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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Hands-On Impressions – Na’vigating Another Ubisoft Open World
30.10.2023 - 16:27 / wccftech.com / James Cameron / Ubisoft
James Cameron’s Avatar franchise has always felt like a very natural fit for the realm of video games – honestly, the movies already kind of feel like games – and yet, It’s never really worked out. Ubisoft made a weak attempt at making an Avatar game back in 2009 and, until now, that’s been about it. Well, Ubisoft is taking another crack at it with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, a new large-scale open-world adventure from The Division developer Massive Entertainment set to launch in December.
I recently had the opportunity to go hands-on with the PC version of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, playing through four interconnected missions amounting to a little over two hours of gameplay. This hands-on session was conducted remotely via the cloud, but Ubisoft’s streaming tech was up to snuff, as I didn’t detect any serious input lag or artifacts. So, does Massive deliver the goods, or is a quality Avatar game a piece of onobtainium we’ll never quite grasp? Scroll on for my initial impressions.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora casts players as a Na’vi orphan who was taken and trained by the RDA but eventually reintegrates into Na’vi society after awakening from suspended animation. While players will, appropriately, be able to fully customize their avatar, I was provided with a premade one for my demo session. The quest chain I made my way through began simply enough, as the Kinglor (moth-like creatures important to your tribe) are being disturbed by something the RDA is doing. Of course, It’s up to the player to find out what’s up.
My first objective was to find a specific type of nectar to help the Kinglor, which was your typical Ubisoft “run in the direction of the map marker” quest. That said, the quest gave me a good opportunity to explore the world of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. My demo took place in and around Kinglor Forest, a vegetation-rich region of the wider Western Frontier in which the game is set.
Kinglor Forest is home to all manner of otherwordly flora and fauna, floating cliffs, waterfalls, giant tree roots, and the occasional patrolling RDA squad. There’s certainly a lot going on visually, with every inch of the screen being packed with strange plants that react in sometimes unpredictable ways, but at times it starts to feel a bit much. A bit cluttered. Look past the sheer amount of things on screen and you’ll also notice some grubby textures and odd-looking shadow and water effects. Don’t get me wrong, the scope is impressive, and the game certainly has its visual moments, but those are balanced by some not-so-stunning moments.
After retrieving the nectar, it was time for a more meaningful moment, as I was sent off to bond with my first Ikran (the Avatar series’ trademark flying pterodactyl
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