We've reached the last month of an incredible year in gaming, closing the season with a final rush of exciting titles as the Christmas holiday period fast approaches. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora — out now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X — is easily the biggest launch in December, transporting players to the never-seen-before Western Frontier of Pandora, teeming with awe-inspiring creatures and luminescent vegetation. It's a bit reminiscent of the James Cameron movies, in the sense that you awaken as a Na'vi orphan and are thrust into battle against the Resources Development Administration (RDA), the corporation looking to harvest natural resources from the beautiful alien moon planet.
Review: Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is Visually Stunning But Lacks Substance
14.12.2023 - 19:39 / fortressofsolitude.co.za / James Cameron
Regardless of the jokes about Smurfs in space, there’s no disputing James Cameron’s Avatar is a mega-franchise that has made over $5 billion off two – yes, two! – films. Now, with even more movies on the way, the Na’vi and Pandora return to the world of video games in Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. The first-person action-adventure game seems like a natural extension that’s rife with endless potential, but it ends up being a mixed bag of brilliance and blunder.
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From a narrative perspective, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora doesn’t require too much knowledge of the franchise beforehand. It’s a standalone story that follows a Na’vi orphan who was trained to be a soldier by the Resources Development Administration (RDA). The player takes control of the orphan, customising their voice and appearance, as they are freed and head off to the Western Frontier – a new part of Pandora. Here, the player discovers more about the Na’vi tribes as they battle the RDA for the fate of the Western Frontier and their natural resources.
While there are enough allusions and callbacks to the movies here, it proves smart to make this game’s tangential story far more accessible to the average player. All the important pieces and essential worldbuilding details are revealed early on, while the other bits and bobs unfold in an organic manner as the narrative develops. That said, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora lacks the depth and emotional nuances of the movies, as this feels like a standard good versus bad story. It also doesn’t reveal much about the Na’vi, choosing to hide behind esoteric and vague reasoning. Maybe James Cameron told the developers and publisher that he’ll skin them alive if they mess with his story – who knows!
What the game lacks in story, it more than makes up for in the visual experience. Expansive, beautiful, and otherworldly, the Western Frontier is a wonder to behold that will have players losing hours in the exploration of the flora and fauna. Much like the films, this world comes alive, as every sight, every sound adds to this unforgettable journey.
While Pandora looks as striking as ever, the cutscenes are hit and miss. Clear shortcuts have been taken, as these sequences don’t match the quality of the actual setting. It isn’t only the graphical glitches or random framerate jumps, but also the boring acting that could have been cut in favour of just getting down to it and smashing up the RDA. Some of these scenes cut into the flow of the game and could have been removed entirely.
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