I loved the art style and the game’s pristine performance, don’t get me wrong, but this is far from being a technical showcase for what the Playstation 5 is capable of, just like most launch window cross-gen titles. I did play it on a PS5, but this is even available on the Switch of all systems. Immortals Fenyx Rising is pretty, colorful, and it runs at a rock solid 60fps at all times, with little to no loading times, but let’s face the harsh truth: this is not a very hardware demanding game when it comes to character models and geometry. Gareth Coker, the man behind the phenomenal Ori and Ori 2 soundtracks, composed Immortals Fenyx Rising‘s score, and he truly delivered. The same cannot be said about the soundtrack. Everyone else, whether they were gods or monsters, also delivered subpar performances. I do appreciate that Ubisoft decided to make everyone in the game speak with a strong Greek accent, which was a nice attention to detail, but Fenyx’s actor, at least in male form, sounded cheesy and amateurish. While Zeus is portrayed brilliantly, I cannot say I enjoyed the titular hero Fenyx’s portrayal that much. All I know is that I loved the end result. I wonder if Ubisoft took inspiration from a certain real-life figure when deciding how to portray Zeus in this game. Instead of simply portraying him as an immaculate force of wisdom (like Disney’s Hercules) or the biggest baddie in the history of baddies ( God of War), he’s a cocky, arrogant, dim-witted, oversexualized and dense buffoon, who keeps interrupting others while they speak and accuses Prometheus of spreading “fake news”. This game might possibly feature my favorite rendition of Zeus in any work of fiction I’ve ever seen. Immortals Fenyx Rising‘s sense of humor is a drier and more sarcastic take on the already dry and sarcastic Disney’s Hercules, with a touch of The Princess Bride to spice things up, as the entire story is narrated in a similar, fourth wall-breaking style, by both Zeus and Prometheus.Ī vast world like this with absolutely no loading times. I wanted to see what Ubisoft would do with such a rich and diverse collection of myths, and truth be told, they knocked it out of the park. Who doesn’t love Greek mythology? So many iconic gods, heroes, landscapes, monsters and stories to replicate. The game captivated me pretty quickly, as its setting is just amazing. This is what I wanted to see the most from Immortals Fenyx Rising. These are things that, while far from being dealbreakers, could (and should) be fixed in its sequel, as well as other games emulating its gameplay. Don’t even get me started with the rain and the underwhelming dungeon design. We all love that game, and we were all wowed by it when it first came out, but there are things that did not age well in it. Now, before we continue, we need to talk about Breath of the Wild. Better than the Disney ones, that’s for sure.
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