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Dan Houser calls Max Payne 3 a failure, blames himself for missed tone

Houser attributes failure to loss of Sam Lake's writing sensibility

2 Oct 13 12:30 PM · 2d ago · 1 article · 1 source · development 2 of 4

Kotaku reports Houser's statement that the game's underperformance was largely due to his inability to replicate Sam Lake's distinctive writing that defined the first two Max Payne games. Houser acknowledges that fans 'really missed' Lake's approach to narrative and character.

Houser attributes failure to loss of Sam Lake's writing sensibility
IGN

“Some people liked it; lots didn't. So we got it wrong, or I got it wrong. I failed.”

Dan Houser

Dan Houser Rockstar co-founder, former VP, Max Payne 3 writerSam Lake Remedy creative director, Max Payne 1 & 2 writerRemedy Entertainment Developer of original Max Payne gamesRockstar Games Publisher and developer of Max Payne 3

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What was reported 2 claims about this development

  1. 1 outlet Max Payne 3 Wasn’t A Big Hit, And Former Rockstar VP And Writer Dan Houser Blames Himself: ‘I Failed’

    first by Kotaku, 2d ago

  2. 1 outlet Max Payne 3 was a "failure," says Dan Houser, because despite writing GTA games, he's no Sam Lake

    first by Yahoo Tech, 2d ago

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