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Jeff Grubb: The sequel to Immortals Fenyx Rising is not a proper sequel, it's more of a spin-off. It's based on Hawaiian Polynesian culture
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I'm worried it'll just become more similar to their other titles. I liked how different Immortals was compared to AC and FC.
New setting is great, but I hope it's still puzzle-focused and not too checklisty
I thought the first was really fantastic. It was the Ubi formula diluted into super accessibility, with a fun story and some really good (yes, BOTW-inspired) puzzle stuff. The world was fun, exploration was fun, the powers were fun. Really enjoyed the whole thing.
I really liked the first and I hope they keep the same scale and not try to make it 150 hours like AC. The change of setting is a plus for me.
2022 is quite dry for Ubisoft. Avatar has been delayed as well. I think they are decreasing their number of games per year to increase the quality I guess. A new Fenyx Rising game is something that many fans would definitely be interested in. Also, where is Breath of the Wild 2?
if its more tropics/beach/water themed, they need to fix the swimming mechanics. It was god awful traversing via water in the first game
Immortals was severely under-rated, it was a really good game, they just did themselves a disservice with the terrible name, the bad humour and releasing it at the same time as AC:V and WD:L both of which suffered from Ubisoft bloat. Immortals didn't but it was tarred with the same brush.
That doesn't sound weird. If they begin development in 2023, that'll be 2 years of development for what's intended to be a smaller game
This sounds really interesting to me. The whole 'Greek myth' stuff has been well-covered by gaming over the years, so a pivot to try something more fresh in terms of mythology sounds like a really fun use of the IP. A bit like how Assassins Creed, for all the criticism of 'Ubigame', is stronger for pretty much being an umbrella for whatever historical-fantasy setting they want rather than always needing to be set in crusades.
I really enjoyed certain aspects of Immortals, especially the puzzle elements. But I still ultimately ended up getting quickly numbed by the over-arching Ubi formula and never finished it. Still intrigued for this though
On a side note, Far Cry 6, Assassin's Creed Ragnarok and Immortals have distinctively different open worlds. Which one is the "Ubi open world" style you are referring to?
Slightly off topic but has anybody checked out the DLC for the first game and if so is it good? The Season Pass is currently on sale for 20 bucks on PSN and i still need to finish the main game, would do it all in one fell swoop if the DLC is any good.
ubisoft doesn't need another slight variation of their same game they've been releasing for awhile
Please tell me Polynesian developers or creatives are involved. Don't want this to end up as white folks just using such a setting as exotic tourism, would rather have a more authentic and informed representation.
We really enjoyed Immortals FR and this setting is great so count us in
I have been saying for awhile that as and aaa open open world's games should try more diverse settings than ancient Greece, medieval , Norse or effing feudal Japan variants
There are so many countries and religions /folklore packed with fascinating and beautiful and complex stories and ideas
Just off the top of my head - South America, Aztec/Inca , India, - Raji was wonderful - Africa, the cradle of life.
Doesn't just reading any of those make you wish for an Assassin's creeed or ghost of Toshima or a new 3rd person action adventure game set there ?
I have been saying for awhile that as and aaa open open world's games should try more diverse settings than ancient Greece, medieval , Norse or effing feudal Japan variants
There are so many countries and religions /folklore packed with fascinating and beautiful and complex stories and ideas
Just off the top of my head - South America, Aztec/Inca , India, - Raji was wonderful - Africa, the cradle of life.
Doesn't just reading any of those make you wish for an Assassin's creeed or ghost of Toshima or a new 3rd person action adventure game set there ?
I suspect they could "recycle" some underwater mechanics from the Avatar game.
Actually, the game is consistently discounted on Xbox, you can easily grab it for 15$.
Nice. Will keep an eye out. Always a chance it'll be on Game Pass too I guess as AC Origins was uploaded the othe rday.
there's a link in the tweet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dqQBusbP6Q&t=4033s
not sure what he's reading from, mind.
edit: oh he says 'from a source' kinda sheepishly.
This, plus the fact that it's still the same, unreformed Ubisoft...