Max Payne 3

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.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0D7A1EF88E1D1BAC&...

Hope it helps.

Hi guys!

Just finished this in chapter select on Hardcore and no Achievement! So just a warning, complete this under the new game option.

The rules for this difficulty are the same as hard so check out the hard guides on this site however the damage you take is increased by a serious amount most weapons will put you down within 1 maybe 2 bullets, so really the best way to complete this is the best way you play, some people like to Shoot Dodge all over the show which works well, then again taking you time, blind firing and using bullet time between bits of cover works well also.

1 last thing, any cheats you unlock cannot be used! They will disable the ability to unlock any achievements and will stop Grind progression!

Ive been playing the game on hardcore and noticed that if you get to a checkpoint and there were pain killers near by that you got before the checkpoint they will respawn. Difficulty doesnt matter as I noticed them when I tried to go for some achievements on easy. This method also works if you reload checkpoint. So if your struggling in one section just reload checkpoint and go back and collect the pain killers so you have more health for what ever spot is giving you a hard time. There are some situations were the area may be locked or blocked so if i got to an area were i new i was at a checkpoint I would restart checkpoint go back and collect the painkillers so that way I would have more for the later parts of the level. Hope this helps anyone as it has been making hardcore mode alittle easier for me.



There is really no easy way of doing this except for taking you time and going for head shots as head shots give you a very small amount of health back and using they above method

I recently decided to try this one out expecting it to be utterly outrageous (judging by other people's comments) but ended up clearing it in 2 goes without any real hustle.

What separates this difficulty from others is how quickly you die. So it's sort of a realism-mode. Enemies also tend to pull off ridiculous headshot insta-kills more often than ever, even when you're in a cover. My general tips for this difficulty are -

1. If you're going for 100% in this game, do this difficulty LAST (the next point explains why). A lot of people don't even attempt it and only go for the Oldschool difficulty, since it's more forgiving and this one just frustrates the hell out of players. Complete the game a couple of times to rank up your personal skill level first and get a good understanding of levels and certain enemy spawns.
2. From what I've noticed, dying multiple times DOESN'T give you any extra painkillers, so I suggest approaching the whole painkiller aspect with the following method in mind - if you're wounded, don't hurry with popping a painkiller. If you've completed the game a couple of times before, you'll know where most of the checkpoints are. If you die after it saves, your health will get restored but you obviously won't lose a painkiller (since that only happens during the last-stand mode). This way you can stack them up easily by just avoiding damage as much as you can and restarting checkpoints right after reaching them if your health is low.
3. Use shootdodge a lot. Not only is it generally fun as hell (and the way this game is meant to be played), but it's certainly a great way of avoiding damage and simply getting rid of the enemies quickly (as long as you're good at aiming and pulling off headshots). Spending most of your time in cover is just boring and unnecessary, so mainly just focus on making it to the next checkpoint and having fun while you're at it.

The only moment that truly got on my nerves was the part where you and Passos are at the Panama canal. There's a LOT of enemies that are really far away and they won't hesitate to use any given chance to pull off a headshot while you're leaning out of the cover trying to take them out. No extra solutions here, just be persistent and you'll get through.

Feel free to message me for any addition help, if you get stuck somewhere in this difficulty. Good luck.