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Weekend Confirmed 114 - Diablo 3, Max Payne 3, Lost Planet 3
by Garnett Lee, May 25, 2012 12:00pm PDTDiablo 3 has strengthened its hold on Jeff Cannata who really only wants to talk about his barbarian, but there's so much more to cover. Garnett returns to the driver's seat after spending last week getting a sneak peek at some of the big games ready to vie for the spotlight at E3. "Indie" Jeff and Andrea Rene complete the adventuring party that gets down to business discussing their varying degree of anticipation for E3, the demise of 38 Studios, and the plight of subscription model MMOs, whether Max Payne 3 actually improves the gunplay over previous Rockstar open world games, and a handful of other games including Lost Planet 3 and Rock Band Blitz. Put a bird on it with Finishing Moves and you've got one massive show to take along on the Memorial Day weekend.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 114: 05/25/2012
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"I'm trying to compare it to a movie that's similarly dark, but similarly enjoyable..."
Uh, the game is basically Man on Fire: The Game, right down to the creative sub-title placement and acid-wash color filtering. If you haven't seen the movie, WATCH IT. It's great, and is essentially the same plot to boot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s_-O4HglGI
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Basically, Denzel's character is ex-military, and he did some terrible things while fighting. He drinks and self-medicates heavily. He needs a job so his buddy, Walkin, hooks him up as a bodyguard for a rich family in Mexico City. It's mostly for show, cause the insurance companies won't cover you if you don't have one.
He tries to kill himself at one point in the movie, that's how low he is.
He bonds over time with the girl he's protecting, and ultimately starts to find hope and happiness again. Then she gets kidnapped, he gets shot, and he starts hunting down the people who did it.
It's a dark movie. Substance abuse, suicide attempts, kidnapping, lots of violence. But it's funny too. The bonding scenes between Denzel and the kid are a bit of light though, so the darkness isn't quite as relentless as Max Payne 3.
Still, watch the movie. It's great. And it's fun looking at it and seeing 'Ah, so this is the movie Rockstar was paying homage to this time'
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