Max Payne 3
67 Achievements
PC
Maximum Payne
Story Complete [OLD SCHOOL].
How to unlock the Maximum Payne achievement in Max Payne 3 - Definitive Guide
*Make sure you make a new story instead of using chapter select, otherwise the achievement will not pop!
Old School Difficulty is basically a hard difficulty without last stand option. This unlocks after beating the game on hard difficulty. In this mode, instead of going into last stand and giving yourself a chance to shoot the enemy who killed you, you will simply die.
I recommend you play this before hardcore is it may help prepare for it a bit.
Peek around corners and get headshots! Use left and right on the Dpad to reposition yourself for easy corner peeking.
Use bullet-time often when 2-3 enemies are around.
You can use painkillers while in bullet-time and mid dive!
This mode is honestly not as hard as people make it out to be, just make sure to keep your life up and be careful.
Good luck
PS YOU MUST SELECT FREE AIM
Old School Difficulty is basically a hard difficulty without last stand option. This unlocks after beating the game on hard difficulty. In this mode, instead of going into last stand and giving yourself a chance to shoot the enemy who killed you, you will simply die.
I recommend you play this before hardcore is it may help prepare for it a bit.
Peek around corners and get headshots! Use left and right on the Dpad to reposition yourself for easy corner peeking.
Use bullet-time often when 2-3 enemies are around.
You can use painkillers while in bullet-time and mid dive!
This mode is honestly not as hard as people make it out to be, just make sure to keep your life up and be careful.
Good luck
PS YOU MUST SELECT FREE AIM
35 Comments
Do you need to have free aim on to do this, or can you put soft or hard lock on and still get the achievement?
By Benn1e on 22 May 2012 22:05
free aim only
By Markyshizzle on 23 May 2012 08:28
Here is a link to a full video walkthrough of the game on Hardcore with free aim, no golden guns, and full commentary. It should help for any of the difficulties that aren't timed - just bear in mind you will not be able to rely on the painkiller revive. Everything else should stand up.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0D7A1EF88E1D1BAC&...
Hope it helps.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0D7A1EF88E1D1BAC&...
Hope it helps.
1 Comment
You should probably note in your soluton that you won't unlock the Maximum Payne achievement by beating Hardcore difficulty.
By Angelr1pper on 30 May 2012 01:44
I started this difficulty after finishing the game on hard and even after a year of not playing I found it strangely easy compared with the lower difficulty settings.
The loss of 'Last man standing' was actually a good thing in my mind, as it meant I could hold on to my pain pills instead of losing them because a goon caught me unaware.
Don't worry about dying
The game is very forgiving with it's mid chapter checkpoints (most of the time) plus, you'll learn where the enemies like to go and there tactics.
If you die on the same part multiple times, the game will give you pain pills as a helping hand!
Hide around corners!
Stand behind walls and other tall objects instead of pressing X to take cover and shot around/through the thing you're behind.
In most shooter, if your gun is blocked by something your bullets will be blocked too. NOT IN THIS GAME! Your bullets will land where the crosshair is aiming, so hide behind something, aim at an enemy and you will be able to hit him regardless of if your gun is in the wall. This will save you a lot of frustration.
Note:- Taking cover is most effective and a must on hip high cover e.g. under windows, planters.
Turn on golden gun effects
If you have collected the golden gun parts I recommend enabling the Golden gun effects in the settings menu. Golden guns have 50% larger magazines than standard guns. Most rifles in the game have a 30 round mag with GG enabled it goes up to 45 rounds, simply really.
Always look for pills
I know it's obvious but look for pain pills in every room, it could save your life!
Dual wield different guns
Dual wielding pistols is classic max payne and badass but it's also wasteful. Each weapon type has it's only pool of ammunition; Pistols, SMGs, LMGs, Rifles, Shotguns, Magnums and snipers. Using two of the same type of Akimbo guns burns through ammo twice as fast. Sticking with a pistol and SMG worked well for me.
Note:- Desert Eagle uses a separate ammo pool to pistols and magnums, I think it's classed as a special weapon so it has limited ammo like the grenade launcher and LAW rocket.
Be patient
This is a fantastic game, in all respects. It's challenging not impossible, so stick with it and have fun.
The loss of 'Last man standing' was actually a good thing in my mind, as it meant I could hold on to my pain pills instead of losing them because a goon caught me unaware.
Don't worry about dying
The game is very forgiving with it's mid chapter checkpoints (most of the time) plus, you'll learn where the enemies like to go and there tactics.
If you die on the same part multiple times, the game will give you pain pills as a helping hand!
Hide around corners!
Stand behind walls and other tall objects instead of pressing X to take cover and shot around/through the thing you're behind.
In most shooter, if your gun is blocked by something your bullets will be blocked too. NOT IN THIS GAME! Your bullets will land where the crosshair is aiming, so hide behind something, aim at an enemy and you will be able to hit him regardless of if your gun is in the wall. This will save you a lot of frustration.
Note:- Taking cover is most effective and a must on hip high cover e.g. under windows, planters.
Turn on golden gun effects
If you have collected the golden gun parts I recommend enabling the Golden gun effects in the settings menu. Golden guns have 50% larger magazines than standard guns. Most rifles in the game have a 30 round mag with GG enabled it goes up to 45 rounds, simply really.
Always look for pills
I know it's obvious but look for pain pills in every room, it could save your life!
Dual wield different guns
Dual wielding pistols is classic max payne and badass but it's also wasteful. Each weapon type has it's only pool of ammunition; Pistols, SMGs, LMGs, Rifles, Shotguns, Magnums and snipers. Using two of the same type of Akimbo guns burns through ammo twice as fast. Sticking with a pistol and SMG worked well for me.
Note:- Desert Eagle uses a separate ammo pool to pistols and magnums, I think it's classed as a special weapon so it has limited ammo like the grenade launcher and LAW rocket.
Be patient
This is a fantastic game, in all respects. It's challenging not impossible, so stick with it and have fun.
3 Comments
So the golden gun effects don't affect the achievement unlocks?
By KingyOwl on 17 May 2013 20:27
No golden guns don't effect stop you earning achievements. Sorry I didn't reply sooner
By Max of Moose on 02 Jun 2013 20:19
This guide was translated automatically.
Under no circumstances, when playing in the old school, do not change the aiming settings throughout the entire game, which you chose with these and play if you change the settings during the game, you will not be given a trophy at the end, you will have to replay the entire game from the beginning.
5 Comments
In fact, when you start the story at an above-average level, they immediately write that achievements will not be counted if aim assist is turned on (not free aim). Apparently not everyone reads it.
By Nafanya-varvar on 13 Sep 2012 19:43
The game does not give any concessions to the player, checkpoints are quite far from each other, there is no last chance, max dies with a couple of bullets, enemies are often killed with headshots, in the end every enemy is in armor. So we kill enemies more often from around corners, If possible, use time dilation, monitor your health and at 80%, eat ascorbic acid)
By NikoBelich-men on 29 Sep 2012 20:34
This guide was translated automatically.
If there are few lives left, restart the checkpoint, and you will restore your life, and you won’t waste tablets.
Another tip: don’t take 2 Uzis or 2 identical pistols - the cartridges will run out faster, it’s better to leave the pistol in one hand and the Uzi in the other, so you will at least have a slight advantage with cartridges in this hell)
Another tip: don’t take 2 Uzis or 2 identical pistols - the cartridges will run out faster, it’s better to leave the pistol in one hand and the Uzi in the other, so you will at least have a slight advantage with cartridges in this hell)