The first time you meet Hope (otherwise referred to as “The Concubine”) and her daughter Glory (har har), they’re in a prison cell surrounded by dead bodies. Hope helps you… and you replay her kindness by leaving them in their cage. Ostensibly, you could trade for their release – you trade for everything else – but the game doesn’t give you that luxury. Like one of the lightening storms that raced across the game’s landscape from time to time, this disparity started small, in the distance. Then it swept across the horizon, destroying everything visible, until there was nothing left but desolate emptiness. This desolation is found in how the game treats its female characters. Common characters, common themes, common ideology.īut a disparity emerged.
And this game world seemed to fit snugly with the world of the film.
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Plus the world of Mad Max, as brought to life by Avalanche Studios, was incredibly and uncommonly beautiful. It was my goal to be an official documentarian of the journey. When an incredible cinematic experience is bundled with a prestigious AAA video game release, what’s a lifelong superfan like me to do? Fire up my system put the pedal to the metal with Mad Max, of course!Įnraptured with the photo mode – I’m a filmmaker after all – I took my time with the game. I fell in love with video games many, MANY years ago, racing over to my friend’s house to play the Atari 2600. I fell in love with the film Mad Max: Fury Road this year. This article contains heavy spoilers for Mad Max the video game.