Mad Max (2015)

[Newbie_52]

I'll try it out for $5 and no DRM, wish every game would come to GOG. Steam version still has Denuvo, seems odd for older title and also being on GoG.

 

[Armenius]

The price isn't noteworthy but the fact that it's on GOG without DRM might be for some, especially since it uses Denuvo and requires connection to a server to run(that has already gone a down a couple times that I'm aware of). For $5 I'm thinking of picking it up just to avoid running into that issue again.

Apparently this version doesn't connect to servers, so you can't get regular scrap deposits in this one. I don't think I ever needed to rely on those regular deposits, though. Regardless, it is going to increase the grind needed to upgrade your Magnum Opus. It's not really an issue once you're able to start hunting scrap in storms.

 

[Colonel Sanders]

This game is frequently on sale for around $5 - epic store, steam, gog, etc..

Definitely a solid game to pick up for that price.

The gameplay gets repetitive at some point, but it is fun.

It's one of those open world games where it's important to mix in the story missions in with all your side quests and activities because you can get overwhelmed with repetition and boredom. I fell into that grind about halfway through the game and almost stopped playing because it got so repetitious, but I focused on the story missions for a bit and it got me right back into it.

The only thing in this game that I genuinely disliked were the stupid mine disarming missions.

 

[Lamont]

The only thing in this game that I genuinely disliked were the stupid mine disarming missions.

Finished this game last week. Yes, the mine missions sucked and I hated doing them.

 

[Comixbooks]

Mad Max 2 might be in the making

 

[brennok]

Might be fun, I don't think I ever beat the first one, but got far enough I didn't feel a need.

 

[Susquehannock]

Good news if true. Thunderpoon rules! Fury Road was a smashing success. People still flock to the occasional showings of the special Black & Chrome edition. Would be surprised if they did not release game 2 along with the upcoming sequel. Game 1 suffered enormously from bad reviews. Seemed many did not bother opening any area but the first one or two. And/or did not know about the 'fast travel' feature so were spending big time driving across the entire map.

Apparently the game has had a big uptick in popularity last year or two. Friend of mine is a school teacher and said many of his students were playing it. Being a long time Max fan (since 80s) like myself, he asked to see my game. Liked it so much he bought a new 72 inch 4k TV to play it on. Even though he hadn't gamed in years. Bigger TV made his wife happy too. Which is always a good thing.

 

[Comixbooks]

 

[Comixbooks]

Wild Kid I still need to finish the game for some reason kept updating even though the game has been in the bargin bin.

 

[Mchart]

Doing my 3rd play through now that i've seen Scrotus on the big screen.

 

[peppergomez]

Just came back from seeing furiosa man that movie rocked

 

[NattyKathy]

Doing my 3rd play through now that i've seen Scrotus on the big screen.

Ahhh I gotta go see Furiosa, looks good.
No spoilers, but Scrotus is in the film? Huh I'm interested to see how George Miller & the writers reconciled the Mad Max (2015) and Fury Road plots and characters, considering GM was apparently not a fan of the game as Warner Brothers apparently (in his mind) went rogue with the IP and did their own thing in potentially-noncanonical ways.

I guess a nice thing abt the Max Max universe is that "canon" can be a bit flexible. The whole franchise feels more of a myth/legend than a straightforward story, something I personally enjoy abt it.

 

[Lateralus]

Doing my 3rd play through now that i've seen Scrotus on the big screen.

It feels like a lot of people slept on this game, but almost everyone I've seen who has actually played it really likes it. It has also popped up in a few videos I've seen, talking about how underrated it was (especially compared to a lot of what came afterwards). This was a really well done game, and the passion for the source material shines through.

I'd love to see a sequel that took everything from this game and amped it up even more, but I suppose the new movie will have to do for now.

 

[Flogger23m]

One of the few fighting games that doesn't have questionable fighting gameplay. See Ghost of Tsushima, where your character can only execute moves at seemingly the 12, 1 1/2, 3, 4 1/2, 6, 7 1/2, 9, and 11 /12 clocks. So often times you can be looking at an enemy with the camera but your character cannot strike in that "dead zone" and swings their sword around them. Or how bad the camera is when using the target tracking mode. Yet that got a very high amount of praise.

 

[Colonel Sanders]

One of the few fighting games that doesn't have questionable fighting gameplay. See Ghost of Tsushima, where your character can only execute moves at seemingly the 12, 1 1/2, 3, 4 1/2, 6, 7 1/2, 9, and 11 /12 clocks. So often times you can be looking at an enemy with the camera but your character cannot strike in that "dead zone" and swings their sword around them. Or how bad the camera is when using the target tracking mode. Yet that got a very high amount of praise.

i never had that problem in all my GoT playtime

 

[pendragon1]

yeah i dont think im getting anything like he describes.
on the max side... i should probably finish it up some time. think my games been on hold since rdr2 hit....

 

[TangledThornz]

After seeing Furiosa I'm also replaying the MAD MAX game for the first time since 2015. Still fun, especially the vehicle combat and get a kick out of it since I own a V8 vehicle too, photos below Shame there hasn't been a sequel, especially since Furiosa is out.

On a side note I also rewatched all the MAD MAX films on MAX (of course!). While the first MAD MAX film is iconic the sequel has to be the best improvement over an original film.

 

[piratepress]

Yeah, I felt like this game was severely underrated. I really enjoyed and it had a helluva fight with the final boss but I completed it and loved it!
Would be thrilled with a sequel, but just like Days Gone, it doesn't seem like that's in the cards.

 

[peppergomez]

I wish it had offered a first person option.I would have bought it if it did.I really don't like third person action games. I know there's a first person option in the car.But there should have been one for on foot as well.

I took a look to see if there were any first person mods for it but there are not.

 

[Bullitt]

I wish it had offered a first person option.I would have bought it if it did.I really don't like third person action games. I know there's a first person option in the car.But there should have been one for on foot as well.

I took a look to see if there were any first person mods for it but there are not.

With the melee system, 1st person has a heck of a disadvantage.

 

[CAD4466HK]

With the melee system, 1st person has a heck of a disadvantage.

Agreed.
Since it is WB and uses the Batman, Shadow of Mordor combat system, the enemies constantly surround you on all sides, with blocking prompts from all directions, making it hard enough in TP, I wouldn't even want to attempt it as a FPS.

It is a great game though, and a shame not to play it because it's a TPS.

 

[peppergomez]

I know I just can't get into third person games.I even stopped playing the Witcher 3 as good as it is.It is because of that
When I build a new system I will probably reinstall it and install the first person mod to see how that plays

 

[Lateralus]

I know I just can't get into third person games.I even stopped playing the Witcher 3 as good as it is.It is because of that
When I build a new system I will probably reinstall it and install the first person mod to see how that plays

Add me to the list of those who think this is an unfortunate limitation/preference, as it definitely rules out a huge swath of awesome games...just like automatically ruling out anything indie/AA, but those folks tend to be the type who will keep gobbling up Starfields, Ubisoft sequels, and other massive AAA "efforts" that value shareholders over creativity until the heat death of the universe so not the most diverse gaming interests anyway.

But with that being said, I suppose I understand you missing out on some of these third person titles because folks can talk about how good a slow, turn-based strategy game is (or an MMO, or a few other genres of games) and there's a miniscule chance I'll play them as I have not traditionally enjoyed those types of games in the past or have zero interest in them altogether.

Fortunately like you said, there are first person mods available for many of the classics that I'd consider must-plays...this isn't an all-encompassing list by any means, but Gman did a couple of videos that feature first person mods for the following:

Dead Space
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
The Evil Within 2
Manhunt
Max Payne 1, 2, 3
Resident Evil 2, 3, 4
Saints Row The Third
Weird West

You can see them in action here and here if you want. I'd definitely try to check at least some of those out and see if it increases your enjoyment enough to get through them!

 

[CAD4466HK]

Add me to the list of those who think this is an unfortunate limitation/preference, as it definitely rules out a huge swath of awesome games...just like automatically ruling out anything indie/AA, but those folks tend to be the type who will keep gobbling up Starfields, Ubisoft sequels, and other massive AAA "efforts" that value shareholders over creativity until the heat death of the universe so not the most diverse gaming interests anyway.

But with that being said, I suppose I understand you missing out on some of these third person titles because folks can talk about how good a slow, turn-based strategy game is (or an MMO, or a few other genres of games) and there's a miniscule chance I'll play them as I have not traditionally enjoyed those types of games in the past or have zero interest in them altogether.

Fortunately like you said, there are first person mods available for many of the classics that I'd consider must-plays...this isn't an all-encompassing list by any means, but Gman did a couple of videos that feature first person mods for the following:

Dead Space
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
The Evil Within 2
Manhunt
Max Payne 1, 2, 3
Resident Evil 2, 3, 4
Saints Row The Third
Weird West

You can see them in action here and here if you want. I'd definitely try to check at least some of those out and see if it increases your enjoyment enough to get through them!

Good post.
I looked into the Dead Space 1st person mod awhile back, and was all for it until I saw it used Cheat Engine and broke my GlovePIE rebinding program for the arrow keys.
Now the Max Payne 3 mod has my heart pumping and I've just downloaded it.

 

[Armenius]

Good post.
I looked into the Dead Space 1st person mod awhile back, and was all for it until I saw it used Cheat Engine and broke my GlovePIE rebinding program for the arrow keys.
Now the Max Payne 3 mod has my heart pumping and I've just downloaded it.

Any mod that requires Cheat Engine is a no from me. Cheat Engine turned into actual malware several years back. Maybe there is another version out there that is legitimate, but it's not something that I look out for. The number of stories I've read about people getting banned for simply having the program installed and not running is enough for me to avoid it, either way

 

[Lateralus]

Any mod that requires Cheat Engine is a no from me. Cheat Engine turned into actual malware several years back. Maybe there is another version out there that is legitimate, but it's not something that I look out for. The number of stories I've read about people getting banned for simply having the program installed and not running is enough for me to avoid it, either way

That could very well be a good point. I have not used any of those mods as I enjoyed the base games so YMMV.

Full disclosure: I'm not a huge modder. When I install a game (particularly an older one), my first and only stop is usually just PCGamingWiki in order to fix any glaring issues and/or bring the game up to modern standards if it needs it in the case of an older title. Everything from there that I've tried has been safe, but they typically don't list things like first person mods, so as with anything from Nexus or ModDB or other sources, always do your research.

 

[CAD4466HK]

Any mod that requires Cheat Engine is a no from me. Cheat Engine turned into actual malware several years back. Maybe there is another version out there that is legitimate, but it's not something that I look out for. The number of stories I've read about people getting banned for simply having the program installed and not running is enough for me to avoid it, either way

That is the main reason I didn't get the mod because I have heard nothing but bad juju about it.
Plus a lot of games will ban or kick you just for having it installed.

 

[peppergomez]

Add me to the list of those who think this is an unfortunate limitation/preference, as it definitely rules out a huge swath of awesome games...just like automatically ruling out anything indie/AA, but those folks tend to be the type who will keep gobbling up Starfields, Ubisoft sequels, and other massive AAA "efforts" that value shareholders over creativity until the heat death of the universe so not the most diverse gaming interests anyway.

But with that being said, I suppose I understand you missing out on some of these third person titles because folks can talk about how good a slow, turn-based strategy game is (or an MMO, or a few other genres of games) and there's a miniscule chance I'll play them as I have not traditionally enjoyed those types of games in the past or have zero interest in them altogether.

Fortunately like you said, there are first person mods available for many of the classics that I'd consider must-plays...this isn't an all-encompassing list by any means, but Gman did a couple of videos that feature first person mods for the following:

Dead Space
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
The Evil Within 2
Manhunt
Max Payne 1, 2, 3
Resident Evil 2, 3, 4
Saints Row The Third
Weird West

You can see them in action here and here if you want. I'd definitely try to check at least some of those out and see if it increases your enjoyment enough to get through them!

Thanks yeah I tried it f9r weird West But for some reason it slowed the camera View panning down to a crawl when playing w a controller l, and there were no in game settings to adjust panning speed .So I abandoned that right away.

The Evil within 2 has official first person mode support from the developer.And that game is in my steam back log to try


I did see that video.So thanks for sharing it


Agreed with you regarding folks who are gobbling up the absolute cack AAA titles like starfield and ubiSoft games. Games from those studios and most triple-a studios in fact are for me by default games to avoid. AAA just keeps getting worse and worse and greedier and greedier. It's the corporate bean counters who are in charge of this level of video gaming at the AAA level, not creatives.

 

[TangledThornz]

I'm close to re-finishing the game and realized a sequel could use RPG like choices on how Max deals with wastelanders. Crafting would be cool too. Someday. Maybe. But probably not

 

[Armenius]

I'm close to re-finishing the game and realized a sequel could use RPG like choices on how Max deals with wastelanders. Crafting would be cool too. Someday. Maybe. But probably not

Using games as another vehicle to tell stories within the universe like the comic books do would be great, but George Miller doesn't seem too keen on the idea based on a recent interview. He said he wasn't a fan of the directions the 2015 game took and would rather have someone like Hideo Kojima make a Mad Max game, which goes against the idea of expanding into more of an RPG.

 

[Flogger23m]

Using games as another vehicle to tell stories within the universe like the comic books do would be great, but George Miller doesn't seem too keen on the idea based on a recent interview. He said he wasn't a fan of the directions the 2015 game took and would rather have someone like Hideo Kojima make a Mad Max game, which goes against the idea of expanding into more of an RPG.

I'm tired of everything being an RPG. And dialogue wheels/lists often suck. They typically are:

- Circular conversations, with nothing but an illusion of choice.
- Rely too heavily on a question format, which makes for unnatural conversations.
- Voice acting, tone, and delivery issues due to different types of lines that can be mixed together.

Few games pull it off properly. I'd rather not have more RPG elements, there already was a progression system as is.