Definitely feel for Avalanche and Sundberg in this, imagine having to throw out an entire year of work, complete the game only for it to be stupidly put up against MGS5 and THEN be told by the director of the franchise that he thought the game wasn’t the best, despite most of said issues stemming from WB games’ incompetence. I’d feel the need to defend it too after having to go through that crap.
Not only that. Telling and pleading with your publisher that the release date is going to lead to poor performance and them refusing to change it, and then when you turn out to be right they give you shit for the poor performance of the game. Had that been be i would not have been able to remain calm and would’ve likely slapped whoever said me and my studio was to blame for their incompetence. I really enjoyed the mad max game, and to think it could’ve been larger and better than what it is was sad to hear.
I would have lost my shit if after being told "No no, we aren't doing an open world game, that's dumb" to be told "No no, people want open world games, your year of work is dumb."
Miller's problem isn't the games rushed Development it's that they didn't consult with him or even mention him in the credits. Miller made Mad Max, it's his baby, of course he'd be upset someone else lifting his ideas and not crediting him. Ultimately it's shitty for all parties, and all because of Warner Bros management.
Dude, forcing a project to change completely the initial main game mechanic idea, just to change your mind ONE YEAR later and force them to come back is simply insane.
I’m so happy that commenters fought back when Angry Joe covered George’s ignorant disdain on the game and took his word for granted. That game deserved so much more…
One thing that I loved in this game is that all strongholds have different level design and appearances. That's something most developers to this day still doesn't do, they keep relying on copy pasting dungeons/strongholds most of the time.
Why is corporate greed is always one of the biggest culprits in these kind of situations?! Hell, not just video games, but the whole entertainment industry as a whole.
Those with money only wish to make as much as humanly possible, especially with so many legal/tax loopholes designed to help the rich hoard wealth. All may be fair in love and war, but both are wholly dominated by money. Quarterly reports are the most sacred documents and corporate wealthmongers would step over the corpses of the workers that drive revenue just to see a 1% increase in profit.
Because we live in a capitalist society where people with money don't necessarily have any brains they're just able to scam the most money out of things.
This game is a prime example of a licensed game done right. The Atmosphere is on point. And the vehicle combat really makes you feel like you play a character out of the Mad Max franchise.
There are some signs of troubled development though. Like the 5 Top Dogs beeing literally clones. And i was also surprised how little interactions max had with the leader of the last stronghold with the fire torch (forgot his name)
Exactly what I thought when I played it for the first time last month. The fire guy was so underused even though the most important battle takes place at his stronghold.
It sucks that the online section of the game has ceased functioning, so if you want to 100% and platinum the game, it's now impossible. It came out in a time where online sections were big parts in games... And still happen every so often, which really bring down decent to great games like this.
Funnily enough, this’ll also inevitably happen to the game that overshadowed Mad Max. MGSV’s mid to late game economy effectively relies on the online raiding portion, so when that dies out the single player experience will be absolutely miserable if you’re trying to get the resources to develop everything- and the platinum will be impossible.
@@bobthebuilder9509 Already happened to the PS3/Xbox 360 versions of MGSV sadly, they turned off the servers for those a few years back. It did get me off my butt to finally play the rest of the series though. Peace Walker HD was the one that surprised the heck out of me the most with how good it was.
George's beef with the game is understandable; WB shared his preproduction plans with the game devs; scripts, character outlines and concept art for his Wasteland Trilogy that would become the Fury Road and Furiosa movies, without his permission. This is why certain characters like Chumbucket and Scrotus appear in both the videogame and the Furiosa movie.
I think it kind of got drowned in the wave of Open World Action games at the time. With so many games all playing and looking the same, it was hard to get excited for Mad Max, but I think with hindsight it stands out a lot better as one of the better examples of the genre.
This was a very good game in my opinion, but not having New Game+ was CRIMINAL. By the time you *ahem* Maxed out your upgrades to your car, etc., you were at the end of the game with no more convoys to take out and it didn't matter.
@@JudgementNutterFeels like it definitely would’ve been added in DLC had the devs been given a chance, yeah. Hopefully someone comes by and makes a mod to enable a NG+ experience…
You can kinda get NG+. There's a harmless glitch you can do once you've completed the game to start a new game with an upgraded Max, Max's original double barrel and leather jacket (best shotgun and armor). Can't remember if you get the interceptor or not but yeah it's there and it's easy to do. Type it in YT there's a few guides on how to do it.
Really wish this game had a sequel too, but also made canon to the Mad Max series, especially since in Furiosa Chumbucket actually makes a cameo. Unfortunately, considering George’s callous criticism of the game that weren’t the developers’ fault, I suspect that’ll never happen…
And a hundred games, to be honest. If the developer didn't protected it with legal actions we could've have a plethora of games with the fantastic nemesis system 🤷🏻
It'd be such a good source of comedy too, you take out a group of mob-level cars, then the leader returns, even more deranged, in a vehicle amalgamated from the wrecks of the previous group, is it a spike encrusted death machine or a mismatched wobbling scrapheap?
@@JarkkoProductionsmy google search says that the patent is held... By Warner Brothers, who also made this game right? They totally could have used something that they own.
I still think this game holds up to this day, it's an amazing game. The LORE is my favorite part of the game, exploring the airport, the desert, it is just so well put together.
The best part about playing Mad Max as an Australian is you can finally get into the right side of the car and not have to scoot over. Im only commenting this because i noticed Matt walk around Maxs car to the wrong side just to have to scoot over and i found it funny 😅
It's a great game, and it even leans into its place outside of canon. One of the Griffa conversations has Max getting increasingly frustrated that he's can't remember if he was alive before the apocalypse, or whether he had a family.
I love this game and will forever remember it fondly. Mad Max was the dream game I'd imagine as a child, and 2 decades later it came true seemingly out of nowhere. I have to do another playthrough, except on PC this time.
Bought it for £2 during an Xbox sale, not knowing a thing about it. I was genuinely shocked at how good it was. Xbox offers FPS boost too. Just beware, you can’t earn all achievements as one relies on online servers that are no longer there.
Great video! One thing to note regarding JL: Mortal. Armie Hammer in an Interview with Kevin Smith for IMDB mentioned the reason for the project being dropped was due to Australia pulling the tax breaks for the film right before they were going to shoot the film. There were also questions about the quality of the film due to the 200+ page script that was rushed to completion to avoid the writer’s strike.
George Miller i respect as a film director, but in terms of making ip fit on gaming platforms he shouldve just let the experts in that department deal with those aspects instead of hovering over and nitpik. Clearly he's not a gamer. And his comments over having Hideo Kojima make a new Mad Max game i felt that was lowkey disrespectful especially with what Avalanche had to work with. Avalanche did a great job considering the hurdles they had to go over.
@@novarat4089Shit, with his legion of fanatics that tongue wash his ball sack, I'm surprised you haven't been doxxed for that comment. Convoluted tripe =/= genius.
@@novarat4089loved the mgs series tho havnt got around to playing death stranding yet n all i heard about that game is that it's just a walking simulator lol. I have to agree there about everyone putting kojima up on a pedestal, we get he's a big film fanatic n tries to impart some philosophical babble and throw in the occasional references for the sake of relevance. Ffs make movies not games.
I got this one from PlayStation Plus years ago and forgot about it. Recently went through a platinum run over the course of a few months and I genuinely forgot how good it was
Might be the best movie franchise tie-in game I've ever played. It is pretty formulaic and video-gamey, but also incredibly solid. It's gorgeous, runs like butter, and is lots of fun. I heard the ending was decidedly off-putting so I never finished it, but I enjoyed every time I booted it up.
I actually love this game. I usually don't like open world games but this game is one of the exceptions, I played it almost nonstop to completion during holiday season.
No joke I loved this game. The only thing that held it back for me was the lack of a New Game Plus, because once you finish it, there's really just a big empty map left. The combat in this game was so crunchy.
Mad Max is not a perfect game. If anything its level design, checklist repetition, and uneven scrap currency make the game deeply flawed. But it’s also a damn good simulator of the Mad Max wasteland and that makes it quite underrated
Regardless of George Miller's feelings and others that probably never played the game, this was actually really fun and good. The car combat felt great and the melee focus combat fit the world better than it being a third person shooter like people wanted for no reason. If they made another one this would be bar they would need to pass.
I picked this up and played it for the first time this past weekend due to the Steam sale. It's actually really good, it definitely nails the feel and aesthetic of the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland. Its sad to see that this game wasn't popular though i do understand, back when it released it didn't really do anything new. Playing it now though, it holds up really well. And given that i picked it up for 2 dollars, it more than pays for itself in fun and entertainment
Funny seeing this upload, cause I literally JUST picked up and started playing the game again for the first time in years yesterday. I’ve been having a blast with it. I forgot how fun it was tbh. The map is pretty decent size with lots of things to do like races, camps, convoys, item collection, etc. The customization is great, you can upgrade and change almost every part of Max’s gear and the Magnum Opus. Your progression feels nice and balanced, it’s a nice feeling when you upgrade your knuckle dusters and can actually notice the difference in the damage you’re doing. The combat is awesome, very reminiscent of Shadow of Mordor/Shadow of War and the Arkham games. I find myself actually wanting to get into combat in this game cause it’s just that much fun to me. It’s simple, but addictive once you get it down. And the graphics aren’t that bad, the game still looks good and holds up today despite being nearly a decade old. All in all I think this game is great, not the greatest game of all time or anything, but definitely a fun one to jump in and watch things blow up. The fire and explosion effects in this game look incredible. It’s a very underrated game imo, as I almost never hear anyone talk about it outside of UA-camrs making video essays about how good it is lol. I think it flew under a lot of people’s radar, mostly due to the fact that it’s a licensed video game based on a movie, which aren’t always that great, and due to the year it came out. 2015 was a big year for game releases: Metal Gear Solid V, The Witcher 3, Fallout 4, Batman Arkham Knight, Bloodborne, Black Ops 3, Dying Light, Halo 5, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Mortal Kombat X, Battlefield Hardline, Just Cause 3, Super Mario Maker, etc. Needless to say there were a lot of big titles that came out that year, so Mad Max sadly got overlooked. Which is a shame because, to everyone’s surprise it actually turned out to be pretty fun.
As a non-fan of the franchise but fan of car combat games, I enjoyed nearly everything except for the ending. Upon hearning Max continuing his perpetual seach alone with his car was par for the course from franchise fams though, it made sense to me. I just don't fight the final boss when I back to the game :P
I bought Mad Max during a Microsoft sale a couple years ago and had such a blast playing the game. I understood every character in the game despite never seeing any of the mad max movies. It sucks that mad max was released on the same day as MGS 5 practically killing the game. I hope someday one day WB games gives us a Series X PS5 upgrade much like Bethesda did with fallout 4
We all have games that we go back to like comfort food or that movie you know all the lines to. Fury Road is my favorite film and this game, flaws and all, is one of my favorite games of all time. It reminds of those random PS2 era GTA clones that you ended up playing completely because it's all you had so you defend it no matter how choppy it could be. This weird thing holds a special place in my heart.
Troubled developments often result in messy games that feel incomplete, but I honestly think Mad Max is the best open world game period. I keep going back to it about once a year because it just compels me to do it all again. I love the stronghold system and how it makes me feel like I'm playing a part of helping the vestiges of humanity live another few days. I can see how the combat draws comparisons to the Arkham games but it's just so perfect for the setting that I don't care. It's also extremely brutal, fitting the desperate scramble for survival of the wasteland. I was a day 1 stan for this game and I don't think anything would make me feel soured to it. I hope Miller reconsiders his statement because I'm sure Kojima could make an amazing Mad Max game, but this was the Mad Max game I always wanted.
One of the postives I heard about this game was that it was very well optimised, so you could play it on basically any computer system. I guess that extra years delay gave them time to do that. It seems like it had a lot of the trends at time of release things people were sick of them but now feel nostalgic. Its sort of like going back and listening to albums released back when you were a teenager but never actually listened to as a teenager and they are just as good (or better) than anything you listened to as a teenager.
I think the mostly underrated aspect of the game is the setting. I love the idea of it taking place in a dried up seabed. lent itself to a lot or of interesting environments you don’t see in the films
Most of my steam games rot in the backlog forever, but I actually picked up this one last year and it's one of the few games I actually finished. Really fun, racing, car customization and hand-to-hand combat... absolutely my jam, good game
The tale of this game, its development and the whole story behind the creation of it, is one of my favorites in all of video games, so thanks for covering it!
I had a heart attack cuz i thought you were gonna shit on the game lol. Loved this game in high school when it came out and loving it again on my steam deck, amazing that it can just run flawlessly on a handheld now
Got this game on sale 4 years ago on Xbox One and loved what I played of it! Now I should go back and beat it this month! Great Video As Always Matt! Keep it up!
One of the best games ever so overlooked and underrated how good would a sequel be or upgrade? As I say great game if you never played it you need to .
I had a good time with that game, its starts a little rough with your car and max mad out of tissue paper but once you get a few upgrades its starts to be a tone of fun.
Is Mad Max a great game? Maybe not, but it's definitely become a cult classic worth playing. I myself have played through multiple times, and even though the game can occasionally get repetitive, I was never bored
Great work, as always! Another piece of interesting history surrounding this game was its initial E3 2013 reveal, which sparked up controversy due to Max's American accent, the protest surrounding the choice, led to the hiring of Australian actor Bren Foster. I do think this is one of the positives of delaying the game into 2015, giving the team more time to bring in a new actor to redo the dialogue. Despite that, iirc, there's still scenes in the game where you could hear that American accent slip in, which is likely a remnant of the og voice talent. Interesting little fact.
Just jumped back to the channel to catch up on all the wha happannn, I've missed after watching the OSW Mania videos, was so awesome to have you be a part of that. 😎💜 As for this game...I loved it, wish it had gotten a sequel!
I literally just walked out of Furiosa. All it really made me want to do was play this game and watch Fury Road because both of them are better lol This game was kind of a hidden gem though. It had the misfortune of coming out I believe the same day as Metal gear solid 5 so it was pretty much doomed to fall into obscurity almost immediately. But it is absolutely one of the better licensed games out there
Even after almost a decade, i still have hope for a Mad Max game sequel... I need that free flow combat mechanics that we didn't have since 2018 in Shadow of War
Absolutely. No idea what WB didn't throw out a Xbox Series/PS5 remaster with QoL improvements and DLC added in for $29.99 when Furiosa dropped. Easy sell.
@@MattMcMusclesit runs at up to 120fps on series X using FPS boost and uses quick resume and auto HDR too so I guess Xbox and pc users are eating better then ps5 guys.
Mad Max is one of all time favourite games, and I wouldn't even consider myself a massive fan of the franchise. The graphics were gorgeous, whilst running at a smooth framerate, the combat was satisfying and brutal, and it was pure fun to play.
The ending is one of the most insulting things regarding player agency I've ever seen. It just takes a giant dump on EVERYTHING you did during the story.
What do you mean? Except for a brief "distraction" in the final area of the game it fully revolves around a singular objective: getting the car back. The rest is just Max being the person that he is. Maybe you expected Max to be a different person than what he acted to be the entire game?
I've never seen a Mad Max film before, but when I heard how good this game was from so many people, I knew I had to play it. I had so much fun with it and it's a shame that it didn't succeed as much as it deserved upon launch 😢
I can already see that there will be a What Happened to Homeworld 3. One for the original Shin Megami Tensei V would also be nice, just to know what went wrong during the development. After 5 years of silence, what we got was clearly unfinished and it was a bloody miracle what we got was as playable as it was. This just became clearer with the Vengance release which comes across far more as a finished game.
I didn't watch video but some guys in comment section claims there's a cancelled dlc..i checked game files back then... there is two... one of them includes motorcycles
Now Scabrous Scrotus is making a lot more sense now that I've seen Furiosa. So it technically helps both that game and Fury Road fit into the same picture.
Nope, the game is still no canon to movies and Furiosa, because Glory The Child in Fury Road and 2015's game are different, same much with design and lore of mothers
I vividly remember getting this game for birthday alongside our first TV stereo with subwoofer... Perfect game for experiencing subwoofers for the first time on a TV... you could feel the engine of the magnum opus
It is a great game, reminded me of the first Shadow of Mordor game- super fun, little bit dated of graphics, and would be absolutely stunning in a sequel that went a little bigger and fixed a few problems. It never got that sequel, but its still a game thats definitely worth playing
This game was very well done, and a lot of fun. Definitely an overlook and underappreciated game. It's an unofficial prequel/sequel to Fury Road in my head canon. Just another story to be told of the man known only as Max.
Gotta love it when publishers want all of their groceries in one bag but don’t want them to be heavy.
I'm absolutely going to use this phrase in the future.
What are you, the possible police?
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I hope you realize how clever that statement is. If it's original, you need to be a professional commentator. If it's swiped, I understand why.
@@AdamIsUrqedSimpsons reference
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Uploads like these remind me that you don’t only cover bad games
Thanks! I really wish more people would remember this.
@MattMcMuscles you do amazing videos. I have been waiting for one on the video game wet. I think it's extremely under rated.
@@MattMcMuscles speaking of games that aren't bad (and that I'll defend to my death), FFXV would make for a pretty good episode
@@LilEddieRuffinwet was so awesome and fun and so seriously irreconcilably flawed
@@MattMcMuscles can you do a what happened to nova legacy
Definitely feel for Avalanche and Sundberg in this, imagine having to throw out an entire year of work, complete the game only for it to be stupidly put up against MGS5 and THEN be told by the director of the franchise that he thought the game wasn’t the best, despite most of said issues stemming from WB games’ incompetence.
I’d feel the need to defend it too after having to go through that crap.
Not only that. Telling and pleading with your publisher that the release date is going to lead to poor performance and them refusing to change it, and then when you turn out to be right they give you shit for the poor performance of the game.
Had that been be i would not have been able to remain calm and would’ve likely slapped whoever said me and my studio was to blame for their incompetence.
I really enjoyed the mad max game, and to think it could’ve been larger and better than what it is was sad to hear.
I would have lost my shit if after being told "No no, we aren't doing an open world game, that's dumb" to be told "No no, people want open world games, your year of work is dumb."
Miller's problem isn't the games rushed Development it's that they didn't consult with him or even mention him in the credits.
Miller made Mad Max, it's his baby, of course he'd be upset someone else lifting his ideas and not crediting him.
Ultimately it's shitty for all parties, and all because of Warner Bros management.
Dude, forcing a project to change completely the initial main game mechanic idea, just to change your mind ONE YEAR later and force them to come back is simply insane.
It's a damn shame the extra DLC was canned for Mad Max. WB has no one to blame but themselves for releasing it on the same day as The Phantom Pain.
Yeah, this is the first I learned about this DLC! Ugh! I had a blast with the Mad Max game and would have easily eaten up more for it!
They should release it now anyway since it is on STEAM and other platforms. Milk some more $$$ out of us fans.
It's a good game. I still play it.
Finished it for the 2nd time last month.
Agreed, it's great, in my opinion.
Totally underrated
Agreed
I’m so happy that commenters fought back when Angry Joe covered George’s ignorant disdain on the game and took his word for granted. That game deserved so much more…
One thing that I loved in this game is that all strongholds have different level design and appearances. That's something most developers to this day still doesn't do, they keep relying on copy pasting dungeons/strongholds most of the time.
Bethesda: *frowny face* "Just because he's right doesn't mean I have to like it."
You're so right man
plus the side charcters and "leaders" of said strongholds/camps ar really fun to to see, their Australian accents are so brutal and so accurate!
Why is corporate greed is always one of the biggest culprits in these kind of situations?! Hell, not just video games, but the whole entertainment industry as a whole.
Corporate greed is one of the biggest culprits of the world's problems.
Those with money only wish to make as much as humanly possible, especially with so many legal/tax loopholes designed to help the rich hoard wealth. All may be fair in love and war, but both are wholly dominated by money. Quarterly reports are the most sacred documents and corporate wealthmongers would step over the corpses of the workers that drive revenue just to see a 1% increase in profit.
Considering how corporate greed is basically destroying the planet, its no surprise they fuck up games too.
@@jlev1028’We’ll go down in history as the first society that refused to save itself because it wasn’t cost effective’
Because we live in a capitalist society where people with money don't necessarily have any brains they're just able to scam the most money out of things.
This game is a prime example of a licensed game done right. The Atmosphere is on point. And the vehicle combat really makes you feel like you play a character out of the Mad Max franchise.
Plus the combat makes you really feel like Batman. . . I mean Mad Max.
My platonic ideal for a 7/10 game. Has flaws, has jank, but has a fun gameplay loop and the fire effects are gorgeous.
Between a 6 out of 10 and 8 out of 10 game, It's definitely the most 7 out of 10 game of all time.
I wouldn't have guessed Mad Max had a troubled development, i'm so glad the game has got more recognition over the years, it's really good :)
Anymore, anytime you mention WB games, it’s almost guaranteed that it had a troubled development
There are some signs of troubled development though. Like the 5 Top Dogs beeing literally clones. And i was also surprised how little interactions max had with the leader of the last stronghold with the fire torch (forgot his name)
Mad Max and troubled development. There isnt one without the other lol
Exactly what I thought when I played it for the first time last month. The fire guy was so underused even though the most important battle takes place at his stronghold.
Underrated af
Warner Bros: “Witness me!!!!!”
as they kill of their own games
And the studio, with how the CEO’s treating it.
Oh they're killing a lot more than that
It sucks that the online section of the game has ceased functioning, so if you want to 100% and platinum the game, it's now impossible. It came out in a time where online sections were big parts in games... And still happen every so often, which really bring down decent to great games like this.
Yeah, I was hoping to get the platinum and was extremely disappointed
Funnily enough, this’ll also inevitably happen to the game that overshadowed Mad Max. MGSV’s mid to late game economy effectively relies on the online raiding portion, so when that dies out the single player experience will be absolutely miserable if you’re trying to get the resources to develop everything- and the platinum will be impossible.
I'm lucky to have all the achievements and platinum trophy of this badass game.
@@bobthebuilder9509 Already happened to the PS3/Xbox 360 versions of MGSV sadly, they turned off the servers for those a few years back. It did get me off my butt to finally play the rest of the series though. Peace Walker HD was the one that surprised the heck out of me the most with how good it was.
Online only trophies should either be banned, or treated as dlc trophies.
George's beef with the game is understandable; WB shared his preproduction plans with the game devs; scripts, character outlines and concept art for his Wasteland Trilogy that would become the Fury Road and Furiosa movies, without his permission. This is why certain characters like Chumbucket and Scrotus appear in both the videogame and the Furiosa movie.
Also Gas Town in Furiosa is more or less identical to the version seen in the game.
I think it kind of got drowned in the wave of Open World Action games at the time. With so many games all playing and looking the same, it was hard to get excited for Mad Max, but I think with hindsight it stands out a lot better as one of the better examples of the genre.
This was a very good game in my opinion, but not having New Game+ was CRIMINAL. By the time you *ahem* Maxed out your upgrades to your car, etc., you were at the end of the game with no more convoys to take out and it didn't matter.
@@JudgementNutterFeels like it definitely would’ve been added in DLC had the devs been given a chance, yeah. Hopefully someone comes by and makes a mod to enable a NG+ experience…
Not to mention, the platinum is basically unobtainable if you didn't complete some particularly tough radiant challenges before beating the story.
You can kinda get NG+. There's a harmless glitch you can do once you've completed the game to start a new game with an upgraded Max, Max's original double barrel and leather jacket (best shotgun and armor). Can't remember if you get the interceptor or not but yeah it's there and it's easy to do. Type it in YT there's a few guides on how to do it.
@@IncognitoActivado :/
I watched Fury Road after its home release and the proceeded to buy this game and all 4 movies on blu ray
You, my friend, are expected in Valhalla.
@@madmaxandradeWITNESS ME!!!!
I really enjoyed this game when I had it. I played the heck out of it for a long time. I wish it had a sequel.
Really wish this game had a sequel too, but also made canon to the Mad Max series, especially since in Furiosa Chumbucket actually makes a cameo. Unfortunately, considering George’s callous criticism of the game that weren’t the developers’ fault, I suspect that’ll never happen…
Sequel was abandoned many years ago, sadly. You can find some mocap actors talking about working on the project back when it was still happening.
The nemesis system would have been an awesome addition to this game.
And a hundred games, to be honest. If the developer didn't protected it with legal actions we could've have a plethora of games with the fantastic nemesis system 🤷🏻
Im glad i wasn't the only one thinking that
It'd be such a good source of comedy too, you take out a group of mob-level cars, then the leader returns, even more deranged, in a vehicle amalgamated from the wrecks of the previous group, is it a spike encrusted death machine or a mismatched wobbling scrapheap?
@@JarkkoProductions... Man, now I really want a Monolith-made Mad Max game.
@@JarkkoProductionsmy google search says that the patent is held... By Warner Brothers, who also made this game right?
They totally could have used something that they own.
"Liquid Swords" is indeed a cool name, which is why the GZA from the Wu-Tang Clan named his first album that back in the '90s.
That’s his second solo album, first was ‘Words from the Genius’ in 1991
Though you are kind of right, that was his first solo album under the name GZA
@@deadpool3982 Oh snap, you're right, I forgot about that. It's not his best work, but at least it's not "Ooh I Love You Rakeem"
That is literally the reference, Christoffer is a massive Wu-Tang fan
@@IncognitoActivado :/
@@IncognitoActivado Man its often on sale for like 15 bucks its honestly a game totally worth buying.
I still think this game holds up to this day, it's an amazing game. The LORE is my favorite part of the game, exploring the airport, the desert, it is just so well put together.
It's good to see that WB has remained consistent in blaming others for the clear mistakes from upper management.
Bruh I’m playing this game right now because of the movie
same! I bought it a few years back but never got to play it. After watching Furiosa I decided it was time to do it.
Same. I'm still able to get the platinum
@@gustavocve1779 MY MAN!
@@markp8467 you cant get the plat if you just started the game pal
A buddy gifted me a steam copy back in 2016 after playing it at his house so I think it’s high time I gave it a go too lol
The best part about playing Mad Max as an Australian is you can finally get into the right side of the car and not have to scoot over. Im only commenting this because i noticed Matt walk around Maxs car to the wrong side just to have to scoot over and i found it funny 😅
as an american i kept forgetting, and having to wait the extra two seconds in shame as max hopped over to the drivers seat lmao
@@mal0561 It happens to me too when I first boot up the game but after a few shameful scoots I remember 😅
UK players also feel at home on Australia roads
Chumbucket questions your motivation for entering the "wrong" side of the car if you do it enough
It's a great game, and it even leans into its place outside of canon. One of the Griffa conversations has Max getting increasingly frustrated that he's can't remember if he was alive before the apocalypse, or whether he had a family.
I love this game and will forever remember it fondly. Mad Max was the dream game I'd imagine as a child, and 2 decades later it came true seemingly out of nowhere.
I have to do another playthrough, except on PC this time.
Bought it for £2 during an Xbox sale, not knowing a thing about it. I was genuinely shocked at how good it was. Xbox offers FPS boost too. Just beware, you can’t earn all achievements as one relies on online servers that are no longer there.
The FPS boost is pretty impressive too. Went from 30 fps to 120 fps. I’m not sure any other game got a 4x boost like that.
Great video! One thing to note regarding JL: Mortal. Armie Hammer in an Interview with Kevin Smith for IMDB mentioned the reason for the project being dropped was due to Australia pulling the tax breaks for the film right before they were going to shoot the film. There were also questions about the quality of the film due to the 200+ page script that was rushed to completion to avoid the writer’s strike.
Boy it is just a miracle anything good every comes out of WB isn't it?
No matter what George Miller says, I will always think the Mad Max video game is a cool entry in the mad max storyline.
George Miller i respect as a film director, but in terms of making ip fit on gaming platforms he shouldve just let the experts in that department deal with those aspects instead of hovering over and nitpik. Clearly he's not a gamer.
And his comments over having Hideo Kojima make a new Mad Max game i felt that was lowkey disrespectful especially with what Avalanche had to work with. Avalanche did a great job considering the hurdles they had to go over.
@nicktubara im so tired of the industry kissing Kojima's ass
@@novarat4089you and me both bruh
@@novarat4089Shit, with his legion of fanatics that tongue wash his ball sack, I'm surprised you haven't been doxxed for that comment. Convoluted tripe =/= genius.
@@novarat4089loved the mgs series tho havnt got around to playing death stranding yet n all i heard about that game is that it's just a walking simulator lol. I have to agree there about everyone putting kojima up on a pedestal, we get he's a big film fanatic n tries to impart some philosophical babble and throw in the occasional references for the sake of relevance. Ffs make movies not games.
A Mad Max game with the Nemesis system from Shadows of Mordor would be AMAZING.
Matt McMuscles:
*WHAT A LOVELY DAY!!!*
i see what you did there
Witness it!
I got this one from PlayStation Plus years ago and forgot about it. Recently went through a platinum run over the course of a few months and I genuinely forgot how good it was
I love you for suggesting Blood, Sweat & Chrome. Such a fantastic book
Might be the best movie franchise tie-in game I've ever played. It is pretty formulaic and video-gamey, but also incredibly solid. It's gorgeous, runs like butter, and is lots of fun. I heard the ending was decidedly off-putting so I never finished it, but I enjoyed every time I booted it up.
losing the DLC devastates me as the game was crying out for more content.
I actually love this game. I usually don't like open world games but this game is one of the exceptions, I played it almost nonstop to completion during holiday season.
No joke I loved this game. The only thing that held it back for me was the lack of a New Game Plus, because once you finish it, there's really just a big empty map left. The combat in this game was so crunchy.
Mad Max is not a perfect game. If anything its level design, checklist repetition, and uneven scrap currency make the game deeply flawed. But it’s also a damn good simulator of the Mad Max wasteland and that makes it quite underrated
I love that the episode of Reboot "Bad Bob" parodied Mad Max so well that it helped snowball the franchise into where it is now.
Regardless of George Miller's feelings and others that probably never played the game, this was actually really fun and good. The car combat felt great and the melee focus combat fit the world better than it being a third person shooter like people wanted for no reason. If they made another one this would be bar they would need to pass.
I picked this up and played it for the first time this past weekend due to the Steam sale. It's actually really good, it definitely nails the feel and aesthetic of the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland. Its sad to see that this game wasn't popular though i do understand, back when it released it didn't really do anything new. Playing it now though, it holds up really well. And given that i picked it up for 2 dollars, it more than pays for itself in fun and entertainment
I put 70 hours into this. Built a beast of a car, never got bored.
Funny seeing this upload, cause I literally JUST picked up and started playing the game again for the first time in years yesterday. I’ve been having a blast with it. I forgot how fun it was tbh. The map is pretty decent size with lots of things to do like races, camps, convoys, item collection, etc. The customization is great, you can upgrade and change almost every part of Max’s gear and the Magnum Opus. Your progression feels nice and balanced, it’s a nice feeling when you upgrade your knuckle dusters and can actually notice the difference in the damage you’re doing. The combat is awesome, very reminiscent of Shadow of Mordor/Shadow of War and the Arkham games. I find myself actually wanting to get into combat in this game cause it’s just that much fun to me. It’s simple, but addictive once you get it down. And the graphics aren’t that bad, the game still looks good and holds up today despite being nearly a decade old. All in all I think this game is great, not the greatest game of all time or anything, but definitely a fun one to jump in and watch things blow up. The fire and explosion effects in this game look incredible. It’s a very underrated game imo, as I almost never hear anyone talk about it outside of UA-camrs making video essays about how good it is lol. I think it flew under a lot of people’s radar, mostly due to the fact that it’s a licensed video game based on a movie, which aren’t always that great, and due to the year it came out. 2015 was a big year for game releases: Metal Gear Solid V, The Witcher 3, Fallout 4, Batman Arkham Knight, Bloodborne, Black Ops 3, Dying Light, Halo 5, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Mortal Kombat X, Battlefield Hardline, Just Cause 3, Super Mario Maker, etc. Needless to say there were a lot of big titles that came out that year, so Mad Max sadly got overlooked. Which is a shame because, to everyone’s surprise it actually turned out to be pretty fun.
I remember i bought both mgsv and mad max, and was enjoying both at the same time... oh the good old days.
As a non-fan of the franchise but fan of car combat games, I enjoyed nearly everything except for the ending. Upon hearning Max continuing his perpetual seach alone with his car was par for the course from franchise fams though, it made sense to me. I just don't fight the final boss when I back to the game :P
The most shocking part of this video is finding out Happy Feet Two cost $135 million.
Like...how??? That's INSANE
How do you look at "Kojima's last Metal Gear" and say, "yeah, we could compete against that."
Because they did, and mad max was better.
I bought Mad Max during a Microsoft sale a couple years ago and had such a blast playing the game. I understood every character in the game despite never seeing any of the mad max movies. It sucks that mad max was released on the same day as MGS 5 practically killing the game. I hope someday one day WB games gives us a Series X PS5 upgrade much like Bethesda did with fallout 4
It came out during the release of Fallout 4 also kind of fulfilling everyone post apocalyptic it h
A pearl in the high grass of good games. Still played at times.
This game is endorsed by Rich Evans of Red letter media🎉
Nobody asked.
I had a blast playing this from start to finish. Wanted more when it ended!
As always, execs don't understand that they are in a huge ecosystem and that buying games isn't just a "get everything you want" issue.
We all have games that we go back to like comfort food or that movie you know all the lines to. Fury Road is my favorite film and this game, flaws and all, is one of my favorite games of all time. It reminds of those random PS2 era GTA clones that you ended up playing completely because it's all you had so you defend it no matter how choppy it could be. This weird thing holds a special place in my heart.
Troubled developments often result in messy games that feel incomplete, but I honestly think Mad Max is the best open world game period. I keep going back to it about once a year because it just compels me to do it all again. I love the stronghold system and how it makes me feel like I'm playing a part of helping the vestiges of humanity live another few days. I can see how the combat draws comparisons to the Arkham games but it's just so perfect for the setting that I don't care. It's also extremely brutal, fitting the desperate scramble for survival of the wasteland. I was a day 1 stan for this game and I don't think anything would make me feel soured to it. I hope Miller reconsiders his statement because I'm sure Kojima could make an amazing Mad Max game, but this was the Mad Max game I always wanted.
One of the postives I heard about this game was that it was very well optimised, so you could play it on basically any computer system. I guess that extra years delay gave them time to do that. It seems like it had a lot of the trends at time of release things people were sick of them but now feel nostalgic. Its sort of like going back and listening to albums released back when you were a teenager but never actually listened to as a teenager and they are just as good (or better) than anything you listened to as a teenager.
Amazing game. Still play it currently
This was such a great game. I was surprised when I played it because I had barely heard anything about it at the time
The fact that Miller wants Kojima to do a Mad Max game shows he should stick to movies. No gamer wants Max turned into a walking simulator.
I played this game for 22 hours straight when it came out lol. its a super simple fun and scratched that lack of twisted metal itch
The extra dlc that was ready to go being cancelled literally made me say “wow” out loud
I think the mostly underrated aspect of the game is the setting. I love the idea of it taking place in a dried up seabed. lent itself to a lot or of interesting environments you don’t see in the films
CRIMINALLY underrated game. Not a masterpiece for sure but a truly enjoyable action game.
Most of my steam games rot in the backlog forever, but I actually picked up this one last year and it's one of the few games I actually finished. Really fun, racing, car customization and hand-to-hand combat... absolutely my jam, good game
This is one of my favorite games to play. Looks pretty decent. Plenty to do. Extremely underrated gem.
crazy timing Mr Matt, I just re-installed and played mad max on Friday :D Love that game!
“Oh what a day, what a lovely day”
The tale of this game, its development and the whole story behind the creation of it, is one of my favorites in all of video games, so thanks for covering it!
I had a heart attack cuz i thought you were gonna shit on the game lol. Loved this game in high school when it came out and loving it again on my steam deck, amazing that it can just run flawlessly on a handheld now
Got this game on sale 4 years ago on Xbox One and loved what I played of it! Now I should go back and beat it this month!
Great Video As Always Matt! Keep it up!
One of the best games ever so overlooked and underrated how good would a sequel be or upgrade? As I say great game if you never played it you need to .
I had a good time with that game, its starts a little rough with your car and max mad out of tissue paper but once you get a few upgrades its starts to be a tone of fun.
WB doesn't get nearly the same amount of shit from the gaming community as EA or Activision, it's past the time we fixed that.
Is Mad Max a great game? Maybe not, but it's definitely become a cult classic worth playing. I myself have played through multiple times, and even though the game can occasionally get repetitive, I was never bored
What Happened - DRIVER 3!
Great work, as always! Another piece of interesting history surrounding this game was its initial E3 2013 reveal, which sparked up controversy due to Max's American accent, the protest surrounding the choice, led to the hiring of Australian actor Bren Foster.
I do think this is one of the positives of delaying the game into 2015, giving the team more time to bring in a new actor to redo the dialogue. Despite that, iirc, there's still scenes in the game where you could hear that American accent slip in, which is likely a remnant of the og voice talent. Interesting little fact.
You should do a video on Rage 2.
5:35 Love drawing the curtains for the ad break! 😃
A great game
Just jumped back to the channel to catch up on all the wha happannn, I've missed after watching the OSW Mania videos, was so awesome to have you be a part of that. 😎💜
As for this game...I loved it, wish it had gotten a sequel!
I literally just walked out of Furiosa. All it really made me want to do was play this game and watch Fury Road because both of them are better lol
This game was kind of a hidden gem though. It had the misfortune of coming out I believe the same day as Metal gear solid 5 so it was pretty much doomed to fall into obscurity almost immediately. But it is absolutely one of the better licensed games out there
Even after almost a decade, i still have hope for a Mad Max game sequel... I need that free flow combat mechanics that we didn't have since 2018 in Shadow of War
This game needs a PS5 update.
Absolutely. No idea what WB didn't throw out a Xbox Series/PS5 remaster with QoL improvements and DLC added in for $29.99 when Furiosa dropped. Easy sell.
@@MattMcMusclesit runs at up to 120fps on series X using FPS boost and uses quick resume and auto HDR too so I guess Xbox and pc users are eating better then ps5 guys.
Mad Max is one of all time favourite games, and I wouldn't even consider myself a massive fan of the franchise. The graphics were gorgeous, whilst running at a smooth framerate, the combat was satisfying and brutal, and it was pure fun to play.
The ending is one of the most insulting things regarding player agency I've ever seen. It just takes a giant dump on EVERYTHING you did during the story.
It's a tragic ending, but it definetely works.
What do you mean? Except for a brief "distraction" in the final area of the game it fully revolves around a singular objective: getting the car back. The rest is just Max being the person that he is. Maybe you expected Max to be a different person than what he acted to be the entire game?
@@qwesxhe’s referring the your car being destroyed, I’m assuming.
I've never seen a Mad Max film before, but when I heard how good this game was from so many people, I knew I had to play it. I had so much fun with it and it's a shame that it didn't succeed as much as it deserved upon launch 😢
Miller talking about videogame based on Mad Max while this one went under radar is nuts...
I can already see that there will be a What Happened to Homeworld 3.
One for the original Shin Megami Tensei V would also be nice, just to know what went wrong during the development. After 5 years of silence, what we got was clearly unfinished and it was a bloody miracle what we got was as playable as it was. This just became clearer with the Vengance release which comes across far more as a finished game.
Honestly a Hideo Kojima Mad Max game would be insane
I didn't watch video but some guys in comment section claims there's a cancelled dlc..i checked game files back then... there is two... one of them includes motorcycles
Now Scabrous Scrotus is making a lot more sense now that I've seen Furiosa. So it technically helps both that game and Fury Road fit into the same picture.
Chumbucket is in "Furiosa", too
Nope, the game is still no canon to movies and Furiosa, because Glory The Child in Fury Road and 2015's game are different, same much with design and lore of mothers
I vividly remember getting this game for birthday alongside our first TV stereo with subwoofer... Perfect game for experiencing subwoofers for the first time on a TV... you could feel the engine of the magnum opus
Thank you for this video Matt, I haven't played this title in what's felt like forever and decided to snag and give it another go!
It is a great game, reminded me of the first Shadow of Mordor game- super fun, little bit dated of graphics, and would be absolutely stunning in a sequel that went a little bigger and fixed a few problems. It never got that sequel, but its still a game thats definitely worth playing
This is a game I wish I can wipe my mind and play for the first time again. Just an overall good time playing this. ❤
This game was very well done, and a lot of fun. Definitely an overlook and underappreciated game. It's an unofficial prequel/sequel to Fury Road in my head canon. Just another story to be told of the man known only as Max.
One of my favourite games, Avalanche, did a great job when dealing with WB. Kudos to you.
I remember playing it shortly after mgs V and still liked it a lot! Definitely one of the better open world games from recent years
Mad Max is one of my favorite games and is always loaded up on my system.
I've played through it 4 times.
The sand storms in this game are immense.