Noah Caldwell-Gervais | Mad Max in Close Critique [Major Spoilers] @broadcaststsatic | Uploaded September 2015 | Updated October 2024, 3 days ago.
This is a long-form video critique of the new Mad Max game by Avalanche. It looks at the game in terms of how it draws inspiration from the movies that preceded it, how it actually plays, and why critical opinions about Mad Max have been so thoroughly mixed. MAJOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT, including an extended discussion of the ending.
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This is a long-form video critique of the new Mad Max game by Avalanche. It looks at the game in terms of how it draws inspiration from the movies that preceded it, how it actually plays, and why critical opinions about Mad Max have been so thoroughly mixed. MAJOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT, including an extended discussion of the ending.
If you enjoyed this video and want to help produce others like it, please consider supporting me on Patreon:
patreon.com/noahcaldwellgervais
![Mad Max in Close Critique [Major Spoilers]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MFzp13vbfOw/hqdefault.jpg "Mad Max in Close Critique [Major Spoilers]
This is a long-form video critique of the new Mad Max game by Avalanche. It looks at the game in terms of how it draws inspiration from the movies that preceded it, how it actually plays, and why critical opinions about Mad Max have been so thoroughly mixed. MAJOR SPOILERS THROUGHOUT, including an extended discussion of the ending.
If you enjoyed this video and want to help produce others like it, please consider supporting me on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/noahcaldwellgervais")
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This is a spoiler-heavy look at the three DLCs for Mafia 3: Faster Baby, Stones Unturned, and Signs of the Times. It considers how each fits in with the main campaign theyre layered into, as well as thoughts on going through the game a second time.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Faster, Baby! 3:50
Stones Unturned 10:33
Signs of the Times 16:55
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This is a total-spoiler video critique of Mass Effect: Andromeda meant to take a look at how it fits in the original trilogy in terms of theme and structure. It aims to figure out if this spin-off is more of a Frasier or a Joey and how it mightve come to be one way or the other.
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This is a video retrospective and critique of the Diablo franchise, by Blizzard. It looks at how the games invented an entire genre of RPG, refined it, and then monetized the hell out of it. It reviews the games through the lenses of narrative, development, and psychology. Spoilers throughout.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Intro 0:00:00
Diablo 1 0:00:25
Hellfire 0:30:24
Diablo 2 0:42:23
Lord of Destruction 1:20:09
Diablo 3 1:27:14
Reaper of Souls 1:59:27
Darkening of Tristram 2:07:37
Diablo 2 Resurrected 2:10:22
Diablo Immortal 2:18:54
Diablo 4 3:04:02
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