Mad Max open world game coming in 2014, err, 2015

Started by Syt, June 11, 2013, 12:07:34 PM

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garbon

#15
August 28, 2015, 02:45:08 AM
Other concern for me is that scenery will be a bit dull vs. say GTA4 or 5's setting,
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Syt

#16
August 28, 2015, 02:51:03 AM
Well, it's the wasteland, much like in the Fallout series. :P

But while the color palette is pretty much a given, it depends on how you differentiate - dunes vs. rock, canyons vs. plains, landmarks and eye candy ... I think you can still make it diverse enough.
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celedhring

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August 28, 2015, 02:55:46 AM
Quote from: Syt on August 28, 2015, 02:51:03 AM
Well, it's the wasteland, much like in the Fallout series. :P

But while the color palette is pretty much a given, it depends on how you differentiate - dunes vs. rock, canyons vs. plains, landmarks and eye candy ... I think you can still make it diverse enough.

Borderlands is pretty much Mad Max with lasers and is visually attractive enough, so it can be done.

Syt

#18
August 28, 2015, 02:58:52 AM
I thought Rage was also pretty decent in that regard.
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The Brain

#19
August 28, 2015, 01:26:18 PM
Yeah.
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garbon

#20
August 28, 2015, 03:06:28 PM
Greenman gaming is running a 40% off pre-order
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I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Syt

#21
August 29, 2015, 12:56:19 AM
Yeah, IGN was also offering a big discount. Also, there's a review embargo in place.

Which could mean several things:

Pessimistic: No reviews because it's a turd on PC (the streams I've seen showed only PS4 version). Massive discounts from code sellers that don't have Steam's refund policy.

Optimistic: No reviews don't mean anything - Shadow of Mordor had a review embargo and it was fine. And pre-orders might be down after the Arkham Knight debacle, so now they offer discounts to get the numbers up a bit, hoping to create positive word of mouth once the game is released.

Or something in between or a combination of the above.
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Syt

#22
September 01, 2015, 01:10:22 AM Last Edit: September 01, 2015, 01:11:56 AM by Syt
Currently 98% positive reviews on Steam out of 270+.

I shall try it tonight. :blush:

Another possible reason for the cheap offers on pre-orders might have been that MGS5 comes out today, too, and the interwebs have been emptying their collective ball sacks over that one for quite a while now. I haven't played any Metal Gear game, so I've not followed it at all.
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garbon

#23
September 01, 2015, 08:06:06 AM
Looks like many professional review sites have given it not so good PS4 reviews.
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I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Caliga

#24
September 01, 2015, 09:21:48 AM
Quote from: Syt on September 01, 2015, 01:10:22 AM
the interwebs have been emptying their collective ball sacks over that one for quite a while now. I haven't played any Metal Gear game, so I've not followed it at all.
Same.  Are the MGS games any good, anyone?
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Grey Fox

#25
September 01, 2015, 10:02:10 AM
Yes but they are damn hard to play. And you don't get to save when you want.
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Syt

#26
September 02, 2015, 01:02:06 AM Last Edit: September 02, 2015, 01:04:16 AM by Syt
I've played the first hour yesterday (so I'm basically still in the tutorial phase). You find some water, meet Chumbucket, a gifted mechanic who thinks you're a saint to bring into being the ultimate combat car. You do some melee fighting, learn the controls, and have your first run in with the Buzzards (the guys with the spiky cars in Fury Road) from whom you steal a body for your Magnum Opus (that's your car). I went with the Enforcer type body, though there's 5 or 6 you can choose from, from muscle car to something like 70s Corvette or Stingray and hot rod.

Game runs very smooth on very high settings on my GTX 770 @60FPS. They've gone for a slightly stylized look, which I think is fine for the setting. Terrain texture quality in close up is sometimes not so good, but I don't mind that. Melee combat is very much inspired by Arkham or Shadow of Mordor, but it feels slightly clumsier; though I don't know if that's down to the control, me having to learn the controls, or my character being an unleveled newbie. Similar goes for the car controls. I guess I shouldn't expect perfect traction on desert paths, but I have a feeling that it'll improve once I start upgrading my car.

The tutorial missions are occasionally a bit vague, telling you to do something, but not the button prompt for it, so I spent a fair amount of time looking at the controller layout in the options screen.

I think they get the tone of the game quite right. The intro cinematic was ... interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QAbgNx3mrg
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—Stephen Jay Gould

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The Brain

#27
September 02, 2015, 01:14:27 AM
Is Cumbucket from Nantucket?
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Syt

#28
September 02, 2015, 02:00:10 AM
He's from Gastown, originally.
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—Stephen Jay Gould

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Caliga

#29
September 06, 2015, 08:20:48 AM
Read a review of this game yesterday that was pretty scathing.  Forget what site... it came up on my phone on Google Now.
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