics, of course, and shooting mechanics, but also character animation, control systems, facial animation and story and pacing. At the same time, we wanted to use the massive energy, expertise and resources we normally dedicate to open world games on something narrower and more focused, so we could craft an experience that felt incredibly precise and detailed - a true high definition experience, which is something we have been chasing all this generation. That seemed a worthy and exciting challenge back in 1999 when we first discussed Max Payne with Remedy, and seemed equally valid and compelling when we began actively working on this game.
And that spirit in 2001 was to use cutting edge technology, design innovation, great mechanics and compelling narrative and characters to re-define the 3rd person shooter. Probably two things - firstly, to make a Max Payne game, by which I mean we wanted to make a game that was true to the spirit of the original games. We wanted to use the massive energy, expertise and resources we normally dedicate to open world games on something narrower and more focused.
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