However, it turns out The Way of Water is not the only opportunity fans will have to revisit the alien landscape this year. Ubisoft has finally revealed their upcoming game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora , an open-world adventure that promises free exploration of Cameron's iconic world . The trailer and gameplay reveal can only show so much, but there are some fascinating details that can be uncovered about just what fans can expect from this exciting g

The Na'vi, a race of blue-skinned gigantic humanoids indigenous to Pandora, have always been crucial to the lore surrounding Avatar . Their conflict with the RDA is what drives the entire plot, but it is still a story about humans. The original film's protagonist started as a human, even if he ended up preferring his Na'vi body (the titular "avatar"), and he had several human allies that made up the core c

At least one member of the RDA has been identified—a man named John Mercer. According to the developers, he was the one responsible for kidnapping Na'vi children (including the player character) to turn them into soldiers RDA soldiers. It is probably fair to assume that he is a major antagon

The use of a Na'vi protagonist with an RDA background takes an important lesson from James Cameron's Avatar movies, which follow the originally human character Jake Sully on his journey in Na'vi society in a Na'vi body. Entering with this perspective allows the audience to experience Pandora through the eyes of someone equally unfamiliar with its wonders, minimizing any possible disconnect in the highly sensory experience while focusing the story around the Na'vi Gameplay Mechanics rather than the comparatively familiar RDA. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 's Na'vi protagonist achieves a similar effect, as the game's exploration can be new for both the player and in-game character without losing out on the Na'vi an

Prehistoric dinosaurs can also match the vibe of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora , especially as this open-world survival allows the players to tame dangerous dinosaurs to use in not only combat but also to travel through the thick jungle environme

Although this angle isn't without its own benefits, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 's approach holds more inherent potential. Avatar: The Game failed to explore the sin of supporting the RDA's conquest in a particularly robust way. This isn't a particularly surprising shortcoming, as the split development priority in telling two sides of the story would inherently make it more difficult to make either one hit as hard as it possibly could. Honing in on one perspective that encompasses both gameplay experiences merges the benefits of either playthrough while allowing Massive Entertainment to focus on perfecting a singular narrat

Although Ubisoft is partnering with Massive Entertainment that has also made the likes of The Division 2 and Far Cry 3 , Assassin's Creed Valhalla is much closer to what many players may imagine Avatar: Frontier of Pandora will play like especially due to the large jungle environments and the agility of the Na'Vi peo

Besides being able to freely travel by horse across an authentic look at the west while deciding if Arthur is going to continue his outlaw ways through robbing trains and stores, or leaving the majority of that beh

The newest information about Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora comes courtesy of Ubisoft Forward 2023, which highlighted a number of upcoming games from the company and revealed a couple of new trailers from this flagship project. Among the information showcased __ was the Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora release date and gameplay, which ranges from harvesting the rich resources of Pandora to militaristic gameplay that recalls the Tom Clancy's The Division games that Massive Entertainment is known for. All of these features look promising, but the biggest standout might be the angle the game's story takes to immerse the player in the wo

A highly ambitious action RPG, Forspoken will have players will step into the shoes of a young woman named Frey Holland who is transported to a fantasy world where she has to use her newly gained magical powers to surv

Like other creatures on Pandora, the Na'vi can connect to Ikran through their braids, which act like chords joining them together. What distinguishes Ikran, however, is setting up the link permanently ties it to the rider. This means that any Na'vi and an Ikran that form this link remain lifelong companions. Because of this, many Na'vi clans view bonding with an Ikran as a rite of passage and most Na'vi warriors have an Ik

Some major video game releases that were scheduled this year, such as Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League , Bethesda's ambitious sci-fi RPG Starfield and the highly anticipated Breath of the Wild 2 have all been delayed to 2023. But even after some unfortunate delays, the second half of 2022 still has some releases worth looking forward to, such as Gotham Knights and God of War: Ragnarok, among others, discussed be