Avatar Frontiers of Pandora Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Never Touch?"

[@ACGreviews]

I am probably the only one who will like this one since I wasn't in love with the FC games. But whatever. I enjoyed its different pace. Thanks for supporting the channel by thumbs ups comments, and sharing www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming

[@HankBaxter]

You completely sold it to me. I have felt equally meh about every FC game I've tried, and now I'm finally excited. Great review, and thank you.

[@rickdiesel9549]

Every bit of footage I saw up till now was making me afraid that it would be JUST LIKE Far Cry but with less weapon variety etc. I'm glad to know that it's actually pretty different. I haven't liked a Far Cry game since 4. When we could actually hunt and gather and slow down and take in the sights because the entire map wasn't peppered with enemy camps and checkpoints. So maybe I will like Avatar. My Birthday is in a few days, maybe I'll indulge myself 😂 Thanks for the detailed review. ❤

[@morgezorge6387]

So Buy,Wait,Sale, never touch? Where is the verdict?

[@Nemesis18x]

I'm guessing, buy? 😆

[@hunglo9917]

@@rickdiesel9549Happy early birthday. Mine is in a few days as well. Was thinking about treating myself to this game too. Which is odd for me because I’m not the biggest Avatar fan and don’t really care to watch the movies. There’s something about it though that’s drawing me in.

[@E_Sunbro]

Honestly, the idea of the game not having constant firefights has me far more interested than I was leading up to release. I like games that can balance the loud moments with quiet ones in equal measure.

[@Torraim]

Absolutely. Like in this older game I love called Star Wars Galaxies you could be a combat person of course but you could also be a doctor or something and barely ever mess around with combat. I crave that in games. Happy they’re trying to do something similar.

[@Lorentz_Driver]

It's why Assassin's Creed: Black Flag was so well-received. There's an amazing pace of ship combat to sailing to swimming to land lubbing to sword combat to exploration to parkour and so on. Pacing is key to game feel.

[@Mcw32]

Same for me!

[@stanislavkimov2779]

@@Lorentz_Driver never played this game, but sounds great

[@homesickNovalis]

Exactly! One of my gripes with Ubisoft games, so this was very nice to hear. And if hunting is a big part of the game I can see myself really enjoying this

[@starwarstimeline]

PERFECT review. I'm 4 hours in and this game doesn't need to reinvent the wheel to feel wholesome. An authentic Avatar exp. in an open world, I'm fully absorbed in it.

[@NotCharAznable]

Standards, not found.

[@Bleedblue6487]

​@@NotCharAznableYou probably love Nintendos "innovations". Lol

[@bananerna2601]

@@NotCharAznable You like dead island 2 bub 😂

[@callmeivan2064]

The smurfs ain't fucking around this time. Jokes aside, I'm not surprised that Pandora looks as good and runs as good considering how The Division 1 and 2's world and detail still hold incredibly well even by 2023 standard. Heres hoping whatever they've learnt in Avatar will have a direct positive influence for The Division 3.

[@darkbornelines4587]

Man, i just hope D3 has a solid, even short, single player campaign - really loved that world, but couldnt play the online for long. Plus the maps was just beutiful, perfect map to explore

[@SteelShirt99]

@@darkbornelines4587 Hope there is Stealth and offline campaign.

[@refectocill]

@@SteelShirt99 Division will never have anything offline lol.

[@Troupe_Master]

How are they like smurfs though ive always wondered the comparison between them...they are like 10 feet tall

[@funpolepel]

I would hesitate that running good part. There are quite some reviewers that encountered big performance problems on high end systems.

[@sukamadik5983]

I just wanted to play as the humans in a mech conquering the planet for the Glory of Mankind.

[@gustavoguzman635]

The Emperor Protects

[@sirderpington7704]

for the emperor

[@Messi-rw9ng]

💀💀💀😂

[@MrMightyZ]

We can’t play as the industrious and noble humans? And take on their battle against the godless hippy socialist blue savages? Awww man. I suppose I’ll play it anyway. I’ll just pretend I’m a CIA operative fighting against an army of heavily armed fair-trade co-op Karens, I guess.

[@CompatibleLeftist]

Sounds woke and gay ? Nah thanks

[@a2daj83]

man, this was infinitely more informative than some other videos i've seen about this game

[@corvega_joe]

It’s painfully obvious that other KZbinrs and gaming sites went into their reviews wanting to hate this game.

[@LeonJohnson-yi3hg]

@@corvega_joe Ubisoft bad rockstar good

[@mwjgcreeves4984]

@@LeonJohnson-yi3hg Ubisoft=lazy, Rockstar=sleepingface

[@LeonJohnson-yi3hg]

@@mwjgcreeves4984 I mean that gta 6 trailer says it all about the gaming community

[@homesickNovalis]

Hands down best game reviewer on KZbin imo

[@PercussionEnthusiast]

Long time fan here, you're by far my main go to reviewer. I really enjoyed the slightly slower pace of speech during this review. You just keep getting better and better. Thanks for helping me be an informed consumer!

[@Wasdniak]

Well I'll be damned. I've gone from completely uninterested to really wanting to give this a try.

[@TheTraveler980]

Yeah, it feels like it's a step in the right direction for evolving the Ubisoft formula, however short that step might be.

[@Highlander77]

Same, lol. This game wasn't even on my radar, but between this reviews, SkillUp and Gameranx...welp, I scooped it last night. 😆

[@JustinMacri007]

@@TheTraveler980 will they add new stuff?

[@TheTraveler980]

@@JustinMacri007 DLC? Maybe.

[@alecpitts6843]

@@TheTraveler980 yup

[@sliimcracker]

Whatever Massive learns from this I hope they can take it and run with it for star wars outlaws

[@e2rqey]

agreed. I think they are the best studio Ubisoft currently has by quite a margin. All the improvements in the capabilities, features, and performance of the Snowdrop engine which have come from the development of this game are promising for the studio's future output. (assuming it doesn't mean Ubisoft just makes them reskin the exact mechanics of this game over and over.)

[@Skegfromcraigslist]

Uhhh….

[@sliimcracker]

@@Skegfromcraigslist they still have time to turn it around i swear 😭

[@chrisperry4014]

The only gripe I have currently is the enemy attack range. They absolutely beam you around cover and seem to have supernatural senses to track you through the treetops. Once stealth is broken it’s almost impossible to get back into it and they all just shoot you with insane accuracy across the map.

[@julda8080]

Well, keep in mind you are a giant blue alien, i think it have sense that they can accurately hit and see you from far, but i understand your point, sometimes they are too accurate

[@chrisperry4014]

@@julda8080 yes, I forgot to mention that I do get you are large and blue, but the stealth system as a whole just doesn’t seem to work out well for me. It’s much easier to fly on ikran and take out hordes of enemies bc their accuracy is decreased heavily when mounted. It has to be a programming issue. At least have armor or gear or even power level affect enemy accuracy. I just don’t like not being able to see my enemy bc I’m behind cover and they can still shoot me.

[@StarScreamReee]

@@chrisperry4014reviews said as much just go loud and have fun I guess

[@tishyo77]

Had full faith in Massive with the world design. Both Division worlds blew my mind. Super excited for Star Wars Outlaws.

[@StarScreamReee]

Holy crap I forgot about that game

[@sixstab2967]

​@@StarScreamReeeyeah! Really looking forward to that game!!!

[@robertskr8507]

Started on Division 1 when it came out, presently still playing Division 2.. still blown away with the level of detail in the game world they created.. I cannot say I'm a big Avatar fan, enjoyed them sure.. but I am more interested in the game... Massive is on another level for world design.. I hope they give us a Division 3 :)

[@25HMartin]

@@robertskr8507 they are making division 3

[@michaeljohn2826]

​@@robertskr8507agree 💯 about the division games. Some of the most atmospheric detailed cities.

[@jasonarnold1990]

this review was perfect. I was not expecting a 10 out of 10 game. I was expecting a fun adventure in an awesome world and it sounds like that’s exactly what we got. Can’t wait to play it.

[@jaygee5874]

You’ve just been “ Ubisofted” … Making meh games is what they’ve been doing for a decade now

[@adamkondracki3201]

​@@jaygee5874lol was just gonna say if you're actually looking forward to this. You must only play on Xbox 😂😂 Ubisofted game INDEED 😂😂

[@Crazyere]

@@jaygee5874 bar for bar

[@gabz1624]

imagine having low expectations and the game gives u just that lol, Ubisoft fail.

[@Crazyere]

@@gabz1624 so you have played it?

[@TryonixGaming]

Super glad they kept the "Eywa nature" from the movies. Everything is alive, so you have to kill it cleanly and take only what you need.

[@Joehockey1990]

I'm hesitant to use RDR2 as an example. BUT, the way he described the "triangle of focus" between Combat, Exploration, and Hunter/Gather honestly made me think of why I enjoy RDR so much. You can get into the game and play for hours without feeling like you're forced into rushing through the story. Because they world and the activities you can do within the world are half the fun. Hopefully this is game doing well and selling well is a good indication that Division 3 will be another awesome successful game.

[@thealgerian3285]

You should've been more hesitant than that. Comparing RDR2 to a Ubisoft game is just insulting.

[@JonasWeather]

RDR2 is heavily overrated

[@franklynizidor6083]

@@JonasWeather nah man, it's fairly rated. You just don't like it

[@monalisa-bs4zs]

‘Ubisoft game’ includes some of the best games and ip’s in gaming like anno1800 and assassin’s creeds. Rockstar don’t even attempt to move away from the edgy cringe inducing themes present in all their games that are always set in modern history. Let me know when rockstar create something imaginative, inspired or risky with interesting gameplay options that doesn’t only appeal to simple edgy teens.@@thealgerian3285

[@eazybaby5094]

@@franklynizidor6083yeah it’s definitely a “him” problem lol RDR2 is phenomenal

[@RIVAL30388]

What's the point in creating a character, and have outfits, when you never get to see them? Even the cutscenes are in first person.. so 🤷‍♂️

[@Caru14]

Are you a PlayStation player?

[@nightmaresparckle570]

@@RIVAL30388 you do get to see them when you fly the ikran or ride a direhorse. Also during the cutscenes for the dlcs beautiful animations that change with your outfit and ikran color.

[@michaelmacarthur8322]

Playing this co-op with a friend and absolutely loving it. They absolutely nailed the world of Pandora; music is also on point.

[@rinas6550]

I started playing this game yesterday because they gave a free trial on the PlayStation store, and after I reached the end of the demo I immediately purchased the full game. It’s a lot of fun and absolutely beautiful. I’m excited to keep playing!

[@DDraganita]

@@rinas6550 same here mate, just got it now

[@RedEyedJEdi410]

This is something I'll definitely want to play down the line, after a sale. I really enjoy the world of Avatar, and to be able to run through such a beautiful representation of it seems like a great time.

[@jeffcarrier9808]

Loving this game, completely blown away buy it honestly. Everything you do just feels so rewarding... doing Explore mode and got badly stuck once so far but otherwise it's very rewarding to just find stuff yourself using provided text direction instead of markers.

[@timytimeerased]

The fact you talk in such details about how the map doesn't feel too busy and enemies/activities not poppin in every 30 sec is why you're still the best in the business. That kinda stuff is way more interesting than the usual "the world feels lived in but not too cluttered" which says nothin (and is used in many OTHER review channels...). I have it pre ordered because MASSIVE is the BEST Ubisoft studio to me, so I was still confident, even if I don't care AT ALL about Avatar movies ^^ Another fantastic review GG

[@walking_contradiction92]

Not that Ubisoft themself see good anymore.

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

Yeah, the issue I've had with the recent Far Cry games is being constantly harassed by something. I think Ubisoft saw someone say "good open world has a point of interest every 30 seconds" and took it as "we gotta spawn an NPC or animal to attack you every 15 seconds".

[@Hoppelite]

@@jesustyronechrist2330Far Cry 5 is ridiculous in that way. You can’t go 2 minutes without getting attacked by some hicks in a pickup truck. And Far Cry 4 where you’re constantly attacked by eagles

[@marquintabell5307]

​@@iHaveTheDocumentssome people do.

[@nahqiv]

Tbh, this game was quietly delayed a couple years back, and instead of getting the Skulls & Bones treatment and resurfacing ever so often, it felt like they were actually focused on perfecting this one. Didn't feel like they were just changing everything, but rather making sure that it was gonna be enjoyable. I'm not so hot on Ubisoft, and haven't been for like...8 years, but this is a job well done.

[@jimmyvongmusic]

Bought it twice to play co-op with the wifey who is obsessed with the movies. I'm beyond excited to dive into this world in first person.

[@gummybearsonstrike147]

So you will be on separate systems/consoles right? Not split screen eh ?

[@sergeantsilly5239]

obviously@@gummybearsonstrike147

[@CalebAdams]

Been waiting for such a long time for a game where I can explore Pandora freely as a Na'vi!! So glad this wasn't a bust or just a rushed game to earn a quick buck off the hype of the movies. Can't wait to delve in and explore this incredibly land!!

[@DemonSamura]

Could have done that a while ago. There was an avatar the movie video game that was the same kind of quality as the mad Max game on PS3. I remember it being really good for a movie game but I probably was a child back then.

[@CalebAdams]

@@DemonSamura I did play that one, I thought it was pretty mid

[@DemonSamura]

@@CalebAdams 😢

[@xythiera7255]

If you like exploring and crafting it looke like good decent fun . The store is just bad to medecore so far i have seen and can thrown to the sideway

[@cosmicabyss7358]

​@@DemonSamura That game is so old its not even a comparison stupid.

[@galaxynews720]

Great review. You are my most trusted reviewer of Ubisoft games. You never seem to go into them with a minus 50 mentality because it is developed by Ubisoft and I appreciate that. The experience you typically explain tends to be the experience I have, I just personally enjoy it more or less than you. Looking forward to this title, Thanks!

[@TomEMaddox]

I agree.

[@loubloom1941]

Ubisoft deserves that though

[@corvega_joe]

I thought Ubisoft only published this game and not developed it?

[@namesii1880]

@@corvega_joe It is made by Massive, which is fully owned by Ubisoft. The only difference to most Ubisoft studios is that they have their own name and aren't called "Ubisoft Sweden" or something.

[@namesii1880]

​@@loubloom1941 They do some bad things for sure, like all other Triple A publishers. But the weird thing to me is how people criticize them for certain things, like the term dubbed "Ubisoft open world" formula. Yet others get a pass on for doing the exact same thing. Like Sony's Horizon series is literally Far Cry but with robot dinos lol.

[@expertb6348]

The game looks GORGEOUS! I wonder if it has good HDR. Also how cool does it look at night?

[@Phil_529]

I'd wager it does. The Division II had amazing HDR.

[@expertb6348]

That sounds promising. My OLED TV will be ready.

[@Boxingfan378]

Hopefully it will look amazing on my 55'' LG OLED C2 on Xbox series X

[@Creex_XVII]

It looks better than anything I’ve seen in a while. There was a quest where I had to find someone on a cliff, but I just wandered around looking at all the colors.

[@cyrusvile6622]

Nah it looks like far cry 5 with more neon. Looks like dog shit

[@JimBobe]

So is this a buy now or wait for sale? You didn’t really answer that…

[@hidanoftheakatsuki1268]

I suppose the real answer stems from what you believe is worth it after watching the video and learning about the game.

[@Jordanbiggs1473]

I think this is one of the most impressive open worlds I’ve ever played in a video game, ngl. Usually don’t like Ubisoft but this is a breath of fresh air. Movement system is absolutely awesome and the combat is fun. I’m amazed at how much I love this game tbh

[@sparky7523]

The world in this game is boring as hell. Sometimes you run in a straight line to ur next objective for 10 mins without anything interesting occurring. If this is one of the most impressive worlds you’ve seen I can assume u haven’t played many open world games. That or you just have incredibly low standards.

[@skyeait5939]

@@sparky7523 or they like it and you don't.

[@iDEATH]

I'm not a particularly big Avatar fan, but I was interested in this game for the beauty of its world and the chance to explore it. I'll probably wait for a sale (still backlogged on games from this past fall and I really want to play Rogue Trader), but I am now looking forward to this game even more than I already was. Thanks for the great review, as always.

[@Perseus7567]

I know you'll do as you want to do regardless, but as someone who is also not a big Avatar fan but played this game, that's exactly what I'd recommend - those that aren't Avatar nerds should definitely play it still, but should probably wait for a sale to get best value.

[@nahqiv]

I think this is a game for everyone. No matter what's your opinion on Avatar, Pandora truly is a gorgeous world, and this game seems to do it justice. The visuals alone warrant to give a try

[@mightylink65]

It seems like another one of those games where they just focused on creating a large map but didn't bother to make the rest of the game. It looks like Avatar: Survival Evolved.

[@Teremei]

This is my #1 hyped game this year. I can not wait to play this. For one, it's Avatar and Pandora. But for two, the fact that games can look this lush and beautiful, after growing up in an era where grass was one flat texture.

[@VRFlightSimGuy]

Excellent review thankyou. Is there dynamic weather?

[@MalloryMisery]

Yep! Weather changes

[@boburrides]

I'll play this for the looks alone if nothing else. Just thinking about how it will look in motion on an oled in HDR has me salivating already. It's so rare that we get to experience truly alien game worlds these days (looking at you bland as empty pasta starfield), so even if the game is mid, I think this is a welcome treat.

[@ewjiml]

This game literally looks like it took all the great aspects of Far Cry and got rid of the exhausting icon salad Far Cty games are known for. Dunno, maybe I’ll buy this.

[@Juggernaut76-e7m]

Buy, wait for sale,never touch? It’s a mystery apparently

[@rafagvs]

I almost didn't get this game, then your review came out. What convinced me wasn't just a "oh, a reviewer I trust liked this game". You painted a picture here that I wasn't expecting from any triple A title and I'm really glad I trusted it. Your reviews have always felt like this over the years, a mix of clear no bullshit information and a very perceptive and eloquent reflection that can only happen when someone really tries to experience something. Like a middle point between a review and a video essay, between journalism and critique? I don't know, it feels unique. Anyway, I just wanted to express how impressive your work is to me and that it is something I always look forward to. Even when a game isn't on my radar it peaks my interest to see what you'll make of it.

[@johnnyc0811]

I love ACG reviews, that being said sometimes it’s hard to just skip and see what his review was

[@ReleaseTheEvil]

Agreed, I listen while multi tasking and I constantly need to go back and try to find what his decision was

[@pbking442]

Ok, geez, you've changed my mind. I'll check it out. Your reviews are like the only reviews I actually trust anymore.

[@rishabhmalhotra7017]

Was waiting for your review for this one. Avatar 1 has been one of 'comfort movies' I have watched countless times, its just so nice haha (yet to watch the second one). But honestly this game looks suweeet. The vegetation and the colours, damn. Going to get a new gaming laptop this week, maybe I'll give this one a try on their Uplay thing. Less enemies sounds good, since I am gonna fly around in zen mode anyway lol.

[@JustSomeGith]

The second one is amazing, can absolutely recommend

[@Thedrunkenswede1337]

​@@JustSomeGithsucks

[@Em90000l]

The second is so much better (and I'm a big fan of the first)

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

@@Em90000l To be fair, the second one is kind of just the first one again, except they're with a different tribe. Nearly the exact same story notes, and the *shocking* death near the end (vague to avoid spoilers) was so obvious it was hard to feel anything

[@2genders-tk2ue]

Climate change has always been a thing. Humans barely affect that but being clean and taling care of this earth the best we can should be comment sense. Just dont fall for the climate change agenda.

[@selohcin]

His review didn't seem to clarify whether we should buy it or wait for a sale, but it does seem clear that he doesn't see it as bad enough that we should never touch it.

[@thewanderingartists]

Just don't the levelling system will drive you nuts 😂 I regret buying this.

[@heroman1322]

As a JC Avatar fan, I would recommend this game. If you are not a fan, but you like open world games with a good balance of exploration, gear progression, hunting/fighting, then I would recommend this game as well! It's got some gross predatory microtransaction crap that Ubisoft was bound to throw in because they are desperate, but besides that the game design seems to have a solid foundation!

[@xlightninghawk6360]

what predatory microtransaction? just dont open the store and you'll be fine. its not predatory and its not mandatory, its not something you have to get

[@alecpitts6843]

@@xlightninghawk6360 i second that opinion

[@ZeroB4NG]

but... but... do you need to climb on radio towers to unlock part of the map with lots of icons on it to work off?

[@wout123100]

maybe watch it again?

[@SfinxVid]

I knew it would turn out good. Ubisoft showed a lot of the gameplay and reactions those last weeks, which means they have confidence in their game and the showcases we got showed that they really captive that Pandora immersion from the movies into the game. Excited to play this tomorrow, day 1 patch just downloaded onto my system so I’m ready to go

[@gabz1624]

Good luck, another mediocre Ubisoft game.

[@Arctis326]

@@gabz1624 still a lot better than wait for the load screen field

[@rollitupmars]

@@gabz1624 Your under every comment geez get a life

[@marquintabell5307]

@@gabz1624 why are you guys hating so much.

[@Dakahrii]

@@gabz1624 and have you played it and know that for sure? 🤡

[@simonphoenix3789]

why is the bow held backwards? Is there a right handed and left handed option? Because as a right handed person, its really weird to have the bow held like that. I remember playing The Forest and it took me ages to adjust to the strange way the bow was held.

[@jelledesmet7086]

Lefthanded peeps have to feel like that in 99% of games so eh, I'll live.

[@nahqiv]

@@jelledesmet7086 yeah, I don't get why it would suddenly be an issue now that it affects them. Never heard that complaint before.

[@e2rqey]

as a left hander, this still looks wrong. they really should have made an option for left and right handed if they didn't. tbh everything the player holds seems to be held excessively high up on the screen.

[@claude2328]

i think that's just the way the avatars hold it, especially in the movie

[@Jonno92100]

Can someone explain to me what the Tokens in the store are for? I noticed the bundles when trying to pick which version to buy and it got me worried. How pivotal is it that you get this virtual currency?

[@GrimAbstract]

It’s for cosmetic

[@MerciLessSKiLLz]

Wait did I miss the answer because I don’t think he said if it was a “ buy wait for sale never touch again”

[@Nightcall00]

i think he implied "its up to you, but i say buy"

[@elvocironbow9393]

Another great review, love the drama, at the beginning of the review I was like "oh no not another dud" and by the end of the review I cant wait to play.. Thanks again for what you do!!

[@mitzee8621]

I hope there is an option to put the crosshair dot in the centre of the screen. Don't get how people can play with an off-centre crosshair without getting nauseous.

[@kasimahmed3841]

As someone who absolutely adored primal and it's world I can't wait to try this

[@ScornedScallopes]

Primal was a very interesting game severely underrated

[@gummybearsonstrike147]

Are you going to purchase it soon? Primal was my favourite far cry , I really wanna try this game,

[@ancientflames]

Did they ever put primal on pc?

[@kasimahmed3841]

@@gummybearsonstrike147 probably not as I got a lot on sale to work through, I think the price is quite steep though but I'm fine to wait a while

[@almightygod87]

@@ancientflames They have it's on Steam

[@joergbock1976]

Thanks for that review! Wouldn't have bought this title, without your review, the game is all the things you said. As probably most, I was expecting Far Cry with Smurfs but it feels different enough to stand on its own. Playing on a 3080ti, the default settings (2k, high) look pretty optimized and as with the movies, Pandora is the real star, it just looks spectacular. The Snowdrop Engine means not only a change to better and more detailed graphics, but more importantly better controls. Mouse (once set to your personal sensitivity) and keyboard feel smooth and just right in this game, something I couldn't say about Far Cry titles.

[@ExxInferis]

I mained the Bow in FC5 with all HUD elements off and had a good time. Couldn't get on with FC6 as AI were beyond stupid and respawned if you got more than 100m away. Looks like this might be worth a try. Thanks.

[@noid3857]

I am sorry but talking about getting good performance while having the best computer money can buy which should be able to run everything maxed out is a bit redundant in my opion, i dont think its worthy of praise to run well on the highest end machine but to run well or decent on low to mid tier ones

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

I didn't even know there was an Avatar game being made until you mentioned it on the podcast. I don't understand the timing. But I guess this entire franchise is built around timing that doesn't make any sense. But it's certainly the nicest looking game set in a world created 15 years ago releasing a year after the last movie and two years before the next one.

[@ElectricAlien577]

They intended to release it in tandem with avatar 2, but had to delay it a year.

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

@@ElectricAlien577 I can't be the only one to see the comedy in the idea of an Avatar game missing the delivery date of a movie that was in production for more than a decade.

[@iceman00behave]

It's one of the nicest looking games ever period.

[@JackDeanPictures]

As always a great, well balanced review. Thanks for always keeping it real! As a lover of the Avatar films, I couldn’t be more excited to jump in!

[@gummybearsonstrike147]

I am excited that the game doesn’t just tell you where to go, it gives you guidance like “west of the big tree , south of the rock” and then the player still has to explore the are instead of just following a waypoint.

[@brandoncavallaro4982]

God that sounds annoying af

[@cosmicabyss7358]

Why baby both options be available? You dumb kids that love to just wonder around worlds forever is annoying and boring. I hate wandering around aimlessly in games like Zelda.

[@scottstabbert8498]

If you never played Assasins Creed Odyssey with exploration mode on, it's the same thing and you're right, way more fun to get hints over quest markers

[@cosmicabyss7358]

@@scottstabbert8498 No it isn't and there's no reason to not have both options available for people that don't like wasting their time."

[@tomasistok7229]

@@cosmicabyss7358 u mean less inteligent people

[@pbpancakes1617]

Bought the game and literally spent the first 2 hours (after the opening scenes) just taking in all the beauty of the world. They did good and I look forward to any updates that come along.

[@Maya_Ruinz]

Definitely picking this up, looks beautiful and mixes pieces of Farcry and Horizon.. a combo that sounds like the perfect December game.

[@rossmusic25]

People complained there’s too much vegetation? Well yeah, it’s avatar. What did you expect?

[@anorax001]

I fired this up last night when it unlocked. So far I am very impressed. This game engine does amazing things. Only thing that bugs me is when you shoot enemies with arrows there is no arrow sticking out of bodies. Is it a bug or is this the way it is?

[@undying_artv2]

Does it have a photo mode, I get so much enjoyment from them

[@justimagine2403]

Yeah, once I got to the outside... I just looked at grass and weird plant life for several hours. I didn't get much help for what to do. I also didn't go online to see the walkthrough. I wanted to get LOST. Can I make my backyard look like this? You are a very engaging talker! Thanks for the review. I got my copy for $19 on Amazon after Christmas 2024

[@ChefAndyLunique]

The game isn’t broken. Rare this year. Solid video as always

[@karmen3473]

Rare lol? This has been the best year for gaming in manymany years.

[@Juggernaut76-e7m]

DRM hasn’t been implemented on review codes If their other games are anything to go by the performance will take a hit

[@mitchjames9350]

@@karmen3473 and that’s saying something.

[@Dakahrii]

@@karmen3473 not for pc gaming, the pc ports have been broken and unoptimized to the point of being unplayable for some.

[@foxxcharmer]

Game is half priced didn't know if it was worth it so happy to see you did a review your refreshing vocabulary mixed with your knowledge of gaming makes this an enjoyable watch with comprehensive analysis as a bonus thank you for this will give a try

[@m22110]

@@foxxcharmer Was it worth it? Considering buying it

[@heyhoojoe]

Holy hell, this looks amazing! After the disappointment I felt playing Starfield, I am super glad that, between Outcast and Avatar, I am going to get my sci-fi fix after all :D Love your reviews, Carrack! You never fail to deliver the info I am looking for, and more! Thank you :)

[@luxslash]

Looks boring as all hell

[@abcdefgh-hy9op]

After playing starfield...anything is better than starfield 😅

[@arpeggioblue]

@@luxslash it does not

[@christopher_munn]

If this is made on the same engine of Div1/Div2 then manual save points aren’t a thing, might not be even possible. From personal experience, it didn’t affect anything and wasn’t even noticeable. I do wonder if he’s bringing up manual saving because of some decision made that you would possibly like to see how it played out the other way?

[@MichaelPohoreski]

That’s a good callout if save points are even possible due to The Snowdrop Engine (used in TD1 & TD2). 17:24 save point discussion if anyone is curious

[@ryanpoole6743]

im still waiting for the other Avatar franchise to get a game of the level of quality at least close to this.

[@RB-H]

What I find impressive is that at 2:09 the time it takes to travel 4.4 light years in the Avatar universe is only 6 years.

[@DrunkenRhinoceros]

Good review, but isnt there a class system where you pick a rider or warrior, a crafter etc? I'm curious to know how it looks and performs on Consoles as well.

[@Acrid_Arsonist]

No class system, it's just 5 skill trees (Survivor, Warrior, Hunter, Maker and Rider) that you spec into, and I'm 99% sure you can get every skill by the end of the game

[@FireGate_13]

it is sad that you are using a 2.000 gpu. it runs great .. yeah but how many can run it when it swallows 16gb of vram and 15gb of system ram ?

[@R005TERILLUSION]

I wanna play as the humans and purge Pandora of the filthy blue xenos.

[@vovindequasahi]

hehehee

[@jaydeebow6431]

This looks a ton better than I thought it would coming from Ubisoft,but you saying that there is some exploration without being told exactly what to do or where to go for me has sold it for me. Or that is what i got from what you said about the game,great review Karak.

[@benwhittaker25]

Would you be able to mention any accessibility features in your future reviews? I love your review style, but I still don’t know if I want to get it because I don’t know how accessible it is. Showing a settings page would be enough to let me know if I’m going to buy or not.

[@GrimAbstract]

Just out of curiosity, what kind of accessibility are you looking for? How much would this matter?

[@benwhittaker25]

@@GrimAbstract I use a special adaptive controller set up, it won’t let me post a link to it on here, my picture keeps getting deleted for some reason. I cannot move my fingers, but I have been able to complete games like elden ring and dark souls.

[@benwhittaker25]

​@@GrimAbstract

[@GrimAbstract]

@@benwhittaker25 So for a person like me developing a game, what would be most useful for people in this situation? Would love to make it accessible to everyone in the future haha.

[@benwhittaker25]

@@GrimAbstract r/disabledgamers is a great source to find out what games are using. A great addition to a shooter game would be a toggle option for keeping your gun raised, press once and the gun will stay in place, press again, and the gun will be lowered

[@mrow7598]

Personally I think $70 for base and $110 for the season pass is too expensive. I'm going to wait a year and wait until its at least 50% off.

[@charlestapo1658]

Maybe I missed it on review but was this a buy, wait for sale or wait for deep sale? Personally I liked it finally looks like next Gen game with all great effects. And I like fact that exploration is more selling point that guns a blazing. A buy for me on acg ⚖️

[@dradis1]

I was wondering that myself. I thought I just missed it, but I can’t find it. For what its worth, seems like a buy if you are caught up on games. I’m not caught up, so wait for sale for me.

[@chrish1398]

"worth buying right away" around 15:50

[@dradis1]

@@chrish1398 thanks! I totally missed that. I was listening for the “I do my ratings on a buy, wait for sale, or never touch again” line. Guess he went a different route.

[@mastapdog]

While I do like his videos. Hiding his actual "score" has been getting annoying.

[@ianfitchett2768]

You really nailed this review and I think you considered this game more thoughtfully than many other critics. I checked the game out for $15 and I find myself agreeing you and skill up more than ign and pc magazine. All the negative reviews portray this game as another far cry retread but with good graphics and after playing it that feels like such a lazy conclusion. When I play a game I often ask "what part of this game did they put the most work into"? What PC magazine scoffs at as "graphics", I call "setting". The passion this team put into crafting this setting to live up to the movies was clearly their number 1 goal and effort, and I don't think it's wasted. I think James Cameron's Avatar was built with that sense of "hyper realism" to exaggerate and dredge up feelings towards nature that we hold but have forgotten. And to achieve that sense of connection in a video game setting is a masterwork as far as I'm concerned. To have the image and sounds of the game illicit memories of nature walks is an inherent aspect of the setting that they needed to achieve or wouldn't have been worthy of the IP. And like you mention, the entire pace of the game is so different from typical Ubisoft stuff. You're not being inundated with map markers and quest objectives and collectible bullshit, you're just set free to experience this incredible world at your own speed. Not goty but a very worthwhile game that delivers an experience that's more immersive with a tad less focus on gamifying everything into systems.

[@Derek-mi4wy]

Did he ever say was it a buy or wait?

[@JuanCarlos-vz5vj]

Great review as always! Thank you. Did I miss the section for audio sample? You usually include it but maybe its bc I am half awake haha today

[@quicsilver524]

I do find it funny that the majority of us don’t have a 4090 GPU watching a review of a persons experience with the 4090 GPU

[@LandonAaronp]

This was the only non ubisoft prejudiced review I have seen. Every other reviewer acts like it is just alien far cry and I am like have you actually played it?

[@LaMOi1]

I think that’s a really interesting point about open world games. Less is more with regard to random NPC encounters. Open world games, where you come across random NPC activity less often, honestly feels more impactful, and better sells the idea that this is a real living breathing world. It’s far more immersive. Previous open world titles by Ubisoft, especially far cry, it felt like a five year old has been given the button to spawn enemies and animals, and he’s pressing that sucker every five seconds! It totally destroys any immersion!

[@Perseus7567]

The one aspect I particularly love is even the generic 'repetitive' mini-bases of enemies designed to flesh out the game as a side activity, are often unique. There's several different variations and alterations of the RDA Pollution bases, of which the different types need to be disabled in different ways. It's the little things like that; where even the repetitive side-activities have uniqueness, that makes this game not a generic Ubisoft game. I also love the sound design, as you mentioned. That quest where, spoilers btw, you hunt down Hunter Bravo, put me on the edge of my seat. The horrifying growls I could hear getting closer and closer as I followed his scent made me actually tense in a way not many games have achieved. Of course Hunter Bravo turned out to be extremely weak, especially compared to the Thanator I had already fought out in the wild without a quest which actually was difficult. The diving off of floating islands and tall cliffs and calling the ikran below you as you fall is always satisfying. The only downsides, for me personally: The story: it's generic, it's slow, it's predictable. This is definitely still not a game that's main-story focused, and you should go in to this game expecting that. Movement: feels really slow; particularly the ikran. They feel so slow, you move slower when diving than you do just gliding, there's definitely something wrong with it. Cooking: Is completely useless when you get high enough in the appropriate skill tree, where skills increase how much energy raw food gives you, to the point it's the same if not better than cooked food - it's really only the buffs that make cooking worth while, and even then the buffs aren't needed. I went the entire game without focusing on buffs, and haven't felt like I missed out on anything. Collectibles: Too many generic collectibles, e.g the bellsprigs, which feel like they don't even do anything; eg bellsprigs don't even feel like they increase your health. There's also a lot of pop-in, weird obvious low-quality LoDs in the distance, low-quality dirt textures and extremely pixelated water - on the Xbox Series S, which did dampen enjoyment a little bit. Overall, I'd rate it a 7/10;: Sound: 9/10 Music: 8/10 Graphics: 8/10 Story: 6/10 Side-Activities: 7/10 Collectibles: 5/10 Gunplay: 7/10 Movement: 5/10 Voice Acting: 6/10 Enjoyability: 8/10 Buy it now if you're in to Avatar, wait for a sale if you're not too bothered about Avatar, but I definitely don't recommend avoiding it, it is definitely a lot more enjoyable than I thought it'd be as someone who doesn't care much for Avatar.

[@TheDraiden]

Incomplete good review? You covered everything great BUT the story quality. You mentioned gameplay, sound and most everything in between. How was the story? decent? ok? great? crappy? You mentioned the first 10 minutes of the story but that was it.. How was the rest.....

[@JimBobe]

To be fair that gives you your answer right there. It’s probably forgettable

[@porkchopexpress84]

Took me a second to get the "man thats a lot of shops" joke, well done lol

[@OdinArrow28]

Is it me or did he forget to tell us, buy, wait or don’t touch

[@marcdwonn9772]

I think he doesn't do that anymore. Wasted my time here.

[@benjiho-y5j]

15:52, buy.

[@Jax-Gibson]

Another great review ACG! I was on the fence with this game, primarily due to my dissatisfaction with FC6. Your review boosted my desire to play it and my gf is also a huge avatar fan/gamer so it’ll make an easy Christmas gift for the two us.

[@Bronwyn031]

The ONLY review I've been waiting for. Buying the game now. Thanks, ACG 💖

[@shfd3832]

What did he say? Buy or rent and when did he say?

[@gui_alves4212]

Same here hahahaha

[@en4orc3r11]

@@shfd3832 He said buy at around 15:52 into the video I missed it at first also right before his meh comment about previous far cry games

[@shfd3832]

@@en4orc3r11 are u sure?

[@Draecko]

@@shfd3832go back a few seconds more; He says it's worth buying or getting right away.

[@COF666420]

Only gripe at first glance is that the character shoots his bow lefty. Is that changeable?

[@dougburbank6410]

Well this seems like a pleasant surprise. It's nice to see an internal Ubisoft developer take the company's standard open world and actually do something different with it. The idea that exploration is such a large part of the game honestly sounds wonderful in comparison to constant combat. I can't even count how many times I've found something cool in a Far Cry game that I want to investigate only for it to be yet another moment of combat that plays out more or less the same. It's been a busy year so I doubt I'll get this at release with so many games still to work through, but I'll look for the first sale price maybe sometime in February or March when I don't have anything new and I'm dying to feel like I'm outdoors after being stuck snowbound.

[@Zemmacraft]

As of making this comment, I have 257 hours in this game. To say im obsessed would be an understatement. While the game gets repetitive, I find that it's has great replayability.

[@Euadam]

I think I missed the part when you concluded it as a 'buy' but thats the impression I got.

[@sze5003]

Around 15:52 he says worth buying

[@nicholasmills6489]

You know what makes a good game! Memories and enjoyment. If a game give you memories and joy then it’s a great game. Just climbed to get the ikran. Very momentous and beautiful.

[@eiadtarabulsi]

Avatar Frontiers of Pandora looks awesome. The game is absolutely gorgeous graphically. Combat seems to be enjoyable. Audio design is pretty good for the most part. Performance is solid. The world feels alive. The level design is top notch across the board. The fact that the map isn't cluttered with icons is very much appreciated. It's nice to finally play an open world game that's not littered with them to the point of being excessive. Sure, there are some bugs as you've already mentioned and the A.I. can be improved. However, other than those two issues, the game is really good overall. I'm very impressed. Ubisoft did a wonderful job with this one. Thanks, Karak! I always the appreciate the honest, unbiased, and detailed review! Keep it up! God bless and stay safe!

[@mstawarz08]

Did I miss something like, where was the buys, wait for sale, never touch... .

[@MadKirkegaard]

So this is basically far cry Avatar who would have thought

[@WhatWillYouFind]

This really looks like what would've happened if Horizon Zero Dawn had never existed and this was instead fated to be. This looks like a must buy, the only other game to give off this impression was the GLORIOUSLY yet panned Xenoblade X. Amazing

[@ninetaledgundamx]

I wrote this off essentially the way you said it. just another far cry game. i'm glad it's fun but unfortunately, since it's not on steam. I probably wont play it. I hate to say this, but for some games, I would probably pay more for it on steam, than to get it through another launcher.

[@Codester1222]

You put in the video that if we feel the movement is too floaty, to set "feedback" to high. However I can't find that setting in the games menus anywhere. Any chance you can tell me where it is?

[@tommyknaggard6298]

Good review as always, but maybe I missed it. But how’s the story?

[@jameslane2326]

How long did it take you to finish the main story content?

[@grahamt19781]

I want to play this purely for the environment, it looks beautiful and so immersive.

[@mr.gameandteach7197]

Only thing I wish at this point into playing is, I want to be able to stick a human to the wall with my heavy bow. Or have the arrows sticking out of the mechs. That could be solved with an update though.

[@arkonomus]

It actually looks surprisingly good. Shame it's only available on the Ubisoft store on PC, which is a dealbreaker for me. If it ever gets on Steam I'll definitely give it a whirl.

[@suvamk]

Its there in epic too.. epic is cheap in my country.. 3500 INR from epic and 6200 INR if i buy from ubisoft store.

[@sodapopinksi667]

You need the ubi launcher even with the Steam versions of most ubi games anyways. I say just go for it, or don't play ubi games at all.

[@arkonomus]

@@sodapopinksi667 there's always the third choice 🏴‍☠

[@jackmesrel4933]

​@@arkonomusThe BEST choice🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@nikitos3558]

​@@sodapopinksi667But does it have features like Steam Input though?

[@Gerz970]

Pleasantly surprised that they managed to pull this off. I was excited for this but as soon as heard Ubisoft was involved my expectations dropped quite a bit. It is rare these days for Ubisoft to have a win.