Immortals Fenyx Rising

 Switch
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Vooks
    Jan 11, 2021
    100
    Immortals Fenyx Rising is always going to be compared to Breath of the Wild, but against all odds, it puts up a massively formidable fight. What's excellent about Immortals is not so much what it shares with Nintendo's biggest Zelda game, but rather where it differs, offering a fresh new approach to storytelling, a fantastic progression system, and a world that you'll never want to leave. No game is perfect, but for me, Immortals comes just about as close as you can get.
  2. Switch Player
    Dec 14, 2020
    90
    Immortals: Fenyx Rising is a superb new IP from Ubisoft. It may borrow heavily from other titles, but don’t get hung up on it. This isn’t a cash grab. It’s a beautiful game and a quality product, crafted with love.
  3. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Nov 30, 2020
    90
    Immortals Fenyx Rising is not as hyper-polished an experience as its clear inspiration, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but it succeeds at creating its own identity thanks to excellent and comedic use of Greek mythology, a fast combat system that offers lots of satisfying character upgrades for Fenyx, and a wide assortment of unique weapons and armor to collect that keeps exploration rewarding. If you love Breath of the Wild, you would be out of your mind not to try Immortals Fenyx Rising.
  5. Nintenderos
    Nov 30, 2020
    87
    Immortals Fenyx Rising is a dream come true for lovers of video games and classic mythology. Its gameplay, art design and soundtrack are excellent, but best of all is the huge world to explore. A true adventure that you cannot miss.
  6. Ninty Fresh Magazine
    Oct 22, 2021
    80
    It’s a Greek tragedy that Immortals: Fenyx Rising hasn’t received the god-like reception it deserves, as it forges its own identity albeit with some familiar themes. [Issue #3, p.57]
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  7. The Digital Fix
    Dec 10, 2020
    80
    With a set of characters who never take themselves too seriously, or anything for that matter, and a combat system that makes Fenyx a joy to control, Immortals Fenyx Rising is a whole lot of fun.This debut outing from this IP from Ubisoft's Quebec studio has its flaws, but ultimately I want to keep playing it.
  8. Pocket Tactics
    Nov 30, 2020
    80
    Immortals Fenyx Rising offers a world that you can’t help but explore, with some truly impressive dungeon design. The game’s only let down is its simple puzzles and painful menu navigation.
  9. Worth Playing
    Nov 30, 2020
    80
    Overall, Immortals: Fenyx Rising is a good game. It's a shameless clone, but it's fun, and it's clear that Ubisoft's take on the formula was done with enthusiasm. If you were disappointed that this year's Breath of the Wild game was a Dynasty Warriors title, then Immortals might scratch that itch. It's always going to live in the shadow of the games that inspired it, but sometimes, all you want to do is climb some cliffs and slay some monsters, and Immortals provides exactly what it promises.
  10. Screen Rant
    Nov 30, 2020
    80
    The story can be hit or miss and the bosses are a letdown, but the world of Immortals Fenyx Rising is a lot of fun to explore, and uncovering its slew of secrets will keep players entertained for many hours.
  11. Nintendo Life
    Nov 30, 2020
    70
    Immortals Fenyx Rising tries to capture lightning in a bottle with its Breath of the Wild-inspired gameplay, but ends up being more of a lightning thief; it's not as nice to look at and the puzzles aren't as satisfying. Still, the combat is fun, the storytelling is excellent and, despite not being anywhere near as polished as Nintendo's 2017 effort, it certainly does a passable impression. If you crave more Zelda and don't mind the off-brand version, go for it, but if for some reason you still haven't played Breath of the Wild, then that's the game to go for.
  12. Starbit
    Dec 1, 2020
    60
    Immortals Fenyx Rising is ambitious and putting this game on a Nintendo Switch is a feat, in a certain way. However, the game fails to impress at the several facets it puts up - there's plenty of content, but it gets repetitive soon; the game world is vast, but the enemies' variety is too short; the combat is engaging, but quickly becomes too simplistic. On top of that, the game is clearly affected by performance issues on the Nintendo Switch. While there are good elements on display, Immortals Fenyx Rising could certainly use some improvements in order to stand out on the Nintendo Switch catalogue.
  13. NintendoWorldReport
    Nov 30, 2020
    60
    Immortals: Fenyx Rising is overall a great game that I’m excited to keep coming back to, but the Switch version is such a disappointment that I’m strongly considering starting my entire playthrough over on another platform. I love the setting based in Greek mythology, and I’ve been enjoying the adventure almost non-stop, only ever getting bored during the icon hunt whenever I reach a new area once every couple of hours. It’s a shame that Switch players will be getting such a compromised version, since I really feel like the weak port does a huge disservice to everything the game succeeds at. I think you should play Immortals: Fenyx Rising, but you should not do so on Switch if you can help it.
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  1. Mashable
    Dec 5, 2020
    Those who play Immortals Fenyx Rising on Switch should be wary of joy-con drift. Drifting is annoying in some games but catastrophic in this one for aforementioned cliff-tripping reasons.

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 178 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 22 out of 178
  3. Negative: 33 out of 178
  1. 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.    … Full Review »
  2. Trgdl
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    I don't know why cgfhjunjm COPY/PASTE my Comment... :( I am not related to him
    I use the Switch version during bus rides and during breaks at    I don't know why cgfhjunjm COPY/PASTE my Comment... :( I am not related to him
    I use the Switch version during bus rides and during breaks at work. With the cross platform saves I can continue my saves on my PC at home. The game is great, but as expected the poor performance of the Switch make the comparison from PC difficult. Overall, it is good, but BOTW did a better job in using higher cel-shading contrast to cover poor texture resolution. But the game is very good in its own right. It is good to see ambitious games on the switch catalog, for the use of cross platform progression or for those who do not have a PC or another console. Go for it, Immortals is fun, rewarding, a great adventure, epic soundtracks, dynamic DMC-like combats and with a nice open world.    … Full Review »
  3. Purplestahli
    Dec 8, 2020
    0
    Ive had crashes that lost me large chunks of progress, and the controls feel clunky and unintuitive. Platforming in this game is a nightmare,Ive had crashes that lost me large chunks of progress, and the controls feel clunky and unintuitive. Platforming in this game is a nightmare, you have maybe 1 in 4 chance of ledge grabbing when you're smack against a ledge. Jumps are both precise and imprecise at the same time leading to frustrating platforming challenges on geometry where its not obvious where you can and cannot land.

    Combat is satisfying but is just a 1:1 transfer over from AC, so no real points for anything unique but its serviceable.

    If you really liked BOTW for its puzzle dungeons then this game will let you down every single time. The overworld exploration is passable but the dungeons which are required for upgrades and gear are boring at best, and mindnumbingly frustrating at their worst. Theres no charm to them. Its either just a puzzle about timing and platforming, or putting thing A on to spot B. If these were spaced out more then I'd have less of an issue but these rifts are everywhere and constitute a large chunk of the game. Its a shame this game tried to bite BOTWs gameplay loop because everything that it did to copy BOTW failed miserably.

    A lot of its own charm and mechanics work fairly well. Its an ubisoft open world at its core and those games are fine on their own if not a bit samey and predictable. Predictable, but never inherently bad. Its when Ubisoft tried to leech off the success of a more competent studio that they fell flat on their face. Everything the copied from BOTW is just worse, some times horrifically so. Also microtransactions.    … Full Review »
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