Deus Ex, Sonic, System Shock (through Bioshock), Driver and now Max Payne. So glad to see the classics back. I heard the cutscene-comic panels are back... and they're better than ever.
Still worried about the game though, given the history of the games that take a while before they come out. Take a look at Alan Wake or Duke Nukem Forever for instance. Those were horrible, horrible games. Then you have Gran Turismo 5 and L.A. Noire. No doubt that those two amazing games, but if you're like me, you can tell that so much potential was squandered.
Then again, Skyrim took five years to make and it has a good chance of winning the competition, which is pretty good if you take into consideration how Arkham City, Uncharted 3, Dark Souls, LittleBigPlanet 2, Gears 3, Human Revolution and Revelations all performed. Also, I doubt Rockstar's gonna want to screw this up. Max Payne is just as definitive to their name as Grand Theft Auto.
By the way, for those who don't know yet, the statue's being made by Triforce; they're the guys responsible for the Gears 3 Epic Edition Marcus Fenix statue.