Max Payne is 19 years old as of July 23, 2020, and the much-loved shooter is well-remembered for its slow-time, Matrix-inspired shooting, its great, melancholy script, and the scrunched-up face that Max wears throughout the game. Sam Lake, who is still with developer Remedy, is responsible for those last two–he was the game’s writer and the model for Max’s face.
Now, to celebrate the game’s birthday, Lake has taken to Twitter to fulfill a frequent fan request and, once again, “do the face.”
You can see the face below, and speculate on how Max might look if we ever get a Max Payne 4 with Remedy at the helm.
