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173: Max Payne (with Nomad - The Retro Wildlands)

July 9, 2025 • 104 mins

Support my work on Patreon (https://patreon.com/realdavejackson) Two podcasters entered the room on a collision course, one with a backlog the size of a mobster's rap sheet, the other with one foot in the past. There was only one way out of this mess- one podcast to end them all. The subject was an old friend, if you consider a man out of options a friend. A man with a thirst for revenge that nothing could quench- Max Payne. Guest info: Nomad (The Retro Wildlands) * Listen to The Retro Wildlands https://linktr.ee/retrowildlands * Check out the Superpod Network https://superpodnetwork.com/ * Follow Nomad on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/retrowildlands.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS * 0:00 Title Card * 0:32 Intros * 5:24 Our Histories with Remedy and Max Payne * 10:36 Opening Thoughts About Max Payne * 16:00 Story Setup/Revenge Themes * 23:00 Neo-Noir Storytelling and Presentation * 32:25 Remake Talk * 34:25 Music * 38:22 Combat * 52:02 Other Gameplay * 1:00:23 Closing Thoughts/Recommendations * 1:08:13 The Retro Wildlands Plugs * 1:15:11 SPOILER WALL/Patron Thank-Yous * 1:16:35 Spoiler Section- Plot Twists and Mysteries * 1:25:18 Spoiler Section- Revenge and Vigilantism Music used in the episode is credited to Kärtsy Hatakka and Kimmo Kajasto. Tracks used: Max Payne Theme, Graphic Novel, Whack Him, Mr. Big, Max Payne Theme (Short Version) Join the Tales from the Backlog Discord server! (https://discord.gg/bptGyEWbk7) Buy me a coffee on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/realdavejackson)! Social Media: BlueSky (https://bsky.app/profile/tftblpod.bsky.social) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/talesfromthebacklog/) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures Listen to A Top 3 Podcast on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-top-3-podcast/id1555269504), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/2euGp3pWi7Hy1c6fmY526O?si=0ebcb770618c460c) and other podcast platforms (atop3podcast.fireside.fm)!

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