Admittedly, a lot of the Ikran's anatomy is pretty confusing even to the greatest biologists. Suffice it to say that they are large flying creatures that look vaguely like pterodactyls with a few strange traits- the most obvious probably being the ridge protruding from the lower jaw. The full body is almost snake-like, with four limbs that function as both legs and wings. A person could easily be forgiven for assuming Ikran to be reptilian, as they certainly appear that way on the outside. In actuality, it is capable of regulating its own body temperature and shares a lot of traits closer to birds. Other notable traits include four eyes- two pairs that serve differering functions- and an organic air intake sys

Available to watch right now , E3 2021 boasted the latest Avatar trailer, which took audiences through the Na'vi homeworld as they navigated past dangerous beasts and memorable vistas. The trailer gives a great look at the cinematography of this universe but doesn't lean heavily on gameplay foot

Among the most surprising moments during the Frontiers of Pandora Ubisoft Forward was when James Cameron popped in with a message about the game. The creator of the Avatar universe himself confirmed that this game is a standalone story exploring RDA expansion in a new region set within the timeline of the fi

Set in the never-before-seen Western Frontier of Pandora, Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora takes place fifteen years after the events of the first Avatar film and prior to The Way of Water in a time when humanity has returned to Pandora to continue exploiting its resources. The Na'vi protagonist finds themselves free of the RDA, but also a stranger in their own birthplace. Over the course of the game's main campaign, players will witness the Na'vi reconnecting with their lost heritage as a Sarentu - a tribe of which they bear a mark upon their face - while learning from the memories of their ancestors, and discovering what it truly means to be Na’vi, while joining forces with other clans to protect Pand

Additionally, the Ikran is fully customizable. Players get to name it and, presumably, modify its appearance. The exact range of options has not been disclosed yet, but it would probably at the very least include being able to change colors. This means that not only can the player get their own Ikran, they can personalize it to better fit their game experie

Interestingly, this is not the first time that Ubisoft has worked on a game in this world. They had previously released James Cameron's Avatar: The Video Game in 2009 which was a third-person action-adventure. The title received mixed reviews and wasn't considered a great expansion of the franchise , but Ubisoft would have learned a lot of lessons si

As previously mentioned, the initial Avatar game took on a third-person perspective. For Frontiers Of Pandora Ubisoft Optimusgolfers.com noted at E3 that this newer title would actually be a first-person action-adventure . There's likely a number of reasons for t

However, it too had a noticeable drawback, and that was a lack of general combat encounters. Across those four main missions we completed, assaulting that base was the only time we ever really drew a bow or a gun for combat purposes. We could hunt a few creatures while exploring Pandora, but that was using a bow to get good shots similar to how Assassin's Creed 3 handles hunting . Even looting the animal leads to the main character saying a few words in commemoration and thanks. Yet, we only encountered one very small and short combat encounter when exploring the world, leading to it feeling like there's a lot of downtime and not allowing the combat to live up to its sheer potential. It could be the full game is different, but this sequence of missions and areas did lean more heavily into exploration than its com

With that said, gamers more or less know what to expect from a Ubisoft game in 2022, as countless memes mocking Ubisoft Assassin's Creed -esque clutter , bloat, and microtransactions have surfaced over the past few years. Whether players enjoy this approach to game design or not, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora needs to avoid taking the same approach if Ubisoft hopes to set it apart from the rest of its prolific catalog. For this upcoming Avatar game to be enjoyable and memorable, it needs to steer clear of many tropes laid out and popularized by the modern Assassin's Creed relea

This Avatar game will showcase the new area of the Western Frontier of Pandora, as the second movie revealed the Metkayina Clan's Eastern Sea home of the Reefs. It doesn't look like you'll be able to visit the stunning ocean of the Mekayina, but the Western Frontier has many beautiful locations of its own in st

Ubisoft has a strong interest in open-world games that borders on obsession, so much so that gamers were ready to believe that the Splinter Cell remake would be open-world , despite the fact that Splinter Cell has no real business being so. Of course, there is nothing inherently wrong with open-world design, but Ubisoft franchises like Assassin's Creed are routinely poked fun at for having remarkably rote and predictable exploration elements that boil down to following endless map markers and scaling towers. Indeed, this approach to making open-world games has reached a point of parody, especially in the age of critically acclaimed games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Elden Ring , which have received praise for rejecting these Ubisoft-style open-world tre