Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Review Zone

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70 OC / 74 MC . Pretty varied review scores, but the consensus seems to be: this is a Ubisoft open world game, for better or worse. The world itself is getting a lot of praise, the story is not.

https://opencritic.com/game/15397/avatar-frontiers-of-pandora

Destructoid - 9/10
If you walked away from Avatar wishing a world like Pandora actually existed out there, here you go. This is that world. Seeing Pandora is one thing, but being able to scale its massive treetops, soar high above its floating mountains on an Ikran, and traverse its wide open plains on the back of a Direhorse is really something special. This is the best version of Avatar yet.

VideoGamer - 8/10
Look past Avatar: Frontiers of Pandoras dull story and youll find spectacle and freedom lurking in its Navi customs and breathtaking ecosystems.

Gamespot - 8/10
Though it includes a lot of familiar open-world elements, a minimalistic user interface, fun movement mechanics, and a gorgeous setting make it a blast to explore Pandora.

PowerUp! - Liked
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is quite a bit better than I thought it was going to be, on the whole. Despite some half-baked mechanics and ideas, I still had a blast shredding outposts in this overwhelming, sumptuous sandbox.

PlayStation Universe - 7/10
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is routinely held back by repetitive gameplay, while a lack of enemy types and weapons stops the combat from being quite as enjoyable as it could have been. Technically impressive and satisfying for the most part, it's also clear that Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora feels essentially just like another Far Cry game from a game design point of view, rather than the sort of entirely fresh offering one would expect from a modern day Avatar video game.

Cultured Vultures - 6/10
While it has some novel ideas, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora's extremely repetitive quest design, underwhelming progression, and wholly monotonous gear system make it one of the most forgettable open world games of 2023.

TechRaptor - 5/10
With a story that follows predictable beats, mechanics that provide zero gameplay benefit, and murky visuals, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora delivers an extremely underwhelming experience. PC players be warned of many technical issues.
andylt posted...
this is a Ubisoft open world game

dang this is not a selling point in any way like it used to be
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The world itself is getting a lot of praise, the story is not.

Oh, so its Avatar then!
I just decided to change this sig.
Blaaaaaaargh azuarc
Yeah I was about to say - nice looking world and a mediocre story means it's in the right franchise
Not to be confused with XIII_Minerals.
Lol I didn't think about it like that but I guess Avatar is suitable for this formula in that sense.

More reviews have come in, down to a 69 average. The consensus remains the same, Far Cry is the most common comparison I can see.
andylt posted...
this is a Ubisoft open world game, for better or worse
After Odyssey and Valhalla I feel like more context is needed in terms of scope
Anything bigger than Origins is a overkill
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