Honestly, an Avatar game not having a very good/memorable story but nailing the look and feeling of the world feels weirdly on brand for Avatar

In defense of the stealth and the eagle eyed enemies, it'd be impossible not to see the 8ft tall blue person walking around a grey and brown industrial area

The thing I love the most that all the other far cry games lacked was random npc interaction. When coming up to other na'vi it's actually rewarding to talk to them cause you can get some high level gear or ingredients that can make the next outpost easier for sure. Definitely a good mechanic that I like.

A big thing for me is that there isn't a third-person option, and when I looked into it earlier this year, it seemed to be to do with graphics or something. The 2009 Avatar was so satisfyingly for me as a kid, because when you unlocked new armour etc. you could see it and it felt sick. I feel like stealth would also work better with third person.

As an Avatar fan I’m glad it’s fun just to just run around in the world and have fun.

I think they maybe could’ve made combat better by incorporating pandorian animals more. Like imagine riding in on one of those hammerhead titanotheres, and commanding a pack of Thanators

I played the original game so much as a kid. Probably close to 10 play throughs with so much extra time just exploring. From what I remember, the story wasn't great by any means. But just being in the world of Pandora was what i loved, and i am so excited to play this game just to experience the world even more

I've not got very far in the game yet, but I've enjoyed the gameplay, the visuals and the worldbuilding so far. The only complaint I'd say I have as of this point, is the awful checkpoint system and the lack of manual saving. I was doing one of the sidequests, where you have to take out some RDA soldiers and investigate a cave that has poisonous gas, so you eat a porridge to prevent yourself from taking damage. After you exit the cave though, you get ambushed by more RDA soldiers and the first few attempts I made at completing the quest, I was torn to shreds as soon as I exited the cave and I had to restart the whole quest each time. Like, they really couldn't have made the checkpoint be after I took out the first lot of enemies, or anything.

I've been playing the game since yesterday on Xbox Series X and it's been super impressive and beautiful. I love Far Cry so this is perfect for me so far.

The first game from 2009 was fun because you could choose in some point between joining either the Na'vi or stay with the RDA. So you had 2 campaigns as a Na'vi or human and they gave vehicles or mounts depending on your side. I wish they kept this in this game as well.

Me personally I love the way the game looks and all the outside stuff you can do to really capture the world of pandora. The story is quite mid and the combat is annoying at points, but I really do enjoy playing. The one real complaint I have is that you can’t manually save your progress.

Glad to finally hear a completely honest review, lows fully warned about and highs fully noted without being super spoiled

As a GameStop employee I'm glad you guys were able to get this out before the launch lol when you guys get your review out on certain games before launch Ill tell customers to check it out first

Sounds like a good game to buy when it's half price.

I agree with the battle scenes being a bit chaotic, that could be tightened up in later patches as well as making stealth more effective playstyle. I'm only a few hrs into the game but am impressed with what it is so far over all and can say it is enjoyable and not utterly broken.

This absolutely seems like a fantastic game, if it was like 50% cheaper. What is offered in terms of story, combat, overall interactables and whatnot seems quite limited. What they really have going for them is the graphics and map. I was super excited for this game, but knowing ubisoft and how expensive they love to make their new games, I won't be getting this for a few years at best. Thank you for informing people about this game.

This review is 100X better than IGN this is exactly why I rather watch your videos 💯👍🏾

Not THAT much into Avatar but the world here looks stunning

I’ve spent so much time just climbing cliffs and enjoying the scenery. I think they did great with this game 10/10

I think I’m just excited to be in the world this game put together. Whether it’s an in depth story or not, spending countless hours in the world of pandora seems like a very fun thing to do. Definitely checking it out

I love the hell outta Avatar. Yes, I know it’s generic Space Pocahontas story and there isn’t much to that. But Cameron’s world building is insane. I’m a sucker for this world.

Your problems with the game were, quite frankly, things I expected. I still want to play the game, and I love your analysis and talking about the things we as gamers care about.

I am 10 hours in and I absolutely love the game, just the fact of being able to wander across pandoras vegetation is worth the ticket for me. Totally recommend it ❤,as for the gameplay , same old same old as all the other 1000 open world game out there. But the world is beautiful in every sense you can just admire the landscape without moving.

i always like the world of Avatar. in fact when Anthem was first reveal i was only hype about the game because the world remind me of Pandora with those giant canopee. i played a lot of the first game on my psp back in the days and i really enjoyed it. i'm a big fan of Far cry 3 and i'm not sick of the formula yet as i haven't played FC5 et 6 so i haven't touch the far cry formula in a decade, no worry on that side. i must now pray for my GPU to survive this.

Not specific to this game, but I wanted to share my sentiments on my overall experience with your channel. With a busy schedule, finding worthwhile games is crucial, and your videos have become my go-to guide. Ideally, I'd do in-depth research, but time constraints make that tough. Your content has been spot-on, and I've made great choices based on your recommendations. Thanks a bunch, and wishing you happy holidays!

Thanks, Jake. I was on the fence about this game. The world looks great, but the combat, especially those big blue weapon wheels, had me on the back heel. But you got me leaning forward now.

Just started the game and I am in LOVE! I play on the ps5 and it is just amaing to look at. The gameplay is smooth and really fun! As an avatar fan, GET IT

LOVE the movies, gorgeous landscape, breath taking moments! Lost my marbles when I found out that Ubisoft was in the works of making this game. Glad to hear that we will experience what the movies brought to the viewers that the gamers will be able to experience. Being able to live among the Na'vi, own one of the mounts and explore the world is what I wanted from the game but the combat to be optional then you said it's like Far Cry I'm like well shit. Can't wait to start playing this on PC, GLAD to hear even on low settings the graphics are amazing.

This is literally the only channel I love and respect their reviews of games! Keep it up!

I know it's pretty basic but I do love the movies. Not so much for the story as much as the setting and style. I find if I ever go back and watch them I spend most of the time in my imagination thinking about what it would be like to exist in the setting. Really glad to see the game is pretty good def looking forward to playing it

I like that they pretty much made this year’s Far Cry the Avatar game. I wouldn’t mind a Punisher game taking the place of a new Ghost Recon. Taking existing franchises and kind of refreshing them with a known property. Or say DareDevil or something being the next Assassin’s Creed, without the killing of course.

Thanks Jake as always! You’re the best and we have the same opinion on MANY games so I’ll wait for this one to go down before I buy❤

You guys should have review copies of every single game thats coming out. Always quality reviews 👌🏻

I love the part where the main character said “it’s avatarin’ time!” And avatared all over the place.

I've been playing this on the ps5 for about a week now, and it runs great for both fidelity and performance I've had one problem where a quest item didn't spawn but a quick reload fixed it. The only thing for me is that I wish they had utilized the adaptive triggers more but that's not real important for game play

Im a big fan of Avatar and this is AWESOME! but something im kinda sad about is that there isn't a vr version so you cant experience it like your actually there. But maybe in the future there will be, i dont know but i really hope there will!

Honestly the farcry formula fits so well with this world, the bow and arrow action along with gunplay is what really sells it for me

It looks stunning. Gives me Far Cry Primal vibes, a game I loved because it was so deeply immersive and atmospheric, and made you feel like you were really there.

I got this game with my 7800X3D. I'm impressed how well this gane runs at 1440p. The DLAA technology is impressive. I haven't played much but it's a great tech demo it's enough for me to want to upgrade from my TN to IPS monitor.

Jake, you did well going with Falcon NW PC. I have always wanted one and they have been around for years. Great CS is correct. I have spoken with them before. Just never could afford the version I wanted. Nice review too!

looks beautiful def need alot of things worked on and added in the future but i have hope that they will put more love into this game throughout its runtime

From other reviews I've seen, i think stealth works best when the environment allows it. Like night time rains Also its not completely single player. Its co-op too

I have always loved the avatar franchise, so the way the game feels and a Plays, is amazing for me! Especially riding the Ikran! I felt like a child on Christmas! Like the first time I rode my motorcycle, it is just the most fun and just feels so good riding the creature throughout the Sky and the way everything looks! However, as a pretty dedicated stealth player in most single player games myself, I was very disappointed with how the stealth system almost is not existent unless you go the extra mile to be stealthy. It just feels like in a world where you use bows and they have machine guns stuff would be a lot higher of an option.

It’s a visually stunning game, and I generally love the far cry formula of capturing outposts. On the flip side, I don’t care about the story at all, it just feels like I’m an eco-warrior. Capturing outposts is fun, but the big bases can be a pain. Oh, the enemy mech moved to scratch their nose, and you didn’t one shot their weak point? Now the whole base knows where you are, even though nobody saw you, and they take half the completion loot…..cool.

Totally forgot this game was coming out. Burnt out on FC and weirdly, despite the new skin this doesn't look hugely different gameplay wise to that series.

Keep up the great work Jake! Look forward to these videos on games that have peaked my interest and even played some games that I thought weren’t my style because of your breakdowns

This is the first video I saw on you channel, and your video is amazing!!!

Honestly with the details and freedom in this game it looks amazing. It's what Anthem should have been. Looking forward to flying around in this honestly.

thank you for giving us some straight up gameplay and first impressions!

Ubi "One-Trick Pony" Soft, for good or bad. 😅 Looks like a good one for a sale. Thanks Jake and crew.

I have played the 2009 Avatar game so many times I lost count and one thing I loved about that game is you could choose to play as the Na'vi or RDA, I really wished this game had that choice as I loved playing the game as the RDA and jumping in the mech suit was so cool but ill still play Frontiers of Pandora as it looks great

I'm watching reviews to decide whether I want to plop down $70 for this game. I know it look really cool, and I know creating any gaming world takes a lot of work for a lot of people to bring it all together. For me, the UI is important, particularly if most of the controls are standard keystrokes, rather than like many games, having their own UI keystrokes which makes you have to learn all that before you can truly get immersed in the world. I don't have VR, but I bet this would be a great game to explore the world in VR. Still undecided whether I will get it or not.

Sometimes Ubisoft goes “all out” instead of doing the exact same thing. But Ubisoft’s version of “all out” just means putting shiny coats of paint on the same dated skeleton.

I’m not really huge into the Avatar thing but that being said the game does look interesting. The freedom they give for exploration sounds fun, I just wonder how far that goes before it gets boring. I might check this out after a while or if the reviews/ word of mouth make it a little more appealing.

I have to disagree with the stealth opinion 😅 yes it feels limited but the people are not eagle eyed but my problem with stealth is the giant mechs cause from my experience unless you hit them directly in the head with a perfectly charged arrow they don't go down in stealth 😢 other than that I feel stealthing bases is pretty basic 😊 everything else in this video seems to be spot on though ❤ also its not just singleplayer its coop 😅

I go crazy over anything avatar and I've been loving it. I geek out when it comes to the plants and animals and really just the whole world of avatar. My only gripe with this game is the stealth and how easy it is to alert an ENTIRE BASE. Also the way some of characters move when talking to them is really weird. Other than that, I've been happily geeking out over this game

I love that it’s a far cry reskin (hardcore far cry fan here) but I feel like 3rd person might have been better. Also I hope it’s not too big/long. ALSO again, I hope there’s a FOV slider on console, it was killer having to play FC6 on the lowest FOV

I preordered this for my PS5 and I’ve always liked avatar and this game looks like it captures the feel of the movies perfectly

Stealth is actually good. Not amazing, but it is very possible to do outposts in full stealth. I’ve managed to do 4 or three of them already without many problems. Even managed to pull it off in the level 12 one to the east of Kinglor Forest when I was level 9 lol

My partner is a huge avatar fan and wants to play it with me. I'm not really a ubisoft fan but I am a far cry fan, I like the slop sometimes, a guilty pleasure ya know and so far it's feeling pretty fun. Not got to co-op just yet but I'm sure that'll be pretty fun too

Looks like a great game! With games a big as they are now, there is ALWAYS going to be flaws. I haven't played it yet but sounds a little disappointing about the stealth. Other than that I think it looks great. Thank you for the video!

Pretty much exactly what I expected form the game, excited to check it out tomorrow

The best channel for game reviews I will always go to y’all thanks!!

I'm surprised you didn't touch on the co-op availability, this is a big selling point for me.

I think this game will be one of those games you kinda have to wait for them to iron out some bugs and balance some AI settings, all in an update and then I'll buy it. This game looks amazing and I can't wait to play it

My dad loves avatar and has never played a video game so this sounds perfect for Christmas.

The game set out to recreate the majesty of Pandora for fans of the series On that, it delivered. In other areas it's more mixed (combat could be better, we both agree on that), but although far from prefect, it came through on the area fans wanted most: to experience Pandora.

The stealth becomes great once you learn how to hack the mechs and make food that gives huge stealth buffs. Really amazing stuff! This game made me realize there are so few single player open world fantasy games. I enjoy all the Batman, Saints Row, Far Cry, Watchdogs, Assassins Creed, GTAs, etc. All are great games, but they are just filled with regular earth stuff. Its just so refreshing to see really new and uniquely interesting things in a world. I had a blast just filling my logbook with all the plants and creatures of Pandora. The store is purely cosmetics so its really just there to give more money to support the devs if you like the game. Im very much looking forward to the next content. GGWP!

Very excited for this game. A lot of the combat issues mentioned like the "eagle eyed" enemies can be patched out so I'm not worried since I plan on getting it after the first dlc which is undoubtedly coming.

I had the game in 2009. And yeah I wasn’t the greatest game but as a huge fan it he gave enough to make me satisfied. I am excited for this one. Especially since it’s been 14 years since the last game. It’s very overdue.

I absolutely love Avatar and the lore and this game looks like exactly the type of game that I want from the series! Really excited to play

It really does remind me of a nice new farcry with fancy graphics but in avatar universe. Lol that’s a spot on comparison. I’m currently playing 6 and all it’s DLC and then grabbed this up and man it’s like playing a weird version of 6 set on Pandora.

Asmondgold said it best “if a game feels good, then it’s a good game” 💯

Thanks for another fantastic review, as always Jake! This channel is the only one ever check for reviews.

I found this game yesterday Purchased and played it and man there has been no game that quite hit the nail on the head quite like this game! This game Merges the aspect Of (Open world Survival RPG games, with a First person shooter and Parkour. and the map scale is massive. played for 3 hours Traveling to new areas about 90% of that time and only traveled a good 7-13% of the entire map (And thats without the expansions) i assume the expansions are going to add more sections of the map to explore that are around 1/4th of the scale of the basic map (that part is a guess) The fact this game is still in beta makes me existed for everything that is to be added before the final game is released. In the long run i haven't played it long but the Detail and Accuracy between movies to game is Incredibly accurate all most Too accurate.

Here is my quick review: Outstanding visuals with some nice gameplay and a good character controller. The story is very bland with some awful character writing, but does improve later. Sadly only really close to the end of the game though. The gameplay can also get a bit repetitive later on. Was a 6/10, but due to the story picking up later in the game, I would firmly put this game at a 7/10 - It's ok.

One aspect ive found disappointing is the lack of a love story, and development of a family. These are integral parts of the movies so its strange not to have the player be a part of that

Massive is a pretty great studio. I have pretty high hopes for Stat Wars Outlaws!

If you buy the regular base game can you upgrade it to the ultimate edition later on?

This is definitely going to be a game that I play, but I'll be waiting for a discounted price. I'm a big fan of the James Cameron Avatar movies, and I can't wait to explore the beautiful world of Pandora!

I think this'll be a good second hand buy in a few months but does look good

Nice review jake you have officially been my go to reviewer when a new game comes out. Well done buddy

I'm not a huge Avatar fan but I love Ubisoft and Far Cry games. So far I'm having a blast with this game on PS5.

Checking this out today. Thanks for the review 🙌

I wonder how this would translate into VR. The archery alone would make this so much fun. Also, you really should had shown that weapon wheel menu from the start. That was shouts Ubisoft Far Cry to me. And is there some sort of face illumination going on when you talk to people? It seems very apparent here than in other games

I really appreciate that you are completely honest and fair in your reviews. One of the only people i trust for reviews.

So as someone who has never ever played a FarCry game I’m interested to see how this knocks it out of the park for me, so I’m going in with an open heart and mind for sure. Hope this exceeds my expectations!❤

To be honest I love this game yeah it may not have best story but it sure does make me feel emotionally attached to the breath taking scenery

Great review! Just a suggestion though, I think it’s worth mentioning how Ubisoft+ features every fresh release from day one, even on console. Not many players know about this, but waiting for 2-3 titles, buying a month of U+ and getting through them is by far the most efficient way to experience them in my opinion. This might work for others too

Game is pretty great! Try explore mode, you pay way more attention to the environment and each little thing feels far more rewarding! Oh and PS5 version is smooth as silk! Honestly mind blowing.

Not an experienced gamer and the combat was challenging, but immersing myself in that world was an absolutely mazing experience. I just wish the story and dialog weren't so "Disney," but that wasn't distracting enough to take out of a great immersive adventure (again for an inexperienced gamer who's never played far cry or really anything except No Man's Sky)

I got an ad for the game when I clicked on this video😂

Honestly Jake, you do a really really good job Always being neutral in your videos. Like you know your opinion, and then discuss what others may like about something you don't. It's why myself and others I've met trust you for a, sort of review. Hope this never changes man, a rarity I wish wasn't rare.

gameranx and Jake specifically have the best video game reviews on UKposts hands down. I don't even bother with IGN or anyone else, unless I want a second opinion or there simply isn't a before you buy video for the game. Keep up the great videos guys, the community much appreciates it!

I got this game because it was recently on sale and I am insane Avatar fan. Aside from Dune it is genuinely one of my favorite franchises out there, however, I just did not have the money when it came out. I can say that any Avatar fan will enjoy this game. Pandora, the lore, etc. are all so amazing. Before all we had for lore was the book but damn the hunter logs and such give you so much about flora and fauna. I do agree that the combat is not the best out there but generally it is a solid game. It’s for sure an 8 out of 10.

I think one thing I want to know personally is what all can you tame in this game? The newer far cry’s you can tame a lot of creatures from a bear and stuff in 5 and in Primal a Sabertooth and wolf. I want to know is there a lot of tamable creatures in this game or is it just the banshee and the horse you learn to ride?

Using the Bow with the wrong hands is bothering me and it's a deal breaker unless mods can fix that.

This game looks cool, but the way you were talking about how the emotional scenes didn’t hit you, and learning about the areas and the different tribes got me thinking. What if there was a game like this but it was based on non contacted tribes being invaded by 1st world countries for some sort of precious/rare material that they have exclusive access to.

Right now, and I'm still relatively early in the game, the only thing I really have a problem with is how some of the na'vi will be hunting/fishing/gathering near RDA settlements without ever batting an eye. Close enough where you can physically see soldiers, or hear gunfire. And they don't even help! Stealth system does indeed feel useless.

If your stealthing a playthrough immediately only spend points into hunter and get the silent running perk then your a 10 foot tall blue shadow that enemies can only see but never hear it's been amazing in my playthrough