Modder ‘alexsavvy’ has released a must-have mod for Max Payne 3 that is a love letter to all fans of the original game. As the title implies, this mod brings back to Max Payne 3 the face of Sam Lake.

For those unaware, Remedy’s Sam Lake lent his face to Max in the first Max Payne game. Seriously, who can forget that expressionless face? Then, in Max Payne 2 Timmothy Gibs portrayed Max. Finally, in Max Payne 3, Max was modeled after his voice actor, James McCaffrey.

Going into more details, this mod features full facial expressions for Sam Lake’s face model. All the textures of the head have been adapted and every wound that appears on Max’s face during the story has been retained.

In total, the mod replaces 98 models and 66 textures. And yes, the modder has adapted each hairstyle change to Sam Lake’s head, allowing players to see Max/Sam shave his head in real time. Now that’s cool.

Again, this is a must-have mod for everyone that loved the first Max Payne game. Thus, if you are a die-hard Remedy fan, you can download this Max Payne 3 Sam Lake face mod from here. Below you can also find a video that showcases it in action.

It’s a shame that we haven’t gotten a new Max Payne game. Max Payne 3 had amazing shooting mechanics and was a great third-person action game. And, since Rockstar owns the rights to the Max Payne series, I don’t expect a revival of it, even if Alan Wake 2 is a commercial success.

Before closing, I should also note that Sam Lake will appear in Alan Wake 2. Sam will portray an FBI agent, Alex Casey. And, from the looks of it, the faces of this mod and Alex Casey look quite similar. So, kudos to the modder for getting this close to Remedy’s work.

Enjoy!

John Papadopoulos

John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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