Max Payne voice actor James McCaffrey has passed away

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• runjun@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh damn 😞

  A truly iconic voice performance that will remain in gaming history.

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  • 9715698@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Definitely up there with Michael Ironside as Sam Fisher for me as irreplaceable performances in videogames.

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    • Coelacanth@feddit.nu ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I was so happy he got to return for that Ghost Recon cameo. I was pissed at Ubisoft for a while for replacing him for Blacklist, but then it turned out he couldn’t do it for health reasons and just wanted to keep it hush-hush.

      I’m glad he’s doing better now, can’t believe he beat three different cancers.

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• Suavevillain@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  RIP James. He brought those legendary games to life. One of the best trilogies in gaming.

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• JagFel@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This hits hard, the Max Payne 1 was my introduction to Film Noir storytelling and I can still remember how I felt when I finished it in that first play thru.

  Keep on driving into the night Mr. McCaffery, it’s a late good bye, such a late a good bye.

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• Lamedonyx@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  He was also Director Trench in Control.

  RIP

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• Coelacanth@feddit.nu ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This one hit hard, he was truly iconic. I haven’t played Max Payne 1 or 2 for decades but I still remember his performance vividly. I wonder what will happen now with both Alan Wake 2 DLCs and the Max Payne remake on the horizon.

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  • MIDItheKID@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Maybe they will have him voiced by the real Max Payne - Mark Wahlburg

    /s

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• bstix@feddit.dk ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I only played the first game more than 20 years ago, but I can still hear the voice.

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• money_loo@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well this sucks.

  Loved this dudes contributions to the genre.

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• ConstableJelly@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  One of the earliest pieces of media I can remember consuming was the mid-90s TV show Viper, where James played the main character. I remember very little about the show except James's face and that he played his character cool as fuck.

  I've been replaying Alan Wake and Control recently, and I have such a soft spot for his roles in them because I loved that stupid show when I was a kid.

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  • kamenlady@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I rewatched Viper a few months ago, it’s on Pluto for free. For the first time since it aired in the 90s. I didn’t remember that he only did the first 2 seasons. I also only rewatched the 2 seasons he is in, since he was essential for this show. I may have dropped it also, when it aired that’s why i forgot it had more seasons.

    Still cool as fuck, including the sparkling gloriousness of the 90s.

    RIP

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• CharlesReed@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Dang, I was really hoping this wasn't true. I was just talking with a friend a couple days ago about how great and iconic James is as Max Payne.

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• LemmynySnicket@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well at least he is no longer in pain.

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