Why?
What is Australia?
[Wikipedia, here we go!]
1. Continent-lite (~7.5M km2). Big enough to feel expansive, small enough to be doable in 1:1 scale in computer game (or scaled down just a little).
2. 7 main cities (8 if we count Tasmania) with vast open spaces in between (perfect for car based game)
3. 5 climatic zones (so that we can have quite different feel while traveling through various locations)
4. Fauna that is vastly different from remaining world, even unique. Not to mention that many of reptiles, amphibians, insects and arachnids actively tries to kill you. Throw in some radiation and biological weapon remains and we have perfect scenario for some creatures straight out of nightmares.
5. Mostly inhabited by descendants of criminals (and if crime is even remotely influenced by genetics, then those traits will be back when the shit will hit the fan)
6. Awesome accent of locals, that haven't been done to the death, contrary to grizzled murican bro accent.
So let me repeat myself.
WHY???
Australia is perfect location for Mad Max game/movie/novel/comic/poem/song/anything.
The fuck is wrong with these developers?
If they don't want to make Mad Max game, then they shouldn't make it.
They should make
[pulling some stupid name out of my head]
Terrafall.
Terrafall is based in post-nuke Nevada, where civilization is located around few settlements and cars are main means of transportation.
Done, make Terrafall and leave Mad Max alone, dammit!