thekonamicode
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Mad Max: Review Thread.
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Hades Hotgun
Banned
I wish the standards that this game seems to have been held to, which I assume are in large part spurred on by the brilliance of Fury Road, would be applied to more games in general. Everything I have seen previously indicates that this game is every bit the mediocrity that it is being reviewed as.
| Praxis |
Banned
They marked it down for basically turning one of the only female characters into a damsel in distress. They said it was a disappointing treatment after the way Fury Road handled it.
4/5 from Gamesradar
"Mad Max might be formed from familiar parts of other games, but the car-wrecking, skull-cracking chaos it creates is a rewarding and expansive adventure."
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Still on the fence, might wait until $40.
"Mad Max might be formed from familiar parts of other games, but the car-wrecking, skull-cracking chaos it creates is a rewarding and expansive adventure."
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Still on the fence, might wait until $40.
AHA-Lambda
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sorry, I couldn't resist using it 
Coffee Dog
Banned
It always was simple and easy, it was just new and made them feel good so it got a pass. In the coming months someone else is going to come out with a new simple and easy action combat system, that will get 9s and 10s for a few years, and then that will get old and accurate criticisms will finally stick to that as well.
This is how game mechanic trends work in this industry. Out with the old, in with the new.
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
quote from polygon review
Orochinagis
Member
woot? did the videogame is based on the movie or something cuz thats dumb
Polygon Review said:
I don't think it's really a marking down as much as it is a simple aside.
Then stop paying attention to them, find other things to play, problem solved.
Smokey_Run
Member
I'll likely wait until Black Friday. I have a feeling, much like Mordor, this game will be $25 or so.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
lol
No they didn't. They just made note of it.
Also no one "marks down" review scores.
smurphdogg
Neo Member
Your reading comprehension skills could use some work. They were comparing the role of women in the game to Fury Road, which did have a female lead. No where do they state or imply that the game is worse because there isn't a female lead. They simply expressed disappointment that following the excellent example of Fury Road, one of two female characters was Damsel in Distress stereotype.
Nydius
Gold Member
I personally have to side with Gamespot's view. My biggest concern about Max has always been that they would adopt the Ubisoft way of padding open world content with filler, repetitive fluff. Ubisoft has been the worst offender of throwing a bunch of shit on the map and then forcing the player to do at least some arbitrary percentage of it or else they'll be too underpowered for later story content (or, they outright force it to open a specific story area, a la Far Cry).
That alone is enough to make the game about a 7 for me. I'd drop it another point for simply aping an already overused and easy to exploit combat style. So yeah, 6 sounds about right. The car mechanics were supposed to really be the game's saving grace but it would appear that is equally as mediocre.
It'll be a game I try when it hits a price drop, I suppose. If it doesn't sell well, I wouldn't be surprised to see a major drop on THIS year's Black Friday sales.
I thought it was a reviewer thing to like that type of mindless combat for a while, like it being a means to present no roadblocks for the reviewer getting through the game so they could finish it quicker without stress. I'm just glad someone out there finds that style of combat as worthless as I do.
Alcoholikaust
Member
Gamesrader 4 out of 5 stars
pros: There's a huge open world to adventure through however you see fit
A great balance of on-foot and car action full of emergent stories
Very satisfying character and skill progression
cons: A paper-thin story
Poor mission system and tracking
Too many bland American voices for such an iconic Australian character
pros: There's a huge open world to adventure through however you see fit
A great balance of on-foot and car action full of emergent stories
Very satisfying character and skill progression
cons: A paper-thin story
Poor mission system and tracking
Too many bland American voices for such an iconic Australian character
Coffee Dog
Banned
I don't think how tired the reviewers are of these games has any bearing on the quality of them. If mordor doesn't catch shit for the same mistakes just because it came first there really isn't any criticism there.
dealer-
Member
Don't agree with that but it would have been great to have a Furiosa option. Strange it's not there since they added Lithariel to Mordor as DLC
But I love Mad Max, I want this to be good, you're not helping my situation.
Burgess_101
Member
"it is disappointing that this game doesn't have a great depiction of women" isn't "I don't like this game because furiosa isn't in it." come on now.
And it's literally in a sidebar, so it's not the main reason it was reviewed poorly.
x24hrs2livex
Banned
I cant take reviews serious after this. I can understand if everyone were giving the games 5's but when amd GI score it much higher I'm left scratching my head.
Ill play it and form my own opinion.
Ill play it and form my own opinion.
grosvenor_92
Member
After seeing the mad max discount on gmg I had my concerns. I'll wait till all reviews are out though
TheDarkKnight774
Member
These pros and cons seem to be at odds with each other. Emergent paper thin stories?
Chris Metal
Member
Its ok, they gave TLOU a 6 originally, Mad Max one less than a game of the year...
Anyway, I'm having a blast with it.
| Praxis |
Banned
Yeah, I should have worded it better.
"At the end of the day, Max overtook some bases, ran a couple hundred cars off the road, met some forgettable characters, and buried his fist into the sunburnt skin of the villainous locals. Was it worth the effort? That ultimately depends on how much fun you had in performing these basic, repetitious open-world activities."
I think that paragraph at the end of the Gameinformer review somewhat explains the disparity in numbers. I personally am tired of the by the numbers Ubisoft open world template, didn't much care for Mordor and will pass on this. After Fury Road I wished the game was more than that but the gameplay never looked like the game wanted to actually do more.
I think that paragraph at the end of the Gameinformer review somewhat explains the disparity in numbers. I personally am tired of the by the numbers Ubisoft open world template, didn't much care for Mordor and will pass on this. After Fury Road I wished the game was more than that but the gameplay never looked like the game wanted to actually do more.
Hades Hotgun
Banned
They noted the poor use of female characters =/= they marked it down because no female lead.
MegaSackman
Member
Uh guys, Batman came out a few months ago and its combat was praised so I don't think anyone is marking free flow system like something old, stupid, and easy.
He's one of the outlets left out because of 'limited' codes available.
Not really. The story they wrote is poor. The small "stories you write yourself" aka cool things happening while you play keep you playing.
It's like GTA. If friends and I talk about the game it's about the wild random crap that happens during missions or free roam - not the missions themselves.
Ryo Hazuki
Member
We really need a better OP. Review Threads that don't update are the worst. Seems like it's getting decent scores though, wish I could see them at a glance.
Mordor was clearly one of the same types of open world repetition that I've grown tired of. Incredibly overrated game.
Not that this is important, but they gave TLOU a 7.5, not a 6.
IfAllElseFales
Member
I've played it for about 10 or so hours and I'm loving it. I'm a big open world fan so this game is perfect for me. I'd say if you liked the movie and want more Mad Max or you just love open worlds then screw the reviews and pick the game up.
Machinehead
Member
BEWARE, gamespot review says what is the final mission of the game. Ugh.
Besides that, the criticism they give is quite valid. Too bad about the dumb and exploitable combat. I still don't know how essential it is during the game, though. They also don't talk much about the story; if it is compelling and/or rewarding.
Besides that, the criticism they give is quite valid. Too bad about the dumb and exploitable combat. I still don't know how essential it is during the game, though. They also don't talk much about the story; if it is compelling and/or rewarding.
Chill Penguin
Member
It's always been simple. It probably sticks out like a sore thumb launching next to MGS, which has complex, exemplary gameplay. Even if they weren't the same reviewers, I'm sure they saw the perfect scores and thought,"yeah this probably isn't as good". This game would've reviewed better and sold better if it came out a month ago. Seems like if you like typical open world games and mad max environment, you will enjoy the game.
IcyRhythms
Member
Alien Isolation didn't exactly set the world on fire with reviews but it and The Evil Within were my GOTY titles last year. I recently got around to playing TLoU on my PS4 and it's great experience. Critics and fans of that game alike have said things like "GOAT" "Gaming's Citizen Kane" and I never got that feeling. The Uncharted games and Crash are still very much my favorite ND games. Reviews are just opinions. You have to play it for yourself to be able to know for sure.
Steve Youngblood
Member
Folks, I want to note here that I implore you to take one of two routes in terms of responding to reviews you don't like. Either:
A.) Ignore them.
Or
B.) Be prepared to demonstrate that you've actually read the review and are prepared to address specific, legitimate concerns. This doesn't mean skimming it until you've found a sentence you think is nitpick-worthy.
A.) Ignore them.
Or
B.) Be prepared to demonstrate that you've actually read the review and are prepared to address specific, legitimate concerns. This doesn't mean skimming it until you've found a sentence you think is nitpick-worthy.
| Praxis |
Banned
Give them a chance, it hasn't been long since the embargo lifted. People have real life shit to deal with sometimes.
Alcoholikaust
Member
basically. game looks solid in the many hours of game footage available to see for whatever console you want (ps4/xb1 or PC)
in the words of the foreign beggars: still gettin it
Well the movie wasn't that great for this either. The camera wasn't afraid to look at the 'wives' 'assets' during an early scene.
Ryo Hazuki
Member
That's true. Guess it doesn't help that the thread was made 22 hours ago either. No worries, sure it will be done soon.