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Thirteen hours in and about 25% complete, hasn't felt repetitive at all.

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This is what kind of worried me.

How varied are your objectives?

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The game is somewhat repetitive but also addicting. You knock down scarecrows, take out snipers, search a bunch of little sites/camps for scraps, take down various camps, tackle caravans of 6 vehicles (maybe more), run races, search for water, upgrade Max and his vehicle(s) and do the story missions. Using the harpoon from a vehicle on other vehicles or people is bad ass. I'm around 25% finished as well with about 12-13 hours played. There is a lot of little stuff to do to get the platinum. It will be a bit of a pain in the ass but someone has already Platted it. Go figure!

Also, the storms that happen in the game are probably one of the most intense things I have ever seen in a game.

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So what do you guys think: is this a game that will get a "game of the year version" or will it get a season pass/DLC pack(s)?

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No idea on dlc at this point, but this game is a lot better than metacritic will have you believe. It is fun as hell, has tremendous atmosphere, solid controls and while it suffers from a bit of repetitiveness that all open world games have, it is a little better in that area because the game feels so different. Also, the camp take over missions are so different from each other that I look forward to them.

Also, has had a few WOW moments that really have to be experienced...and probably one of the, if not the, greatest cinema to actual gameplay transitions I have ever seen. I knew it was coming, and it was so smooth and so well done it still blew me away..

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what would you say is the % of driving to hand-to-hand combat and foot quests, like 70/30?

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I feel like I am spending 50/50 in the car vs foot...

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that's not bad. i'm wondering because i hate driving games and even light driving, like in Borderlands, bothers me. something about the controls that i could never get used to...

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The game may feel like Borderlands in certain parts, but never when driving. The driving in this game is MUCH faster and MUCH better.

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and the controls aren't too cumbersome with all the stuff you have to do while driving?

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I've never been great at Driving and Shooting. At least this has an easy-to-use ramming mechanic.

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i think i can handle that.

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i don't.

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thx.

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The game is a lot of fun but the death races and the tons of scrapping locations are going to kill me on the way to the platinum.

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I have been playing the game a bit and it is a lot of fun. Very similar to a cross between GTA and Shadows of Mordor. I thought the isolation may have been a negative in the game, but instead it really adds to the atmosphere. The fighting is fun, driving is fun and I am devoting my time me to it. MGS after.

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I completed the story yesterday and I'm not sure what to think of the ending - it was kind of depressing lol. I really enjoyed the game overall though and loved exploring the wastelands. Even the side quests were fun for once!

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When youre using the harpoon or shotty time slows down to let you aim and returns to normal after you fire.

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Played a bit more last night and i am really digging it. Taking on convoys is fun and assaulting camps is great. It is very similar in feel to Shadows of Mordor (when is a sequel to that game coming out?), and thats only a good thing. That game is still better as there were times when the sheer number of combatants to fight against was huge and it would be so much fun.

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Finished...took about 30 hours. It got a little bit repetitive towards the end, and seemed to lose a little steam, but overall a fantastic fun game.

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About halfway through right now. Just not feeling this one as much as I thought I would. For those that finished.....is there more variety in the mission structure in the second half?

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Did you get the platinum/100% in 30 hours?

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no..not even close. It looks like it will take 80 hours to get it, so I will skip the plat on this one.

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honestly, if you are not feeling it halfway in, I say stop. I can't think of anything in the second half that will change your mind.

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It really is more of the same collection carnage from the first half to the second half. I like the game but it does get repetitive. Especially, when there are like 190 loot sites that I have to visit and complete 100%, a ton of races to do, cars to collect and other things to finish.

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Thanks.

I just did the . It may be time for me to put this one down. Maybe I'll want to come back at a certain point.

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I've been digging the game so far, but one of those "Death Races" is one of the worst things I've seen in a game. You have two minutes to get to the finish line and you're up against an unlimited amount of other "racers" whose only goal is stopping you. They're all considerably faster than you and come from every direction to stop in front of you, ram into you, etc. At the beginning, the racers to your left and right typically shoot forward and collide in front of you, immediately boxing you in. The race was so infuriating that when I completed it successfully, I chased down and destroyed three of the racers who were still on the map.

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I can see how some people would get bored with the repition of the game, but the driving and fight mechanics make it fun to do time and again.....well for me anyway. I have cleared a hell of a lot and opened up the second section, but only doing missions sporadically to give the game more life. My car is now pretty great and taking on convoys is a lot of fun. For example last night i took on a convoy on one of the routes and driving head on into it caused 4 of the 6 guard cars to collide and get completely destroyed. Finishing the other 3 vehicles was no problem, especially with the explosive spears. And talking of the explosive spears, i found out that when you are in a base and you pick one up you can throw one at a combatant when they are right next to you. The result is that the spear sticks in them, your character kicks them away and they then blow up. Very cool way of killing someone and nice way to disrupt a crowd.

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My 1000gs run took 91 hours, but you could probably shave 5 or 6 hours off that because I wanted to get Legendary time on each Death Race on each vehicle just for my own satisfaction. There's no achievement or in-game reward for this.

And yes, they're a nightmare for the most part. But my vehicle collection screen has both of those Golden medals illuminated under each vehicle, that's for same sure.

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You put 90 hours into it in less than two weeks? Damn! I wish I had the much video game time.

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I don't play video games that much. I have friends on my list who have like 5x the gamerscore I have. My gamertag is GuruAskew and I think anyone who checked it out would see it's pretty reasonable for an 11-year Xbox Live member.

That said, with open-world games I usually complete them to 100% even if it means obsessively spending hours. This past Labor Day weekend was 3 days of almost non-stop Mad Max. I definitely don't have it in me to do that regularly though. I just snagged Witcher III on sale at Amazon and the idea of playing it so soon after Max is almost exhausting.

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Hrm. Humor aside... is this what the game is pretty much? Play mechanics, I mean....

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Damn if this game is not a collectathon.

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looks i'll get it when it is cheap.

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That honest trailer has some truth, but it's harsh. This game is not a rushed piece of crap. It's an enjoyable ride and the fight and driving mechanics work well and are a lot of fun. Sure there is a lot of collecting, but that's the same in many games these days. At least the collecting here makes sense and fits the world.

I completed the main story today and ended up as Road Warrior level 75. There is very little for me to collect and only a few races to do. I will keep playing, but not as intensely. MGS gets properly started tomorrow.

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Yeah, I don't see how they could expect a game like the movie and get more than just a couple of hours out of it. How much straight chasing do you want? It works for movies but not for games.

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90% of what you can complain about in this game you can skip. It does not even punish you that much, since you level up just fine and get plenty of scrap without it. You can have an amazing 20-30 hour experience if you want with this game, and only do a few boring things....or you could put 90 hours into it and do everything...I ended up around 38-40 and I am very happy with my experience.

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I love the game, and it's very fun. But it should be called Mad Max: Loading Times.

That and terrible freezing issues. Talking to someone about intel. Freeze. Try and clear a camp. Freeze. Loading screen. Freeze. Race time. Freeze.

Oh and don't even get me started on the amount of other bugs....

and the Gastown race with is the biggest joke in gaming since the Riddler challenges in Arkham Knight. It's impossible to stay alive let alone catch him and kill him.

I can't wait to trade in this pos. What a shame, too. It was a fun ride.

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I agree load times can be a bit long, but only had the game freeze once.

And I always wonder how good other players are at games compared to me, and how much patience they have. The Gas Town race I had a few tries at before I beat it. For a start I managed to always lock onto him as soon as the race started and hit him with a rocket. Just constantly racing well, getting to know the track and when enemies appear and getting those shots in on straight sections. Persistence is the key.