![]() The world you built would be very dull and very unrealistic if everything was at should be, and no one was lazy or corrupt or hypocritical or idiotic. What is it that draws you to these themes?ĭan Houser: I'm not quite sure there are any other stories! I mean, the corrupting influence of power, the de-humanizing impact of institutions, and the gap between idealism and reality are at the heart of the modern human experience, so it is hard to make a game, or anything, about humanity without touching on these themes. From the dirty lawmen and broken government in Red Dead Redemption to, well, just about anyone in the GTA universe (even the school administration in Bully had a bit of dirt about it). Multiplayer: The idea of noir is often about institutional rot and corruption, a thread that runs through many Rockstar titles. He's never dealt with the grief of losing his family nor his guilt from the events of Max Payne 2, and he's lost his career, so now he sits around and drinks. ![]() I don't think he's evolved - I think he's devolved into a drunken, drug-addled mess. He's hiding away, drunk and lonely and has been for years. What makes Max Payne tick and how do you feel that Max has evolved as a character over the last decade?ĭan Houser: I'm not sure Max Payne exactly "ticks" - he's someone who has long since lost the ability to know what makes him tick, or how to live in the world. With that in mind, we spoke to Sam and Dan about the creation of the book, getting back to Max again after all this time, and what goes on in the damaged detective's head. Featuring inks by Fernando Blanco and covers by Greg Horn, the series will tell stories set around and before the first two games, heading into the third. Max Payne: After the Fall is a digital comic written by Sam Lake, who also wrote the first two Max Payne games, along with Dan Houser, Vice President of Creative at Rockstar and the writer behind Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption. With Max Payne 3 a little under two weeks away, today Rockstar will begin providing Max's fans with the larger story of the troubled ex-NYPD Detective's even more troubled history.
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