Immortals Fenyx Rising - Easy Allies Review

Immortals Fenyx Rising delivers a stylized open world odyssey that revels in its mythology.
Written by Michael Damiani
Video Edited by Brandon Jones
Reviewed on PlayStation 5
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[@kaedhenbharathae-lane4234]

"I am the god of financial gain" 🤣

[@justinbowman1342]

Finally, a god I can get behind.

[@AquamentusLives]

That was so well done, great job 👏

[@TheCanipaEffect]

Perfect edit

[@Largentina.]

@@vashstampede3765 LOL

[@khabirgaiarsa7896]

Shady Allies

[@lukemoonwalker8444]

I love that you included "Gods & Monsters" in the first lines of the review Damiani, great review.

[@brennanwn]

I didn't hear it

[@lukemoonwalker8444]

@@brennanwn 0:37

[@brennanwn]

@@lukemoonwalker8444 Thanks

[@Ayoul]

He also concluded with "Odyssey", Ubisoft Quebec's last game.

[@QuietLionGaming]

Brandon’s voice has become so nostalgic for me, I used to listen to his voice on GameTrailers reviews all the time. I’m glad he’s still doing voiceovers for your reviews! Definitely my favorite voice for reviews. This game looks great, I’m definitely going to pick it up.

[@MrRhysReviews]

Well yeah, Easy Allies was formed by the ex staff of GameTrailers when they shut down... Kinda like Kinda Funny Games and Greg/Colin after they left IGN though that case is a little different overall

[@023natan]

Damn, the marketing for this game must be really bad, I thought it woudn't be out til next year

[@Ayoul]

Too many big games coming out. Even Ubisoft wise Valhalla just came out.

[@robertadams7132]

@@Ayoul and Watchdogs the month before that

[@shambuei]

i thought it was out in september or something and was genuinely surprised to see all these reviews coming out tonight. seems like a fun game

[@023natan]

@@shambuei same, and I tought, wait, is it out already?

[@InnerRise]

Not really. This game has been highly reported on and kept up with. especially with all the BOTW comparisons. And name change. No nno. Marketing was fine. It's just you. Stella your Weight up.

[@filiam5667]

_According to Ubisoft all these items can be obtained in-game_ "I am the god of financial gaiiin" brilliant editing

[@amazing2157channel]

Something I love about Easy Allies' reviews are that I can always tell the final score (give or take 0.5 sometimes) from just the words.

[@fgdj2000]

I took a chance on this and am having sooo much fun with it. No compromises, no expectations. It just feels good to play this. And the difficulty can make the combat as much of a challenge or a breeze as you want it to be. Even on non-pro PS4 this still looks amazing and runs great.

[@UziSuicide666]

Great review, Damiani. Great edit, Jonesy. Glad you got in that completionist comment into the script, was wondering about how long it would take.

[@AquamentusLives]

I can definitely see myself getting this once the price drops. Very well done review Damiani.

[@duuke4618]

Agreed!

[@Cole-ft4rr]

It’s already practically half off. Just got it!

[@wenchwogg8843]

Despite the awful new name, I think I'll pick this up. But since it's Ubisoft I'll wait two months and get it for half off

[@sarlndr]

That's what I was thinking. It'll drop in price by February.

[@duuke4618]

Looks like a good game, will wait for a price drop though.

[@elijoker]

Same here. Seems to be on every single platform available. Which means price drops incoming :D

[@stonehorn4641]

Thats my plan. Im 50 hours into Valhalla, and cyberpunk is in less than two weeks. Im in no rush for this.

[@TayloredRedWing]

I buy my Ubisoft and Ea games off g2a so the devs don’t get any money hahaha fuck em! But I award company’s like Cd Projekt Red and LARIAN Studios with my actual money

[@riksweeney]

"Zeus and Prometheus who are at odds with each over due to their heated past." I see what you did there.

[@donkeypong1847]

Yeah, nice

[@8thday]

And yet, I doubt it was intentional

[@gatewayrealtor664]

can you explain it to me? something to do with fire I assume

[@8thday]

@@gatewayrealtor664 Prometheus gave fire to mankind and was punished for it. He was to be chained to a rock and have his liver pecked by an eagle for eternity, his liver being restored every time so the torment could start anew

[@Solh0und]

I would like to try this out but I'll wait until a price drop and backlog is a bit lighter.

[@GhostOfSparta305]

This might be my most anticipated PS5 title. It's BotW, but runs at 60fps on console, has a deeper combat system, and is set in a cartoony Greek mythology world...it's the God of War open world game I always wanted.

[@angrytacos5497]

Does Ubisoft not know you can release games without all of them being dropped within 5 weeks of each other? This just stifles potential sales with everything being so close, especially when its games generally appealing to the same demo.

[@acidfruitloops]

Holiday 2020 is the answer you are looking for

[@jdmsg8441]

Market presence during the holidays. Having 3 big games during the holiday season is a very safe move financially.

[@MsLottie84]

A great example of a review that tells you everything you need to know making the score redundant, thank you Damiani!

[@Keith2XS]

They didn't tell us that the game actually sucks so they failed us there.

[@Arnell_Long]

@@Keith2XS Maybe because it doesn't.😏

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Glad this game was done well, as I have been looking forward to this Zelda like game for the PS4 since I first saw the trailer long ago. Glad you all said it was a fun solid adventure romp

[@arturoperezify]

I can't wait for the spinoff Immortals : Age of Calamity

[@LateSleeper]

Immortals: Ragnarok

[@Aleezy18]

Hope they get to remaster Immortals: Ocarina of time

[@arkainjalex12]

Hopefully it matches the single digit framerate of the Hyrule Warriors version!

[@speedude0164]

I can't wait for the mechanical chicken created by Daidalos to go back in time during Typhon's attack and allow for the gods to defeat him before Fenyx even shows up.

[@crownoart]

Lack of good enemy variety is one of those things that always kill a game for me, specially in open worlds. It's a bummer that this game suffers from this, specially considering how much potential for creature variety the greek mythology has.

[@miguellavariel1348]

Yeah it's the same as with Breath of the Wild :(

[@theseeker7711]

Yes,it’s Greek mythology,there is so much to draw from

[@stuartbagley2586]

IGN said the opposite. Nice enemy variety. Their beef was the puzzles weren’t very good - which again is the opposite of this review. Weird.

[@mojapangamer1378]

@@stuartbagley2586 yeah I just saw that IGN put me off the puzzles and this put me off the combat, not sure whether I want it now😓😅

[@B-019]

I knew that this game took a lot of inspiration from BotW, but the low enemy variety was one of the things that game was most heavily criticized for -- weird that they didn't focus on improving that aspect after all the feedback.

[@thelocoraven]

Is it 60fps on PS5? Use the DualSense features? I'm trying to decide between the PS5 and Switch version.

[@QuietLionGaming]

I believe it’s 60 on PS5 and 30 on Switch.

[@thelocoraven]

@@QuietLionGaming thanks. I think that’s right. I’m going with the Switch version to have it on a handheld plus my wife can play it on her switch too since I’m getting a physical copy.

[@EdwardViaTomato]

the demo was really good. The narration was amusing and the gameplay was engaging (more complex than I expected).

[@fabricioycaza]

and now is on my must play list, thanks!

Great review Damiani. By the way, does anyone knows if the camera of the game can be adjusted? It just looks too far for my taste.

[@hollowjack8711]

Unfortunately, no. I think the same, they could've zoom it in a bit.

@@hollowjack8711 That's disappointing, thanks for letting me know.

[@hollowjack8711]

@ nevertheless, it's worth a try, definitely. It's cool game

[@libartstech]

I was going to wait until it came on sale, and I was happy to find that I didn’t have to wait long.

[@TGDeadman]

Great edit @ 7:26 Jones

[@euphoriajack]

Great review Damiani!

[@Balertman]

The 30 hour length (non-completionist) is such a huge plus in my book. I'm 105 hrs into Odyssey and there's no way I'm going to invest near that much time in another game anytime soon.

[@SleuthCriminalGaming]

Probably gonna buy it when its a bit cheaper. Hope this gets more attention and they make another one with... well more budget. Still has room for improvement and by that I mean enemy wise. Graphics are fine. Could be better, but they are not important too me.

[@ThatGamingGuyfromthe70s]

This looks good. I'll pick it up for Xmas as I just started Ys 1&2.

[@jordanhell45]

Welcome to club bumper cars

[@hollowjack8711]

The character is so far away I sometimes think that I play with an ant

[@ComicsLamar]

Available on Switch? I’m down for this.

[@rubenestradavalencia3306]

Yes, you can check out switchup’s review as they analyzed the game in that console

[@cmirka]

How does it run on switch?

[@daxsama]

This game looks a lot better than I imagined it would be, sadly the greek mythology setting doesn't appeal to me that much, got tired of it after AC Odyssey

[@Renk1]

Try Hades! It’s a bit different take on the classic Greek mythology. I played Hades and AC Odyssey side by side and it was fun comparing the two.

[@samfincher45]

Same. After spending 100+ hours in Odyssey, it's really hard to justify spending another 30-40+ in this game. It seriously looks exactly like Odyssey except with a more cartoony style. The combat looks the same, the enemy types look the same (cyclops, minotaur, other greek mythology monsters), and even the ui and menus look straight out of Odyssey. The only things that I see different are that the main questline looks less serious than Odyssey (though Odyssey had a LOT of less serious sidequests) and the BotW-like shrines. And if you end up going to places that you went to in Odyssey/dlc, like Elysium or the Underworld, it's going to get old fast if you've already played through those locations in Odyssey. I mean in this review alone ive seen shots of the columns or broken pillars, the flora, the architecture, the stonework, the forts, and the statues and I feel like ive already played this game before.

[@Largentina.]

I also recommend Hades. Playing Hades made me hungry for more Greek mythology and I was never interested in it beforehand. The music, combat, art direction and character writing are second to none.

[@apexgamer9515]

@@samfincher45 that's because you got yourself spoiled.

[@thelazysword3789]

Definitely picking this up on sale in the new year. Looks fun, but I got Valhalla and soon Cyberpunk on my plate :D

[@AndrewN553]

Finally picked this game up on sale. It has its issues but what game doesnt? I personally love the art direction and the combat, while simple, is enjoyable. Perfect kind of game to grab on the cheap and sink a week or so into (depending on how much you game of course)

[@Jousoful]

Every time the review cuts to a new scene, I'm just "yep, looks like Breath of the Wild". Not that it looks bad or anything, but it takes heavy inspiration on so many things!

[@Stormtamer]

Love how you managed to say Gods and Monsters within the first minute. Nice one Damiani

[@ellogames96]

Good review guys 👍

[@bloodhoundtown]

Great review! Fortnite and WOW, made single player games with this cartoony look not click for me anymore unless they are effectively stylized. Feels like AC: Odyssey with a free to play vibe

[@Joes_Z-Music]

This was the review I was most curious about, and I'm glad Damiani reviewed it because of the obvious connections to Zelda. Not disappointed (though there are too many games out right now, so I'll definitely wait for 2021 and a good sale price).

[@lukemoonwalker8444]

I think there's a good case to be made for buying the version that includes the season pass down the line because the chinese themed expansion looks like an additional game in everything but name.

[@Joes_Z-Music]

@@lukemoonwalker8444 That's a really good point. That expansion looked unusually ... expansive... for season pass DLC.

[@DavijoBoy]

Just came here from IGN's review. No real surprise that this review is by far superior. The clips you use give me a much better idea of the game! Looks good!

[@connordavisj]

Poor Elias Toufexis. Not matter what accent he tries. Not matter what language he speaks. I always, always know it's him!

[@reecejohnson488]

Picked this and assassins creed Valhalla for £40.. just checking whether it’s a good purchase so came to easyallies as I always agree with their reviews

[@mrdeath06]

You going to review Age of Calamity Damiani?

[@LittleDude3452]

man Ubisoft been killing it this year with there games 3 great ones within months of each other

[@BOTCHED]

Great review Damiani. I'll have to pick this one up

[@umphreak9999]

0:37 now I'm confused, am i watching a video game review or a Monster energy drink commercial? Nice reference to the original title btw

[@adamkondracki3201]

Ummmm...Whoever came up with the "whole different Odyssey" line at the end deserves a raise IMHO. . Cheers ;)

[@kraven2144]

People have been yelling this at Ubisoft for years. Odyssey, Origins, and Black Flag, all could have been original cool IPs if they weren't bogged down by the AC title.

[@ssjzx]

I like how he started explaining how Immortals Combat worked. I swear I heard Mortal Kombat in there 😆

[@sarlndr]

The music sounds incredible.

[@arkainjalex12]

Same guy that did the Ori games.

[@reed1645]

This game really came out of nowhere. I had no idea it was releasing this year. It always looked a bit underwhelming though when I saw the trailers and doesn't really showcase the power of next gen very well.

[@Ayoul]

It's coming out on Switch. Not every game's purpose is to showcase next gen.

[@reed1645]

@@Ayoul just making an observation

[@donkeypong1847]

@@Ayoul Also it will likely do very well on switch

[@lireid1825]

Does it make sense to drop Genshin Impact for this? Although it's fun to play and explore, I feel like I'm going nowhere with that one, while this seems a bit meatier.

[@Zer-mz4rw]

Genshin is a mobile game. It doesn't look like one but it still plays like one in some ways. In this game, Fenyx has as many if not more gameplay options than the 4 characters you control in Genshin since only a few buttons are used in combat. There's also the fact that Genshin is a mobile gacha game and keeping you on the hamster wheel is the whole point.

[@billy_cross5580]

Call of the wild siren track winners everyone is different. Everyone gives you a sense of accomplishment to everyone reward you with some kind of new gear or something really good out of the one Chad that usually in now and every single one of them gives you resources needed to create your character. They’re all absolutely necessary.

[@AZJayjohn]

The problem is Cyberpunk is 7 days after, the reviews are surprising for this. Ubi title are usually on sale on black Friday and the after Christmas weekend. Gonna pick this up end of month, combat looks better than breath of the wild, hopefully the dungeons are too

[@ARIXANDRE]

"Character creator is limited." *Puts full beard on female character.

[@Alex-fu6ip]

Stay woke fam

[@darthmarth87]

Well at least this one has some style to it but 3 Ubi World games in the span of a little over a month is a bit much haha

[@somestranger-_-]

Well written review Damiani.

[@jeje4131]

Weird how enemy variety is pointed out in this game while ZBotw was a 10/10

[@samuraishuyin]

Yeah I definitely question the score discrepancy there. I’ll have to wait and play it myself to make any judgements of course, but I wonder what makes Breath of the Wild that much better? Originality maybe?

[@Drivenby]

Why would it be a system level issue with the ps5? I've had 0 crashes since launch

[@EasyAllies]

Not everyone has been so lucky, we've all had various instances of different games crashing. -Bloodworth

[@donkeypong1847]

Are there villages and npcs to talk to?

[@noedimas]

I have got to say I have been enjoying this and valhalla, I am not too far in but so far so good

[@amish1der]

Oh great another interesting game I need to play...add it to the pile I guess haha

[@HapticGamerHD]

For real, people talk about next gen consoles and hype games like cyberpunk, meanwhile I have a backlog of 100+ games. I'm good for a while.

[@emoryreid5124]

AGREED! I feel the pain as well! Between a full-time job and 2 kids...😩😩 hard to find time for games like this. Ima still get it....still play it..(at some point) but yup I'm no where close or ready for next gen. #itiswhatitis

[@Docta_Tma]

I just got the gold version on sale from 100 for 20$ on my xbox Seties X. I hope it's fun!!!

[@Eufeion]

Looking forward to this. Between Demons Souls & Cyberpunk 2077 it will be a nice break game in between playing those

[@ztyphoon8982]

You had me at amazing puzzle design.

[@AlexMoscow9mmpr]

Variety is always an issue with Ubisoft games. Why not cut the quantity and focus on quality? Does it really matter if the game is 15-20 hours rather than 30+?

[@FoobarMagnum]

Agreed. That and an often somewhat bland artistic design that makes their games feel like they were more produced by a committee than the vision of some inspired creator.

[@xCanuckfan16x]

Is the narrator same guy for ign videos ? Sounds very familiar

[@EasyAllies]

Never worked for IGN, but we're all from GameTrailers. We started Easy Allies shortly after GT was shut down. -Bloodworth

[@xCanuckfan16x]

@@EasyAllies oh yes thats where its from. I'm glad you are around i think you do the best job and have a great voice

[@Dd-fb2tj]

Gareth Coker composing eh?.... Will have to buy then

[@xcrack6364]

Yes!! I absolutely love the Ori soundtracks.

[@jroaduri]

When I can finally get a ps5 I’ll be picking this up for sure

[@SirGreenDay]

Um, its available on PS4.

[@jroaduri]

@@SirGreenDay I want it on PS5 though

[@MrRhysReviews]

@@jroaduri It's runs fine on PS4 (Broke my rule with both this and Watch_Dogs Legion, though Legion was kinda ass and seems to have been fixed, was a game issue more than anything) and that PS4 Version gets a Free PS5 Upgrade and it seems that you can share your Save across multiple/all Platforms so 🤷‍♂️

[@brennanwn]

This game was always on my radar. Thanks to this review. I'm confident it with this review to purchase this game

[@NEOMERCER]

This review did a better job at showcasing what the game is about compared to the official Ubisoft trailer that is right above it in my feed lol

[@wallacerigby4393]

Sounds like a fun romp.

[@zacheryjohnson2176]

Awesome rev. Game looks sickk

[@waywardlaser]

Wow....this really is Breath of the Wild, huh? I kinda want to try this.

[@lawluccienel7139]

So many Ubisoft games this 2 months... All of them were good but in my opinion this game is the best

[@sly523]

So basically every hability Link had from the beginning of botw is now to be unlocked in this game

[@miyuruify]

1:33 Sounds like Adam Jensen

[@samuraishuyin]

Same voice actor right?

[@smeghead250]

Elias Toufexis definitely asked for this.

[@RainbowPowerRangerX]

Curious what you think of Genshin Impact now

[@makasete30]

Fuck that gacha crap.

[@adamquin07]

Man this game surprised me so much and i loved it

[@jlindsa]

6:00 The comment about enemies not offering a large variety and being reused but with different colors sounds fairly BOTW-like.

[@thewhitewolf4968]

i thought it was going to be 8.5 or 9 hahaah the review leading up to it felt like that!

[@flyingplantwhale545]

The Allies give those out by default to Assassins Creed. This has the wrong name.

[@christiananderson4909]

Okay, Ubisoft. . . Diversify, already!

[@utbunny]

Still waitin' on that new Splinter Cell. But god help us all if it's open world...

[@MilesWilliams88]

This game looks rad.

[@raminile]

After GoW and Odyssey I’m too burnt out on Greek mythology for this right now. Looks like a fun ps3-era style game though.

[@uhkingdom]

I'm willing to bet the performance issues and crashes are just Ubisoft quality control pumping the game out in time for Christmas more than anything. Either way, game looks amazing, and wowie zowie that song at the end is so fucking good.

[@robertgray9271]

I wish this game was on steam

[@kingofthesharks]

I just started BotW for the 1st time this season and I'm surprised this kind of open world game apparently hadn't been done sooner in the industry. FF15 came out just a few months earlier and still exhibited the same open-world tropes from like 2008.

[@TheLastDaysOfSorrow]

That's probably because development on FFXV started in 2006 lol

[@kingofthesharks]

@@TheLastDaysOfSorrow LOL yea i thought about that. Though I doubt the game started out as a open-world field setting when it was Versus13, and I thought the constant revisions would at least wipe the slate enough to evolve the genre a bit =P

[@billy_cross5580]

Anybody who is playing this game? Probably played assassin‘s creed although I did not and it’s like understanding that that game is way bigger. The map is bigger. There’s way more to do and if you didn’t get burn out completing everything on that game, this one’s not gonna do that for you even if you do everything in this game I bet you don’t have 2530 hrs. of plane and out for the completion list and it’s kind of design for that because you can look at the map and see all the little checked off boxes of what you did

[@1boshow]

Jones should have done a bet regarding how many times Zelda would be mentioned

[@thegsk]

Anyone else hate the stamina meter being RIGHT next to you character? Way too kartuni for my taste but good review guys.

[@oscmag13]

Remember children, BotW invented everything. Please remember to cite and source it whenever referencing any feature in an open-world game. I kid, of course but like Ubisoft did climb everything back in 2006 and glide everywhere with AC2 lol.

[@JohnnyKin]

I just bought last of us 2 on sale and pre ordered cyberpunk so i cant wait for this to drop in price like i waited for last of us 2

[@billy_cross5580]

I’m pretty sure since I’m playing at two years later and I haven’t seen any of that shit that it was probably just not ready when you were looking at it

[@theseeker7711]

This game is surprisingly great

[@HaroldTheWizardCat]

Which one of you got the luck of reviewing cyberpunk next week

[@madphantom92]

Damn it another game they convinced me to buy.

[@christopherbarham4402]

If this game had 2 player coop it would be an instant buy for me

[@apexgamer9515]

Get over it, Casual.

[@BlackCanvasAudio]

Great review! Can't wait to buy this for 20 bucks! lol Thanks UBISOFT!

[@willygates]

So bought fenyx rising cos it was on discount. Gotta say it's the closest thing playstation got to a Zelda and mario game. It's pretty good

[@d_shuffles]

I waited to get the game 50% off. Despite completing a 100% play of AC Odyssey, I only played 7 hours of this game before putting it down for good.

[@darrenlambert2099]

So the review here says that the puzzles are great. Just got done watching the review on IGN and that reviewer complained over and over about the puzzles not being any good. I trust Damiani's opinion more than anyone on IGN. The IGN guy also complained about the power that allows you to see all the collectibles and challenges in the area. He said that it made it just feel like a chore to climb up high, scan the area, and head to the nearest point of interest because he just wanted to come upon these things by surprise. Wasn't smart enough to realize that all he had to do was not use the ability then. To be fair, he was probably just searching for negative things to say because Ubisoft didn't pay IGN enough for a better review.