NickatNite
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1 day and 8 hours and finally got a V8. ( had enough scrap to upgrade to 3rd versions )
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MAD MAX |OT| Beyond Thunderpoon
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shawnoftheshred
Member
To anyone who has played far into the game: is there enough scrap that I don't have to worry so much about choosing an upgrade path? Enough to max out all stats/get all improvements?
Yes you can easily get enough scrap and griffa tokens to completely Max and the Opus.
oktarb
Member
Well I bought both on the same day. Played Mad Max for 3 hours and played MGSV for 42 hours over the three day weekend.
Mad max will be an easier game to pick up and put down. MGSV wants all your time; needs all your time.
I look forward to playing Mad Max but MGSV is phenomenal. As a side note I enjoy the story but have no idea what's going on or what happened. For me its about the diverse options to play style and the AI.
Mad Max has the vibe for sure but its a little rough around the edges.
backflip10019
Member
Thanks guys. I feel like more of an action game than stealth, so I'll probably go Mad Max over MGS for now!
I bought both....My problem with Phantom Pain is that the open world design just doesn't do it for me. I love the older MGS games for the linear gameplay with outrageous stupid storylines. I was impressed with how good it looks running at 60fps but that's about it. I just found it boring Afghanistan was just dull. sure it looks awesome but it felt blah.
I picked up Mad Max after reading impressions here and while it has it faults it is just so fun to play. The car combat us awesome, hand to hand is brutal and the world is full of atmosphere. I love just driving around and doing whatever activities I come across, and storms are awesome.
KiefbladeMaster
Member
I just want my V8, gonna get it unlocked tonight hopefully. Also to get side burners it says I need to fully clear threat in an area in Jeet's territory, does that mean doing all of the objectives in the area? Including scrap locations.
Admiral Woofington
Member
clear threats mean all of the red stuff. the scarecrows, bases and minefields.
DrGonzo615
Banned
Scrap locations dont affect the threat level
Yeah, that's the car. It's in every Mad Max thing except Thunderdome though.
yeah I did that the first time and just gave up, they could have done so much with on foot movement,an elephant can jump higher than Max.
-Deadpool-
Member
Do they change later or something? I just drive around slowly until he starts barking and then it appears on the screen. Jump out, defuse, jump back in. Minefields take a few minutes tops (like I say, unless they change later, or there are minefields you can't get the buggy to?)
NickatNite
Member
I just drive around the area in circles until I hit a mine, have chumbucket fix my ride, then find the other.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
I didn't realise he actually points in the direction of the mine while he sits in the back. I was driving in circles getting super frustrated and having my own (real) dogs going nuts at his barking, until I realised if you watch him he points to the mine. I clear them pretty quickly now.
Are there on-foot only ones later?
VanCityGamer
Member
Really fun game so far.
That said, some graphics thoughts. Playing this game on PS4. I was surprised to read that it's 1080p, because it doesn't look like it to me. Not as crisp as Witcher 3, Until Dawn, MGSV, etc. A bit washed out/blurry. Also, the graphics just don't look that great to me. Worse than the three games mentioned above, though those are all great looking games. Anyone else feel the same way? I'm hoping for more from Just Cause 3, Avalanche's other open world game.
That said, some graphics thoughts. Playing this game on PS4. I was surprised to read that it's 1080p, because it doesn't look like it to me. Not as crisp as Witcher 3, Until Dawn, MGSV, etc. A bit washed out/blurry. Also, the graphics just don't look that great to me. Worse than the three games mentioned above, though those are all great looking games. Anyone else feel the same way? I'm hoping for more from Just Cause 3, Avalanche's other open world game.
Nope, all the minefields have to be done in the buggy. It's the only thing that happens with the dog too, which I thought was kind of a waste. But what are you going to do.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Yeah, I can definitely see the rushed elements of the game - some of them are quite glaring though it hasn't dulled the appeal for me. But I agree - going back to the stronghold just to get the buggy and pooch seems drawn out.
KiefbladeMaster
Member
I thought so, but the area it says to clear has no threats anymore. There is a minefield that looks like it's in the adjacent slot but I may be seeing things.
Nyteshade517
Member
one thing they could have done was make a pop-up happen once you're close to a minefield and have it be "call for buggy"...then a person from the stronghold brings it to you in a cutscene or something
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Just finished it. A great game! I had a bunch of fun with it. I only have scrap locations left and their associated artifacts, also death races.
My two beasts.
My two beasts.
You should be able to use the dog to sniff out dog food!
But then you'd have to eat it in front of the dog and the dog would be all like
-Deadpool-
Member
I'm planning on getting it next month or something (my budget exploded this week on until dawn, MGS stuff, and some vita games and tearaway) but it does look really damn good.
Like Shadows of Mordor, it looks like a surprise cult hit for me. I think it's a game that might do very well on future steam sales for examples as people will be done with bigger games and will want a piece of the cake themselves.
It's extremely unlucky for it to come out at the same time as one of the biggest video games franchises (as well as other games like Mario maker) but also, in some way, the same year and after Fury Road, because it set the bar so high for anything mad max related now, and a lot of people (especially the polygon review) seem to compare it straight to that
Like Shadows of Mordor, it looks like a surprise cult hit for me. I think it's a game that might do very well on future steam sales for examples as people will be done with bigger games and will want a piece of the cake themselves.
It's extremely unlucky for it to come out at the same time as one of the biggest video games franchises (as well as other games like Mario maker) but also, in some way, the same year and after Fury Road, because it set the bar so high for anything mad max related now, and a lot of people (especially the polygon review) seem to compare it straight to that
jediyoshi
Member
The fatigue MGSV gave me was running into a location on the map and then, from knowing how the game was structured, dreading the fact that I'd be returning to that spot 5-6 times doing slightly different things. The part I like about Mad Max is that every location I take over will be the last time I need to head to a specific spot. I think liberal use of the quick travel would help get over it.
Raptomex
Member
You can build up 2 cars?Just finished it. A great game! I had a bunch of fun with it. I only have scrap locations left and their associated artifacts, also death races.
My two beasts.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Have fun!
Nope, I had the interceptor out for a spin and flared for chum to bring me the opus.
-Deadpool-
Member
Have fun!
Oh, I am!
Freezasaurus
Member
While I'm loving Metal Gear and have yet to even pop the shrink-wrap on Mad Max, I have to say that MGS is a huge time investment. There's so much game. I've been playing since it came out and I'm currently sitting at 25% completion. I think there may actually be too much game, here.
Have fun!
Nope, I had the interceptor out for a spin and flared for chum to bring me the opus.
Damn, you can get the Interceptor back? I need to play more of this apparently. Do I get to drive it without Chumbucket as well?
MrTroubleMaker
Member
yes to both
I do like Chumbucket.yes to both
Fuck yes.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Is all this just tied to normal story progression or do I have to go full collect-a-thon or complete-a-thon?
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Just have to complete the main story, nothing else.
Excellent, thanks.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
Welcome, I forgot to mention, the game opens back up to let you finish anything else you need /want to do.
I'm the opposite. MGSV can be very tedious in spots. I hate travelling from one place to another, it takes forever and bores me to tears.
Also don't like the save system, it's really inflexible and demands that you put in large chunks of time at points whether you want to or not.
Mad Max on the other hand is, as you said, easy to get into quickly and out of. There is heaps to do, the world looks beautiful and the combat both on foot and in vehicle is fun.
BaraSailey
Member
This game looks and sounds incredible! I can't wait to play this, but I've got to get through MGSV first. Can anyone tell me if they implemented a filter that makes the game look more like Fury Road? That was the one thing I really wanted to see changed after seeing screenshots and trailers early on.
freefornow
Gold Member
Just finished it. A great game! I had a bunch of fun with it. I only have scrap locations left and their associated artifacts, also death races.
My two beasts.
Awesome!
As much as I like how the Magnum Opus ends up, I just cant go past the classic Interceptor as my vehicle of choice.
Go with Metal Gear. Have both right now Mad Max is a fun competent game. Polished in some areas and familiar. Metal Gear is a slow starter but once it opens up it's nuts. So many different scenarios with changing variables. In a way its own genre imo. Neither are perfect but if only one Mgs.
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
I haven't had that happen, but I've noticed a few bugs on XB1. Sometimes the mission objective doesn't update on the screen, even though I've moved on several steps past what it is telling me to do. Also, I cleared a caravan and the game kept telling me to find the caravan, while pointing to the flaming wreck of the car. In all instances, restarting cleared the issue.
Is the map issue persisting after restart?
Yeah, rebooted and same issue. Apparently its happening on PS4/Steam as well. No idea how to fix it though.
Edit: Fixed it. You have to trigger a animation IE, get fuel can, eat dog food etc. I got the jerry can out the back of the car and its back. What a weird glitch.