This document provides an analysis of the script for the video game Max Payne 3. It summarizes that the script is written in a very fast-paced and energetic style to grab players' attention quickly. The script will provide the dialogue and action throughout the game. As a single-player, story-driven action game with elements of crime and detection, it incorporates multiple genres to appeal to a wide audience aged 14-35, especially those who enjoy similar story-driven games.

1. SCRIPTANALYSIS
MAX PAYNE SCRIPT
STYLE: The style that
Max Payne iswrittenin
isa veryfastpace and
energeticway.Itstartsin
the middle of the action
whichwill entice people
veryquickly,the
introductioninagame is
usuallyveryaction
packedas thiswill be the
part that veryplayer
playsand descries
whethertoplaymore or
not bother.
CONTENT: Thisscriptis for
the game Max Payne 3 and
providesthe dialogueand
actionthroughoutthe
game.It will be whatisused
to voice act the game.
NARRATIVE: Edward
Branigan(1992)
Narrative ‘isa wayof
organisingspatial and
temporal dataintoa cause-
effectchain of eventwitha
beginning,amiddle andend
that embodiesajudgment
aboutthe nature of events.’
Videogamestendtofollow
thisstructure as thenit can
be splitupinto the
coincidingparts.
GENRE: Thisgame is a single player,
storydriven,actiongame.There isa lot
of crime as well sothiswouldlinkintoa
detective genre,itmixesafew genres
whichhelpsreacha biggeraudience.
TARGET AUDIENCE:The audience forthisgame wouldbe
verygeneral asthe gamingmarketis dominatedby“gun”
games(action) thismeansthatit’sdifficulttotargetjustone
type of audience.This game wouldattractpeople thatare
intosingle playergamesratherthanmultiplayergames.The
typical audience eventhoughthe gamesage ratingis18
wouldbe 14-35, thiscoversall kindsof gamers,and a large
portionof the gamingcommunityisabove the age of 25.
Due to the gamesstorydrivenmotive it’slikelythatitwill
attract people thatplaysimilargameslike The LastOf Us,
The WalkingDeadand manyothers.The market inthis
industryishuge andthisgame fitsrightinthe middle.

2. SCRIPTANALYSIS
The line “HoneyI’mhome”shows
that the game has romance which
will provide empathyfromthe
audience,thisisall importantwhen
lookingtoimprove the accessibility
to the game,the more plotpoints
meanthe more people canrelate
and enjoy.
The secondpage of
scriptprovidesa
sense of mystery
and will kickstart
the beginningof the
game,we knowby
thispointthat Max
Payne isa detective
and as soonas this
phone call endswe
have a mysterythat
our character has to
solve.Thisallows
the audience tobe
drawnin to the
storyand be
interestedinplaying
more.

3. SCRIPTANALYSIS
The genre of thisgame isquickly
establishedasthere isa lotof
police,some mysteryaboutthe
phone call,a mentionof familyand
guns.Thisall confirmsthe genre,
the script isalsowrittenina fast
pace whichhelpskeepthe attention
of an audience.