When comparing To The Moon vs Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, the Slant community recommends To The Moon for most people. In the question“What are the best games with a believable romantic subplot?” To The Moon is ranked 1st while Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose To The Moon is:
The main story is actually told backwards, ala the movie Memento. While not the most original concept, still a cool way to tell a story. In the end there is quite the happy ending that will result in many tears being shed.
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Pros
Pro Cute story told backwards with an unexpected happy ending
The main story is actually told backwards, ala the movie Memento. While not the most original concept, still a cool way to tell a story. In the end there is quite the happy ending that will result in many tears being shed.
Pro Well written characters
As the story progresses the characters attitudes and emotions change in response to the ever evolving story. This makes fro what is a very well written game that makes the story and characters seem genuinely real.
Pro Ragdoll physics
Introduced ragdoll physics into the Max Payne series, effecting a big visual improvement.
Pro Limited bullet time as a game mechanic
Max has an hourglass that fills up with kills. You can run it down to go into bullet-time.
Cons
Con Gameplay is lackluster
The actual gameplay of the game consists of tile flipping and a few other mini type games.
Con Too short
Averaging play at around 4 hours to complete the game is quite short, good thing there are a bunch of free DLCs released that extend the gameplay.