Mad Max 2 in development from Avalanche Studios? [Up: Probably Not]

[Simo]

Big grain of salt but seems like an innocent enough tweet may of revealed WB Games and Avalanche Studios?


Seems to be the photo was taken before Covid. I don't recall the previous game using photogrammetry nor actually scanning actors or models for the game, so this all seems to actually be a for a sequel.

Kinda surprised if so given the behind the scenes stuff with the previous game but then a new Mad Max film is beginning to start filming next month so maybe WB is going all in?

 

[MaLDo]

Please be real. Mad Max is one of my favourites.

 

[Rivyn]

Please be true, please be true.

 

[Raigor]

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?

PLEASE BE REAL

 

[2Blackcats]

What's the behind the scenes stuff from the last game? Thought it was one of the best games last gen.

Wonder if this turned into Rage 2?

 

[Eugene's Axe]

That'd be great.

 

[Manta_Breh]

Please be true.


Mad Max was excellent, and it still is a damn fine looker on the consoles. Can only imagine how good a current gen would look like.

 

[Nightfall]

This would be great news. While a bit janky I thoroughly enjoyed Mad Max and would love to see a follow up. It ticked all the right boxes and is an example of a licensed game done right.

 

[Strings]

Hoping for a huge improvement on the first if real I suppose :(

 

[xtib81]

To be honest, I really loved the first one and I'm not particularly into the Mad Max franchise, so I can't wait if it's confirmed.

 

[Simo]

What's the behind the scenes stuff from the last game? Thought it was one of the best games last gen.

Wonder if this turned into Rage 2?

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Developers had never seen a Mad Max movie, tried to make Max American and generally were told by WB to Americanize the game so the IP would be more accessible.

Cory Barlog also left the project rumored to be clashing with these changes and the studio tossed out his and George Miller's contributions.

 

[Desfrog]

The best 7/10 I've ever played, please be true.

 

[Bard]

Fuuuuck hope it's true. I loved the first.

 

[Genetrik]

PLEASE BE TRUE!!!! I want to see those sandstorms in true next gen fashion!

 

[Dremorak]

That first game was surprisingly great. They nailed the feeling of being in the world of the recent movie, while still feeling sort of unique.
Also the driving felt great, and the weather effects were next level insane

 

[2Blackcats]

Developers had never seen a Mad Max movie, tried to make Max American and generally were told by WB to Americanize the game so the IP would be more accessible.

Cory Barlog also left the project rumored to be clashing with these changes and the studio tossed out his and George Miller's contributions.

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Definitely felt like there was supposed to be more of a survival slant on the game. Remember noticing things that were weren't interactible that looked like they were supposed to be. Less narrative would have been good to. More systems and less narrative would be more Mad Max too

 

[Tokyo_Funk]

Whoa. I hope so. The first game was great and if they can just refine and expand on that, I'll be a happy camper.

 

[Brrandon]

If true, between this and Contraband, avalanche has just decided to be the action car game developer for the next few years i guess lmao.

 

[Genesius]

I loved the first game. Super under appreciated game. It was a checklist game for sure, but each little location had a mini story to tell if you looked around. The driving was also incredibly fun.

 

[Pitchfork]

Please be true! i loved the first game to bits

 

[Omnipotent]

Developers had never seen a Mad Max movie, tried to make Max American and generally were told by WB to Americanize the game so the IP would be more accessible.

Cory Barlog also left the project rumored to be clashing with these changes and the studio tossed out his and George Miller's contributions.

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That's kinda funny. Like if you're going to spend years adapting material how hard is it to actually put some time aside to sit down watch the source material, especially when its only like 4 movies, movies that are pretty much the opposite of "dense". Its not like you have to sit down and watch the entire Star Trek franchise.

Plus ignoring contributions from the franchises creator on top of that.

Just lol

 

[Rhaknar]

mad max was a fine b-tier game

 

[| TrusT |]

There's a 120hz mode added on the Xbox Series X with fps boost and it's absolutely top drawer. I'd 100% recommend trying it out.

A sequel would be fantastic and very welcome.

 

[Kevers]

I really enjoyed my time with the first Mad Max. I bought it randomly the Christmas after Fury Road came out and had an absolute blast with it. The only thing I didn't do for the Platinum was all the races.

 

[SuperRaddy]

First game was fantastic, hope its true :)

 

[Simo]

That's kinda funny. Like if you're going to spend years adapting material how hard is it to actually put some time aside to sit down watch the source material, especially when its only like 4 movies, movies that are pretty much the opposite of "dense". Its not like you have to sit down and watch the entire Star Trek franchise.

Plus ignoring contributions from the franchises creator on top of that.

Just lol

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Surprisingly they admitted as much publicly in interviews too. The first E3 showing, Max had an American accent. The devs chalked it up to a language and cultural barrier since they never saw the movies.

The studios co-founder weirdly tried to diminish Barlog having ever been at Avalanche working on Mad Max until Barlog publicly stated he had infact been there at one time solely working on the game before going back to Santa Monica.

He and George Miller crafted out a bigger story that was meant to be the prelude to Fury Road. Avalanche even visited the filming locations during production to photograph the vehicles and record them.

 

[Rust]

Every time they said 'Dinky [dee]' instead of 'Dinky Di', I winced a bit. (Hell, Max spoke too much for that matter.)

Plus using the Dreamtime as a levelling system seemed quite disrespectful.

If they are doing a sequel, they need to have Australian consultation from the beginning, rather than trying to wedge it in mid-way through development.

 

[ClassAndFear]

Surprisingly they admitted as much publicly in interviews too. The first E3 showing, Max had an American accent. The devs chalked it up to a language and cultural barrier since they never saw the movies.

The studios co-founder weirdly tried to diminish Barlog having ever been at Avalanche working on Mad Max until Barlog publicly stated he had infact been there at one time solely working on the game before going back to Santa Monica.

He and George Miller crafted out a bigger story that was meant to be the prelude to Fury Road. Avalanche even visited the filming locations during production to photograph the vehicles and record them.

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Fucking ridiculous. Unless they intentionally didn't watch them, this is just dismal behaviour. It's research, it's part of working on an IP.

 

[HellofaMouse]

id be down. gameplay wise, mad max 1 was pretty great. hope they put a little more effort in the story though.

 

[Calibro]

Spoiler

 

[Rocket Schnauzer]

Loved the first one, my fave game of last gen. Praying this is true.

 

[SRTtoZ]

PLEASE BE REAL. As average as the first game was, damn was it a great podcasting game. I 100%'d it on both Playstation and Xbox.

 

[SmilesThatGlow]

Oh my god please be real. Pretty crazy that's it's already been 7 years

 

[Noctis Winters]

This excited me to no end when I saw it posted on Reddit.
It's such a oddity of a game and I loved every minute of playing it. Right up until the servers were shut and the plat no longer obtainable. I don't platinum MANY games - just ones I adore or that are relatively easy, but that made me sort of stop playing after the main storyline was done + cleared some portions of the map.

If there is a sequel I will for sure be there day one. I bought the OG on PSN for about £4-6 during a sale and feel like I should have paid more given how enjoyable it all was. Vehicular combat is just great, and the Wasteland is often sublime.

 

[Zephy]

I really enjoyed that game, a sequel could be cool! It had the best Arkham style combat IMO, very impactful.

 

[Zarathustra]

YES PLEASE. I thoroughly enjoyed the first one, even though it wasn't great.

 

[Drek]

If they did the 3d modeling shots and all that before COVID, i.e. 2019 or very early 2020, and the game hasn't been announced yet its probably dead.

AT&T tried to shop the entire WB Games label in the time since, has spun the WB portion off into a merger with Discovery, the games section is in a nebulous place as a result and almost all their noteworthy titles have slipped on release targets. If they had more content to talk about at shareholder meetings I find it hard to think they wouldn't have taken the chance.

 

[Hail to Starscream]

I loved this game even tho I usually hate the open world busywork stuff. The car combat, atmo and visuals were so good.

 

[Dust]

Mad Max was really beautiful but the gameplay loop was the most generic outpost clearing imaginable, not sure if I want more of that.

 

[Euan_1981]

Amazing news, I really enjoyed the first. Been meaning to go back and mop up the platinum for it for ages.

 

[EatChildren]

If they did the 3d modeling shots and all that before COVID, i.e. 2019 or very early 2020, and the game hasn't been announced yet its probably dead.

AT&T tried to shop the entire WB Games label in the time since, has spun the WB portion off into a merger with Discovery, the games section is in a nebulous place as a result and almost all their noteworthy titles have slipped on release targets. If they had more content to talk about at shareholder meetings I find it hard to think they wouldn't have taken the chance.

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Yeah, this seems like the most reasonable take.

 

[dex3108]

Avalanche Studios New York last game was Just Cause 4 in 2018. They said that they are working on their biggest project yet in job postings since then. So Mad Max 2 is not off the table.

 

[FakePlasticTree]

A Mad Max game with Furiosa as the protagonist would be dope.

 

[Piggsy]

Our parent company Warner Brothers, said they are going to do it with or without us.

 

[Deleted member 16876]

PLEASE DO IT

MAD MAX WAS AWESOME

 

[Fisty]

Mad Max was really beautiful but the gameplay loop was the most generic outpost clearing imaginable, not sure if I want more of that.

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Yup its like they wanted to have a bunch of survival mechanics like water and gas but couldn't make the rest of the game fun enough to incorporate those frictional features so we got what we got

I really enjoyed that game, a sequel could be cool! It had the best Arkham style combat IMO, very impactful.

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IMO it was the worst of the Arkham knockoffs, it was just punch-punch-block-repeat for every single fight. Sleeping Dogs and Mordor were both better, Mad Max was closer to The Amazing Spider-Man

 

[Overflow]

yo WHAT NOW?! I absolutely loved that game! Please be truuueeee. The first didn't even get any DLC (for it's DLC menu item on PC at least :( )

 

[85 lol]

I'm happy for another Mad Max, but I would be even happier with a new Rage.

 

[Deleted member 68874]

Hope not.

The Mad Max IP deserves a much better studio than Avalanche.

 

[Iztok]

One of the few games I 100% completed last gen.
Would love a sequel.