Why Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is the BEST and WORST of Ubisoft

[@TSYN_reviews]

In all honesty.. this game actually made me feel like i was playing a game not a quick cash grab game . You know what i mean? In today's time thats rare .

[@jameshowlett2821]

Sorry to say this game was pretty much a re skinned far cry game actually that's exactly what it was

[@thehunterx93]

​@@Bludbenis avatar is nothing like zelda wtf are you saying? you'll be doing the same things over and over and over again in avatar, while zelda continuously rewards you with not only exploration but also by simply interacting with the open-world in different ways. avatar's main issue is thinking its amazing visuals are enough to carry the experience from start to finish. sadly, it all becomes a boring mess, much like the last couple of far cry's.

[@tantannn9977]

@@Bludbenis exactly, Avatar is so much better than the previous far cry games it doesn't deserve the hate it's getting especially it being first person. People tend to judge already while they haven't even tried it yet or just after watching some shitty reviews or gameplay. Ubisoft did a really great job in this game, not perfect but amazing.

[@user-mg3xr9tz7m]

@@Bludbenisno point in trying to talk sense with people that only parrot media outlets with no critical own thinking

[@Aris-zw5lj]

​@@thehunterx93botw and totk are probably the most overrated games in history. Sorry Bro, also in Zelda you also do the same things but with a graphic of a 2010 game, Sorry Bro

[@edtronel2955]

I have about 55 hours in and I think I'm on the final mission. Been taking my time and doing all the side missions and clearing all the pollution. I was pleasantly surprised with this game as someone that has played 4 farcry games and only finished 2 of them . This game is amazing. Not perfect but still amazing. 2 things I wish the game had though were help from other Navis in combat like how in farcy you can do guns for hire. And also it'd of been nice to have boss fights instead of just stronger and more rda

[@cjerp]

Would be cool if they did more with the 3 'friends' that woke up with you in the beginning. only having them on comms sometimes isn't it

[@pats3071]

I wish you’d see Na’vi fighting the RDA in the wild and could join them and could actually fight alongside them. All you see are the RDA fighting wildlife, gets kind of annoying

[@Idylla3DRenders]

I played this with my friend and having a second partner the game became way to easy T-T

[@edtronel2955]

@LADYCIGARETTE20 I haven't got to try coop yet . But I could see how any of the first areas would be too easy . Later on some of the bigger outposts would've been nice to have help with. Maybe it'd be better on a higher difficulty

[@claudiegarnier4560]

Game was boring af. I platinumed it and damn what a repetitive boring game

[@xZFeroxZx]

Huge congrats! This is the FIRST actually well done review for this game I've seen. And I've watched like 25-30 by this point. No pointless shitting on the movies, perfectly on spot criticism and props... I'm someone who will die on the hill of defending the movies, I really am. And I love this game with all my heart - but I can absolutely validate everything that is said. And that means alot!

[@OutplayedChad]

Didn't you think that the 2nd films story was a big drop in quality compared to the 1st? It kinda put me off the franchise unfortunately.

[@xZFeroxZx]

@@OutplayedChad absolutely not. People just don't understand that the first one as a whole story as itself. Movies 2, 3 and 4 are basically one big story as that and the 5. Will be one in the style of the first (probably). Yeah it's normal that a movie which is only a first third of the told story, is not the same as a closed up one. The only two story holes in the movie were "what happens to the Omuticaya?" and "why did the Metkayina disappear in the final battle?". Apart from that the second one is probably actually better written then the first one, when you look at it's whole picture after the next two movies came out.

[@rzk_audio]

Skill up has a review up by Austin which is v good - as all the reviews on that channel are by my reckoning

[@joshuaa7813]

@@OutplayedChad The first movie was basically space pocahontas, there wasn't much there but it was fun and beautiful. The second movie was very pretty to watch, but none of the plot made sense. I was disappointed at how shallow the story was after waiting 14 years for it.

[@OutplayedChad]

@@joshuaa7813 yeh I completely agree. I was looking foward to the 2nd one but on warching felt like the story wouldn't have felt out of place on a Saturday morning kids TV show, but maybe that's the target audience, so fair enough.

[@itnomadx7514]

I’m just saying this if it isn’t Ubisoft, this game will be praised for the way it is but since it’s Ubisoft, it’s always something negative

[@misapheonix]

That's cus other devs would make far more creative and challenging choices

[@crispycream6385]

@@misapheonixno shot any other dev coulda made this better🤣🤣

[@crispycream6385]

Exactly

[@Player-gv5lp]

​@misapheonix you must be high 😂

[@Donutdove]

I have 60 hours. Yes there are issues, but as a avatar fan, it itched the spot iv been trying to get for a decade. I don’t hate it, i really enjoyed the gameplay it could have been better, yes. But it’s not a flop for me.

[@GUIDE_Nico]

yeah, it's a bummer that someone thinks the game is a turd when they matched up the TOP fps from ubisoft with the most amazing world .... "First world problems"

[@SteffanGarryHill]

Same

[@LDaveT368]

In settings you can toggle auto-hacking which I recommend after you've experienced them enough. My biggest gripe is the amount of side quests, that while they may contribute to the world, do little to expand the main story; in fact I completely lost track of the plot in the first area due to getting caught up in side quests, many of which I found to be frustrating and tedious.

[@crispycream6385]

So people ask for more to do in open world games you give them more and now they complain about their being too much. They aren’t required bro you don’t gotta do them🤣🤣

[@absolutefoot4594]

I couldn't have cared less about the story or interpersonal relationships between any characters until after the _certain event_ the Resistance encounters about 2/3 through the game. Then BOOM, they finally decided to give the characters some depth and it really caught me off guard.

[@EnricoLenes]

I just finished the game and right after I happen to stumble upon this video. I have to tell you, you perfectly summarized the highlights and the many many flaws of this game. As a fan of Ubisoft and the Avatar IP, I finished a 100% run. However, I had an unusual amount of times where I was contemplation about just deleting it and to never look back again. The repetition, the lackluster story, the low pace of essentially all developments and airborne mobility - it was quite frankly tedious and in many occasions frustrating. The only reason I did a 100% run is because of the wonderful world of Pandora, the beautiful visual and audio effects and the true alienlike sense you get after booting up the game. You practically mentioned all my keynotes in your review and if Ubisoft were to evaluate their product, they should take some time to watch your video too!

[@WhySoSeriousGM]

I love this game so much but yes it’s definitely got some weird issues and bug but the game is beautiful and I like collecting plants and animal parts to build stuff like far cry primal

[@jakenelson3350]

i wish the flight felt “heavier”, i feel like you should be moving faster on the ikrans. It doesn’t feel as free. same with the dodge mechanic, feels too jumpy. needs first person on ikran tooooo! otherwise, fr love this game.

[@noahthomas5504]

One thing I loved about this game was being able to scan plants and animals and learn more about them. But I wish everything had information about it. Like no mans sky. I also loved the music but I wish they had James Horner but they couldn’t because he passed. Put they should have had some of the music from avatar in this game. Another thing I have to say is when I was first introduced to pandora after escaping the RDA, I cried my eyes out. It just HITS you especially if you loved the movies. The last thing is the nights in pandora. I REALLY wished the nights were darker so the plants popped if that makes sense

[@crispycream6385]

The world and animals are all 100% canon to the movies so if there’s something you don’t like about them then there’s not much they can do. I heard the movie producers and writers had a LOT of say so in what they can and can’t do

[@lumix1186]

Ik what you mean but the nights not supposed to be dark if you read the wiki nights on pandora actually look like that I think it just looked dark on the first movie because of the shade from the trees

[@noahthomas5504]

@@lumix1186 oh really? I didn’t know that. I just thought it would look cool you know?

[@lumix1186]

@@noahthomas5504 i agree here from the wiki "Pandora receives significant light from Alpha Centauri A (ACA). As a result, Pandoran nights are never dark during half of the Polyphemian year, but instead are more like Earthly dusk. At the closest point in its orbit, ACA is about 2,300 times as bright as Earth's full moon; at its furthest point, it is still one hundred and seventy times as bright. During the other half of the year when ACA is in the daytime sky, many Pandoran nights are illuminated by both Polyphemus's huge disk and the reflected light from other nearby moons. Truly dark nights are uncommon. Polyphemus occasionally eclipses ACA at night for about one hundred minutes, but the light reflected by the planet still keeps the night from being dark."

[@talesoftheblanco]

The only game about a big franchise which probably had 0 marketing

[@GameOverloadMO]

The lack of marketing for this game is a little mind blowing

[@AG-sj4om]

They don’t want to hype something up that they know is mid, its kinda just flying under the radar this way

[@nates2]

Found out this game exists yesterday.

[@danielrubin353]

​@AG-sj4om considering most of ubisofts games are well below mid this game is one of there best

[@AG-sj4om]

@@danielrubin353 it’s true but the writing and voice acting are both embarrassingly bad, I think AC mirage was a better Ubisoft game than this one

[@RileyJones-c6j]

I Think its a great game and currently just unlocked the upper plains, but my main problem with the game is its difficulty. I have gave up several times on small outposts because of the difficulty of the stealth. but I find the bigger ones easier because the enemies are spaced out. I wish they could let u fight with normal attacks . I love stealth but I'm starting to get tired of it .

[@crispycream6385]

Stealth is almost impossible for me. I just set traps and start fighting head on

[@cas-221]

For me it's a amazing good and fun game with outstanding graphics sounds and a huge map for me best game in years, but that's personal

[@AcknowledgeB]

Best game in years? You clearly haven’t played RDR2.

[@julda8080]

​@@AcknowledgeBRDR2 it's like 5 years old so "in years" is more than suitable, also he can consider this a better game, nothing wrong with that

[@AcknowledgeB]

@@julda8080 he can subjectively consider. However graphics, storyline, environment is way better than any other open world game that exists by a long shot. It being 5 years old doesn’t negate that.

[@aidantaylor117]

@@AcknowledgeBalthough i agree RD2 is pushing 6 years old and we haven’t gotten a good open world game since then. i love Skyrim RDR2 AC Odyssey and No Man’s Sky those to me are the best open world rpg games you could ever play. i’ve played nearly all of them and Avatar in recent years has been the best. Starfield can be fun but too much loading time and i haven’t played a good AC game since Unity and Odyssey. Avatar definitely is a move in the right direction and in recent years has been my favorite open world game. I’m about 50 hours in and just got to like the 40% mark on story progress and i’m loving it. Really gave me a spark to play games like this cause besides NMS and Starfield i don’t play other open world games. i haven’t even touched starfield since mid October. I think Starfield is a really good game as well but Avatar just has this charm this look this feel that makes most games today feel like dogwater

[@rightwrong3929]

@@AcknowledgeB RDR2 bores me so much.

[@jedidiahbaxter4452]

So recently. In the past 4 months or so I have finished Far Cry 3 up to New Dawn, I own 6 but it’s hard for me to get interested or into the game. Point being is tho. Avatar has some Far Cry like things, but at the same time with its own spin. Far Cry I could run up in an Outpost and kill everything within seconds, just a bow, sniper, or a silenced pistol, with the occasional throwing knife. But in Avatar I have to plan how I’m going to do an outpost, what I’m going to take out first wether it be an AMP or a normal Soldier, then there’s the collecting things, personally I upgrade all of my things first chance I get, my holsters, quivers, armour etc. anything that uses animal furs. So having to collect stuff to craft or to cook in avatar makes me entertained. I can play a bad ass hunting simulator whenever I feel the want. Then the Ikran is just a plane. But u can interact with it more so that feels even better. Solid 9 outta 10 game for me

[@crispycream6385]

Perfect break down. And the beautiful world just sets this game so far from others for me. This game has something I’ve never experienced in a game before. I’m not even finished with it either. It only gets better everytime I play

[@Zemmacraft]

As someone who plays games so casually that I dont consider stats to begin with unless it increases my level, I hardly have a problem with the cooking, hunting OR loot system. I don't mind it. I spend hours just walking through the forest, hunting, flying, and picking off areas of interest one by one to level up slowly but surely. In my opinion, thats another strength of the game. If you're struggling on a main storyline or just bored of having to do one, you'll occasionally find little units of RDA mechs and soldiers in the forest, an animal with exquisite quality ingredients, or one of the labs. Theres always SOMETHING to do as much as it is repetitive. Then again, I enjoy repetitive. I like games that switch things up, and I like games that are repetitive. It depends on the setting.

[@austinken1405]

I like this game and the world looks amazing but one thing is I have no idea where I'm going half the time for missions. I'm a little disappointed this game is already half off should people that paid full price get season pass for free?

[@crispycream6385]

Idk how. It’s very simple. For most missions you can just use survival sense to show exactly where to go and if it doesn’t pop up just mark it on the map and use the compass🤣🤣 have y’all ever played a game in your life???

[@susharose]

The snowdrop engine was a good idea, for bringing the world of avatar to life.

[@alexwilliams4729]

I notice a trend in Ubisoft reviews being oversimplified. Usually I would go through your history and see what a masterpiece is to you, and it’s usually elden ring, RDR2, BOTW, or the Witcher 3. And I GUARANTEE you would be hard pressed to find distinguishing factors of why one is tedious and the other was made with love and passion

[@crispycream6385]

I’ll never understand the hate Ubisoft gets. They’ve made some fckn amazing games. Including this one. There may be things people don’t like about it but they did everything they were trying to do with this game. And the movie producers and writers were telling them what they could and couldn’t put in the game. That’s for all the people wanting the way of water tribes and being able to mount other animals in the game

[@Malaestro]

Those are all amazing games with rich worlds and excellent story, that’s the difference. Don’t get me wrong I love me some Far Cry 6 but it’s a popcorn game and I also agree with the criticisms and think Far Cry 6 was a massive step down in quality from the 5th game.

[@alexwilliams4729]

@@Malaestro your validating my point, what features are missing from Valhalla world that RDR2 provides?

[@alexwilliams4729]

@@Malaestro by popcorn gaming you mean mission structure & story lacking?

[@Malaestro]

@@alexwilliams4729 RDR2 hits harder graphically, storywise, character wise, control wise, mission wise, basically every character for me. It’s not about what’s missing it’s about the quality of what is there.

[@Phar_quit]

I love open world games and there are a lot I’ve tried lately that haven’t “scratched” that itch for me… this game (in my opinion) really has become my absolute fave! 💙

[@timotejlovrec9029]

I like it a lot overall, just very bland story like most current games (horizon comes to mind) i dont know why is it so hard to create more memorable and 3 dimensional characters. Everything is just so predictable

[@TheWolfalpino]

Agree... This is the world problem nowadays. Copy paste, flat things, grey instead if colours. No imagination. Just "rush". In the end it's a good game, but the story... You basically kill all RDAs alone and the only moment where the clans are helping you it feels like a 5 yo movie... I mean, cmon...

[@psyperus]

Playing this game brought me back to the feeling I got when I was a kid playing Spyro the New Beginning. That game had a lot of glowing things within the world, the world of pandora really brought me back to that amazement and for that I like this game a lot! Also I’m a huge avatar nerd 😂

[@chalk-one]

The standard Ubisoft nature of the open world is definitely the concern that has kept me from buying, even though the console versions on disc are already on sale at a reduced price. As beautiful as it looks, I'm fairly sure I'd play it for a solid 10 hours, then never touch it again.

[@crispycream6385]

Nah man it’s so much different from far cry. Pretty much the ONLY thing that’s the same is some of the combat. Pretty much it. Either way just simply running through the glowing forest or climbing the floating mountains is enough for me. That kind of shit is what I love about open world games. And the fact that the world is BEYOND beautiful is what sets it far from any other game. Not that this matters but I legit had water in my eyes during one of the missions. Made me feel like a bitch🤣🤣

[@chalk-one]

@crispycream6385 it's cool when a game hits you like that. For me, the initial spectacle certainly provokes a strong positive response, but those surface aspects quickly wear thin, and at the end of it all I'm left with an Ubisoft game.

[@crispycream6385]

@@chalk-one I kinda disagree. I don’t get the whole Ubisoft hate. Ik their games are repetitive but this one stands out and is so much more unique than a lot of games. And it did exactly what is was trying to do. Trap you in a beautiful world that forces you to learn about it and gives you so much to do and explore

[@chalk-one]

@crispycream6385 I certainly don't hate ubisoft games. There's a tonne of them in my unfinished catalogue, but the repetition and formula is definitely a factor for me. All things said, I probably will grab Avatar when it's on a deep sale. A really deep sale.

[@crispycream6385]

@@chalk-one fair enough. At least you give reasoning

[@sysmixy335]

OMG FINALLY A PERSON WHO IS NOT UNHINGED!? Like all the review videos have only been bashing it nonsensically with no substance, just that people say “it’s boring,” or “I don’t get it,” or “it’s Ubisoft.” And I get that not everyone will like it, but come on? Do they truly hate the visuals? The stunning wildlife? The diversity? Flying on your ikran??!? The powerful feeling of hitting a small human? Jumping high above the trees and large roots with ease? Like there were no flaws from what I could see, so it’s been confusing trying to find reasons. Reasons other than the obvious hate for it, including the “lore” behind Ubisoft games? That part I’m still trying to get, because I guess Ubisoft’s been holding people hostage? (Jk! But if we’re being honest, this game does nothing but hold your eyes hostage, because it is truly a stunner, and a dreamy spectacle to the imagination). On the other-hand, I’m still wondering though what type of game people wanted from the beginning, because it seems like people want it not to be boring? Or in 3rd person view? But I still haven’t found any suggestions of what could’ve been changed. If anybody does have suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it! Would be nice to know how to make a masterpiece, since this game I guess is not one of them.

[@petrypartwith6541]

Not enough schematics for weapons and armor was my biggest gripe

[@wolfman675]

I went into it as a massive avatar and far cry fan I didn’t expect anything unique I was expecting to play far cry but on Pandora and took it very casually so for me it was an 8 out of 10 experience

[@Makoto03]

Great video. I wasn't a fan of the Avatar movies but i was curious about the game. Ubisoft open world formula is very hit or miss for me. I loved AC Odyssey and Origins but Valhalla felt so bloated. Same with Farcry 6 compared some of the previous installments.

[@Malaestro]

Farcry 6 was awful. They went for an awful COD style bulletsponge enemy set up, whereas the enemies in FarCry 5 were less bulletproof and it made it feel more tactical, realistic and immersive.

[@aidantaylor117]

i know the weapons systems were the same between avatar Origins Odyssey and Valhalla but tbh Odyssey was the only game that had it perfected. could be tedious but if i remember you were able to sell items, dismantle them for parts. and literally have your cosmetic look however you wanted. that to me was the most beautiful part. Odyssey to me is one of the best games ever created especially in open world games. Idc that it isn’t Assassin’s Creed like who gives a fuck it’s different. It had a lot to do and it wasn’t just stupid bs you could do so much better a gladiator, assassin and warrior all in one. truly a game that deserves more credit then it’s been given. Avatar so far is a great game. I haven’t played Far Cry in a minute never reallly cared for them even tho they can be fun but this game as scratched an itch that i’ve been craving. it’s not too complicated it’s not too hard it’s simple and beautiful and for me ive put about 40-50 hours in the game and barely half way through the story. because i get so immersed in the hunting, the side quest, finding the memory paintings just enjoying the world and the game. Feeling like im from Pandora not playing a game about it

[@jjane222]

I've never played a ubisoft open world game, so this is a brand new experience for me! I'm loving every aspect of this game! 😊

[@Rainbowhawk1993]

Finished the game last night and I agree with everything you said. Though my rig is less powerful (RTX 3050), which caused major pop-in when I entered buildings and traveled to places on the map before the game could render the assets (Enemies in outposts even needed to ten seconds before they even appeared in the area).

[@AceAdachi]

So before i say anything i will give a spoiler warning dont read this if you dont want to be spoiled now with that out of the way I was really confused about one thing in the story there is a point pretty late into the game where a character named Nor leaves the base for good and you never hear from him or see him again to me it was kinda Odd seeing the ending since the other sarentu did not talk about finding him they almost to to forget he existed my geuss is we will see him in one of the DLCs or something

[@elementalpaws3678]

I was wondering about this as well, seems weird that he just disappeared and had no further mention. I kept waiting for him to show up and then was confused when I go to the end and he was still gone

[@AceAdachi]

@@elementalpaws3678 it is indeed Odd

[@peggymoexd]

As someone who's played probably every major open world ubisoft game to ever come out, I did enjoy this one much more. I spent a lot of time hunting and just exploring. I did wish there was more to uncover and honestly I almost never cared about the story. A lot of the humans were obnoxious to listen to and I found myself skipping a lot of dialogue too. My biggest gripe was honestly the whole "one man army" thing, when apparently I'm building a resistance. Like.. I know the final "battle" was going on outside, but I hated that every major event like that was me crawling around in AC vents while the cool fun stuff went on outside. HOWEVER, I did, more often than not, find myself getting lost in Pandora, searching for materials to get new gear and just flying around taking in the scenery which was enough to keep me really enjoying the game, much more than other ubisoft games.

[@NordicUlfr]

My Alien Xenophobia blood boiled in rage for the fact i couldnt play as a Human.

[@BrokenHammerLLC]

For the armor and weapon stuff, I hear you on the upgrade train but I think maybe you missed out on the crux here. Hunting and gathering serves ONLY crafting, which is KING for armor and weapons in this game, all crafted items are MUCH more powerful than picked-up gear, with the exception of RDA weapons which can't be crafted and can only be bought or picked up. Loved the vid otherwise,

[@lix5544]

I bought this game a week ago. I have a Xbox one and didn't realise it was only for Xbox series X 😭 just lucky my dad will let me borrow his for the time being LMAO. The game was worth it all though, yes its not perfect but its close enough. It doesn't feel like a quick cash grab that games usually do today, it actually felt like I was there in Pandora, doing Avatar things.

[@Steel-101]

Awesome video man! I’m not a big Avatar fan but I might try out this game(when it’s on Clearance). Also I know a game you should try out: “Samurai Jack Battle Through Time”. An amazing underrated game. A real fun gem 😎👍🏼

[@markadams5009]

Great review, really enjoy your take on the strengths and weaknesses of the game. I've never been an Avatar fan but I do want to eventually pick this up on a good sale.

[@aoma37309]

I want to play as RDA like the 2009 game 😢

[@matty_mather]

I must’ve played this game for about 40 hours and I still can’t decide if I like it or hate it???

[@RidoDrago]

I think you dont like it. Youre just playing to play it and you liked the movies and can now control your own being inside the world but the fact that you dont know if you like it after 40 hrs just means that you dont. Tbh, i always give myself 5 hrs to see if i enjoy a game or not. After that, if it didnt open up to my liking, it never will.

[@matty_mather]

@@RidoDrago I stopped playing a while back now, but I decided I liked it in the end! It just wasn’t what I hoped it would be. Doesn’t mean it wasn’t a mostly fun experience.

[@MightyWebdk]

You can switch on Hacking Autocomplete, and the same for the Memory Paintings :-)

[@ThermaL-ty7bw]

you can set the hacking to autocomplete , gathering plants to low precision there's a few more of these tedious mini games you can shut off or make them easier to do

[@MainlyYeezy]

Rly good game. Didn't like Farcry but rly love this game. Co op is a great addition.

[@HexoPlays]

recently just found your channel and loving your content. Keep it up!

[@IlIKRATOSIlI]

Its too slow. The combat, the movement, everything feels like you are wearing concrete boots or wings.

[@crispycream6385]

What🤣

[@SLOP_JOCKS]

Honestly for an avatar I'm gonna need to be able to do a whole like more than jumping higher if I hold the jump button and vaulting.

[@DIRTYDAN77777]

The game is pretty good I like it it’s better from the one on ps3 I’ll say it’s a win if you ask me

[@willg3220]

My ubisoft formula is, wait for it to be free and just run through main story. Probably skipping most cut scenes

[@crispycream6385]

Free?💀

[@tyjay6796]

I totally disagree with you about hunting and cooking part. It's well integrated. But yes waaayyy too much loot

[@ic3t3ap3ach]

cooking is usless af you better eat the raw material than looking for a purple/yellow fruit/meat. its not worth my time. same for crafting. you dont need it

[@DDubzzz]

​@ic3t3ap3ach you get way stronger gear if crafted

[@vanveenmatt]

I got this game for free when I bought a 7900 XTX. I'm amazed at the visuals. It's probably the best looking game I've ever seen. There's times in the game where I just walk around taking in all the sights and sounds. It really is a masterpiece IMO.

[@mhug86]

Putting a spear or arrow through the center of an RDA mech is quite satisfying

[@thenormalregular5767]

How do you only have 2.5k subs this is amazing 🤩

[@computron100]

Can you reset outpost once you completed the game?

[@tyrnial8095]

I've heard they reset over time. and I had one reset over time when you continue playing. but it takes a bit of time

[@Idylla3DRenders]

100% completed the game and had grand time??? I loved the connection to the Pandora and nature but I guess its personal for everyone 🤷

[@MassiveHappyClapper]

I just completed the game on ps5 along with 7.9 percent of players. The world is well realised. However the characters and story are dull as dishwater. I always complete a game if I start it. I clocked in over 60 hrs with side quests. The problem with the game is the amount of times you are asked to repeat quests. Ubisoft seems to insist on putting things on the map and have you doing them on repeat until your spirit is crushed. Most quest go from fun to FFS not again. Its not all bad, but for me that was the main issue. The last few quests drag and are quite irritating. I just feel relieved the game is over. All the fetching for crafting was a chore at times. I would give the game 6 out of 10. For anyone who does play it, my biggest tip is once you get your Ikran, fly around the map to uncover the fog. It will take some time but it will save you a world of headaches, and looking things up, as the location's will be clearly displayed that relate to location clues. It will make things much easier to find. If you don't uncover the map, it is near impossible to find where you need to go. Use the hunting guide for everything and when you pin items they show in yellow.

[@crispycream6385]

You don’t like it bc you can’t complete it in one day? That’s a you problem. No reason for negativity😂

[@xCommanbro]

The point about the novelty of the world is spot on for me. I reached the plains, did some exploring and just didn‘t come back after closing the game. Everything else was just so forgettable. I can‘t remember a single name of any character or respective clan. Another thing I will just never learn to like is when the MC has absolutely no personality or agenda. They just run around looking to be told what to do which imo is pretty lame for he hero/saviour figure.

[@brandoncheatham5510]

I encountered some glitches during side quests and some while free roaming but that didn’t sway me from this game. Visually almost like the movie, gameplay could have been better. The loot system and favor system was more fun to me than taking down an RDA installation. Ikran flying felt more like Horizon Forbidden West but controls were different. It definitely was a great experience for a mediocre storyline. Hopefully the DLCs will make the quality of life in game better. Liking this so far.

[@jubjub7101]

I wish it had a bigger depth of mission styles, as it felt very repetitive as time goes by.

[@quin2168]

Pretty nice review! I really appreciate that you're not just straight up bullshitting the game, but at the same time not glossing over it's flaws either (I Know this should be the bare minimum, but I've seen a lot of videos that are literally just hating every single aspect of the game.). At the end of the day I'm glad that this doesn't seem to be Far Cry 6 all over again, but I'll still wait for a sale to give It a shot.

[@crispycream6385]

It’s had many sales bro

[@JanVP1]

I have hundreds of hours in AC/FC/WD and took a Ubisoft+ month just for this (AC Mirage was more than a month ago). Played Avatar only about 1/3 of that month's days (and only for 1-2 hour sessions) because it was so dull, boring and way too hard. Spent most of the month on Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017) and got that to about 80% of the whole map icon plethora. I'd consider continuing Avatar (even with the dull/boring story and dialog; voice acting was decent) If there was an actual easy/story mode - without eating and cooking, with working stealth, less gear crafting, much larger inventory and most importantly: with HUD markers that show me (from miles away, through plants/mountains/buildings) exactly where to go until I'm literally at that spot. Just like you can enable in other recent Ubisoft titles.

[@crispycream6385]

You literally can see the exact location and how far away it is💀

[@ashanarchy7255]

You know you can turn off the hacking mini game in the settings.

[@Hooked11]

I don’t see why people are telling me if you like far cry you will love this game. Well it’s not anything like far cry accept the hunting part but other then it’s boring and it doesn’t have the vehicles or the dense military enemies. I spend more time climbing and hunting animals and plants, I hope this is not like this towards end game.

[@GameOverloadMO]

Sorry, but people keep saying that for a reason. It is objectively extremely similair to Far Cry and it's not just the hunting. Outpost liberation is literally a copy and paste and doesn't even try to hide it.

[@Noob-yx1cu]

@@GameOverloadMOno

[@MassiveHappyClapper]

The template is the same, the execution is different. ​@@GameOverloadMO

[@arirveo641]

100% agree! I think with some updates or mods these issues could really fix the game up.

[@astricatt634]

We should’ve had to fight the Ikran and really make us match the bond and force a connection, like in the first Avatar movie…

[@ninthshark9153]

I was tempted to get this game over Christmas, but instead, I might just re-play far cry three, best game

[@ic3t3ap3ach]

haha i did the same thing 😂 and i have to say wasn't a good decision because fc3 didn't age well. gameplay is a bit clunky and weapon handling/shooting too ^^ but was still fun to play it again.

[@ninthshark9153]

@@ic3t3ap3ach Story really is its best factor, id say 6 had the most fun gun play (yes- not the most realistic) but imo most fun

[@TheWolfalpino]

I love Avatar movies and Pandora. And I love this game. But this is not an "open world". They made a new better version of the previous avatar game. I was expecting something bigger honestly. I thought I could literally explore all the planet with visiting all different clans and landscapes. I enjoyed it, and I was attracted by both the exploration and the story. But the story has a good core but lacks in development. And the exploration, well, once you travelled all the main areas... What do you do? And I still have places to visit, but I just don't feel like... I enjoyed it but yes, some mechanics are literally too repetitive (both inside the game then in general Ubisoft games) and it the end they tend to ruin the good part of it. I loved it, but it left me with a sense of "end" that is no end. The RDA is still roaming around (I want to see Pandora free so that I can enjoy it all). And hey, where are the Navi's? They all speak English, with maybe a 30% of Navi speaking. Maybe. And honestly, I found them "Navi" only in the esthetics (that are cool), but for the rest they looked like earth natives. So the problem in general (not in the game but in general) is that there is a lack of both imagination and identification in this game. Let me explain it better: If there is an extreme fantastic opera in the visuals, it lacks a lot in the real content. The clans are in the end "humanised" Navi's (human dinamics put in Navi's, and this is a problem of humanity. It's difficult for them to imagine something "different". Really different). And the movie shows it all. We could have being discovering more about the sarentu clan and maybe even recreate the clan. I mean, there are so many options that were not implemented or considered. The only thing I'm thinking is that maybe they want to release them as Expansions. We'll see. But there are so many undeveloped possibilities... Less Ubisoft and Humans, and more Pandora, Avatar and Navi's please!

[@bronze4871]

This was completely accurate mate

[@lils_isk]

I would be more then happy if they add the sea Navi and an under water world to explore

[@naterod]

That’s a problem with the movies as well. Quite a few indigenous groups were offended from the first movie since it obvious the Na’vi are just space indigenous peoples. Like giving thanks for a successful hunt is a well known cultural tradition in quite a few Native American tribes.

[@lils_isk]

@@naterod they were inspired by many cultures, of course there will be similiarities

[@crispycream6385]

@@naterodI grew up in a native home and family and they love the movies💀 yall think they get offended by that shit but they don’t they actually like it. Same with redskins bs in the NFL. They loved the redskins🤣 now they don’t even watch the sport😂

[@briandennison2146]

You did not test at highest settings. -unlockmaxsettings unlocks unomtanium settings beyond ultra got 30-40 fps am running rx7900xt on 7800x3d but if I play on my 1440p monitor 70-80 with beyond ultra settings just looks out of this world

[@j3dwin]

Slamming on Ubisoft just to slam on Ubisoft is getting rather stale. Reviewers should evaluate a game independently from other releases from the same franchise. "This game is bad because it's like these other games from Ubisoft" didn't work for me because I happened to love those other games.

[@guitaoist]

I turned off hacking in the settings, alot easier and made the game more immersive

[@richieboy1997]

I honestly didn't have any issues with Far Cry 6 i enjoyed it. With this, im still struggling to get used to the controls 😂

[@-sugandeesnuts-]

Just got this on sale 40 bucks with the season pass, the game fucks. I wouldn’t buy it at full price but on sale It’s definitely worth playing they also added full coop

[@Maretoast]

The outpost that just there to be conquered are so damn annoying, the RDA-NPC are insufferable that sneaking in is only thing I could get pass

[@SPISheste]

Wait.. isn’t the story ALMOST the same as FC:Primal??

[@skatemonster5034]

Would be cool to see them add the water tribe and being able to explore it would be cool

[@crispycream6385]

There’s a few DLC’s coming up so they might. The reason it wasn’t already in it is bc the movie producers wouldn’t let them and basically told them everything they could or couldn’t do so they don’t spoil future movies and so it’s all done right. I think they’ll definitely continue to add more to the game over time with the movies

[@mikaelowe8430]

but is it still worth it to get it for the story and the exploration and the other stuff🤔🤔🤔?

[@crispycream6385]

100%. Amazing world. Easily the most engaging and beautiful open world map ever created. But the story you’d have to be an avatar fan to like it a lot. Personally I love the story and the way it leads up to discovering new clans from different parts of the map

[@camelxravennova]

Wish the game was third person

[@LOS1512ACE]

The game is perfect no pay to win you actually have to be exploring to find the best of the best material so comparing it to far cry 6 and AC is crazy

[@MrX-kq6zm]

Great review and I couldn't agree more🙂👍!!!! By the way you can turn the stupid hacking mini game on automatic, almost like skipping ✌😆! I was so happy that someone told me that.😉 And also I want to say that as breathtaking the environment looks, as terrible are the NPC Navies looking/moving. They look worse than any NPC's I have ever seen and their animation is a disaster, because they have almost none (only in the cut scenes they look more or less ok)! I like the game a lot in general but its weakness is really really really weak!

[@jasonrussell1739]

Just got the game, already regretting my purchase. The story and the characters are so boring that it’s really ruining the immersion. The gameplay loop after the first day of playing it has me losing interest. The only thing that keeps me playing is the visuals. Best looking game since Forbidden West, which was another really uninteresting story, but at least the gameplay kept me engaged.

[@sayahhx8300]

so would this game be recommended if you have NOT played a far cry game? i love avatar, but everyone is comparing it to far cry and ive never followed those games, so as a stand alone game, is it worth it for some one new like me? i do like open words.

[@tantannn9977]

I have played a few far cry games and It is not the same as far cry, it is so much better than the previous far cry 5 and 6 in my opinion and as a really hard fan of the Avatar the game is amazing, not perfect but amazing. I'd definitely recommend if you want to learn more and explore pandora.

[@crispycream6385]

It’s honestly nothing like far cry imo. The only reason people say that is bc it’s created by the same company and they for some reason hate the company. Don’t listen to them. Just watch some gameplay videos to see if you’ll like it. I absolutely adore it. It’s beyond any experience I’ve ever had in a game. I’m not even done with it and I can almost say it’s my all time favorite. Not yet tho. I’ll wait to beat it first

[@Soyouthinkyoucanact420]

This needs more updates, patches and more connection to the movies. Great game tho.

[@RyLifeWeekly]

I'll 10000% buy it mid February after 3 or 4 good updates... I think 2 patches/updates have already released, so good sign. Has potential to be phenomenal. Needs Mele tho IMO

[@Soyouthinkyoucanact420]

@@RyLifeWeekly add this mans request too.

[@crispycream6385]

You can’t really get more connections to the movies that it has bro. The movie writers and producers were basically in their ear the whole time telling them what they could and couldn’t add in the game to avoid spoilers for future movies and to make sure they did everything right🤷‍♂️

[@Not_So_Slim_Shady]

I love this game. Idc what anyone else says. I spend so much time just wondering around, existing in the world, and fighting humans I come across.

[@unitedkingdomoffiveeyes9765]

Not a bad game rearly, the voice acting is very poor cringy and pretty annoying. But the game play is fine and looks gorgeous, its a decent game for the time we are in.

[@skullkraken_resurrected9857]

An avatar game without character customization is a wasted potential. The old avatar game had it.

[@AsadAli-vw5xi]

Honestly this game should be much more famous for its graphics

[@TerryGreat-c6p]

That combat annoyed the hell outta me. Especially the snipers you never know where they are cause they’re so small and they have impeccable aim that takes half your health and there’s only so many heals you can do. My opinion the combat sucks the mecs are tanks, the snipers are annoying and all you got is some assault rifles and bows. I do like the air combat though shooting down the enemy helicopters is cool

[@crispycream6385]

Literally just use your Navi senses🤦‍♂️

[@wrayday7149]

The story and writing really cripple this game. In the opening you are watching Mercer be sort of mean to the kids.... but your character isn't there. Then when you escape you spend a lot of time listening to the eco nut go on about the environment in such a heavy handed way.... to the point she might actually be insane. What's even more jarring is the pollution... you see in the movies that sure the humans can do a lot of environmental damage... especially when they land, but after that everything is clean, they are just gathering up resources.... in this game look out of big coal! I also hate the crafting system... trying to upgrade gear by looking for specific quality stuff is a pain in the ass..... especially when you don't get the quality bonus for say Rain when it's raining.

[@wrayday7149]

Should also point out that the RDA don't really respond or attempt to recapture anything lost... You would think they would be trying to hunt you down to stop you from wrecking everything.

[@gwoody4003]

Your review is precisely what I expected of this game. And every Ubisoft game. Amazing world. Done to death mechanics. Tedious grinding. Yet fun enough to enjoy for a while. Sad to admit... I will still check it out. I knew what Far Cry 6 was and still bought it... on sale. I still enjoyed enough to not regret it.

[@crispycream6385]

Honestly it’s nothing like far cry🤷‍♂️

[@brianmorien2572]

I disagree. I found only two good things in this game are the graphics and the music. I hate Farcry I refuse to play it. I don't like the game mechanics I don't like the way it works. This is a copy of that. I was extremely disappointed and I would only personally give this game a four out of ten. The graphics and music give it a four. Let's be honest we play a game in order to play. If the play part is bad, then the game is bad no matter how visually stunning it is. This is a bad game. I am extremely disappointed in Ubisoft. The last two titles this one and assassins creed mirage both felt like cash grabs. This game feels incomplete it feels like it has the potential for so much more. Maybe they will do like they did with the assassin's creed. Titles and add more content that will make the game feel complete. I was waiting for that in assassin's creed mirage and nothing yet. We will see maybe a year to from now. It will be a good game but right now it is hot garbage. And I don't know how your title can be "A beautiful mess". And then you say it's a good game...... The word mess would imply that there is a lot wrong with it, which would keep it from being a good game. Just another reviewer that gets free stuff from the company for saying good things about them.......

[@tatu9805]

8:02 I wouldn’t want to be a Completionist!

[@lucasdoherty6139]

Is this the ozzyjedi?

[@aaronroach8218]

I can’t stand when people act like the store to buy cosmetics is something to bash. It’s in its own separate tab on the pause screen and only there if you want to use it. They don’t even promote it either, it’s just there as an OPTION and out of the way completely. Also, the hacking mini game has an auto complete setting that can be turned on

[@GameOverloadMO]

You’re missing the point entirely on why people are complaining about it. Also, you shouldn’t have to go menu diving to turn off default features of the game. So yes, it is and will remain as a valid complaint.

[@jakenelson3350]

why, on a $70 game, can they not just include all the content? that’s the whole point. there’s zero need for micro transactions other than for more profit. it’s a skin really worth 1/7th of the entire game price?! fr? what does that say about the game?.. i like this game a lot, but cmon, don’t be defending predatory pricing practices.

[@nerdoutreachprogram5358]

I really enjoy the game. But the writing of 95% of all the humans including the bad guys is so fucking insufferable. “Stupid na’vi, they don’t even care about money!” Ugh nauseatingly bad.

[@LokiBeckonswow]

this game looked great but was boring af tbh, wasn't even worth the 15$ paid for a month of ubisoft subscription to try it, classic ubisoft things

[@ic3t3ap3ach]

At the start it was very nice to walk through the forest but as soon as you go to the 2nd area its going downhill imo. typical ubisoft openworld game. you have seen enough and its getting boring a bit. collecting isnt that enjoyable and outposts are boring too. btw i activated auto hacking and targeting with the hack tool. it annoying af after the 2nd time

[@crispycream6385]

Sounds like someone who just wanted an easy game you could complete in a days time. It’s far more than that

[@Calakapepe]

so if Ive never played FarCry at all..... Im probably all good to enjoy it for the most part 👍

[@aaronroach8218]

Yes, exactly. I’m 50 hours in and absolutely loving it

[@antisystemicparadise1202]

Long story short? This beautiful game needs a beautiful update in which all of those issues will be fixed 😀.

[@LunaMoon0]

Now I want a Game of Thrones game where I can ride a dragon.

[@GameOverloadMO]

How there isn’t an open world game of thrones game yet is mind blowing

[@Sp33dyBeanz]

the game on hard difficulty is actually really challenging lol

[@Mcw32]

I enjoyed this game for a while, but I finally bailed at the end of main mission 26 of 31. The missions just became too long and tedious.

[@squirrel5467]

Would it truly be an avatar game if it had a good story? 😂 let's be honest no one watched either movie for the story

[@foreskinmcfatnutsjr]

what other reason was there to watch the movie

[@englewoodentertainment4217]

I think u need to replay and pay more attention u are wrong on several aspects

[@GameOverloadMO]

Care to mention what they are?