Magnum Opus
Customizing cars is nothing new to the realm of video games. Using cars to destroy everything in sight is also nothing new. But something must be said about being able to fine tune a lean mean death machine in order to use it in some of the most viscerally satisfying vehicular combat.
The Magnum Opus in Mad Max is much more than just a means of transportation, it is as much of a main protagonist as Max himself. Players make their way across the wasteland in order to seek revenge and reclaim what’s theirs. Every single piece of scrap put into it, every decision made regarding its tuning, every weapon upgrade added on makes this vehicle the living embodiment of your struggle and your perseverance.
Many games try to provide that one iconic element (just take a look at the hit and miss with Aiden’s hat in Watch_Dogs), but Avalanche managed to hit the ball right out of the park in a glorious homerun, and it all began with a rusty frame on a beat up chassis.
