Mad Max
I am as happy as every month. You know why? because each beginning of the month is: new free games on PlayStation!
From time to time, people from PlayStation add a really good game to the subscription collection, and this is definitely the best game. Mad Max is based on the original movie franchise, but I would say more at the 2015 restart of Mad Max: Fury Road with Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. I vaguely remember seeing Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome when I was much younger, when I was still renting VHS movies from the video store.
I think the film could have had a psychological effect on me, because if there are two things that do not really matter to me, it's the desert world and post apocalyptic. Regardless of my dislike for the environment and the theme of the game, I surprisingly enjoy the vast desert land of the desert, probably for the first time in my life.
Now I should give a fair warning: Mad Max is probably not the best game for the younger players, it's more of the violent side. When water and oil are the best option after resources, people will do everything possible to have them in their hands.
Max's story begins with that he used to be a patrol officer, now an expert in survival on his journey to the Plains of Silence in search of fuel.
Things get worse when Max is kicked off the road by a group of War Boys led by a really evil guy called Scrotus. They take their car, their clothes and everything they own, then let them die in the desert. Fortunately, Max makes a bold attempt to recover his stolen belongings by jumping on the Land Mover while the War Boys leave and come face to face with Scrotus wielding a chainsaw. Max manages to get the advantage by stabbing him in the head with a chainsaw, this does not do anything to this brick head, which then kicks Max out of the Land Mover. You have to be pretty tough to survive with a chain saw on your head, it was a pretty intense scene.
Only with a gun and the clothes of a dead Wastelander, ah yes and the dog of Scrotus, begins to walk with the hope of finding water and a better means of transport. After a few hours of walking he meets a hunchback mechanic named Chumbucket, who promises to take him to Scrotus, but first he must help complete the car he is building called Magnum Opus.
The game takes a long time to get to the core of the story, which happens more in the end.
There is a strange beauty in this vast wasteland full of death and destruction, which really infuses the sense of lost hope as you explore. Mad Max is a balanced mix between role playing and driving, and your car or as it is called in the game, the Magnum Opus, is almost an extension of the character. One of the main objectives is to update your Magnum Opus to a tank like the state, which you will have to do to survive in this wild wasteland.
As with most post-apocalyptic games, it's about survival, and the three key elements you'll need are water, gas and salvage. Water is basically to maintain your health and sometimes you will find a can of dog food, which is a pretty decent meal in these parts. Then there is gasoline, which is necessary to keep the car running, fortunately it is not difficult to get it and most buildings or structures usually have some cans of gasoline scattered. Rescue is what you will need to build your car, from better weapons to more resistant armor, and do not forget what is under the hood. You will need to have a V8 engine in your hands to face what is out there.
The game is exciting to play while you are in this unpleasant world where life has almost no meaning.
There is definitely a mood of despair, everyone wants to kill you, just to steal your water and your car. The main objective is to get the Magnum Opus as up-to-date as possible, and the friendly hunchback mechanic will be sure to inform you of what you need for the next update. The relationship between Chumbucket and the car that he adores is very funny, this brings a bit of laughter
The combat with vehicles also plays an essential role in this game. If you notice a car approaching from a distance, it is likely that they are looking for a fight. Make sure you destroy your opponent's vehicle before trying to approach on foot, I have been killed several times like that, I know, novice movement. The oil fields found everywhere are fortresses with many enemies and will require you to abandon your car and face enemies with only your fists. The ammo in the game is pretty hard to get, so when you find it, be sure to save it for the right occasion.
Mad Max is an action and adventure game based on the Mad Max film franchise, but based on the 2015 restart movie.
The game is developed by Avalanche Studios, with whom I am not very familiar, but they also created the series The Hunter and the three Just Cause games, of which I have not played any. I've seen some great looking trailers for Just Cause 3, so I should probably try. Published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, obviously, they own the rights to everything these days that come from the big screen. As always, it is available on all popular platforms; Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. This is one of the few games you'll find on OS X and Linux, thanks to Feral Interactive.
