Mad Max’s first gameplay trailer was a pleasant surprise last week. It seems to be mixing elements from the Batman Arkham series with the open-world, small hub exploration of Shadow of Mordor – all while igniting some stunning explosions nearly 90% of the time. It’s not all copy and paste though, and you can expect the harsh, desolate wasteland to impact heavily on how you keep Max alive.
Mad Max might be a ridiculous mix of post-apocalyptic themes and vehicular combat, but that doesn’t mean a little realism can’t creep in here and there. While you’re laying waste to grotesque enemies and making necessary upgrades to your own Magnum Opus, you’ll have to keep Max fed and hydrated. Responding to some fan questions via Twitter, Avalanche Studios confirmed that survival elements will feature in their brand new title.
@TKJ196 In short: yep.
— Avalanche Studios (@AvalancheSweden) April 23, 2015
I do hope this ends up being a little deeper than simply picking up water and food collectibles to keep a survival bar topped up. Tying this into important side content could really add to the atmosphere of the game and immerse players in a truly desperate land that takes no prisoners. Maybe Max has to keep settlements he’s freed supplied with food and water, too – this could give some great context to scavenging.
There’s no doubt that Avalanche are going to be detailing a lot more about their surprisingly impressive looking title in the months leading up to launch, with the vehicular open-world mayhem kicking off on September 4th.
Last Updated: April 29, 2015
Ranting Raptor
April 29, 2015 at 13:37
So it’s Shadow Arkham Advanced Rage Fallout – Z ?
Ranting Raptor
April 29, 2015 at 13:37
Or Saarfz for short….
Skoobaz
April 29, 2015 at 14:01
Oh no. There’s SA and a Z in that! But what does it mean??
Blood Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2015 at 14:02
It means he’s even worse at spelling African than CSA.
Blood Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2015 at 13:44
Are you sure this is a real game? Haven’t seen a word about pre-order DLC, regular DLC or season passes.
Hammersteyn
April 29, 2015 at 13:49
Unfortunately there is…
http://www.madmaxgame.com/en/purchase
Blood Emperor Trevor
April 29, 2015 at 13:53
A spiky car body. The joy.
Rock789
April 29, 2015 at 14:24
Mad Max’s version of horse armour! o_O
Krabby Paddy
April 29, 2015 at 14:03
A make you Mad to the Max DLC pack?
SargonTheBatpandaOfTI5
April 29, 2015 at 13:51
If no DLC planned yet, then surely going to be cancelled last minute. No way a game can be made today with no DLC elements. Just. Not. Possibru.
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
April 29, 2015 at 14:02
Starcraft technically has no DLC. 🙂
As does Diablo.
Just good old expansion packs.
Lord Chaos
April 29, 2015 at 14:07
Just good old Blizzard
SargonTheBatpandaOfTI5
April 29, 2015 at 18:24
Well you really don’t need any DLC when you ship a game with Real Auction House Wives of the USA. 😉
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
April 29, 2015 at 14:01
Hmmm …. something something something DayZ. I might actually get this now.
FoxOneZA
April 29, 2015 at 14:46
Damn you to Oz-trail-ya Lazygamer for making me notice this game!