Remedy’s remaster of Max Payne 1 and 2 is still a ways off, but a modder has taken the opportunity to do a little “What if?” in regards to the original game, throwing in some of that RTX sweetness. If you head over to ModDB, modder Slasks Psykbunker has a demo of Max Payne Remixed, which takes the original Max Payne, and adds some modern-day graphical enhancements, including updated models, textures and most notably, ray tracing.
The mod is still in early development, and as such, only showcases the first level of Max Payne, the Roscoe Street Station. Nevertheless, thanks to the mod, the graphical enhancements add that little something extra to the game’s neo-noir look. It’s not perfect, but it does give you an idea of what things could look like with the remaster. And if things are a little too shiny for your liking, Psykbunker had included an option to adjust the roughness setting for the textures.
In order to get this mod up and running, you will need to do a bit of tinkering. Obviously, you’ll need a copy of Max Payne for your PC and a compatible RTX video card. You’ll also need to have RTX Remix, DirectX-9c and the Definitive Edition patch for Max Payne installed. The Max Payne Remixed page thankfully has the necessary instructions.
Thanks to DSOGaming for this one, and thanks to Toasty Turnpike for the gameplay video.