Immortals Fenyx Rising

1. Marettos97

   Dec 6, 2020

   10

   Material piece in switch better than zelda breath of the wild on my judge

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2. cheeseman585

   Dec 8, 2020

   10

   A lot of critics are looking down on this game because it copies a lot of its core ideas from Breath of the Wild. But you know what? This gameA lot of critics are looking down on this game because it copies a lot of its core ideas from Breath of the Wild. But you know what? This game does all of those things better.
   
   It's so much fun to move in this game. You have so much stamina and so many ways to use it after just a little bit of exploration and upgrades. No two players will travel across a field or gap in exactly the same way. Platforming challenges are always a joy, and there's way more variety in puzzles because there are so many ways to move Fenyx around.
   
   Combat is super complex, and with dozens of buffs to choose from based on your two armor pieces and three weapons, there are so many different ways to tune fights to your liking. Even with combos that feel super OP at times, encounters are rarely a cakewalk, and you're encouraged to keep exploring to find potion ingredients even all the way into the endgame.
   
   The game has so many systems and ways that you interact with the world, and there are rewards that help upgrade everything. As a result, exploration always feels rewarding because you're not just going to find a weapon when you've been full for the last 12 hours, and you're not just going to find 1/4 of a heart when you already have 20. You can find shards to upgrade your armor and weapons to help with combat, or you can find coins to upgrade your abilities to help with puzzles or even let you skip some of them entirely.
   
   The writing is funny too, and even though not every line hits, you actually care about the characters and empathize with them when they are sad or feel hurt. The story gives you good reasons to explore the entire environment and its dedication to realistic Greek Mythology (as opposed to Disney nonsense) is admirable.
   
   Basically, the tl;dr is if Breath of the Wild is a 10/10, this game is an 11/10. It's just that good.… Expand

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4. DerPandaYT

   Dec 13, 2020

   9

   Great game. Combat is a lot of fun. The story and dialog is very humorous. The animation is really nice.
   Only downside are the grafics. ItGreat game. Combat is a lot of fun. The story and dialog is very humorous. The animation is really nice.
   Only downside are the grafics. It looks not as good as it could. BOTW looks 10x better while having a similar sized world and a similar artstyle.
   Still a really enjoyable game. Had loads of fun.… Expand

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5. henderson390

   Dec 9, 2020

   9

   The only reason not to score Fenyx Rising a 10 is due to minor performance issues and personal taste. Overall the game is excellent. ItThe only reason not to score Fenyx Rising a 10 is due to minor performance issues and personal taste. Overall the game is excellent. It absolutely improves on the core gameplay mechanics and many features of BoTW. The voice acting is hit or miss, but reasonably well scripted.
   Yes the game occasionally crashes. For me personally it has crashed 6-8 times in 40+ h of gameplay. Only one crash forced me to replay a small portion of the game (< 10 min). I believe these issues will be addressed over time with patches.
   Exploration of the large overworld is more rewarding and enjoyable than in BoTW due to movement mechanics. It's less cumbersome to travel around and explore the massive open world, which streamlines the experience.
   Fights are an absolute joy, even against minor enemies. and there are various ways to "build" your character based on your play style. The game itself telegraphs 4 such play style archetypes based on the corrupted heroes within the game. You can be a bruising tank (Herakles), a speedy stealth attacker (Achilles), a long distance assaulter (Atalanta), or a combo attacker for stat boosts (Odysseus).
   There's a ton to do in this game, and all collectibles/ chests continue to be useful all the way through (unlike Korok seeds in BoTW which had a capped utility @ 441, despite 900 for the completionists). Puzzles/Shrines are honestly as fun if not moreso in Fenyx Rising. Sure on the switch its graphically compromised relative to other consoles, but for me gameplay has always trumped graphics. And if you were a BoTW fan you will absolutely enjoy this adventure, and very likely find it a better experience overall.… Expand

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6. whereskyle

   Dec 27, 2020

   8

   I loved BoTW, but the story was non-existent/meaningless, the voice acting was non-existent/meaningless (link of course was a silentI loved BoTW, but the story was non-existent/meaningless, the voice acting was non-existent/meaningless (link of course was a silent protagonist), the combat, weather, and day/night cycle were all such chores to the point that even though I put nearly 100 hours into the game, I never bothered to defeat ganon and tired of hunting korok seeds. For a 60-hour game, I needed more narrative heft. Immortals (omg this game would be rated higher if it had kept the name Gods and Monsters) delivers that narrative heft thanks to great narrators (gods betting on mortals, just like in the Homeric epics) and a wonderfully acted Fenyx (at least the female version). It is fun, plain and simple, and while the game was obviously developed for ps5 and pared down for switch, the visuals (once you clear the intro stage) still look fabulous docked/hand-held and the world is a joy to explore and traverse. The lack of polish before Fenyx reaches the golden isle may lead players to instantly conclude that this game is a poor BoTW clone. I disagree. It's BoTW if BoTW were more fun. BoTW's only clear gameplay advantage is that its shrines were more satisfying than the vaults of tartarus, although Fenyx's larger variety of puzzles is often rewarding too and only occasionally frustrating. Combat and traversal are much more fun and intuitive in Fenyx, and I like the world and its presentation more. I even get God of war feels in cyclops battles. Performance is comparable to BoTW (occasional dips in both games when the action reaches fever pitch), although Fenyx has crashed on me twice (with virtually no progress lost due to robust auto-saving). If you enjoy Greek myth (and I think it's far superior to hyrulean myth), and appreciate how comic it is by nature, then I think the presentation and narration set Fenyx apart. Expect familiarity if you've played BoTW, but I think the tone of Fenyx alone makes it worth playing even if you loved BoTW. A no-brainer buy at $40 if you love exploring beautiful, colorful worlds and enjoying a steady diet of laughs and brain-teasers while doing so.… Expand

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7. ket

   Feb 20, 2023

   5

   I won't sugar coat this and come right out with it, if you have a PC, PS4, or PS5, go play Fenyx Rising on any of those platforms instead.I won't sugar coat this and come right out with it, if you have a PC, PS4, or PS5, go play Fenyx Rising on any of those platforms instead. Fenyx Rising is a good game done dirty on Switch with very questionable frame rates in both docked and hand held modes even with the latest patch as well as looking absolutely terrible due to the port to Switch being incredibly poorly optimised, many lighting effects have either been outright removed or disabled or toned down so much they are barely noticeable to the point something I thought was a minor visual glitch on Switch is actually meant to be a glowing tree trunk you get Golden Amber from.
   
   The source of the terrible performance and visuals on Switch from the few tests I've done seem to be coming from NPC draw distances being unnecessarily high (about 300m) and lighting effects from large braziers being visible at absurd distances as well (1000m or more). Strangely, from a high elevation looking out to sea also tanks the frame rate (tested in The Forgelands) so likely world draw distance is an issue as well, or the water simulation effects severely drain resources. There's no excuses for Fenyx to run, or look, this bad on Switch titles such as Xeonoblade 2/3 are evidence of this.… Expand

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8. Ughhh

   Jan 5, 2021

   0

   Completely unnecessary, forced registration. Another low for Ubisoft, and the bar wasnt too high to begin with

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