This Deserved BETTER! - The History of Mad Max
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In 1979, George Miller’s Mad Max introduced movie-going audiences to a post-apocalyptic anti-hero, the titular Mad Max, who went on to inspire generations of other morally ambiguous pop culture figures across multiple mediums of entertainment. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome hit theaters in 1985, marking the third entry in the wildly successful series. It unwittingly denoted the start of a decades-long drought, too, which wouldn’t end until Mad Max: Fury Road and Avalanche Studios’ Mad Max released in May and September of 2015, respectively.
Though the open-world Avalanche game bore minimal relation to the fourth Mad Max film, the two projects shared a tumultuous production history. However, confusion abounds with regards to when exactly their paths crossed and later diverged. The sprawling Mad Max adventure that players ultimately installed on their PC, PlayStation 4, or Xbox One was not what George Miller initially had in mind upon pursuing a video game adaptation several years prior. Still, Avalanche Studios managed to produce an experience that honored the director’s seminal epics.
The crew at Avalanche also carefully crafted a product that fans of its past open-worlds could appreciate, even if they harbored little to no nostalgia for the blockbuster film franchise. Accomplishing as much proved an arduous task; although, at the very least, the hard work went on to cement the licensed title as a cult classic worthy of its namesake.
This is the history of Mad Max.
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They made building and upgrading your own Magnum Opus extremely addictive. Spent dozens of hours in this game exploring the world and completing all the side quests
That was probably one of the best parts next to taking on a caravan on your own. Slowly tearing apart every car to get to the monstrous semi truck at the heart of the caravan was awesome.
Dude for real especially when you can make it a beast when you take off the armor and ram
Really fun arcade driving game for motor heads. Love working on my car. Love playing this game cause of the car upgrades a d vehicle combat. The sound design is so satisfying for everything but they just nailed all the car sounds especially the engine
The lack of no game+ is a *TRAVESTY*
I finished playing this game awhile ago.
First game aside from the Arkham series that i completed 100%, so frustrating that it doesn’t have a sequel
Agreed I was pleasantly surprised when I bought it digitally as a combo purchase with fury road for like $5! I still think about the car combat all the time
its so frustrating that there i no new game plus, by the time you get the V-8 engine your at the end of the game
Avalanche worked on RAGE 2 after this, bringing over Mad Max's driving mechanics. Next best thing to a sequel.
@@NefariousDestiny Rage 2 was awful though lol. They went from one of the best games of the year to one of the worst.
I got it on PS Plus. So great. I competed the game and really enjoyed it. I couldn't do 100% though. Too tedious.
When you kill all the war boys and the war crier is all alone. “So uhhh it’s just you and me now uhhh you need a war crier?”
Lmfao, that caught me so off guard the first time I heard that. Made me laugh hysterically! 🤣
@@Jeffmetal42 yeah me too haha
That's funny. I don't remember that. I need to play the game again.
"Uhh I just cry, don't kill me"
He only says that at the start of the game though unfortunately.
I picked up both this and MGSV when they launched and I ended up playing and enjoying Mad Max much more which was something I didn't expect given that I was a huge MGS fan.
Same here... I've never finished MGSV till this day but finished Mad Max years years ago!! One of my favorite game along with Deus Ex, sad that both faced the similar fate!!
out of the MGS series, V just felt 'off'. Granted, as an open world game, I loved the hell out of it
Same thing I did bought at same day. I enjoy both playing.
I am playing Mad Max now and loving it
I had the same experience. Also, Just Cause 2 and The Saboteur are 2 of my all time favourite games so, it really pushed all the buttons for me.
I remember I was offering water to a random stranger and right when he was about to drink it a warboy from just suddenly scream and dive his car on us.
All of them died the thirsty strangers and the warboy. Such a funny incident.
Lmaoooo
They definitely went full grim dark with the ending, true to the spirit of the character, but ultimately a dark end to a story that would never receive a 2nd part
I like to think that Fury Road is the sequel to this. Since Scrotus is (according to his character bio) Immortan Joe’s son, it makes sense why he’d be the antagonist of the movie.
The history relics really fleshed out what the world was before the drought and I loved exploring to find the hidden hideouts and Easter eggs.
This is the best film to game adaptation ever made.
I was STUNNED to see some of the middling reviews it got.
And I’m heartbroken that it never got a sequel.
Have you played Alien Isolation? I used to think that it was impossible to make a good videogame adaptation of a movie, then these two games came out and completely proved me wrong
Chronicles of Riddick was better... But still Mas Max is amazing
I think what makes this one of the best movie licensed games is that it's basically a combination of all 4 movies in the series, instead of being an adaptation of just one film.
Technically this is a sequel there was a mad max game on the nes
@@juggalopa717 that really doesn't count at this point
They really nailed the core and feel of Max in this game. I loved hearing the converstions Griffa would have with Max when you go to him for upgrades.
Underrated game defo need a sequel
I'd take DLC at this point.
It’s technically a sequel being there was a mad max game on Nes
@@juggalopa717It takes place in a different universe
Despite this game getting little press attention it was a pretty good game.
That game really needed a New Game + mode. I don't want to rebuild my car.
i mean the point of the game is u loosing everything and rebuilding it
This game was way underrated. I bought this instead of MGSV, great decision.
Lol both are great games but a truly terrible decision in my opinion MGSV is unbelievably underrated
Mad Max is underrated sure, but it's no MGSV.
Good choice Coded
I love both games. MGSV has a lot more content 1000%
Aside from the writing, MGSV is a criminally underrated game.
Love the narrator's voice.
Call him daddy
lol that is said in EVERY VIDEO!
O ho nepali bhattio
He's half the reason I watch this channel. There's so many good video documentary channels out there but good god their narration is subpar at best.
His voice reminds me of John Goodman, specifically when he narrated a dinosaur documentary
To this day I've tried to get my friends to play this game and they refuse. For me personally, This has good vehicle combat, pretty simple combat, and a good story. The world itself is pretty spot on to the world of the movies.
i am a fan of the mad max movie. even the little kid neighbor memorized some lines on the movie. i will give this game a chance
@@brownwallet942 did you play it?
@@Punttipate62 i bought the game and have played it! I think it's good but i had to move out so i was unable to spend more time with it
@@brownwallet942 alright, good to hear you enjoyed it :)
@@Punttipate62 lol why
I love this game still play it yearly.
I’ll def have to try this one then!
@@TehPwnographer Be patient, its a nice game but it gets repetitive and one of the final races gets annoying AF
@@TehPwnographer finish the main story, great game buy will get repetitive
Unironically one of my favorite games of all time.
Incredible game. An absolute tragedy that this didn’t get the recognition it deserves. I talk about this to anyone who likes open world games
Definitely a top 5 movie tie-in game, maybe even the best.
I cant even think of 5 actually good movie tie-in games, hahahaha, just this one, Escape From Butcher Bay and maybe King Kong
@@ShadowLegend300 Spiderman 2 on consoles, not the god awful pc version.
Terminator Resistance is good. I don't know how well it is compared to movies, because I have not watched them, but the game is fun.
@@glucosaminecondroitan9135 oh yeah, I forgot about that one, I rly liked
@@jimboc669 Never played but heard good things
The most underrated game of the last generation in my opinion. No perfect at anything, but good at everything that was important.
I _REALLY_ want a sequel to this.
Or at least anew game plus.
An actress said that she was face scanned to be a bandit on mad max 2 on 2020
Great car driving and addictive upgrading/customisation system, satisfying combat system with brutal animations, gorgeous visuals and amazing concept art, great fun to roam around the world freely, and I still can feel the adrenaline rush of my first Sandstorm... That game lives rent free on my PC, and I love coming back to it now and again. I really hope for a sequel, or for other games with the same quality!
When are you guys gonna cover The Chronicles of Riddick games?
Heh, just finished Escape from Butcher's Bay for the 1st time this week. A fun experience.
@@raresmacovei8382 ye escape from butchers bay is so fun!
One of my absolute favourite games. Finished it 100% 4 times.
me too 4 times lol
It's quite repetitive how dude that too 4 times, completed the main quest and 80% of the pumps that's it.
prolly one of the most underappreciated games ever made
I think you overestimated George Miller's input in this game. There's a reason he's not credited in it and that reason is - WB didn't understand the source material they were working with and they put spoilers from future Mad Max movies in the game. That's why George Miller didn't sign off on it.
Fancy seeing you here. Love your vids.
I loved the comparison to Sleeping Dogs, who is, IMO, a masterpiece sandbox!
I haven't played GTA 5 yet, but Sleeping Dogs is my favorite open world game ever at this point.
@@Laneous14 F GTA V ;P TY for your reply, I appreciate it
Sleeping Dogs was amazing and the one complaint I have about it is the city itself. Once you start noticing all the things that don't work it feels like the city is a decor. What I mean by that is things like a big tall building that is flat with pipes and air conditioning on 2 sides and stores on the front and back. Not a single door that look like it could lead to the upper floors. The alley behind the bar has a lot of buildings and rooftops and all are impossible to reach from the regular map. After seeing the GTA4 and 5 maps that look like real cities from every angle it was a bit annoying once I started noticing the flaws of the Sleeping Dogs map. That said I still played through the entire game twice.
Now you've got me in the mood for a pork bun.
I just started the game a couple days ago, and boy is this game something special. I bought it on sale years ago and never gave it a chance. Such an amazing game.
I am still disappointed with the glitched trophy on PS4. Even restarting the game it was just impossible to get a platinum because one of the trophies (the big collectible one) was broken. Other than that it was a fun game.
I don’t think it’s glitched, if it’s the one where you have to get a certain amount of scrap from that settlement project that gives you scrap while the game is tuned off, you simply can’t get it anymore. A year or so ago they turned off the servers for the game which made that project not accumulate scrap anymore, making both the 2 challenges and the trophy related to it impossible to complete nowadays
I finished it this summer. Kinda late but I liked it, its long and sometimes repetitive but totally worth the money. I hated the Gastown Race 🤬
Tht part made me rage quit... even though i really enjoyed the game ...looks gorgeous and the audio's top notch
@@bankjibbernow I failed like 20 times and almost quit, but then I read about removing the armor and the benefits of the red paint and I won. The rest after the race was easy.
Can’t be worse than the race mission from mafia
It was definitely a difficulty spike and took sometime to figure out. If you didn't invest in your car by that mission you were screwed.
@@epsilon616 I’ll be doing my first play through this week so thanks for the upgrade tip.
"Oh what a day , What a lovely day "!!!
Best survival shooting mechanic. Balancing the time, risk and bullets before taking a shot made Max's shotgun have rare, skillful power.
I bought this game like 3 or 4 years ago now. I remember walking into a local gameshop and seeing this on the shelf. I like the movies so I thought I would pick it up, it was only 20 dollars anyway. But then when I got home, the next couple days - gone. This game is a blast!
Honestly this game is one of the most enjoyable games I can think of in my steam library, alongside Fallout: New Vegas, The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim, GTA5, Huniepop, Agony, Assassin's Creed Black Flag, Observer, and Metro: Last Light.
One of, if not the most underrated game of the last generation of consoles!
This game was the best $5 I spent on a game on sale in my memory.
What a treasure, seriously. A diamond of a game for sure.
I don't remember if I bought it or if it was a free PS Plus game a few years ago. I think it was free. Was very surprised at how good it was. I had never heard of it (knew the movies of course, but didn't know they even made a game) at the time. They really buried that game for some reason. No marketing and launching it next to MGSV? It's like they wanted it to die.
@@ChaseSchleich Kinda like Titanfall 2. Released the same week as Call of Duty at the time, and later was revealed that EA *actually* wanted it to fail.
@@vahlok1426 I don't get it. They spend all this money on development and then decide to just throw it all away. If you think it's going to fail, fine, don't spend the money on marketing, but at least give the game a chance to get some word of mouth and make some of that development money back. Just leading it to slaughter seems like a horrible business decision.
Honestly, this game is incredible. Loved every second, and was one of the very rare games that compelled me to 100% it.
The only thing that got me sad was no freaking motorcycles enemies I mean come on it’s mad max xD lol
The car customization/ combat is a fun and unique set of gameplay mechanics that elevated my love for this game, once you get that V8 you feel like a speed demon ready to bring chaos to this godless wasteland that is this amazing world!!
PS: Please make a sequel one day 🙏
I was actually at the reveal for this at E3.
They asked for feedback after the preview. I was probably the only person that left actual criticism.
The controls were awkward. The entire game was sold as a Mad Max all inclusive game but centered almost entirely around the most recent movie.
It felt like they were trying to milk that cow and put minimal effort into a game.
They did give me a cool Mad Max bottle opener though
It's a amazing game. A sequence with more feats would be incredible.
They could have added so much with a sequel. Just like with Just Cause to Just Cause 2, Arkham Asylum to City, or any other game franchise, the first game is a foundation that they can then build from. Given the time and budget, they could have had something really special with a sequel. Instead, they threw the game into a ditch and left it to die for some reason.
The overall gameplay of Mad Max (2015) was perfect.
But the depressingly empty world and maddening loneliness always bored me so much that I just wanted the game to end.
Can't blame people for not wanting to give this game a try.
I just booted it up on steam summer sale beautiful game with amazing gameplay loop and discover for those who want more mad max i love this game
My buddy got me this game and Fury Road on Blu-ray for my birthday. One of the best presents ever.
I just started playing this a couple days ago for the first time. Its got a really satisfying gameplay loop with the Max progression and the Car progression tied into tge narrative. Looks damn good on ps5 for an older title
Loved this game. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with it.
One of the best post apocalyptic games you can buy. I never knew that it sold poorly? I thought it was very popular.
Always wondered how a decent game with a well received movie failed to revive the franchise for at least three more years
This game hasn't aged a day! It still holds up in 2021! It is one of the best games of the whole console gen. I won some great stuff from the Rockstar energy contest they had going on!
Glad this game is getting some love. It was a fantastic game. Very underrated
Underrated game and underrated youtube channel
Quality of yalls vids still going up! That sand storm transition was amazing
I want a Mad Max MMO where you're not Max but all the gangs and societies are there.
One of the best Open World Games from the last decade. The combat and driving kept me coming back for more.
I got nothing but good memories of this game. A tad repetitive but fun nonetheless
I really enjoyed this game. If it had come out a year earlier it sure would have been a massive success. Too bad, I would really appreciate a sequel.
How you guys haven’t got a million subs is beyond me. This is some of the best gaming content available on TH-cam
Such an underrated masterpiece. We will never, ever get a game like this again.
yep its one of my fav with fallout 3 ,new vegas and bioshock series
I had a blast playing this during quarantine last year
Honestly the version of Max in the game might be my favourite Max ever.
This game is already becoming a cult classic. Maybe one day Miller and the team at Avalanche could return to Mad Max for a second installment.
I just finished this game yesterday
You forgot the fact that the devs stated that the game's open world was infinitely generated outside of the main map. You could drive out as far as possible until you lose gas or get bored. This was stated weeks from release and the game had nothing to show for it due to a storm that kills you pretty quickly outside of the maps bounds. Players figured out a way to break past the storm and the map does go on for a REALLY long time. But it clearly looks unfinished and was probably scrapped even though it was touted as a feature really close to release.
I feel like I'm going to play this again soon...
Hard to believe they managed to fuck up the car combat in Rage 2, given how good it is in this one.
Absolutely loved the game. It pops into my mine every now and then about playing it again and wishing they made a sequel.
The game looks almost good today, remaster it with better lighting, textures and HDR and sell it again.
Criminally underrated game.
I've actually been playing this game again and it's so much fun to play
This game surely doesn't get enough credit! One of the most fun, open world games, I have played in the last decade...Yea, it gets repetitive, but the upgrade system is awesome and the combat and driving is all KILLER! Thanks for doing a feature on this!
It came out the same day as MGS V. I left it on my backlog but loved it when I finally played it.
The only open world game i finished with 100% stats multiple times.
It deserves a sequel, bigger convoys and proper multiplayer, maybe ad hoc. Maybe an RPG with base/tribe building, character customization monetization cash cow.
In my experience, I didn't care about building the Magnus Opus. I just bought what was the strongest or better, didn't care about the stats. However, what I did love about the game was the world. It looked so beautiful, and each post-apocalyptic structure was handcrafted and gorgeous. Also the factions were interesting.
I wanted to play this some time ago but read it wasn't that good, but after this I might play it.
The game goes on sale often and for cheap. I love Mad Max and patiently waited for a sale, played through the game, no regrets. Takes more after the Road Warrior than anything else.
The most awesome Chanel with the most definitely most awesome narration ever !
Mad Max on PS4 was so MUCH fun. It was one of those few games that I bought without checking any reviews. No regrets. I had a great time with that game.
I had Mad Max in my Steam library for two years and I was an idiot for not giving it a try earlier. The gameplay loop is a lot of fun, car combat is awesome and the graphics...let's just say that whoever came up with that weather system needs more recognition. (I've never used a photo mode before up until this game.) Criminally underrated game and I kinda miss going landmine hunting with my in-game dog!
This is one of my favorite open world games ever. Great travel, great combat, great exploration, great story...just A+ all around
Great game, I never finished it when I first got it but revisited it a few years later during lockdown and going through my backlog. Got the platinum trophy as well because it was such a fun time. The car combat, driving around exploring in a wasteland and customisation was all top notch.
Game was alright. Competent enough. I've played a bit but have yet to get round to finishing it. Game had alot of cool ideas and executes some of them well (others, not so much). But it does really suffer from that repetitive and "been there done that before" feeling that many of these more generic open world games that released around the same time had; Very much seems like that Farcry syndrome where once you've played one of them you feel like you've played them all, and you ultimately get to the point where you wonder what you are doing still playing the game when you could be playing something a bit more...unique or inspiring.
For me, personally, I think the drab blasted wasteland setting doesn't help...dirt dunes as far as the eye can see...even though I realise it's appropriate for the setting, other games based in the same sort of environment, such as Fallout 3, managed to find ways to mix up the environmental visuals a bit. I feel that variety in gameplay environments is really important to keep people more invested in a game. It's always better to be playing a game and be wondering or excited to see where you end up next, rather than just realising no matter where you go in the story, it's all going to kind of look the same - it can ruin your drive to progress.
2015 has been the best year for games. So many masterpieces have been released!
Really loved this game
Really really like this game, driving the empty wastes, flashlights in underground creepy places, needing gas, drinking water..
Definitely worth playing. I went into it with awful expectations but some of the artwork and gameplay was astounding. Satisfying progression system too, with a well paced story.
This was one of those great games you could just play to relax and chill out, I would pop on podcasts while just driving around hitting jumps and fighting patrols
I picked this up for ten bucks at a local flea market, about a month after playing God of War (2018). I didn't know about the connection through Cory Barlog, but both games were a ton of fun and if it ever gets a sequel, I'm gonna support it.
This game is a blast!
The main thing that bothers me to no end in Mad Max's criticism, is that the same people who call it repetitive and say it has a bland open world, always line up to buy the next Ubisoft title. Double standards, everyone.
One of the only games I completed 100%, all of it, and I was satisfied. The black on black is a good reward for finishing the story
A great, satisfying game.
I really wish there had been an "open road" mode for after the narrative ended. Something where you can drive endless, procedural generated roads out into the wasteland. With occasional small locations that you come upon where you stop to investigate and scavenge for food, scrap, ammo and, of course, fuel. And with occasional spawns of roving vehicle bands that you engage with in the car combat.
Basically something that uses all the existing mechanics with some procedural generation for the long roads between locations and actual need to scavenge fuel to hopefully make it a bit further.
As a huge fan of the film franchise since my first viewing forty years ago, I have to say I loved the game. It was highly underrated. It was a shame it was missed by most.
I still go back and play the PS4 game once a year or so... Such an underrated title... It gets a bit repetitive towards the end, but man is it so much fun.
The fourth Mad Max movie had three different games that were in development to tie into it, during its production. That's why there are certain scenes in the movie that seem disjointed and out of place period since those are supposed to be answered in one of the three games.
Good memories getting this game 100% done, loved every moment of it, can't believe it's almost 6 years ago already... time flies..
Although Rage 2 is the follow up to Rage, it's basically Mad Max with the Rage IP thrown on top, including said connective tissue.
I think this game is a masterpiece of the modern era. It executes every aspect of gameplay perfectly; which is to say every action is a concise metaphor. The method and nature of video game consumption and coverage I think is largely not very good- to put it mildly.
There is not yet the language & sophistication in philosophy and critique around games to the degree of cinema or music, for example. This causes a lot of incorrect notions about gameplay and the action of gameplay.
Few games are as marred contemporaneously as Mad Max. Vanquish and Fallout Tactics are two others. And it is 100% due to audience of video games in general not having a lot of sophistication.
Mad Max is definitely a hidden gem in the open world genre, Days Gone is as well.
I remember getting this on relase day with my brother we split the cost and both really enjoyed the game it’s one I recommended to this day
Would love to have a prequel to this game, like the original mad max movie. Max as a cop at the beginning of the apocalypse. Gangs control areas of a map, max greif stricken over his family roaming the countryside going after the gangs and leaders. Toe Cutter, Night Rider, Johnny the Boy etc.
This game had that misfortune that it came out in 2015. Year which is considered to be one of the most contested in terms of gaming lineup: Mad Max, Witcher and MGS 5 The Phantom Pain. This is a very underrated game, there is no doubt about it, however it is a victim of hard circumstances.
Details are impeccable, particularly when flame is coming out from the exhaust, alas, not many Z generation kids take that to heart.
Sometimes it takes years before this type of game is considered "cult", Spec Ops the Line is one such example.
The game was pretty fun but that’s about it lol. I don’t think it would stand out at all if it came out in a year that had a weaker line up. The game play is repetitive, the writing is pretty bland and the driving wasn’t that great at all. Fun game for sure, but definitely not a victim of hard circumstances lol.
On another note, you had games like Arkham Knight, Until Dawn, Bloodborne, Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Dying Light, R6: Siege, Pillars of Eternity and Undertale.
I think it was more on par with Assassins Creed Syndicate or a little bit better. I still had a good time with the game for about 8 hours though.