Ubisoft has been on a tear with open-world games this fall. After releasing two major titles in as many months with the release of Watch Dogs Legion in October and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla in November, the company will mark December with its newest IP, Immortals Fenyx Rising. Before then, though, people can now see what critics have to say about it.
It’s easy to look at the game, with its vast and colorful world based on Greek mythology, and make comparisons to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Ubisoft Quebec’s previous game, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Even so, what Ubisoft has shown of Fenyx Rising in recent months has teased an interesting spin on its usual open-world formula, ditching the realistic tone of most Ubisoft action games for a more comedic vibe and satirical story guiding players along on their epic adventure.
But the question remains: with all of the high-profile open world games out there, does this one do enough with its exploration, quests, puzzles, and combat to stand out in a good way? According to the reviews that are coming out today, the answer to that seems to be yes, for the most part. It might not reinvent the open-world wheel as much as Breath of the Wild did, as even Game Rant’s positive review for Immortals Fenyx Rising noted that there’s a lot of familiarity in its gameplay design, but it appears that most of the stuff it rehashes from other games, it rehashes well.
ZTGD (Ken Mckown)
Immortals Fenyx Rising is by far one of the best surprises of 2020. It shot directly up to the top of my best games of the year. I cannot express how much fun I had with this game. I kept coming back to it with tons of other titles calling for my attention. It is the best game Ubisoft has dropped this year and the promise of more DLC has me dreaming of returning to the world. With back to back excellent outings the AC Odyssey team continues to impress me. I cannot wait to see what they do after they wrap up the DLC for this game. Do not sleep on this title, it is one of the best of the year by a longshot.
Score: 9.5/10
PC Invasion (Andrew Farrell)
Immortals Fenyx Rising is an excellent game filled with satisfying activities, wonderful movement, and action-packed combat. There’s a significant amount of content here and it completely dodges the copy-pasted nature of Odyssey, making for an open world worth exploring.
Score: 9/10
Game Informer (Brian Shea)
Immortals contains all the ingredients I want from an epic, open-world adventure steeped in mythology. With empowering combat, rewarding exploration, and a story that shines a spotlight on its characters through humor, Immortals Fenyx Rising leverages its myriad inspirations to discover its own identity and deliver an outstanding open-world experience.
Score: 9/10
Attack of the Fanboy (Diego Perez)
Ubisoft has a knack for creating beautiful, expansive open worlds, but none of them are as compelling to explore as Immortals Fenyx Rising. On top of that, the combat system is satisfying and there’s a long list of unlockable moves and abilities to cater to every playstyle. I just wish there was more incentive to explore the world naturally instead of gliding toward icons of specific upgrade materials and quest objectives.
Score: 8/10
Screen Rant (Scott Baird)
Immortals Fenyx Rising is an excellent game that wears its inspirations on its sleeve. People who don’t own a Nintendo Switch should check it out, as it offers the closest approximation of Breath of the Wild that doesn’t require resorting to the gacha elements of Genshin Impact. Switch owners of the world might not rate Immortals Fenyx Rising as highly as Breath of the Wild, but its more structured nature and tangible rewards make it a great alternative for the people who are waiting for Breath of the Wild’s sequel. 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.
Score: 8/10
DualShockers (Sam Woods)
Sadly, however, it doesn’t feel particularly unique, mythological setting aside. Immortals takes inspiration from many of its Ubisoft predecessors, as well as some other big titles, but it doesn’t really do a good enough job of differentiating itself. There’s no denying that there’s a great time to be had on the Golden Isle, just don’t go into it expecting anything genre-defining.
Score: 7.5/10
GameSpot (Suriel Vazquez)
Immortals Fenyx Rising is far from perfect–but it is good. It stumbles frequently as it explores Greek myths through a new lens, its best features are borrowed, and for as large and fun as its world is, it always feels like you’re on a guided tour instead of really exploring it. But even as it lives in the shadow of better games, its puzzles, combat, and open-world loop come together often enough for me to not only see it through for a few dozen hours, but also want to keep filling out its almighty checklist, even if it lead me by the nose most of the way through.
Score: 7/10
Polygon (Tyler Colp)
Immortals isn’t the game to upend the system. In a lot of ways, it’s complicit. But it conceptualizes a possible future despite itself, one in which games challenge you to form your own ideas, give you room to learn and to fail, and stop chasing boundless worlds in favor of unique ones.
Score: Unscored
All in all, the reception to Immortals Fenyx Rising among those who have played it early is solid, with aggregate scores on sites like Metacritic and OpenCritic hanging in the upper 70s. So while it might not be the next open-world revolution that a lot of fans are waiting for, it should still provide a memorable way to sink a few dozen hours (or several). At any rate, it’s certainly one of the most distinct open-world games Ubisoft has produced in quite a while. After all, which of its other games could really work in an official crossover with a cartoon like Adventure Time?
Beyond the base game, Ubisoft will add to it with a slew of free daily/weekly quests and challenges. The real headliners, though, are the three post-launch expansions that Immortals Fenyx Rising will receive with its season pass, which will introduce several major additions like multiple new playable characters and a brand new setting based on Chinese mythology. In short, fans will have plenty to look forward to once they eventually wrap up Fenyx’s tale of gods and monsters.
Immortals Fenyx Rising will launch on December 3 for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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