First timers (or long time returners) be sure to post thoughts if you get a chance
It's always fun to revisit cult classics, especially from that era. Which at this point feels like it was a completely different fucking universe. 2015
Ahh yes I remember 2015 and especially 2016, the couple of years that devs actually tried harder than normal.
Battlefront 1, as simple as it was (which to me is sometimes better), was unbelievable and just felt like I was in an original trilogy Star Wars movie. The sound design, textures, maps, weapons, all outstanding. Battlefield 4 was only a year into release and I ended up playing that until PS5 launched and still go back once in a while. Battlefield Hardline released as well which had a pretty in depth campaign for a BF game. Followed up of course by Battlefield 1 in 2016 in the same engine as Battlefront.
Black Ops 3 introduced Blackout battle royal which was a huge success, I wasn't a fan but it was pretty cool, now, again CoD Warzone is just so over saturated with garbage. Followed up by CoD WW2 in 2016 which actually had some insane campaign missions that borderline looked real with their settings, animations and lighting.
The Order 1886, Limbo, Fallout 4 Titanfall! I mean 2015 was fucking awesome. That's how you launch two big name consoles! I need that passion back.
Now to
Mad Max, this game is fucking awesome! I'm a huge fan of the original trilogy. I enjoyed Fury Road as well, some of the stunts were insane, but it's a far cry from the original movie which I may like the best out of the four.
Most people say the Road Warrior is the best. I do like it a lot but I'm the wackjob that may like Thunderdome more because it just has more substance and is essentially two separate movies in one starting out in Bartertown and then moving on to the canyon of children after Max busts a deal and faces the wheel. You also can't convince me otherwise that the airplane pilot in Thunderdome is not the whirly bird pilot in Road Warrior. I don't give a shit what George Miller says, the pilot had a kid with his girl in Road Warrior, lost her along the way somewhere and started flying an airplane with his son in Thunderdome.
One of the best videogame adaptation ever.
Both on foot and driving gameplay are great. I love the way they delve into Mad Max mythos. Which George Miller would love by the way, since what he wanted to do starting from The Road Warrior is study how mythos are created and show what could be if human beings started recreating them after the fall of our civilisation.
Of course you're pissed off at first not driving the interceptor, but the idea to build your own vehicle is great, there's a lot of possibilities actually, plus when you finish it and unlock the beast
I dare you not to cream your pants, i dare you !
You can actually build a mock interceptor with one of the base car models they give you to choose from and even get a black on black paintjob for it in the shop. The only difference is that instead of having the dual fuel tanks in the back you have Chum Bucket sitting there instead, which is great if you enjoy the thunderpoon launcher. Just slap a V8 in there and you have the interceptor before beating the game.
I'm not sure if someone else has mentioned this yet in this thread, but it's also a shame that the coolest feature of the game got cut. It was supposed to have a procedural desert outside of the map boundaries so you could just explore for miles and miles into the salt flats and find random loot along the way. You can still drive past the boundaries now but only for a few seconds as it'll kill you unless you mod the game on PC. There is also a hidden ocean if you drive far enough making the rumors of the "Big Wet" technically true.
You can also find Cap'n Walker's crashed airplane out towards the airport with statues of some of the kids from Beyond Thundersome standing on it.
This game is also a prequel to Fury Road and the flash backs that Max sees in the opening of the movie are the mother and daughter from this game.
I really, REALLY wish this game would get a sequel. It would be insane. Maybe it will with Furiosa on it's way in the next year or so.
Some tips that you may not know, using the shotgun in the car turns the game into slow mo so you can do some cool camera tricks with explosions. Try launching a thunderpoon at an enemy vehicle and then quickly swap to your shotgun and aim, you get a
super slow mo explosion. It's awesome.
You also drive in first person by double tapping down on the D-pad (I think? One of the other D-pad buttons?)
This game is hilarious too. I have a ton of goofy videos from it.
This is a 10 minute video but it has some examples of the slow motion I'm talking about.
