It’s Secretly a Survival Game
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Mad Max is first and foremost an open world RPG, but dig a little deeper and you see that a lot of the design choices are based around survival mechanics. The player must constantly look for water, which is sparsely hidden at some of the game’s outposts. The car, too, must be kept running. Players must keep it stocked with fuel and allow Max’s sidekick Chumbucket to repair it when it takes damage. All of this, especially on higher difficulties, culminates in the feeling that you are always the underdog in every situation you find yourself in.
This is how a Mad Max game should feel and while it never leans completely into its survival game mentalities, it uses them to offer a different kind of open world experience.
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