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[Draugoth]

The user who leaked images of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, in addition to being the first to leak the new Assassin's Creed, titled Mirage, just released details of the story and gameplay mechanics of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

BECOME NA’VI

Harness your incredible strength and agility while customizing your character; crafting new gear, and upgrading skills and weapons to fit your playstyle.

MASTER MULTIPLE COMBAT STYLES

Fight off the dangers of Pandora as you embrace the precision of traditional Na’vi weapons, including your bow and spear-thrower, or leverage your human training with more destructive weapons, such as assault rifles and shotguns.

SOAR THE SKIES

Capture and bond with your personal banshee—a large, dragon-like winged predator that will give you an edge in aerial combat and can be used for traveling long distances.

EXPLORE A WORLD OF WONDER & DANGER

Unfold the epic wonders of the Western Frontier – a never-before-seen continent of Pandora. Journey through beautiful yet unpredictable open-world regions, where lowering your guard can lead to deadly mistakes.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will reportedly offer multiple combat styles and give players the choice to use traditional Na’vi weapons like spears or bows, or embrace the brutal training methods and weapons of the RDA which includes shotguns and assault rifles. Skill trees and customization will also factor into the game as players upgrade their weapons, characters and craft new materials.

It's quite likely that some kind of official announcement is approaching, along with the release date for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, which should arrive later this year.

 

[Murdok]

 

[Stuart360]

Cant wait to be honest.
Unlike many on here, i actually love Ubisoft open world games, and combine that with the AVATAR universe and Pandora, and i'm licking my lips already!.

 

[mckmas8808]

What engine is this game using?

 

[lughnasadh123]

Flying and aerial combat? Fuck yeah!

 

[touchfuzzy]

This sounds like the elevator pitch for every AAA game in production right now.

Fight with multiple weapons! Level up a skill tree! Explore a big open world! Zz...

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

I’d honestly be fine with Far Cry-like FPS as long as it’s an RPG and has a cool world to explore. Pandora has Xenoblade X vibes.

 

[DragonNCM]

This my friends will be shit game.......like every movie game before.....

 

[Bragr]

There is a lot of potential for an Avatar game done right. I am excited to see what this is.

 

[Elder Legend]

Very interested - Avatar has a great setting to be a cool fun game.

 

[MirageMew2]

This is The Division team, yeah? Definitely among the best at Ubisoft without a doubt in my mind but I couldn’t care less for Avatar and in fact am disappointed this just isn’t The Division 3.

That said I have good expectations re: GAAS elements, Massive haven’t let me down yet.

 

[Generic]

Can't wait for a good Avatar game.

 

[Elder Legend]

This is The Division team, yeah? Definitely among the best at Ubisoft without a doubt in my mind but I couldn’t care less for Avatar and in fact am disappointed this just isn’t The Division 3.

That said I have good expectations re: GAAS elements, Massive haven’t let me down yet.

I believe that you won't be seeing Division 3 for quite a while.

 

[Rush2112]

Ubisoft can only make one game. So we all know how this will turn out.

 

[ChiefDada]

What engine is this game using?

Snowdrop engine iirc

 

[Spyxos]

We have seen almost nothing until today, I would love to have a good Avatar game, but all the rumors speak otherwise.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Copyright claim has been struck.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I’m down. I loved both movies.

 

[MirageMew2]

I believe that you won't be seeing Division 3 for quite a while.

Up until this post I was under the impression Massive were involved with The Division: Heartlands and I just learned they are not. Man wtf

 

[mckmas8808]

Snowdrop engine iirc

Ah man.....well lets hope they have things figured out over there with that engine.

 

[Nankatsu]

This is The Division team, yeah? Definitely among the best at Ubisoft without a doubt in my mind but I couldn’t care less for Avatar and in fact am disappointed this just isn’t The Division 3.

That said I have good expectations re: GAAS elements, Massive haven’t let me down yet.

Same, dont care at all about Avatar. Division 2 is a really fun coop game to play with friends. Core gameplay is suprisingly fun and works really well.

If only the game was better managed though.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I don't care too much for Avatar, but if the gameplay looks cool and interesting enough!

 

[The Cockatrice]

Considering Division 1 and 2, if therres one thing Avatars going to be awesome at, its the atmosphere and visuals. The Division 1 is still one of the best looking games ever made.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Considering Division 1 and 2, if therres one thing Avatars going to be awesome at, its the atmosphere and visuals. The Division 1 is still one of the best looking games ever made.

I am playing through the Division 1 right now and I am continually blown away by how good it looks. I don't understand how this was a PS4 game in 2016.

 

[Beastclaw Raider]

I cant wait to play assassin's creed avatar

 

[MaKTaiL]

I am playing through the Division 1 right now and I am continually blown away by how good it looks. I don't understand how this was a PS4 game in 2016.

It looks even better if you activate neutral lighting.

 

[Elder Legend]

This sounds like the elevator pitch for every AAA game in production right now.

Fight with multiple weapons! Level up a skill tree! Explore a big open world! Zz...

Can you please show us your "elevator pitch" instead then? I am curious to know what you consider not to be zzZZzz..

 

[a multicultural team of v]

It looks even better if you activate neutral lighting.

Interesting, I'll have to flip that tonight and see how I like it.

 

[MaKTaiL]

Interesting, I'll have to flip that tonight and see how I like it.

It basically switches off all artificial sources of light and leaves only the ones that actually exist in the world like lamps, street lights, etc. Survival + Neutral Lighting has an amazing atmosphere.

 

[GymWolf]

No news for the only ubisoft game i give 2 fucks about uh...

 

[Umbasaborne]

I guess this and sea of thieves will be ubisofts big games this year, since ac mirage seems to have been delayed to 2024

 

[GymWolf]

Considering Division 1 and 2, if therres one thing Avatars going to be awesome at, its the atmosphere and visuals. The Division 1 is still one of the best looking games ever made.

Division 2 lost all the charm and the location was super generic.

But it was the better game.

 

[touchfuzzy]

Can you please show us your "elevator pitch" instead then? I am curious to know what you consider not to be zzZZzz..

I'm not saying any of that stuff is necessarily bad or boring but it's also not enough to equal an exciting game on it's own in 2023. What's the hook, right? Those things are just a bog-standard AAA open world game design. Hoping it's not just that with an Avatar skin because that would be boring.

 

[SirKicksalot]

This better be in the game

 

[Elder Legend]

I'm not saying any of that stuff is necessarily bad or boring but it's also not enough to equal an exciting game on it's own in 2023. What's the hook, right? Those things are just a bog-standard AAA open world game design. Hoping it's not just that with an Avatar skin because that would be boring.

Ok then but what would you consider an exciting/interesting game for the modern world? Like can you provide an example of such a thing ? It's an honest question man. What is not a big-standard AAA open world game design in your eyes?

 

[ahtlas7]

Come on Ubisoft show Avalanche how a proper movie/game tie-in is made!

 

[touchfuzzy]

Ok then but what would you consider an exciting/interesting game for the modern world? Like can you provide an example of such a thing ? It's an honest question man. What is not a big-standard AAA open world game design in your eyes?

Show me something original or unique, at least some spark of inspiration, right?

Maybe it's a split protagonist thing, where you play as both a Na'vi and a human and have to make decisions as one or the other that are gonna affect the storyline and gameplay for the other? Sounds kinda cool. Na'vi obviously in the natural world with spears and bows and animals, human uses guns and mechs. You can support one side or the other and the quests and world will change depending on which path you choose.

Or look at something like the newest Zelda gameplay, where they show off fusing items together, making your own unique methods of traversal. That's a cool mechanic!

Not saying Avatar won't have anything interesting but this 'leak' is so dry. Skill trees, open-world, etc. -- let me guess, we'll also collect a bunch of doodads and do some half-baked crafting with it too? We've played it a hundred times.

 

[Moses85]

 

[Chiggs]

Bring it on...and hopefully no later than September!

 

[Imtjnotu]

If they put as much effort as Hogwarts devs did into the world, the game will be fine

 

[ManaByte]

Sony has the marketing deal for this.

 

[RoadHazard]

More interested in this than The Division, so I'm cool. Hogwarts Legacy proved movie license games can be very good (even if it's not directly based on the movies), maybe this will be their version of that.

 

[Shubh_C63]

Very high expectations from only because of Massive. The snowdrop engine and Division 1 is something else to this day.

 

[Schmendrick]

can´t be worse than the movie...I think.

 

[TastyPastry]

it's gonna be far cry: pandora

 

[SirKicksalot]

Maybe it's a split protagonist thing, where you play as both a Na'vi and a human and have to make decisions as one or the other that are gonna affect the storyline and gameplay for the other? Sounds kinda cool. Na'vi obviously in the natural world with spears and bows and animals, human uses guns and mechs. You can support one side or the other and the quests and world will change depending on which path you choose.

That's the 2009 Ubisoft Avatar game! It's decent but rushed. Gives you access to all the toys in the movie, has beautiful but empty Dunia engine maps with recycled Far Cry 2 assets. Would recommend it to any Avatar fan.

 

[Chiggs]

can´t be worse than the movie...I think.

Hot take alert! So edgy!

 

[Spukc]

can´t be worse than the movie...I think.

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[CatLady]

Cant wait to be honest.
Unlike many on here, i actually love Ubisoft open world games, and combine that with the AVATAR universe and Pandora, and i'm licking my lips already!.

I really like the A/C open world games and I think this game looks like it could be interesting too.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

I'm all fucking in!!!

Gimme some blue Zoe Saldana anytime and I'll empty my wallet.