Immortals Fenyx Rising

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7.5

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  1. Amsheagar
    Feb 3, 2023
    6
    It's a nice game. It has nice graphic, nice gameplay but boring and empty as hell.
  2. 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
  3. Tasso11000
    Jun 18, 2021
    10
    Gorgeous graphics, expansive world, fluid combat and a fun story. What more can you want one of the best games I played this year, truly a hidden gem. Was lots of fun going for 100% achievements and 100% ubi challenges (PC).
  4. Gurrdin
    Dec 16, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. About twenty hours in, I was absolutely certain I would like the game more than Breath of the Wild, and while that still might be somewhat true after beating the game, the last ten hours really drained a lot of the goodwill out of me.

    The optimization on PC isn't great. I run better looking games smoother than I ran Fenyx Rising, and I did finally get it to a point where the game was stable enough to play comfortably and looked good enough to not be off-putting, but it's a small nightmare of trying to juggle the settings just right. I feel like this is a problem with the Anvil engine, so just a small warning, if you're on low or medium hardware, you might be in for a slightly subpar experience from a technical standpoint.

    That being said, even with the disappointing graphical quality, the game is still visually charming. All four main areas are distinct in their colors and themes. Since comparisons to Breath of the Wild are inevitable, I like looking at where I'm at in Fenyx Rising more than I do in Zelda, even if it's a bit uglier in the former.

    The story is a lighthearted and simple affair, but the writing has to be some of the worst I've seen in recent memory. I laughed at one joke in the entire game, and it wasn't from the "comedic relief" duo of Zeus and Prometheus. Their entire schtick throughout the game was more of a headache than anything, and I don't really understand how it got so bad. The writer for the game wrote for Assassin's Creed II and Far Cry 3. Those aren't masterclasses in video game writing by any means, but Ezio and his story are still fondly remembered, and Far Cry 3 is the most engaging game in that series. It feels like a lazy, entry-level script to get Joss Whedon's approval. Every character is just sarcastic quips, barring Fenyx and Zeus at the very end. Fenyx is mostly endearing, even when the underdog thing runs its course by the time you've crushed every mythical being underfoot with almost zero struggle. Zeus is just straight up a jerk and the game doesn't pretend he isn't, but he gets some rushed development at the end that pays it off well enough.

    The combat does something I like way more than Breath of the Wild. It got rid of that awful weapon degradation system, so you aren't constantly needing to pick up random things off the ground and you aren't trying to save the really strong weapon for a special occasion. The combat is entirely in your hands, and while that takes away some of the unique ways you could kill enemies in Breath of the Wild, it makes for a much more consistent gameplay loop. Your Godly Powers are all fun to use and can aid in some of the puzzles, so there is a little bit of a creative spark there.

    The unfortunate part is that Ubisoft didn't learn from the worst parts about the puzzles in Breath of the Wild. There's just too many and they're too boring. The physics engine also has a tendency to misbehave at inopportune times, which can make puzzles more annoying than fun. They're not the worst things in the world, but if the puzzle total was reduced by about a quarter or so, the game would be better for it.

    The exploration is pretty enjoyable and I like how everything feels more tightly compacted against Breath of the Wild. As stated before, Breath of the Wild just felt too big to be enjoyable for me to traverse through. I understand that it really drove home the atmosphere of loneliness, but it really could have done that with a smaller map size. Fenyx Rising improves upon that by having more stuff compacted into a smaller space, and outside some overdesigned clutter and too many checklist tasks, I prefer how it handles the model.

    Then I got to King's Peak. That entire section was so unfun for me to play through, I debated just dropping the game right there, figuring I was close enough to the final boss and I had a pretty solid guess at how the story would end. It takes all the fun and creative ways you use to get around to put you on what is largely a linear exposition dump.

    There are times where the visual effects become so much that it's hard to see which way is the correct way forward to advance the narrative, so going in a completely wrong way and getting sent back to who knows where on the mountain was annoying. Ubisoft, you gave me the tools to explore and the stamina to do it, so why are you taking away arguably the best element of the game? Get rid of the freezing stamina draining effect you arbitrarily slapped on certain parts of the area and just let me explore.

    That part was so bad for me that it nearly washed away twenty-five hours of fun I had with it. I ended up gritting my teeth and forcing my way through it, but it was the least fun part of the game for me. When I booted up the game to finish it, I was prepared to give it a 7 or maybe even an 8, but that last area brought it down to a 6 for me. I got fed up and wanted to finish Zelda quickly too, but at least that gave me some freedom in its last area.    … Expand
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. Hagal
    Jun 23, 2021
    9
    Nowadays I don´t usually buy Ubisoft games due to their bland & lackluster formula. Repetitive, badly optimized & far from innovative. But I was really surprised to see my trusted Youtubers recommend Immortals Fenyx Rising. I gave it a go & was NOT dissapointed!

    First off, please understand that anyone that starts comparing this to other have missed the fact that ALL game the last 20    Nowadays I don´t usually buy Ubisoft games due to their bland & lackluster formula. Repetitive, badly optimized & far from innovative. But I was really surprised to see my trusted Youtubers recommend Immortals Fenyx Rising. I gave it a go & was NOT dissapointed!

    First off, please understand that anyone that starts comparing this to other have missed the fact that ALL game the last 20 years borrow heavily from other games. You can´t do something completely unic anymore. This game stands on its own 2(?) legs. This game is filled to the brim with Character, Charm & Enjoyment.

    The only con I have to complain about is the DLC. Why Ubisoft keeps doing dlc that have nothing to do with the game it is supposed to expand upon is beyond me. For me it started with FC5. An epic American Wilderness adventure. Like it? HELL YEAH! want more? HELL YEAH! Then here you got some mars attacks, vietnam war & zombie shooting! WHAT?    … Expand
  8. balintmaci
    Mar 8, 2022
    5
    I had high hopes for this game because it looks a lot like BOTW, but it's definitely not there yet.
    Feels like AC Odyssey but less interesting and smaller. As others have said it, everything feels like a chore, the game quickly becomes boring, whereas when playing a game like BOTW it fills you with wonder. What a shame :/
  9. greenprell
    Apr 8, 2022
    9
    This game seems to have flown below everyone’s radars. It has done so on wings of electrical gold, though, rather than wax. If you’re waiting for Breath of the Wild 2, or if you’ve always wanted to play BotW but never had a Switch to play the first one, play Fenyx Rising. It’s a charming, fun, action-packed demigod descended from Link’s open-world adventure. Fun all the way through.This game seems to have flown below everyone’s radars. It has done so on wings of electrical gold, though, rather than wax. If you’re waiting for Breath of the Wild 2, or if you’ve always wanted to play BotW but never had a Switch to play the first one, play Fenyx Rising. It’s a charming, fun, action-packed demigod descended from Link’s open-world adventure. Fun all the way through. Recommended!… Expand
  10. watchm824
    Oct 18, 2021
    8
    Visually, the game is similar to "Breath of the Wild". But it lacks that spirit of exploration and adventure. There is still more emphasis on completing story missions.
    This game is closer in spirit to the last installments of "Assassin's creed". Although sometimes it resembles "Breath of the Wild".
    Pros: beautiful graphics, interesting and easy puzzles, quite an interesting world to    Visually, the game is similar to "Breath of the Wild". But it lacks that spirit of exploration and adventure. There is still more emphasis on completing story missions.
    This game is closer in spirit to the last installments of "Assassin's creed". Although sometimes it resembles "Breath of the Wild".
    Pros: beautiful graphics, interesting and easy puzzles, quite an interesting world to explore.
    Cons: Character animation, weak plot, weak spirit of adventure.    … Expand
  11. szarywilq
    Jun 15, 2021
    8
    Gameplay: B
    Story: B-
    Graphics: B+
    Audio: B-
    Lengh: 50h

    I completed the game.

    I liked this game much more than recent AC games. Not so repetetive and grind not needed. Beautiful world, good humor and nice puzzles. Biggest disadvatage - at some point combat is too easy.
  12. ProfAmateur
    Sep 23, 2022
    8
    + Skill and intelligence are required
    + Wonderful, huge open world. Very colorful
    + Stable gameplay + Good puzzles, often varied but sometimes repetitive + Cool bosses +/- The humor is sometimes funny, sometimes quite annoying. - Almost all of the game content and mechanics were copied from Nintendo (Zelda BOTW). - Timing in speech sequences are bad (mouth movements) - Towards the    + Skill and intelligence are required
    + Wonderful, huge open world. Very colorful
    + Stable gameplay
    + Good puzzles, often varied but sometimes repetitive
    + Cool bosses
    +/- The humor is sometimes funny, sometimes quite annoying.
    - Almost all of the game content and mechanics were copied from Nintendo (Zelda BOTW).
    - Timing in speech sequences are bad (mouth movements)
    - Towards the end quite grind-heavy (optional)    … Expand
  13. S3XU4LH34L1NG
    Sep 24, 2022
    8
    A light hearted botw styled open world game. I liked it a lot even though it lacked polish here and there. For example there are wayyyyy too many collectibles imo, the control scheme on m+k and on controller is not the best, the horse travel speed is too low and the weapon and armor perks are very basic. On the upside combat is flashy and fun, visuals and voice acting is superb and theA light hearted botw styled open world game. I liked it a lot even though it lacked polish here and there. For example there are wayyyyy too many collectibles imo, the control scheme on m+k and on controller is not the best, the horse travel speed is too low and the weapon and armor perks are very basic. On the upside combat is flashy and fun, visuals and voice acting is superb and the story is super fun. Overall if you liked botw or open world games before you will love this too.… Expand
  14. jarvitom
    Nov 15, 2021
    9
    Never played Zelda and this was a surprise favorite for me, I like greek mythology, really liked the style of the game, plenty of small puzzles, the combat is exciting and overall a really FUN game.
  15. LeoCoelho
    Feb 8, 2022
    8
    POTENCIAL VIROU PÓ

    Já havia bastante tempo que vinha muito desgostoso com os jogos """AAA""" da Ubisoft. A mesma proposta: Jogos de 50/60 horas, mas com inúmeras coisas repetitivas e sem nada que agregue valor ao tempo perdido em seus Títulos. Bem, Immortals quase, eu repito, quase conseguiu me fazer voltar a dar uma chance para empresa, mas depois desse jogo, meu teto de gastos com    POTENCIAL VIROU PÓ

    Já havia bastante tempo que vinha muito desgostoso com os jogos """AAA""" da Ubisoft. A mesma proposta: Jogos de 50/60 horas, mas com inúmeras coisas repetitivas e sem nada que agregue valor ao tempo perdido em seus Títulos. Bem, Immortals quase, eu repito, quase conseguiu me fazer voltar a dar uma chance para empresa, mas depois desse jogo, meu teto de gastos com jogos da Ubisoft é R$ 30,00.

    Immortals tinha muito potencial, mas se perde justamente naquilo que já mencionei e faz com que a Empresa seja conhecida, não consegui terminar porque do meio para o final fica maçante, mesmo com a História conseguindo me prender na maioria das vezes com personagens realmente carismáticos, faltou visão para deixar esse jogo como sendo o competidor de Breath of the Wild. Immortals não é um jogo ruim, mas foi o meu limite de aguentar esse padrão de Games.    … Expand
  16. vova22379
    Feb 25, 2023
    2
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  17. 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
  18. samstrummer90
    Mar 5, 2022
    7
    Inmortal Fenyx es un juego de plataformas, puzles, combate y exploración con unos toques de rol. Bonito y divertido, mucho mejor que Zelda BOTW (un juego similar pero completamente diferente).
  19. Seinto72
    Aug 16, 2021
    0
    freezes to muchfreezes to much unplayable...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................… Expand
  20. Nerg213
    May 31, 2021
    9
    Had this in my backlog, gave it a shot due to lack of anything interesting to play and played it straight through until the end. Exceeded my expectations in almost every way possible!
  21. borla
    Nov 15, 2021
    8
    Good gameplay, good art and the combat it is awsome. For me it is one of the best ubisoft games of the lest 5 years.
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. zorohatesrobin
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Ubisoft surprised me by releasing something original, fun and very interesting, in addition to the endless pipeline of Far Cry and Assassins
  25. Stolen_Bits
    Mar 8, 2022
    7
    It tries really hard to be Breath of the Wild, but with Greek mythology and a better sense of storytelling. It is fun, but ultimately falls to the same trappings as other Ubisoft open world games, endless item collection held behind small pointless puzzles and combat sequences lazily mixed together. It feels like more of a chore then an experience, and ultimately even after beating theIt tries really hard to be Breath of the Wild, but with Greek mythology and a better sense of storytelling. It is fun, but ultimately falls to the same trappings as other Ubisoft open world games, endless item collection held behind small pointless puzzles and combat sequences lazily mixed together. It feels like more of a chore then an experience, and ultimately even after beating the game I see no point in repeating it. I would avoid this game and play Breath of the Wild instead if you are looking for an open world experience that involves climbing, exploration, and combat, without the eventual burnout.

    That being said, the boss fights are fun, the game mechanics are fun, and if you do not focus on the endless collections and side quests and play it as a linear story focusing on the main story quests, you will end up enjoying it more. This ultimately highlights the issues in the game's design and why I can't give it a score higher than a 7.    … Expand
  26. MoGee
    Apr 23, 2022
    8
    近年来玩到最符合我口味的育碧游戏了，第一次育碧游戏全收集了。
    解谜挺有意思，但后期有几个宝箱解谜跟之前的逻辑完全不一样有点怪。
    所有Boss都有些拉跨。
    整体还是个不错的游戏。
  27. haley3388
    Jun 11, 2022
    9
    I'm so surprised about the game. I didn't expect that it would be so funny and interesting. I totally enjoy the time when playing the game. It is an underestimate game. Besides, I would appreciate UBISoft put Chinese audio into the game. That is awesome. I really hope that UBISoft could make more games with Chinese audio in the future. It will be good news for every Chinese spoken players.
  28. Madbert
    Jul 9, 2022
    9
    Dec 3, 2020

    Jugabilidad - Todos los que hayáis probado un Zelda Breath of the Wild o más recientemente el multiplataforma gratuito Genshin Impact encontraréis en este immortals fenix rising una jugabilidad ya conocida. Manejamos a un personaje el cual podemos editar no sólo antes de empezar partida sino también durante. Una vez dentro del mundo que nos han preparado los chicos de    Dec 3, 2020

    Jugabilidad
    - Todos los que hayáis probado un Zelda Breath of the Wild o más recientemente el multiplataforma gratuito Genshin Impact encontraréis en este immortals fenix rising una jugabilidad ya conocida. Manejamos a un personaje el cual podemos editar no sólo antes de empezar partida sino también durante. Una vez dentro del mundo que nos han preparado los chicos de Ubiusoft Quebec, nos encontramos con una escena que resulta familiar, un basto mundo listo para ser explorado plagad de puzzles, cofres y otros puntos de interés, donde para alcanzar determinados puntos del mapa o superar desafíos tendremos que hacer uso de las múltiples posibilidades que ofrece el juego como volar, saltar, o hacer levitar grandes rocas u objetos que deberán ser colocados cuidadosamente en puntos clave para abrirnos camino. Si lo que te interesa es saber como avanzar en la historia e ir desbloqueando el mapa sin duda deberas subir las características a tu personaje y en Immortals Fenix Rising tienes varias opciones. Subir la vida utilizando un elemento que encontraras por el mundo denominado ambrosía, subir la resistencia resolviendo mazmorras y obteniendo rayo de Zéus y por supuesto podrás mejorar tus habilidades obteniendo moneda del juego que podrás conseguir completando misiones de encargo.
    Gráficos
    - El juego sale de la norma de gráficos hiperrealistas a la que ubisoft nos tiene tan acostumbrados para atreverse con algo nuevo, un estilo cartoon de temática grecoromana que le sienta fabulosamente al juego y aunque antes hemos dicho que no es gráficamente hiperrealista las físicas que utiliza si lo son y podrás ver como diferentes elementos del juego responden a elemntos tan realistas como la gravedad
    Música
    - En el apartado sonoro nos encontramos ante uno de esos títulos épicos con banda sonora propia. Ademas el doblaje al español saca a relucir los grandes profesionales del sector que tenemos en nuestro país. Todo esta dispuesto para que desde el minuto uno te sientas dentro de tu personaje, un valiente héroe dispuesto a descubrir todos los secretos que a lo largo y ancho del mapa.
    Historia
    - A nivel narrativo nos encontramos con una historia que tiene sus luces y sombras, aunque a mi parecer es uno de los puntos menos fuertes del juego no deja de ser algo totalmente objetivo y que por otra parte sin ella el juego quedaría cojo de propósito, quizás peca de repetitivismo poético cayendo en el chiste fácil recurrentemente. Puede que al final sea cuestión de acostumbrarse al estilo narrativo que han querido dar a este Immortals Fenyx Rising y quien sabe quizás en un futuro quieran dotarlo de un modo multijugador para que tu y tus amigos podáis crear vuestra propia historia, pero por el momento la acción será para un solo jugador.    … Expand
  29. Acoello
    Sep 3, 2022
    10
    Trully a good Game. In my opinion, does not deserve much of the haye that it's received.
  30. Nightscape_
    Jul 17, 2023
    5
    This is not a terrible game. In fact, I think some of the gameplay elements and quality of life functions are better than in Breath of the Wild. The combat feels really good. I enjoyed the puzzles, though thought they went way overboard on some of them as they were just too long and repetitive. I thought the graphics were good and had no bugs or glitches during my playthrough. The musicThis is not a terrible game. In fact, I think some of the gameplay elements and quality of life functions are better than in Breath of the Wild. The combat feels really good. I enjoyed the puzzles, though thought they went way overboard on some of them as they were just too long and repetitive. I thought the graphics were good and had no bugs or glitches during my playthrough. The music was fine and the UI and HUD were well laid out. I do think the game needed villages of some sort as the landscape starts to feel empty and soulless without people to interact with like in BotW. Where this game truly fails is the dialogue and cutscenes.

    In the cutscenes, most of the voice acting is pretty bland and sounds like a bunch of amateurs trying to use Greek accents. What’s really strange are the constant pauses in the cutscenes. Basically, the characters will pause and stand around at times between or at the end of their dialog, not saying or doing anything. It is really strange and I can't think of any other game I have seen this bug in. It is like the Editors didn't know how to edit the cutscenes properly. It has a very “Uncanny Valley” feeling. What makes the whole thing even more unfortunate is the writing for the cutscenes and narration.

    This has to be some of the worst writing I have seen in a game. It is cringe-inducing and annoying. They continually make really bad jokes throughout the entire game and the narration is like listening to two entitled old men complain. If they are not complaining or making bad jokes, they are talking about drinking and doing drugs; it completely breaks the immersion of the game. They will inexplicably have characters come back to life or show up out of nowhere and hand-wave some excuse on how their there.

    The dialog between Fenyx and the gods is really bad. They will make the gods out to be jerks but have Fenyx justify their actions, it doesn't make any sense and is especially confusing with their conversations with Aries.

    But the worse part of the story has to be near the end. They try to pull an eye-rolling twist right out of a bad Shyamalan film on you. I'll try not to spoil anything but you are pretty much told that rather than the Link or Kratos type character you think you have been playing, you are actually a Mary-Sue right out of Disney Star Wars. It was so lame as they try to negate all the hard work you put into solving puzzles and fighting bosses. From start to finish the writing is just atrocious and ruins the rest of the game.

    I think there are good parts of the game - I even liked the Ancient Greece setting and thought they could do similar games using Norse and Native American Mythology. Just get it as far away from these writers and editors as possible.    … Expand
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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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