Warboy pale in comparison

Oh, man. Look, I trust in Avalanche’s (Just Cause) ability to make crazy, fun, open action games, even if I’m leery about the studio putting out two in one year (Mad MaxandJust Cause 3).

But! And this is a honking ‘ol, head turning, “dayum”-inducing but…

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The idea ofMad Max anythingsans Imperator Furiosa no longer makes sense to me for my eyes hath been opened, I have gazed upon theFury Roadand this dulled, drab,Furiosa-less trailer leaves me feeling thirsting like the desert sands.

For real. I sawMad Max: Fury Roadlast night and man does this “truly a standalone game with original characters, storyline and setting crafted from the ground up to rival the best games out there” just fucking warboypalein comparison. Where is the color? This is more gray and near-white and muddy brown than even the original trilogy’s look. Where’s the blue sky?Just Cause 3manages it. Where’s the Furiosa? Already noted, but worth noting again. Where are the one take shots of actual stuntmen jumping over a semi and dropping bombs from above without obfuscating, frenetic editing or gigs on gigs on gigs on CGI?

Promotional art for Warframe`s Duviri Paradox, which shows Dominus Thrax and the cast of the expansion.

This looks like a pretty regular, standard video game. Set against the new movie screaming less than 24 hours fresh in my brain, though, thisMad Maxgame seems sort of sad.

Naoe, Sorin, and Jinchiro looking serious

Sekiro

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GTA V

State of Decay

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Oraxia, a spider-inspired Warframe with multiple legs. Webs appear on the background.