It's the
last big video game of the year and it could also be one of the best, but
everyone forgot it!
That’s good ! The
Game Awards will soon be held to reward the biggest releases of this busy year.
2023 is officially over on the video game side... Almost! And yes, you may have
forgotten it but this game will be out in a few days and it could well be the most
beautiful game of the year.
It's the last big video game of the year and it could also be one of the best
A game in the world
of Avatar
If Ubisoft made a mark
with the announcement of the soon-announced-so-anticipated Star Wars: Outlaws,
the box has another film adaptation under its head. You may have forgotten, but
in a few days will be out Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, which, as its name
suggests, takes over the universe imagined by James Cameron. It must be said
that Ubisoft has not been as generous as Assassin's Creed Mirage in terms of
communication. Apart from a post about the accessibility settings, another
about the soundtrack and a video dedicated to the Season Pass, we can’t say
that Ubisoft has given us information about the title in recent weeks.
Especially since this latest information has gone quite unnoticed. In short, if
you have forgotten its existence, we do not blame you too much, especially
given how much this year 2023 was loaded level big releases. But there is so
much that Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora remembers to your fond memories since it
will be released in just a few days. The appointment is indeed set for
December 7th on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series.
With Frontiers of
Pandora, the idea is to offer a new experience in the lush world of the Na’vi. The latter will not follow the plot of the films,
although it shares some similarities with them. You are indeed a person alien
to the culture and customs of the devotees of Eywa. Yet you are a Na’vi. “How
is that possible” you will say to me? Well, quite simply because you were
raised far from your own, with the GDR Military Corporation. Men have
trained you to one day use you against your own people. Yeah, but then
again, things didn't really go as planned. Eventually you run away and join the
Na’vi camp. But we're going to have to learn all over again. Your clan, the Sarentu,
is gone. You are the sole heir. As a result, it will be necessary to gain trust
and learn the customs of other clans. Enough to offer an initiation dive
into the heart of Pandora's magic.
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The most beautiful
game of the year?
During the year, we had
several titles with a particularly inspired artistic direction (Alan Wake
II, Lies of P, Hogwarts Legacy : l'Héritage de Houdlard...). But despite
that, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is one step ahead. It must be said that when
spectators discover the world of Pandora in 2009, they come face to face
with landscapes that are more sumptuous than ever. Undeniably, one of the
strengths of James Cameron’s Pandora is its beauty. “Surely the most
striking and convincing creation of a fantasy world ever seen in the history of
cinema” could be read in the columns of Time, that’s all! Between its lush
nature, its dreamy blue tones and its breathtaking aerial landscapes, the world
of Pandora makes you want to immerse yourself in it and lose yourself for
hours. Visually, it is a constant invitation to explore. And that’s perfect for
an open world video game, isn’t it? The hardware is already there to offer a
particularly beautiful game. All the teams have to do is return to James
Cameron’s unique aura . Easy, isn't it?
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So inevitably, when we
see the first panoramas of Frontiers of Pandora, the wow effect is immediate.
And it’s even more obvious when you play it. And yes, we know what we’re
talking about since we were able to get our hands on the title for a few hours.
It was last October and our full preview. As you can imagine, the artistic
direction is probably the point that marked us the most after this game
session. It is really nice to discover the different biomes of Pandora
controller in your hand. It’s colourful, it’s different, it’s flourishing... In
short, it’s pretty beautiful. Some landscapes are even particularly successful
and have really given us the effect of a visual slap like seldom before. But
there's a but...
As we mentioned in our
preview, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora seemed pretty uneven last October. Some
passages in the air or at misty enemy bases proved frankly disappointing
visually. Hazardous textures, cubic appearance... The landscapes of Avatar:
Frontiers of Pandora are not all popular. Even if it was an unfinished
version of the game, which is also discovered via Parsec, it had left us
with a strange mix in our mouth, between a taste for coming back and
apprehension at the idea of discovering what can be hidden behind the beautiful
varnish. If the game seemed capable of the best, it also seemed capable of the
worst, or almost. So we are going to watch this very closely until the release
on December 7th.
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