[TIPS] Max Payne 3 Tips

MP3 is actually pretty difficult on hard (though sometimes it feels like you die when you had no way out of it).

Some random advice:

• Always aim for the head.  This is like the single most important advice.  Almost all enemies die in a single shot to the (exposed) head.  Helmeted enemies require the helmet to be shot off, which typically takes one shot except for certain mini-bosses.
• Firing calmly gets you a lot further than spraying and praying.  Why fire 20 SMG bullets to kill someone when one to the head would do?  It also allows you to kill more guys before reloading.
• SMGs, especially dual Uzis, are excellent in the early game, but totally useless later on due to the armor and helmets that most enemies wear.
• Laser sight arguably makes it harder to aim with the weapon in some situations, like at long range.
• Note that there is recoil in the game even though it doesn't show your white dot crosshair moving (unless you are using a laser sight).
• Bullets, even outside of Bullet Time, have travel time.  That means if an enemy is running across your field of view and a good distance away, you might actually need to lead them a little bit.  Typically the front "half" of their head will still be a headshot no matter what.
• Use Bullet Time liberally.  Don't use it when you're going to die- use it to prevent damage.  That tip will significantly reduce the number of restarts you need to do as you'll get further on each life.
• You can preemptively stop Bullet Time by hitting the "shift" key (or whatever you have it bound to).  This will help save some of your charge.
• Speaking of Bullet Time, note that you only dodge bullets if you are moving.  That means activating Bullet Time and staying still might help your aim but still exposes you to same amount of damage.  Try to stay moving if they're shooting at you.
• Many fights, especially at the start, have a "puzzle solving" element to them as you figure out what is the "best" order to kill the enemies in.  There's some randomization there (enemies might stay in cover, for example) but you'll find the best way to pass a fight you're stuck on is to kill the enemies who are most able to do damage to you, in order.
• When you're low on health and worried about dying, stay in "aim mode" (hold down right click) and inch your way slowly around corners, pausing to listen for any audio clues that enemies are alive and coming.  If they are, just wait for them to pass into your view and shoot them.