Immortals Fenyx Rising

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 345 Ratings

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  1. Avadon
    Dec 15, 2020
    3
    This is the type of game that looks fantastic when you start playing it, but the longer you go on, the more repetitive and exhausting it becomes as its limitations become more apparent. The game does not do precision movement/platforming well. It's too floaty and sometimes ignores your inputs. That's fine at the start because that's not the focus, but later the game actually expects you toThis is the type of game that looks fantastic when you start playing it, but the longer you go on, the more repetitive and exhausting it becomes as its limitations become more apparent. The game does not do precision movement/platforming well. It's too floaty and sometimes ignores your inputs. That's fine at the start because that's not the focus, but later the game actually expects you to do precision platforming and precision air gliding and it just fails horribly. Also, the puzzles seem fun at first, but there's just so many of them and they are either too similar or completely obscure that they become exhausting. Like, put a cabbage on a pedestal and that will unlock a door somewhere. Not a rock, not a box, specifically a cabbage. In the open world, there's a locked door literally every 20 feet that has a chest behind it. You need to hit a switch somewhere to open it. That switch is usually behind a destructible piece of rock at a random surface in the area, and depending on the lighting is often indistinguishable from the background. 90% of your "exploration" time consists of running circles around an area, squinting your eyes trying to find a destructible piece of wall. Absolutely gruelling. Oh, there's also sliding block puzzles where you need to form an image. Lots of them. When you see sliding block puzzles in a game, you know the developers were desperate.

    Combat is very mediocre and not physics based at all. It's a glorified quick time event. Pressing dodge at the correct moment just makes you immune to the attack, and nothing else. You don't have to actually dodge the attack. Pressing dodge at the right time when a massive bull charges you for example means that you get no damage, even if the dodge leaves you in the bull's path and he directly runs over you. Ridiculous.

    Leveling and upgrading your gear also feels very underwhelming, because, like some previous Ubisoft games, it doesn't allow you to have an easier time against enemies. When you level up, the game just spawns recolored versions of existing enemies with higher stats, so your power level is always the same in practice. What's the point?

    They also copied elements from Breath of the Wild, because they were in Breath of the Wild. They don't seem to understand WHY they were there. So you have to climb high and mark preexisting locations manually, not discover them yourself. So, instead of encouraging exploration, this is the same as the usual Ubisoft towers, except even more tiresome.

    Overall, this game broke me by the 20 hour mark and I had no desire to continue playing it. It seems cool at first, but soon devolves into mind numbing boredom, frustration and repetition. Avoid.    … Expand
  2. ltdaryth
    Dec 21, 2020
    3
    I thought this was going to be a fun open world game. However, it became quickly monotonous with repetitive monsters, boring puzzles and lack lustre skill development. It feels like a Assassin Creed Odyssey lite for kids with some really bad greek accents...

    Had the potential of being a really good game but it really feels like a poor Genshin Impact clone.
  3. AllNewSuperfake
    Feb 22, 2021
    3
    A number of studios have watched the exclusive success of Zelda's BOTW, and while there are already several early access titles around trying to clone it, this might be the first fully fleshed attempt to take the concept to other consoles and the PC.

    And that is why "Immortals Fenyx rising", starting with it's very title that seems to have been born in some buzzword-generator, is a    A number of studios have watched the exclusive success of Zelda's BOTW, and while there are already several early access titles around trying to clone it, this might be the first fully fleshed attempt to take the concept to other consoles and the PC.

    And that is why "Immortals Fenyx rising", starting with it's very title that seems to have been born in some buzzword-generator, is a product with only one actual design parameter: To fill that void on the market before someone else does. It is uninspired and unoriginal to the point where it almost becomes a satire of itself.

    Even the astroturfed fandom is so generic that it makes for hilarious reading, and I'm afraid I had more fun with the overblown praise (or the infinite rage against honest reviews) than with the game itself.

    It's certainly playable. It's not unpolished. The graphics are pretty ok. The music ... is there. It has a story which plucks elements from Greek mythology and reassembles them into something that gives you something to do, and recognizable faces that tell you what to do, and that it is important because the antagonist is evil.

    They are not nearly as funny as they think they are, and not nearly as godlike and Olympic as you would your greek god expect to be, but just like everything else in the game they are... ok. The game world is... big enough. Just like with the puzzles, the enemy design, the items, it's all... there. It's there, and it is in place, and it works, but it doesn't really feel organic, or, to chose a slightly more damning term: Everything about it feels unnecessary.

    It has combat that doesn't really require any skill or strategy, so the special moves and skills you gain are not really rewarding, but you can get them. It has customization, but no real character development. It starts to feel like work really quick, and a waste of money. It kills time, but not in a good way. Especially if you were watching BOTW-videos, wishing for something like that without having to buy that console- save the money. For the console, or at least for a game with a soul.    … Expand
  4. tshrimp
    Jan 1, 2021
    4
    Keep controversial crap out of games Ubisoft. We don't need to push gender opinions on the masses. If woke political views bother you then stay away. I am adding this because I would not have bought this game if I would have known. I didn't give the game a 0 because of it, but it needs to be pointed out. As far as the game. I like the humor as it is nice to see something different here,Keep controversial crap out of games Ubisoft. We don't need to push gender opinions on the masses. If woke political views bother you then stay away. I am adding this because I would not have bought this game if I would have known. I didn't give the game a 0 because of it, but it needs to be pointed out. As far as the game. I like the humor as it is nice to see something different here, and it works. The upgrades are nice, and the graphics style works. The game does look like BotW, but doesn't play like it. Totally different game IMO. It is not a deep game, but somewhat basic. The puzzles are actually better than the reviews state.

    Summary:
    Pros:
    1. Art style
    2. Humor
    3. Characters are likeable
    4. Default controller setup is intuitive

    Neutral:
    1. Not very deep. Geared toward younger gamers.
    2. Controls can be hit or miss. Usually fine, but have had non registered inputs (Xbox One Controller)
    3. Story is light hearted. Not bad, but not great.
    4. Scanning for treasure locations, etc., is a good idea, but can be somewhat tedious.

    Cons:
    1. Crashes when reaching for coins from an unlocked rift (or whatever it is called). I always save right before this now.
    2. Woke content added to the game.. Keep any type of controversial crap out of my games.
    3. Ubisoft launcher always goes to store first instead of opening to installed games (maybe a setting, but not sure), and no way to launch the game and then have the launcher execute.

    Game is not good or bad, but okay. I cannot recommend because of the forced woke content that I, and many others, are tired of.    … Expand
  5. Starychok
    Feb 13, 2021
    0
    Totally unplayable because of senseless language lock. Refund and the only deserved score - 0.
  6. uplink777
    Dec 18, 2020
    0
    Are all the people review paid here, blind, or desperate? I mean, this game is so bad. The character looks unfinished, so few options in Your character creation, You can pick from two [2!!!] voices, wow, male and female. Character is zoomed out way too far, character is rollerskating on the surface, legs of the character don't land on floor/platform on which character is, walking on stairsAre all the people review paid here, blind, or desperate? I mean, this game is so bad. The character looks unfinished, so few options in Your character creation, You can pick from two [2!!!] voices, wow, male and female. Character is zoomed out way too far, character is rollerskating on the surface, legs of the character don't land on floor/platform on which character is, walking on stairs looks like character walked a ramp. Paper like feel and UX from fights, dodge is buggy right from the beginning, it feels out of touch with "reality". This game is no Assassins Creed, nor Breath of the Wild. It wants to look like them. Environment is super empty and all the foliage is moving in one way, like there's literally no wind, just some physics-less plane animation. I mean Nintendo did it right on Wii U and Switch, Ubi wasn't able to do it correctly for #pcmr?

    Models are decent, mechanics and principles are all stolen out from AC and BoTW universe but...they're stolen wrong. Dumb Ubi studio which made this game isn't capable of stealing/looking at things how they are.

    This is a terrible game, not worth the 80e I spent on it [Gold] version. It's worthy maybe 10e. Needs a complete rehaul regarding game mechanics, physics, animations and light system. It's poor compared to BoTW. I mean, BoTW runs on a potato, this game runs on RTX cards and is crap.    … Expand
  7. Steyraus
    Dec 31, 2020
    1
    woke kiddie mobile game.. steals ideas from botw, but is way more childish and filled with pc mesaging..
  8. WithFieryTruth
    Dec 4, 2020
    0
    BEWARE OF CORRUPTED SAVES!

    I'd been playing the PC version of this game for around five hours today, suddenly lost my connection to the Ubisoft launcher and when I tried to save the game so I could restart it, I was told that my save file was corrupted. It didn't matter how many times I tried to save; the files just immediately became corrupted and I had to shut down the game without    BEWARE OF CORRUPTED SAVES!

    I'd been playing the PC version of this game for around five hours today, suddenly lost my connection to the Ubisoft launcher and when I tried to save the game so I could restart it, I was told that my save file was corrupted. It didn't matter how many times I tried to save; the files just immediately became corrupted and I had to shut down the game without making a manual save. As if that wasn't enough, it also turns out that this game's autosave function is godawful. When I launched it again, I found out that the last autosave was just an hour into the game, meaning I effectively lost roughly four hours of questing and exploring the map.

    Since I can't know for sure the same thing won't happen again, there's simply no way I'm playing this game again anytime soon, maybe ever.    … Expand
  9. TokyoFerret
    Dec 29, 2020
    0
    I was surprised by how fun this game is. The combat is satisfying and you have a large enough pool of moves to call upon depending on the situation. There are perks for each combat skill that you can spend skill points on, which can change combat drastically. Although since these 'trees' are only a few moves deep, you can get a pretty overpowered attack very early into the game (since theyI was surprised by how fun this game is. The combat is satisfying and you have a large enough pool of moves to call upon depending on the situation. There are perks for each combat skill that you can spend skill points on, which can change combat drastically. Although since these 'trees' are only a few moves deep, you can get a pretty overpowered attack very early into the game (since they aren't gated in any way for the most part). But all in all the combat is a strong point.

    The world looks nice enough, with a style that reminds me of World of Warcraft's, but with a lot more verticality. The various biomes differ enough to keep them fresh, but don't really feature differing enemy types, which would have been welcome. The characters are in the PS2 style from games like Jax and Daxter and Fable, and around the complexity level of Kingdom Hearts games but they benefit from modern textures , modeling and animation.. The dialog is light hearted but also conveys the personalities of the various gods nicely, and Fenyx is fine enough as a character, if a little too enamored with their older brother's prowess for reasons which are given in exposition rather than deeds that we see onscreen.

    The 'Vaults of Tartarus' (aka BoTW's Shrines) have a good variety of puzzle types, where a theme of puzzle is repeated within the vault, increasing in complexity in each iteration. These puzzle types generally don't repeat outside of the vault. The open world puzzles do rely a bit too much on the breakable blocks and pressure plates, but this is compensated for by the vaults.

    The quests have a great variety, and there are no fetch or 'kill X of Y enemy' quests in the main story, where each quest has a narrative purpose and feels logical. The more MMO style 'side quests', are
    reserved for non-essential and cosmetic equipment upgrades, and many of them can be completed incidentally whilst playing through the story.

    I feel this is a pretty divisive game, you either love it or hate it, but i hope this overview helps.

    PROS:
    - Main quests are fun and make narrative sense
    - Combat is fluid and satisfying
    - Vaults have a good variety of puzzles and their physics works well.
    - Light hearted atmosphere
    - Pretty but simplistic visuals.
    - Decent music

    CONS:
    - Equipment variations just give minor perks and a differing appearance
    - Too easy to spec into an overpowered combat skill early
    - Enemy variety is not quite enough    … Expand
  10. H1Eagle
    Dec 4, 2020
    0
    this is the most generic open world action adventure ubisoft game if you played zelda or ac oddesyy there's nothing new here if u have money go get cyberpunk or smth
  11. Xandl7
    Dec 16, 2020
    0
    another zelda clone
    and we make it ubisoft exclusive
    wow....
    wait for a big sale or let it be
  12. TRICKST3R
    Dec 6, 2020
    1
    Just changing the combat style is not gonna do any good. I feel it as a badly made clone.
  13. sandor20
    Dec 18, 2020
    0
    It is a bad copy of zelda.This is the type of game that looks good when you start playing it, but the longer you go on, the more repetitive and exhausting it becomes
  14. CesarV
    Feb 23, 2021
    0
    Flying mechanics suck and level design makes no sense, you can't give me a trial mission close to the start of the game without explaining what you're supposed to do, how can you jump 5 times your height without advanced skills? The trial says it gives you all the abilities you need but not even close.
  15. voxdoom
    Dec 6, 2020
    0
    Christ on a bike this is bad. From the awful, awful jokey dialogue to the frustrating, boring and omni-present puzzles, it's a bad time all round.

    Where BOTW had charm, mystery, life and polish, this game has uninspired enemies, insipid jokes, frustrating gameplay elements and bugs. It's not even very pretty, everything looks mashed together without any thought to aesthetic design.    Christ on a bike this is bad. From the awful, awful jokey dialogue to the frustrating, boring and omni-present puzzles, it's a bad time all round.

    Where BOTW had charm, mystery, life and polish, this game has uninspired enemies, insipid jokes, frustrating gameplay elements and bugs.

    It's not even very pretty, everything looks mashed together without any thought to aesthetic design.

    Avoid.    … Expand
  16. azi_azi
    Mar 13, 2021
    0
    Эта эпилептический клоун а не игра, десять часов потрачено зря.
    Фантик не стоит своих денег и тем более времени.
    Бесплатная гача(genshin) в четыре раза лучше платного cасина, во всех смыслах.
  17. KAS_113
    Oct 13, 2021
    0
    It's not on Steam, so I'm giving 0. I'm not buying it from some trash epic game store.
  18. muzmuz
    May 30, 2021
    4
    Immortals Fenyx Rising is the type of game that looked good at the start, but you quickly realise that you bought a puzzle game blanketed by a dull open-world with repetitive monsters, simple combat, weak story, unengaging exploration, shallow inventory/equipment system and annoying voice acting.

    I did not buy an open-world action game so I can solve boring puzzles 75% of the time. This    Immortals Fenyx Rising is the type of game that looked good at the start, but you quickly realise that you bought a puzzle game blanketed by a dull open-world with repetitive monsters, simple combat, weak story, unengaging exploration, shallow inventory/equipment system and annoying voice acting.

    I did not buy an open-world action game so I can solve boring puzzles 75% of the time. This is not the Breath of the Wild-inspired game I expected it to be, AT ALL.    … Expand
  19. Dekel
    Oct 3, 2021
    3
    I can say that this game could've been much better if not for Ubisoft. It could've been a really interesting game but because of Ubisoft's policy it's just an insignificant, repetitive and tiresome piece of ****. The main purpose of Ubisoft was a creation of their beloved ingame store full of content, which demands real money. Nobody but Ubisoft adds that in a single player game. AllI can say that this game could've been much better if not for Ubisoft. It could've been a really interesting game but because of Ubisoft's policy it's just an insignificant, repetitive and tiresome piece of ****. The main purpose of Ubisoft was a creation of their beloved ingame store full of content, which demands real money. Nobody but Ubisoft adds that in a single player game. All visual content is in that store. All the rest is a bunch of ugly garbage and different colors for it. Yes, there is a myriad of chests in the open world full of colors for armors and weapons. Those chests are protected by some monsters and puzzles. Well, combat system is not that bad but could be better. And puzzles seem good at first time but after 5-10 hours they become quite tiresome. All gods and monsters have a very primitive design. Apparently, Ubisoft do not want to hire good art-designers. I want to say, that if not for the publisher the game would be nice, because the developers are talented. Unfortunately, they were chained by that shameful Ubisoft publisher.… Expand
  20. Lexudau
    Jun 6, 2021
    4
    I like Action Adventures like Breath of the wild and Greek mythology.
    One can not deny that this game had some good ideas but sadly the overhaul experience and product is not satisfying at all. I really tried to like this game.
    World: Interesting take on Greek mythology, but it seems unfinished and interesting parts are just mentioned as side notes as cringy jokes. Although some    I like Action Adventures like Breath of the wild and Greek mythology.
    One can not deny that this game had some good ideas but sadly the overhaul experience and product is not satisfying at all. I really tried to like this game.

    World:
    Interesting take on Greek mythology, but it seems unfinished and interesting parts are just mentioned as side notes as cringy jokes. Although some writings in this game is funny from time to time.
    The world itself is filled with interesting landmarks. At least it seems that way. It is more like a theme park, wherein you see the statue of liberty from the bottom of the Eiffel Tower. Overload and again repetitive. Landmarks and buildings that should amaze and stun you seem interchangeable and not astonishing at all. There was never a moment in this game when I stopped and enjoyed the view or just took a moment to appreciate the design, work or situation. Instead I caught myself running from A to B all the time without even caring for my surroundings.

    There are no other people, no town or interesting npcs in this game that fill the world with life. The only npcs are main story characters. The world seems trist and dead, but not in a good way, like in an apocalyptic setting.

    So there is a lot to see but almost nothing to explore.

    Story:
    Typical evil big boss, who only appears in the beginning. After that you always see his evil mountain and annoying voice over.

    Game mechanics:
    Mostly taken from other games. Especially from Breath of the Wild. Unfortunately it is not implemented immersive or in a fun way. The fights, adventures and puzzles seem boring and unpolished at best. Some dungeons seem more like torture, because you are repeating time consuming actions instead solving interesting riddles.

    If this game would cost 10 $ I would recommend to give it a try. I bought the gold edition and so far I am not willing to give it any more time although there are several new story dlcs out there.

    Invest in a Nintendo Switch and Breath of the Wild or enjoy some other games that are worth your while.    … Expand
  21. vova22379
    Feb 25, 2023
    2
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  22. LTWasabi
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ADVENTURE GAME, THIS IS A PUZZLE GAME ON PAR WITH CANDY CRUSH.
    This game actually has a good core, but Ubisoft went, "How do we stretch a 4 hour game into a 30 hour POS?" and added thousands quests, and by thousands I mean 3 copy pasted all over the map. Almost eash and every flucking one of those has a puzzle to solve and to even start on the puzzle you need to    THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ADVENTURE GAME, THIS IS A PUZZLE GAME ON PAR WITH CANDY CRUSH.
    This game actually has a good core, but Ubisoft went, "How do we stretch a 4 hour game into a 30 hour POS?" and added thousands quests, and by thousands I mean 3 copy pasted all over the map. Almost eash and every flucking one of those has a puzzle to solve and to even start on the puzzle you need to solve a puzzle and that puzzle is also covered by yet another puzzle.
    Remember how in breath of the wild you can have freedom and can come up with wild wacky out-of-the-box solutions? Well, Ubosoft went fluck that. You need to stick to their one pre-determined solution. Whatever momentum you built up is killed by a puzzle every 3 seconds.

    This game is open world, but it gives you zero freedom. Puzzle fans and candy crush fans might enjoy this, rest stay away!    … Expand
  23. Seinto72
    Aug 16, 2021
    0
    freezes to muchfreezes to much unplayable...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................… Expand
  24. Dirty1907
    Sep 25, 2021
    3
    If gonna play this on switch just pick Zelda Idk why but its like kinda borring the story is good But its like something missing
  25. StarkAgentos
    May 4, 2022
    2
    Геймплейно и в плане дизайна это - пародия на зельду. Графика ужасная, мультяшная и нелепая. Оптимизация ужасная. Мой комп нормально не вытягивает игру на ультрах, пришлось понизить до очень высоких. Сюжета тут по сути нет. Игра очень кринжовая. Геймплей дерьмовый. Обычная гриндилка от юбисофт, но с плохой оптимизацией и нехилой долей кринжа.Геймплейно и в плане дизайна это - пародия на зельду. Графика ужасная, мультяшная и нелепая. Оптимизация ужасная. Мой комп нормально не вытягивает игру на ультрах, пришлось понизить до очень высоких. Сюжета тут по сути нет. Игра очень кринжовая. Геймплей дерьмовый. Обычная гриндилка от юбисофт, но с плохой оптимизацией и нехилой долей кринжа.
  26. owslakai
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    I never seen more bad than this controls, baddest controls in the game history.
  27. TypInSomething
    May 28, 2023
    1
    It's a Ubisoft game. Thus grinding is the main mechanic in the game. it's not that bad like the other Ubisoft games like oddessy. But still, everything seems like a chore.
    You have to grind so much to even upgrade a single weapon. And they want us to buy items with money. WTF?
    The game is based on Greek mythology. Which itself feels like a superhero comic. Idk how the **** Greeks thought    It's a Ubisoft game. Thus grinding is the main mechanic in the game. it's not that bad like the other Ubisoft games like oddessy. But still, everything seems like a chore.
    You have to grind so much to even upgrade a single weapon. And they want us to buy items with money. WTF?
    The game is based on Greek mythology. Which itself feels like a superhero comic. Idk how the **** Greeks thought this was from the god. ****ing idiots.
    The game is supporting LGBTQ. Which I don't support. It was not necessary to shove that **** into my mouth.
    The only thing good about this game is the music, graphics and optimization.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#78 Best PC Game of 2020
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#32 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. Quarter to Three
    Jan 4, 2021
    100
    A triumph of open world design, exploration, and writing. And one of the most endearing characters you'll meet in a videogame.
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  2. GameSpace
    Dec 21, 2020
    75
    Immortals: Fenyx Rising takes Ubisoft in a new direction, different from that of Assassin’s Creed. The game still utilizes an open-world, the way it goes about it is very different. While it doesn’t bring anything new or innovative to the table of action-adventures, Immortals is a short and charming colorful journey into Greek mythology.
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  3. KeenGamer
    Dec 16, 2020
    80
    Overall, Immortals is an enjoyable game. Its visual elegance, witty dialogue, engaging puzzles, grand exploration and the sheer amount of love for the source material demonstrated by the devs leads to a game that, though it fails to be as singularly unique or innovative as the games it takes influence from, is still a game that's about as good as the sum of its parts. The combat, exploration and world-building all lead to a great relaxing weekend game. Sit back, relax and take a break from the gritty dregs of modern AAA games. It may not be the main Thanksgiving-day course, but it's still a fantastic post-dinner turkey salad.
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