Summary
2023 has been an absolutely non-stop year for huge video game releases. Kicking off properly in February, 2023’s video game release momentum hasn’t really let up since, withOctober 2023 being one of the busiest months in gaming history. But things finally seem like they’re starting to die down, though that doesn’t mean that some big games aren’t still set to launch before the end of the year, andAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorais one of the biggest still yet to come out.
Announced officially back in 2021,Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorahas actually been in development a lot longer than that, with some reports even suggesting that Massive has been working on the game since 2017. But after all these years,Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorais finally almost in players' hands, and by all accounts, it sounds like it’s shaping up to be a pretty solid game, albeit one that probably won’t break any new ground for the action-adventure genre. But that definitely doesn’t mean thatAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorawon’t have any unique features of its own.
Every Major Feature Currently Confirmed for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s Combat and Traversal
Based on what fans have been able to gather from the gameplay trailers released so far and the recent press previews,Avatar: Frontiers of Pandorais going to follow a gameplay formula fairly similar to the one used bytheFar Cryfranchise. This means thatFrontiers of Pandora’s general gameplay loop will see players taking down RDA base camps, completing various side activities for the game’s several different Na’vi factions, and gathering resources that allow players to upgrade their weapons, tools, and armor.
According to therecentAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorapreviews, the game actually puts quite a big emphasis on that last part, really encouraging the player to go out and explore the world of Pandora, take in the atmosphere of their surroundings, hunt some wildlife, and bring it back to base to craft a number of upgrades and new resources that then affect gameplay. Combat inAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorawill look very familiar to anyone who’s ever played aFar Crybefore, with players taking a first-person perspective during on-ground sequences and being given both human weapons like assault rifles and shotguns, as well as Na’vi weapons like a bow.
One of the biggest selling points ofAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorais its array of different traversal mechanics. On the ground, players will reportedly move in a way that isn’t too dissimilar fromUbisoft’sAssassin’s Creedseries, albeit in first-person. Players will be able to move their Na’vi character through the jungles of Pandora with ease, parkouring off branches, bouncing flowers, and cliff faces. Players will also be able to ride at least two popularAvatarcreatures, including the Direhorse and the Banshee, with the latter being used to access Pandora’s iconic floating mountains.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s Setting
The general story ofAvatar: Frontiers of Pandorasees players take control of a Na’vi who has been orphaned and raised in an RDA science facility, before being put into suspended animation and woken up just over a decade later. Players will presumably then spend most of the game reconnecting with the world of Pandora through both its environment and its people, much like Jake Sully did inthe firstAvatarmovie. The entirety ofAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s story has been confirmed to be canon, as well as the game’s three main Na’vi clans, the Aranahe, Zeswa, and Kame’Tire.
Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora
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Protect Pandora. Become Na’Vi. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a first-person, action-adventure game set in the open world of the never-before-seen Western Frontier of Pandora. Abducted by the human militaristic corporation known as the RDA, you, a Na’vi, were trained and molded to serve their purpose. Fifteen years later, you are free, but find yourself a stranger in your birthplace. Reconnect with your lost heritage, discover what it truly means to be Na’vi, and join other clans to protect Pandora from the RDA.
