Austin recommends: Avatar - Frontiers of Pandora (Review)

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Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is a lot like the movies - it isn't offering much in the story department, but the visual spectacle and world building are so dazzling that they carry the overall experience. Coupled with some improvements to Ubisoft's traditional open world formula, this is a solid showing from Ubisoft Massive that will please most, but is a must play for any who really loves Avatar.
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@SkillUp 7 месяцев назад

@Dracobyte 7 месяцев назад

I hope you can play Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader one day!

@JoesCaribbeanVanLife 7 месяцев назад

Does the game break immersion with modern day politics?!

@Dracobyte 7 месяцев назад

@@JoesCaribbeanVanLife what do you mean by that?

@RobleViejo 7 месяцев назад

This Game was developed by Ubisoft and is Limited to First-Person, what does this mean? It means the only respectable way of playing it is by Pirating and Modding it- Amazing! 😀

@SP7000SP 7 месяцев назад

@@DracobyteHe wants to complain about wokeness in a game with Aliens that don’t exist. Ignore him. 😂

@sanguiniusszuiriel4984 7 месяцев назад

I was playing this morning, and I shot an arrow through a fern at an rda mech, and not only did the mech’s front glass shatter leading to a unique animation where the soldier inside was scrambling for his mask, but the fern I shot through lost only the part of its mass that the arrow went through and the rest kept standing except for where I’d disconnected it with an arrow…I’m blown away by the tech here

@timothychapman3265 7 месяцев назад

Haha an arrow taking down an armoured mech.

@sanguiniusszuiriel4984 7 месяцев назад

@@timothychapman3265 the arrows are like spears, so…

@peterpop-off 7 месяцев назад

And did this experience keep you invested in the game? Or is it a distraction from the ubisoft mediocrity

@sanguiniusszuiriel4984 7 месяцев назад

@@peterpop-off yeah, today’s day and age I’ve been really impressed with some of the technical leaps forward that we have seen that will likely make gaming and development in the future compound their successes to give us a truly next gen experience. A little humility tends to go a long way.

@defatgames2796 7 месяцев назад

@@peterpop-offthe whole game is excellent but if you wanna keep calling it mediocre because it's made by a company you have a personal problem with for some reason and miss out on playing this gem yourself thats your loss man. Sad that you're full of this much hatred that you feel the need to spread it where it's not wanted or needed.

@onelittleninja8584 7 месяцев назад

I hope RoboCop and this game help remind movie studios how well tie-in games can do if they don’t cheap out and are willing to invest in competent developers.

@shaneregan7745 7 месяцев назад

Kinda off topic but man I wish we could get another Riddick game.

@gwaredric2502 7 месяцев назад

@@shaneregan7745Yo that would be sick

@Rrr20058bvsc 7 месяцев назад

@@shaneregan7745 Comment of the week😁

@bradhaines3142 7 месяцев назад

@@shaneregan7745 not even a little bit off topic. thats exactly the kind of thing dude was talking about. but imagine the way he sees the world, with ray tracing and an OLED screen, thatd be WILD

@doccon8 7 месяцев назад

And also be willing to release a game well after the movie's release. Forcing movie tie-ins out day and date with the movie is why so many of those older ones were crap.

@usha3938 7 месяцев назад

I can't believe this game is not horrible what a shock

@LilFeralGangrel 7 месяцев назад

this is what makes me sad because i remember a time when Ubisoft was known for making and publishing good fun games. They have completely squandered their reputation.

@waynewayne8419 7 месяцев назад

@@LilFeralGangreltheir game sales show otherwise.

@MemoriesLP 7 месяцев назад

Its made by Massive... division 2 is by far the best shooter Ive played.

@ledumpsterfire6474 7 месяцев назад

It's basically Far Cry: Pandora, so of course it wasn't going to be terrible. They've honed Far Cry to a formulaic edge, so there was pretty much a road map pre-made for it. All they had to do was figure out how to apply it to being a big blue alien.

@ch-yq5yn 7 месяцев назад

@@LilFeralGangrelThey sell a shit ton of games. Maybe other people then you still enjoy them. Your feelings aren't how everyone feels.

@AstraVex 7 месяцев назад

This would be brilliant in VR. All those people who wanted Pandora to be real would be in heaven! 😂

@spliterator1981 7 месяцев назад

Just reading this comment made me motion sick

@ChrisCypher 7 месяцев назад

Given that it's an unreal 5 engine, the praydog unreal engine VR mod coming out this month should be able to play it.

@azap1378 7 месяцев назад

And financially bankrupt, but hey

@KungThulhu 7 месяцев назад

there would instantly be a sex mod lol. i remember simping for navi was a whole thing when the first movie cam out.

@myd3b124 7 месяцев назад

@@azap1378you can get a quest 2 that can play pc vr games for less than $200

@noizetrauma242 7 месяцев назад

As nice as it is to hear that this game came out looking great, I feel it shouldn't be a surprise that the team that made the best looking/feeling urban environment in the first Division game was successful in making a great looking natural environment as well. That team is at the top of the environmental immersion game. Ubisoft would be smart to use this team to boost their other teams' projects as well.

@Gilmore74 7 месяцев назад

Agree

@chantan9358 7 месяцев назад

totally agree. I just adored walking around the division 1 soaking in the world. I did the same today with Avatar. They are excellent at giving their players a beautiful packed world to explore.

@sean6793 7 месяцев назад

Yes and no. I think the marketing for this was horrible. Everything screamed Far Cry 7, and Ubisofts track record didn't inspire much confidence. However, that's where game reviewers really do a much needed service. Between this and ACGs review I went from "maybe when it's on gamepass" to a definite buy

@Ronzem2 7 месяцев назад

Massive Entertainment is an underrated studio. I've been a big fan since Ground Control 2. They've only made good games.

@iamkurogane 7 месяцев назад

@@sean6793 Austin and ACG are definitely exceptions wouldn’t you say? The most common reactions I’ve seen are folks dunking on this game because it has low review scores. That said both reviews I appreciate since they understood the ways this game isn’t Far Cry

@kirker87 7 месяцев назад

Just want to say that I absolutely love the addition of Austin to the review roster, not only do we get more reviews for games but every single review no matter the reviewer is top class. Loving the channel lads

@CrispyHulk1 7 месяцев назад

I'm always disappointed when it's an Austin review

@ericwindsor339 7 месяцев назад

@@CrispyHulk1 Same. It's not even because Austin is bad or anything, he seems great. But I subbed to the channel for Ralph, not his friend.

@teodorcaraba979 7 месяцев назад

I hate it, i unsubbed and unfollowed, i followed the skillup guy dont know why hes forcing me to watch these weird vids because hes lazy

@teodorcaraba979 7 месяцев назад

@@ericwindsor339yeah i unfollowed i unsubbed after, its so cringe, if hes lazy af at least say it, hes just busy spending his money from audience while his employee spans videos, its so weird, also who the f did i subbed to

@bmp2918 7 месяцев назад

How similar are Austin and Ralphs views/opinions. Ralph is my most trusted reviewer and ive never failed to agree with everything he says, so Austin being around muddles the waters.

@Evanz111 7 месяцев назад

Something I love so far is how well they’ve nailed the feeling of being a giant blue person. Running through the tutorial section and regular corridors basically being air vent sequences where you have to crouch - they just nailed the scale of it. Especially compared to Armoured Core where most levels you just felt like a regular sized thing, not a huge hulking mech.

@WizzlyBearW0rms 7 месяцев назад

So you recommend it? It’s worth $70

@CFronTV 7 месяцев назад

i love standing next to people it’s so trippy being twice their height sometimes i’m crouching next to a person and forget i’m crouching😭

@CFronTV 7 месяцев назад

@@WizzlyBearW0rmsi would recommend it if you’re a fan of either the far cry games, or the avatar IP. as a fan of both i’m in heaven currently!

@ender_z4nd3r83 7 месяцев назад

@@WizzlyBearW0rmsits in instant gaming for 55, and for that price I reccomend it

@trevorpaar9954 7 месяцев назад

@@WizzlyBearW0rms no, get the Ubisoft plus subscription for $17 a month then cancel after your done with the game

@ethanmadden4970 7 месяцев назад

Makes me so happy you like this one Austin, was waiting for the review to go up on this channel before deciding to get it. But Avatar fan and this made me much more excited to play it.

@maxbardus3019 7 месяцев назад

Really happy they actually cared to make a good Avatar game. I love the world building James Cameron and his team did for the movies.

@NF_Redux 7 месяцев назад

the dev videos on youtube in the game's leadup are a great little watch, they show how much they worked with Cameron's team right down to the tiniest detail and care so much about getting it right, and for my money, i think they nailed it.

@nikosfotidas8543 7 месяцев назад

@@NF_Redux Dude... have you heard anything about James Cameron? If they didn't nail it it wouldn't come out... hahahaha Cameron might be an egotistical diva that thinks he's 100 times better than anyone else, but to be fair... the man is a genius when it comes to film making and he doesn't settle for anything than 2 steps ahead of what's currently possible... all of his movies hold that standard... Terminator 2 pushed film making to a very very new era... the Titanic in terms of visuals is a masterpiece... Avatar pushed us to the new age of what's possible with 3D... and so much more... A James Cameron movie will NEVER EVER BE MEDIOCRE... and he would never ever let them push out some bullshit based on his work... the dude cares about his reputation more than any other director... Now, can we have a WW2 shooter directed by Steven Spielberg??? Pretty please??? 😋

@pbking442 7 месяцев назад

I was so hesitant on this game because it just looked like another farcry. But after watching the release reviews, it has completely changed my mind, and now I want to play it.

@Games.Gadgets.Sports 7 месяцев назад

its awesome!

@randys8974 7 месяцев назад

dude just repeating what he saw in another video

@ThomasAndy-qu8dp 7 месяцев назад

It's kind of a far cry but i like Far cry(enough to play it even though it's slightly above average) so imo, it's a decent game to consider.

@hectorlopez9453 7 месяцев назад

Lmao sounds like a commercial

@arenkai 7 месяцев назад

Well, it is just Farcry on Pandora though

@Stealthoneill 7 месяцев назад

How is it Ubi get their main franchise all wrong yet get this so right. I’m a big Avatar fan so was really wanting this to be something so definitely looking forward to grabbing it!

@LordBathtub 7 месяцев назад

Because their franchises already have a solid idiot install base so pumping out a sequel every 2 years makes financial sense. Avatar was overseen by James Cameron and his studio and every decision had to go through him. Basically because Ubisoft weren't allowed to force out shit it will be much better than usual

@dejoker0993 7 месяцев назад

Probably because it's not Ubisoft proper making it. This the studio behind The Division, no? Let Massive do the next AC.

@PerpetuallyTiredMusician 7 месяцев назад

I dunno but their 3rd party franchise games have been a cut above their own IP as of late (the nintendo colabs and now this). Might be they dont have the creative chops at the studio(s) anymore to realize/make their own world building work (or the creatives are just tired of their own IP). Here they dont have to do as much work in that department since there is already established lore and world for them to draw on... but who knows? Whatever the reason is, this looks way more bespoke than their usual open world adventures. Peace

@truecaliber1995 7 месяцев назад

Worldbuilding isn't Ubisoft's strength, or at least it hasn't been for a long time. Adapting a preexisting world into an interactive format, however? Not as difficult as building something new from the ground up.

@WizzlyBearW0rms 7 месяцев назад

They don’t get far cry wrong. They just have done way too many of them, it’s sickeningly old now and it’s just not a fun formula anymore

@jiji7250 7 месяцев назад

the biggest thing i love about this game is how you can climb so much more than you expect .

@skscotch 7 месяцев назад

90 mins in approx and absolutely loving it so far. Amazing graphics and gameplay, seems very polished, the jungle looks amazing.

@randys8974 7 месяцев назад

So absolute

@destate2 7 месяцев назад

LMFAOOOO

@ThatLadHazzaaa 7 месяцев назад

Graphics are amazing, what a shock

@Shertowin 5 месяцев назад

Did it hold up 2 months later? Curious if I should get it

@thesean161 7 месяцев назад

You talking about the beauty of the game and immersed fully... Love seeing someone gush over something that makes them so happy.

@michaelsaul8450 7 месяцев назад

It was nice seeing Ralph nerd out with a flawed but fun Robocop game, and now Austin with a flawed but apparently fun Avatar game.

@Tom_Swiss 7 месяцев назад

"I feel right at home." - Papa Smurf

@jannatty583 7 месяцев назад

Just bought it yesterday, and was ready to play after work today. Happy it is decent. Thanks for the review Austin!

@destate2 7 месяцев назад

xDDD hope u enjoyed that waste of time

@GatorSixCharlie 7 месяцев назад

watched several reviews of this game, this is by far the best review (quality wise), thank you Austin!

@kuoyulu6714 7 месяцев назад

The best editor is the editor that create the content for you. Great content, and a greatly put together review!

@AraiiarA 7 месяцев назад

If you had told me I'd be more excited to play an Ubisoft open world movie based game, rather than a new Bethesda IP, I'd call you a liar... And yet here we are.

@K.C-2049 7 месяцев назад

I'm convinced Ubisoft is truly a really great top tier game dev at its heart (after all they made AC2 way back when)... with some greedy ass execs constantly doing shit to ruin all their games.

@noedimas 7 месяцев назад

I have played the 1st hour and so far I like it a lot, I can't say I love it yet because it's only been one hour but I can see it happening. Pandora is so damn beautiful

@SCBodyboarder83 7 месяцев назад

Wait til you get the ikron, thats when it really opens up.

@Kal360 7 месяцев назад

Such a well crafted review! other sources barely mentioned some the the details discussed here! Kudos!

@heidisparklebottom 7 месяцев назад

I'm only a few hours in so far, but i've been blown away by the visuals and how pretty the music is to go with it. It runs decently well on my old potato PC as well shockingly

@ianwood6438 7 месяцев назад

What a beautiful looking and sounding game this is , proper enjoying what I’ve played so far :)

@phrozac 7 месяцев назад

Played a few hours today and am impressed. Feels like a sister game to Sony's Horizon series in a lot of ways...but with blue people. Massive is pretty much Ubisoft's secret weapon at this point.

@marktwain7339 7 месяцев назад

Man Austin would love Scavengers Reign

@Dovakein 7 месяцев назад

I really am sold more on this thanks to Austin

@surajprabhu6520 7 месяцев назад

Getting the ad for the game on a video for the review of the game..im surprised this hasnt happened before

@iDEATH 7 месяцев назад

I'm not an Avatar fan, but I am a big fan of exploring alien worlds, so I've been interested in this game. I'll be waiting for a sale, but I'm looking forward to playing this eventually.

@latech7671 7 месяцев назад

Man, MASSIVE is really the one Ubisoft-Studio that still delivers as far as I can tell (and especially their Snowdrop-Engine delivers so hard for many years now) If nothing this makes me more exited for StarWars Outlaws honestly (and an eventual Division 3 maybe) but for now I will look into maybe trying this game in the future (when I have more time)

@destate2 7 месяцев назад

XDDD lol, characters have 0 depth, questlines be like "run from a to b to c and back" terrible level system where mobs only nee 1 or 2 shots to kill you if you are only 1 level únderneath them. Awkward leveling through gear which makes gearstats comletely irrelevant since you only need it to not get one or two shot. A huge AI-generated open world with aölmost nothing in it except some flora and a few mobs. Gamebreaking bugs, performance issues (even on console lol) and a story that's really nothing special jsut black and white good and evil basic plot.

@latech7671 7 месяцев назад

@@destate2 Well, because I haven't played this specific game yet, I can only tell you what THIS and OTHER REVIEWS have said so far and while some of the Ubisoft-spirit of more basic game-design are obviously in MASSIVEs games as well, I can't say I have heard many of the problems you listed from anybody else (especially the performance-problems which are the once that are the least subjective that you listed here and therefore the easiest to talk about) The last Massive-Game I played was Division 2 and I really liked it and in addition it was technically more than impressive for it's time (with complete real-time lighting from every light-source and honestly some of the smarter shooter-ai in recent years)

@jaughnekow 7 месяцев назад

Have been waiting for your review

@BillAC- 7 месяцев назад

The world is absolutely insane. The noises, the colours, the weather. Truly remarkable

@nerdoutreachprogram5358 7 месяцев назад

I love the game so far. As a fan of Pandora and the Na’vi (not so much the storylines of the movies) the game is extraordinarily satisfying to play.

@AmbitiousPanda 7 месяцев назад

You sound acoustic to me 🤓

@nerdoutreachprogram5358 7 месяцев назад

@@AmbitiousPanda not sure what that means

@ogjesseesquivel878 7 месяцев назад

@@nerdoutreachprogram5358acoustic is like calling someone austistic. Makes 0 sense to me it sounds kinda ironic coming from him

@nerdoutreachprogram5358 7 месяцев назад

@@ogjesseesquivel878 lol gotcha thanks for the info. Maybe he doesn’t speak English well or something.

@jeezyyplays6234 7 месяцев назад

@@nerdoutreachprogram5358its a meme

@T1tusCr0w 7 месяцев назад

Is there any way to get this on both pc and XB? I have a 4090 pc but it throws out heat and it would be cool to play this on the XB. Maybe a play everywhere or through the Ubisoft program >?🤔

@JRay80 7 месяцев назад

Listen man, I'm an unashamed Farcry enjoyer. This looks quite lovely and I can't wait to pick it up. When it's on a steep sale. Couple of years from now 😂 Love you, Austin!!! You're the best man! My blind Charr Ranger, Vesik Ashmark, loves you as well!!

@CrunchgTime 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for including the dualsense compatibility, since Returnal used it soooo well, I’ve been trying to find a game that also uses it to its potential. 🙏👌😎

@eldenchad7130 7 месяцев назад

Demon souls uses it very well

@CrunchgTime 7 месяцев назад

@@eldenchad7130 awesome! Thank you 😊 I downloaded that but still haven’t had time to even start it up 😭😭🤣🤣

@DroneCorpse 7 месяцев назад

@@eldenchad7130cyberpunk is also underrated

@Plathismo 7 месяцев назад

I'm enjoying it quite a bit so far. But I will say, if you opt for "exploration mode," be prepared to spend A LOT of time just trying to find quest objectives. That extra bit of immersion definitely has a cost in terms of time spent.

@ender_z4nd3r83 7 месяцев назад

Fr man, sometimes is impossible to find the objective and you go around with your na'vi sense trying to find it

@netwarrior1000 7 месяцев назад

Can you create multiple characters? Just wondering given the co-op needs you and a mate to be at the same point in the story in order to play the story missions together.

@kristiannabizadeh8608 7 месяцев назад

I love these Austin reviews, I hope we get more in 2024

@RM22201 7 месяцев назад

I mean when your reviews are the exact same as the guy who popularized the channel it’s easy to see why people like it. Too often tho it’s just a pale imitation

@kristiannabizadeh8608 7 месяцев назад

@@RM22201 what on gods green earth is this take? it’s the same style sure, but I wouldn’t call “pale imitation” It’s under the skill up banner so you couldn’t just take in completely new direction Austin keeps the core of what makes a skill up review good, but I feel like it his own spin on it, it’s exactly what you’d want if your a fan of skill ups reviews

@RM22201 7 месяцев назад

@@kristiannabizadeh8608 You absolutely could take it in a new direction. He doesn't have a spin, at least in my opinion. I'm starting to miss more of Ralph's reviews, he is so much more charismatic. Austin's supplementation is just not great and brings the channel down imo. It makes it feel more corporate, more like outlets like ign that become homogenized behind multiple different writers. I would watch more of Austin's stuff if he were at least trying to be unique, but as it is he isnt.

@10pmmemes88 7 месяцев назад

Trump 2024

@reco7234 7 месяцев назад

I hope they keep it updated with new content, maybe add more interactions with the wild life like baiting a bobcat into a camp on farcry

@sneaky5141 7 месяцев назад

oh my god just enjoy a videogame and move on this isnt destiny

@reco7234 7 месяцев назад

@@sneaky5141 i'm not talking about live service, just some more details that could be on the game and would make it cooler, for me avatar is all about the wildlife so more interaction would be nice

@oozy1333 5 месяцев назад

@@sneaky5141they already have 2 dlc planned, what the fuck is ur problem?

@sneaky5141 5 месяцев назад

@@oozy1333 lol the irony

@oozy1333 5 месяцев назад

@@sneaky5141 lol ok whatever

@MrEffectfilms 7 месяцев назад

Will this year please stop ambushing me with all these great games! Now I gotta finish Cyberpunk and Robocop and get around to Alan Wake 2, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Lies of P, Final Fantasy 16, AND NOW THIS! 😊😊😊 This year has just been spoiling us.

@andrew2272kag 7 месяцев назад

I've been interested in this for quite a while, I remember back when we hadn't got the new consoles yet there was an interview and they stated they were targeting (at the time) next gen only

@Wnick1996 4 месяца назад

The level of care, detail, and variety in the world is one of the reasons I love open world games like this in the first place. To explore places like this is such an experience that I end up coming back to it over and over again.

@DadGamer9000 7 месяцев назад

Great review. Honestly sold me on this. I wouldn’t consider myself an Avatar fan but I DID love the world and lore itself. This review honestly swayed me and I’m looking forward to a sale in the future, tbh

@defatgames2796 7 месяцев назад

Ubi plus is a great way. $23 to bang out the game in a month.

@destate2 7 месяцев назад

he sold you on one of the most mediocre and generic, invested time disrespecting game this year. But at least Open World is nice. (it got generated by AI so yeah) sadly u have to fill it with interesting quests, mobs, loot and stuff manually... that's where they stopped because people like austin will push the game anyways and people like you will enjoy it because OH MY GOOSH big world 2 explore UwU *repeating same copied outpost over and over while exploring the map"

@DadGamer9000 7 месяцев назад

@@destate2 no one asked, my dude.

@anaguma90 7 месяцев назад

Looking forward to picking this up at a heavy discount in 2026

@Iwaans 7 месяцев назад

2026? More like heavy discount next year for black friday/christmas, and probably a goty edition to add. Cant wait (no sarcasm).

@mvhess 7 месяцев назад

Lol, Ubisoft games usually go on sale a month after release

@DrViperVideos 7 месяцев назад

Heavy sale in January

@Iwaans 7 месяцев назад

@@DrViperVideos let it be heard my man!

@Billuhhanks 7 месяцев назад

this will be $20 by july

@Jwh019 7 месяцев назад

Nice review Austin! I'll be picking this one up when it's on sale.

@HanmaHeiro 7 месяцев назад

Yesterday I was really wanting this game but I listened to some reviews and became undecided. Let's see if Austin can sway me one way or another

@MiguelXisto1 7 месяцев назад

I love when games like this apear out of nowhere. Games where the developers just say "here...take this beautifull world and...just have fun." I was nowhere near excited for this title but now im really looking forward to try it out.

@destate2 7 месяцев назад

lol, characters have 0 depth, questlines be like "run from a to b to c and back" terrible level system where mobs only nee 1 or 2 shots to kill you if you are only 1 level únderneath them. Awkward leveling through gear which makes gearstats comletely irrelevant since you only need it to not get one or two shot. A huge AI-generated open world with aölmost nothing in it except some flora and a few mobs. Gamebreaking bugs, performance issues (even on console lol) and a story that's really nothing special jsut black and white good and evil basic plot.

@MiguelXisto1 7 месяцев назад

@@destate2 it seems like you're describing ME Andromeda which had all those flaws but i ended up having a blast playing it nonetheless. Sometimes a game just clicks despite whatever problems it may have.

@destate2 7 месяцев назад

lmao thanks for supporting forming cringe modern gaming industry that use AI to egenrate open world but fails to manually fill this world with a cariety of mobs, points of interest and loot @@MiguelXisto1

@manifestbreastiny 7 месяцев назад

How many times do they say "bro" in the game

@nailinthefashion 7 месяцев назад

Not enough, brah

@dox_plays 7 месяцев назад

I’m really liking Austin’s reviews, it’s a nice change though I still enjoy Ralph’s long videos

@DeadlyHord3 7 месяцев назад

Great review Austin. I haven’t played Alan Wake 2 so I’ll be back for this after I am done with AW2

@Brokenlance 7 месяцев назад

I’m happily surprised on how this turned out. Looking forward to playing it.

@destate2 7 месяцев назад

@Brokenlance 7 месяцев назад

@@destate2 Cool, didn’t ask. Glad to know you’re one of those unappeasable type I guess.

@destate2 7 месяцев назад

You're the reason the gaming industry is getting more cringe with every year. People will be pleased ass long as the surface is nice and shiny, doesn't matter how generic and mediocre the actually product, it'll be successfull so why should profit driven companies like ubisoft should put any real effort into a game if they can make a fortune without being innovative and dedicated? Shit stays shit doesn't matter the setting. @@Brokenlance

@Brokenlance 7 месяцев назад

@@destate2 👍 go cry about it and watch Luke Stephens or something.

@destate2 7 месяцев назад

;* @@Brokenlance

@Surething-jt7zx 7 месяцев назад

Game is so fun and my God it makes you feel like you are on pandora and it's beautiful hands down the best I have seen and play on explorer mode with no map markers that's when you have to use your memory eyes and ears so so good

@destate2 7 месяцев назад

xDDDDDDD lol, characters have 0 depth, questlines be like "run from a to b to c and back" terrible level system where mobs only nee 1 or 2 shots to kill you if you are only 1 level únderneath them. Awkward leveling through gear which makes gearstats comletely irrelevant since you only need it to not get one or two shot. A huge AI-generated open world with aölmost nothing in it except some flora and a few mobs. Gamebreaking bugs, performance issues (even on console lol) and a story that's really nothing special jsut black and white good and evil basic plot.

@W4leed. 7 месяцев назад

Very well written review Austin, keep it up

@IWantToStayAtYourHouse 7 месяцев назад

Jesus the environment looks absolutely stunning

@robertvarley8740 7 месяцев назад

So does Skill Up just not play games anymore?....

@LucaHereFor3MonthsPremium 7 месяцев назад

As a huge fan of Avatar, I'm pleasantly surprised Austin strongly recommends it! Avatar's strength is always the world and it's themes, and Ubisoft were definitely the right pick for this. Also, feeling vindicated in choosing the PS5 for the controller, it sucks going back to normal rumble!

@destate2 7 месяцев назад

@LucaHereFor3MonthsPremium 7 месяцев назад

@@destate2 who are you talking to? I suggest you write a review of your own. Get a friend to edit it first

@destate2 7 месяцев назад

stop being passive-aggressive and playing dumb.

@MrSlima20 7 месяцев назад

I would really appreciate some advice. I really want this game but I’m not good with tech stuff so I’m not too sure if my laptop could handle it. I have a i7 and Rtx 3050Ti. I checked the other specs and I have enough ram and storage. Just not sure about gpu

@micheljolicoeur6094 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for the review Austin, keep up the great work.

@JoesCaribbeanVanLife 7 месяцев назад

Sounds good that they give you a break from everything pointing to tge main quest and let you get lost in the world of pandora

@orwhynotrandom 7 месяцев назад

Ngl I'm surprised this got a reccomendation a liscenced open world game made by ubisoft are words to avoid but colour me surprised

@Sawyer1982OAC 7 месяцев назад

Yep... the Avatar fix I needed for the holidays...

@mtp1213 7 месяцев назад

Austin has truly leveled up the channel

@gnelfpmeh 7 месяцев назад

In my experience, the game got worst the further along I got. I really enjoyed the first Act, but then in act 2 I realized i'm just doing the same quests over and over again only in a location not as beautiful as the first and in act 3, I had to force myself to finish the game, I really really did not want to.

@rygrex 7 месяцев назад

Welp, was going to buy it till 23:20.

@larryhouse3776 7 месяцев назад

It's a Ubisoft game. This has been standard for 10+ years now.

@MattyP650 7 месяцев назад

Wait, is this game coop? First person only? How come you don’t mention these things?

@fitterniti 7 месяцев назад

Gonna wait until theres more reviews and also patches, changes and updates. ✌🏻 But definitely going on my go to list

@RM22201 7 месяцев назад

“It really makes you FEEL like the blue aliens from avatar” great review ign 10/10

@kbdc 7 месяцев назад

LMAOO this statement will never get old

@kikoololdewow 7 месяцев назад

I love playing it too. It’s fantastic

@Hytekdk 7 месяцев назад

Austin, I'm sold! And also very surprised that Ubisoft seems to have pulled this off. I'm shocked tbh 🤯

@BROOKLYNxKNIGHT 7 месяцев назад

All of this sounds really awesome tbh! It looks pretty dope even if its not winning any awards 😁 But no melee combat i would def consider a big negative...

@burtmacklinfbi58 7 месяцев назад

sure seems like Ralph is outsourcing as much as possible these days lol

@jeremybolt8950 7 месяцев назад

Yea and he didn’t even bother reviewing starfield ( I mean it was shit but still)

@wordenroger6188 7 месяцев назад

@@jeremybolt8950 Genuinely wouldn't be shocked if Ralph was simply just horribly burnt out from having to play so many massive games all the time to review. It's literally impossible for anyone to keep up with everything nowadays.

@NickHunter 7 месяцев назад

Speaking as a not-at-all Avatar fan the world looks incredible, good job Ubi

@NickHunter 7 месяцев назад

Looks like they've sorted out the pop in issues too

@kosmosyche 7 месяцев назад

Man, how I wish for a Predator game made in environments as good as this. Avatar is not my thing, but I know a good jungle when I see it.

@ivonbeton4725 5 месяцев назад

I had not heard of this game until a week or two ago. I saw your review pass by and decided to give it a shot. You are completely correct in saying that the world they have crafted is next level, including the characters and sounds. While it has some tedious open world elements, you can safely ignore those if you wish. The world and story are plenty engrossing and engaging. Really made me feel like I was in the Avatar movies at times.

@meeranhaq9479 7 месяцев назад

It's not on steam? Where do you buy it, is it console only for now?

@JellyBellyDeli 7 месяцев назад

Ok so don't get mad but this is the first Austin review I've watched and is it just me or does Austin sound so much like Ralph

@thedoomslayer5863 7 месяцев назад

Are they not the same person?

@kosmosyche 7 месяцев назад

Perhaps, Austin is Ralph's AVATAR.

@JellyBellyDeli 7 месяцев назад

@@thedoomslayer5863 No, Ralph is the guy who started the channel. Austin is his editor but recently has been doing his own videos ("Austin recommends...")

@40krocks21 7 месяцев назад

Voice, not really. Cadence, yes. Playing the same song with a different instrument. ;)

@GigglingStoners 7 месяцев назад

Not many people know this, but Austin is actually Ralph trolling his viewers with an AI-modified voice. Yes, they are the same person.

@fraktux 7 месяцев назад

7 hrs in and this game is 🔥 Having a blast!

@mrwidestrides4802 7 месяцев назад

Giving this a try on Geforce now and enjoying it.

@user-vz4sh7sx1q 7 месяцев назад

poor soul

@davidmuller6011 7 месяцев назад

@@user-vz4sh7sx1qhow so? It’s a decent game

@thelargenugget3458 7 месяцев назад

@@user-vz4sh7sx1q you’re a “poor soul” get outta here

@jhamer18 7 месяцев назад

Suuuure you are...

@zackbob6 7 месяцев назад

Look forward to pick this up later and play co op

@RobVespa 7 месяцев назад

I look forward to playing this game. As a fan of Massive, it's nice to hear good things about this project. Thanks for the coverage.

@BRITISH_LEGACY 7 месяцев назад

My only criticism is I would like the option to stay in third person at all times instead of switching between the two

@wearesimulated1579 7 месяцев назад

That would be an incredible amount of work. They would have to do high quality animations for both first and third person. There is a reason why most games choose one orientation, getting one right takes tons of work, let alone having both. A lot of games that add another orientation don't add another set of animations and just reuse the original ones which are always lower quality than if they made custom animations for it.

@one_bored_dude1798 7 месяцев назад

I am really happy that this one is actually good. However, I will sadly not play it myself as I will stick to boycotting any full price game that includes an unnecessary cash shop. Still hope that anyone who plays it will have a lot of fun with it :D

@randys8974 7 месяцев назад

Lol

@gotworc 7 месяцев назад

It's useless cosmetics lmao

@gotworc 7 месяцев назад

"omg I can't resist buying the $5 t shirt and pants bundle in the shop!!! Argghhh omg ahhhh" ☠️

@one_bored_dude1798 7 месяцев назад

@@gotworc It is about having some principles, not about having to "resist some bundle". I do not care what is sold, it can be cosmetics or power ups or progression. When there is a cash shop in a full price non-live-service game, I simply won't play it. You can choose to play it but you don't have to act like an idiot

@davejones1959 4 месяца назад

Has anyone figured out how to successfully map "walk forward" to the right mouse button? How can the developers screw something this simple up?

@thomashart3473 7 месяцев назад

Bah gawd, it's 'luke warm' skillup austin

@sora_2342 7 месяцев назад

Not a fan of avatar… won’t be picking this up but glad your having fun with it.

@victorcharles27 7 месяцев назад

Me too ✋️

@BlackTearsYT 7 месяцев назад

The difficulty point was something I thought might immediately become an issue when you said you were playing this on controller (especially with a weak spot mechanic). While I'd love to have the immersive haptic experience, my first reaction was that combat was going to be an issue if the enemies aren't completely inept. So it seems for those who can do both controller or KBM, it's a decision between getting the immersive haptics or a more reliable/viable combat input (assuming they don't want to play on the easiest difficulty).

@eclipsicalbluestocking1182 7 месяцев назад

How long were they in cryo sleep? Eight, ten, fifteen, or sixteen year? Sources disagree.

@formulaic78 7 месяцев назад

Glad someone else is willing to voice their appreciation for Avatar. It was a tremendous marriage of cutting edge tech, world building and masterful blockbuster writing and direction (even if the story and theme were somewhat derivative). The second one bored the pants off me though.

@sawdust8691 7 месяцев назад

The strong points of Avatar is definitely it's tech and presentation. I'm glad this game lives up to that. I can't really say the world building is a notable strong point simply because there's not much to it. Not necessarily a bad thing but it is how it is. Unfortunately I'm not a fan if Avatar because the story just isn't really intriguing. It's definitely a "blockbuster story". It's perfectly serviceable but nothing truly interesting. That's the one thing that's putting off on the game. I don't dislike Avatar, but I'm not a fan either. I'm afraid I might buy it then lose interest since there's not much substance to compel me. Or I might like it. I've liked games worse than what this sounds like. Just don't know. I'll probably wait for a sale.

@formulaic78 7 месяцев назад

@@sawdust8691for me the world building is strong because they so vividly imagined an alien world. When you first step into the jungle in the game everyone gets blown away. I also think the story is really interesting, or at least the premise. A human literally manages to inhabit an alien body, but yet still has the weakness of humans. Terminator 2 is a better movie, but it's really the premise that makes it, the story is just one long chase sequence.

@omarmazin2696 7 месяцев назад

is Austin the only one doing reviews these days?

@The_Fool_Above_The_Sky 7 месяцев назад

Austin and ACG are basically the only ones doing good reviews while everyone else doesn't seem to do it right.

@Nunorechena13 7 месяцев назад

And they both loved the game, other reviewers are saying it’s far cry pandora. Should I trust ACG and Austin or the rest of the world? 😂😂😂 (bought the game, obviously)

@kylegardner6272 5 месяцев назад

Sooo this is the one game if I buy I should turn off game mode?

@jonasan77 7 месяцев назад

Solid review Austin, thank you!

@BilisiFunfun 7 месяцев назад

Far Cry with Smurfs, not just slop but recycled slop.

@swayze_mane 7 месяцев назад

this game had me at cash shop and in game currency! cant wait to buy some exclusive Barbenheimer emotes

@Thewhitedragon27185 7 месяцев назад

John Mercer? Should have been John Avatar lmao Excited to play this later after work!

@nm841 7 месяцев назад

Do you think skill up will review Starfield and BG3?

@spayder26 7 месяцев назад

Since this is arriving too late for 2023 Geoff's Game Awards, we're going to need a 2024 box-office bomb game award category next year.

@sevendaysin8374 7 месяцев назад

So Ubisoft can make a good game w/o too much bloat; go figure. Looks really impressive!

@Shivam-vr6eh 7 месяцев назад

IGN and most reviewers gave it 7/10 . Its definitely Far cry reskin with same repetitive formula and repetitive tasks

@alexanderluna1845 7 месяцев назад

Ubisoft always builds amazing looking worlds they are great at that , really really good i would say.... Sadly the gameplay and story of most of their games is always horrible