Mad Max - Visual AAR

[Gusington]

Just started playing Mad Max by WB Games, the same fine people who brought us Shadow of Mordor. The land combat is very similar to that game...a melee brawler with some firearms thrown in. The setting is a mix of the most recent Mad Max movie from last summer and the older Mad Max films...that's the way I see the world, anyway. Mad Max is slightly hand-holdy, but it is really, really fun to play, especially if you enjoy the franchise and/or like apocalyptic themes and/or, cars. All of which I like. So, here are some shots from my roughly first hour of play, which included Max's original ride getting stolen, Max meeting up with freakish master mechanic Chumbucket (the names in this game are great) and the initial steps of putting together a new car for Max, with Chumbucket's help. In the first hour alone there has been a lot of brawling, some exploring, and my first brushes with car combat. Besides playing stupendously, Mad Max runs like butter and looks insane. See a few screenshots below, including the car body I chose...Death Rattle  :D

If enough people are interested I will continue adding images to this thread as I play. My Shogun 2 campaign is not technically over, just stalemated for now. A little car to car combat may be just the thing to up my spirits...there's no stalemating in the world of Mad Max  8) Enjoy.

One of my first car combat victims in the distance as Chumbucket races to fix our damage.


Chumbucket checking under the hood.


The 'Die Rolla'...very 'Maxian'...but not quite enough for me  :)


This is better...the Death Rattler. Straight off of the Velocity Channel  >:D


And with the body for my new ride chosen, an early Mad Max mission is completed. Chumbucket and I have some upgradin' to do  :D

[Skoop]

^ have it, it's pretty fun.  Definately a good take on how to do a movie game right.

[Jarhead0331]

The pictures just don't do the game justice. It definitely looks great...well, at least, as great as a post-apocalyptic wasteland can look.

[Gusington]

I'm about 4 hours in and it gets better and better. I took a bunch of pictures last night but didn't post because there didn't seem to be a lot of interest :) I'll post more later or over the weekend.

Once the map opens up and car option customization and weapon load out are cracked, the game really takes off. This may be my go to game to get out my commuting frustrations and therapy over the loss of my Subaru. The car combat rocks, too!

All that said it is still a bit hand holdy as I said above but it looks like that begins to fade as you advance. It is structured almost exactly like Shadow of Mordor sans the captain system.If it had a captain system of its own (maybe it does further in?) it would be almost perfect.

Hope to play some more later.

[Gusington]

The fact that Max's arch enemy's name is Scrotus only adds to this game's greatness 



Hot air balloons can be used for scouting and are very fun to use.


I enjoy the night and day cycle of the game too.


The game is starting to open up now and is structurally very similar to Shadow of Mordor, and I mean that as a compliment.


There are no pushover battles. Each enemy takes a different amount of strategy and force to beat. And car to car combat really rocks.

[Gusington]

Doubled my time in game tonight with a long session...I think I have 7-8 hours in. Discovered a new game mechanic...all enemy vehicles can be hijacked and taken, added to your in game collection and used whenever you want. Impressive!



This kubelwagen looking thing looks a lot more impressive than it is...it's very slow and easily destroyed by almost any other vehicle in-game.



In one night I took 5 different enemy vehicle types  >:D



Once that storm in the distance reached me, it was most unpleasant and almost killed me and my Magnum Opus outright.

[Gusington]

Took down my first Top Dog camp last night. I have progress a lot in the last week and have about 15 hours put into the game total. It's probably the most fun I've had in hybrid action/rpg game since Skyrim, and almost as beautiful.



A scene of carnage, but it sure is purty.



Taking out a lot of enemy facilities in the part of the wasteland I have been exploring...it's almost secure now, in favor of my faction.



My Magnum Opus is now respectably tricked out and a force to be reckoned with. I've also reached a point in the story where it wouldn't be a bad place to take a break. But I'll definitely be coming back to Mad Max...great game.

[bayonetbrant]

dude...

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[Gusington]

But they're purty.

[Skoop]

I got a lodgitech wireless controller that I switch to for this game, makes the combat easier. 

Also build up your bases, they will auto replenish your health and ammo as well as send out scavenger crews to collect scrap from the immediate area.

[Gusington]

Yeah I've been doing that. The game does a great job at making the player feel like a bad ass post apocalyptic duke of the desert.