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- Chapters -
Intro: 0:00
Spinners Circle: 3:40
The Kinglor Forest: 19:40
The Upper Plains: 32:12
The Clouded Forest: 49:48
The Sky Breaker: 1:04:26
Secret of The Spires: 1:12:38
From The Ashes: 1:19:03
What Remains: 1:38:45
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora, or more commonly known as Far Cry with blue people, is the latest from Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment, previously known for their work on the division and Star Wars Outlaws. It released in 2023 to a crowd going mild, and releasing in a year that had not only far better experiences, but far worse too, it makes sense that Avatar was forgotten. Thanks to its most recent expansion, two years after initial launch, and the introduction of a third person mode, many people, myself included, decided it would be time to jump into Pandora, and I found what can only be described as Stockholm syndrome. My first few hours with the game were tedious, having to struggle with technical issues, writing that made me audibly groan, and a litany of issues caused by perspective. It led to my first few sessions with the game being a chore, I nearly scrapped this video because I couldn’t be bothered, I was so avoidant of the game that I thought to myself “well I could play Avatar, but I think I should clean my baseboards instead” and yet, there was this feeling I couldn’t shake. A shimmer of hope inside me kept saying “no no no, there's potential here”. And it’s true, there is a good game here, and it’s a greatness that you’ll experience, but to enjoy Avatar Frontiers of Pandora you will need to meet it halfway.
As is often the case with Ubisoft games, the actual open world of Pandora instilled a feeling in me that I haven't felt since I was a kid. It genuinely gave me a sense of wonder that few games do. But the gameplay, for as much as the feel is great, is very repetitive, and its story, while being good, is delivered in such a questionable way that I can’t help but feel like it was self-sabotage. Ok, that’s hyperbole, and I’ve spoken broadly for long enough, let’s talk about the specifics, starting with the game's opening, which is surprisingly strong. *title card* The opening cinematic uses the word residential school, a phrase that immediately brings to mind the real life residential schools seen in Canada. These schools were designed with the express purpose of genocide. Often, genocide is seen as killing, and it mostly is, but when colonising a land, you need to appear empathetic and as though you are working with the indigenous population and not against them. This allows people who doubt your intentions to, in good faith, write off your actions.
We see this genocide in question during the first scene in a classroom. The Na’vi children are told that they are not allowed to speak their mother tongue, that they cannot have cultural pieces with them, and they are within an ambassador program, where their ideas of Pandora are distilled from the RDA, the colonisers of this world. John Mercer, the head of this program, who may as well be named “Mr Villain Bad Guy” is overt in his goals of cleansing the Na’vi culture, though some like our teacher Alma, who even use an avatar to I assume better meet the Na’vi, clearly have better intentions. I think immediately, this opening sets up the player to empathise with the Na’vi. Sure, not everyone has gone through an attempted ethnic cleansing, but I think we’ve all had certain traits removed from us due to the school system, or even our parents. As a child I was punished regularly for being left handed because of my christian upbringing, or being told that I can’t sit with one leg over the other because that’s how girls sit.
avatar frontiers of pandora is one of the games of all time. While I did enjoy avatar frontiers of pandora, this frontiers of pandora review will explain the many hurdles I had to overcome to get to that point. This avatar frontiers of pandora critique or avatar frontiers of pandora analysis was conceived after the avatar frontiers of pandora third person dropped, and after I saw the famous rdc world clip. While his video isn't an avatar frontiers of pandora review, when looking at avatar frontiers of pandora years later we can see that, while an avatar frontiers of pandora sequel is likely not happening, another avatar game from ubisoft is not entiely out of the question.
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- Chapters -
Intro: 0:00
Spinners Circle: 3:40
The Kinglor Forest: 19:40
The Upper Plains: 32:12
The Clouded Forest: 49:48
The Sky Breaker: 1:04:26
Secret of The Spires: 1:12:38
From The Ashes: 1:19:03
What Remains: 1:38:45
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora, or more commonly known as Far Cry with blue people, is the latest from Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment, previously known for their work on the division and Star Wars Outlaws. It released in 2023 to a crowd going mild, and releasing in a year that had not only far better experiences, but far worse too, it makes sense that Avatar was forgotten. Thanks to its most recent expansion, two years after initial launch, and the introduction of a third person mode, many people, myself included, decided it would be time to jump into Pandora, and I found what can only be described as Stockholm syndrome. My first few hours with the game were tedious, having to struggle with technical issues, writing that made me audibly groan, and a litany of issues caused by perspective. It led to my first few sessions with the game being a chore, I nearly scrapped this video because I couldn’t be bothered, I was so avoidant of the game that I thought to myself “well I could play Avatar, but I think I should clean my baseboards instead” and yet, there was this feeling I couldn’t shake. A shimmer of hope inside me kept saying “no no no, there's potential here”. And it’s true, there is a good game here, and it’s a greatness that you’ll experience, but to enjoy Avatar Frontiers of Pandora you will need to meet it halfway.
As is often the case with Ubisoft games, the actual open world of Pandora instilled a feeling in me that I haven't felt since I was a kid. It genuinely gave me a sense of wonder that few games do. But the gameplay, for as much as the feel is great, is very repetitive, and its story, while being good, is delivered in such a questionable way that I can’t help but feel like it was self-sabotage. Ok, that’s hyperbole, and I’ve spoken broadly for long enough, let’s talk about the specifics, starting with the game's opening, which is surprisingly strong. *title card* The opening cinematic uses the word residential school, a phrase that immediately brings to mind the real life residential schools seen in Canada. These schools were designed with the express purpose of genocide. Often, genocide is seen as killing, and it mostly is, but when colonising a land, you need to appear empathetic and as though you are working with the indigenous population and not against them. This allows people who doubt your intentions to, in good faith, write off your actions.
We see this genocide in question during the first scene in a classroom. The Na’vi children are told that they are not allowed to speak their mother tongue, that they cannot have cultural pieces with them, and they are within an ambassador program, where their ideas of Pandora are distilled from the RDA, the colonisers of this world. John Mercer, the head of this program, who may as well be named “Mr Villain Bad Guy” is overt in his goals of cleansing the Na’vi culture, though some like our teacher Alma, who even use an avatar to I assume better meet the Na’vi, clearly have better intentions. I think immediately, this opening sets up the player to empathise with the Na’vi. Sure, not everyone has gone through an attempted ethnic cleansing, but I think we’ve all had certain traits removed from us due to the school system, or even our parents. As a child I was punished regularly for being left handed because of my christian upbringing, or being told that I can’t sit with one leg over the other because that’s how girls sit.
avatar frontiers of pandora is one of the games of all time. While I did enjoy avatar frontiers of pandora, this frontiers of pandora review will explain the many hurdles I had to overcome to get to that point. This avatar frontiers of pandora critique or avatar frontiers of pandora analysis was conceived after the avatar frontiers of pandora third person dropped, and after I saw the famous rdc world clip. While his video isn't an avatar frontiers of pandora review, when looking at avatar frontiers of pandora years later we can see that, while an avatar frontiers of pandora sequel is likely not happening, another avatar game from ubisoft is not entiely out of the question.
