An Epic Adventure Worthy of the Gods
After the conclusion to September’s Ubisoft Forward, gamers were treated to a blowout of news concerning, Immortals Fenyx Rising. The elusive title, previously known as God’s & Monsters, being lead by Ubisoft Quebec. The team responsible for both 2018’s, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and 2015’s Syndicate. New details and impressions have released and the verdict looks favorable for Ubisoft’s next, great epic.
If Assassin’s Creed & Breath of the Wild Had a Baby…
Aesthetics aside, there are a few things that draw comparisons to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This is no more apparent than the near-identical way Fenyx can lift objects up like Link’s magnesis. But, is that necessarily a bad thing? If you’re going to take inspiration from anything, it might as well be from one of the greats. The comparisons are easy to notice, even at a glance. Yet, at its core, Immortal Fenyx Rising, is still a Ubisoft game. As you’d expect with Ubisoft titles, there’s a dauntingly massive open world filled with activities across the map. Activities include bow and arrow puzzles, that’ll see you take control of an arrow to guide through rings and others, involve racing challenges through the use of Fenyx’s wings. RPG skill trees are present, quest markers, and even the ability to scout the environment like Senu from Assassin’s Creed Origins are here as well. Combat also follows the stat-based, loot centered system of the newer AC games. Yet, the use of godly powers like Athena’s Dash, help mix up the formula a bit.

