Nine years later, Max wallows in self-pity and is drinking himself to death.
It’s a beautiful ending that tied up Max’s story of turmoil and chaos, as he accepts that nothing will ever bring back his dead wife and daughter. After a long night of gunfire, he shares a final kiss with the woman he loves and achieves the peace he long desired. That was Max’s final quote from the second game: a cautionary tale of how revisiting the past can lead to a downward spiral of betrayal and sorrow.