Original content: Recently, a new game called "Pandora Frontiers" has attracted attention in open-world games. The game is based on James Cameron's film series Avatar, and incorporates the characters and storyline from the movie into the game.
The game's protagonist is a character with a dual identity, who are both pure Na'vi descendants from the inhabitants of the Peaceful Forest, but who have also been kidnapped by humans and thrown into a military experiment program. How will they adapt to this world full of trees when they escape from the captivity of the villain Resource Development Authority (RDA) and return to the beautiful planet of Pandora?
Pandora's Frontiers "tries to both want and avoid Cameron's cinematic visuals while adapting to the culture of the Na'vi while maintaining all possible action types in the open world." As a story that only takes what it needs from nature, Frontiers of Pandora seems to be very obsessed with overconsumption.
Since the underperforming Avatar: The Game in 2009, the game is the first time that Pandora's Frontline has adapted the Avatar film series into a ** game. This remastered version is a larger, more successful, project that leverages the expertise of Tom Clancy's Breakpoint studio Massive Entertainment. The developers feel strongly about why the Nevi are a perfect fit for the Ubisoft open world framework. Creating, cooking food, gathering materials, trading with dealers, building a reputation with factions, and using special senses to track tracks are all staples of the standard genre that actually look like things that Na'vi would do.
While the ideas are formulaic, Massive is very thoughtful about how to adapt them to conform to the ethic of that race. When picking fruit from a tree, the player doesn't just quickly press the button and devour as much as possible. Instead, doing so triggers a mini-game where the player must carefully pick resources to ensure that nothing is wasted. The Na'vi believe that their planet is sacred, and Massive goes even further to ensure that this is respected.
This guiding ideology works because of Pandora itself, which is an achievement for an open-world game. This sprawling planet features intricate details, filled with vibrant plants that adorn every inch of the land. It's an expansive map full of multi-layered vertical spaces, deep caves, and floating islands that perfectly captures the breathtaking beauty of Cameron's cinematic universe. Even after finishing it, I definitely only saw a small part of its picturesque beauty.
Although the game's huge design can be a bit fancy, it's not an extra way to decorate an open-world game;Pandora's Frontier wants players to truly understand the ecosystem. Instead of giving the player an exact marker to follow, the quest provides a set of relevant information that indicates nearby landmarks. A deep tracking system provides players with information about each plant and where they can be found. Glowing trees replace totems that provide health upgrades or skill points, and they are not marked with large icons. If I want to get stronger, I need to take the time to learn Xi land so that I can find my way without having to go into the menu - considering the open-world map is almost unreadable due to the small UI.
I feel most at ease when I'm immersed in the space of the Frontiers of Pandora. My favorite moments are not from the compelling story quests, but from those serendipitous moments where I fly to the surface, my Ikran and I skim the surface of the lake so that it can catch a rejuvenated fish in its mouth. Best seen as a wilderness survival game, aside from a confusing energy management system that requires the player to constantly gobble up food. If Frontiers of Pandora confidently committed to the style and created a Subnautica-esque remake based on the Avatar theme, it would be a perfect adaptation. But that's just one positive view of its ** identity.
While there is a creative spirit present in Na'vi-centric design, in other areas, Pandora's Front is disappointingly unimaginative in other areas. Its serene natural platforming design is punctuated by first-person shooting, which feels like something pulled out of another game. Well, a game to be exact: a refuge that no one has. "(The game developer seems to have decided to shoot uplay's ** from a distance) on me. "Most of the main story missions have me sneaking into the RDA base and sabotaging their environmentally polluting activities, sabotaging them by blowing up pipes and shutting down gas valves. As I sneaked around, I instantly turned into a killing machine, striking unsuspecting humans with arrows with precision. "If I drive.
post by tom