Max Payne (series)/Tear Jerker


 * The death of  at the end of Max Payne 2. Of course, you get extra motivation to complete the game on the hardest difficulty level and prevent it.
 * The deaths of his wife and infant daughter in the first game also count. Even worse, it becomes apparent that Max's last conversation with his wife; which he totally blew off, is not only the reason she's killed, but it was the very thing Max is trying to destroy in his downward spiral.
 * What's even worse is it's implied that  Max does not have a happy life.
 * It's possible that that's just Max's Survivor Guilt kicking in.
 * The death of  in the second game, considering what a pathetic state he was in.
 * It's minor, but in the second game, when you discover the equipment the Cleaners have been using to spy on Max and listen to the wiretapping logs,
 * In the third game