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Immortals Fenyx Rising - Review thread
- Thread starter Thiago
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I signed up for a Stadia trail to give the demo of this a shot.
The performance wasn't good, but I chalk that up to Stadia. Sounds like it actually runs smooth as hell on the retail PC version, may try it out.
In general I wish more games went for a cartoon art style. It can be really effective
The performance wasn't good, but I chalk that up to Stadia. Sounds like it actually runs smooth as hell on the retail PC version, may try it out.
In general I wish more games went for a cartoon art style. It can be really effective
He's posting videos like these on his second channel:
He's definitely a bigot and gamergater.
The reviews are pretty good! Will check out the game on Ubisoft+. Pretty nice way to check out their latest game.
One of the good news is that the game is a lot less buggy than AC: Valhalla or Watch Dogs: Legion. The delay may have given the team enough dev time to polish the game.
Kind of wish Ubisoft also gave the dev teams for Valhalla more time. It's just too buggy.
The Easy Allies review said that they finished the main story in about 30h, but didn't finish all activities in the later areas.
I think you mean next month ;) (or sooner)...I'd put money that this is half off somewhere before end of December...
Didn't know he had a second channel. Thanks for pointing this out.He's posting videos like these on his second channel:
He's definitely a bigot and gamergater.
The reviews are pretty good! Will check out the game on Ubisoft+. Pretty nice way to check out their latest game.
One of the good news is that the game is a lot less buggy than AC: Valhalla or Watch Dogs: Legion. The delay may have given the team enough dev time to polish the game.
Kind of wish Ubisoft also gave the dev teams for Valhalla more time. It's just too buggy.
This is the feeling I got from all the videos. It seems to be getting solid reviews though.
I thought this would get much much lower scores, like high 60s or low 70s
I think that expectations were so low helped the game, but it seems like it genuinaly does some things quite well (Namely by being more of a genuine effort compared to other generic Ubisoft open world games). I still think the game's esthetic, writting style and overal perception will hurt it. I just can't get over how it seems like a cheap uplifted mobile game at a glance (The name sure doesn't help)
I think that expectations were so low helped the game, but it seems like it genuinaly does some things quite well (Namely by being more of a genuine effort compared to other generic Ubisoft open world games). I still think the game's esthetic, writting style and overal perception will hurt it. I just can't get over how it seems like a cheap uplifted mobile game at a glance (The name sure doesn't help)
Probably? I think the worst thing the demo had was a weed joke about "laying off the herbs." Otherwise it's not any more violent than BOTW. I have heard the plot alludes to Infantcide since it's a thing that comes up in Greek mythology, but it's not like a 12 year old isn't aware of how messed up greek myths can get.
Lol we asked same question at same time. I never heard his rating.
Ok. I asked because I'm was getting a bunch of games with female main characters for a 12 year old girl, but Kena and Sillsong are out next year instead (and Spirit Farer isn't on physical yet). Current options are Forgotten Anne, Sakura of Rice and Ruin, Star Wars Battlefront 2 and Immortals Fenyx Rising.
I reviewed the game and gave it an 8.
Unfortunately, it is in Brazilian Portuguese: https://vgbr.com/2020/11/30/immortals-fenyx-rising/
My pros and cons:
Pros
- Uncompromised history and narrative bring fun and funny moments.
- Excellent and varied puzzles, both in the world and in dungeons.
- Navigation and exploration in the open world are fun.
- Good boss fights.
Cons
- The combat is the same as in the newer Assassin's Creed formula, but even more arcade and less deep. As you play, you will find yourself avoiding it in the open world.
- The game difficulty system is mediocre, offering an uninteresting handicap system.
- Repetitive content and bloating cause the character progression to become boring.
- Litlle variety of enemies.
Unfortunately, it is in Brazilian Portuguese: https://vgbr.com/2020/11/30/immortals-fenyx-rising/
My pros and cons:
Pros
- Uncompromised history and narrative bring fun and funny moments.
- Excellent and varied puzzles, both in the world and in dungeons.
- Navigation and exploration in the open world are fun.
- Good boss fights.
Cons
- The combat is the same as in the newer Assassin's Creed formula, but even more arcade and less deep. As you play, you will find yourself avoiding it in the open world.
- The game difficulty system is mediocre, offering an uninteresting handicap system.
- Repetitive content and bloating cause the character progression to become boring.
- Litlle variety of enemies.
I'm interested in this but I'm already having a hard enough time playing what I have now. I'll get around to this at some point next year.
Really interested in the game now (after a sale, of course), but man, how do you make all the characters this unappealing. At this point, it isn't the tech or manpower, someone at Ubisoft is completely out of touch on what kind of characters people like.
They aren't hideous or deformed, just highly generic and emotionless, like cheap dolls made in the factory.
Too late for the feedback now... Although, all the characters in Ubisoft games have Ubisoftivism in their DNA.
They aren't hideous or deformed, just highly generic and emotionless, like cheap dolls made in the factory.
Too late for the feedback now... Although, all the characters in Ubisoft games have Ubisoftivism in their DNA.
Breath of the Wild mixed with Greek Mythology sounds like a great game to me, unfortunately I still have plenty of launch titles to complete for PS5 so I'll wait to pick this up.
I personally feel like it's already probably better than Fenyx, but I dunno for sure because I haven't played Fenyx.
There are only 2/7 planned regions in Genshin Impact so far though, and the game's only improved since it launched.
Everyone else is posting their review so I guess that means its ok to pimp out mine-
hardcoregamer.com
Interesting to see the range of scores Fenyx got. I'm definitely on the higher side of things but have good company, so that's nice to see. There's no question this game was practically tailor-made to my personal tastes but I'm not going to review something as if someone else was playing it.
Review: Immortals: Fenyx Rising - Hardcore Gamer
Immortals: Fenyx Rising is an incredible open-world adventure and one of the nicest gaming surprises of the year.
hardcoregamer.com
Interesting to see the range of scores Fenyx got. I'm definitely on the higher side of things but have good company, so that's nice to see. There's no question this game was practically tailor-made to my personal tastes but I'm not going to review something as if someone else was playing it.
From what I watched, the main thing that puts me off was having a button to show you all the nearby stuff to do. Let the environment design inspire curiosity, not waypoints. And if players can't find things to do, design better environments.
The loop of curiosity being rewarded with discovery is what made BotW satisfying and compelling. Waypoint chasing ain't that.
The loop of curiosity being rewarded with discovery is what made BotW satisfying and compelling. Waypoint chasing ain't that.
This wasn't even on my radar but Karak's review sold me on it. I'll be picking this up in the coming months for sure.
For sure a Never Touch. Hated it. lol
Sometimes I get excited and forget lol
Exactly where I figured the review would end up, and a buy from me when I'm done with Sackboi & Pathless
Oooo pretty nice scores. I am looking forward to checking this out on PC later this week. I have definitely got my money's worth out of Uplay+ this month...
Went from "lol this looks like such a cash out, I won't even give it my attention" to "huh this looks really good I'll probably pick it up sometime". Looks like this'll be the first Ubisoft game I play since 2013 lol.
I'll give this a shot some time next year when the next-gen drought hits, but right now I'm too swamped with launch games.