I am probably the only one who will like this one since I wasn't in love with the FC games. But whatever. I enjoyed its different pace. Thanks for supporting the channel by thumbs ups comments, and sharing www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming

Honestly, the idea of the game not having constant firefights has me far more interested than I was leading up to release. I like games that can balance the loud moments with quiet ones in equal measure.

The smurfs ain't fucking around this time. Jokes aside, I'm not surprised that Pandora looks as good and runs as good considering how The Division 1 and 2's world and detail still hold incredibly well even by 2023 standard. Heres hoping whatever they've learnt in Avatar will have a direct positive influence for The Division 3.

PERFECT review. I'm 4 hours in and this game doesn't need to reinvent the wheel to feel wholesome. An authentic Avatar exp. in an open world, I'm fully absorbed in it.

I just wanted to play as the humans in a mech conquering the planet for the Glory of Mankind.

man, this was infinitely more informative than some other videos i've seen about this game

Had full faith in Massive with the world design. Both Division worlds blew my mind. Super excited for Star Wars Outlaws.

Well I'll be damned. I've gone from completely uninterested to really wanting to give this a try.

Whatever Massive learns from this I hope they can take it and run with it for star wars outlaws

this review was perfect. I was not expecting a 10 out of 10 game. I was expecting a fun adventure in an awesome world and it sounds like that’s exactly what we got. Can’t wait to play it.

The only gripe I have currently is the enemy attack range. They absolutely beam you around cover and seem to have supernatural senses to track you through the treetops. Once stealth is broken it’s almost impossible to get back into it and they all just shoot you with insane accuracy across the map.

Long time fan here, you're by far my main go to reviewer. I really enjoyed the slightly slower pace of speech during this review. You just keep getting better and better. Thanks for helping me be an informed consumer!

The fact you talk in such details about how the map doesn't feel too busy and enemies/activities not poppin in every 30 sec is why you're still the best in the business. That kinda stuff is way more interesting than the usual "the world feels lived in but not too cluttered" which says nothin (and is used in many OTHER review channels...). I have it pre ordered because MASSIVE is the BEST Ubisoft studio to me, so I was still confident, even if I don't care AT ALL about Avatar movies ^^ Another fantastic review GG

Playing this co-op with a friend and absolutely loving it. They absolutely nailed the world of Pandora; music is also on point.

This is something I'll definitely want to play down the line, after a sale. I really enjoy the world of Avatar, and to be able to run through such a beautiful representation of it seems like a great time.

What's the point in creating a character, and have outfits, when you never get to see them? Even the cutscenes are in first person.. so 🤷‍♂️

Loving this game, completely blown away buy it honestly. Everything you do just feels so rewarding... doing Explore mode and got badly stuck once so far but otherwise it's very rewarding to just find stuff yourself using provided text direction instead of markers.

I'm hesitant to use RDR2 as an example. BUT, the way he described the "triangle of focus" between Combat, Exploration, and Hunter/Gather honestly made me think of why I enjoy RDR so much. You can get into the game and play for hours without feeling like you're forced into rushing through the story. Because they world and the activities you can do within the world are half the fun. Hopefully this is game doing well and selling well is a good indication that Division 3 will be another awesome successful game.

Great review. You are my most trusted reviewer of Ubisoft games. You never seem to go into them with a minus 50 mentality because it is developed by Ubisoft and I appreciate that. The experience you typically explain tends to be the experience I have, I just personally enjoy it more or less than you. Looking forward to this title, Thanks!

Super glad they kept the "Eywa nature" from the movies. Everything is alive, so you have to kill it cleanly and take only what you need.

Been waiting for such a long time for a game where I can explore Pandora freely as a Na'vi!! So glad this wasn't a bust or just a rushed game to earn a quick buck off the hype of the movies. Can't wait to delve in and explore this incredibly land!!

Ok, geez, you've changed my mind. I'll check it out. Your reviews are like the only reviews I actually trust anymore.

Another great review, love the drama, at the beginning of the review I was like "oh no not another dud" and by the end of the review I cant wait to play.. Thanks again for what you do!!

I'm not a particularly big Avatar fan, but I was interested in this game for the beauty of its world and the chance to explore it. I'll probably wait for a sale (still backlogged on games from this past fall and I really want to play Rogue Trader), but I am now looking forward to this game even more than I already was. Thanks for the great review, as always.

As always a great, well balanced review. Thanks for always keeping it real! As a lover of the Avatar films, I couldn’t be more excited to jump in!

Another great review ACG! I was on the fence with this game, primarily due to my dissatisfaction with FC6. Your review boosted my desire to play it and my gf is also a huge avatar fan/gamer so it’ll make an easy Christmas gift for the two us.

Great review as always! Thank you. Did I miss the section for audio sample? You usually include it but maybe its bc I am half awake haha today

I love ACG reviews, that being said sometimes it’s hard to just skip and see what his review was

Bought it twice to play co-op with the wifey who is obsessed with the movies. I'm beyond excited to dive into this world in first person.

It seems like another one of those games where they just focused on creating a large map but didn't bother to make the rest of the game. It looks like Avatar: Survival Evolved.

Hey another awesome review! WAs definitely looking forward to this one. The note about the puss an boots smile 8ft Smurf part had me spit my water out I laughed so hard! Appreciate the content!!! 😊

I mained the Bow in FC5 with all HUD elements off and had a good time. Couldn't get on with FC6 as AI were beyond stupid and respawned if you got more than 100m away. Looks like this might be worth a try. Thanks.

Was waiting for your review for this one. Avatar 1 has been one of 'comfort movies' I have watched countless times, its just so nice haha (yet to watch the second one). But honestly this game looks suweeet. The vegetation and the colours, damn. Going to get a new gaming laptop this week, maybe I'll give this one a try on their Uplay thing. Less enemies sounds good, since I am gonna fly around in zen mode anyway lol.

I almost didn't get this game, then your review came out. What convinced me wasn't just a "oh, a reviewer I trust liked this game". You painted a picture here that I wasn't expecting from any triple A title and I'm really glad I trusted it. Your reviews have always felt like this over the years, a mix of clear no bullshit information and a very perceptive and eloquent reflection that can only happen when someone really tries to experience something. Like a middle point between a review and a video essay, between journalism and critique? I don't know, it feels unique. Anyway, I just wanted to express how impressive your work is to me and that it is something I always look forward to. Even when a game isn't on my radar it peaks my interest to see what you'll make of it.

The one aspect I particularly love is even the generic 'repetitive' mini-bases of enemies designed to flesh out the game as a side activity, are often unique. There's several different variations and alterations of the RDA Pollution bases, of which the different types need to be disabled in different ways. It's the little things like that; where even the repetitive side-activities have uniqueness, that makes this game not a generic Ubisoft game. I also love the sound design, as you mentioned. That quest where, spoilers btw, you hunt down Hunter Bravo, put me on the edge of my seat. The horrifying growls I could hear getting closer and closer as I followed his scent made me actually tense in a way not many games have achieved. Of course Hunter Bravo turned out to be extremely weak, especially compared to the Thanator I had already fought out in the wild without a quest which actually was difficult. The diving off of floating islands and tall cliffs and calling the ikran below you as you fall is always satisfying. The only downsides, for me personally: The story: it's generic, it's slow, it's predictable. This is definitely still not a game that's main-story focused, and you should go in to this game expecting that. Movement: feels really slow; particularly the ikran. They feel so slow, you move slower when diving than you do just gliding, there's definitely something wrong with it. Cooking: Is completely useless when you get high enough in the appropriate skill tree, where skills increase how much energy raw food gives you, to the point it's the same if not better than cooked food - it's really only the buffs that make cooking worth while, and even then the buffs aren't needed. I went the entire game without focusing on buffs, and haven't felt like I missed out on anything. Collectibles: Too many generic collectibles, e.g the bellsprigs, which feel like they don't even do anything; eg bellsprigs don't even feel like they increase your health. There's also a lot of pop-in, weird obvious low-quality LoDs in the distance, low-quality dirt textures and extremely pixelated water - on the Xbox Series S, which did dampen enjoyment a little bit. Overall, I'd rate it a 7/10;: Sound: 9/10 Music: 8/10 Graphics: 8/10 Story: 6/10 Side-Activities: 7/10 Collectibles: 5/10 Gunplay: 7/10 Movement: 5/10 Voice Acting: 6/10 Enjoyability: 8/10 Buy it now if you're in to Avatar, wait for a sale if you're not too bothered about Avatar, but I definitely don't recommend avoiding it, it is definitely a lot more enjoyable than I thought it'd be as someone who doesn't care much for Avatar.

I'll play this for the looks alone if nothing else. Just thinking about how it will look in motion on an oled in HDR has me salivating already. It's so rare that we get to experience truly alien game worlds these days (looking at you bland as empty pasta starfield), so even if the game is mid, I think this is a welcome treat.

Definitely picking this up, looks beautiful and mixes pieces of Farcry and Horizon.. a combo that sounds like the perfect December game.

Took me a second to get the "man thats a lot of shops" joke, well done lol

watching through the review i cant help but think of an idea of horizon game themed in avatar universe.. great review thank you.

This is my #1 hyped game this year. I can not wait to play this. For one, it's Avatar and Pandora. But for two, the fact that games can look this lush and beautiful, after growing up in an era where grass was one flat texture.

So is this a buy now or wait for sale? You didn’t really answer that…

Rogue Trader review? Just watched the vid. Nice, can't wait for you're Rogue Trader review

This looks a ton better than I thought it would coming from Ubisoft,but you saying that there is some exploration without being told exactly what to do or where to go for me has sold it for me. Or that is what i got from what you said about the game,great review Karak.

As someone who absolutely adored primal and it's world I can't wait to try this

I wanna play as the humans and purge Pandora of the filthy blue xenos.

Buying it for my nephew but I will now be borrowing it after he’s done with it 😂 awesome review dude!

Buy, wait for sale,never touch? It’s a mystery apparently

the only ever reviewer you can trust to be brutally honest. jeremy reviews for the holidays baby, aint nothing better than that.

The game looks GORGEOUS! I wonder if it has good HDR. Also how cool does it look at night?

So this is basically far cry Avatar who would have thought

so essentially its Far Cry: Pandora

Love your reviews love your podcast... love your channel💯

They should’ve added 3rd person option

Can someone explain to me what the Tokens in the store are for? I noticed the bundles when trying to pick which version to buy and it got me worried. How pivotal is it that you get this virtual currency?

Bought the game and literally spent the first 2 hours (after the opening scenes) just taking in all the beauty of the world. They did good and I look forward to any updates that come along.

Good review. I do miss the longer audio play you used to have and not just a bit played at the end.

I think this is one of the most impressive open worlds I’ve ever played in a video game, ngl. Usually don’t like Ubisoft but this is a breath of fresh air. Movement system is absolutely awesome and the combat is fun. I’m amazed at how much I love this game tbh

The game isn’t broken. Rare this year. Solid video as always

I wanted to play as the humans though. The correct side.

Thanks for this in depth review, it was fantastic to listen and watch someone go through all aspect's of this game, (So well articulated) I was fearing it was going to be another FryCry (not that they were bad) just been there done that so to speak, you convinced me to buy this title. (i was hoping for GTA6 release soon but that by the sound of it 3 - 4yrs away for PC players so well need something else.

I am sorry but talking about getting good performance while having the best computer money can buy which should be able to run everything maxed out is a bit redundant in my opion, i dont think its worthy of praise to run well on the highest end machine but to run well or decent on low to mid tier ones

Appreciate you brother. Was waiting for your review and really glad to hear the game's good. Great way to cap off the year.

You know what makes a good game! Memories and enjoyment. If a game give you memories and joy then it’s a great game. Just climbed to get the ikran. Very momentous and beautiful.

Did I miss something like, where was the buys, wait for sale, never touch... .

I knew it would turn out good. Ubisoft showed a lot of the gameplay and reactions those last weeks, which means they have confidence in their game and the showcases we got showed that they really captive that Pandora immersion from the movies into the game. Excited to play this tomorrow, day 1 patch just downloaded onto my system so I’m ready to go

As a JC Avatar fan, I would recommend this game. If you are not a fan, but you like open world games with a good balance of exploration, gear progression, hunting/fighting, then I would recommend this game as well! It's got some gross predatory microtransaction crap that Ubisoft was bound to throw in because they are desperate, but besides that the game design seems to have a solid foundation!

Personally I think $70 for base and $110 for the season pass is too expensive. I'm going to wait a year and wait until its at least 50% off.

Keep to the great reviews. Happy holidays

I didn't even know there was an Avatar game being made until you mentioned it on the podcast. I don't understand the timing. But I guess this entire franchise is built around timing that doesn't make any sense. But it's certainly the nicest looking game set in a world created 15 years ago releasing a year after the last movie and two years before the next one.

Did he ever say was it a buy or wait?

The level design and density reminds me of that Anthem announcement trailer - the game we should have got.

"gege" at the end got me not gonna lie :D

Good review, but isnt there a class system where you pick a rider or warrior, a crafter etc? I'm curious to know how it looks and performs on Consoles as well.

I think I missed the part when you concluded it as a 'buy' but thats the impression I got.

Well I been holding my breath with fingers crossed... But ACG has smacked my back and reassured me its going to be great and run well.

You really nailed this review and I think you considered this game more thoughtfully than many other critics. I checked the game out for $15 and I find myself agreeing you and skill up more than ign and pc magazine. All the negative reviews portray this game as another far cry retread but with good graphics and after playing it that feels like such a lazy conclusion. When I play a game I often ask "what part of this game did they put the most work into"? What PC magazine scoffs at as "graphics", I call "setting". The passion this team put into crafting this setting to live up to the movies was clearly their number 1 goal and effort, and I don't think it's wasted. I think James Cameron's Avatar was built with that sense of "hyper realism" to exaggerate and dredge up feelings towards nature that we hold but have forgotten. And to achieve that sense of connection in a video game setting is a masterwork as far as I'm concerned. To have the image and sounds of the game illicit memories of nature walks is an inherent aspect of the setting that they needed to achieve or wouldn't have been worthy of the IP. And like you mention, the entire pace of the game is so different from typical Ubisoft stuff. You're not being inundated with map markers and quest objectives and collectible bullshit, you're just set free to experience this incredible world at your own speed. Not goty but a very worthwhile game that delivers an experience that's more immersive with a tad less focus on gamifying everything into systems.

Uh... does he no longer do Buy, Wait for Sale, Never Touch? Am I going crazy?

I mean I will always advocate waiting for a sale for just about every game, but this one looks pretty dang cool. lucky for me I have a massive backlogs of games to play (and then Horion Forbidden West) whilst I wait for this one to price drop lol

Great to see your evolution Karak, I've watched your older reviews before and didn't really enjoy them because of the categorization (sound, gameplay, etc.), and i like a review like this, a complete and more dynamic package. Now I'l check the videos I've missed over the years, thanks 😀

I just want to play this in VR.

Is it me or did he forget to tell us, buy, wait or don’t touch

I do find it funny that the majority of us don’t have a 4090 GPU watching a review of a persons experience with the 4090 GPU

Your reviews are extremely helpful - thank you for the hard work.

I wasn't sure about this one but now I'll definitely have to pick it up at some point. I'll probably wait for a sale though as I'm already playing several games at once.

I fired this up last night when it unlocked. So far I am very impressed. This game engine does amazing things. Only thing that bugs me is when you shoot enemies with arrows there is no arrow sticking out of bodies. Is it a bug or is this the way it is?

im still waiting for the other Avatar franchise to get a game of the level of quality at least close to this.

Thats why I follow you, love your reviews

Nice, you are definately on the higher end compared to many reviews, but the fact that you absolutely hated farcry 6 yet seemed to enjoy this speaks a lot to it. I'll definately check it out as I enjoy far cry and love the the world of avatar (not so much the films).

I want to play this purely for the environment, it looks beautiful and so immersive.

I wrote this off essentially the way you said it. just another far cry game. i'm glad it's fun but unfortunately, since it's not on steam. I probably wont play it. I hate to say this, but for some games, I would probably pay more for it on steam, than to get it through another launcher.

As a fan of Massive's prior projects, it's nice to hear positive things about Avatar. I look forward to playing it. Fingers crossed it clicks for me. As an aside, I hope Massive develops a true third Division game that incorporates the best from the first and second games. I enjoyed both games and actually prefer the first... and my favorite thing from both games may be a DLC mode from the first title. As always, content is king. Focus on the story. Lose the multiplayer only components (hello, all games). That's always a ticking time bomb and usually comes with a hefty price - namely good game design, balance and fun (and very few games come close to balancing this - including billion dollar ones).

Great coverage as always; it’s hard to watch other reviews lol.

Well this seems like a pleasant surprise. It's nice to see an internal Ubisoft developer take the company's standard open world and actually do something different with it. The idea that exploration is such a large part of the game honestly sounds wonderful in comparison to constant combat. I can't even count how many times I've found something cool in a Far Cry game that I want to investigate only for it to be yet another moment of combat that plays out more or less the same. It's been a busy year so I doubt I'll get this at release with so many games still to work through, but I'll look for the first sale price maybe sometime in February or March when I don't have anything new and I'm dying to feel like I'm outdoors after being stuck snowbound.

Holy hell, this looks amazing! After the disappointment I felt playing Starfield, I am super glad that, between Outcast and Avatar, I am going to get my sci-fi fix after all :D Love your reviews, Carrack! You never fail to deliver the info I am looking for, and more! Thank you :)

Excellent review thankyou. Is there dynamic weather?

Man this looks good. Kind of reminds me of Farcry Primal. Great review as always, Ill have to pick it up when I got the money for it.

Good review as always, but maybe I missed it. But how’s the story?

It’s Ubi. That’s a Never touch by default.

I hear the Black Eyed Peas have a song called "Let's Get Avatarded" that plays over the end credits

This is a surprise to say the least. I knew this game was on the horizon but my expectation were so low I forgot the game was a thing. But after this review, my interest in piqued.