So I tried playing MAD MAX In 2024...

[@DanielJ-00]

6:07 A top tier pause worthy moment lmao

[@charlieswan1514]

8:21 Another pause-worthy moment lol

[@Spinnekk]

Mad Max still has some of the best car explosions ever in any game.

[@benwasserman8223]

If anyone knows how to blow things up in a video game, it’s the Just Cause developers.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

Best explosions in general! Fantastic visual effects in this game

[@AltraWave7]

It's not just you Matty, the car is meant to be a slow to respond pain to drive until you start getting the upgrades, I mean it's slapped together from junk and spare parts at first.

[@jesse2083]

Really makes you feel the desolation and hopelessness at first. Haha

[@grapeape325]

Spare parts bud.

[@humblemudgames]

Fist of the North Star Lost Paradise does this too

[@leungjohn1]

@@grapeape325pitter patter

[@williammoore1030]

More and more people discover this one all the time, loved it when it came out. The car and on foot combat feels great. I remember this, sleeping dogs, prototype, singularity, wolverine origins, captain America, Alpha Protocol, The Saboteur and so many other “mid tier games” that are some of my favorites to revisit.

[@isonic]

I feel like Sleeping Dogs has aged poorly in my opinion. Enjoyed it when it came out, went back to the remaster a few weeks ago and just couldn't get past the jank

[@ezioassassain]

its not really janky at all, i played it on ps3 ps4 and pc​@@isonic

[@robertblackburn752]

Its genius lies in the fact that when you start out it seems a bit simple and kind of repetitive but as you move on it becomes a whole lot deeper than that. The world is vast and incredibly varied and the storms are really scary. Everything works fast and seamlessly with a great gritty style. The sound effects and explosions are visceral and unashamedly violent. I love it.

[@ThePatente]

The storms yeah. Storm coming seek shelter, Shit, Where I am? SHIT! Nowhere!!! 😂

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

I love that they use water and food for your health management

[@jonathanmercado963]

Mad Max with the Nemesis system and the lore and locations in the game. My god that would be tight

[@conq1273]

Man that would be cool but it would be better on OC character than max himself. Your MC becoming Immortan joe's legend would be awesome

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

😭🙏

[@James-gj8rn]

It's an underrated gem this one, i feel like it doesn't get enough love honestly

[@iagosplace]

add in the fact that u can buy the game for practically nothing on everything, best £2 i’ve ever spent i think

[@martinramirez9647]

Yet everyone on the internet says so, when absolutely everyone says it's underrated, is it really?

[@MrWachmen]

This game, alongside the Witcher 3 Complete Edition, best purchases I've ever made, I spent easily over 150 hours on each game, dirt cheap too.

[@Hasan-hm5fy]

@@martinramirez9647it’s underrated in the word that it got no critical success and a sequel was never confirmed. It released in between fallout 4 and mgs 5, same day as mgs 5 I believe

[@martinramirez9647]

@@Hasan-hm5fy just like days gone, players loved it, critics didn't, and that's probably all we will see of it.

[@Amicals]

I did a whole playthrough of this game on PC last year. It can be repetitive I get that, but it was a game where I could just turn off my brain, play it and have fun, I really enjoyed it.

[@jonathancunningham8739]

Exactly like far cry turn off your brain and enjoy for me that is one of the greatest types of games around.

[@porcupinebutter]

“You can see the fallout dna in mad max”… I’m sorry but I think you got those flipped 😂

[@Deadsea_1993]

Rage, Fallout, Wasteland, all owe homage to Mad Max.

[@PHILLIPAYx]

One of those games that really stuck with me the last generation. I may be in the minority but this is in my top 10 of favorite games. I think the world is what really sold this game for me. It's desolate and pretty barren, but it felt incredibly immersive, and when you did find a point of interest, it just felt that much cooler. Paired with engaging car combat and driving physics that actually felt good, I highly recommend this game for anyone that has an interest in open world games. Also I'd recommend Rage 2, which a lot of the same developers from Mad Max worked on that game. A bit of a spiritual successor.

[@antiquecardboard]

Rage 2 is the true hidden gem. Favorite game of last generation and pure “fun” distilled. While also great, Mad max has become well known. People still snob their nose at Rage 2.

[@CmbAdvisor]

Huh, that explains why Rage 2 felt so similar to Mad Max, in a good way.

[@rikstan15]

The way this game does collectibles is so good cuz it feeds into the upgrade system, just like Far Cry 3 did and Far Cry 4 perfected, the collectathon is for upgrading your existing gear not just for the sake of it, and you are not being showered in non unique random *replacement* gear. Far Cry 4 did it the best imo where you had to get the skins of animals you hunt, habitats being restricted by area which improves the pacing of the game, and then when you get the second to best level of "ammo pouches" you get a quest to hunt like the "white rhinoceros" to get the last upgrade for your ammo pouches. I really prefer this system to just collecting journal pages 1/140

[@streetmagik3105]

I'm a big Mad Max fan and bought this at launch. Great game! Played through it again at the end of last year on Series X. Still great!

[@denisrutz]

I purchased this game 3 days ago on my Xbox for a lil' less than 5 bucks - money super well spent i gotta say and man does it still look graphically neat, given it's nearly 9 and a half years old. 👌🏼

[@paullebowitz3784]

Arguably, the post-apocalyptic settings that likely inspired the Mad Max movies and Wasteland / Fallout are rooted in literature. Harlan Ellison's novella "A Boy and His Dog" was published in 1969. Alan Dean Foster's short story featuring vehicular combat dates to 1971 and his "Why Johnny Can't Speed." The first Mad Max movie hit screens in 1979. Check 'em out!

[@belltolls1984]

Criminally underrated game; discovered it last year and doing my 2nd play-through now. Wish the online resource gathering features weren't shut down though.

[@chuchushoeTW]

When I played this game for the first time, I was so surprised by how underrated it was. I had an absolute blast with it! The car combat is so cool and works well in this game, especially during those crazy storms in the wasteland! In my opinion, it's one of the best movie-based games.

[@jasonsingleton1980]

I actually love this game! The overall presentation was loud and awesome, the car combat was one of my favourite parts of it!! Might just boot it back up again after watching this! 😁

[@coolbatfleck9952]

It is a shame the game doesn't have a ng+ mode, taking down convoys while listening to the fury road ost was something else man

[@TylarScott-Tate]

This is one of may favourite games

[@Deadsea_1993]

This game deserves a lot more love. This is in my Top 20 Favorite games of all time. I'm a huge fan of the Mad Max franchise and this game wad a love letter by fans to that. Upgrading your car with a new engine and hearing it roar is unlike anything I've experienced in other games. This vehicle is as much of the experience as Max is and it is like one of the main characters of the game. This game even got the weird parts of the franchise down like using a harpoon to launch a guy across the sky. Fallout got the dark sense of humor from Road Warrior.

[@ali8283]

I randomly played this because it was a ps+ game. Loved it way more than I expected

[@PunkRockZombie205]

Same

[@matthew.8970]

bro ive been beating this game every couple of weeks for years, ill never stop playing it

[@rianholmes1139]

Call this man Mad Matt

[@bltn7469]

@@rianholmes1139 LMAO ! haha

[@conormolloy1010]

It’s absolutely criminal that more people haven’t played this game. And the graphics still hold up to this day.

[@ItsParachuteAdams]

My fav avalanche studios game. Need a sequel or I'd love to see them do a Waterworld game

[@Zyke_iLLest]

I imagine we will get another after mad max the wasteland comes out

[@Absolynth]

Mad Max is quite focused around punching and driving, but the attention to detail surrounding those simple elements is masterfully crafted.Great art design can trump great graphics, Mad Max has both!

[@heroicgangster9981]

i hope george miller and avalanche studio make a mad max game someday together!

[@rianholmes1139]

It makes me sad that George Miller didnt like this game

[@rianholmes1139]

and on top of that he said he would want Hideo Kojima to make a mad max game if he had the choice

[@Killicon93]

@@rianholmes1139 Having played Death Stranding I'd say Kojima would definitely deliver an excellent Mad Max game.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

​@@Killicon93I agree, though I don't see why George Miller disliked this game. Lots of passion for the franchise went into this game

[@Killicon93]

Played it almost exactly a year ago and now finally downloaded it again and installed a mod that lets me toggle the HUD. Haven't started a new game yet tho. Been just driving around and enjoying the scenery. Clearing those few little hideouts that I've had left and trying to find find all the history relics. As well as doing as much roleplaying as I can. One of the things I do in the game RP-wise is taking off and on Max's gloves, gauntlets, armor, jacket and shirt in their most sensible order as well as not wearing the strongest armor or weapons at all times. I just love the vibe of this game. What I'd like to see in a sequel would be having it be less of a Ubisoft-style checklist game as I feel like it's a bit opposed to the scavenger lifestyle of that world. And speaking of scavenging; one of the things I'd want to see would be what Avalanche had originally planned for The Big Nothing, where it was meant to be procedural and you were find upgrade materials there. In general I think games should have more massive expanses of eerie nothingness.

[@shortinos]

I still find it weird that WB was able to patent the Nemesis system

[@Rightchickenwing]

5:23 YES damn free flow combat with Mad Max is exhilarating 😃😃

[@zanerinsane1574]

It felt a lot like Arkham combat but with way more weight to it. You feel every single punch he throws. Shits brutal in the best ways

[@bankjibbernow]

The sound design is awesome loved this game back then..gonna replay right now! 🎉😅

[@TheVileOne]

I'm glad we can go back and look at these games from the 2010s and have an honest overview of them, see what works and what doesn't.

[@uberboomer8670]

At this point id love to see ANY game implement the nemesis system! It was such a brilliant means of crafting unique in game mini stories, they patented it and its been shelved ever since. For those interested i believe Mad Max is $5 in the PS store. Much love Matty!

[@daman825]

So funny I added this game to my wishlist. Got a notification that the game was on sale and got it. So funny you mentioned the early game driving because I am literally having the same problem. Great review!

[@Duffinhusterr]

Just wait until you get those upgrades on the car. It get amazing

[@Movienerd092]

How ironic that I was playing this last night after watching Furiosa. You drop a video on the gand

[@DammitBobby619]

Redownloading it, playing it again for the 3rd time

[@AndyEmerald]

This game is an underrated gem! I played it 2/3 years ago and loved it all the way.

[@purefoldnz3070]

yeah I didnt expect it to be that good after its MEDIOCRE reviews

[@lo602u4]

Just started playing this again after almost a decade….it is a blast!

[@Everarmed89]

Well said. I play this gem at least once a year ton completion. The car combat, fighting style, environment and overall feel of the game just hits different

[@pacoramon9468]

It would have been nice if the bosses weren't the same hammer guy.

[@JODIO904]

I been playing this too! I remember starting with scrap metal and my car is soooo good now it’s great just to jump in

[@isonic]

"Name a better punch" Matty I BEG you please do a retro rebound on The Warriors. No game has come close to having the same level of brutal combat that we had in the wonderful gem of a game

[@DV-ou1yu]

One of the best games ever made. This was to the ps4/x1 generation what Red Faction Guerilla was to the ps3/360. I loved this game and still have the preorder poster on my wall.

[@vessellast836]

I mentioned that you do a review for this game like a month or 2 ago and I am so glad you are doing it! This was my wife's first game that she beat and loved it to death. A highly underrated game that either needs a reboot or another entry.

[@EndzonE-is1wv]

It does not look like it but this game is so addictive

[@DivanLabuschagne]

Been playing it again recently. Had it on my ps4 and recently upgraded to a series s and when I saw the game on sale for 5 dollars I instantly bought it. The fps boost to 60 makes it even more fun than before.

[@ceeece]

I had it in my library for a long time and after seeing Furiosa i decided to download it and start playing it. Now I can’t stop. Such a fun game and so addictive.

[@Alcatraz2]

This is my personal favorite and best game from the PS4/Xone generation.

[@normalized_freak]

Well, I just started playing it for the first time yesterday and then this video ended up in my recommended. Three missions in and I am hooked, despite not being a big fan of open world games.

[@BigIronEnjoyer]

This was one of my favorite games of the 2010s. On top of the broader "open world fatigue" that was starting to come in when this game released, there's also the factor that it was also essentially a movie tie-in game. By this point we all had a couple decades of experience telling us that movie tie-in games are always terrible. This of course is the exception, maybe the single best exception to that rule. Speaking of the movies, the first movie isn't actually post-apocalyptic. Its basically set right before the apocalypse. Where resources are starting to grow thin and wars are kicking off all over the globe over them, meanwhile at home criminals are running rampant as governments with fewer and fewer resources struggle to do anything to stop them, and even when they do manage to bring someone in a feckless justice system just lets them right back out again, and while things haven't completely fallen apart it feels like that's right on the verge of happening. Crazy... imagine living in that world!

[@therealmovieman]

Fantastic game with the main storyline and locations in it from furious too even when completed can do activities from the movies like helping people, scouting camps and convoy attacks

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

Legitimately one of, best licensed tie-in (sort of) games ever released. And one that not NEARLY enough people played. When people debate with me about what some of the greatest/most realistic motorcycle physics are in a game, I point them to Days Gone. When people debate about amazing feeling car physics...I point them towards Mad Max.

[@dr.loomis4221]

Finally loaded this game up in 2024 one more time...and it finally hooked me. 60fps on Series X was a nice surprise too.

[@kevlar218]

I loved this game when it came out and agree that everyone should at least try it for the visceral combat alone. It's usually on sale for less than $5 on pc and well worth picking up.

[@baddragonite]

The game was originally gonna be more of a direct tie in with Fury Road, with the director even changing parts of THE MOVIE to better fit the game's narrative But due to many moments that caused the budgeting to skyrocket that project got shelved but then was brought to another team

[@Astral_body]

I’ve been playing this game off and on for I don’t know how many years I know I have well over 250+ hours. There are just some games out there that are like me unique to people like who sings that these games deserve more credit know personally i’m still playing the original prototype that was released in 2009 and it still holds up despite there being a very doll storyline it’s the combat and the gameplay that keeps few of us gamers still engaged.

[@mikdan8813]

Just bought the game. I met some thirsty wretches in the desert, wanted to give them some water. As soon as the first drop touched the guy's lips, two cars (one of them packed with explosives) came outa nowhere and decided to ram into us head on. The cars ran over the wretches and both exploded, also killing the drivers. I was completely unscathed, surrounded by 5 corpses and 2 blazing wrecks. That was THE MOST Mad Max thing I have ever seen in my life.

[@Gomek_]

This is seriously one of my favourite games, and with the new talk of a sequel I am super excited

[@99GregPotter]

Im so glad more people are going back to this game :) it was a really entertaining and fun hidden gem

[@isaacgarcia771]

I thoroughly enjoyed my time playing Mad Max, and I would recommend playing it with some old school 80's and 90's Thrash Metal in the background.

[@AndrisLelisTravelChanel]

I just started to play this game. A little feels like Days Gone

[@VidiverseExplorer]

It's one of my faves, I wish they'd make another one, so much can be done with the lore.

[@Yellowjack17]

This game made me wish so bad that the Fallout series also had vehicular combat

[@P_D-px6iv]

If only Bethesda would abandon that awful creation engine

[@zone6330]

Another game with amazing free flow combat that I love is Sleeping Dogs. Such an underrated game as well with a pretty decent story as well, but the combat in Sleeping Dogs reminds me of the combat in Mad Max which is awesome as well

[@StuieHunter]

Hey Matty, loving the retrospective reviews. You're by far my favourite youtuber right now, keep up the great work! I've been meaning to play this game on steam deck soon!

[@michaelbeyrlejr.1884]

I literally just got this game because someone bragged about how awesome it was and they weren’t lying. Some of the missions get repetitive and that’s fine but it reminds me of True Crime LA with all the driving all over God’s not so green earth!!

[@SynthLizard8]

The disappointing thing for me with Mad Max is that the survival elements never really come in to play, you basically never run out of fuel and when you upgrade the home bases enough ammo and water are refilled which I wish you had to buy instead.

[@MegaMerdeux]

Yeah, that's one of the flaws in the game. With the upgrades you eventually never run put of gas or water. Making the survival elements pretty pointless very quick. On one hand most of these upgrades are optional. But even without any upgrades, it's not so difficult to get gas and water.

[@tylerwood8710]

My review is: I really, really enjoyed this game. I put a lot of time into it and played it until it was dead. The graphics are great. The story is fine. The quests are fine. The fighting is excellent. The driving is serviceable. The upgrade system was fun. Just a really solid, good game. And then, when I had beaten it to within an inch of its life, I uninstalled it, never reinstalled it, and completely forgot it existed until you just put this video up. It's not a great game, and it's not particularly memorable, but at the same time: it's a FUN and entertaining game, and I guess it's what I wanted at the time. There's nothing wrong with this game at all. If you want a 'Mad Max'-style game, play 'Mad Max'. If you don't, you're not missing out on anythinf seminal. I definitely recommend this game.

[@JoeChillton]

Every May i pop it in for a month or two after completion years ago, i love it.

[@dphylan]

Just recently replayed this game. Personally hoping they make a sequel one day! Love your stuff man! Been watching for years!

[@christopherwhite2223]

I bought this over mgs5 when they both released the same day or week...can't remember exactly but i enjoyed it more than mgs5. Playing it again on xbox series x and with boosted frame rate it is even better. Underrated game for sure

[@mcribprime6594]

It’s an incredible game, great to see the Easter eggs in the new movie as well, Scroutus and Chum bucket, scroutus should be a lot bigger but still good to see that character in Furisoa.

[@LegenderyDarkLink]

such a good game played it when it first dropped on PS4 and now im replying again on PC .. its a gem such a underated game

[@voltsx4664]

Got this game for £3 on a sale a little while ago, one of my best game purchases its so underrated

[@sucha603boy]

I went back to this recently and it was refreshing and fun to play.

[@carpetburnz81]

Thanks for the review definitely gonna give this a try 👍

[@dadman8474]

This game for 5$ on Xbox store is an absolute steal, could not put it down. Would hate for it to come out modern today basically because we all know they’d add a battle pass or a Road Warrior pass and make everything get placed behind a pay wall

[@karlmarshall4482]

Loved the game actually picked it back up before going to see furiosa it’s cool that the main villain from the game is in furiosa

[@vercoda9997]

Great game. Excellent Photo Mode too. For a game set in endless rock and sand, its a real looker. I'd love a sequel.

[@bannankev]

I enjoy the hell out of this game and come back and play it again about every year or so. I love it, gonna start another play of it.

[@chican_0]

Mad Max is a game that holds a very special place in my heart. It’s a very good game if only people would give it a chance.

[@AstralFrost]

I'm happy you shouted out Mafia III, Matty! The game was lacking in areas but I thought it was good!

[@TheDaveMagic]

Played through this during the pandemic. A damn good time.

[@mrmusickhimself]

My biggest issue with the game was the lack of a New Game Plus, or any kind of postgame content, especially since you unlock the Interceptor upon beating the game, but if you made the mistake of getting 100% completion, there is nothing left to do. Unless I'm mistaken, you don't even get new, respawing Convoys or enemies to beat down. You are DONE.

[@pugshorty9852]

The fact that you made a mistake is proof that you are indeed a human. To make the situation even better, you have learned from that mistake. Congratulations on being one cool dude.

[@timmadone8930]

There's an Easter egg for "Shadow Of The Colossus" in the game too. Nice & enthusiastic re-review. :)

[@Herpusderpus]

I didn’t know this game existed (just got back into gaming recently after taking a decade long break from it) and holy shit, this is the exact type of game I’m looking for. I love Fury Road and had no idea this was a thing. I’m burned out from Doom Eternal and need a new experience.

[@Rightchickenwing]

I don't know what made me but the game in the end. Morbid curiosity. So fed up of previous film to game ideas being crap so this didn't help my reservations. But man it's a brilliant game as it turns out and hope there is a sequel!!

[@Twinsfan1992]

So I picked this up today for $5 on PSN. Started it up and seems like it will be pretty solid, it releasing against MGSV though sent it to die because the gameplay of that is so good, this just feels like an Arkham clone with car combat (which feels way better than Batmobile imo)

[@lt.waffle3202]

I found your Chanel while riding the fallout 4 hype train in 2015💀 dawg you have come so unbelievably far lmao

[@ChaseSchleich]

Monolith is now WB's best studio since Rocksteady got scrapped for parts throughout Suicide Squad's development. Really hoping they can take over the mantel with Wonder Woman and give us something that can rival Arkham.

[@kingofthewickerpeople9450]

I recently went back to platinum this game. What a day! What lovely day!

[@fabolousjada5070]

Bro I freaking love this game and I’m only 45 minutes in. Just feels so unique bro

[@aaronrees9310]

Idk if you ever played or did a video on rage 1 and 2 but I think you’d be interested in those games

[@edwardnarro3323]

Will pick this back up after finishing Automata, never finished it my first round. After watching Road Warrior and Fury Road im in the mood for some car war!

[@Dio.Brando1810]

Im one of the few who bought mad max over MGS and i loved it ! Picked up MGS after finished this and loved that to

[@jameswalt1]

Excellent video, and great introspection into your own growth - and the industry’s era

[@PunkRockZombie205]

Definitely a hidden gem. I'd love to see a 2nd one eventually

[@ianalexander8374]

They nailed the feeling of this it’s closer to the films almost mad max 3 !! The film we wanted to get

[@joebond545]

Days gone and mad max. The two most underrated games of all time. Especially days gone not only is it underrated but its literally a masterpiece now one of the top 5 games ive ever played

[@RM2011ish]

This was on sale for Xbox at the same time Furiosa came out. Playing it for the first time I'm kicking myself for not playing it sooner.