I've PLAYED Avatar Frontiers of Pandora...

Ubisoft gave me a review copy of Avatar Frontiers of Pandora and I've made it about 15 hours into the game at the time of this recording. In this video I give my general thoughts and impressions on Avatar Frontiers of Pandora thus far and whether or not I recommend it. I plan on making a longer more in-depth review once I've finished the game. Thanks for watching and have a blessed day!
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00:00 Introduction

[@Kimkong2]

It seems like a good game. The thing that disappoints me is the lack of more dynamic animations for combat and parkour. This is especially because the movie had a lot of great choreography that displayed how the Navi moved and fought. I was actually shocked that the only melee besides ranged is a goofy punch / slide animation and a single mech takedown animation. I expected it to have both stealth and combat takedowns galore. Especially because you go down pretty quick and stealth is very simplistic, it wouldn’t be imbalanced to have you able to do takedowns if you get close enough. It should have tapped into that fast paced horizon 2 combat style. I think this is why people would have preferred 3rd person. It’s weird how the hunting and scavenging has detail but the combat is pretty much point and shoot.

[@purefoldnz3070]

its a great game.

[@Xanderrss0]

Dont think I've seen a first person game where people dont bitch its not third person. Cyberpunk is a great example. Everything about it is MADE for first person... but retards still cry its not third person Lmao

[@mavericktheepic5735]

You know you’ve made it when you get a review copy

[@super_funny3894]

It looks pretty freaking cool not going to lie, i’d buy if I was not poor 😢

[@radix9523]

lol I hear you

[@titanmax111]

Just buy far cry 3 or 4 they're the same thing but better

[@kbdc]

dw, it'll probably be half off in the next few months. it's a ubisoft game but with a far cry reskin

[@Chris-gw2xg]

@@titanmax111What if he like the avatar universe more?

[@Theghos1]

​@@Chris-gw2xgthen he shouldnt buy far cry 🤨

[@garvgupta6161]

"Don't get me wrong, punching humans is fun" (9:52) - MasterAssassin

[@ethanwintersseveredhand]

Honestly not having stealth take downs kinda makes sense since you are 3 metre tall giant but what do you guys think?

[@ChubiceOfChunckle20]

Still they could’ve animated takedowns regardless. I’d have liked one where you just honk them on the head

[@jackoff-18]

I think you are gay

[@chrismildon7512]

You could have especially brutal takedowns because you are so big

[@PotatoJonson]

And you can stealth takedown the mechs, it’s risky but rewarding.

[@thedj6921]

I respect you for being so honest, very cool man .. many KZbinrs tend to forget their own experience with the game when Ubisoft start to recognize them, I’m starting to think they are the RL Abstergo … but you are truly the masterassassin 👍

[@Kageravager]

An impressions vid about one of my most hyped games this year from MA himself? This is a pretty nice birthday present!

[@SLOP_JOCKS]

Happy birthday bro

[@amosreginaldjr.4200]

One complain I see many people make is that you can blast the mechs in 2-3 arrows But in terms of scale, you are 1.5-3x the size of these mehcs, and you make arrows to kill those huge dinosaurs and stuff Those arrows are massive

[@SwiftViper]

I’m pleasantly surprised with how it looks. Honestly thinking about picking it up.

[@davidfrazier6308]

its very immersive man its mind blowing

[@lithari1480]

Be careful, looking good, doesn't mean it is good.

[@davidfrazier6308]

@@lithari1480 it's good can get much better look at cyber punk went from worse to one of the best

[@RRP_5]

I really like your reviews! I can perfect understand your english and I'm not fluent. Plus, I think your voice is very relaxing; lol!

[@Gwynbleidd_117]

Those arrows *should* absolutely wreck humans, remember relative to their size they are more like spears than arrows to them. Can’t wait to play this tonight. Right there with you on takedown animations though, I was really disappointed when I realized the pulling a guy out of mech is the only one. I don’t mine no melee weapons but atleast give use some takedown animations with our hands and maybe even knife. Those are generally pretty easy for them to do also, relative to say designing full on melee combat. Maybe they’ll add some one day…there are 2 dlcs planned.

[@nerdoutreachprogram5358]

I’m enjoying the fuck out of the game. It’s everything I hoped for as a huge fan of Pandora and the Na’vi. I say that as opposed to “fan of the movies” because it’s the setting that draws me in, and the game is doing an excellent job of capturing that.

[@sMiLeR_thewatcher]

Looking forward to this 🙏

[@michaelohar5328]

Story is just like the movies, with a rebellion fighting a strong villian force. So onset expecting a crazy story either

[@khonsenmusic264]

If you want to hear more about backstory of the creation of the game you could check out Luke Stephens reviews. One of major things he mentioned about why game has some nuisances that make the game less enjoyable is the fact every minor detail needed to be accepted by lightstorm entertainment which could have taken up to weeks. For example if they wanted to introduce a new enemy type they had to send it to lightstorm, then get their approval, then send concept arts, send them, get those accepted, then create all models and programming their movements, then send it again, get it accepted or not, and I'm sure there was more

[@Caesar_1415]

I'm going to have to play this now, thanks a lot haha.

[@MOAON_AABE]

Great review 🎉

[@Calzee]

The world looks incredible wow 😍

[@GermanDudeEU]

First of all, thank you for the early review very well structured. I am still on fence on buying the game, since far cry is not that good anymore, but Destiny 2 taught me something, the game is definitely not perfect, but the visuals and the gameplay itself made me a fan of that game, so this game does not look bad at all, i guess i´ll still wait for a discount :)

[@GIO-_-574]

I played the whole game it’s pretty fun if you like story modes but it ok when it come to exploring by yourself but it can be difficult if your a bit younger.

[@zakariabeast3605]

Would stealth really work if you're like 2x their size? If you couch, you'll be their normal size and you're blue so easy to spot you

[@nathanpeters9348]

I've played 5 hours of the game so far. The environment, sound design, and graphics are amazing. The game really makes you feel immersed in Pandora. Combat is fun, intense, and challenging....it is similar to far cry but feels more refined. The AI enemies seem to be more intuitive than the other fry cry games and it is extremely satisfying to use the bow to knock off humans. The story is just okay, but it does fit in with the Avatar movies. Your character is pretty generic and not really that interesting, which is kind of a letdown. Also, the dialogue and voice acting are pretty lame in this game. Its not the worst, but it could have been so much better. But overall.this game is a solid 8 out of 10, and I would highly recommend it. The environment and combat is the most immersive since ubisoft released far cry primal

[@JLudd]

The only thing is, I’m a sucker for companions and primal introduced companions to Ubisoft games in which you could either use them for battle or ride them and that was really cool, I know this doesn’t have any though unfort but you can ride them.

[@ILoveGrilledCheese]

It’s very good, if you enjoy open world games it’s a must play.

[@siyzerix]

You have a rtx 3080 which has just 10gb of vram. Thats not enough for 4k and its barely enough for 1440p. Whats likely happening is you're running out of vram at 4k since 4k uses a lot of vram and that causes stutters in some parts of the game. This game also uses ray tracing in all settings preset, thats why its so heavy and thats why it looks so good. I'd say ubisoft did good optimization this time around. I'm gonna have to try it myself to see how good they did.

[@Rayman_Budgie84]

I think this looks really cool, almost a primal sequel, which is what I'm really after. But a bit rinse and repeat so I'll leave for a while until Im feeling the need for a far cry game

[@BenthewildchildE750]

Once I get a PS five I’m definitely getting this

[@jasonr6954]

wouldve been better in 3rd person imo

[@raviolijesus6181]

Looks really cool. Not worth $70 but $15 for Ubisoft+ I can do

[@Eddieavina123]

Love your video

[@shadowweaver1599]

I'm interested in it I was not a fan of assains creed mirage more disappointed with the combat im not good at stealth. But a big far cry fan up to 4 were great. Also loved the movie and I think I will probably enjoy this.

[@IamL3gion]

I'll buy when it goes on sale

[@wesleymarbach7974]

Why would they give this man the avatar game but not early access to mirage?

[@UkashaKhanGamin13]

They gave him before 4 to 5 days of release

[@mykeday]

It's not a bad game at all. Basically if you want to play Farcry Pandora then this is it. That's not an insult to the game, that's a compliment.

[@smiley6229]

Wait so can you chase your own tail around in circles over and over?

[@MarblaGarb]

be me > Install game onto SSD, in decent pc with 40 series card. > Game finishes installing. > Loads up game. > Game is visually impressive and enjoyable . > Get to section in intro where 2 vents need to be broken one after another with melee. > Second vent won't break. > Redownload onto different ssd. > Second vent won't break... > Redownload onto different storage again. > Second vent still won't break. > Can't play game or progress beyond 10-15 minutes because cucked by a fuckin VENT.

[@Lightsaglowllc]

This game is fantastic. Best open world setting I’ve seen so far.

[@Dachin55555]

Play more games

[@coreymitchell3058]

I gave up on Ubisoft games ages ago and don't plan on picking up one any time soon

[@pavelimani]

Kudos to Ubisoft for keeping giving you review copies even though you give honest opinions

[@jordandittman9474]

I'd buy if it was on steam

[@greypilot2430]

This is a beautiful game and does have some feel of the later Far Cry games. However so far (I am only a few hours into the game so take my first early impression with a grain of salt) it doesn't have the emotional involvement or "want to keep playing" factor of Ubisoft's best games ever, that is Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4. I love exploring Pandora but the initial learning curve and character and weapon developments, and putting it all together, so far initially, isn't as fun to a casual player like me. Far Cry 5 and Far Cry 6 were disappointments to me because Ubisoft, in my opinion, forgot what made a game fun to play. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is NOT a Far Cry. For now I'm putting it back on the shelf and when I have more time for the character and weapon developments I'll probably continue playing it. NOTE: I know, don't end a sentence with "it" but I did.

[@captaincrunch1707]

Seem like the shelf might be the best for it . At least until some needed patches & improvements are added to it . 🍻

[@ryanjohn3636]

Ubisoft never changes is their microtransactions are already implemented as soon as the game launched and with ridiculous prices too they still haven't learned their lesson even though you already paid $70 they hiked up the price already for cosmetics

[@PotatoJonson]

Top 3 open worlds. It’s so cool to explore.

[@longliveleroi]

I've PLAYED it as well

[@clayk4753]

I’ve only played far cry 3 and far cry 6 so I’m hyped af

[@RyanTurner-bf1xh]

Dose anyone know if u can gave two saves at the same time ?

[@deepvoicedude4749]

This game looks like Far Cry Primal, and I loved that game.

[@curo7143]

Make a assassins creed best to worst parkour tier list

[@jeffcarrier9808]

I bet they had stealth takedown against humans and were asked to remove it.

[@Hitchiez]

Yeah well im eating iced butter cookies (i have to wait until tomorrow to play this game instead of tonight due to school)

[@errolnyp9653]

Wait for a patch it will be fixed. Always teething problems first month.😮

[@khanghua966]

Idk but the cutscenes feel kinda stiff some lack movements and facial expressions

[@Dastrid]

Ever since outposts got introduced in far cry 3. its been the first thing to put ever since

[@mandrews6282]

It wouldn’t be as egregious if every other open world developer (including even Sony) didn’t also use this same formula in their games. It gets oversaturated. Even games like Ghost of Tsushuma, Spiderman, or Horixon all had the ‘bandit camp’ equivelant. Spiderman 2018 even had radio towers. Personally I’m fine with this. Ubisoft are the junk food of gaming for me. And as someone who plays most new releases every year, a good comfort food style shut of fyour brain and run around a beautiful open world clearing outposts is an itch I don’t mind scratching when it arises. With not much else out right now that I haven’t played, I’m down for it.

[@princeofdarkness4711]

not to mentioned with Just Cause franchise, newer Far Cry games recently are having this weird hybrid of explodable targets in their outposts to copy Just Cause. Which isn't a bad idea however Far Cry 3 still have the best out posts because of how.. natural and not flat they felt. Not even Far Cry 4 felt as natural as 3's outposts, 3 is the one thing even Speed runners return to the most, because the game design feels THAT good.

[@Dastrid]

@@princeofdarkness4711 because implementing something like that for the first time means experimenting and designing in a way that enables both stealth and "go full boom" mentality or just creative stuff like all those far cry 3 outposts vids u see with crazy ass techniques. Now far cry outposts are copy paste of basic shit

[@princeofdarkness4711]

@@Dastrid i hate how in Far Cry 4, 5, and 6 all of the outposts feels flat, too symmetrical, or out of place road blocks. Where in Far Cry 3 you actually felt like the Enemies had to made do with the environments they had to set up an outpost, instead of the opposite. Which is why 3 felt so natural. Focus on environment first, and then set an outpost around that, NOT the other way around like later far cries boringly did.

[@Dastrid]

@@princeofdarkness4711 Ubisoft fell off alot after covid imo.

[@hardiksingh7174]

Should I wait for your GTA 6 trailer reaction 😅

[@hgyuuuuhj098]

I hope U were playing in 4K res. Because if U having framedrops with these specs on 1080P - then optimisation of this game is really below awful

[@ForgeOfChaosGaming]

Is assasin creed 3 not remastered one worth it guys?

[@johnathanodendaal7909]

Yes it is

[@luckyluke31813]

Totally

[@ethanwintersseveredhand]

Why do you want to play the non-remastered?

[@ForgeOfChaosGaming]

@@ethanwintersseveredhand I have a low end PC 😢

[@Dastrid]

@@ForgeOfChaosGaming you can play the non remastered. get a cheat table and unlock all the outfits and use a mod that replaces them with legacy outfits from ac3 remastered if thats what you want. other than that ac3 remastered is just saturation turned 200%

[@igorlukac2621]

Great on a ryzen 5 3500u yea

[@SteveMan9231]

So have I

[@bioshock6935]

I am not surprise your having issues even though you had it patched out you have a 3080 and even i struggle trying to play games in 4k even with shadow of the tomb raider. Avatar needs a 4090 with a top end cpu to get the best out of the game in 4k maxed out 1440p isn't my jam in games to blurry not as sharp and looks bad why i won't play this on my pc as i also have a 3080 i like playing games' in 4k maxed out. I was gaming for years at 3400x1400p and hated it as 4k was the normal why i upgrade with a new 4k monitor and gpu. But games now are made more for 4090 with ray tracing being the normal now and the 3080 is so outdated and don't handle well with ray tracing in 4k and at a guess so will the 4090 when we get all the new games coming out in 2024 as new gpu are coming and that will be what is needed for the next gen games

[@mohammedbou2131]

Can you play also in Third Person

[@huntressgaming8521]

Nope. Only on the mounts.

[@Xanderrss0]

Already know this gonna be like 75% off in a month or 2 like every ubisoft game ever, which will be totally worth the wait 😎

[@JustxLiving909]

Red dead redemption 2 bow was good

[@kelilemoore1998]

There should be an update to the game for 3rd person. They’re should be melee weapons. They have a spear weapon but it’s a sling shot. They missed out with the third person especially when traversing through the trees could’ve added parkour type movements and vibes to swing from. Would’ve been nice to have different enemy types like other Navi who actually side with the RDA. Like the ones who were raised by the rda but turned them into soldier or rda in avatar bodies that are genetically engineered. Could’ve even added maybe something similar to the nemesis system like they did in the later AC GAMES. they missed out on quite a bit.

[@Astristul]

I find the game way better than the movies!

[@glodusmuspell9069]

Story is better than far cry 6 at least?

[@ivanstrydom8417]

Avatar Game. I don’t really care for the Avatar world, thus I will give the game a miss. That being said, I am happy for those whom do find the world fascinating. To all those people I say: I hope you enjoy it and that it is all that you hope for in a game. (Question: how the hell are you twice as large as a human but you can use their tiny weapons just perfectly?) Far Cry 2 Still remains the best FC to me.

[@ElectricAlien577]

The weapons you use are actually different than normal human weapons. They built bigger versions specifically for the avatars. You also collect ammo specifically from the mechs, which have bigger weapons.

[@lithari1480]

I loved the Avatar movies, but the feel of Farcry just puts me off, the first Farcry was good, but the following Farcry games were just crap. There are things i think they could have done to make the game more enjoyable, like combat, the way they have made it work is when facing the RDA use their guns against them, using bows and arrows are a no-no, but when hunting, use bows and arrows.....why do we have to use RDA weaponry at all? didn't the Na'vi say in the beginning the arrows pierce metal, but the more danagerous enemies are NOT the mechs, it is the individual humans, who use smaller guns, but somehow do far more damage than a mech can possibly do. Its like, i took out a gas refinery, it had 4 mechs, 4 humans and 4 turrets, the 4 humans did more damage than the 4 mechs and the 4 turrets combined and for reference, i play on low difficulty for the story, but the obscene power of the humans are insane, they need toning down. The only other option is to make stealth more easier to do, cause so far, i have yet to see any ounce of stealth working, the creatures you, even when you are behind them and the moment you fire one single arrow, even if you kill the one you are aiming at, the rest automatically know where you are and if you move, regardless of line of sight, they will know your new location. It is like they have a built-in GPS of your location, but are programmed not to act on it, until you initiate combat or they get line of sight. The only good aspects are how it looks, how it runs and that it is Avatar....the rest is just subpar so far.

[@tonypajamas3455]

The Ubisoft formula is so stale having constant 7 out of 10 games should tell them they need to change something it seems Ubisoft only knows how to make games one way or another

[@usernameiphone3gkid]

More.

[@aslof1069]

nah, bow and arrow combat is super bad, arrows are invisible as soon as it gets shot and arrow in flight is just a wind effect with a line, that makes no sense at all. I prefer RDR 2 and Far Cry bow and arrow. Cuz that is the best one in the industry.

[@ni06no]

I wish it wasnt first person

[@anteupartist9462]

Does every sentence you speak end In a question rather than a statement?..

[@battlefieldpro12345]

I want to be a heavily armed RDA chad blasting blue xenos like the original Avatar game smh everything has to be PC nowadays

[@magicfok]

Yes , just a bit more details , Ubisoft game will be so great , they just choose don't do that.

[@Reaper19942]

Yo

[@kg888]

Not worth 70 buck. Ill wait once it hit like 30-40 since most ubisoft games goes on sale in few months.

[@locksneedmartin]

does this guy have a 4k Moniter???

[@gafortheloveofgamenfilm1159]

Prices of games are becoming a problem for most (myself included ) when it comes to mediocre games ,Yes Pandora looks beautiful,the graphics look stunning in the world .graphics are second when it comes to gameplay mechanics .and the gameplay looks a feels just mediocre and that hard to justify paying up to £70 too £100 for the game if it’s just mediocre and repetitive and basic with its game mechanics .game developers need to concentrate more on the mechanics and gameplay rather than the graphics. Ubisoft you need to up your thinking in this regarding your formula for game, mechanics has become stale .

[@kosmqshar1239]

Will you play the day beofre?

[@scuchtern4849]

If you don't have 100h into a game then Don't speak about it until you reach that amount of time into a game

[@danny7481]

wowzah

[@ceaserknk6640]

It’s good I like it. I don’t listen to negative side of things with reviews. Thanks for the wholesome video 👍

[@thatotherdan9984]

That's not something to brag about and says alot about how well you handle dissenting opinions

[@crescentmoon256]

so you have played avatar frontiers of pandora oh really, i didn't know that and i didn't need to known that these first impressions videos are garabge, they are just marketing, i have never seen a first impressions video rip a game apart, they will never say the game is looking bad in any of these impressions videos no matter how bad it is remember cyberpunk guys, everyone basically didn't say a word on a pre patched zero day cyberpunk, wtf

[@mr.meatsoup5639]

I just gotta say: Priya is one of the most annoying characters ive had to interact in a video game for a long time, i dont understand what makes a writer think its a good thing to have a mission critical character with severe "im talking to myself out loud" syndrome with jokes that even a 5 year old wouldnt laugh at. Then again, its a typical Ubisoft "haha funny" character. Other than that its been okay i guess.

[@robertwatson5104]

Ubisoft a one trick pony of a company

[@SPISheste]

Looks great and looks stale - hoping it'll break the "Ubi recipe"

[@raviolijesus6181]

Controversial take but I actually like the Ubi recipe. At least I can always expect decent games that work properly with them..which can’t be said about CD projekt red, Bethesda, activision, EA..I mean hell..not being disappointed should be Ubisofts strength cause they’re the only ones who don’t disappoint..they never innovate, sure, but they also hardly disappoint.

[@arkanis8978]

looks like far cry with smurfs, i suspect its just going to be another generic ubisoft game

[@CGEE_Music]

Farcry Primal reskin :P

[@Narly_Nephite]

What’s funny is when people say “it’s basically Far Cry” I get excited, Far Cry is by far my favorite shooter franchise of all time so the fact that this game is basically that makes me want to buy it even more!……when I’m not poor anymore lol

[@Jeremiah_808]

I'm going pass on this game

[@RaunchyRoger007]

This dudes a lefty

[@JesserDaddy]

I was so close to pre ordering until the review video i was watching mentioned how they punish run and gun play style and emphasized stealth approaches to bases. Yet, there is zero melee weapons, no stealth kill animations and the uppercut one punch broke the entire world for me. I cannot spend hours exploring, on the edge of my seat in a beautiful world only to come across a base and have a rando npc spot me from 300 meters away after stealth uppercutting his homie in the back of the head and having him do some generic ragdoll effect. Also, the story and most every story to every game will be meh for the foreseeable future because they are being written by woke dei college grads who are confused about their gender and zero real world life experience. At the time when technology can make games so great in beautiful, they have to be ruined by dumb people.

[@NotCharAznable]

It looks painfully mid. Ubisoft is creatively bankrupt.

[@Yzrell]

No REAL main character in video games it just feel so wrong, it already happen on watch dogs legion, the game have no soul.

[@buinghiathuan4595]

If only i could play as Human. Sorry, im human supremacist 😂

[@Mr.Monkeyreal7]

First , nah kidding

[@gnoclaude7945]

I just hate how large your charater is. I dont want to play as a 12ft tall person shooting miniture humans lol. Its dumb but its why il skip it.

[@bigtoe2021]

I really want to like your stuff, i really do. But you talk in questions. Every sentence seems to end in a question. I always just want to smash my phone 😂😂😂. I know its not meant to, its just the way you talk. Are you a valley girl. Like for real 😂😂. But in the end you do you.

[@wingedhussar1453]

Sorry hogwarts legacy 100 percent did not do it for me.the ps1 harry Potter games did more

[@mateuszolejniczak645]

Far cry:avatar edition.

[@LandB2015]

So you won't tell how the game is shit . But will eecg ball lik the developers bllz