The game is actually quite nice after it gets going, i really liked it. TLDR in the end


First of all, campaign starts really well, but after prologue chapter one feels like a crawl, it's slow, it's not really engaging and it's generally a slow introduction to world of Avatar, not really pushy, not really engaging, and that's a shame, because only around a third of people actually got past FIRST chapter.

However. Right after you begin chapter 2 the game slowly but steadilly starts to ramp up in overall quality, and it jsut keeps getting better and better and by the time last chapter starts the story is actually really engaging and interesting, it gets its hooks, it gets going full steam and goes on till the end, i really really liked how it went and what i saw. Story is quite good.

World exploration is nice, but pretty simple - you get a beautiful world (on that later) to explore with a bunch of mainline activities that either work as collectibles, progression or lore bits, main ones are health ups, skill ups and of cource, camps. You gear up in the process of the main company and don't really have to grind outside of searching for crafting components, although you gain a lot of loot jsut from chests after quests or camp clears.
Clearing camps is pretty interesting, although the patterns start to get repetitive, despite that camps are distributed with good enough density for them to not become not a chore but actually a decent side track activity (think skyrim caves or camps). Late game facilities are incredible, i really enjoyed them, especially Laser Drill Alpha is hella good.

Visual and worldbuilding designs are supreme - probably the best part of the game together with main story. Ubisoft knows how to make a beautiful game and make it run well. I have faced only one or two crashes on weaker system, but i upgraded my PC somewhere midway the first chapter - after that game ran buttery smooth with best graphic settings. Very dense nature, high biome range, lots of Na'Vi lore and related designs, very cool cultural bits related to different clans. The biospheres and clans really interact with each other, very different depending on their culture, and i really loved it. I especially loved the vast windswept plains and it's inhabitants. RDA - human military science faction also has their own style, biomes and different kind of approach to combat.

Quest design - mixed bag. I'd say Story quests are great, not a lot of cinematics, but they are there when they are needed the most, and they work very well. Side quests - are pretty lackluster and generally all over the place, from fun, to engaging, to boring to cringe.

TLDR - i think that the hate and dismissal the game is getting is unjust for how well optimized, how good it looks, how fluidly it plays and especially how good the main story is, i was bordering on dropping it in the first chapter, but i do recommend sticking to main quest line and actually go through to act 2. So if you are thinking on wether or not to buy this game - i think it's a great pick for 30-50% off and play through the main story

The game is actually quite nice after it gets going, i really liked it. TLDR in the end First of all, campaign starts really well, but after prologue chapter one feels like a crawl, it's slow, it's not really engaging and it's generally a slow introduction to world of Avatar, not really pushy, not really engaging, and that's a shame, because only around a third of people actually got past FIRST chapter. However. Right after you begin chapter 2 the game slowly but steadilly starts to ramp up in overall quality, and it jsut keeps getting better and better and by the time last chapter starts the story is actually really engaging and interesting, it gets its hooks, it gets going full steam and goes on till the end, i really really liked how it went and what i saw. Story is quite good. World exploration is nice, but pretty simple - you get a beautiful world (on that later) to explore with a bunch of mainline activities that either work as collectibles, progression or lore bits, main ones are health ups, skill ups and of cource, camps. You gear up in the process of the main company and don't really have to grind outside of searching for crafting components, although you gain a lot of loot jsut from chests after quests or camp clears. Clearing camps is pretty interesting, although the patterns start to get repetitive, despite that camps are distributed with good enough density for them to not become not a chore but actually a decent side track activity (think skyrim caves or camps). Late game facilities are incredible, i really enjoyed them, especially Laser Drill Alpha is hella good. Visual and worldbuilding designs are supreme - probably the best part of the game together with main story. Ubisoft knows how to make a beautiful game and make it run well. I have faced only one or two crashes on weaker system, but i upgraded my PC somewhere midway the first chapter - after that game ran buttery smooth with best graphic settings. Very dense nature, high biome range, lots of Na'Vi lore and related designs, very cool cultural bits related to different clans. The biospheres and clans really interact with each other, very different depending on their culture, and i really loved it. I especially loved the vast windswept plains and it's inhabitants. RDA - human military science faction also has their own style, biomes and different kind of approach to combat. Quest design - mixed bag. I'd say Story quests are great, not a lot of cinematics, but they are there when they are needed the most, and they work very well. Side quests - are pretty lackluster and generally all over the place, from fun, to engaging, to boring to cringe. TLDR - i think that the hate and dismissal the game is getting is unjust for how well optimized, how good it looks, how fluidly it plays and especially how good the main story is, i was bordering on dropping it in the first chapter, but i do recommend sticking to main quest line and actually go through to act 2. So if you are thinking on wether or not to buy this game - i think it's a great pick for 30-50% off and play through the main story