For us, as a studio known for our open-world games, it was something we've been wanting to work on for a long time." There's a lot of games and films based on that franchise or that took inspiration from it. "It's one of the franchises that started the wasteland craze. " Mad Max is such an iconic franchise," he said. Gschwari added that the game is currently in an alpha phase, but the team at Avalanche is pleased enough with the title that they felt they were ready to show the world. It's a fantastic type of game to get out there. "We've been ready," said Mad Max lead designer Andreas Gschwari when asked about Avalanche's timing announcement yesterday. "You can take advantage of an enemy by sneaking up on them, but it's not recommended." "Stealth is not a key element here," Fuller said as we watched Max charge into an encampment, grab an enemy and crack his skull open in one fluid motion. The map will also show where a highly valuable vehicle is located, giving Max incentive to nab it for parts. When players aren't taking down enemies, players can drive off to explore the world map, which includes other encampments, visual vantage points to scout the terrain, and fuel, food and scrap parts convoys. The game uses some truly over-the-top physics for both, and Fuller said the goal was to "push the envelope" and make combat as hardcore as possible. Players will have to help Max survive in this harsh and brutal wasteland, taking on enemies in melee and vehicular combat.
In a demo shown at E3 today, I watched Max drive his jacked-up car across a dusty desert landscape, barren for all except some large boulders and enemy towers.
The goal, Fuller explained, is to build Max the ultimate deadly vehicle, the perfect steed. Vehicle upgrades include new armor and grills for the chassis, new engine parts and special abilities. Players will soup up their vehicle as the game progresses, adding upgrades that will help take out enemies and obstacles, with the help of "idiot savant" sidekick, Chumbucket. Throughout the game, players will help him to buildup what Avalanche's John Fuller calls a "wasteland war machine," an all-new vehicle called the Magnum Opus. In Mad Max, Max has lost Interceptor, his trusty vehicle. Avalanche Studios' open-world Mad Max game isn't based on any one film, but uses the series' iconic elements and atmosphere to create a new adventure.
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