Mad Max Review: Should You Buy In 2022?

Should you buy Mad Max in 2022?
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Open worlds were such a popular game design technique in 2015. I’ve never been quite as offended by this game design as some have though and I’ve felt like I’ve had quite a high tolerance for it.
Now we've reached 2022, how does this game design hold up and has Mad Max got enough outside of open world fluff, to warrant a place in your gaming library, even in 2022?
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[@MushroomSmuggler]

Great review. This is genuinely one of my favourite games ever. Truly a flawed and forgotten masterpiece.

[@stephensearles673]

I've lost count of the times I've played through this game. I wish they'd make a sequel, but if I'm honest, I don't think it's going to happen.

[@skynet0912]

The only real problem i have with the game is weirdly enough the upgrades... Not those for Max and the Magnum Opus, but to the strongholds! When you first start out, it's very clear that resources are few and far between, so losing all your shotgun ammo in a particularly nasty fight can set you back in the next ambush, and not going over everything and getting as much scrap as you can can make some missions next to impossible without upgrades to Max and the car... However, basicly all difficulty and resource management goes out the window when you notice just how amazingly overpowered all the stronghold upgrades are! If you fasttrack them for every region, visiting any stronghold will fully refill your car with gas, fill your HP and water, reward you with scrap periodically and restock all your ammo... Once you have just one fully upgraded stronghold, any ressource in the game quickly goes from scarce to unlimited, as long as you don't mind returning to a stronghold now and then, which is honestly a tiny setback for the rewards it gives you. The only other tiny annoyances are the sidemissions that requires it to be night to do them, but the day/night cycles are unbearbly slow, and you can't change the time of day manually, meaning these missions can be stuck behind a LONG wait if you forget to do them when it's night out...

[@scottbraidwood6519]

My issue with Mad Max was the repetition. Every area has the same side content and same boss just with a different coat of paint. Would love a sequel though

[@dallesamllhals9161]

+1 The BLOODY minefields :-O BUT in a desolate wasteland it kindda makes sense - looking for shit(scrap) everywhere. ..well, more sense than thé run-of-the-mill Ubi game.

[@CidGuerreiro1234]

Agree, I had a ton of fun clearing the first area, but couldn't be arsed to do it all over again in the others. Still worth playing it, though.

[@gleam6370]

I don’t mind repetition if the objectives are fun. Which is the case with mad max

[@jackdaniels5569]

​@@gleam6370And what matters is the journey, not the destination, the bosses might be the same but literally every place is different

[@TH3MUT]

This vid turned up on my feed - and just wanted to say... THANKYOU Respawned! I was the Animation Director on Mad Max at Avalanche. I'm proud of how this turned out. Although, like Assassins Creed 2 was to the first game (i.e. the first AC had some great ideas - but a lot of repetition - then the 2nd game killed it IMO!) - I wish there was a sequel i.e. there are very solid foundations - and a second game would have built on this. I think we made a really fun game though; meaty combat and really fun, satisfying driving - in a beautiful world (in its own, post apocalyptic, desert land, way) . The Art, VFX and Audio teams killed it as well! Super talented team who I will always love! Anyway, thanks once again for the love mate! p.s. glad you liked the limping after fall damage - I really wanted to pay homage to/acknowledge his leg brace from the movies. BEST, Jon Maine. Oskar, Francis, Ryan, Phil, Rob, Tommy, Alex (all Animators on the team) - if you see this - Love you and miss you!

[@Henry-fh7uh]

Such a fun game with an awesome atmosphere. Definitely worth a go.

[@Drive_Camp_Ride]

I just bought a PS4 after not playing a video game for 25yrs (Yeah I'm old) Bought this for £6 and been playing it for hours, love it !

[@Respawnedgaming]

That’s awesome man! Hope you keep enjoying it!

[@angryretrogamer7313]

I'm currently replaying Mad Max on ps4 after taking a break from Vigor. I played Mad Max a couple years ago when i first got my ps4 and i really enjoy it. This game is super fun and exciting. I didn't remember how good the game actually is until this replay Im on now. I really enjoyed your review and agree with you 100% keep up the good reviews and thank you

[@ericobryant3139]

I always loved this game and just never finished it. Redownloaded it off steam today and started it back up. Still so much fun

[@peshkybee7721]

My dude... found your channel while looking up a review for State of Decay 2 in 2022 lol holy crap these are the best, most concise reviews I've seen on KZbin since the days of Total Biscuit. Legit assumed the 2 in your sub count was million... HOW is it 2k? Like how? The production values here are so much higher than most game reviewers nowadays. No shade to anyone else, just a straight up "well hecking done on these" and I'm certainly gonna be doing my part to feed that hungry KZbin algorithm to give you as much of a boost as possible

[@Respawnedgaming]

Top man! Thanks so much! Really appreciate the support!

[@bizzarreczar5192]

I'm on my second playthrough. It's one of the games that made me upgrade to an Xbox One. Love this game. Needless to say, I'm a fan of the film series......and.....they got it right! 🤘

[@xMontorix]

I'm playing this now. And Max is the most level headed character in this game. He seems like the only one who wants who has head on straight. More like "Intelectual Max"

[@grubsgrubsgrubs6735]

I'm playing it now after buying it on release date and not finishing it. Playing a new save file and going for 100% completion.. fun and definitely good

[@mtndude96]

Sadly (you may have realized this by now) 100% completion is no longer possible because they shut the servers down

[@rodrigomanzo777]

This is one of those games i've been wanting to play since release, for many reasons (and games) i couldn't till today, and wow...i've been missing an amazing game, that has surprisingly withstood 7 years and still showing amazing graphics and gameplay. I love dystopian themed games, and post apocalyptic games are a tough balance between showing a dilapidated world strugggling and putting enouggh content to keep engagement, I think this game has ggot the perfect balance between both, making you feel as one of the few survivors while also keeping you on your toes (vehicle combat is somethin few games pull out right).

[@JamesD5245]

Just started my 3rd play through and there's so much there. The problem is that the game does a bad job of letting it known! From wasteland missions to wasteland encounters, you have to actively go and find them. I think that's one of the biggest problems with the game. We don't want to be hand held these days, but this game would have benefited from a little bit of it. It's actually a beautiful game to play if you DON'T follow the main story path.

[@rosspeters7551]

Spot on. I hardly done any of the story for hours. I spent hours just eliminating the threat in each territory. And building up the strong holds and scavenging . There was the odd story mission I had to do to progress but left majority of it till last. Dodged this game for years thinking I wouldn't like it and only just recently finished it. Apart from it being addictive it's really enjoyable Its actually 1 my favourite open world games I've played tbh. I'm gutted I've finished it... did u play days gone? Another underrated favourite of mine. Well worth a crack if u havent

[@ChaseDizzie]

WB makes really fun open world, combat-oriented games. Batman, Shadow of Mordor, Mad Max, etc. Only issues for me are that they can get really repetitive and tend to be a bit buggy on release.

[@dblocknyc]

Just got this today for $5 on PS Store to play on my PS5

[@grenadecraig9619]

For the soundtrack, they should have hired Mick Gordon (who did the doom soundtrack) for this game, would have been a perfect fit. The mad max universe is very metal. Like flaming guitar guy in the movie 🔥🤟

[@splayzer]

was in my backlog since I got it for free on PSPlus, just started and played for 9h straight! Im loving it!

[@firefly44220]

It’s fantastic. I keep it installed always. Wish it had a new game plus tho. I loved everything about it but I don’t want to start over from scratch

[@zacharron]

I'd thought about picking this up several times now, especially because it's often super cheap.The 30 fps on PS is holding me back though. I'm no frame rate purist, but the more I play 60 fps the harder it is to go back. I think it's pretty certain it won't get an upgrade. Is there a PC port? Thanks again for the review, mate!

[@Respawnedgaming]

Totally agree Zane! Xbox upgraded Max Max to 60fps but nothing on PS. You never know. This review was done on PC, using a 3090 at 4K, so not the best gauge to tell you how it’d run on lower specs but it ran super smooth around 120fps on max settings for me and I’ve read it runs really well on lower specs too.

[@menantumakawak]

it runs super smooth even on low budget pc

[@zacharron]

@@menantumakawak i have an i5 and a 1550, which should be decent enough for it to run smoothly. I just hate gaming at my desk these days.

[@menantumakawak]

@@zacharron i get you man. I lost interest in playing games on my desk these days too. Sometimes I just stream it on my phone with a Bluetooth controller on my bed. Really hoping to get the steam deck in the future

[@steveotatooed]

Having my first playthough in 2023 and loving every minute of it

[@ehdrootofbeard4411]

What was that metal track at around 3 minutes!? 👀👀👀

[@HummingbirdSound]

There is a much deserved "sequel": it is the last Mad Max movie, Fury Road. At the beginning of Mad Max Fury Road movie you see Mad Max ready to travel through the Plains of Silence. He then loses his Interceptor to Immortan Joe's Warboys chasing him down as revenge from killing Immortan Joe's 3rd psychotic son Scabrous Scrotus. He got his interceptor back at the end of the game after he killed Scabrous Scrotus, but he lost his Magnum Opus + Chum Bucket. In Immortan Joe's Citadel Mad Max has flash backs of Glory (little girl in the game,same name in movie too) and Hope (mother of girl in game). The girl kept saying in the movie "why won't you help us?!", "where were you max?!, "why did you leave us MAX?!", and "You KILLED US MAX?!". Its quite obvious its glory from the game that Immortan Joe's son, Scabrous Scrotus killed them, and he's having regret and feels guilty for leaving them behind to die. Now as for Chum bucket obviously he's dead so that wouldn't interfere with the story, and he hasn't met Furiosa until later on in the movie. So it only makes sense and its logical that the game takes place literally right before the movie. Also at the end of the movie Mad Max disappears into the crowd for him to continue his adventure through the Plains of Silence. So it makes sense.

[@Valenzx718]

Just started playing this week for the first time and I am hooked. Closest game I've played to this was Days Gone and I loved that game as well.

[@paulpetroleum]

I loved it at the time, and still do. But I do feel it was a bit rushed. There seems to be loads of bits of the landscape that should have had secrets or other missions and they just aren't there. It can become a little repetitive. I like to play for a couple of hours and then leave and come back later.

[@trighyjock5415]

Fun Fact: If you go to camera mode and zoom in a wheel you will see in the wheel it's written "Gastown Tyres"

[@operationb.e.n6480]

Playing this bad boy later this year, late to the party but excited nevertheless

[@mrpickles318]

Half way thru and this is a fair and honest review, very well done! BUT. It makes the driving easier. So I get where u wanted driving to be more realistic, but we both know it’s about t he action. Fair enough. Sacrifice a little for a little there. I would like better driving but it is not bad at all. All driving games tbh fall short of my expectations. Or most. And I’ve waited to post this comment till the end of ur video . And again, the story could have been better the open world does feel a bit empty. Still, I waited long enough to enjoy the game again. I just wish it went cannon. So as ur video comes to an end I’d say very very fair review! Well done man!

[@mrpickles318]

Side note. I would absolutely orgasm if this game was multiplayer. What a missed opportunity as is this game in general. Don’t get me wrong it is still worth getting but Oml how amazing this game could have been.still after all is considered it’s an easy 7/10 harsh review or better. You don’t play this for story as much as the action and upgrades. And it is still worth it. Story is ok. Open world is decent. But I will never forget what it could have been. That being said I am currently starting my third play through and intend to complete it again :)

[@lzfalcon3221]

i em playing it right now and the game has its shine in a couple of fields but the vehicle combat is just amazing 7.5/10 for me

[@mtndude96]

It's a good game if you are in the mood for a large sandbox (literally). Just spread your playtime out or it'll get really repetative. Also just a note that you can't 100% it anymore as they shut the servers down

[@grant666uk]

Just bought for £4 on Series X. Runs at 120 FPS now via frame boost.

[@mrpickles318]

So watching the video, it is similar to my thoughts, it’s not about the story, it’s about the action! (That’s short one minute reflection)

[@101kaleb]

Are you based in the U.S. ? The reason I ask is you use dollars when referring to price. Enjoying your content, by the way.

[@Respawnedgaming]

I’m based in the UK but over 75% of my viewers are based in the US, so I just use dollars. I’m glad you’re enjoying the content mate! Appreciate the support!

[@DiamondHands4017]

The biggest issue i had with Mad Max was the replayability aspect. Once you maxed out (pun possibly intended) every aspect of the magnum opus and max himself, then what? Theres only low level roadkill faction cars to fight. Plus there's hardly ANY melee combat once everything is over. Yeah you HAD opus wars but they shut down the servers afterwards. I had the idea that once its the endgame, convoys reaper occasionally, or scarecrows are rebuilt, maybe different factions retake camps you had destroyed. It'd give you things to do. Yeah its repetitive but it'd give you a reason not to reset the game and get you to use your new upgrades.

[@JVC1103]

Playstation just had it on sale 2 weeks ago. I had it on PS Plus so I bought it and still love playing it today! It a must have game for the system to me!

[@axelastori484]

Praise be!

[@Respawnedgaming]

🙌

[@deadboy7009]

I just bought it yesterday it's so fkng good this game I really recommend to play

[@butragenjo007]

Great game, i started new play trough today

[@ottoandersson2216]

I did not enjoy breath of the wild, but I really enjoyed this game. It's a shame we will not get a sequel.

[@Respawnedgaming]

Stay tuned for my next video then mate!

[@ddramos956]

I ended up in a road block while playing this game cause there was a trophy that I was not able to get cause it was not reading it in the game. I had looked into this and a lot of people had the same problem with the trophy not registering and that it was an issue with the game needing to be updated to get it. Nonetheless, it won't get upgraded to get that trophy.

[@folkmb_rwb]

played it from start to end for more than 5 times....so i think it says a lot....great game and to be honest even in 2022 i looks darn good.......

[@giganoob1968]

I think it is the best game I have ever played. Played to the end 5 times now.

[@Kuzgunrunner1]

How is the frame rate on Ps5

[@Respawnedgaming]

Locked at 30.

[@GeraltOfTheRivia]

Just finished rewatching the movie and made wanna replay the game again.

[@PissedOffAtEverybody]

2:19 Always fun to see players with similar playing style 😃

[@ColdDayInHell]

yes

[@strel0k215]

on the topic of Max beeing the only one that is sane in the world. I allways thought thats what made him the "Mad" one. When everybodys gone crazy it becomes the new norm, in turn that makes max the abnormal one hence Mad Max

[@DrScorpio313]

Canine friend, not feline.

[@tarzan5932]

Was looking for this lmao

[@thatfamousredneck6422]

@@tarzan5932 same

[@OneHellofaDragon]

"feline friend" Dinki D is a dog, also known as a Canine

[@toddspickelmier3728]

Fuck yeah. I’m replaying this game asap

[@dmo848]

Huge 👍 yup. Jus buy it

[@dennissmith5807]

2024 here. just bought Mad Max for $5. it's really good So far.

[@abukareem6511]

Is it 30 fps capped on consoles?

[@DonYoGi8331]

Only on PS5🤣

[@travisthomas657]

​@@DonYoGi8331 not anymore

[@brandonallgood1304]

ITS ON SALE!!!!!!!!

[@LarsLiveLaughLove]

awesome one

[@BOMBBOB5215]

its good to know its not gunna be dead for long

[@Capza]

single-player game live forever

[@R3GARnator]

Good vid.

[@jeremyallen5762]

Preodered it made sure it worked and ain't played it since mad max fan and all idk I ain't played it lol

[@fredchehab3152]

I really like this game but the intro of the game is like a little disappointing, when he went to get some water

[@mw1511]

good vid

[@Abdulmajeed-70]

Are the game servers working?

[@DonYoGi8331]

U should definitely buy this if u own Series X. PS5 doesn't give u fps boost😁

[@NOBODY-cn6fj]

Ps5 still way better value for money tho 😊

[@DonYoGi8331]

@@NOBODY-cn6fj nah son

[@NOBODY-cn6fj]

@@DonYoGi8331 fuck yeah son

[@DonYoGi8331]

@@NOBODY-cn6fj lol

[@wakeup2theNWO]

I got it on sale Saturday for £2.99 I'm really enjoying it, I thought it was bloody good fps for a 2015 game I didn't know they boosted it on series X 😁

[@itsZach05]

I love it

[@arberreka2242]

Great game!

[@mehmetylmaz5612]

Definitely a good game. After two hours i really enjoyed

[@arenavisionTV]

This game pisses me off. When you die you have to regain your collectibles as opposed to it being saved. It's confusing after the initial start. I had no idea where to go, what to do or what I was trying to achieve. If it's just survival mode that sucks! However, the story was somewhat engaging and the game play was mediocre

[@raytrusty8618]

Best game ever made............

[@jayripp84]

I wouldn't say all that,it is good though

[@mrpickles318]

Didn’t watch the vid yet, just here for you! Yes GET THIS GAME. I have played it thru twice now and have redownloaded to do it a third. I got it with ps plus. If it’s on sell or uve got money: it is worth it I promise. Such an underrated game. And with little to no racing games, this is a beautiful open world racing and fighting game. I don’t download/ buy all the new games. But this is genuinely one of my favorites. And playing thru it entirely and coming for a third should say something. I deleted it after second time and played other games but got the itch again. There are no other games I’ve played that do it so well. And it could have been so much better if properly funded and supported thru original story line. They did their own thing here but it stays in theme and is honestly a little masterpiece. Decent and easy combat with good openworld. Again it could have been better but honestly from a hash review perspective I’d still give it an 8/10 or 7 at worst. And that is being extra mean. Please if you like driving and action just download it. I would spend 60 on it because I’m a cheap skate w no job. But! I would easily spend 40. Again I haven’t watched video but taking it upon myself to tell anyone interested. Just get it, you will sincerely enjoy the game and it has replay value.

[@mrpickles318]

Starting the game now, as the opening scene plays. It is such a shame they did not go with the original ideas and go cannon because the only thing lacking in the game is in depth story. Otherwise we are left with a solid action and driving game where u upgrade urself and car. So so good but it could have been an 11/10 easily if produced correctly (u can look into what happened). However seven without proper story development it is a solid and strong game totally worth giving a try if u even looked up a review. Do yourself a favor and, as Shia laboof says “JUST DO IT”! Such a good game despite the shortcomings. You will enjoy it if it caught ur interest!

[@MikefromTexas1]

Love this game. It is a bit repetitive, but everything about it is so good. WISH we were getting a sequel. You said "feline friend" btw.😂

[@jinerith1198]

Game 5 bucks on psn why not buy it

[@alexrogers9051]

Just left my dads house and grabbed a few games, this was one of them. Installing now, ready for some spear throwing, Khabib take downs and vehicle Mayhem!!

[@lafin5557]

I just finished my 3rd playthrough and I can say all of your "downs" of the game hasn't really hit me yet outstanding job of giving your opinion

[@GrimLogic]

I hate the death runs, and Up to the Task being unobtainable is beyond stupid. But this games ok. Solid 6/10

[@lefishe3068]

YES! BUY IT!

[@iluvatarchem]

Best open world game of the last generation imo. Better than any assassin's creed, better than Batman (except maybe for the second game), better than the first Horizon, better than all the Far Cry crapfests. Only thing that tops it is the Witcher 3 and only because of the story. You need a breath of the wild or an Elden ring to clearly beat this game in quality.

[@Sapwolf]

$4.79 on Steam? Bargain. Looks like I'm heading down under.

[@BOMBBOB5215]

mad max is coming back every roblox mad max server is empty

[@klausfleishacker4756]

please, adapt your language to the current times. 2015 = ’twenty fifteen’

[@Respawnedgaming]

That’s some harsh criticism my friend.

[@henkhenkste6076]

repetitive garbage game

[@MikeOcksmallClips]

Your mom

[@gosnfrenki]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH you dont even know what is garbage you pathetic little man...

[@MadMiff]

I just downloaded this to my Xbox series X, I had it before on CD rom. It was on sale at just £3 so well worth it. Wow, I forgot how good this game is, its the perfect game for getting rid of frustration by just going out and killing SCUM.

[@talonfury7818]

Great game