Summary
Furiosadirector George Miller states that he’d like Hideo Kojima to lead the development of a new video game set in theMadMaxuniverse. Despite the setting of the franchise being ripe for game adaptations, theMad Maxseries hasn’t had a major presence in the world of gaming for quite a while. A game designed by the esteemed developer George Miller has in mind, however, would likely excite many fans of the franchise.
TheMad Maxseries has been around since the late 1970s, and has remained a staple of pop culture ever since. Though George Miller’s Australian-set post-apocalyptic franchise has inspired several titles, like id Software’sRage, there haven’t been many officially-licensedMad Maxvideo gamesover the last 40 years. The first rendition of this iconic franchise in the world of gaming was a 1990 action title of the same name that was released on the NES. Fast-forward 25 years later, and the next game based on the series was 2015’sMad Maxfrom Avalanche Studios. Even though it’s been nearly 9 years since the last game set in theMadMaxworld, George Miller still wants his dystopian franchise to make a return to the medium of gaming, preferably under a specific developer.
In an interview with GAMINGBible, George MIller reveals that Hideo Kojima would be the game designer he’d choose to helm a newMad Maxvideo game. Elaborating on this point of his, the film director states that the previousMad Maxgame adaptation from 2015 “wasn’t as good as [he] wanted it to be.” As such, since Miller claims he’s the type of person who’d “rather not do something unless [he] can do it at the highest level,” he thinks a gaming auteur likeHideo Kojima making aMad Maxvideo gamewould be a perfect fit. As excited as he would be about such a prospect, Miller admits, however, that Kojima’s “got so much fantastic stuff in his own head that [he] would never ask him.”
George Miller’s unfavorable opinion on Avalanche Studio’s adaptation of his franchise comes as somewhat of a surprise, as theopen worldMad Maxvideo game is considered underratedby many. That being said, the title was admittedly met with mixed reviews from critics upon launch.
Sadly, though, Kojima’s hands are a bit tied at the moment, as the esteemed Japanese game creator has already announced three projects that are currently in development at his studio. Not only is he working on a sequel toDeath Stranding, butKojima is also developing a horror game namedODwith Jordan Peele and Xbox, in addition to a PlayStation-published new IP titledPhysint. If Kojima ever has the chance to make aMad Maxgame, it would probably release more than a decade from now, which is unfortunate for fans of the franchise.
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Avalanche Studios and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment bring you an action-adventure game set in the universe of the Mad Max franchise created by George Miller.Become Mad Max, the lone warrior in a savage post-apocalyptic world where cars are the key to survival. In this action-packed, open world, third person action game, you must fight to stay alive in The Wasteland, using brutal on-ground and vehicular against vicious gangs of bandits.A reluctant hero with an instinct for survival, Max wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace in the storied “Plains of Silence.” Players are challenged with treacherous missions as they scavenge the dangerous landscape for supplies to build the ultimate combat vehicle.In this action-packed, open world, third person action game, you must fight to stay alive in The Wasteland, using brutal on-ground and vehicular against vicious gangs of bandits. Cars are the key to survival.
